Display Patriot - P-103198

John AMBLER

SAR Patriot #: P-103198

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State of Service: VA Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service

DAR #: A002166

Birth: 25 Sep 1762 Jamestown / James City / VA
Death: 08 Apr 1836 Richmond / Henrico / VA

Qualifying Service Description:

Furnished supplies, Hanover County, Virginia

Additional References:

Abercrombie, Janice L. and Slatten, Richard, Virginia Revolutionary Publick Claims, Volume 2, Georgia. Athens: Iberian Publishing Company, 1992, pg 472
SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004

Spouse: (1) Frances Armistead; (2) Lucy Marshall; (3) Katherine Bush Norton
Children: Edward; Mary; Thomas; John; Catherine; Elizabeth; Philip; William;

Members Who Share This Ancestor
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Burial:

Shockoe Hill (aka Shockoe) Cemetery_(C-0371787)

Location:

Richmond / Richmond City / VA / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

52134

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

37.552210 / -77.431960

Find A Grave Memorial #:

57091683

Marker Type:

Vertical Monument

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

Large upright obelisk monument placed by his widow and surviving children
War of 1812 stakemarker
Photos uploaded courtesy of Craig Batten, GWC, VASSAR

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Cemetery is located west of the intersection of North 5th and Hospital Streets

Photo: 1 of 2

Photo: 2 of 2

Author: Joshua Shawn Wilberger
Served as Colonel of militia in War of 1812

Coat of arms carved into obelisk. Consists of the arms of principle coat of arms of Ambler quartered with those of Jaquelin and Ambler. Quartering refers to the division of the shield into quarters, denominated as: 1st (upper left), 2nd (upper right), 3rd (lower left), 4th (lower right).

Blazon (heraldic description) is as follows:

Ambler: Sable, on a fess, between three pheons argent, a lion passant guardant gules (cf. image)
Cary: Argent on a bend Sable three roses argent (cf. image)
Jaquelin: Or, three horse’s heads erased Gules (cf. image)

Quarters 1 and 4 feature arms of Ambler. Quarters 2 and 3 are further quartered with the arms of Cary and Jaquelin, whereby Quarters 1 and 4 are that of Jaquelin; Quarters 2 and 3, Cary.

Motto on scroll is in Latin: “AUDANCES FORTUNA JUVAT TIMIDOSQUE REPELLIT”. Translation:
“Fortune helps the brave and drives off the timid”. Above the crest (horse’s head) is a scroll with phrase in French, which reads “Comme Je Trouve”. Translation: “As I find it”.

(See images for additional information furnished)

1st Spouse: Married 31 May 1783 Henrico Co, Frances Armistead (daughter of Gill & (----) Armistead
2nd Spouse: Married 19 May 1791 Henrico Co, Lucy Marshall (sister of John)
3rd Spouse: Catherine Bush (Norton)

Son of Edward & (----) AMbler

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