Orange County (Va.) Court Records, 1820-1848

Orange County (Va.) Circuit Court

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Orange County, according to most accounts, was named for William of Orange, the Dutch prince who became William III of England in 1688. It is more probable, however, that the name honored William IV, prince of Orange-Nassau, who married Anne, eldest daughter of George II, in 1734--the year Orange County was formed from Spotsylvania County. The separate office of coroner appeared in Virginia about 1660. The judicial duty of the office is to hold inquisitions in cases when...

Madison, William, 1762-1843

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Orange County (Va.) Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery.

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Virginia Herald

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Madison, James, 1751-1836

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James Madison (1751-1836) was the fourth president of the United States, born in Port Conway, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia legislature from 1776 to 1780 and from 1784 to 1786, and the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1783. His proposals at and management of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 earned him title "father of the U.S. Constitution." He cooperated with Alexander Hamilton and Jay in writing a series of papers (pub. 1787-88 under title of The Federalist) explaining the ne...