Descendants of James
Anderson
Generation No. 1
1. James5 Anderson (Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2,
Richard1) (Source: (1) James Anderson, 1751 Will of James
Anderson, (Will Book 9, Page 772,
Surry County, Virginia)., (2) Thomas Anderson, 1711 Will of Thomas Anderson, (1710-1713 Will Book, Page 36, Prince George
County, Virginia).) was born Abt. 1689 in "The Cattails", Charles
City County, Virginia, and died November 20, 1751 in "Arnols", Surry
County, Virginia (Source: Gertrude R. B. Richards, Register of Albemarle
Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, (The National Society Colonial Dames of America in the
Commonwealth of Virginia; 1958).). He
married (1) Mary Jordan (Source: Robert A. Jordan, Jordan Journal,
History of the George and Arthur Jordan Families of Virginia, North Carolina,
Indiana from 1634, (Indianapolis,
Indiana; 1996).) Abt. 1712 in Surry County, Virginia, daughter of George Jordan
and Mary Browne. She was born Abt. 1694
in "Robin Hood Branch", Surry County, Virginia, and died Abt. 1736 in
"Arnols", Surry County, Virginia.
He married (2) Rebecca Cooke Bef. May 01, 1740 in Surry County,
Virginia, daughter of William Cooke and Rebecca Jones. She was born Abt. 1705 in Surry County,
Virginia, and died 1770 in Surry County, Virginia (Source: Lyndon H. Hart, III,
Surry County, Virginia, Wills, Estate Accounts and Inventories; 1730 - 1800, (Southern Historical Press, Inc., Easley,
South Carolina; 1985).).
Notes for James
Anderson:
James Anderson is named in the 1711 will
of Thomas Anderson of Prince George County.
That the James Anderson of Surry County is the son of Thomas is
established by a deed dated 04/14/1719 from James Anderson of Surry County to
Cornelius Cargill for 105 acres on Cattail Swamp bounded by a line of Charles
Anderson in which his wife Mary Anderson relinquishes her dower by separate
affidavit. These are the lands willed by Thomas Anderson. Thus, the father of
James Anderson of Surry County is Thomas Anderson of Prince George County. No contemporary birth record is known.
A caution, that in Prince George County
there also resides at this time the children of James Anderson with sons
Matthew,Jr., William,Jr. and James Anderson and daughter Elizabeth Ligon. There is no confirmed relationship although
such cannot be dismissed.
James Anderson is identified as an
executor of his father's will in 1711 and is mentioned in the inheritance lists
of his brother and sister in 1712. He
co-signs deeds with Mary and Cornelius Cargill of his fathers land in 1712. On that deed his wife Mary approves and
shows that James married Mary Jordan before 1712. In 1714 James sells his interest in the plantation that his
father resided on and willed to his widow Mary, to Edward Goodrich.
In 1715 James's father-in-law George
Jordan gave his daughter Mary Anderson, land along the north side of the
Blackwater swamp. This was located in
Surry County. James was probably absent from the colony at the time of this
gift, which would explain why it was
drawn in her name allowing her to perfect the title. In 1730 he added 200 acres adjacent to this land by purchase from
Henry Thomas and John Avery. This Surry
County estate he called "Arnols".
Arnols/Arnolds Creek formed the eastern boundary of the estate north of
the Blackwater. His father in law
referred to this creek as a spring branch in his deed, without using the name
Arnols. It would appear from the first use in James' will that he named the
creek. The plantation site, however, is
at the major crossing point of the Blackwater River east of City Point. It was at this point that the Berkley
directed explorations of Southwest Virginia crossed the Blackwater in the
1650's. At this point the Blackwater
River has a gravely bottom which would support fording traffic.
In 1718 James having returned from
whereever his travels or travails had taken him, identifies himself as James
Anderson of Prince George County and sells 104 acres near the Nottoway River
which he must have acquired before the surviving 1710 book of Prince George
County. He sells it to Joshua Meachum
and records it in Surry County indicating that he was relocating from the
frontier to the estate given his wife.
