Descendants of Robert Anderson

Descendants of Robert Anderson

Generation No. 1

1. The Immigrant Robert⁴ Anderson (Richard³, "York Watershed"², "Colonial Virginia"¹) was born 1613 in Great Britain, and died Aft. 1666 in New Kent County, Virginia. He married ? Bartelot. She was born Abt. 1620, and died Aft. 1664 in New Kent County, Virginia.

Notes for The Immigrant Robert Anderson:

Robert Anderson, "the immigrant" was born in Great Britain in 1613. Hottens Emigrants by John Camden Hotten provides us with the fact that Robert Anderson, age 22, embarked in "Ann & Elizabeth" April 27, 1635 for Virginia. In York County Wills & Deeds on 12/3/1657 Robert Andrewson is listed as a juror. In the sources discussed below; Robert Anderson, Sr. of New Kent is credited as being born between 1640 and 1645 and his family is known to use the name Bartelot Anderson. In a 1694 York County deposition Bartelot Anderson and his brother John Anderson testify that they are 36 and 30 years old, thus born in 1658 and 1664. The land of Robert Anderson is listed in the Virginia Patents as adjacent Moyses Davies at Tottopottomoyes Creek in 1666. Robert Anderson, the immigrant then likely had sons Robert Anderson, Sr. of York then New Kent, Bartelot Anderson of York, and John Anderson of York and New Kent County.

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This family has been researched for genealogical purposes since 1881. A Mr. Brock wrote several newspaper articles in the 1880's. Edward L. Anderson wrote the earliest book on the Robert Anderson family and published "The Andersons of Goldmine" which can be found in the Library of Congress. In 1936 William Pope Anderson began a re-work of the Robert Anderson family and documented that Robert Anderson,Sr. of New Kent County arrived in what is now Hanover county between 1670 and 1677 as one of 80 persons transported to Virginia by charter to George Chapman by William Berkeley, Governor.

In the mid 20th century Nell Marion Nugent published her index of the Virginia Land Patents including volume: Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1666, Nell Marion Nugent, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1983. My examination in 1980's of Cavaliers and Pioneers revealed that there is a patent record in 1666 that shows Robert Anderson was an adjacent landholder to Moses Davies at Totopotomys Creek in the delta of the Pamunkey River at the head of the York River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. In addition a Robert Anderson appears in York County records as a jurist on December 3, 1657. It is very likely then that Robert Anderson, Sr. of New Kent County had been a resident of and been born in Virginia. Additional records would be available except that after Gloucester County was formed from York it's records were destroyed in an 1820 fire and the details of land purchases and wills along the north bank of the York River and at the mouth of the Pamunkey have been lost to that fire. The most significant loss is how Robert Anderson obtained his land at Totopotomys Creek.

If the family tradition of Edward L. Anderson in "The Andersons of Gold Mine" and repeated in "Ye Andersons of Virginia", pages 231- 288, Volume 11, Old Northwest Genealogical Quarterly, Columbus, Ohio, 1908; are correct, Robert's father may be the Reverend Richard Anderson, mentioned in 1640's and 1650's York County, Viriginia Court Records. "Burke's American Families With British Ancestry" (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1977) p.2539; Excerpted from "Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry," 16th ed. (London, 1939) contends that Robert Anderson, Sr. of New Kent probably descended from Richard Anderson who left England for the colonies 4 Jul 1635, being then aged 17, and was followed on 31 Jul of the same year by Richard Anderson, aged 50, who was presumably his father. The presumption is then that Richard Anderson age 17 in 1635 is the same as the Reverend Richard Anderson of York County VA and that he is the father of Robert Anderson, Sr. of New Kent. The ancestors of Robert Anderson, Sr. of New Kent given in these sources are very speculative, unsubstantiated by record and there are some conflicts between several authors' publications.

York County Wills & Deeds

12/3/1657 Robert Anderson is listed as a Juror

Robert Anderson, Sr. of New Kent County should have been born by 1636 to qualify as a jurist in 1657. Indeed it would have been unusual to have a 21 year old on a jury. It is also unlikely that an established resident of New Kent County would be a juror in York County.

