Capt. Ambrose Gordon

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Capt. Ambrose Gordon

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Cross Wick, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Death: June 28, 1804 (53)
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
Place of Burial: Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Jonathan Rhea Gordon, (27) and Margaret Gordon
Husband of Elizabeth "Betsey" Gordon
Father of Margaret Mathis; Elizabeth Ann Meade Johnston / Howard; Anne Wayne; Gen. William Washington Gordon, Sr.; Mississippi Cuyler and 3 others
Brother of Priscilla Gordon; Lewis Gordon and Ezekiel Gordon

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About Capt. Ambrose Gordon

Ambrose Gordon was a lieutenant of cavalry during the American Revolution (1775-83), serving under Colonel William Washington, a nephew of U.S. president George Washington. Ambrose Gordon settled in Augusta after the war and was granted a large tract of land in recognition of his military services. He and his wife named their eldest son for Ambrose's commanding officer.

He was subsequently Marshal in Georgia. Decendant of Gordon of Pitlochi, of the noble Gordon family of Gordon of Pitlurg.

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Capt. Ambrose Gordon's Timeline

1751
June 28, 1751
Cross Wick, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
1788
April 2, 1788
New Jersey, USA
1792
1792
Georgia, USA
1794
November 10, 1794
Augusta, Richmond County, GA, United States
1796
January 17, 1796
screven, Georgia
1800
January 18, 1800
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States
1802
September 14, 1802
Virginia, USA
1804
June 28, 1804
Age 53
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
July 31, 1804
Age 53
Chatham, Georgia, USA