Gabriel Madison (abt. 1759 - 1804)

Born about 1759 in Virginia

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Died 1804 at about age 45 in Jessamine, Kentucky, United States

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Gabriel Madison, son of John Madison and Agatha Strother was born about 1859 in what is now Botetourt County, Virginia. He died in Jessamine County, Kentucky in 1804.

In 1785 in Jessamine County, Kentucky, he married Miriam Lewis, sister of Anne Lewis and Col. Andrew Lewis Jr. who married Gabriel's siblings Rowland and Elizabeth.^[1]

Gabriel Madison entered the service in 1776. He served as captain and lieutenant with the Virginia forces until 1779 when he retired from the service on account of injuries received in a storm. After recovering to some extent he removed from Hanover, Virginia to the state of Kentucky where he did duty as Colonel of the Militia. He participated in the battle of Blue Licks where pioneers suffered a bitter defeat and were routed by their Revolutionary War enemies. Captain Caldwell concealed his British and Indian army along the ravines leading from the hilltop to the Licking River. Advancing into this ambush, the Pioneers were outnumbered and forced to flee across the river. A monument memorialising those who died at the Battle of Blue Licks, Kentucky was erected at the Blue Licks state park, established in 1927. The memorial was funded in 1928. One of the names on the monument is Gabriel Madison, who was wounded in the battle but did not die. He frequently engaged in tours against the Indians both before and after peace was declared in 1783. He was also a member of the First Legislature of Kentucky and assisted in framing the state constitution. ^{[2][3] [4]}

His widow in 1843 was granted a pension for two years actual service as lieutenant and captain of Marines, Virginia line. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. The history of Kentucky. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. 2005.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. (Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.)
4. ↑ ancestry.com North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000. Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 041. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2016
5. ↑ ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872. Lehi, UT, USA Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2007.

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