Descendants of Thomas Anderson
Generation No. 1
1. Thomas6 Anderson (Robert5, Robert4, Richard3,
"York Watershed"2, "Colonial Virginia"1)
(Source: (1) William Pope Anderson, Anderson Family Records, (W. F. Schaeffer & Co., Cincinnati,
Ohio; 1936)., (2) William Pope Anderson, Anderson - Overton, A Continuation
of Anderson Family Records (1936) & Early Descendants of William Overton
& Elizabeth Waters of Virginia & Allied Fa, (Cincinnati, Ohio; 1945.)., (3) C. G.
Chamberlayne, The Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia 1706-1786, (Clearfield Company, Inc.; Genealogical
Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 1999).) was born Abt. 1684 in New
Kent County, Virginia, and died October 1757 in Albemarle County,
Virginia. He married (1) Agnes
Gannaway Bef. 1706. She was born
Abt. 1685 in New Kent County, Virginia, and died Bef. 1730 in Albemarle County,
Virginia. He married (2) Mary ?
Abt. 1733. She died Bef. 1757.
Notes for Thomas
Anderson:
Thomas' birth date has been corrected to
reflect the fact that he does not appear as a land holder in the 1704 rent roll
and may differ from the writings of William Pope Anderson. Anderson - Overton,
A Continuation of Anderson Family Records (1936) & Early Descendants fo
William Overton & Elizabeth Waters of Virginia & Allied Families, by
William Pope Anderson, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1945.
The St. Paul's parish vestry book
survived from 1706 to the 1780's and there are precessionings in 1708 and 1711
and so on. Robert Anderson. Sr, and
Robert Anderson Jr. and Richard, David, John, Matthew and Thomas Anderson all
appear in the 1708 precincts list all of them near each other between Crumps
Creek and Tottopotomies Creek and Mechumps Creek to the north of current
Mechanicsville, Virginia.
In 1719 Gilbert Gibson was given a patent adjacent to Matthew and
Thomas Anderson in New Kent County.
Thomas' association with Robert Anderson I derives from an analysis of precessioning
records in St. Paul's Parish published in the book above. Thomas was a church warden for St. Pauls
Parish in the 1720's.
November 1734 Hanover
County, Virginia
Thomas and Charles
Anderson post bond regarding construction of Chickahominy Bridge
Thomas Anderson's first wife died betwen
1725 and 1734. Before 1734 he remarried
to Mary and began experimenting with western lands. In 1733 Thomas was replaced
as a church warden of St. Paul's parish and ordered to surrender the moneys of
the parish to Thomas Merriweather. He continues as a vestryman until 1737 when
he was removed as vestryman. In 1739 a
nephew Thomas Anderson replaces him as vestryman until 1754. As can be seen in the records below he was
dabbling in western lands during this period and even spent some time in jail in
1738. By 1748 he was firmly entrenched
on lands in Albemarle County.
Goochland Co Wills
& Deeds 1728-1736, page 12
09/17/1734 Thomas
Anderson witness to deed of John Sorrell
Thomas 01/10/1735
Goochland Co
290a bothsides Little
Byrd near the head
patents 16/468
Thomas 09/08/1736
Goochland Co
400a between
tear-wallet run & Little Guinea Creek adj Paul Pig
patents 17/ 170
Goochland Co Wills
& Deeds 1728-1736, page 260
11/16/1736 Thomas
Anderson of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover Co., Gentlemen to John Smith
for 20 pounds 290a
both sides of Little Byrd Creek
Goochland Co Wills
& Deeds 1736-1742, page 164
Letter of Henry Power
desiring that Thomas Anderson, who is in custody, no longer be detained in
prison.
Recorded 19 Sept 1738
Thomas 08/20/1748
Albamarle Co
400a southside of
James River on branches of Appomattox River
patents 26/661
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Subj: Thomas Anderson d. 1758 Albemarle Co.
Date: 99-02-12 06:56:23 EST
From: SK BC79
To: PatAnder73
Patrick--
I copied the following
out of a will book at the Albemarle Co. Courthouse. Have no idea if it ties
into my line but thought it might be helpful to people researching this family.
It was difficult to read in parts but I think I got all the basics.
Sharon
________
The Will of Thomas
Anderson
Probated in Albemarle
County March 9, 1758
Albemarle County Will
Book 2, p. 38
In the name of God
amen. I Thomas Anderson of the County of Albemarle being in a weak ? condition
of body but through the abundant goodness and mercy of God in perfect memory to
Constitute and appoint this my last will and Testament & Desire it may be
recorded by all as such.
Imprimis I most Humbly
bequeath my soul to God my maker beseeching his most Gracious Exceptance of it
through the all sufficient mercy and mediation of my most Compassionate
redeemer Jesus Christ who Gave himself to be an atonement for my sins & is
able to save to the utmost all that come unto God by him seeing he ever liveth
to make intercession for them and whom I trust will not reject me a returning
penitant sinner when I come to him for mercy in this hope & Confidence I render
up my soul with Comfort humbly beseeching the most blessed & Glorious
Trinity one God most Holy most merciful and Gracious to prepare me for the time
of my Desselation & then take me to himselfe into that pease & rest incomparable felicity which he has prepared
for all that Love & fear his Holy name. Amen blessed be God.
Imprimis I give my
Body to the Earth from whence it was taken in full assurance of its
resurrection from thence at the Last Day. As for my Burial I desire it may be
dessant without prompoustate? at direction of my Executors hereafter mentioned
who I doubt not will manage it with all requested prudance as to my Worldly
Estate. I will and positively order that all my Lawfull Debts be paid.
Item: I Give and
bequeath to my son Charles Anderson four hundred acres of Land Lying on the
branches of Fishpond Creek joyning Peter Brooks's line & Joseph Dabbs's
lines to him & his heirs forever.
Item: I Give &
bequeath to my son Gideon Anderson three hundred acres of Land on where my
Plantation is that I now live to be Laid(?) off in a regular form to him &
his Heirs forever. My Will & Desire is that the remaining part of my Land
may be regularly Divided Amongst my four Youngest Children William, David,
Micajah & Judah Anderson & the
Eldest take the first Choice which I Give & bequeath to them & their
Heirs forever.
Item: I Give &
bequeath to William Connell(??) the Tract of Land whereon he now Lives
supposing to be Eighty or ninety acres to a new line from Chamberlayne's line
to Thomas Lockart's(?) line to him & the Heirs of his Body Lawfully
begotten forever.
Item: I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Ann Allen
the Increase of her Negro wench Hannah to her & her Heirs forever.
Item: I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Frances
Hughes one Negro man named Coopper to her & heirs forever.
Items: I Give & bequeath to my Children Thomas
Anderson, James Anderson, Susannah Williams, Elizabeth Woodson & Agness
Leah one shilling sterling apiece ??is that after my Lawfull Debts are paid
that the reminder part of my Estate be kept together under the Care of my son
William Anderson & that he may take Care of my Young Children provide for them as suitable mantenance
& to keep a reasonable allowance for the same & that David Anderson may
have a share in each crop if he thinks propper to Tarry with him and that the
Family have liberty to Tarry on my said Plantation till they can settle their
own my will that my sons Charles, Gideon & William Anderson be Executors of
this my last will & Testament. & I Desire my Estate may not be
appraised. In Witness thereof I have set my hand and seal this 25 Day of
October one thousand seven hundred & fifty seven.
Thomas
Anderson (Let)
John Gannaway(?)Jr
(his)
John Gannaway Senior
(mark)
Roger Williams
At a Court held for Albemarle
County the ninth Day of March 1758 This last Will and Testament was presented
to Court by the Executors therein ? proved by the Oaths of John Gannaway &
Roger Williams two of the witnesses thereto ordered to be recorded & on the
motion of Charles Anderson, Gideon Anderson & William Anderson who made
oath according to Law Certificate is Granted them for obtaining a Probat
thereof in due form Giving security whereupon they with John Gannaway their
security entered into & Acknowledged their Bond for the due & faithful
performance of the said Will.
John
Nicholas, Clerk
____________________
1. William Pope Anderson, Anderson Family
Records, (W. F. Schaeffer & Co.,
Cincinnati, Ohio; 1936).
2. William Pope Anderson, Anderson - Overton, A
Continuation of Anderson Family Records (1936) & Early Descendants of
William Overton & Elizabeth Waters of Virginia & Allied Fa, (Cincinnati, Ohio; 1945.).
3. C. G. Chamberlayne, The Vestry Book of St.
Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia
1706-1786, (Clearfield Company, Inc.;
Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 1999).
Notes for Agnes
Gannaway:
a source for family
and children:
James M. Richardson
240 Hickman Fork Rd.
Thomaston, GA
30286-9545
Editor's note: Mr.
Richardson gave me his wife's name as Agnes Gannaway, however I have not yet
seen adequate proof that his first wife was Agnes Gannaway. Indeed perhaps he only had the wife Mary as
found in Goochland records.
________________________
Subj: Re: Elizabeth Anderson (Woodson)
Date: 99-05-25 23:54:29 EDT
From: cprender@postoffice.swbell.net
Reply-to: cprender@swbell.net
To: PatAnder73@aol.com
Hello Pat:
Pat here! Boy that
could get confusing, but we won't let it.
Thank you so very much for the research notes on Elizabeth, and the
directions to the two web sites. Having only read the notes at this time of
night (10:47 PM) it really does clarify my question regarding Reynard &
Thomas.
Besides the connection
through Thomas, what caught my eye immediately, was my connection to John
Gannaway & John Gannaway II or Jr. as witnesses to Thomas' 10/25/1757
will. John I is my 6th G grandfather;
John II is my 5th G grandfather. We
carry the Gannaway line from Jacapo di Genoa & Leonora di Medici in 1544 to
my grandmother, Mary Pearl (Gannaway) Black.
It would appear that
Agnus (Gannaway) Anderson could be an elder sister (by four years) of John I,
the daughter of Marmaduke & Henrietta
(Campmartin) Gannaway
of London.
I am looking froward
to going through the web sites. Again,
our best regards; we'll be in touch.
Please let us know if you would like any
information on the
Gannaways, Woodsons, or any other early family groups (I'm sure we'll find a
few more connections).
Pat
Notes for Mary ?:
Goochland County Wills
& Deeds 1736-1742, page 1
a release of dower
rights of Mary Anderson, wife of xxxxxxxxx Anderson in deed for 290a conveyed
to John Smith by deed 16th November. Recorded 2 Dec. 1736.
Children of Thomas
Anderson and Agnes Gannaway are:
+ 2 i. Ann7 Anderson, born December 1706
in New Kent County, Virginia; died Bef. 1776 in Hanover County, Virginia.
+ 3 ii. Elizabeth Anderson, born Abt. 1708.
4 iii. Susanna Anderson, born Abt. 1710; died in
Shelby County, Kentucky. She married
John Williams in Goochland County, Virginia.
Notes for Susanna
Anderson:
From the will of Thomas Anderson - Items: I Give & bequeath to my Children Thomas
Anderson, James Anderson, Susannah Williams, Elizabeth Woodson & Agness
Leah one shilling sterling apiece
Subj: RE Susanna
Anderson, d/o Thomas Anderson and Agness (?Gannaway)
Date: 5/23/03 7:04:22
PM Eastern Daylight Time
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Pat
Wonder what proof there
is that Susanna m John Williams in Goochland
Co VA
and died in Shelby Co
KY? It's possible she's the Susanna who
married
Thomas Williams d. 1806
Goochland, though if so, she predeceased him.
Curious about source
for Susanna having married John Williams. Can you
identify the Roger
Williams who witnessed the will of Thomas Anderson in
1757 Albemarle? Thomas ans Susannah Williams had a son,
Roger, and he
probably had a brother,
Roger as well.
I have some info from
another Anderson researcher placing Susanna as a wife
of Thomas, but I cannot
prove or disprove John or Thomas?
Is there a relationship
between Thomas' father, Robert, and Reynard
Anderson? Don't know if you've gone back to England to
see if they are
related or not. They
seem to move among some of the same circles, but that
could be geography,
more than relationships. However, I've long come to the
conclusion, that while
proximity doesn't make for DNA relationships, most
often one did not come
to this country alone, without "kith and kin".
This is spurred by a 30
year search to find the grandparents of Charles
anderson Williams, s/o
Samuel Williams and Lucy Lewis of Bedford/Campbell Co
VA , later Botetourt Co
VA . I think he may be Richard, Robert,
Thomas,
Susanna m Thomas
Williams, Samuel, Anderson, Charles Anderson Williams b.
1823 Campbell/Botetourt
Co VA d. 1880 Botetourt m Minerva Jane Craddock, b.
1836 Lunenburg Co VA d.
29 Aug 1908, m. 10 Jan 1854 Montgomery Co VA.
Any thoughts?
Karen
__________________________________
Subj: Re: RE Susanna
Anderson, d/o Thomas Anderson and Agness (?Gannaway)
Date: 5/24/03 6:03:52
PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: karenwood@del.net
To: PatAnder73@aol.com
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Thanks
We think that Susanna
married Thomas Williams and that Roger Williams was perhaps the oldest son,
still in the area.. Among thier
children, there is a Samuel Williams m. Susanna Ligon. Thier oldest son, named
Anderson Williams (1767), is most likely the father of my Samuel Williams b.
1798/99 d. bet 1880/1900 in Botetourt, m Lucy Lewis in Campbell Co VA 1821.
Thier son, Charles Anderson Williams was my GGGgrandfather (b 1823 d. 1880/1
Botetourt Co VA).
Linda Stuffelbean has
sent me a file which tends to document most of these things, though Thomas
Williams didn't leave a lot of records to work with. While he and Susanna seem
to have had a number of children, perhaps as many as 17, the records he left
tend to be indicative of a man who couldn't handle his financial matters
well. He spent a good deal of time in
Cumberland Co court, and on more than one occasion, Charles Williams and John
Gannaway were the security for his debts. Charles moved on to Pittsylvania Co where
he married twice. Samuel paid the tax for his father in 1786, indicating that
Thomas may not have been able to pay for himself. It's possible that Thomas married again in Cumberland Co in 1790
in Campbell Co VA, as the father of the bride more or less disowned his
disobedient daughter. It's not Thomas,
of either Roger or Mathias, as it's possible a young girl married a very old
man, with no money. But that's pure
speculation. I've seen her father's will, but not his estate settlement. Perhaps finding any estate settlement for
Thomas might answer the question, but I think it's possible that Roger was the
son of Thomas, witnessing the will of his grandfather, Thomas Anderson. Thomas
Williams is known to have had a brother Matthias from Cumberland Co records. I can find nothing to support a marriage to
a John Williams, except on the web, and
I suspect that's coming from your web site. Would like to find proof somewhere,
to prove or disprove either Thomas or John as the husband of Susanna. IF it's Thomas,
I can document four of the kids and I
believe Linda can document all of them, but I don't have all of her
publication.
Thanks
Karen
5 iv. Frances Anderson, born Aft. 1712. She married William Hughes.
Notes for Frances
Anderson:
Frm Thomas Anderson's will - Item: I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Frances Hughes one Negro man
named Coopper to her & heirs forever.
_________________________
Subj: Re: Andersons of Virginia
Date: 99-08-07 13:50:04 EDT
From: THELOMELS
To: PatAnder73
>Patrick -
Have I seen your webpage? Indeed, your
webpage, which I found in early June, was what gave me link I needed to
researching this family. <U>You have a great webpage</U>. You have worked very hard on it and I have
been recommending it to other Anderson researchers.
I traced the ancestry of Mary Spencer
(wife of Richard Anderson) back to the le Despencers and D'abbetots in the 11th
century. You probably have this
information, but I'm including it in this email just in case.
But I haven't got any further info on the
Andersons. I also would love to have
more on Agnes Gannaway and Susanna Bowles(she married William Hughes, the son
of Willam Hughes and Frances Anderson).
And the biggest mystery of them all is the da___ Cecelia Massie
thing. I can't take her line anywhere,
cause nobody can decide who her parents were.
I've 'bout decided that it was D (probably David) and Lucretia
Massie. But when you are not sure of
something, you hesitate to take it further.
Now, I'm descended from this family on
two sides. From Frances Anderson and
William Hughes and from Pouncey Anderson and Elizabeth Holland ( Her line goes
way back to the Duttons and the Molyneux'. I think I'm going to be able to
connect her to the deHolands eventually.)
