Gen. Alexander Spotswood (1746-1818)

of Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Brigadier-General of the 2nd Virginia Regiment

He inherited 150,000 acres in Virginia that was spread throughout three counties: Orange, Spotsylvania, and Culpeper. He married a niece of George Washington.

Parents (2)

Col. John Spotswood

of Spotsylvania Co., Virginia

1725-1758

Mary (Dandridge) Campbell

Mrs Mary (Dandridge) Spotswood, Campbell

1725-1795

Spouse (1)

Elizabeth (Washington) Spotswood

Mrs. "Bettie" Elizabeth Lewis (Washington) Spotswood

1749-1814

Children (6)

Alexander Elliot Spotswood

Judge & Land Agent of Barren County, Kentucky

1769-1842

Mary (Spotswood) Brooke

Mrs. Mary Randolph (Spotswood) Brooke

1775-1803

Ann (Spotswood) Taliaferro

Mrs. Ann (Spotswood) Taliaferro

1779-1822

George Augustine Washington Spotswood

Lieutenant in the War of 1812; Postmaster of Springfield, Illinois

1783-1844

Henrietta (Spotswood) Washington

Mrs. Henrietta Brayne (Spotswood) Washington

1786-1860

William Lawrence McCarty Spotswood

of "Nottingham" Spotsylvania Co., Virginia

1791-1871