James Madison (1758 – 1831) in my 6th cousin 6x removed, that ancestor who connect us is William Cunningham, my 11th great grandfather. I am related to him through his father’s lineage Andrew Spence Monroe.

James Monroe was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. A representative of the Democratic-Republican Party, Monroe was the last president of the Virginia dynasty, and his presidency coincided with the Era of Good Feelings.