We should all really appreciate the
research that has gone into your work, mainly because the Richards, Roberts and
Williams are all so confusing. I, for
one, want to say thank you for sharing it.
And I also want to ask your permission to quote some of your notes in my
pedigree, which I plan to print and share with my cousins. I also would like to develop my own webpage,
so I can get some more help with this. Your notes speak for themselves; they
are not controversial and are very honest about the authenticity of the information.
Please let me know if it's alright to use them.
[snip]
Thanks for contacting me. Let me know if you are interested in the
Holland line. As I find out more on this family, I'll be glad to share with you
and would hope that you would be obliged to do the same for me.
..............Jane
(Hughes) Lomel
+ 6 v. Thomas Anderson, born Abt. 1714 in New Kent
County, Virginia; died 1780 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
+ 7 vi. Charles Anderson, born Abt. 1716 in New Kent
County, Virginia; died 1786 in Cumberland County, Virginia.
8 vii. daughter Anderson, born Abt. 1718. She married William Cornwell.
Notes for daughter
Anderson:
From Thomas Anderson's will - Item: I Give & bequeath to
William Connell(??) the Tract of Land whereon he now Lives supposing to be
Eighty or ninety acres to a new line from Chamberlayne's line to Thomas
Lockart's(?) line to him & the Heirs of his Body Lawfully begotten forever.
9 viii. Agnes Anderson, born Abt. 1720. She married ? Leah.
Notes for Agnes
Anderson:
From Thomas Andersons Will - Items: I Give & bequeath to my Children Thomas Anderson, James
Anderson, Susannah Williams, Elizabeth Woodson & Agness Leah one shilling
sterling apiece
10 ix. Gideon Anderson, born Abt. 1722 in New Kent
County, Virginia; died Aft. 1755.
Notes for Gideon
Anderson:
From Thomas Anderson's will - Item: I Give & bequeath to
my son Gideon Anderson three hundred acres of Land on where my Plantation is
that I now live to be Laid(?) off in a regular form to him & his Heirs
forever. my will that my sons Charles,
Gideon & William Anderson be Executors of this my last will &
Testament.
Cumberland County Will
Book 1, page 152
12/26/1755 Gideon
Anderson witnesses will of Mary Scott
+ 11 x. James Anderson, born Abt. 1725; died 1782 in
Cumberland County, Virginia.
Children of Thomas
Anderson and Mary ? are:
+ 12 i. William7 Anderson, born 1734.
13 ii. David Anderson, born Aft. 1736.
Notes for David
Anderson:
From the will of Thomas Anderson - after my Lawfull Debts are
paid that the reminder part of my Estate be kept together under the Care of my
son William Anderson & that he may take Care of my Young Children provide for them as suitable mantenance
& to keep a reasonable allowance for the same & that David Anderson may
have a share in each crop if he thinks propper to Tarry with him and that the
Family have liberty to Tarry on my said Plantation till they can settle their
own. My Will & Desire is that the remaining part of my Land may be
regularly Divided Amongst my four Youngest Children William, David, Micajah & Judah Anderson & the Eldest take
the first Choice which I Give & bequeath to them & their Heirs forever.
14 iii. Micajah Anderson, born Abt. 1738 in New Kent
County, Virginia.
Notes for Micajah
Anderson:
From the will of Thomas Anderson - My Will & Desire is
that the remaining part of my Land may be regularly Divided Amongst my four
Youngest Children William, David, Micajah
& Judah Anderson & the Eldest take the first Choice which I Give
& bequeath to them & their Heirs forever.
15 iv. Judah Anderson, born Abt. 1740.
Notes for Judah
Anderson:
From the will of Thomas Anderson - My Will & Desire is
that the remaining part of my Land may be regularly Divided Amongst my four
Youngest Children William, David, Micajah
& Judah Anderson & the Eldest take the first Choice which I Give
& bequeath to them & their Heirs forever.
Generation No. 2
2. Ann7 Anderson (Thomas6, Robert5,
Robert4, Richard3, "York Watershed"2,
"Colonial Virginia"1) was born December 1706 in New Kent
County, Virginia, and died Bef. 1776 in Hanover County, Virginia. She married James Allen December 07,
1721 in Hanover County, Virginia. He
was born 1699, and died 1771.
Notes for Ann
Anderson:
From Thomas Anderson's will - Item: I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Ann Allen
the Increase of her Negro wench Hannah to her & her Heirs forever.
Children of Ann
Anderson and James Allen are:
16 i. Dorcas8 Allen (Source: Andrew S.
Anderson, MD, asamd1st@yahoo.com4PatrickAnderson.FTW, (Fredericksburg, VA.),
"Electronic."), born 1722; died 1753. She married Matthew Sims.
+ 17 ii. James Anderson Allen, born July 07, 1724;
died 1793.
18 iii. Elizabeth Allen (Source: Andrew S. Anderson,
MD, asamd1st@yahoo.com4PatrickAnderson.FTW, (Fredericksburg, VA.), "Electronic."), born 1726.
+ 19 iv. Daniel Anderson Allen, born September 12,
1728 in Hanover County, Virginia; died 1807 in Cumberland County, Virginia.
20 v. Charles Allen (Source: Andrew S. Anderson,
MD, asamd1st@yahoo.com4PatrickAnderson.FTW, (Fredericksburg, VA.), "Electronic."), born 1730; died
1733.
21 vi. Frances Anderson Allen (Source: Andrew S.
Anderson, MD, asamd1st@yahoo.com4PatrickAnderson.FTW, (Fredericksburg, VA.),
"Electronic."), born Bet. 1731 - 1732.
22 vii. Anna Allen (Source: Andrew S. Anderson, MD, asamd1st@yahoo.com4PatrickAnderson.FTW, (Fredericksburg, VA.),
"Electronic."), born 1734.
23 viii. Martha Allen (Source: Andrew S. Anderson,
MD, asamd1st@yahoo.com4PatrickAnderson.FTW, (Fredericksburg, VA.), "Electronic."), born Bet. 1735 -
1736.
24 ix. Richard Allen (Source: Andrew S. Anderson,
MD, asamd1st@yahoo.com4PatrickAnderson.FTW, (Fredericksburg, VA.), "Electronic."), born Bet. 1737 -
1738.
25 x. Anna Allen (Source: Andrew S. Anderson, MD, asamd1st@yahoo.com4PatrickAnderson.FTW, (Fredericksburg, VA.),
"Electronic."), born 1738.
26 xi. Anne Allen (Source: Andrew S. Anderson, MD, asamd1st@yahoo.com4PatrickAnderson.FTW, (Fredericksburg, VA.),
"Electronic."), born 1739.
27 xii. Sarah Allen (Source: Andrew S. Anderson, MD,
asamd1st@yahoo.com4PatrickAnderson.FTW,
(Fredericksburg, VA.), "Electronic."), born 1745.
28 xiii. Benjamin Anderson Allen (Source: Andrew S.
Anderson, MD, asamd1st@yahoo.com4PatrickAnderson.FTW, (Fredericksburg, VA.),
"Electronic."), born 1748.
29 xiv. Charles Anderson Allen (Source: Andrew S.
Anderson, MD, asamd1st@yahoo.com4PatrickAnderson.FTW, (Fredericksburg, VA.),
"Electronic."), born 1748.
3. Elizabeth7 Anderson (Thomas6, Robert5,
Robert4, Richard3, "York Watershed"2,
"Colonial Virginia"1) was born Abt. 1708. She married John Woodson Abt. 1724,
son of Richard Woodson. He was born
1697.
Notes for Elizabeth
Anderson:
From the will of Thomas Anderson -
Items: I Give & bequeath to my
Children Thomas Anderson, James Anderson, Susannah Williams, Elizabeth Woodson &
Agness Leah one shilling sterling apiece
Subj: Anderson Family
Date: 2/27/00 10:17:56 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: Mardelene
To: PatAnder73
Hi Patrick
Saw your name on
Anderson Gen Forum. Am descendant of
Thomas Anderson of Hanover---his daughter Elizabeth married John Woodson. Their daughter Ann married Moore
Lumpkin---do you have these descendants.
Some years ago, I saw
reference to this Anderson Family and wondered how Thomas is connected toRobert
and Richard et. al. Was there a will,
or is there something more like a land record, or is it proximity. Also, I wonder about the name of his wife
Agnes Gannaway. There is a Gannaway
family in Prince Edward that was also connected to Woodsons and Lumpkins. What is the source for her surname. Could she be connected to John of Prince
Edward?
Also, Elizabeth, daughter of David Anderson of
Buckingham married 1) to Washington Walker and then to Moore Jr. Lumpkin about 1809. She moved to Tennessee. He sister Susan married Michael Lancaster of
Prince Edward. Is there any connectino
to Thomas Anderson. Actually I was
hoping to see if Elizabeth and Susan had any other siblings. Any help would be appreciated.
Jana Bickel
Notes for John
Woodson:
Subj: Moore, Anderson,
Watkins
Date: 1/4/03 5:29:47
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this helps some h ow...am sure u already know of it! Alyce
Subj: Re: Woodson-
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Hi, I just got this:
"I also have a
copy of a book called "Woodsons and their Connections" by
Henry Morton Woodson
1915. It was in the LDS Family History
Library in Salt
Lake City.
On page 25 it says
"Richard, born about 1662, at Curles in Henrico County,
married Anne Smith,
daughter of Obadiah Smith. In 1729 he
made a deed to
James Hambleton, for
land in Henrico, being part of a tract granted to his
father Robert Woodson
in October 1704. As he was about 67
years old at the
time of making this
deed, he probably died within a few years thereafter."
Then he listed the
children as such:
i. Richard, Jr.4 (Richard3, Robert2, John1)
born about 1690 in Henrico.
Arriving at the age of
young manhood, he located in Goochland where he
patented and otherwise
acquired such immense tracts of land that he came to
be known as
"Baron" Woodson, He later built his home "Poplar Hill" in
Prince
Edward, Co. He was married in about 1715 to Anne
Madeleine Michaux,
daughter of Abraham
Michaux and Susanne Rochette, Huguenots who had settled
at Manikin Town in
1701. (You should also check those
names on Google
search. Their story is amazing. There is still a church in Manikin Town,
VA with plaques with
their names on it.)
ii. Obediah - born
about 1712 in Henrico married in 1734 to Constance
Watkins, daughter of
John Watkins "the Tray Maker."
Obediah held the rank
of captain and
commanded a company of militia as shown by a letter addressed
to him by Gov.
Dinwiddie and found in the Virginia Historical Collection,
(Dinwiddie Papers).
iii. John born about 1697 in Henrico and married
probably about 1720 to
Elizabeth Anderson,
dau. of Thomas Anderson of Hanover County.
iv. Elizabeth born
about 1699 in Henrico where it appears she spent her
entire life. She was twice married first to Thomas Morton
about 1718. He
died in 1731 and his
will was proved "First monday in April, 1731," and
names wife Elizabeth
and 5 children. On Sep 20, 1740
Elizabeth Woodson
Morton of Henrico,
made a deed to her children, Thomas Morton, John Morton,
Ann Morton, Judith
Morton and nephew Samuel Morton, brother to Joseph
Morton. It was after making this deed that she was
married, second to
Edmond Goode.
v. Judith born about 1703 in Henrico, was
married about 1722 to Jacob
Michaux son of Abraham
Michaux & Susanne Rochette, Huguenots of Manikin Town
in Goochland Co. Jacob Michaux was born in Amsterdam, Holland
in 1700.
vi. Mary, born about 1707 in Henrico and was
married to Richard Truman.
vii. Agnes born 27 Feb 1711 in Henrico and died
10 Mar 1802. She was
married about 1730 to
Joseph Morton who was born 1709 and died 28 June 1782.
He settled at Little Roanoke Bridge in
Charlotte Co., Virginia about 1745;
was a surveyor by
occupation and secretary to Mr. Randolph.
He was founder
of Briery Presbyt.
Church, was first ruling elder and first trustee. Was
trustee visitor and
manager of Hampden Sidney College; justice of the peace
of Charlotte Co., 1769
and member of the committee of safety in Charlotte
Co., Feb 1775. (See
Foote's Sketches of Virginia, Vol. I & II)
This Joseph
Morton was a nephew of
Thomas Morton who married Elizabeth Woodson.
The book lists the
children of John4 Woodson (Richard3, Robert2, John1) and
Elizabeth Anderson as:
i. Anderson Woodson m. Ann Lackland
ii. John Woodson
married Martha Tanneway
iii. Anne Woodson
married Moore Lumpkin
iv. Druscilla Woodson married William Walker
v. Martha Woodson married John Tanneway"
Sherry
I descend from Richard
Woodson side directly as well as from Rebecca's
father
John Pryo r (thru her sister) who married a Layne
gradfather of mine!
The below is what I
received from my cousin who is a president of her local
DAR and I have yet to
discvoer in errors in any of her research. We are
double cousins.
I have to send this in
two sections as it ws too large for darn AOL.
THere
is more going back if
you wish it! And more on my side of the line as well.
regards
A possible cousin,
many times removed
ALyce Hart
Children of Elizabeth
Anderson and John Woodson are:
30 i. Anderson8 Woodson. He married Ann Lackland July 03, 1780 in
Charlotte County, Virginia.
31 ii. John Woodson. He married Martha Tanneway.
32 iii. Anne Woodson. She married Moore Lumpkin.
33 iv. Druscilla Woodson. She married William Walker.
34 v. Martha Woodson. She married John Tanneway.
6. Thomas7 Anderson (Thomas6, Robert5,
Robert4, Richard3, "York Watershed"2,
"Colonial Virginia"1) was born Abt. 1714 in New Kent
County, Virginia, and died 1780 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. He married Sarah Clark Bef. 1743,
daughter of James Clark and Henrietta Hardyman. She was born Abt. 1720 in Prince George County, Virginia, and
died Aft. 1803 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
Notes for Thomas
Anderson:
From the will of Thomas Anderson -
Items: I Give & bequeath to my
Children Thomas Anderson, James Anderson, Susannah Williams, Elizabeth Woodson
& Agness Leah one shilling sterling apiece
Thomas Anderson
11/12/1735 no county
(possibly extreme
western Prince George County below the Appomattox in the region that became
Amelia)
542a southside of Mill
branch
Virginia patents
16/334
1736 Amelia County Tax
Roll
Thomas Anderson
Amelia County
Court Orders Book 1
At Court on 02/15/1744
Abraham Green & William Booker
report that in conjunction with the Gent. of the Henrico Court, they have
agreed with Thomas Anderson, to build a bridge over the Appomattox River and
keep it in repair, for 70 pounds.
Amelia County
Will Book 1
Bonds, page 14
140 pounds. Thomas Anderson, with George Currie, Samuel Tarry, and Clement
Read, all of Amelia County, to Abraham Green and William Booker, Gent., of the
same County, and William Kennon, Jr. and Benjamin Harris, Gent., of Henrico
Co., Va. for Thomas Anderson to build a bridge over the Appomatox River at a
place called Burtons, 12 feet wide and double railed, in a good workmanlike
manner, and keep the same in passable repair for seven years for the
consideration of 70 pounds, 50 pounds whereof to be paid Aug. 17,1745, and
remaining 20 pounds to be paid Aug. 17, 1746; sec. Aug. 16, 1745.
__________________________________
The records of Amelia
County above refer to an early Thomas Anderson, who maybe Senior or
Junior. The dates suggest they are
senior, but the inclination to move south suggest they may have been records of
Junior.
Goochland County Wills
& Deeds 1736-1742, page 134
06/20/1738 Thomas
Anderson, Jr. witness to deed of John Bostick
Magazine of Virginia
Genealogy - beginning with Vol 34 - 1996
#3 - continuing series
Merchant's Account
Book: Hanover Co., Va. 1743-1744 - Francis Jerdone, merchant.
Abstracted by Edgar
MacDonald for the Virginia Geneaogical Society -
Thomas Anderson junior
in Louisa - 2 Nov 1743 - 1 buck horn knife, material , 1 doz buttons,
___________________________
Subj: [ANDERSON-L] Deeds Albemarle VA area
Date: 7/8/02 9:05:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: magickrn@ec.rr.com (Sheila Anderson-Lewis)
To: ANDERSON-L@rootsweb.com
327
20 Aug 1748 VPB 26:661-1 Tho Anderson 400a Albemarl/brs of Appomattox Riv S s James Riv
________________________________
Subj: Some data
Date: 99-07-28 20:38:42 EDT
From: bharris@inebraska.com (Betty Harris)
To: patander73@aol.com
1755 Thomas Anderson Jr and Sarah of Lunenburgh
sell land in Cumberland
Betty M Harris
bharris@inebraska.com
__________________________________
These references to Thomas as Thomas
Anderson Junior indicates that his fathers name was likely Thomas and the
reference to lands in Cumberland associate him with the children of Thomas
Anderson and Agnes Gannaway. Goochland County records also refer to Thomas
Anderson Jr.