This 1657 record suggests that there was an earlier generation of Robert Anderson living in York County and only recorded the once in the York County records. Hottens Emigrants by John Camden Hotten provides us with the fact that Robert Anderson, age 22, embarked in "Ann & Elizabeth" April 27, 1635 for Virginia. With the scarcety of surviving records and the fact that most of those surviving records pertain to land ownership it is entirely possible that Robert Anderson, Sr.'s father was the Robert Anderson (b.1613) of the Ann & Elizabeth and and could be claimed to be the father of Robert, Bartelot and John of York County Records. Robert Anderson, Sr. of New Kent County may not have been born until as late as 1645-1650.

By adding this ancestor I am of course creating another vague and unreliable possibility for the parentage of Robert Anderson, Sr. of New Kent County. I am doing so deliberately just to emphasize how easy it is to contrive another lineage. My claim is supported by just 3 records. The published claims that Robert descends from Richard Anderson (b.1585) and his alleged son Reverend Richard Anderson are even more contrived and are unsubstantiated by any Virginia record that I have found as of 2003.

From the Virginia land patents

1666 Robert Anderson adjacent Moyses Davies at Tottopottomoyes Creek

1670 Robert Anderson adjacent John Fleming & Thomas Glass

These two records indicate that a Robert Anderson already owned land along Tottopottomoyes Creek before 1666. Totopotomy's Creek flows into the Pamunkey River from the south in the eastern part of what is now Hanover County Virginia. While these notations refer to lands significantly upstream along the Pamunkey River it is a reported tradition that Robert Anderson had as his early primary residence properties at West Point near the junction of the Pamunkey, Mattaponi and York Rivers. The western lands near Totopotomey's Creek were speculative and in the interests of his growning sons.

The 1666 record is the first that we can soundly connect to Robert Anderson, Sr. of New Kent County, as this land can be traced in his possession. Whether this record is of his ownership, or that of his father we do not know. Bartlet Anderson of York County was born in 1658 and his brother by record John Anderson of York County was born in 1664. This suggests that this elder Robert Anderson of the 1657 record was still alive at or near the time of the 1666 record.

By accepting this earlier Robert Anderson (b.1613) of York County as the father of the Robert Anderson, Sr. of New Kent we relax the burden on having Robert Anderson, Sr. of New Kent being born early enough (ca1636) to be the jurist and late enough to be a son of the immigrant Richard Anderson of 1635 (ca 1636) which in fact leaves only that year 1636 in which he could have been born and still be the source of these entries in the Virginia Records. Having this one man be the source of these records would make him older by another 5 years than anyone has claimed to date.

For this reason I contend as above that Robert Anderson, of York County, "the immigrant" was born in Great Britain in 1613 as found in Hottens Emigrants by John Camden Hotten. Robert Anderson, age 22, embarked in "Ann & Elizabeth" April 27, 1635 for Virginia. Robert Anderson settled in York County, Virginia and as appears in York County Wills & Deeds on 12/3/1657 Robert Andrewson at the age of 44 was a Juror. Robert Anderson had as his early primary residence properties at West Point near the junction of the Pamunkey, Mattaponi and York Rivers. The western lands in New Kent County he obained by 1666 near Totopotomey's Creek were speculative and in the interests of his growning sons. I attribute to him sons Robert, Bartlet and John from York and New Kent County records, but do not exclude the possible existence of others.

Notes for ? Bartelot:

Because of the use of the name Bartelot as a given name in this family, and the common practice in colonial times of naming a son with a given name the same as the surname of the mother consideration should be given that this woman was a Miss Bartelot.

Children of Robert Anderson and ? Bartelot are:

+ 2 i. Robert⁵ Anderson, Sr., born Abt. 1642 in York County, Virginia; died 1712 in New Kent County, Virginia.

3 ii. Bartelot Anderson, born 1658 in New Kent County, Virginia; died Bet. 1694 - 1704 in New Kent County, Virginia.

Notes for Bartelot Anderson:

Bartelot Anderson was born about 1658 along the York River in Colonial Virginia. His birth date derives from the followiing court entry.

York Co., Va. Deed Book for years 1694-1697

....Apr. 5, 1694, deposition of Bartlott Anderson in which he deposeth he is aged 36 years and his brother - John Anderson deposeth he is aged 30 years.

Because of the common use of the name Bartelot Anderson in the New Kent County family in the next hundred years it can be farly certain that Bartelot was the son of the founder of that family in Virginia.

