Bazil Gordon
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Who is Bazil Gordon?
Bazil Gordon emigrated from Scotland to America, settling in Falmouth, Virginia in 1786 where he opened a small store. Gordon grew his business, exporting large amounts of tobacco from plantations along the Rappahannock River to England. He is believed to be America's first millionaire.
He married [Anna Campbell Knox], daughter of William Knox and Susannah Stuart Fitzhugh. Susanna Fitzhugh was a great-granddaughter of Colonal William Fitz Hugh, who came from Bedford, England in 1670.
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