After 1750 Thomas Anderson owned a
plantation on the North side of the Roanoke River, on the other side was James
Mitchell. Thomas' land bordered on
Henry Sage near Eastland's Creek.
During this period he also served as a overseer (as appears in the
Mecklenburg tax rolls) for the Bluestone Creek estates of William Byrd II
(Treasurer of the Colony of Virginia).
William Byrd was granted those lands in the 1730's as payment for his
personal financing and leadership of the survey of the Virginia and North
Carolina Border in 1728. Virginia
Historical publications have reprinted his report of that expedition. This places Thomas Anderson in Lunenburg
County. Thomas Anderson was present at the court formation of both Lunenburg
County and Mecklenburg County.
Later James Mitchell would sell his land
to Edmund Taylor from Caroline and Orange County, Virginia. Thomas Anderson sold the properties at the
river bank concerned with the ferry across the Roanoke to Taylor in 1762. It would appear that in the period 1742 to 1760
Thomas was concentrating on improvements to the Colonial Post Road where it past
through Virginia. Both the bridges he
and his father, built over the Chicahominy and Appomatox Rivers and this Ferry
over the Roanoake were critical improvements to this post road. This
ferry was later known as Taylor's Ferry and was a critical point of operations
during the revolutionary war, although no battle took place there. All supplies and troops to the southern army
passed here. Virginia Governor Thomas Jefferson ordered that no Virginia wagons
were to cross the Roanoke River south of Taylor's ferry for fear that they
would not be returned. Horses for the army were pastured here and a magazine
was built for the accumulation of military stores. This magazine continued to be used as a barn through the post
Civil War era and it appears to have been located on Thomas Anderson's
property. When General Gates army marched south under instructions from George
Washington after the disasters at Charleston and Savannah, Gates found that the
ferry boats across the Roanoke could not carry his 12 pound cannon, so these
were left and built into the defenses of Taylor's Ferry. Examination of British Army corresondence
between Cornwallis and Tarleton reveals that they debated the benefit of
attacking Taylor's Ferry, but considered it too well defended by the
Mecklenburg militia, at times under the command of Major James Anderson
(Thomas' son) to risk the action.
This ferry is flooded today by Bugg's
Island Lake. The magazine would be
located upon the ridge overlooking this ferry.
The road to the ferry (currently Va Route 705) passes out of Boydtown,
Virginia directly south from the old Randolph Macon College Building. This route was the main road North South in
the period 1760 to 1830, and was supplanted in this roll only after this period
with the increasing influence of the Skipwith family and the introduction of
the railroad.
Thomas Anderson's will is filed in
Mecklenburg County in Will Book 1, on page 331. It is dated 12/04/1779 and recorded 05/08/1780. He names his wife Sarah Anderson, children Frances
Taylor, Sarah Jones, James Anderson, Martha Jones, Susanna Lewis, Mary Lewis,
Thomas Anderson, Anne Anderson, Lucy Anderson, Henrietta Maria Anderson,
son-in-law William Taylor. Evidence
suggests that William Taylor had married Elizabeth Anderson a daughter of
Thomas, but she was deceased prior to 1779.
Thomas Anderson from William Morris
Lunenburg County Brunswick County
07/07/1752 404 acres Lunenburg County
Lunenburg County Book 5 Page 164
for consideration f 50 pistoles at
£1/1/6 each, on both sides of Little Bluestone Creek. Patented by William
Morris 06/09/1752. Wit: Nat Terry, Jacob Royster.
Thomas Anderson from Pinkethman Hawkins
John
Potter and Mary
11/02/1761 200 acres Lunenburg County
Lunenburg County Book 6 Page 511
Executors of Thomas Hawkins,
consideration of £20. on the Little Bluestone Creek, being land left in will to
be sold, adjoining Morris and Lucas.
Thomas Anderson
Edmund Taylor
09/02/1760
Lunenburg County,
Virginia Deed Book 6, page 218
Whereas according to a late Act of the
Assembly a ferry established across the Roanoke River is said County from the
land of said Thomas Anderson to the land of James Mitchell, now land of the
said Edmund Taylor, and from the land of James Mitchell to the land of Thomas
Anderson with allowage for ferriage between the two, and
Whereas the said Thomas Anderson
hath agreed, for 100 pounds, to convey to Edmund Taylor the right of keeping
the ferry from Anderson's land to Edmund Taylor, who purchased land from James
Mitchell, together with a road for the ferry and a landing on Anderson's land.
It is agreed that Edmund Taylor
may build houses on any part of said land within a distance of 30 yards from
said ferry landing - with free ingress and egress from said ferry landing to
and from said houses.
Thomas Anderson to Christopher Hudson
Sarah
03/11/1764 554 acres Lunenburg County
Lunenburg County Book 1 Page 6
Both sides of the Little Bluestone
Creek, for consideration of £200, beginning at the Creek, along the lines of
Morris' patent, to Reedy Branch, to a corner of Hawkin's patent.
Lunenburg County Tax
rolls
1750 William Byrd
Thomas Anderson
1752 William Byrd
Thomas Anderson
1768 William Byrd
Thomas Anderson overseer
for William Byrd.
Mecklenburg County
1782
List of William
Randolph
James Anderson 3 13
Sarah Anderson 3 28
Bibliography
Life by the Roaring
Roanoke, by Susan L. Bracey, The Mecklenburg County Bicentennial Commission,
1977.
Early Wills,
1765-1799, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Compiled by Katherine B. Elliott,
1963, Southern Historical Press, Inc., reprint 1983.
William and Mary
Quarterly, Ist Series, Volume XI, Editor Lyon G. Tyler, Richmond, Virginia,
1895; Kraus Reprint Compnay 1977, page 43.
The Old Free State by
Landon C. Bell.
_________________________________________________
Subj: Re: Beverly and Thomas Anderson of
Mecklenburg
Date: 98-12-20 01:09:57 EST
From: WarwickA
To: PatAnder73, PEwald, bryan@smartlink.net
Dear Patrick,
I am still amazed by your depth of
knowledge of the Andersons of Virginia.
I think you have presented a convincing picture of my Thomas Anderson
ancestor and appreciate you sending it on.
For accuracy of your information, I do
not own the diary of my great-great grandfather William Henry Holcombe, MD (b.
May 29, 1825, d. Nov. 29, 1893). The
diary is a permanent part of the Southern Historical Collection, Manuscript #
1113, CB #3926, Wilson Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3926. A
typed copy of the nearly 250 pages can be obtained on request. Your letter led me to reread some of the
diary, particularly the autobiography part written in 1892, and it was so
enjoyable to read I thought I would share some of it with you.
"At the first roll of the
revolutionary drum in 1775, the sons of the soldiers of Culloden rushed into
the rebel army. My grandfather,
Philemon Holcombe, about 18 years of age at that time, ran away from Hampton
Sidney College, without the knowledge or consent of parents or faculty and enlisted for the war. He served the whole eight years of that
momentous struggle without wavering a moment in his fidelity to the cause. He shared all its hardships and anxieties,
its defeats and its triumphs.
"He was with Gates and Greene in
their Carolina campaigns. He fought at
Guilford Courthouse side by side with Capt. Thomas Watts whose grand-daughter
was married to one of his grandsons 60 years afterward. He was in Gen. Harry Lee's Light Horse at
Brandywine and Germantown. He rose from
the ranks to the position of Major and was promoted to a Colonelcy after
serving as aid-de-camp to Gen. Lafayette at the siege of Yorktown. He was present when the noble Frenchman
scornfully refused to open or even receive a special letter addressed to him by
the traitor Benedict Arnold, and he saw Lord Cornwallis surrender his sword, an
event which virtually closed the struggle.
"He used to tell how Lafayette once
tried to utilize the turkey buzzard as an article of food, when the comissary
department was reduced to desperation - "I had no absurd antipathy to the
American Turkey,"he said. "I
put him fairly on his merits - I roasted him, I baked him, I stewed him, I
fried him, but confidentially - he is no good!"
"When Lafayette re-visited America
in 1824 and was honored with ovations, such as only Washington could have
received, throughout the length and breadth of the land, my grandfather, then
67 years of age, left his quiet farm and took his eldest daughter Mrs. Sarah
Ambler and his youngest son, then quite a lad, to call upon him at
Richmond. They were cordially received
by the illustrious visitor; the young Beverly Lafayette Holcombe was duly
presented, and General Lafayette complimented this party by gracefully leading
out Mrs. Ambler for the first dance at the grand ball given in his honor. My grandfather was so delighted with his old
compatriot in arms, that he followed him all the way to New York, no easy
matter in those days of slow and difficult travel, and waved his last adieus to
him as the vessel which bore the nation's guest back to France drifted away
from the Battery.
When the war was over Col. Holcombe
devoted himself successfully to agricultural pursuits, and was particularly
interested in the rearing and improvement of blooded stock. His fine horses were raced upon many a race
track in eastern Virginia, such being the fashion among the first gentlemen of
that day. Although horse-racing,
card-playing and brandy drinking were the habits, we would now say the vice of
the best society of the period. My
grandfather never committed excesses of any kind. No persuasions could induce him, to the day of his death at the
age of 77 to deviate from his old army custom of taking three small glasses of
"grog" every day, one just before each meal.
One fine day somewhere in the eighties of
the last century young Col. Philemon Holcombe mounted his finest charger and
rode away to a neighboring county, intending to pay his addresses to a certain
young lady with whom he had formed a very pleasant acquaintance. There he met another young lady visiting the
one he went especially to see, who proved more fascinating than her hostess and
carried off the prize - thus unknowingly constituting herself my grandmother.
This lady, Lucy Maria Anderson, was the
medium through whom the royal blood of the House of Hapsburg is said to flow in
our veins. Somewhere in the first third
of the last century a distinguished couple exiled from Austria located at
Charles City, Va., Baron Hardimann and his beautiful and accomplished wife,
Henriette Marie, a niece of Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria and cousin of the
ill-fated Marie Antoinette of France.
The Baron had been involved in some revolutionary attempt, and the
punishment of death was commuted to banishment to America for life.
[Editors Note: Date: 11/30/99 9:35:36 PM Eastern Standard Time;
From: black@globe.com (Terri Black) informant advises that the information
above connecting the Hardiman family with the Hapsburgs is incorrect and that
more accurate infomation can be found on The Poythress family wonderful web
site, with a chapter dedicated to the Hardyman's & their early roots in
America, all solidly documented.
http://www1.minn.net/~atims/hardyman.html
]
"A daughter of this couple named
after her mother but anglicized to Henrietta Maria married a Capt. Clarke of
the British Navy. A daughter of these
parties named Henrietta Elizabeth, was married to Beverly Anderson[editors
note: References in a descendants diary refer to him as "Beverly"
Anderson. I have heretofore assigned
him that middle name, but to date have found no other record substantiating it.
All VA records of note refer to him as Thomas.], whose name stands upon the old
records as "gentleman and landholder." Their daughter, Lucy Maria, became the bride of my
grandfather. The portrait of Henriette
Marie Hardimann, a fully detailed account of the family descent in all its
branches written by my aunt, Mrs. Sarah Ambler, and many valuable letters and
documents were destroyed by fire at the burning of Columbia. They were in the possession of Mrs. Lucy
Holcombe Pickens the wife of the Governor of South Carolina at that time and a
grand-daughter of Philemon and Lucy Maria Holcombe.
"My grandmother Holcombe was a lady
of fine physique and strongly marked character. She was a grand old-fashioned Virginia housekeeper and that means
a great deal to those acquainted with the social customs and immense
hospitalities of that period. She was a
superb manager of her servants, and we may add, sotto voce, of her
husband. She was such a srict
disciplinarian that she is said to have horse-whipped one of her sons for some
act of disobedience, when he was eighteen years of age. It is through her side of the house that the
Rev. Dr. Samuel Anderson of St. Louis was our cousin. He was breakfasting with me in New Orleans when we received the
terrible news of President Lincoln's assassination, and we agreed in the
opinion that it would prove a great calamity to the Southern people. Grand-nephews of my grandmother were also
Col. Beverly Jones (the Beverly from his grandfather Beverly Anderson) who was
killed in command of an Alabama regiment, and his brother James Alfred Jones of
Richmond, one of the most distinguished lawyers in Virginia.
My grandfather was independent and his
wife was rich, so they lived in convivial, hospitable style. When one fortune was frittered away, Mrs.
Holcombe received another by the will of a bachelor brother. The old colonel was exceedingly popular and
highly respected. Some warm friends
once wished to have him nominated for Congress, but he declined the proposed
honor, saying that he had always been regarded by his friends and neighbors as
an honorable, respectable man, but if he entered the political arena, it would
soon be discovered that he was one of the greatest rascals in the state, a
satire upon the bitter political spirit which prevailed in what we call
"the good old times."
Hope you enjoyed
this! Sincerely, Warwick
Aiken
Warwick Aiken, III
2527 Monticello Drive
Gastonia, NC
28056-6564
704-867-0900
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Subj: Re: Richmond
Co., VA
Date: 5/24/03 1:24:33
PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:
ricksthomas@msn.com
To: PatAnder73@aol.com
Sent from the Internet
(Details)
Patrick,
[snip]
I had stray notes for Lunenberg Co.,
Virginia:
Lunenberg County,
Virginia Tithables:
1748, William Caldwell;
James Anderson, Williams Anderson…Richard Adams, page 78
Joseph Tanner…Richard Davis…Lt.
James Anderson, overseer, page 79
1748, mouth of Falling
River upwards; William Callaway…Richard Callaway…Jonas
Anderson…Joseph Williams, page 83
1749, James Anderson,
William Anderson, page 93
1749, Nicholas Haile;
John Anderson…Jonas Anderson, page 96
1750, William
Caldwell; James Anderson, William Anderson, page 124
1750, Cornelius
Cargill; Thomas Anderson, page 129
1750, Nicholas Haile;
John Anderson, page 138
1750, John Phelps;
Jonas Anderson…William Callaway…Thomas Davis, page 154
1752, William
Caldwell; James Anderson…Richard Adams, page 187
1752, Cornelius
Cargill; Thomas Anderson, pae 188
1752, Jonas
Anderson…Richard Callaway, page 204.
John Anderson, page 207
1764, Bartlett
Anderson…Joseph Taylor… page 233
1764, St. James
Parish, Thomas Anderson…David Adams…Thomas Adams, page 246
1764, St. James
Parish, Richard Witton; John Adams, James Anderson, page 261
1769, Cumberland
Parish, Everard Dowsing; James Anderson, page 271
1772, John Anderson, page 302
1773, Thomas Winn;
James Anderson, page 323
1774, no census taker
named; James Anderson, page 327
1775, Roger Atkinson;
James Anderson, page 349
March 1, 1746. From Francis Anderson of Amelia County, to
Andrew Martin of Lunenberg County, 25 pounds, 472 acres on the north sides of
Cub and Sandy Creeks. Signed: Francis Anderson. Witnesses: none.
Recorded: March 2, 1746
Lunenberg County,
Virginia Deed Book 1, 1746-1751, page 109
April 12, 1750. From Thomas Hilton of Lunenberg County to
Richard Dudgeon of Lunenberg County, 52 pounds 10 shillings, on both sides
Terrible Creek and bounded by Parish, 200 acres. Signed: Thomas (X)
Hilton. Witnesses: William Caldwell, James Anderson, David
Caldwell, Henry Caldwell, James Wood.
Recorded July 3, 1750.
Lunenberg County,
Virginia Deed Book 2, 1750-1752, page 59
April 3, 1750. From William Byrd, esquire of Charles City
County to Richard Eckols of Lunenberg County, 13 pounds 14 shillings, 274
acres, being part of a greater quantity patented to Byrd on April 16, 1740,
north side of Dan River, bounded by Midway River. Signed: W. Byrd. Witnesses:
Thomas Anderson, Henry Isabel, Thomas Douglas. Recorded October 2, 1750.