I have not personnaly examined surviving New Kent County records. I have not as yet found any reference that indicates Bartelot had any family, however he did survive long enough to have fathered children and some of the children listed for his brother Robert may in fact belond to him. Examination should be made of early St. Peter's Parish Vestry records for reference to him.

+ 4 iii. John Anderson, born 1664 in New Kent County, Virginia; died Bef. 1706 in New Kent County, Virginia.

Generation No. 2

2. Robert⁵ Anderson, Sr. (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. 1642 in York County, Virginia, and died 1712 in New Kent County, Virginia. He married ? (Source: William Pope Anderson, Anderson Family Records, (W. F. Schaeffer & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; 1936).) Abt. 1661. She was born Abt. 1645, and died Aft. 1685 in New Kent County, Virginia.

Notes for Robert Anderson, Sr.:

From the Virginia land patents

1666 Robert Anderson adjacent Moyses Davies at Tottopottomoyes Creek

1670 Robert Anderson adjacent John Fleming & Thomas Glass

The 1666 record is the first that we can soundly assigned to the family of Robert Anderson, Sr., either to himself or his father. Virginia land patents often identify the land by reference to nearby creeks and branches and whether they are above of below a river that is a branch of the Chesapeake Bay. In addition they list the adjacent landowners. These two records indicate that a Robert Anderson already owned land along Tottopottomoyes Creek before 1666. Totopotomey's Creek flows into the Pamunkey River from the south in the eastern part of what is now Hanover County Virginia.

George Chapman

04/22/1670 4150 acres New Kent County

Pamunkey Neck, etc. for the transport of Robert Anderson

This reference may be from Robert returning from a trip to England. There were many reasons for such a trip including the need to see to family affairs there and for education and merchantile affairs. At this time the many landowners frequently selected a member from among them to act as an agent, who returned to England in the spring season when such trips were considered safe from hurricanes and took with him papers and power of attorney from the other landowners that allowed him to represent their interests. He would then return their monies and report to them upon his return. Such trips were burdensome and such task was rotated among landowners.

In 1677 Robert Anderson signed the petition of grievances for Blisland Parish regarding Gov. Berkley. He was a vestry man of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County on 11/1686; and for St. Paul's Parish from 1704-1712. However these records do not imply that he had ever moved, rather they reflect the reorganization of the parishes that were occuriing at the time as the Virginia frontier expanded St. Paul's Parish having been formed from the western reaches of St. Peter's Parish.

Robert Anderson

04/16/1683 727 acres New Kent County

Patent Book 7 page 272

N of Chickahominy Swamp in the head of Holly Bush Branch adj. Thomas Glass, to mouth of Meyry Branch. For the importation of 15 persons

This 727 patent became the "Goldmine" plantation. The Chickahominy River spilts the ground between the Pamunkey River and the James River flowing southeast and joining the James River in the eastern portion of Charles City County. I checked for Holly Bush Branch and Meyry Branch on a current Virginia map but did not find them listed. But these lands were in the area just north of current Mechanicsville, Virginia. According to Edward L. Anderson "Goldmines" is on the west side of Gold Mine Creek just north of Rockville, which is 20 miles northwest of Richmond on Highway 160.

1683 adj. Moses Davies at Chickahominy Maine Swamp

1703 adj. George Aalvis at Totapotomy's Creek

Robert Anderson Sr. appears in the Register of St. Peter's Parish New Kent County as follows:

25 Nov 1686 - Will Turner hath made a complaint to this vestry that his help being too weak in clearing of ye highways - ordered that the titables of Sam'l Wady, Thom. Glass, Will. Winston, Robert Anderson & Charles Fleming be added.

List of Lands to be processioned on the 4th of May 1689 - Sam'l Waddy, Mr. Boots, Rob't Thomson, Edw Bornett, John Talle, Richd Bollork, Sen, Richard Bollork, Jr, James Tate, Mr. Crawford, Andrew Davis, Edward Broxom, John Wall, William Winston, Jno Crawford, David Craford, Junr, Rob't Andrewson, Chas Fleming, Nicholas Mills, Dox Penix, Mr. Dabbony and others.

Robert Anderson's signature appears repeatedly in the St. Paul Parish vestry book from 1706-1712. He usually signs as Mr. Robert Anderson, Sr., but occasionally uses a large R symbol as a mark in his signature. William Pope Anderson believed that Robert had become so frail that he could only make his mark and his name was signed for him. His son signs as Robert Anderson, Jr. and there is another signator Captain Robert Anderson claimed but unconfirmed to be Robert Anderson, Jr. I beliee that this Captain Robert Anderson was none other than "Scotch" Robert Anderson a presbyterian from another family.