In 1723 James patented 100 acres of land
in Surry County (now Sussex) on the south side of the main Blackwater swamp
beginning on the north side of the Pigeon Swamp. This record is found in
Patents Book 11, 1735-38, page 289, dated 09/05/1723. This was located only a few miles south of his and his fathers
lands and can be found on the 7½ minute Geodetic Survey Map "Disputania
South". He sold this land to
William Sanders his brother-in-law in 1726.
In 1733 James acquires the southwest
corner of Whetstone creek and the Little Nottoway River in current Nottoway
County by purchase from its original patent holder Robert Mitchell. This deed
is filed in Brunswick County. This
Robert Mitchell was the brother-in-law of his second wife's sister. He was the
son of Henry Mitchell who was a landholder along the Prince George and Surry
County border as was James.
In 1735 James Anderson patents 150 acres
North of the Little Nottoway River in Prince Georges County (now Nottoway).
This is filed in patents book 16, page 150 dated 08/18/1735. From the 1736 tax lists of Amelia County it
would appear that James was speculating in Amelia County and was developing
lands near the junction of Whetstone Creek and the Little Nottoway River just
west of current Blackstone, Virginia.
In 1743 James Anderson, identified as
James Anderson,Sr. of Surry County leases to his sons Thomas and Jordan those
lands along Whetstone Creek and to his son James the land just east of them on
the North side of the Little Nottoway River.
These leases are filed in Amelia deed book 2. James' will consigns these lands to the sons in possession of
them. There is a land plat of the
original grants of this area prepared for the Amelia County Historical
Association and is a must for anyone who wishes to understand the lands of all
the Amelia Andersons. He retains title
to the head lands along Whetstone Creek until 1750, at which time he deeds this
land to his son John.
There are five sons and four daughters
known to be issue of James Anderson. I
am confident that this list is complete. See the book "Genealogy in part,
of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; By Grant James Anderson; Richmond
Virginia; Whitter & Shepperson printers, 1909. According to the family tradition of Grant James Anderson as
documented in his book, the family came to South side Virginia about 1733. An
unknown father of surname Anderson with his four sons James, Thomas, Jourdan,
John and daughter Faith. The mother's maiden name was Jourdan. It is not clear in the text whether their
mother came with them. The tradition
states that he remarried and sired another son William Anderson and another
unnamed daughter who married Mr. Moss.
The Christian name of the father is easily established by examination of
Amelia County, Virginia deeds and Surry County Wills. He was James Anderson, of
Southwark Parish in Surry County, Virginia.
My research has shown the immigration story of Grant J. Anderson to be
erroneous. We can hypothesize that his
story is attributed to the relocation and travel of the five children from
Surry County to Amelia County in 1733.
I have chosen to assign the daughters of
James Anderson to his first wife. This
is because the Grant Anderson text states Faith was a daughter of the unknown
Jordan. The text further says that
another daughter who married a Moss was the daughter of the second wife. However as she is recorded as having a child
in 1745 I think it likely she was the daughter of the first wife. It would appear that Mary was the oldest
child, from the date of birth of her own children.
Records of James Anderson
James Anderson to Cornelius
Cargill
of Surry County
03/07/1712 155 acres
Prince George County
Book 1710-1713 page 254 recorded
01/13/1713
bounded by land given
by the will of Thomas Anderson, dec'd to his son Charles Anderson and the
Queen's land; 105 acres was lately surveyed by Capt. Robert Bolling for said
Thomas Anderson, and by him given to said James, with 50 acres adjoining Capt.
Taylor's cart path.
Wit: Francis West,
Will'm Sanders, Charles Anderson
Livery & seizin
witnesses by Roger Rees, Michael Rosser, Richard Whitmore, James Anderson and
wife acknowledged the deed.