Lunenberg County, Virginia Deed Book 1, 1750-1752, page 165
Rick Thomas
Notes for Sarah Clark:
Sarah Clark, the daughter of James Clark
and Henritta Maria Hardyman. Consider
the will of Richard Clarke of Raleigh Parish, Amelia County written on August
29, 1748 and probated January 23, 1752 and filed on page 75 of Will Book One of
Amelia County. In it he appoints
Francis Anderson as one of three executors.
He also names Frances Hardeman Clark the daughter of his brother James
Clark in the will. These points are
significant because this is the sister in the Clark family of Sarah Clark the
wife of Thomas Anderson of Mecklenburg County.
Thomas Anderson was born in New Kent County Virginia and it is somewhere
on the Goochland/Amelia border that he met and married his wife Sarah Clark.
James Clark
Sarah Clark
| John
Hardyman
| John
Hardyman ( -1716)
| John
Hardyman
| | | Francis
Eppes
| | Mary Eppes
Henrietta Maria Hardyman
| Richard Taylor
| John Taylor ( -1709)
| | | William Barker ( -<1655)
| | Sarah Barker
(<1655-1690's)
| | | James Ward
| | Frances
Ward ( ->1677)
Henrietta Maria Taylor
| Edward Hill
| Edward Hill
Henrietta Maria Hill
Elizabeth
Williams
Children of Thomas
Anderson and Sarah Clark are:
35 i. Major James8 Anderson, born Abt.
1740 in Amelia County, Virginia; died Aft. 1793 in Chatham County, North
Carolina. He married Mary Taylor August
23, 1770 in Granville County, North Carolina; born Abt. 1745.
Notes for Major James
Anderson:
James Anderson of Mecklenburg County, Captain in the Virginia
Militia of the Revolutionary War. He was the commander of one of the three
militia companys whose entrance into Williamsburg precipitated the escape of
Lord Dunmore to Norfolk. This incident
is known as the "Gunpowder Incident" to any visitor to colonial
Williamsburg in Virginia where the story is repeatedly told still today. Patrick Henry rabid orator and member of the
house of burgesses had called the militia into Williamsburg to prevent Lord
Dunmore from abscounding with the gunpowder in the city magazine.
James was the commander that threw up the earthwork barracade
at Great Bridge VA which became the scene of the first Virginia battle of the
Revolution. The British attacked the earthwork which had barricaded them into
Norfolk and where gunned down efficiently for their trouble.
Later as Major James Anderson he was in the rotation of
commanders at Taylors Ferry and in command of the boats that ferried across the
Roanoke River during the Revolutionary War. When instructed by General
Lafayette's Quatermaster General to gather all the boats together for security
reasons responded that there were only 13 boats on the Roanoake, that they were
all in trustworthy hands and that consolidating them would place such a
hardship on the economy of the region that it could not be accepted.
James had a first wife
whom we have not identified. The best source on him is:
Life by the Roaring
Roanoke, Susan L. Bracey, The Mecklenburg County Bicentennial Commission, 1977.
__________________________________________
Subj: Re: Anderson family from VA
Date: 97-02-05 03:04:59 EST
From: bryan@smartlink.net (bryan huneycutt)
To: PatAnder73@aol.com
James ANDERSON, b. ca
1735 NC, lived in Mecklenburg Co.,VA, served in Rev.
War as Captain, d. aft.
1793 Chatham Co.,NC, m. 1) ___ 2) Mary TAYLOR 1767
Granville NC
CH: Martha Elizabeth b. 1748 m. Gideon
GREEN 1774 NC
Hannah b. m. ___ CRAWLEY
Lucy b. m. ___ BURWELL
Ann b. m. ___ CRAWLEY
Bryan
I include the note
above but point out that there are inconsistencies in the birthdates
+ 36 ii. Frances Anderson, born March 30, 1743 in
Goochland County, Virginia.
+ 37 iii. Sarah Anderson, born Abt. 1745 in Lunenburg
County, Virginia; died Aft. 1779.
+ 38 iv. Elizabeth Anderson, born February 06,
1748/49 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia; died December 02, 1774 in Mecklenburg
County, Virginia.
+ 39 v. Martha Anderson, born Abt. 1751 in
Mecklenburg County, Virginia; died October 1831 in Mecklenburg County,
Virginia.
40 vi. Thomas Anderson, born Abt. 1753 in
Mecklenburg County, Virginia; died 1793 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
Notes for Thomas
Anderson:
Mecklenburg COunty Will
Book 3, page 187
Will of Thomas
Anderson, Junior
dated April 8, 1793
recorded December 9, 1793
Mother Sarah Anderson
Brother James Anderson
Brother-in-law Tignal
Jones, Jr.
Executors: Brother
James Anderson, Thomas Jones and Bother-in-law Tignal Jones, Jr.
Witnesses: Phil
Holcombe, Junr., Ann Venable and Martha Jones, Jr.
+ 41 vii. Susanna Anderson, born Abt. 1757 in
Mecklenburg County, Virginia; died Aft. May 25, 1784 in Wake County, North
Carolina.
+ 42 viii. Mary Anderson, born Abt. 1758 in Mecklenburg
County, Virginia.
43 ix. Anne Anderson, born Abt. 1763 in Mecklenburg
County, Virginia. She married Samuel
Venable March 05, 1782 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia (Source: Marriage
Records, Southern States, 1728-1850,
(CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic.").
Notes for Anne
Anderson:
Subj: Re: ann anderson
Date: 4/14/00 9:50:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: Lesanne357
To: PatAnder73
Thank you very much for
the information that you sent me......that was very generous of you.
Leslie
Notes for Samuel
Venable:
Leslie Ferguson
<Lesanne357@aol.com>
Worldconnect
/Abraham Venable
/Abraham Venable II b: 22 MAR
1699/00
| \Name Unknown Lewis
/Abraham Venable III d: 1778
|
| /Nathaniel Davis
|
\Martha Davis
Samuel Venable
|
/Jacob Michaux
\Elizabeth Michaux
+ 44 x. Lucy Maria Anderson, born Abt. 1765 in
Mecklenburg County, Virginia; died Aft. 1829 in Fayette County, Tennessee.
+ 45 xi. Henrietta Maria Anderson, born Abt. 1769 in
Mecklenburg County, Virginia; died Aft. 1797.
7. Charles7 Anderson (Thomas6, Robert5,
Robert4, Richard3, "York Watershed"2,
"Colonial Virginia"1) was born Abt. 1716 in New Kent
County, Virginia, and died 1786 in Cumberland County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Chambers Abt.
1735. She was born 1725, and died 1783.
Notes for Charles
Anderson:
From Thomas Anderson's will of 1757 -
Item: I Give and bequeath to my son Charles Anderson four hundred acres of Land
Lying on the branches of Fishpond Creek joyning Peter Brooks's line &
Joseph Dabbs's lines to him & his heirs forever. my will that my sons
Charles, Gideon & William Anderson be Executors of this my last will &
Testament.
These records appear
to be his because of the association with Thomas Anderson on Dry Creek.
Charles 06/30/1743
Goochland Co
400a On both side of
Dry Creek of Appamattox RIver
21/298
Charles 08/20/1745
Goochland Co
400a head of Green
Creek of Appamattox River
23/1070
Charles 08/20/1745
Goochland Co
130a On both sides of
Dry Creek of Appamattox River
23/1076
Charles 08/20/1745
Goochland Co
400a both sides of
Little Guinea Creek.
23/1078
Charles 08/20/1747
Goochland Co
400a both sides of
Mallory's Branch of Appomattox river
28/131
__________________________________________
Subj: For Your Information
Date: 99-06-17 20:34:36 EDT
From: bharris@inebraska.com (Betty Harris)
To: patander73@AOL.COM
Is this of use to your
page
Abstract of will of
Charles Anderson from Cumberland County, Va will book 2;
LDS film 0030758
written Aug 26, 1783
and probated 25 Mar 1786
mentions
daughters: Keziah Raine; Frances Redd;
Elizabeth Wade; and Mary Morton, son William and grandson Charles
Anderson; granddaughter Sarah Holcombe
Anderson; grandchildren all named Raine: John, Maria Ann, Charles, William,
Thomas, and Joseph Shelton Raine.
Keziah maybe deceased?
witnesses-Samuel
Williams and Benjamin Allen.
I did not spot an
inventory etc.
Yours very truly,
Betty M Harris
bharris@inebraska.com
_____________________________________
Subj: Some data
Date: 99-07-28 20:38:42 EDT
From: bharris@inebraska.com (Betty Harris)
To: patander73@aol.com
Pat, I have been
tracking Charles Andersons in Va. Here
is what I found. Use it as you wish.
Not all is correct and I sure don't know which charles I want. Let me
know if you have problems with this.
p-53 -400A in
Goochland Co on both sides of Dry Ck of Appomatox R, 30 jun 1743
p-148-400A Goochland
on Green Ck of App.R. 20 aug 1745
130 A "
Dry Ck 20 aug 1745
400 A "
Little Guinea Cr "
p250- adj on Appomatox
R in Ablemarle at Mallory Crossing next to
Elkanah Anderson -5 apr 1746
p375-next to Thomas
Anderson and Elkanah Anderson in Ablemarle Co on the Appamattox R 20 aug 1748
p313-400 A on both
sides of Mallorys Br of Appomattox R in Goochland 1747
p357-on Little Guinea
Cr in Goochland. 1749
Cumberland Deeds
LDS film 0030746 Bk 3 & 4 1760-71
Bk-P date
grantor/grantee
4-63 1765 Charles
Anderson of Cumberland sells to Ambrose Wright
17 Acres
LDS film 0030747 Bk 5 & 6 1770-1790
5-437 1778 Charles
Anderson of Cumberland sells to John Raine of same 130 A for 50 pounds [Charles
had a daughter, Keziah, desÆd by 1784, who married a John Raine.]
Cumberland County
Marriage Bonds; Broderbund
P166 1773 Charles Wade
& Eliz. Anderson [App by Charles Anderson, father]
Va Genealogist vol 34
#2-11; ‘Local Items from the Virginia Gazette’
Sheriff sale at
Charlotte Courthouse 8 Oct 1785-land to discharge taxes due
in 1784 and 85 mention
Charles Anderson’s estate.
Yours very truly,
Betty M Harris
bharris@inebraska.com
____________________________________________
Subj: [ANDERSON-L] Charles Anderson and
Elizabeth Chambers
Date: 2/16/00 3:15:35 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: caledo25@hotmail.com (calvin dorris)
To: ANDERSON-L@rootsweb.com
Does any one have any
documents or further information on this family
Charles Anderson was
born bef 1795 Hanover Co. VA died March 27, 1786, son
of Thomas Anderson and
Agnes Gannaway married Elizabeth Chambers.
Their children
Elizabeth
Anderson married Mr. Wade
Mary Anderson married
Mr. Martin
Gideon Anderson b. abt
1837 d. 1802Wilkes Co. GA
Keziah Anderson b.
1741 d. Aug 26, 1783 Cumberland Co. VA married Thomas Cocke and John Raine
Francrs Anderson
William Anderson
Calvin
Children of Charles
Anderson and Elizabeth Chambers are:
+ 46 i. Gideon8 Anderson, born Abt. 1737
in Virginia; died 1802 in Wilkes County, Georgia.
47 ii. William Anderson, born 1739. He married Mary Holcomb February 01, 1774 in
Prince Edward County, Virginia (Source: Marriage Records, Southern States,
1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated
Archives; 1994), "Electronic.").
+ 48 iii. Keziah Anderson, born 1741; died August 25,
1783 in Cumberland County, Virginia.
49 iv. Frances Anderson, born 1753. She married Thomas Redd.
Notes for Frances
Anderson:
Subj: Re: confusion reigns
Date: 99-06-23 19:39:09 EDT
From: bharris@inebraska.com (Betty Harris)
To: PatAnder73@aol.com
Thanks for the sorting
of Charleses. What a mess. I have ordered the indexes of Cumberland
deeds. I noticed a Lawrence Anderson
will in Cumberland but did not copy it.
I found no Bartalot will. I will
keep you posted. I wonder where the
church parish records are? Which
parish? It is nice to have Mary
Elizabeth's siblings. There is no
Gideon in will. I found out that
Frances married Thomas Redd in IGI.
Let me know if it sourts out.
Abstracted from
Genealogies of Virginia Families, Broderbund CDRom; 1998
Volume II, Cl-Fi; ‘The
Cunninghams of Cub Creek’ p536
Abstract-Frances
Anderson, third wife of Thomas Redd, was daughter of Charles and Elizabeth
[Chambers] Anderson. The parents of
Charles Anderson were Thomas, who died in 1752 in Albemarle County, and
Elizabeth Anderson. The mother of Elizabeth Chambers was Elizabeth, daughter of
Roger Williams, son of the Roger Williams who died in Old Rappahannock County
in 1677. Volume V R-Z “Captain Redd [1730-1801] and His Family’ p 73
________________________________
Subj: Re: Anderson-Chambers
Date: 11/11/00 12:25:58 PM Eastern Standard Time
From:
newilliams1@hotmail.com (Nona Williams) To: PatAnder73@aol.com
Pat:
Thank you sincerely for
the Anderson notes. The Thomas Anderson clan has been associated with my Roger
Williams bunch in many records. I finally found a thread on p.586 of
Genealogies of Virginia Families regarding James Cunningham b. 1767 and Frances
Redd.
Paragraph 5: "His widow (that is - of James
Cunningham), Frances, was born 9 Oct. 1771, eldest of the children of Capt.
Thomas Redd by his third wife, Frances Anderson, daughter of Charles and
Elizabeth (Chambers) Anderson, The parents of Charles Anderson were Thomas (who
d. 1752 in Albermarle CO.) and Elizabeth Anderson. The mother of Elizabeth
Chanbers was Elizabeth, daughter of Roger Williams, son of Roger Williams who
died Old Rappahannock Co., in 1677. On 27 April 1817, Mrs. Frances (Redd)
Cunningham m. Thomas Baytop Scott. Thereafter she was called "Aunt
Scott" by her numerous nephews and nieces. Mr. Scott died intestate about
1827. The Family Bible says that she died 18 Jan. 1843, but on a tombstone
erected in her memory in 1855, the inscription says she "died in 1843, age
71 yrs., 3 Mos., 11 days." The next paragraph contains the children of
James and Frances.
As you see my interest
is in the Williams, and if you run across anything that will be helpful, I
would appreciate it. Thank you again.
Nona Williams
50 v. Elizabeth Anderson, born 1755. She married Charles Wade.
51 vi. Mary Anderson, born 1757. She married Quinon Morton.
11. James7 Anderson (Thomas6, Robert5,
Robert4, Richard3, "York Watershed"2,
"Colonial Virginia"1) was born Abt. 1725, and died 1782 in
Cumberland County, Virginia. He married
Sarah Elizabeth Baker (Source: Andrew S. Anderson, MD, asamd1st@yahoo.com4PatrickAnderson.FTW, (Fredericksburg, VA.),
"Electronic."). She was born
1738, and died 1792.
Notes for James
Anderson:
From the will of Thomas Anderson -
Items: I Give & bequeath to my
Children Thomas Anderson, James Anderson, Susannah Williams, Elizabeth Woodson
& Agness Leah one shilling sterling apiece
James 09/20/1745
Goochland Co
400a branches of
Little Guinea Creek and Tear Wallet Run
patents 24/34
James 09/20/1745
Goochland Co
400a Appomattox River
above dry creek
patents 24/115
James 09/10/1755
Cumberland Co
800a Appamattox River
above Dry Creek
patents 31/731
______________________________________
Subj: [ANDERSON-L] Deeds Albemarle VA area
Date: 7/8/02 9:05:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: magickrn@ec.rr.com (Sheila Anderson-Lewis)
To: ANDERSON-L@rootsweb.com
421
20 Sep 1745 VPB 24:115-1 Jas Anderson 400a Goochlan/nr Appomattox Riv abv Dry Ck
419
10 Sep 1755 VPB 31:731-2 Jas Anderson 800a Cumberlan/abv Dry Ck nr Appomattox Riv
___________________________
Will Book 2,
Cumberland County page 304
Will of James
Anderson, dated 16 May 1782. Pro. 25 November, 1782.
Son, Thomas Anderson,
the plantation whereon I now live, 400 a.; son, James Anderson, the plantation
where Thomas Anderson now lives with 400 a. of land, daughter, Mary Pearce;
daughter Sarah Compton; daughter, Elizabeth LeGrand; daughter, Agnes Anderson,
youngest and underage; grandson, James Pearce; wife, Betty Anderson; my five
daughters.
