William
Marshall
Ambler
Born in Richmond, VA
Ancestors 
Son of John Cary Ambler
and Katherine Bush
Brother of
Edward Ambler [half], Mary Cary (Ambler) Smith [half], Thomas Marshall Ambler [half], John Jaquelin Ambler, Catherine Cary (Ambler) Moncure, Philip St George Ambler and Gabriella Brockenbrough (Ambler) Brooke
Husband of
Martha Elizabeth Coleman
— married
20 Jun 1855 in Louisa Co., VA
Father of
John Ambler
Died
at age 83
in Louisa Co. VA
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Biography
Find-A-Grave: Col William Marshall Ambler BIRTH 13 Jul 1813 Virginia DEATH 25 Aug 1896 (aged 83) Louisa Co. VA BURIAL Church of Our Saviour, Montpelier
Member, Virginia State Senate. Delegate, Virginia secession convention. Studied at William and Mary and Univ. of Virginia. High Sheriff, Fauquier Co. VA 1767, and superintendent of Lord Fairfax's Estate. Lieutenant during French & Indian War, member of 1776 Virginia Convention declaring independence. Organizer of Culpepper Minute Men during Revolutionary War, served at Valley Forge under General George Washington. Succeeded to General Hugh Mercer's command when Mercer was killed at the Battle of Germantown. He fought at the Battle of Brandywine where he commanded the third Virginia Regiment, having a horse shot out from under him during battle. Thomas moved to Kentucky before it became a state; he was a prominent land owner and was a member of the Virginia Legislature representing what is now Kentucky in 1787.
FamilySearch.org: William Marshall Ambler KC4B-3B8, Birth 13 July 1813 Richmond, VA Death 25 August 1896 Spouse: Martha Elizabeth Coleman MQ6Y-48N, Birth 1835 Halifax Co., VA Death Deceased Marriage: 20 JUN 1855 Louisa Co., VA
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