James Anderson to Edward
Goodrich
of Surry County
01/12/1713/14 100 acres
Prince George County
Book 1710-1713 page 272 recorded
01/12/1713/14
for 4000 lbs Tob. Land
where Cornelius Cargill & wife Mary lately lived (purchased by Thomas
Anderson of John Jane, and given to the relict Mary then to James]
James Anderson to Joshua
Meachum
of Prince George
County of Surry County
07/15/1718 104 acres
Surry County Book
1715-1730 page 127
This Indenture made
the fifteenth Day of July in the fourth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord
George by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of
the Faith & in the year of our Lord God one Thousand Seven hundred and
Eighteen Between James Anderson of Prince George County of the one part and
Joshua Meachum of Surry County of the other part. Witnesseth that the said James Anderson for the valuable
consideration of four pounds current money of Virginia to him the said James
Anderson by the said Joshua Meachum according to agreement between them well
and truly satisfied and paid whereof and of every part and parcel thereof the
said James Anderson doth free, quitt release and discharge him the said Joshua
Meachum his heirs executors and administrators and hath for him and his heirs
given granted bargained sold aliened assigned en scoffed and confirmed and doth
by these presents fully freely and absolutely give grant bargain sell assign
over en scoff and confirm to him the said Joshua Meachum his heirs and assigns
one parcel of land in the present possession and occupation of him the said
James Anderson with all privileges profits and emoluments whatsoever thereunto
belonging. The said parcel contains one hundred and four acres of land be it
more or less situate lying and being in Surry County near Nottoway River
bounded as followeth Viz:. beginning at a small meadow branch thence Southeast
& by East one fourth East twelve poles to a black oak, thence South
Southeast three quarters East sixty one poles thence along the Line of Daniel
Eppes East thirty eight degrees South eighty poles to two hickorys thence Northeast
fourty poles to a black oak thence North by East half East fourty poles to a
black oak, thence North Eighty poles to three black oaks thence Norwest and by
West three quarters West sixty four poles to one oak and two hickorys, thence
South West Eighty Eight poles to a pine standing in the said meadow branch
thence up the said branch as it trends to the beginning including the said one
hundred and four Acres of Land. TO HAVE and TO HOLD the said one hundred and
four Acres of Land with all other the appurtenances thereunto belonging to him
the said Joshua Meachum his heirs and assigns forever in as Large and Ample
manner to all Intents and purposes as he the said James Anderson or any other
might or could enjoy the same and further the said James Anderson doth for
himself his heirs Est: & Administrators covenant promise and agree to and
with the said the said Joshua Meachum his heirs and assigns that he the said
James Anderson is at present rightfully seized of the said Land by an
Indeisseizable Title in Law and that the said Land is at present free and clear
and is and shall be warranted and maintained free and clear from nay former
bargain sale gift grant dower estate title claim or interest made by him the
said James Anderson or any other person or persons claiming by or under him or
his heirs or by or with their consents or procurement and that the said Joshua
Meachum his heirs an assigns shall peaceably and quietly possess & enjoy
all the above receited premises without the least hindrance or molestation of
him the said James Anderson or his heirs or any other person or persons. IN WITNESS whereof the said James Anderson
have hereunto set his hand and seal the Day and Year first above Written.
Signed Sealed and
Delivered
In the presence of James Anderson
sealed with
John Jane a wafer
John Ingles
John Ingles
Memo:
That on the tenth Day of July one Thousand Seven hundred and Eighteen
Quiet and peaceable Possession and seizin of the Land within mentioned was
delivered by the within named James Anderson unto the within mentioned Joshua
Meachum according to the form and effect of the within written Deed in due form
of Law.