Excrs; James Allen,
Sr., Thomas Anderson
Wit: William Anderson,
Chas. Allen, Mary Sanders.
Signed Jas. Anderson
______________________________________
Will Book 2,
Cumberland County, Page 432
Division of estate of
James Anderson by Thomas Anderson exor., according to will.
Slaves; to Thomas
Anderson, James Anderson, Peter Francisco and Susanna, his wife, to Agnes
Anderson; 300 acres of land divided among the five daughters of James Anderson
according to will; to Mary Raine, 60 a. adjoining James Anderson, her brother;
to Sarah Compton, 60 a. adjoining the first on the east Roger Williams on the
west; to Elizabeth Legrand, 60 a. south of the last mentioned tract and
adjoining the same parties on the east and west; to Susannah Francisco, 60 a.
south of the last mentioned tract adjoining Randolph's Sandy Ford tract; to
Agnes Anderson, 60 a. west of Thomas Anderson's tract and divided from the
first mentioned 60 a. to mary Raine by an east and west line adjoining Sandy
Ford tract on the south by James Allen ... John Woodson ... Wm. Lee.
Source
Abstracts of
Cumberland County, Virginia; Will Books 1 and 2; 1749-1782; abstracted by
Katherine Reynolds; Southern Historical Press, Inc. 1985
LDS Film 0030749 Bk 9
& 10 1801-1807
9-27 1802 William Anderson lives next to the Anderson
Meeting House ;wife Esther is ill
9-28 1802 James
Anderson of Cumberland sells to Charles Allen land which was bought from Thomas
Anderson Jr who was married to Sarah
Notes for Sarah
Elizabeth Baker:
Subj: Re: "New" Hanover Anderson
Connections
Date: 11/15/02 12:49:07 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: asamd1st@yahoo.com (Andrew Anderson, MD)
To: Patander73@aol.com
File:
asamd1st@yahoo.com4PatrickAnderson.FTW (514048 bytes) DL Time (32000 bps): <
4 minutes
--- "Andrew
Anderson, MD" <asamd1st@yahoo.com> wrote:
Dear Patrick,
As you can see from the attached gedcom
file, I am a descendent of James Anderson, the son of Thomas of Albemarle and
Agnes Gannaway. Our family still owns
about a thousand acres of James and Charles+'s land, including that at one time
owned by Peter Francisco.
The house James built before 1750 is
still lived in and I have a large number of old documents stored there. I have sifted through them for about six
months now while recovering from an accident.
I would appreciate your educating me on what evidence you would like to
see to place Sarah Weldon Anderson as the daughter of Francis Anderson, to sort
out the wives of James and James, Jr., and to integrate the "Scott's
Anderson" connection. The father
of Betty Anderson, Robert BakerertBaker, is known for the Kentucky long rifle,
and her grandfather, John Thompson is the famous Presbyterian Minister who
arranged financial assistance for Samuel Davies education. Andersons kept
records from the meeting house which became Cumberland Presbyterian Church in
1754 with Samuel Davies as its first pastor.
An Anderson relative was clerk of the session from 1754 to 1954 when my
grandfather Francis Sidney Anderson resigned.
Thanking you so much for all you have
done for Anderson genealogy and hoping to meet you in person and take you out
to dinner. Call anytime at
540-785-4226, my home in Fredericksburg, VA.
I am sincerely,
Andrew S. Anderson, MD
Children of James
Anderson and Sarah Baker are:
+ 52 i. Thomas8 Anderson, born 1754; died
1804.
53 ii. Samuel Anderson (Source: Andrew S. Anderson,
MD, asamd1st@yahoo.com4PatrickAnderson.FTW, (Fredericksburg, VA.), "Electronic."), born 1756.
+ 54 iii. Mary Anderson, born Abt. 1758.
55 iv. Sarah C. Anderson (Source: Andrew S.
Anderson, MD, asamd1st@yahoo.com4PatrickAnderson.FTW, (Fredericksburg, VA.),
"Electronic."), born 1760.
She married ? Compton.
+ 56 v. Elizabeth Anderson, born February 18, 1763;
died February 16, 1823 in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
57 vi. James Baker Anderson (Source: Andrew S.
Anderson, MD, asamd1st@yahoo.com4PatrickAnderson.FTW, (Fredericksburg, VA.),
"Electronic."), born 1765. He
married Sarah Pearce.
Notes for James Baker
Anderson:
9-28 1802 James
Anderson of Cumberland sells to Charles Allen land which was bought from Thomas
Anderson Jr who was married to Sarah
_________________________________
Subj: Re: James Anderson - Mary Jordan
Date: 2/21/00 11:49:44 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: DPrice23@compuserve.com (Donald W Price)
Sender: DPrice23@compuserve.com (Donald W Price)
To: PatAnder73@aol.com
(INTERNET:PatAnder73@aol.com)
File: anderson.txt (2471 bytes)
DL Time (48000 bps):
< 1 minute
Attached are notes I
have on my Anderson line.
My line was from
Franklin County, Va,
I have some marrige
dates and the wives' names
if it is of interest.
Don Price
________________________________
The information I have
on the early Anderson Family came from a paper I found on microfilm at the
Viginia State Library titled "The Anderson Papers" by a Mrs. R. M.
Anderson of Chatham, Va. (Pittsylvania County). The material was written about 1950. Her husband was decended
from Jesse Anderson, son of James Anderson and June Ann Moore. She was foggy on some things and brushed
over.
She knew that my great
grandmother, Nancy Anderson had married a Price, and mentioned he was a horse
trader from Montgomery Co., Va., but in Montgomery Co. he was better known as a
horse thief. (just joking but he did
sell a piece of land in Mont. Co. to three diffent
parties and he was
hauled into court over it at an old age).
I was able to trace
back to James Anderson married to June Ann Moore, and died in Franklin County,
Va. in 1822. This James was the son of James and Betty of Cumberland Co., Va.
according to Mrs. Anderson's paper. I
have a note, that I obtained from some forgotten place during the last 20
years, that states Betty's name was Sarah Elizabeth Baker. I have no real proof of this. Maybe someone
out there can make a
connection.
[snip of an error]
My line back to James
Anderson of Franklin County is as follows, (the family kept moving west until I
came along):
Donald Wayne Price b.
1940 Roanoke, Va.
James Otho Price b.
1919 Roanoke, Va., d. 1998 Mechanicsville, Va.
Ferdinand Webster Price
b. 1892 Montgomery Co., Va.,d. 1949 Roanoke, Va.
Nancy Jane Anderson b. 1854
Franklin Co., Va., d. 1922 Montgomery Co., Va.
James B. Anderson b.
about 1820 Franklin Co., Va., d. ? Pulaski Co., Va.
Jesse Anderson b. about
1785 ?, d. 1860 Franklin Co., Va.
James Anderson b. ?
Cumberland Co., Va., d. 1821 Franklin Co., Va.
I now live in
Mechanicsville, Va. (just outside of Richmond). My parents moved to Richmond
during WWII and stayed after my father returned from overseas.
Sincerely,
Donald Price
+ 58 vii. Susannah Anderson, born 1767; died 1790 in
Cumberland County, Virginia.
59 viii. Agnes Anderson (Source: Andrew S. Anderson,
MD, asamd1st@yahoo.com4PatrickAnderson.FTW, (Fredericksburg, VA.), "Electronic."), born 1769.
12. William7 Anderson (Thomas6, Robert5,
Robert4, Richard3, "York Watershed"2,
"Colonial Virginia"1) was born 1734. He married Fanney ?.
Notes for William
Anderson:
From the will of Thomas Anderson - after
my Lawfull Debts are paid that the reminder part of my Estate be kept together
under the Care of my son William Anderson & that he may take Care of my
Young Children provide for them as
suitable mantenance & to keep a reasonable allowance for the same &
that David Anderson may have a share in each crop if he thinks propper to Tarry
with him and that the Family have liberty to Tarry on my said Plantation till
they can settle their own. My Will & Desire is that the remaining part of
my Land may be regularly Divided Amongst my four Youngest Children William,
David, Micajah & Judah Anderson
& the Eldest take the first Choice which I Give & bequeath to them
& their Heirs forever.
_______________________________
Posted by: William
Davis Anderson Date: November 12, 1999 at 13:25:15
of 799
I am seeking to
discover my Anderson ancestors in Virginia. The earliest Anderson that I have
is William 1734-1810, married Fanney___? William's son was Richard, 1761-1835.
I wonder if Thomas Anderson, c. 1661-1693 to 1758, the child of Robert Anderson
and Cecelia Massie, could be William's father? Richard's son Thomas, b. June
16, 1789 d 1857 married Chloe Glascock in Pittsylvania Co VA about 1815. Ring
any bells? Is the lineage like this:
1 Richard Anderson b.
1585 London England
2 Richard Anderson
Jr., 1619-1656
3 Robert Anderson
1640-1716
4 Thomas Anderson c,
1661-1758
5 William Anderson
1734-1810
6 Richard Anderson
1761-1835, m. Frances
Children Betsy,
William, Thomas, Ann, and
John.
Child of William
Anderson and Fanney ? is:
+ 60 i. Richard8 Anderson, born July 19,
1761; died May 12, 1833.
Generation No. 3
17. James Anderson8 Allen (Ann7
Anderson, Thomas6, Robert5, Robert4, Richard3,
"York Watershed"2, "Colonial Virginia"1)
(Source: Andrew S. Anderson, MD, asamd1st@yahoo.com4PatrickAnderson.FTW, (Fredericksburg, VA.),
"Electronic.") was born July 07, 1724, and died 1793. He married Elizabeth Sims. She was born July 28, 1725, and died 1788.
Children of James
Allen and Elizabeth Sims are:
61 i. James9 Allen.
62 ii. Patsy Allen.
63 iii. Mary Allen, born June 15, 1746; died
1816. She married William Womack; born
Bet. 1735 - 1736; died 1819.
64 iv. Charles Allen, born 1748; died 1814. He married Elizabeth Chambers; born 1754.
65 v. Benjamin Sims Allen, born July 10,
1748. He married Keziah Chambers.
66 vi. Sally Allen, born 1750.
67 vii. Ann Allen, born 1751.
68 viii. Elizabeth Allen, born 1751.
69 ix. John Allen, born 1757.
70 x. Daniel Anderson Allen, born 1765.
19. Daniel Anderson8 Allen (Ann7
Anderson, Thomas6, Robert5, Robert4, Richard3,
"York Watershed"2, "Colonial Virginia"1)
(Source: Andrew S. Anderson, MD, asamd1st@yahoo.com4PatrickAnderson.FTW, (Fredericksburg, VA.),
"Electronic.") was born September 12, 1728 in Hanover County,
Virginia, and died 1807 in Cumberland County, Virginia. He married Johanna Read February 23,
1775 in Cumberland County, Virginia.
She was born Abt. 1750 in Bedford County, Virginia, and died in
Cumberland County, Virginia.
Child of Daniel Allen
and Johanna Read is:
71 i. Mary "Polly" Harret9
Allen, born December 21, 1777 in Cumberland County, Virginia; died April 19,
1857 in Monroe County, Georgia. She
married Anthony Garnett Smith January 19, 1797 in Cumberland County, Virginia;
born August 30, 1776 in Cumberland County, Virginia; died January 18, 1852 in
Crawford County, Georgia.
36. Frances8 Anderson (Thomas7, Thomas6,
Robert5, Robert4, Richard3, "York
Watershed"2, "Colonial Virginia"1) was
born March 30, 1743 in Goochland County, Virginia. She married Joseph Taylor April 07, 1763, son of John
Taylor and Catherine Pendleton. He was
born December 19, 1742 in Caroline County, Virginia.
Notes for Frances
Anderson:
Frances Anderson married Joseph Taylor,
later owner of the Taylor Ferry. The
Taylor family was descended from James Taylor ( -1698) from Carlisle, England.
James had four daughters, a son Edmund Taylor, a son James Taylor (and
Martha Thompson) and a son John Taylor who married Catherine Pendleton. John Taylor had sons Edmund, William and
Joseph (et al). Edmund Taylor married Ann Lewis the daughter of Charles Lewis
of "The Byrd" a member of the "Warner Hall" Lewis'. John Taylor's family bible surveved until
1870 in Texas. From this we know that
William Taylor married an Elizabeth Anderson, apparently the deceased sister of
Frances as William Taylor is named as a son-in-law in her father's will.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Subj: Re: Anderson family from VA
Date: 97-02-05 03:04:59 EST
From: bryan@smartlink.net (bryan huneycutt)
To: PatAnder73@aol.com
Frances ANDERSON b 30
Mar 1743 ?m. 17 Apr 1763 Joseph TAYLOR (John-1,
James-2, Thomas-3,
Thomas-4, Rowland-5, John-6) b. 19 Feb 1742 Caroline Co.,VA
CH: Elizabeth b. 11 Nov 1764 m.
Col. Wm Hunt
Mary Ann b.
24 Sep 1769 m. 1) __Blackwell 2) Wm
Lewis
Thomas b.
18 Jul 1771
Joseph b.
14 Aug 1773 m. Candice High 1803
Lucy Penn b. 9 Dec 1782 d. y. 22 Aug
1787
Frances Anderson b. 11 Oct 1786 m.
John Sommerville
Bryan
Children of Frances
Anderson and Joseph Taylor are:
72 i. Elizabeth9 Taylor, born October
31, 1764. She married William Hunt.
73 ii. Mary Ann Taylor, born September 24,
1769. She married (1) ? Blackwell. She married (2) William Lewis.
Notes for Mary Ann
Taylor:
Subj: Taylor/Aldridge
Date: 9/6/00 1:12:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: EVELYNMFULLER
To: PatAnder73
Patrick, I have a Mary
Ann Taylor married to Samuel Aldridge, she is the daughter of Joseph Taylor and
Frances Anderson. You have her married
to ?Blackwell and then a William Lewis.
Was Mary Ann Taylor married more then once, she have a seven children
that I know of the 1st one was born ca. 1799.
Let me know if you can explain this, you can find her marriage on
familysearch.org.
Evelyn Adams Fuller
Subj: Taylor/Aldridge
Date: 9/8/00 5:13:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: EVELYNMFULLER
To: PatAnder73
Patrick, My sister and
me are trying to find some written documents that prove that
Mary Ann Taylor is the
daughter of Joseph Taylor and Frances Anderson. I have a
McClure book put out by
Mrs. Ruth (Woten) Rumbaugh she is the great, great, great
granddaughter of Mary
Ann Taylor. Her line
Ruth Woten married
Russell Rumbaugh
Alexander Woten married
Edna V. Hartzog
James I. Hartzog
married Delana Rosabell McClure
James N. McClure
married Lucinda Rumbaugh
William Rumbaugh
married Anna Aldridge
Samuel Aldridge married
Mary Ann Taylor
Mrs. Rumbaugh research
this line for over 40 years until her death.
In her McClure
book she list Samuel
Aldridge and Mary Ann Taylor as the grandparents of Lucinda.
I have information on
everyone from William Rumbaugh and Anna Aldridge upward and can document what I
have or tell you where I got it.
Evelyn
74 iii. Thomas Taylor, born July 18, 1771.
+ 75 iv. Joseph Taylor, born August 14, 1773.
76 v. Lucy Penn Taylor, born December 09, 1782.
77 vi. Frances Anderson Taylor, born October 11,
1786. She married John Sommerville.
37. Sarah8 Anderson (Thomas7, Thomas6,
Robert5, Robert4, Richard3, "York
Watershed"2, "Colonial Virginia"1) was
born Abt. 1745 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, and died Aft. 1779. She married Tignal Jones November 16,
1767 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
He was born 1735 in Warwick County, Virginia, and died Bef. June 13,
1802 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
Notes for Sarah
Anderson:
Subj: Re: Anderson family from VA
Date: 97-02-05 03:04:59 EST
From: bryan@smartlink.net (bryan huneycutt)
To: PatAnder73@aol.com
Sarah ANDERSON m. 16
Nov 1767 Mecklenburg Co. VA, Tignal JONES Sr., son of Francis Jones,
(Matthew-1, Matthew-2) b. 1735 Warwick Co.,VA d. bef. 13 Jun
1802 Mecklenburg
Co.,VA; Tignal was Sheriff of Warwick Co. in 1761; moved to
Wake Co., NC at
beginning of Rev. War; married (2) Penelope Cain,
represented Wake Co.
in Provincial Congress of 1776; later moved to
Mecklenburg Co.,VA
CH: Francis
John
Martha C. b. m. ___ Hopkins
Sarah A. b. m.
