Late 18th century marriage records
indicate the presence of: ANDERSON, Nelson SMITH, Martha 20 Nov 1786 I have no information on Nelson Anderson at present.
18th century Virginia Patents
reveal the presence of: James 09/05/1723 Surry Co 100a south side of Blackwater north side Pidgeon Swamp patents 11/289 William 03/01/1773 Surry Co 54a North side of Blackwater Swamp patents 41/287
1810 Virginia Census
None
Discussion
Surry County records from the period 1715 to 1751 contain references to James Anderson (see Descendants of Thomas Anderson) James owned the Arnols estate in the extreme western tip of Surry County along the north bank of the Blackwater River and left it to his son William who added to it. Inghumbred Anderson also lived in 18th century colonial Surry County and left a family that I have not yet evaluated.
The MIDI file of "Why Have My Loved Ones Gone" (lyrics) by Stephen Collins Foster (1826-1864) is used by permission of Benjamin Robert Tubb from his website at Public Domain Music http://www.pdmusic.org.
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