At a Court held at Southwark for
the County of Surry July ye 16th 1718
This day appeared in
Court the within named James Anderson and did acknowledge the within mentioned
contents to be his real Act & Deed as also Delivery and Seizin which is
ordered to be recorded and is recorded by
James Anderson to Cornelius
Cargill
of Surry County of Prince George County
04/14/1719 105 acres
Prince George County
Book 1713-1728 page 292
This Indenture made
this Fourteenth Day of April in the year of our Lord Christ One Thousand Seven
hundred and Nineteen between James Anderson of the County of Surry of the One
part and Cornelius Cargill of the County of Prince George of the other
part. Witnesseth that the said James
Anderson for divers good causes and considerations him thereunto moving, but
more especially for and in consideration of the sum of Four pounds current
money to him in hand paid by the said Cornelius Cargill at and before the en
sealing & delivery of these presents the receipt whereof the said James
Anderson doth hereby acknowledge and thereof doth acquit release and discharge
the said Cornelius Cargill his heirs, executors, Etc. Hath given, granted,
bargained sold, remised, released, and for ever quitted claim, and by these
presents the said James Anderson doth for him self his heirs Excrs Etc.: give,
grant, bargain, sell, remise, release, and for ever quit claim unto the said
Cornelius Cargill and to his heirs for ever to all that seat, tract or parcel
of Land situate Lying and being on the Cattail Swamp in the County of Prince
George containing One hundred and five acres of land and bounded Viz: Westwardly on the Land of Charles Anderson,
Easterly Northerly, and Southerly upon unpatented Lands. To have and to hold
the said Lands and premises with all the appertenances thereunto belonging unto
the said Cornelius Cargill and to his heirs forever, together with all houses orchards,
gardens, meadows, pastures, fencings, woods, underwoods, ways, waters, and
watercourses thereon or thereunto belonging, so that neither the said James
Anderson or his heirs nor any other person or persons whatever claiming or to
claim by from or under him or them shall not at any time hereafter have any
right title interest claim or demand of or to the said lands and premises but
that the same with every part & parcel; [? ] of shall be and forever
hereafter [? ] to the only sole proper use & [?] of him the said Cornelius
Cargill and to his heirs for ever more and lastly the said James Anderson doth
hereby further covenant and agree to with him the said Cornelius Cargill to
defend and warrant the sayl of these presents by a general warranty against all
and all manner of persons whatever unto the said Cornelius Cargill and to his
heirs for ever. In Witness whereof the
said James Anderson hath hereunto set his hand and seal the Day and year first
above written
Signed sealed and
Delivered
in sight and presence
of James Anderson sealed with
red wax
On the back of the above deed
was a endorsement in the following words. Viz:
Memorandum
That Livery and Seizin of the
Lands and premises within mentioned was by the within named James Anderson made
and executed in due form of Law unto the within named Cornelius Cargill in
sight of
James Anderson
At a Court held at Merchant's
Hope for the County of Prince George on the second Tuesday in April being the
fourteenth Day of the said month Anno Domini, 1719
The above written deed
for land (indented and sealed) was in open Court acknowledged (with the above
endorsement of Livery of Seizin theron) by James Anderson the subscriber
thereunto, to be his act and deed to Cornelius Cargill named therein, on whole
motion the same by Order of the Court is truly recorded. And there also appeared in Court Mary the
wife of the said James Anderson and being first privately examined freely &
voluntarily relinquished to the said Cornelius Cargill her right of dower in and
to the lands in the said deed mentioned which by Order of the Court is likewise
recorded
teste Wm Hamlin Cl Cur
Anderson, James
09/05/1723 100 acres Surry
County
Patents Book 11,
1735-38, page 289
GEORGE [insert] TO
ALL[i] KNOW YE that for diverse good causes and considerations but more
especially for and in consideration of the sum of TEN SHILLINGS of good and
lawful money for our use paid to our Receiver General of our Treasury in this
our Colony and Dominion of Virginia. WE
HAVE given granted and confirmed and by these presents for Us our [?] Do give
grant and confirm unto James Anderson of Surry County one certain tract or
parcel of Land containing one hundred acres lying and being on the South side
of the Main Blackwater Swamp in the County aforesaid and bounded as followeth,
to wit. BEGINNING at a pine on the North side of the Pigeon Swamp thence
Northeast one hundred and thirty nine poles to a red oak then North by East
seventy four poles to a pine thence West Northwest forty one poles to a pine
then South fifty five degrees West Sixty poles to a pine by the side of a small
Branch then down the various courses of the run of the said Branch to the
Pigeon Swamp aforesaid and down the various courses of the run of the said
swamp to the beginning WITH ALL[i] To have hold or to be held [i] yielding and
paying [i] provided [i] In witness [i] witness our Trusty and Well beloved Hugh
Drysdale Esqr. Lieut Govr. [i] at Williamsburg under the Seal of our said
Colony the Fifth Day of September One Thousand Seven hundred and Twenty Three
in the Fourth year of our Reign
Hugh
Drysdale
James Anderson to William
Sanders
/
/1726 100 acres
Surry County Book
1715-1730 Part 2 page 671-673
Land north of the
Pigeon Swamp beginning at the mouth of a branch.