One of the jobs of the vestry of a colonial parish was to "precession" the lands of the neighborhood. By this I mean that the land owners who had common borders would get together once in a while (every 5 years or so) and the would walk or ride together around the common boundaries of their land to agree on the border and to remark it freshly so that the marks would not be lost with time. The vestry would meet and name a precinct of landowners whose land bordered on each other and select from among them 2 or 3 prominent men to conduct the precessioning and report to the vestry. Each landowner was required to attend or send a representative and any disagreement was recorded and reported by those in charge of the precessioning. The parish was divided into "precincts" each time it was done and becasue there were new landowners over the years the precincts are not always the same, but land that was held in one family is clearly indentifiable and allows one to trace the common precincts over time. Of course the major landowners had borders on all sides so it was possible to appear in more than one precinct if you were on the edge. You might precession your eastern border in one precinct and your western border in another.

Fortunately 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.

The Quit Rents of Virginia, 1704, by Annie Laurie Wright Smith, Virginia State Archives; 1957.

Anderson, Robert New Kent County 700 acres

Anderson, Robert New Kent County 900 acres

Anderson, David New Kent County 300 acres

Anderson, John New Kent County 100 acres

Anderson, Richard New Kent County 200 acres

Robert Anderson's death in 1712 is recorded in the St. Paul parish vestry book when an entry is made that he is deceased and being replaced as church vestryman.

From the 1704 rent roll it appears likely that Robert, David, John and Richard were the oldest sons and that Matthew, Thomas were younger and had not established their own plantations as of 1704. William appears in the King William County rent roll when it is known that he had relocated. Notice also that there is an additional John Anderson in this list I suspect is his younger brother John who appears to have died about 1706 according to St. Paul's vestry book which opens with an entry about care for his children.

Robert Anderson likely had daughters as well, however no record of them has been discovered to date. The sources below list daughters for him and his son as Cecelia, Mary, Sarah and Charity; but this is clearly a confusion by those researchers with the names of the widows of his sons that appear in the St. Paul Parish vestry book.

Take caution, It is unproven that David, John, Richard, Matthew, William, and Thomas are sons of Robert Anderson, Sr. Indeed some may be sons of his brother Bartelot Anderson.

Bibliography

"Ye Andersons of Virginia", pages 231-288, Volume 11, Old Northwest Geanealogical Quarterly, Columbus, Ohio, 1908

Historical Southern Families, Vol. XV, p. 201-202, Edited by Mrs John Bennett Boddie, P.O. Box 2775, Honolulu, Hawaii 96803, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1971.

Anderson Family Records by William Pope Anderson, Cincinnatti, Ohio, 1936.

The Early Descendants of William Overton and Elizabeth Waters of Virginia, and Allied Families, by William Pope Anderson, 1938.

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 Andersons of Goldmine, by Edward L. Anderson

Climbing the Family Tree by Bessie Lamar Anderson Calvert

Commentary on Sources

William Pope Anderson in Anderson Family Records 1936, The Early Descendants of William Overton and Elizabeth Waters of Virginia, and Allied Families, 1938 and Anderson - Overton 1945 documents the descendants of Robert Anderson of New Kent County. His interest lies with the family of Robert Clough Anderson of some historical fame. Robert C. served with Washington's Army (infamous at the battle of Trenton) and had a son who commanded Fort Sumter at the outbreak of the Civil War. He was considerate enough to collect and document family trees on Anderson families other than Robert's and although his text is tedious to study it contains a wealth of genealogical information. A notation in the latter volume states that copies may be obtained from "Charitable Relief Association", 203 West Third Street, Cincinnati 2, Ohio. However that reference has clearly expired. Both the Virginia and Tennessee State Libraries have had these books, although not all three. The first and third are available from genealogical reprint book stores.

Edward L. Anderson wrote The Andersons of Goldmine, which is in the Library of Congress. It contains a family tree for the Robert Anderson family of New Kent. It was used as a source for some of WIlliam Pope Anderson's work and he quotes it where applicable. It is the best source for family traditions. However Edward tended to lump all the Andersons of Hanover in the third generation as sons of Robert Anderson, II when some of them likely belonged to his brothers. He also credited the widows of Robert's sons as daughters of the family.