Robert Boyd
Bryan
Children of Sarah
Anderson and Tignal Jones are:
78 i. Francis9 Jones.
79 ii. John Jones.
80 iii. Martha C. Jones. She married ? Hopkins.
81 iv. Sarah A. Jones. She married Robert Boyd.
38. Elizabeth8 Anderson (Thomas7, Thomas6,
Robert5, Robert4, Richard3, "York
Watershed"2, "Colonial Virginia"1) was
born February 06, 1748/49 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and died December
02, 1774 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
She married William Taylor July 28, 1763, son of John Taylor and
Catherine Pendleton. He was born
December 19, 1737 in Caroline County, Virginia.
Notes for Elizabeth
Anderson:
Subj: Re: Anderson family from VA
Date: 97-02-05 03:04:59 EST
From: bryan@smartlink.net (bryan huneycutt)
To: PatAnder73@aol.com
Elizabeth ANDERSON, b.
6 Feb 1759 d. 2 Dec 1774 m. 28 Jul 1763 William
TAYLOR, son of John
TAYLOR (James-1, Thomas-2, Thomas-3, Rowland-4, John-5) and Catherine PENDLETON
(daughter of Phillip and Isabella), b. 19 Dec 1737, of Caroline Co., VA
CH: Sarah b.
5 Mar 1766
Anderson b.
17 Oct 1767 d. 1808
William b. 9 Dec 1770 d. 26 Dec 1854
John b.
20 Feb 1773 d. 1847
Bryan
Notes for William
Taylor:
Subj: Anderson Taylor's Ancestors
Date: 6/2/02 6:40:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: BobBecAlln
To: PatAnder73
Hi Pat,
Teb forwarded me a
copy of your article entitled "Ancestors of Anderson Taylor".
I assume that this is
your family line and you have done much more extensive research than I have
done on this line.
Anderson's parents
were William Taylor and Elizabeth Anderson.
Do you have a date or place of death for William Taylor? If so, what is the documentary source of
this date?
You give a date of
death for Anderson Taylor of 1808. I
have December 26, 1854 which is the date of death that you attribute to
Anderson's brother, William. What is
your documentary source of each of these brothers' dates of death? Where did they each die?
My source of
information on William Taylor, Sr., son of John Taylor and Catherine Pendleton,
is the Taylor bible transcribed by Joe Taylor in 1870 from the bible in the
possession of Mary Blackwell that was published in the William & Mary
Quarterly, Vol. 12, 1903-1904, Series I.
It says that William Taylor was born on December 19, 1735. It also says that his sister, Elizabeth was
born on July 9, 1735. This is a
physical impossibility. You say that
William's birth date was December 19, 1737.
This would resolve the conflict.
What is your documentary source for the December 19, 1737 date?
Bob Allen
Children of Elizabeth
Anderson and William Taylor are:
82 i. Sarah9 Taylor, born March 05,
1766.
83 ii. Anderson Taylor, born October 17, 1767; died
1808.
84 iii. William Taylor, born December 09, 1770; died
December 26, 1854.
85 iv. John Taylor, born February 20, 1773; died
1847.
39. Martha8 Anderson (Thomas7, Thomas6,
Robert5, Robert4, Richard3, "York
Watershed"2, "Colonial Virginia"1) was
born Abt. 1751 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and died October 1831 in
Mecklenburg County, Virginia. She
married Tignal Jones. He was
born 1746 in Warwick County, Virginia, and died April 26, 1794 in Mecklenburg
County, Virginia.
Notes for Martha Anderson:
Subj: Re: Anderson family from VA
Date: 97-02-05 03:04:59 EST
From: bryan@smartlink.net (bryan huneycutt)
To: PatAnder73@aol.com
Martha ANDERSON b. ca 1751 VA d. 5-17 Oct 1831 Meck.
Co.,VA m. ca 1771
Tignal JONES Jr., son
of Matthew JONES, (Matthew-1, Matthew-2) b. ca 1746
Warwick Co.,VA d. 26
Apr 1794 Mecklenburg Co.,VA
CH: Thomas Anderson b. 1 Mar 1772 m. Mary CRENSHAW 19 Dec 1799 Meckl.
Harwood b.
7 Sep 1775 m. Rachael M. CRENSHAW 1809
Meckl.
James B. b. ca 1778 m. 1)
Jane DAVIS 2) Judith HALL
William b.
ca 1780 d. unm. 1814/5
Matthew b.
ca 1783 d. unm. bef 27 Jul 1814
Mary Anderson b. ca 1786 m. Alexander
FIELD 24 Jun 1817
Martha M. b. ca 1788 m. Dr. Wm
Johnston PATTILLO
Tingnal b.
4 Apr 1790 m. 1) Martha E.G. 2) Mary A.
Frances A. b. ca 1794 m. Robert
FIELD 18 Jul 1821
Bryan
Children of Martha
Anderson and Tignal Jones are:
86 i. Thomas Anderson9 Jones, born
March 01, 1772. He married Mary
Crenshaw October 19, 1799 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
+ 87 ii. Harwood Jones, born September 07, 1775; died
1837 in Perry County, Alabama.
+ 88 iii. James B. Jones, born Abt. 1778; died 1835 in
Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
89 iv. William Jones, born Abt. 1780; died Bet.
1814 - 1815.
90 v. Matthew Jones, born Abt. 1783; died Bef.
July 27, 1814.
91 vi. Mary Anderson Jones, born Abt. 1786. She married Alexander Field June 24, 1817.
92 vii. Martha M. Jones, born Abt. 1788. She married William Johnston Patillo 1812.
+ 93 viii. Tignal Jones, born April 04, 1790.
94 ix. Frances A. Jones, born Abt. 1794. She married Robert Field July 18, 1821.
41. Susanna8 Anderson (Thomas7, Thomas6,
Robert5, Robert4, Richard3, "York
Watershed"2, "Colonial Virginia"1) was
born Abt. 1757 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and died Aft. May 25, 1784 in
Wake County, North Carolina. She
married James Lewis June 26, 1774 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. He was born August 28, 1755 in Goochland
County, Virginia, and died Bef. February 1826 in Granville County, North
Carolina.
Notes for Susanna
Anderson:
Subj: Susannah Anderson
Date: 97-12-22 21:48:33 EST
From: PEwald@aol.com
To: PatAnder73
I have been trying to
find information of Susannah Anderson born in 1757 in Hillsboro District, North
Carolina and died May 25, 1784. She
married James Lewis on June 30, 1774.
Any information on her father and mother would be appreciated.
Thank you! Pam Ewald
__________________________________________
Subj: Re: Anderson family from VA
Date: 97-02-05 03:04:59 EST
From: bryan@smartlink.net (bryan huneycutt)
To: PatAnder73@aol.com
[snip]
Susanna ANDERSON b. ca
1757 Hillsboro Distr., NC d. aft 25 May 1784 Wake
Co.,NC m. 25 Jun 1774
James LEWIS, son of Robert LEWIS (Robert-1, John-2,
John-3, Robert-4) and
Mary Francis LEWIS, b. 28 Aug 1755 Goochland Co. VA d.
bef 2-1826 Granville,
NC
CH: Elizabeth b. 20 Mar 1777 Wake m.
Zadoc DANIEL
Sarah b.
12 Dec 1775 m. Mr. WOTHAM
[snip}
William b.
16 Dec 1780
James b.
25 May 1784 m. Mary ALSTON
[snip]
Bryan
____________________________________
Subj: Anderson family
Date: 99-03-13 19:33:02 EST
From: amdavis@gte.net (Andy Davis)
Reply-to: amdavis@gte.net
To: PatAnder73@aol.com
Hi,
My name is Andy Davis and I am descended
from Thomas Anderson through his daughter Susannah. She was married to James
Lewis. Do you have anything on the parentage of Thomas? Since his middle name
was Beverly I can't help but think there might have been a relation to the
Beverly family of VA. Susannah died about 1826. I thought she died in Granville
County but I saw something on the Anderson's that said she died in Wake County
NC. I saw the grave of her sister Frances last October when I was in Vance
County NC.
Would love to hear from
you.
Andy Davis
_____________________________________
Subj: Lucy A. Anderson
Date: 9/7/99 2:29:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: redlegs6@juno.com (John B Lewis)
To: PatAnder73@aol.com
Pat,
I was referred to your web page for
information on some Andersons that married Lewises. Your "Descendants of Thomas Beverly Anderson" page
includes my 2nd GGM, Susanna Anderson (b. Abt. 1757), who married James Lewis
(b. August 28, 1755). My search
primarily concerns identifying the wife of their son William (b. December 16,
1780 in Granville County, NC).
The will of James Lewis contains some very
special restrictions that prevent William from ever having control of his
portion of James's estate, while ensuring that William and his family would
always have a place to live and "be maintained". For a long time I thought this provision may
have indicated that William was incompetent; however, I have since learned that
this is a technique of writing a will when the child married someone against
the parents' wishes. A friend and
family connection who still lives in Granville County told me that
word-of-mouth passed down through the family is that William married his cousin
(who may have been a "Lucy") against his parents' wishes.
I
have searched every branch of this complicated family trying to find a possible
wife for William. From your
"Thomas Beverly Anderson" page, I see that Mary Anderson (b. Abt.
1758) married Charles Lewis (b. August 2, 1760). Charles Lewis was a brother of James Lewis; therefore, children
of James would be 1st cousins of children of Charles. Also, Charles and James married sisters (Mary and Susanna
Anderson). Your page shows that Charles
and Mary had children including Lucy A. Lewis and it shows that Lucy married
(?) Seawell. Is it possible that
"(?) Seawell" could actually have been William Lewis? Since Lucy and William were 1st cousins,
that may be the reason for the very restrictive wording in James's will.
Please let me know if you can help with my
dilemma or if you can suggest any way to resolve it. I have a very extensive family tree and I am willing to share the
entire tree or any information from it.
Let me know if you want it in GEDCOM format.
[snip] Best regards,
John B. Lewis
16415 Jersey Drive
Houston, TX 77040
redlegs6@juno.com
Children of Susanna
Anderson and James Lewis are:
95 i. Sarah9 Lewis, born December 12,
1775. She married ? Wotham.
+ 96 ii. Elizabeth Lewis, born March 20, 1777.
97 iii. William Lewis, born December 16, 1780.
Notes for William
Lewis:
Subj: Lucy A. Anderson
Date: 9/7/99 2:29:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: redlegs6@juno.com (John B Lewis)
To: PatAnder73@aol.com
Pat,
I was referred to your web page for
information on some Andersons that married Lewises. Your "Descendants of Thomas Beverly Anderson" page
includes my 2nd GGM, Susanna Anderson (b. Abt. 1757), who married James Lewis
(b. August 28, 1755). My search
primarily concerns identifying the wife of their son William (b. December 16,
1780 in Granville County, NC).
The will of James Lewis contains some very
special restrictions that prevent William from ever having control of his
portion of James's estate, while ensuring that William and his family would
always have a place to live and "be maintained". For a long time I thought this provision may
have indicated that William was incompetent; however, I have since learned that
this is a technique of writing a will when the child married someone against
the parents' wishes. A friend and family
connection who still lives in Granville County told me that word-of-mouth
passed down through the family is that William married his cousin (who may have
been a "Lucy") against his parents' wishes.
I have searched every branch of this
complicated family trying to find a possible wife for William. From your "Thomas Beverly
Anderson" page, I see that Mary Anderson (b. Abt. 1758) married Charles
Lewis (b. August 2, 1760). Charles
Lewis was a brother of James Lewis; therefore, children of James would be 1st
cousins of children of Charles. Also,
Charles and James married sisters (Mary and Susanna Anderson). Your page shows that Charles and Mary had
five children including Lucy A. Lewis and it shows that Lucy married (?)
Seawell. Is it possible that "(?)
Seawell" could actually have been William Lewis? Since Lucy and William were 1st cousins, that may be the reason
for the very restrictive wording in James's will.
Please let me know if you can help with my
dilemma or if you can suggest any way to resolve it. I have a very extensive family tree and I am willing to share the
entire tree or any information from it.
Let me know if you want it in GEDCOM format.
Your web page lists the children of Susanna
Anderson and James Lewis as Elizabeth, Sarah, Susanna, Witham and James. The fourth child should be
"William" (my 2nd GGF) rather than "Witham" - the date of
birth is correct. All references I have
seen to this family before list only four children. This is the first time I have seen "Susanna" as the
third child.
Best regards,
John B. Lewis
16415 Jersey Drive
Houston, TX 77040
redlegs6@juno.com
__________________
Subj: William Lewis
Date: 9/18/99 11:52:29
AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: redlegs6@juno.com
(John B Lewis)
To: PatAnder73@Aol.com
File: Lewis.GED (463459
bytes)
DL Time (49333 bps):
< 3 minutes
Patrick,
In your message to me
dated 9 Sep 1999 12:54:55 EDT, you said that you
would be interested in
details of the family of William Lewis, b. 16 Dec
1780, (my 2nd GGF).
William's father, James Lewis, married Susanna
Anderson on June 30,
1774. I will attach a GEDCOM of my family tree - I
waited until now
because I have been adding and checking information, and
inserting source data.
I'm sure that I will
never be through with this task, but the
attachment is what I
have as of now.
Best regards,
John B. Lewis
16415 Jersey Drive
Houston, TX 77040
redlegs6@juno.com
98 iv. James Lewis, born May 25, 1784. He married Mary Alston.
42. Mary8 Anderson (Thomas7, Thomas6,
Robert5, Robert4, Richard3, "York
Watershed"2, "Colonial Virginia"1) was
born Abt. 1758 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. She married Charles Lewis November 08, 1779 in Mecklenburg
County, Virginia, son of James Lewis and Elizabeth Taylor.
Children of Mary
Anderson and Charles Lewis are:
+ 99 i. Thomas B.9 Lewis.
100 ii. Joseph Lewis, born 1794.
101 iii. Elizabeth Lewis. She married James Ridley.
102 iv. Sarah C. Lewis. She married ? Parks.
103 v. Lucy A. Lewis. She married ? Seawell.
104 vi. Henrietta M. A. Lewis. She married Archibald B. Ridley.
44. Lucy Maria8 Anderson (Thomas7,
Thomas6, Robert5, Robert4, Richard3,
"York Watershed"2, "Colonial Virginia"1)
was born Abt. 1765 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and died Aft. 1829 in
Fayette County, Tennessee. She married Philamon
Holcombe December 13, 1784 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia (Source: Marriage
Records, Southern States, 1728-1850,
(CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic.").
Notes for Lucy Maria
Anderson:
Subj: Re: Anderson family from VA
Date: 97-02-05 03:04:59 EST
From: bryan@smartlink.net (bryan huneycutt)
To: PatAnder73@aol.com
Lucy Maria ANDERSON b.
ca 1765 Mecklenburg Co.,VA d. ca 1830 Fayette Co., TN m. 15 Dec 1784 Philemon
HOLCOMBE, son of James HOLCOMBE (James Philemon-1, John-2, Willliam-3) and Ann
WALTHALL (daughter of Richard), b. 21 Dec 1762 Chula, Amelia Co.,VA d. 1833 TN
CH: Thomas Anderson b.
18 Aug 1785 m. Mary Allen ROYAL
Philemon William Henry Walthall b. 1788
Eliz. Anna Walthall b. 1789
Sarah Taylor b. 1791 m. Edward
AMBLER
Frances A. b. 1793 m. Thomas
WALHEUS
William James b. 1 Mar 1798 m.
Ann CLAPTON
Lucy Ann b.
1800 d. 1817
Martha Maria b. 27 Aug 1801/2 m.
William Henry ROBERTSON
Amanda Melvin Fitzallen b. ca 1803 m.
George WYATT
Beverly LaFayette b. 3 May 1806 m.
Eugenia Dothea HUNT
Bryan
_______________________
Subj: Andersons/Family in Fayette Co.
Date: 5/30/00 11:19:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: winfreybbq@mindspring.com (Laura Winfrey)
To: PatAnder73@aol.com
Dear Patrick,
I don't know if you
are interested in what is printed in The History of Fayette County Tennessee
1986 or not, but I thought I'd sent it just in case. Two sections of interest
would be the (1) history of La Grange, TN and that of (2) Revolutionary War
Veterans. They are both rather long, so
I have copied the parts that connect to your family.
