The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service / Private
Photo used with permission of James T. Callender, 185002, George Washington Chapter, VASSAR
No gravestone found within cemetery boundary, many broken / unreadable scattered throughout
Once the site of "Killdeer" the Rothwell family farm, and now part of Crozet's Old Trail Village housing development
Find-a-Grave memorial has a photo of a historical-roadside marker titled "The Rothwell Family of Albemarle County Virginia" but it has no burial site. There are some brief notes and links to Find-a-Grave memorials for the patriot's wife and five children
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
Photo: 1 of 2 (gps: 38.065222222222,-78.712638888889 Direction: 16°)
Photo: 2 of 2 (gps: 38.065225,-78.712630555556)
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MOTHER OF PATRIOT'S CHILDREN NOT IDENTIFIED. 10/2018