Climbing the Family Tree by Bessie Lamar Anderson Calvert is an additional source for this family. It contains considerable detail, particularily regarding the female descendants of the family. However some of its data is questionable.

Notes for ?:

Cecelia Massie is the traditional name of his wife but to my knowledge it is unsupported by record. In fact, I suspect it is an error caused by the misinterpretation of the land records associated with the widow Cecelia Anderson wife of Matthew Anderson. Massie family researchers have been unable to connect her and alternative suggestions are solicited from researchers.

The son Matthew married a Cecelia Massie and the grandson Robert's wife's mother was a Cecelia Massie and therefore many Anderson family members correctly remember a Cecelia Massie as a great great grandmother, but I can find no supporting evidence that this woman was Cecelia Massie.

Patrick Anderson

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W.P. Anderson appeared convinced that Cecelia Massie was the wife of Robert Anderson . However this appears to be based only on family traditions as show by his note 4 on page 1 of his 2nd book as shown below:

"There evidently was a tradition that a Robert Anderson married Cecelia Massie, as It is also given on the chart of (v6go) Robert M. Anderson, dated 1902, and mentioned in a "Monograph of the Anderson, Clark, Marshall and McArthur Connection" by (vbgl)Gen. T.M.Anderson. They however have the date of Robert Anderson's death as 1719, which is wrong. There is a Cecilia Anderson appearing in the processioning of 1719, but she apparently was the widow of Matthew Anderson.

In "Ye Andersons of Virginia" published 1908 by (v697) Dr. Charles Anderson it says a Robert Anderson married Cecelia Massie and places him as the father of Robert III b. 1712.

There Is nothing in the records left by (v6g) Gen. Robert Anderson,(v6o), Gov. Charles Anderson, or (v6f) Mrs. Sarah Kendrick, mentioning a Robert Anderson having married Cecelia Massie, but Gen. Robt. Anderson said "The Massies are related to us in some way."

In a letter from (wqx59) Mrs.Alice M.Tyler (AFR28) to ELA dated Sept.24, 1912, she states, "I found the information about Robert Anderson being sent to Virginia by Juxon & Co. in old records at the State Library. The fact about the marriage of Cecilia Massey was given me by my great uncle David J.Anderson. I will test its proof..". Mrs. Tyler lived in Richmond, Va.,and addressed her letter to ELA "My dear Cousin..'' Mrs. Tyler's great uncle .(wqt) David Anderson (AFR35) owned the old family Bible, which was sent to England to prove his title to (wz) William Anderson's estate. The Bible was never returned."

Somewhere in some family book, I have seen it said that Robert Anderson married Cecelia Massie in London, England. But no reference was give for this and do not know if it is true. I have forgotten where I saw it. I have wanted to check this out, but so far have not. I done almost no research in England so do not at present know where to look.

from Harry Anderson

Children of Robert Anderson and ? are:

+ 5 i. Robert⁶ Anderson, Jr., born 1663 in New Kent County, Virginia; died 1716 in Hanover County, Virginia.

+ 6 ii. David Anderson, born Abt. 1665 in New Kent County, Virginia; died Abt. 1716 in Hanover County, Virginia.

+ 7 iii. Mary Anderson, born 1667 in New Kent County, Virginia.

+ 8 iv. Richard Anderson, born Abt. 1673 in New Kent County, Virginia; died Bet. 1723 - 1731 in Hanover County, Virginia.

+ 9 v. John Anderson, born October 18, 1675 in New Kent County, Virginia; died 1731 in Hanover County, Virginia.

+ 10 vi. Captain William Anderson, born Abt. 1680 in New Kent County, Virginia; died 1717 in King William County, Virginia.

+ 11 vii. Matthew Anderson, born Abt. 1682 in New Kent County, Virginia; died 1719 in Hanover County, Virginia.

+ 12 viii. Thomas Anderson, born Abt. 1684 in New Kent County, Virginia; died October 1757 in Albemarle County, Virginia.

4. John⁵ Anderson (Robert⁴, Richard³, "York Watershed"², "Colonial Virginia"¹) was born 1664 in New Kent County, Virginia, and died Bef. 1706 in New Kent County, Virginia. He married ?.

Notes for John Anderson:

Vestry of St. Peter's Jno. Andrenson, Jno. Andrewson & Rob't Andrewson in 1689.

