William Bruce Robertson

Biographical Data

Relatives

• Spouse: Margaret Ann Spotswood (1792-1869). They had two daughters, Margaret Anna Robertson (1810-1871) and Mary Dandridge Robertson [1].
• Others: Anna Robertson Burwell  (granddaughter, 1836-1895), Armistead Burwell (grandson, 1839-1913), Dandridge Spotswood Burwell (grandson, 1847-1929), Edmund Strudwick Burwell (grandson, 1849-1887), Frances Armistead Burwell  (granddaughter, 1838-1856), James Webb Burwell (grandson, 1845-1864), John Bott Burwell (grandson, 1834-1904), Mary Susan Burwell  (granddaughter, 1832-1859), Richard Spotswood Burwell (grandson, 1853-1944), Robert Turnbull Burwell (grandson, 1841-1864), Virginia Isabella Burwell (granddaughter, 1851-1867), William Roberson Burwell (grandson, 1843-1924), Sally Bridges  (granddaughter) and Virginia Bridges  (granddaughter, 1832-1859).

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).