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Robert Spottiswood Dr Surgeon to the Tangier Garrison 1637–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sep 1637

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

Death Date: 1688

Death Location: Tangier, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Newabbey

Mother: Bethia Morrison

Spouse(s): Lady Mercer

Children(s): Governor Spottswood, Bethia Spotswood, Robert Spotswood

The story of Robert Spottiswood Dr Surgeon to the Tangier Garrison began in 1637 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Robert Spottiswood Dr Surgeon to the Tangier Garrison married Lady Catherine Louise Maxwell Elliott Spotswood Mercer, and had children including Bethia Spotswood, Governor Alexander Spottswood, Robert Spotswood. Robert Spottiswood Dr Surgeon to the Tangier Garrison passed away in 1688 in Tangier, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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  • The story of Robert Spottiswood Dr Surgeon to the Tangier Garrison began in 1637 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Robert Spottiswood Dr Surgeon to the Tangier Garrison married Lady Catherine Louise Maxwell Elliott Spotswood Mercer, and had children including Bethia Spotswood, Governor Alexander Spottswood, Robert Spotswood.
  • Robert Spottiswood Dr Surgeon to the Tangier Garrison passed away in 1688 in Tangier, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Robert Garrison's Ancestors

Self
Robert Garrison
1637–1688
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Scotland
Parents
Robert Spottiswood Lord Newabbey
1596–1648
Dunipage, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Bethia Morrison
1609–1639
Preston Grange, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Archbishop of St. Andrews) Spottiswoode
1567–1639
Dairsey, Mid Calder, West Lothian, Scotland
Rachel (Ross) Lindsay
1563–1639
Ross, Scottland
Great-Grandparents
David Ross
1531–1613
Joneta Clattie
1540–1569
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Haltoun
1502–1565
Rachel Mathers,
1517–1580

Robert Garrison's Descendants

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Robert (Spottiswood Dr Surgeon to the Tangier) Garrison (17 Sep 1637–1688) m. Lady (Catherine Louise Maxwell - Elliott- Spotswood-) Mercer (1638–1695)
  1. 1. Governor (Alexander) Spottswood 1676–1740 m. Anne (Butler) Brayne 1686–1758
    1. 1. Dorothea (Spotswood (dau of Alexander, m-Nathaniel Dandridge, Mother In Law of Patrick) Henry) 1733–1773
    2. 2. Anne (Catherine) Spotswood 1698–1771 m. Bernard (Augustine Moore II, Captain of) Privateer 1696–1799
      1. 1. Bernard (III) Moore 1760–1816
      2. 2. Anne (Butler) Moore 1725–1775
      3. 3. Elizabeth MOORE 1746–1809
      4. 4. Alexander (Spotswood Moore) Col 1763–1799 m. Elizabeth Aylette 1764–1832
        1. 1. Mary (Fairfax) Moore 1796–1875 m. Col. (David Daniel) Keller 1788–1837
        2. 2. Mildred (Walker Moore) CAMPBELL 1787–1882
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Aylett) Moore 1794–
        4. 4. Lavina Moore 1792–1810
        5. 5. Dr. (Alexander Spotswood) Moore 1789–1844
        6. 6. John Moore 1787–1836
        7. 7. William (Augustine) Moore 1790–1798
        8. 8. Ann (Evelyn) Moore 1798–1860
      5. 5. Augustine Moore 1740–1822
      6. 6. Thomas (Lipscombe) Moore 1745–1810
      7. 7. John (Spotswood Moore) Sr 1747–1810
      8. 8. Ann (Butler Moore (Charles Hill) Carter) 1756–1809
      9. 9. Lucy Moore 1747–1819
    3. 3. Robert (Spotswood) Spotswood 1732–1758
  2. 2. Bethia Spotswood 1680–1683
  3. 3. Robert Spotswood 1688–1688

Robert Garrison's Timeline

2 Records

1637
17 Sep 1637
Birth of Robert Spottiswood Dr Surgeon to the Tangier Garrison in Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland
1688
1688
Age 51
Death of Robert Spottiswood Dr Surgeon to the Tangier Garrison in Tangier, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Tangier, Accomack, Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1637
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: District of Columbia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: Tangier, Accomack, Virginia, USA

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