York Co., Va. Deed Book for years 1694-1697

....Apr. 5, 1694, deposition of Bartlott Anderson in which he deposeth he is aged 36 years and his brother - John Anderson

deposeth he is aged 30 years).

The Quit Rents of Virginia, 1704, by Annie Laurie Wright Smith, Virginia State Archives; 1957.

Anderson, Robert New Kent County 700 acres

Anderson, Robert New Kent County 900 acres

Anderson, David New Kent County 300 acres

Anderson, John New Kent County 100 acres

Anderson, Richard New Kent County 200 acres

In this rent roll it appears likely that Robert, David, John and Richard were the sons of Robert Sr. Notice also that there is an additional John Anderson in this list that is likely the younger brother of Robert Anderson, Sr. and who died about 1705 according to St. Paul's vestry book which opens with an entry about care for his children. There are three young girls bound out by the parish in the next two years which are likely his daughters underage at the time of his death. Born in 1664 he would not have married until 1685-1690 and his chidren would still have been minors at his death in 1705

1/1/1706/7 Sarah Anderson in keeping of Thomas Thorp St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book

4/2/1706/7 Sarah Anderson in keeping of Thomas Thorp St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book

10/1/1707 Phebe Anderson bound out to Anthony Winston St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book

1/1/1708/9 Thomas Tharp 600 lb tbco for boarding Jenny Anderson St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book

Children of John Anderson and ? are:

13 i. Sarah⁶ Anderson, born Aft. 1684.

Notes for Sarah Anderson:

1/1/1706/7 Sarah Anderson in keeping of Thomas Thorp St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book

4/2/1706/7 Sarah Anderson in keeping of Thomas Thorp St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book

+ 14 ii. Phebe Anderson, born Aft. 1686.

15 iii. Jenny Anderson, born Aft. 1688.

Notes for Jenny Anderson:

1/1/1708/9 Thomas Tharp 600 lb tbco for boarding Jenny Anderson

Generation No. 3

5. Robert⁶ Anderson, Jr. (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 1663 in New Kent County, Virginia, and died 1716 in Hanover County, Virginia. He married Mary Overton Bef. 1702, daughter of William Overton and Elizabeth Waters. She was born June 08, 1673 in Virginia, and died Aft. 1744 in Hanover County, Virginia.

Notes for Robert Anderson, Jr.:

Robert's birth date is derived from Edward L. Anderson and William Pope Anderson publications. Robert was born in the delta of the Pamunkey River at the head of the York River branch of the Chesapeake Bay.

1680 Robert Anderson headright of William Wyatt to New Kent Co.

It was common practice at the time for Virginia landholders to send their sons back to England to be educated. A return trip from England to Virginia earned you a headright regardless of whether you had been born in Virginia.

Robert Anderson,Jr.

10/23/1690 1200 acres New Kent County

Virginia patents book 8/page 103

S of York River on branches of Mechumps Creek & Crumps Creek. Begin James Pyron's line, at John Langworthy's line, adj. Stephen Tarton and Fleman's land. Assigned to John Wray by John Webb and William Claibourne, deserted. for the import of 24 persons

Robert Anderson,Jr.

10/23/1690 727 acres New Kent County

Virginia patents book 8/page 107

North of the Chickahominy Swamp, begin at a branch of said swamp called Holly Bush Branch, adj. Thomas Glass. Assumed from the deserted patent of his father Robert Anderson.

York County wills and deeds

9/24/1694 Robert Anderson Jr. witness

The Quit Rents of Virginia, 1704, by Annie Laurie Wright Smith, Virginia State Archives; 1957.

Anderson, Robert New Kent County 700 acres

Anderson, Robert New Kent County 900 acres

Anderson, David New Kent County 300 acres

Anderson, John New Kent County 100 acres

Anderson, Richard New Kent County 200 acres

Robert Anderson, Jr. was a 1703 Vestryman of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, and Justice of New Kent in 1714. From 1706 to 1716 Robert Anderson was a member of the vestry of St. Paul's parish and signed as Robert Anderson, Jr. Robert Anderson's death in 1716 is recorded in the St. Paul Parish vestry book. The 727 acres became the "Goldmine" Plantation named after a passing stream.

His sons were underage at the time of his death and his family has been reconstructed from the deeds of his wife and her sons and the precessioning records of St. Paul's parish.

