Late 18th century tax records
indicate the presence of: ANDERSON, Charles - a great grandson of Reynard Anderson ANDERSON, Charles - a great grandson of Reynard Anderson ANDERSON, Churchill - see Descendants of Richard Anderson ANDERSON, Francis - see Descendants of Richard Anderson ANDERSON, Francis - see Descendants of Reynard Anderson ANDERSON, Henry - see Descendants of Reynard Anderson ANDERSON, Henry - see Descendants of Reynard Anderson ANDERSON, John - see Descendants of Reynard Anderson ANDERSON, Jonathan - ? ANDERSON, Paulin - see Descendants of Richard Anderson ANDERSON, Richard - see Descendants of Richard Anderson ANDERSON, Worsham - see Descendants of Reynard Anderson
Late 18th century marriage records
indicate the presence of: ANDERSON, Francis WELDON, Edith 09 Jul 1742 ANDERSON, Henry COCKE, Martha 24 Jul 1760 ANDERSON, Richard FOSTER, Jane 04 Mar 1761 GOODE, Mackerness ANDERSON, Polly 20 Apr 1768 FARMER, Stephen ANDERSON, Elizabeth 28 Mar 1776 ROBERTSON, George ANDERSON, Nancy 10 Jul 1779 FREEMAN, Anderson JOHNSON, Mildred 14 Sep 1781 BURT, Robert ANDERSON, Ritta 09 Sep 1782 JAMES, Anderson BAGLEY, Sally 26 Sep 1783 ECOLS, Elkanah ANDERSON, Elizabeth 20 Aug 1783 BOOKER, Edward ANDERSON, Edith Cobb 27 Oct 1783 TABB, John ANDERSON, Nancy 15 Dec 1784 ANDERSON, Worsham KNIGHT, Misaniah 17 Nov 1784 ANDERSON, Reinard FORD, Mary 15 Dec 1784 ANDERSON, Matthew DISEN, Martha 17 May 1787 WALTON, John ANDERSON, Susanna 17 May 1787 JONES, Frederick ANDERSON, Catharine 27 Dec 1787 MORE, Anderson FORD, Mildred 12 Feb 1787 POWELL, William ANDERSON, Ann Paulin 23 Dec 1788 ANDERSON, Matthew BAGLEY, Polly 09 Apr 1789 VASSER, Daniel ANDERSON, Frances 10 Jan 1789 WARD, John ANDERSON, Dosey 30 Mar 1789 WILSON, Daniel ANDERSON, Elizabeth 27 Aug 1789 ANDERSON, Francis BLACKBURN, Sally Anderson 01 May 1790 MEADOW, Anderson POLLARD, Lucy 25 Nov 1790 WILSON, Thomas F. ANDERSON, Ann 15 Aug 1796 PAULET, Thomas HUGHES, Mary Anderson 06 Nov 1797 ANDERSON, Churchill GOODE, Polly 27 Mar 1800 ANDERSON, Claiborne JONES, Polly Branch 13 Jul 1801 STONE, Anderson LIGON, Patsy 22 Jul 1801 JONES, Branch ANDERSON, Dorothy 18 Dec 1802 ANDERSON, Charles PONTON, Fanny 20 Dec 1805 SHORT, Samuel ANDERSON, Berry 26 May 1806 GILLS, Anderson WOODSON, Polly 27 Oct 1807 GRAVES, Thomas ANDERSON, Susan 01 Oct 1809 JONES, Anderson H. SEAY, Nancy W. 17 Dec 1810
18th century Virginia land patents
indicate the presence of: Bartelot 09/05/1749 Amelia Co 953a. in Amelia & Lunenburg head branches of south fork of Buffalo and Little Roanoake (of Hanover County) 27/297 Charles 06/25/1747 Amelia Co 3122a On the Branches of Buffalo & Bryary Rivers 26/80 Charles 07/05/1751 Amelia Co 400a south side of the south fork of Buffalo River 30/441 Charles 06/30/1760 Amelia Co 1420a between branches of Bryery and Buffalo Rivers 33/826 Elizabeth 10/15/1741 Amelia Co (widow of Henry Anderson) 414a both sides of Beaverpond Creek 20/86 Henry 08/20/1747 Amelia Co 1202a between the branches of Bush River & the branches of Meherin on the road 28/160 James 06/05/1736 Amelia Co 537a upper side Woody Creek of Deep Creek 17/90 James 03/30/1743 Amelia Co 350a lower side of Mallory's Creek 21/290 James 03/20/1745 Amelia Co 404a north of Mallory's Creek 25/36 James,Jr. 10/01/1747 Amelia Co 104a north side Little Nottoway River patents 28/271 Paulin 10/13/1736 Amelia Co 400a upper south horse pen fork of Stocks Creek patents 17/181 Richard 08/20/1741 Amelia Co 252a south side Appamattox River patents 19/1095 Thomas 09/22/1739 Amelia Co 254a North side Whetstone Creek in fork of Nottoway River adj Peter Binford patents 18/469
1810 Virginia Census Name County Page Family Statistics Anderson, Francis, Jr.Amelia 224 00110-00000-0,9 Anderson, Henry Amelia 224 10110-10100-0,0 Anderson, Henry Amelia 224 41001-30101-0,9 Anderson, Thomas Amelia 224 00211-01110-0,9 Anderson, William Amelia 224 00110-00000-0,0
Discussion
There were several origins of the many Andersons in colonial Amelia county.
Bartelot and Charles Anderson patented land in western Amelia in the portion that became Prince Edward County. They were sons of Robert Anderson, II.
Near the Appomattox River in the northern portion of the original and current county where a grouping of the sons of Richard Anderson. Paulin and Richard originally obtained land by patent in the 1730's and some of these men's sons remained in Amelia but many others went on to settle in south central Virginia in Halifax, Pittsylvania and Henry Counties.
Another grouping of families occurred near the present site of Amelia Courthouse. These were from land patents obtained by Henry Anderson a son of Reynard Anderson in the early 1730's and then granted by will to his sons and by deed to son-in-laws.
A cousin of that family James Anderson a grandson of Reynard Anderson had advanced his land claims westward along the Butterwood Creek of Dinwiddie County and found himself by 1740 in the southern portion of Amelia county in the portion that became Nottoway County north of current Blackstone. He can be distinguished in county records from the next family by noticing that both he James, Sr. and his son James, Jr. married women by the christian name of Elizabeth.
Lastly, another grouping of Andersons occurs just west of Blackstone in then Amelia but now Nottoway county founded by purchase and patent by James Anderson son of Thomas Anderson in 1732-1735. The James, Sr. and James, Jr. of this family can be distinguished from the prior group in county records by the fact that both married women by the christian name Mary. James Sr. married a Rebecca as a second wife.
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