(1) "La
Grange was laid out on the southern end
of land entry #712 which contained 274 acres and was surveyed in 1822 for the
heirs of Wm. Rains."
"The first
documented school was a Female Private Seminary advertised in the 10 Oct. 1834
issue of the Tipton Co. newspaper.....
Drawing and painting
will be supervised by Mrs. Anderson.
Trustees for this school were Thomas Booth, George H. Wyatt, John
Anderson, Haywood Johnson and Charles Michie."
"The most
successful educational facility, however, ever built in the town was the La
Grange Female College, founded about 1854.
Completed in 1865, containing about 25 rooms, it was built at a cost of
$27,000 on a lot known as the Holcombe lots bought by John Hunt from Thomas
Booth and deeded in 1858 to the college for $ 3000 by Charles W. Hunt."
(2) Major James
Philemon Holcombe, Jr., born 21 Dec 1762 in Prince Edward Co., VA, married
first Lucy Maria Anderson, moved to Fayette Co., TN in May 1829 where he live
until his death here on 4 Nov 1834 at age 72.
His portrait and war record appeared in book, Leaves from a Family
Album, publ. 1975 by Jane Judge Greer, Waco, TX., a copy of which she donated
to the Somerville, TN library. Major
Holcombe first lived in La Grange near his son-in-law George Hubbard Wyatt. He married again about 1831, a Fayette
County widow with children..... Major
Holcombe moved from La Grange to the area northwest of Somerville to live with
another son-in-law, Thomas Watkins, around what is now the Glade Springs area
of District 4 and where he probably died and was buried. Beverly Lafayette Holcombe, of La Grange, his
son, married Eugenia Dorothea Vaughn Hunt, dau. of John Hunt. They were the parents of Lucy Holcombe
Pickens, the titian haired beauty often called "the uncrowned queen of the
Confederacy". Major Philemon Homcombe,
Jr.'s obituary appeared in the Randolph Recorder paper on 14 Nov, 1834. He was the son of Philemon, SR., grandson of
John Holcombe, and great-grandson of William Holcombe, one of four brothers who
come to the U.S. in the 1600's. Major
Holcombe had, in addition the Beverly Lafayette, nine other children. The ones involved with Fayette County were
dau., Frances A.,, who married Thomas Watkins, and dau., Amanda Malvina, who
married Geo. H. Wyatt."
This does add names,
and even different spelling of some names which I have noted in color. We have other relatives buried at the La
Grange cemetery and we (my daughter and I) have been wanting to check and
verify some dates there, so when we do we will look for Lucy Maria's gravesite.
Notes for Philamon
Holcombe:
Subj: Beverly Anderson
Date: 95-12-21 22:12:42 EST
From: WarwickA@aol.com (Warwick Aiken)
To: PatAnder73
Patrick,
Thank you very much for the information
on Thomas and Sarah Anderson. I could
not get the WordPerfect file to open very well, with a lot of gibberish coming
through on my Windows Notepad program, which was all that I had that would open
it. I have Microsoft Word and also
Family Tree Maker which seems to be able to open GEDCOM files. If you could
send the GEDCOM file, I would be grateful.
I am amazed by how much information you
have on the Andersons. I will try to
add a little as best I can. I have four
sources making reference to Lucy Maria Anderson Holcombe and her father Thomas
Anderson. Two make reference to Beverly
Anderson, although I believe my great-great grandfather, William Henry
Holcombe, got Beverly and Thomas confused.
I thought you might like to see the information on Lucy and Phil
Holcombe, who were fairly colorful characters.
The most recent reference I have is
"The Holcombes, Nation Builders." by Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson,
privately printed 1947, over 1,300 page and well written. On page 736 is the following: "Major
Philemon Holcombe, III met in 1784 and married Dec. 13, 1784, Lucy Maria
"Frances" ANDERSON, b. Mecklenburg Co., Va. 1765, d. 183_ in Fayette
Co., Tenn., dau. of Thomas "gentleman" of Mecklenburg Co., Va. and
wife Sarah CLARK, who was dau. of Capt. James CLARK, of the English Navy, and
wife, Henrietta Maria HARDEMAN, b. Paris, France about 1730, dau. of John
HARDEMAN and wife, Henrietta Maria Taylor, son of Baron Von HARDEMAN, a Russian
officer of State, had an estate on James River in Charles City Co., Va.."
"Henrietta Maria Taylor was the
daughter of John of Flowendraj, said to
have been maid of honor at the Court of Austria and of the royal House of
Hapsburg, and related to Marie Antoinette, Queen of France."
"Thomas ANDERSON was son of Beverley
and Henrietta Elizabeth CLARK." (Spelling is exactly as written)
"There was organized in Washington, D.C. a chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution, which was named the "Lucy Holcombe
Chapter" in honor of Lucy Maria ANDERSON, wife of Maj. Philemon Holcombe."
A second reference is "Lucy Holcombe
of Virginia, A Sketch Prepared for the Lucy Holcombe Chapter, D.A.R.", by
John Walker Holcombe, dated Nov. 21, 1916, in the "City of
Washington". Not all of it will fit but here are the highlights:
"LUCY HOLCOMBE
was a maid and matron of our Revolutionary period, a type of the patriotic
women of that time who lived amid scenes of the marching and maneuvering of
opposing armies. She was born in
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, about 1765, daughter of Thomas Anderson ("Gentleman"
in the old records) and was named Lucy Maria, deriving the second name from a
great-grandmother, Henrietta Maria, formerly a maid of honor at the Court of
Austria and related by blood to the imperial family, who with her husband,
Baron Hardeman, had migrated to Virginia and settled in Charles City
County."
"Lucy Maria probably made the
acquaintance of her future husband during the passage of General Greene's
forces through her neighborhood on the way to and returning from the Battle of
Guilford Court House, North Carolina, fought March 15, 1781. This was the young
Philemon Holcombe, Jr., who was already a Major in the second regiment of
General Lawson's brigade, though not yet nineteen years of age, and in the
important battle mentioned was attached to the cavalry command of Col. William
Washington. Later he served under Baron
Von Steuben and was with LaFayette (as an aide-de-camp) at Yorktown, witnessing
the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. He
was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel in the War of 1812, but had already long
been known as Colonel Holcombe of Virginia. His own narrative of his military
career is preserved in the files of the Pension Office at Washington
(Survivor's File No. 4399). (Here follows accounts of other Holcombes in the
Rev. War.)
"Philemon and Lucy were married in
the last year of the War and made their home in the former's native county of
Prince Edward till 1790, when they removed to their estate called "The
Oaks" in Amelia County. There Mrs.
Holcombe lived the laborious life of the mistress of a large plantation. She was a woman of great force of character,
which she exercised in bringing up and training a family of ten children, all
but two of whom lived to mature years (an unusual proportion in those days),
and in the management of her many servants.
Her house-keeping was of the old-fashioned lavish kind and her
hospitalities famous, the Holcombe house being a gathering place for her
husband's companions
in arms and all Revolutionary veterans.
It is said the Colonel's large and easy benevolence was often imposed upon
by unworthy pretenders. Mrs. Holcombe
took some share in her husband's farming operations, being reputed indeed the
better manager of the two, and was no doubt interested in their fine horses,
one of which, called "Topgallant" was celebrated on the race tracks
of eastern Virginia.
"Finally, their fortunes being much
reduced by liberal living and the unscientific farming of that period, which
exhausted the soil with successive crops of tobacco, the old couple, with the
courage of youth, removed, along with their youngest son, two daughters and
their husbands, to the rich cotton lands of Western Tennessee, and settled in
Fayette County in 1829, where after a few years they died. More than seventy years afterward an aged
granddaughter said, "I perfectly remember my grandmother, Lucy Anderson
Holcombe. She was a pretty old lady, of
medium size with iron-gray hair, and used to be seen with her key basket on her
arm, her hands generally slipped
in the pockets of her
skirt, everywhere directing the work of the servants. She petted especially her
little namesake, my sister Lucy, saying, 'There never was a sweeter child.'
" One of her daughters-in-law wrote
that she was in many respects the finest woman she ever knew."
There follows brief biographies of their
children, Thomas Anderson Holcombe, Philemon H.W. Holcombe, William James
Holcombe (my ancestor), Beverly LaFayette Holcombe, Sarah Taylor Holcombe
(Ambler), and Martha Maria Holcombe (Robertson). "In some respects the
most interesting of this Revolutionary dame's descendants was her granddaughter
and namesake, Lucy Holcombe, daughter of Beverly, born in Tennessee in 1832,
who became the wife of Colonel Francis Pickens, a Senator from South Carolina
and Minister of the United States to Russia.
Noted for beauty and cleverness, she received marked attentions at the
Imperial Court of St. Petersburg. The
Czar and Czarina presented several magnificent diamond pieces to her infant
daughter born at St. Petersburg, who was christened Eugenia, but was known
through life by the Russian pet name "Douschka". Colonel Pickens was elected Governor of his
state at the breaking out of the (Civil) War, and his wofe became known as
"Lady Lucy" to the Chivalry of the South. Her vignette adorns a certain hundred dollar bill
(and a one dollar
bill) of the Confederacy. After the War
she was for many years a Regent of Mount Vernon, till her death in 1899."
I think that this is enough for one
letter. I will write you soon about
another Holcombe history-genealogy book, and about my
great-greatgrandfather's
diaries.
Sincerely,
Warwick
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Subj: Re: Beverly and Thomas Anderson of
Mecklenburg
Date: 98-12-20 01:09:57 EST
From: WarwickA
To: PatAnder73, PEwald, bryan@smartlink.net
Dear Patrick,
I am still amazed by your depth of
knowledge of the Andersons of Virginia.
I think you have presented a convincing picture of my Thomas Anderson
ancestor and appreciate you sending it on.
For accuracy of your information, I do
not own the diary of my great-great grandfather William Henry Holcombe, MD (b.
May 29, 1825, d. Nov. 29, 1893). The
diary is a permanent part of the Southern Historical Collection, Manuscript #
1113, CB #3926, Wilson Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3926. A
typed copy of the nearly 250 pages can be obtained on request. Your letter led me to reread some of the
diary, particularly the autobiography part written in 1892, and it was so
enjoyable to read I thought I would share some of it with you.
"At the first roll of the revolutionary
drum in 1775, the sons of the soldiers of Culloden rushed into the rebel
army. My grandfather, Philemon
Holcombe, about 18 years of age at that time, ran away from Hampton Sidney
College, without the knowledge or consent of
parents or faculty and enlisted for the war. He served the whole eight years of that momentous struggle
without wavering a moment in his fidelity to the cause. He shared all its hardships and anxieties,
its defeats and its triumphs.
"He was with Gates and Greene in their
Carolina campaigns. He fought at
Guilford Courthouse side by side with Capt. Thomas Watts whose grand-daughter
was married to one of his grandsons 60 years afterward. He was in Gen. Harry Lee's Light Horse at
Brandywine and Germantown. He rose from
the ranks to the position of Major and was promoted to a Colonelcy after
serving as aid-de-camp to Gen. Lafayette at the siege of Yorktown. He was present when the noble Frenchman
scornfully refused to open or even receive a special letter addressed to him by
the traitor Benedict Arnold, and he saw Lord Cornwallis surrender his sword, an
event which virtually closed the struggle.
"He used to tell how Lafayette once
tried to utilize the turkey buzzard as an article of food, when the comissary
department was reduced to desperation - "I had no absurd antipathy to the
American Turkey,"he said. "I
put him fairly on his merits - I roasted him, I baked him, I stewed him, I
fried him, but confidentially - he is no good!"
"When Lafayette re-visited America
in 1824 and was honored with ovations, such as only Washington could have
received, throughout the length and breadth of the land, my grandfather, then
67 years of age, left his quiet farm and took his eldest daughter Mrs. Sarah
Ambler and his youngest son, then quite a lad, to call upon him at
Richmond. They were cordially received
by the illustrious visitor; the young Beverly Lafayette Holcombe was duly
presented, and General Lafayette complimented this party by gracefully leading
out Mrs. Ambler for the first dance at the grand ball given in his honor. My grandfather was so delighted with his old
compatriot in arms, that he followed him all the way to New York, no easy
matter in those days of slow and difficult travel, and waved his last adieus to
him as the vessel which bore the nation's guest back to France drifted away
from the Battery.
When the war was over Col. Holcombe
devoted himself successfully to agricultural pursuits, and was particularly
interested in the rearing and improvement of blooded stock. His fine horses were raced upon many a race
track in eastern Virginia, such being the fashion among the first gentlemen of
that day. Although horse-racing,
card-playing and brandy drinking were the habits, we would now say the vice of
the best society of the period. My
grandfather never committed excesses of any kind. No persuasions could induce him, to the day of his death at the
age of 77 to deviate from his old army custom of taking three small glasses of
"grog" every day, one just before each meal.
One fine day somewhere in the eighties of
the last century young Col. Philemon Holcombe mounted his finest charger and
rode away to a neighboring county, intending to pay his addresses to a certain
young lady with whom he had formed a very pleasant acquaintance. There he met another young lady visiting the
one he went especially to see, who proved more fascinating than her hostess and
carried off the prize - thus unknowingly constituting herself my grandmother.
This lady, Lucy Maria Anderson, was the
medium through whom the royal blood of the House of Hapsburg is said to flow in
our veins. Somewhere in the first third
of the last century a distinguished couple exiled from Austria located at Charles
City, Va., Baron Hardimann and his beautiful and accomplished wife, Henriette
Marie, a niece of Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria and cousin of the ill-fated
Marie Antoinette of France. The Baron
had been involved in some revolutionary attempt, and the punishment of death
was commuted to banishment to America for life.
"A daughter of this couple named
after her mother but anglicized to Henrietta Maria married a Capt. Clarke of
the British Navy. A daughter of these
parties named Henrietta Elizabeth, was married to Beverly Anderson, whose name
stands upon the old records as "gentleman and landholder." Their daughter, Lucy Maria, became the bride
of my grandfather. The portrait of
Henriette Marie Hardimann, a fully detailed account of the family descent in
all its branches written by my aunt, Mrs. Sarah Ambler, and many valuable
letters and documents were destroyed by fire at the burning of Columbia. They were in the possession of Mrs. Lucy
Holcombe Pickens the wife of the Governor of South Carolina at that time and a
grand-daughter of Philemon and Lucy Maria Holcombe.
"My grandmother Holcombe was a lady
of fine physique and strongly marked character. She was a grand old-fashioned Virginia housekeeper and that means
a great deal to those acquainted with the social customs and immense
hospitalities of that period. She was a
superb manager of her servants, and we may add, sotto voce, of her
husband. She was such a srict
disciplinarian that she is said to have horse-whipped one of her sons for some
act of disobedience, when he was eighteen years of age. It is through her side of the house that the
Rev. Dr. Samuel Anderson of St. Louis was our cousin. He was breakfasting with me in New Orleans when we received the
terrible news of President Lincoln's assassination, and we agreed in the
opinion that it would prove a great calamity to the Southern people. Grand-nephews of my grandmother were also
Col. Beverly Jones (the Beverly from his grandfather Beverly Anderson) who was
killed in command of an Alabama regiment, and his brother James Alfred Jones of
Richmond, one of the most distinguished lawyers in Virginia.
My grandfather was independent and his
wife was rich, so they lived in convivial, hospitable style. When one fortune was frittered away, Mrs.
Holcombe received another by the will of a bachelor brother. The old colonel was exceedingly popular and
highly respected. Some warm friends
once wished to have him nominated for Congress, but he declined the proposed
honor, saying that he had always been regarded by his friends and neighbors as
an honorable, respectable man, but if he entered the political arena, it would
soon be discovered that he was one of the greatest rascals in the state, a
satire upon the bitter political spirit which prevailed in what we call
"the good old times."
Hope you enjoyed
this! Sincerely, Warwick
Aiken
Children of Lucy
Anderson and Philamon Holcombe are:
+ 105 i. Thomas Anderson9 Holcombe, born
August 18, 1785.
106 ii. Philemon William Henry Holcombe, born 1788.
Notes for Philemon
William Henry Holcombe:
Subj: Re: Holcombe genealogy
Date: 7/13/02 3:09:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: fholcombe@comcast.net (fholcombe)
To: PatAnder73@aol.com
Thanks for all the
information. There were two Philamon William Henry
Holcombes. One, no known dates, was son of John Holcombe and Martha
Venable. The other,
Philamon William Henry Walthall, was born in 1788,
son of Philamon and
Lucy Anderson, whose information you have. I have no
further information on
either of them. I also have a Dr.
