Brig. Gen. Alexander Spotswood

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Brig. Gen. Alexander Spotswood

Also Known As: "Col."
Birthdate:
Birthplace: New Port, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Death: December 20, 1818 (72)
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Colonel John Maxwell Spotswood, I and Mary Elizabeth Campbell
Husband of Elizabeth Spotswood
Father of Judge Alexander Spotswood; Mary Randolph Brooke; Ann Washington Taliaferro; George Augustine Washington Spotswood; Henrietta Brayne Washington and 4 others
Brother of Mary Randolph; Capt John Spotswood Jr.; Anne Catherine Burwell; William Dandridge and Ann Spottswood
Half brother of Ruth Thacker

Occupation: General
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About Brig. Gen. Alexander Spotswood

A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA with the rank of BRIGADIER GENERAL. DAR Ancestor #: A107490.

Col. Alexander Spotswood of the 2nd Virginia Regiment fought in the American Revolution. He married Elizabeth Washington, daughter of Augustine Washington, President George Washington's older half-brother. (Thus, his wife Elizabeth was George Washington's niece).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Virginia_Regiment

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Birth: Oct. 16, 1746 Mecklenburg County Virginia, USA Death: Dec. 20, 1818 Spotsylvania County Virginia, USA

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Parents:
 John Maxwell Spotswood (1722 - 1758)
 Mary Dandridge Spotswood (1727 - 1798)

Spouse:

 Elizabeth Washington Spotswood (1749 - 1814)*

Children:

 Alexander Elliott Spotswood (1769 - 1842)*
 Mary Randolph Spotswood Brooke (1775 - 1803)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Unknown

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Brig. Gen. Alexander Spotswood's Timeline

1746
October 16, 1746
New Port, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, British Colonial America
1769
December 1, 1769
Spotsylvania, Virginia
1773
1773
1775
June 29, 1775
New Post, Spotsylvania, Virginia
July 17, 1775
- November 15, 1783
Age 28
1779
September 18, 1779
Orange, VA, United States
1781
1781
1783
January 5, 1783
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States
1786
August 29, 1786
Spotslyvania, Virginia