Susan Priscilla Bertie
(1778-1864)
BIRTH
1778
PLACE
DEATH
August 13, 1864
PLACE
FAMILY
FATHER
Robert Bertie
(1756-1779)
HUSBAND
Banastre Tarleton
(1754-1833)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Susan Priscilla Bertie married cavalry officer Banastre Tarleton in December 1798, long after his service in the American Revolution. Genealogical sources identify her as the daughter of Robert Bertie, fourth Duke of Ancaster, born outside marriage. The couple had no children, and she survived Tarleton by three decades, dying in 1864. Her given names appear in several orders; the reported birth year of 1778 does not fully agree with her recorded age at death.
EARLY LIFE
The exact date and place of Susan Priscilla Bertie’s birth have not been established in the source used for this entry. The surviving biographical summary provides only limited evidence about childhood, schooling, and the daily circumstances of the household, so those details are not reconstructed here without documentation. What can be stated securely is that this person belonged to the interconnected family world from which HistoryGPS traces participants, relatives, and later descendants of the Revolutionary generation.
No distinct public profession or office for Susan Priscilla Bertie is established by the source summary used for this entry. The surviving record is primarily genealogical and documents family identity rather than an independent public career. Additional claims about employment, public service, or accomplishments have been omitted where the consulted source did not support them.
CAREER
DEATH
Susan Priscilla Bertie died on Aug 13, 1864. Susan Priscilla Bertie married cavalry officer Banastre Tarleton in December 1798, long after his service in the American Revolution. Genealogical sources identify her as the daughter of Robert Bertie, fourth Duke of Ancaster, born outside marriage. The couple had no children, and she survived Tarleton by three decades, dying in 1864. Her given names appear in several orders; the reported birth year of 1778 does not fully agree with her recorded age at death. The available account does not establish a medical cause or a dependable sequence of final symptoms and care.
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