William Henry
Holcombe, born in 1825,
died in 1893. I also have found a William Henry
Holcombe, born in 1867,
no death date. I am trying to relate them to
William Henry Holcombe,
born in 1891. If you run across anything more,
please touch base with
me. Thanks. Faith
107 iii. William James Holcombe, born March 01,
1798. He married Ann Clapton.
Notes for William James
Holcombe:
Subj: Re: Holcombe genealogy
Date: 8/8/02 8:27:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: fholcombe@comcast.net (fholcombe)
To: patander73@aol.com
Hello- I was looking up
Holcombe genealogy, and came across the letters
written to you by
Warwick Aiken. He mentions that his ancestor was Dr.
William James Holcombe,
who is my husband's great-great-grandfather. I
have not been able to
find information on William James Holcombe's
descendents and would
like to correspond with Mr. Aiken. My husband is
also related to the
Aikens from South Carolina and New Orleans about
whom I know little.
There is not a contact listed for him. If you still
have his e-mail
address, I would very much appreciate it if you could
please pass this
message on to him and see if he is interested in an
exchange of
information. Thanks very much. Faith Holcombe
108 iv. Beverly LaFayette Holcombe, born May 03,
1806. He married Eugenia Dorothea Hunt.
109 v. Sarah Taylor Holcombe, born 1791. She married Edward Ambler.
110 vi. Martha Maria Holcombe. She married ? Robertson.
111 vii. Elizabeth Anna Holcombe, born 1789.
112 viii. Frances Anderson Holcombe, born 1793. She married Thomas Watkins.
Notes for Frances
Anderson Holcombe:
Subj: Watkins/Anderson family
Date: 5/28/00 4:46:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: winfreybbq@mindspring.com (Laura Winfrey)
To: PatAnder73@aol.com
Pat,
I replied and said that
I knew of no connection, but I feel sure now that I do. I went back and checked closer.
In Benjamin Watkin's
will he mentions his mother, FRANCES ANDERSON HOLCOMBE, who married Benjamin's
father, Thomas Watkins. She was the
daughter of Major James Philemon Holcombe, Jr. a Revolutionarey War
veteran. Was James Holcombe's wife an
Anderson and if so, what was her name?
My mother-in-law,
Margaret Letitia was born and lives in the home that had belonged to Benjamin
Watkins. Benjamin's grandaughter, Ethel Watkins (oldest child of John Thomas)
m. Whitson H. Wilkinson and they bought the farm and home.
A Benjamin Watkins
married Sarah Allen Winfrey, 23, Jan 1851. Their son, John Thomas married
Sallie Frances Salmon, my husband's
G-grandparents. (John T. was the young man that after his father died, went across Ark.
to live with relatives in TX during the Civil War. In
1870, he rode a pony
back across Ark., swan the Mississippi River and returned to Chestnut Hill,
home place of the Winfreys).
This may be the
connection with the Watkins you spoke of.
I would like to know for sure.
Thanks.
_______________________
Subj: Anderson/A thank you
Date: 5/28/00 8:43:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: winfreybbq@mindspring.com (Laura Winfrey)
To: PatAnder73@aol.com
Pat,
You overwhelmed
me!!! I am so delighted to receive all
the material you sent. How kind and
sharing you are, and I'm grateful. My
brother-in-law had told me he had traced the Watkins to the 1600's. He has done all the work, not I. I think it's great to know more about the
ladies.
We live in Fayette
County, TN, about 350 yards from where the Majors home was behind our
house. A book, The History of Fayette
County, 1986, has a section about the Rev. War veterans buried in our
county. Major Holcombe's grave site is
unknown. It is suggested that perhaps
it is close by. His home was on the
hill behind the present home of Margaret Winfrey. Of course nothing is left except the indention of the house
basement, and for years buttercups bloomed around the location. There is an old
cemetery not far from the old house site, but a tornado hit it many years
ago. We have tried to erect the monuments,
but to no avail.
The Major and Lucy
Maria came to La Grange, TN in May 1829 according to the article. I did notice that you have her death in
1829. It is likely that she is buried
in La Grange. He did marry second, the
widow Mary Williamson who had children, sometime after the death of Lucy
Maria. I don't remember any mention of
children from this second marriage.
I am convinced that
Frances Anderson Holcombe was married only once and to Thomas Watkins. If you check surname queries, you will not
find the name Welheus anywhere. When I
look at the two names, I can see that it was not only possible, but very
probable it was read incorrectly somewhere (and looking at some of the old
handwriting, I can understand) and so it was transposed wrong.
I can't thank you
enough. The best of regards,
Laura
113 ix. Lucy Ann Holcombe, born 1800; died 1817.
114 x. Martha Maria Holcombe, born August 27,
1801. She married William Henry
Robertson.
115 xi. Amanda Melvin Fizallen Holcombe, born
1803. She married George Wyatt.
45. Henrietta Maria8 Anderson (Thomas7,
Thomas6, Robert5, Robert4, Richard3,
"York Watershed"2, "Colonial Virginia"1)
was born Abt. 1769 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and died Aft. 1797. She married James Field February 17,
1789. He was born Abt. 1768, and died
Abt. 1800.
Notes for Henrietta
Maria Anderson:
Subj: Re: Anderson family from VA
Date: 97-02-05 03:04:59 EST
From: bryan@smartlink.net (bryan huneycutt)
To: PatAnder73@aol.com
Henrietta Maria
ANDERSON b. ca 1771 VA m. 17 Feb 1789
James FEILD, son of Alexander FEILD (Alexander-1, Theophilus-2, James-3,
James-4, Bishop
Theophilus-5, Rev.
John-6), b. near Jamestown, VA, d. VA
CH: Mary b.
1792 m. Judge Nathan GREEN 1813
Thomas Anderson b.
Harrington Leander b. m.
Lucy MITCHELL
William Hume b. 10 Jul 1796 m. Mary A.
FLOURNAY 1821 TN
Bryan
Children of Henrietta
Anderson and James Field are:
116 i. William Hume9 Field, born July
10, 1796. He married Mary A. Flournay
1821 in Tennessee.
117 ii. Mary Field, born 1792. She married Nathan Green 1813.
118 iii. Thomas Anderson Field.
119 iv. Harrington Leander Field. He married Lucy Mitchell.
46. Gideon8 Anderson (Charles7, Thomas6,
Robert5, Robert4, Richard3, "York
Watershed"2, "Colonial Virginia"1) was
born Abt. 1737 in Virginia, and died 1802 in Wilkes County, Georgia. He married Elizabeth Steppe. She was born 1739.
Notes for Gideon
Anderson:
Source:
gcoie@halcyon.com
(Gail Coie)
8509 N.E. 27th Place
Bellevue, WA
98004-1640
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Subj: My Anderson lilne
Date: 99-01-07 12:00:21 EST
From: RJones1244
To: PatAnder73
Dear Pat,
I hope that this is
properly received. I can send it to you
as a RTF text file, a Word 6 .doc file, or an ASCII file attachment if that
would be preferable. Or send it on a
floppy . I can also send you the 1,615
Andersons in my computer as a GEDCOM but most of these you already have, the
majority from your web postings. I can
send you sources and documentation on any point that you wish (if I have
it!).
Thank you very much
for sharing your most valuable research with your other cousins.
Sincerely, Lanier [Dr. R. Lanier Jones, 1244 Harrison Point
Trail, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 (904)
261-6048
First Generation
----------------------------------------
Fifth Generation
----------------------------------------
30
John Anderson. Born About 1802 in Wilkes County, Georgia. Died About
1876 in Lumpkin County, Georgia. He married Milberry
Unknown (Anderson).
31 Milbry
(sometimes spelled Millberry or Milbury) Unknown (Anderson). Born Jun 1814.
Children:
1. William J. Anderson (1831 -
bef. 1910) m Julia Ann Jones 13 Sep 1857 in Lumpkin Co., GA.
2. Allen G. Anderson (Feb 1834 -
1919) m Mary E. McBrayer 23 Jan 1858 in Lumpkin Co., GA.
3. Henry Floyd Anderson (abt
1836 - ) m Mary Tate in 1858.
4. Keziah Anderson (abt 1837 - )
m Anderson R. McDonald in 1853.
5. Charles C. Anderson (abt 1839
- ) Lumpkin Co., GA, m Sarah F. Corbin on 16 Dec 1856 in Lumpkin Co., GA.
6. Sarah Anderson (abt 1841 - )
Married Isaac Anderson 1 Aug 1856 in Lumpkin County, GA.
7. James K. Anderson (abt 1844 -
abt 1855)
8. Jane Anderson (abt 1847) in
Georgia
9. John G. Anderson (1850 - ) in
Georgia married Julia Anna C. Unknown.
10. Nancy M. Anderson (see
above)
Sixth Generation
----------------------------------------
60 William
Anderson. Born 8 Jan 1763 in Buckingham County, Virginia. Died 6 May 1844 in
Baldwin County, Georgia.
He married Sara Finch, Before 1789 in Wilkes County, Georgia.
61 Sara
Finch. Born in Virginia. Died About 1805 in Wilkes County, Georgia.
Seventh Generation
----------------------------------------
120 Gideon Anderson. Born About 1737 in
Virginia. Died 1802 in Wilkes County, Georgia. He married Elizabeth Steppe.
121 Elizabeth Steppe. Born About 1739 in in
Virginia. Died Before 1800 in Wilkes County, Georgia.
[the correspondent has
skipped a generation here of Charles Anderson]
Eighth Generation
----------------------------------------
240 Thomas Anderson. Died 1758 in Albemarle
County, Virginia. He married Agnes Gannaway.
241 Agnes Gannaway. Died Before 25 Oct 1757 in
Albemarle County, Virginia.
Ninth Generation
----------------------------------------
480 Robert
Anderson. He married Cecelia Massie (Anderson).
481 Cecelia
Massie (Anderson).
10th Generation
----------------------------------------
960 Richard
Anderson. Born About 1619 in England. Died 1690 in Gloucester County, Virginia.
11th Generation
----------------------------------------
1920 Richard
Anderson. Born About 1601
__________________________________________
Subj: [ANDERSON-L] Gideon Anderson b. 1737
Hanover Co. VA
Date: 2/16/00 3:14:47 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: caledo25@hotmail.com (calvin dorris)
To: ANDERSON-L@rootsweb.com
Does anyone have any
documents or additional information on this family?
Gideon Anderson b. abt
1737 Hanover Co., Va d. 1802 Wilkes Co. GA son of
Charles Anderson and
Elizabeth Chambers
His children were
1. William Anderson b.
Jan 8, 1763 Buckingham Co. VA d. May 6, 1844 Baldwin
Co. GA married Sarah
Finch and Mary Hunnicutt
2. Keziah Anderson b.
1767 married Andrew Buckner Dukes.
3. Martin Anderson b.
1769 married Nancy Arnett
4. Patsy Ann Anderson
b. 1773 married Mr. Cooper
5. Thomas Anderson b.
1765
6. Polly Ann Anderson
b. 1771(Is this the same as Patsy Ann) married Mr.
Cooper
7. Agnes Anderson b.
1775
8. Charles Anderson b.
1777 Wilkes Co. GA d. aft 1850 married margaret
Arnett
9. Susannah Anderson
b. 1779 Wilkes Co. GA married mr. Butler
10. James Martin
Anderson b. 1782 GA d. Feb 8, 1866 married nancy Martin and
Elizabeth Short
Calvin
Notes for Elizabeth
Steppe:
Subj: Gideon Anderson
Date: 2/25/00 8:11:03 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: bhthomas@swbell.net (Barbara Thomas)
To: patander73@aol.com
Patrick,
I've been seeing your
notes on GenForum about the Anderson family of VA. I would like very much to
know what you have that indicates the Gideon Anderson who died in Wilkes Co GA
in 1802 was a son of Charles Anderson of Cumberland Co VA.
This Gideon is my
ancestor, and I have suspected that he was the grandson of Thomas of Albemarle
Co VA, instead of his son. And Charles
seemd to me the likely candidate for his father, but I've found no proof.
Sorry, but I have to
differ with you somewhat on the wife and children of Gideon of Wilkes Co. I know of printed sources that indicate that
Gideon married
Elizabeth STEPPE, but I have found no records to prove this and no records at
all for a STEPPE family in areas where Gideon lived. There is a recent book by Michal Martin Farmer that gives very
good circumstantial evidence that Gideon's wife was a daughter of Orson/Austin
MARTIN and Susanna GANNAWAY. The name
of the book is "The Genealogy of the Webster, Martin, Dozier, Staples, and
Starke Families of Wilkes Co GA."
Orson MARTIN and Gideon ANDERSON traveled together from VA to NC to
Wilkes Co GA and received their land in GA the same day.
The Polly Anne and
Patty that you have as daughters of Gideon are actually the same person. I know that the Wilkes Co books list them as
two different
persons. But I have a copy of Gideon's
will from Wilkes Co, and I believe it has been incorrectly abstracted and
printed.
These are the children
I have for Gideon ANDERSON:
William (1763-1844),
married Sara FINCH and Mary HUNNICUTT
Keziah, married
Buckner DUKES
Martin, married Nancy
ARNETT
Patsy Ann, married
COOPER
Charles, married
Margaret ARNETT
Susannah, married
BUTLER
James, married Nancy
MARTIN and Elizabeth W. SHORT
Thanks for any help,
Barbara Thomas
Children of Gideon
Anderson and Elizabeth Steppe are:
+ 120 i. William9 Anderson, born January
08, 1763 in Buckingham, Virginia; died May 06, 1844 in Baldwin, Georgia.
121 ii. Thomas Anderson, born 1765.
+ 122 iii. Keziah Anderson, born 1767.
+ 123 iv. Martin Anderson, born 1769; died Bet. 1814 -
1825 in Georgia.
124 v. Polly Anne Anderson, born 1771 in North
Carolina. She married ? Cooper.
125 vi. Patty Anderson, born 1773 in Georgia.
126 vii. Agnes Anderson, born 1775.
127 viii. Charles Anderson, born 1777 in Georgia; died
Aft. 1850. He married Margaret Arnett.
128 ix. Susannah Anderson, born 1779; died Bef. May
11, 1801. She married ? Butler 1801 in
Georgia.
129 x. James Martin Anderson, born 1782 in Georgia.
130 xi. James Anderson, born 1786 in Georgia. He married (1) Nancy Martin November 11,
1813 in Wilkes County, Georgia. He
married (2) Elizabeth W. ? February 24, 1825.
Notes for James
Anderson:
Subj: Gideon Anderson
Date: 9/13/99 1:58:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: shargrov@pacifier.com (Sandra Hargrove)
To: patander73@aol.com
Thank you for replying to my post on Gideon Anderson. From the
information I have it sounds like this could very well be the right family. I
see on one of the lines you have a Gideon dying in Wilkes County, GA in 1802
and married to Elizabeth, could she have proceeded him in
death and a second
marriage for him? Or did he have a son Gideon?
My line is James Marion Anderson born 1797 GA, he marries a
Nancy Martin in Wilkes County, GA 11 Nov 1813 on the marriage listing it says
father Gideon. I show Nancy Martin Anderson dying in Wilkes Co., GA 1 Nov 1819.
James Marion goes on to Lauderdale County, MS with his mother as a widow and
listed as Sarah Anderson . The 1850 Lauderdale Co., MS census list him as born
in GA and his 90 yr old mother with him. In 1851 in Lauderdale Co., MS his
mothers will is probated listing her children as follows:
Thomas Anderson
Isaac Anderson
James Marion Anderson
William Anderson
Sarah Ann Anderson
Elizabeth Anderson
Rebecca Anderson
Jemimah Anderson
James Marion Anderson
has the following children by his first marriage to Nancy Martin daughter of
William Martin:
Elizabeth Anderson
William Thomas Anderson
James Marion Anderson's
second marriage is to Sarah Pope in Wilkes County, GA, her father is John Pope.
James Marion and Sarah have the following children:
Minor L. Anderson
Tempa H. Anderson
James Marion's third
marriage is to Carun Kerson Jones they moved to Tyler Co., TX where James died
in 1857, they were married in 1834 in MS and had the following children:
George A. Anderson
Sarah Ann Anderson
J.N.K. Anderson