James Anderson from Robert
Mitchell
05/15/1733 800 acres Brunswick
County
Brunswick County Deed
Book 1 page 36-36
Beginning at Samuel Jordans upper corner
on the River thence along Jordans line fore hundred sixty poles to his corner
red oak thence along his line two hundred seventy two poles to a small red oak
thence west fore hundred sixty five p.s to small red oak thence north two
hundred fifty p.s at a hickory thence east to a creek and down the sd creek to
the River and down the sd River to the beginning.
Brunswick County had been formed in
1720, however, due to the lack of population, record keeping had not begun
until 1732. The boundary between Prince
George County and Brunswick had been set by the legislature as the Nottoway
river, while the southern border was the boundary with North Carolina and was
not surveyed until 1728. In the year
1732, the boundary between Prince George and Brunswick was delineated as the
"Little Nottoway" and later changed to the "Nottoway
River". The above lands were
located in the fork between these branches of the Nottoway, in the southwest
corner of the current Little Nottoway river and Whetstone Creek, and would
later fall into Amelia County in 1736.
In 1735 James added a patent across the Little Nottoway River from these
lands as follows:
Anderson, James
08/18/1735 150 acres Amelia
County
Virginia Patents Book
11, 1735-38 page ?
North side of the Little Nottoway River.
James Anderson from Henry
Thomas
14 Jun 1736 200 acres Surry
County
on Blackwater Swamp
James Anderson from James
Anderson
and Rebecca
12/20/1743 150 acres
Amelia County Book 2
page 17 (old number)
Lands on the North [east] side of the
Little Nottoway River beginning at the river east 180 poles south 160 poles
west 180 poles and then up river to the start. [East bank of the Little
Nottoway north of where Jordan's road crosses]
Thomas Anderson from James
Anderson
Rebecca
12/20/1743 300 acres Amelia
County
Amelia County Deed
Book 2 page 39 (20 old number)
Lands on South [west] side of Little
Nottoway river beginning at Jordans corner on the river west then south along
Jordans line then up Jordan's Little Run to a line of trees and then northwest
to a spring branch down the branch to Whetstone Creek and down the Creek to the
Little Nottoway river and then down to river to the start.
Jordan Anderson from James
Anderson
and Rebecca
12/20/1743 300 acres
Amelia County Book 2
page 19 (old number)
Lands on South [west] side of Little
Nottoway river beginning at a spring branch on Whetstone Creek, up the branch
to then south along Thomas Anderson's line to a line of trees northwest to the
head line and then north and then east to Whetstone Creek and down the creek to
the beginning.
John Anderson from James
Anderson
and Rebecca
03/19/1750/1 200 acres Amelia
County
Amelia County Deed Book 4 Page 39
This Indenture made
the Nineteenth day of March in the Year of our Lord One thousand sevenhundred
and fortynine & fifty between James Anderson Senior of Surry County of the
one part and John Anderson of Amelia County of the other part Witnesseth that
the said James Anderson for an [sic] in consideration of the sum of One
Shilling Currt. money of of [sic] Virginia to him in hand paid by the said John
Anderson the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge he the said James
Anderson hath granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth grant
bargain and sell unto the said John Anderson his heirs and assigns One Tract or
Parcel of Land containing by estimation Two hundred Acres be the same more or
less lying and being in the County of Amelia on the Southside of Little
Nottoway River and bounded as follows (to wit) Beginning on Jordans Little Run
on Samuel Jordans Line thence along his Line South twelve Degrees West to a
corner red oak thence West fifteen Degrees North fore hundred and forty five
poles to a small red oak thence North along the head kine to a large Srub white
oak blas'd three ways thence a Direct cors [sic] to a large Srub white oak
blas'd four ways at the head of Jordans Little Run thence down the said run as
it meanders to the beginnign and the reversion remainder and remainders thereof
and all the Wright title interest claim and demand whatsoever of him the said
James Anderson of in or to the premisses or any part thereof to have and to
hold the said tract or parcel of land with the appurtenances thereunto
belonging to the said John Anderson his heirs and assigns forever and the said James
Anderson from him heirs the said land and premises with the appurtenances of
the said land unto the said John Anderson his heirs and assigns will warrant
and forever defend by these presents In witness whereof the said James Anderson
with Rebeckah his wife hath hereunto set there [sic] hands and sfixed there
seals the day and year first above written.