Edward L. Anderson in his book "Andersons of Goldmine" assigned many children to him that to me appear to belong to his brothers.

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Bibliography

"Ye Andersons of Virginia", pages 231-288, Volume 11, Old Northwest Geanealogical Quarterly, Columbus, Ohio, 1908

The Andersons of Goldmine, by Edward L. Anderson

Climbing the Family Tree by Bessie Lamar Anderson Calvert

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 Mary Overton:

Mary Anderson to John Anderson

3/3/1733/4 335 acres Hanover Co.

for 30 pounds left him in the will of his father Robert Anderson of New Kent Co. 335 acres on the North side of Totopotomeys Creek being one half of land bought of George WIlkinson in 1719 the other half belonging to his brother Charles Anderson.

Mary Anderson of St. Paul Parish to Charles Anderson of Hanover County

3 March 1733/4

Mary relict & executrix of Robert Anderson, for 30 pounds left him in the will of his father Robert Anderson late of New Kent, now Hanover. 335 acres on Totapotamoy's Creek, Hanover County half of land bought 1719 of George Wilkinson the other half to his brother John Anderson.

Evidence of land precessioning records implies that the widow Mary resided with Nathaniel until 1744.

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"Robert Anderson II, married Mary Overton, sister of Captain James Overton (1688-1749) militia officer and vestryman of St Paul's Parish, Hanover, and daughter of William Overton, who was born in England 3 December 1628, emigrated to Virginia, to whom, with Eben Jones a patent issued on 23 April 1681, for 4600 acres of land in New Kent County (later Hanover) on South side of Pamunkey River, on Falling Creek, for the transportation of ninety two persons and among the headrights were William and Elizabeth. Overton, on 29 October 1690 William Overton and John Lyddall had a patent for 837 acres of land in St Peter's Parish, NewKent (later Hanover) County above the main fork of Pamunkey next above land granted Jonathan Norwood and Ambrose Clare. William Overton married Elizabeth Waters, daughter of Mrs. Ann Waters, of St. Sepulchers, London ,widow; will (11) dated September 29, 1697; proved 4 July 1700, besides her son-in-law and daughter, the Overtons, Mrs. Waters mentioned in her will her son John Waters, who had long resided in Virginia; her son Samuel Waters, and her son Thomas Waters, her son-in-law William Goodwinand brother-in-law Caleb Millett.

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William Overton

Mary Overton

| John Waters

| Samuel Waters

Elizabeth Waters

Ann

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Betty M Harris <bharris@inebraska.com>

worldconnect

/Robert OVERTON b: 1609

/William OVERTON b: 3 DEC 1628

| \Anne GARDINER b: 1613

Mary OVERTON b: 26 JUN 1673 d: 1734

| /Samuel WATERS b: 1617

\Elizabeth WATERS

\LIVING

Children of Robert Anderson and Mary Overton are:

16 i. Nathaniel⁷ Anderson (Source: 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.).), born Abt. 1700 in New Kent County, Virginia; died Abt. 1743 in Hanover County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Dabney; born Bef. 1698 in New Kent County, Virginia; died Bef. 1743 in Hanover County, Virginia.

Notes for Nathaniel Anderson:

1731 Nathaniel Anderson precessioning St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book

1731 Nathaniel Anderson precessioning (with Widdow Anderson) St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book

1735 Nathaniel Anderson precessioner St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book

1735 Nathaniel Anderson precessioning (with Widdow Anderson) St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book

Hanover Co Court Records 1733/4- 1735.

2 Jul 1735 - John Anderson of Hanover to Nathaniel Anderson of same, brother of sd John Anderson for 3 shillings - 1 acre on the north side of Totopotomoys Creek at the end of a tract of 670 acres which Mary Anderson bought of George Wilkinson - where the dividing line comes to the creeks brink - to build a water mill. Recorded 3 Jul 1735.

Nathaniel may have been the care taker for his mother Mary and was likely due to inherit the remainder of his mothers estate.

