 Andrew Wodrow was born in Scotland , possibly in Glasgow , in 1752 . He was descended from a family of scholars and professors . His father Robert Wodrow was a historian of the Church of Scotland with a " national reputation " and published his history in 1752 , the same year as Wodrow 's birth . Two other members of Wodrow 's family filled , in succession , the " chair of theology " at the University of Glasgow and another Wodrow family member served as the university 's librarian . Wodrow immigrated to the Colony of Virginia in 1768 . 