Signed Sealed and Delivered James
Anderson {seal}
her
In presents of ........... Rebeckah Anderson {seal}
mark
Exd. James Anderson,Junr: Edward Eppes: Daniel
Eppes. S.C.
At a Court held for Amelia County the
16th day of November 1750 this deed from James Anderson Senr. to John Anderson
was proved by the oaths of James Anderson, and Daniel Eppes. And at one other court held for the said
County the 19th day of April 1751 the same was also proved by the Oath of
Edward Eppes the other witness thereto and ordered to be recorded.
/s/ Samuel Cobbs
Clk
The 11/20/1751 date of James Anderson
death is known from the entry in the Albemarle Parish Register, reported by
Thomas Bedingfield. There is some
conflict between different abstracts of the register and I have not had the
opportunity to examine the original.
The will of James
Anderson appears in Surry County, Virginia,
Will Book 9, page 772. The inventory of his estate is filed 02/18/1752
and an account by his "exctriss" Rebecca Anderson is filed on
07/22/1752.
In the name of God
amen January 9th, 1750/1 I James Anderson of the Parish of Southwark and the
County of Surry being well in body and mind for which I praise almighty God and
do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form
following that is to say first and principally I commend my soul into the hands
of Almighty God that I give it and my body to the Earth to be decently buried
at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter mentioned and as touching such
Worldly Estate as it has pleased Almighty God to bless me with in this life I
give and devise of the same as followeth viz.
Item I give and Devise to my Son Thomas
Anderson all my Estate that he hath now in his Possession one book called human
prudence one other book called the whole Duty of man and five pounds current
money of Virginia.
Item I give to my Son James Anderson all my
Estate he hath now in his possession and also five pounds current money of
Virginia and after the Decease or Marriage of my Wife Rebecca one Negro man
called Peter and my large Bible to him and to his heirs for ever.
Item I give to my Son Jordan Anderson all my
Estate he hath now in his possession also five pounds current Money of
Virginia, one Book called the fountain of Life, and after the Death or Marriage
of my Wife Rebecca one negro man named Robin to him and his heirs for ever.
Item I give to my Son John Anderson and to his
heirs forever One certain parcel or tract of Land lying and being in the County
of Amelia joining to Thomas and Jordan Andersons Land it being the remainder of
a tract of Land given to the said Thomas and Jordan Anderson containing by
Estimation Two hundred Acres more or less as also fifteen pounds current money
in the lieu of a Tract of Land the I formerly designed to give to him joining
to my Land I now live on and also five pounds current money more, and after the
death of my Wife Rebecca or Marriage One negro Boy named Aaron.
Item I give all my wearing Apparel to be
equally divided between my Sons namely Thomas James and Jordan and John
Anderson.
Item I give my Daughter Mary Eps all the
Estate she hath now of mine in her Possession and five pounds current money of
Virginia.
Item I give to my Daughter Lyddey Averiss
Five pounds current Money of Virginia and all of the Estate she hath now of
mine in her Possession.
Item I give to my Daughter Priscilla five
pounds current money of Virginia and all the Estate she hath now of mine in her
Possession
Item I give to my Daughter Faith five pounds
current money and all the Estate she hath now of mine in her possession.
Item I give and Devise to my Son William all
my Land in Surry County to him and his heirs for ever as also one Snuff Box,
one Pockett Book, One Gun, called mine, and after the Death of my Wife Rebecca
one negro women named Kate and her increase one negro boy named Ned, one Still
and also my Desk.
Item I give to my wife Rebecca and my Son
William all my Estate that I have not Disposed of to be equally divided between
them and it is further my Will and Desire that if my Son William Anderson
should die before heirs of age or married that all the Estates as given to him
may be equally divided between all my children then living.
Item I give to my Wife the use of the
following negro's During her life Viz: Cate and Ned, as also Still, Gun, and
Desk I also give my Wife Rebecca the use of the following negro's during her
life or widowhood Viz, Peter, Robin and Aaron.
As I have given my Wife the use of all
my negro's and the plantation I live on during her life or widowhood it is my
further my [sic] will and desire that if she should Marry that then she should
have nothing to do with that tract of Land known by the name of Arnols.