1736 Nathaniel Anderson 1800lb tbco Acct for Robertson's family allowed, St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book

1736 Nathaniel Anderson 1200lb tbco to lie in church wardens hands till he has cured Jno Robertson and his son John, St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book

1739 Nathaniel Anderson precessioner St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book

1739 Nathaniel Anderson precessioning (with Mrs. Anderson) St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book

1741 Mr. Nathaniel Anderson on Acct for Richd Brock's daughter, St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book

1743 Nathaniel Anderson precessioning St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book

1743 Nathaniel Anderson precessioning (with Mrs. Anderson adj. and no proprieter to show the line) St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book

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 -

Hanover 1 Oct 1743 - list of debts due to the Cargo of Neill Buchanan of London -

Nathaniel Anderson, deceased

Charles Anderson

Robert Anderson

Nelson Anderson

Bartelott Anderson

James Anderson

Capt. Thomas Anderson

Jane Anderson

Matthew Anderson

Robert McCoy & Bartelott Anderson by Mr. Thomson

Charity Anderson

Nathan Anderson

page 13

1. William Pope Anderson, Anderson Family Records, (W. F. Schaeffer & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; 1936).

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 Elizabeth Dabney:

William Pope Anderson believed that Elizabeth Dabney had married Mathew Anderson but I now think there is better evidence she married Nathaniel Anderson who lived near his mother Mary Overton Anderson. The Dabney family only knows that she married an Anderson.

17 ii. Ann Anderson (Source: William Pope Anderson, Anderson Family Records, (W. F. Schaeffer & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; 1936).), born September 14, 1709 in "Goldmine", New Kent County, Virginia. She married George Dabney; born January 02, 1699/00 in New Kent County, Virginia; died November 18, 1768.

18 iii. Robert Anderson III (Source: William Pope Anderson, Anderson Family Records, (W. F. Schaeffer & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; 1936).), born January 01, 1711/12 in New Kent County, Virginia; died December 09, 1792 in "Goldmine" plantation, Hanover County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Clough July 03, 1739; born April 03, 1722 in Hanover County, Virginia; died November 10, 1779 in Hanover County, Virginia.

Notes for Robert Anderson III:

Robert Anderson 12/13/1736 Hanover Co

400a bothsides Andersons Creek adj Edward Nix

Virginia patents 17/page 212

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 -

Hanover 1 Oct 1743 - list of debts due to the Cargo of Neill Buchanan of London -

Nathaniel Anderson, deceased

Charles Anderson

Robert Anderson

Nelson Anderson

Bartelott Anderson

James Anderson

Capt. Thomas Anderson

Jane Anderson

Matthew Anderson

Robert McCoy & Bartelott Anderson by Mr. Thomson

Charity Anderson

Nathan Anderson

Louisa Co., Va. Deed Book A - pg 265-266

4 Jan 1745 /6 - Matthew Anderson of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover Co., Va. "Merchant" to Robert Anderson of same planter. 400 acres lying near the Mountains; granted to sd [Robert] Anderson; mortgaged unto William Prentice of the City of Williamsburg (recorded in Williamsburg). Matthew Anderson purchased the same [the mortgage] of sd Prentice and in consideration that Robert Anderson by deed released & made over his right & title in two tracts adjoining each other, containing 200 acres, does release and quit claim unto sd Robert Anderson all right & title.

Matthew Anderson

Wit: John Anderson, Mary Cocke, William Roach, Richd Johnson, Jas. Littlepage, Daniel Williams. Recorded 27 Jan 1746

1763 TITHABLES:

Bartlett Anderson Hanover Co. 1763 150

David Anderson Hanover Co. 1763 1244

Benjamin Anderson Hanover Co. 1763 150

Thomas Anderson Hanover Co. 1763 335 acres

Sarah Anderson Hanover Co. 1763 210 "

Henry Anderson Hanover Co. 1763 201

Nelson Anderson Hanover Co 1763 672

Pouncey Anderson Hanover Co. 1763 1114

Richard Anderson Hanover Co. 1763 200

Robert Anderson Hanover Co. 1763 721 & 213

The Robert Anderson of this record with 721 acres is the resident of the "Goldmine" Plantation inherted from his grandfather to his father to hm North of the Chickahominy Swamp, begin at a branch of said swamp called Holly Bush Branch, adj. Thomas Glass.

Robert's deeds are transcibed in the pages of; and Robert's will is on page 35 of:

Anderson Family Records by William Pope Anderson, Press of W.F. Schaeffer & Co., Cincinatti, Ohio, 1936

This book contains images of his bible records listing his birth marriage and death and that of his wife and children.

1. William Pope Anderson, Anderson Family Records, (W. F. Schaeffer & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; 1936).