And lastly do appoint Rebecca my Wife
whole and sole Executor of this my last will and Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal this 9th day of January 1750/1
Jas:
Anderson L.. S..
Signed Sealed published
He. in presence of
Lemuel Cocke
his
John Bishop
mark
his
John Ray
mark
No site for the burial is known. It is
likely to be on the site of the Arnols plantation north of the Blackwater Swamp
near the common boundary of Prince George, Surry and Sussex Counties. The other possibility the Southwark Parish
Church cemetery is now a closed forest track but no sign of surviving burials
was noted on a visit to the site in 2002.
Sources
Charles City County,
Virginia, Court Orders, 1687-1695, Abstracted and Compiled by Benjamin B.
Weisiger, III, 1980.
Deed Book 1, Amelia
County, Virginia, Deeds 1735-1743, Bonds 1735-1741, Gibson Jefferson McConnaughey,
Mid-South Publishing Company, Amelia, Virginia, 1981.
Deed Book 2, Amelia
County, Virginia, Deeds 1742-1747, Gibson Jefferson McConnaughey, Mid-South
Publishing Company, Amelia, Virginia, 1982.
Prince George County,
Wills & Deeds 1710-1713, Compiled by Benjamin B. Weisiger III, 1992
Prince George County,
Wills and Deeds, 1713-1728, Abstracted and Indexed by Benjamin B. Weisiger,
III, 1973.
Southside Virginia
Families, Volume I, by John Bennet Boddie, Pacific Coast Publishers, Redwood
City, California, 1955.
Surry County,
Virginia, Wills, Estate Accounts and Inventories 1730-1800, by Lyndon H. Hart,
III, Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1985.
Wills and
Administrations of Surry County, Virginia, 1671-1750; by Eliza Timberlake Davis,
Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1980.
More About James
Anderson:
Will Date: January 09,
1750/51, Surry County, Virginia
Will Filed: January
21, 1751/52, Will Book 9, Page 772
Will Probate: January
21, 1751/52, Surry County, Virginia
Notes for Mary Jordan:
Mary Jordan was the daughter of George
Jordan and Mary Brown. The will of George Jordan is filed in Surry County Will
Book 7 page 145, dated May 18, 1718 and probated August 20, 1718. He mentions his wife Mary and daughter Mary
Anderson and legated to her a "large" bible. This Bible is later
mentioned in James Anderson's will, and apparently goes to Georgia with Mary's
son James Anderson, Jr.
Mary acquiesed in the sale of James
Anderson lands from his father in 1712 indicating that they married before that
date. There are no known marriage records for this period. This sale was likely
done because James' stepmother Mary was still young and of child bearing age
and the estate was unlikely to revert to James Anderson any time soon.
George Jordan names his daughter Mary
Anderson, wife of James Anderson in a 1715 deed to her. The deed covered lands that had been in the
Jordan family since the 1650's, had passed out of the family temporarily and
then had been re-acquired in 1688 by River Jordan and Priscilla Brown. Mary's father George bought 300 acres of it
from his brother River in 1689 and probably move to and lived on this
land. In 1701 with the death of his
brother River he gained another 200a of this parcel. River's widow Priscilla lived on the remainder. George held the
300 acres of land from 1689 to 1715 and it is very likely that he began
construction of the home on it.
It is interesting and extremely unusual that the 1715 deed was
made directly to Mary Anderson in name, even though under law at the time it
became her husbands to use. Perhaps
there is a story there untold, possibly even a prenuptual agreement between
James and her. Most likely though the
explanation lies in what was going on in Virginia in 1715. Two items are of interest. First, on the
North Carolina and Virginia border, the Tuscarora Indians were holding the Lt.
Governor of North Carolina hostage and the Governor of North Carolina asked the
Governor of Virginia to send a militia expedition against the Indians from the
north. Second, the British fleet was at anchor in the James River, recruiting
militia men to go on an expedition against Newfoundland to wrest it from the
French. These demands on the militia
undoubtedly drew James Anderson into service in one of these efforts as he was
of the appropriate age and social status.
My guess is that he took his new toys, the sword and gun given him in
Thomas Andersons's 1711 will and shipped out for Newfoundland. James' neighbor and possible uncle, the Rev.
Charles Anderson, is recorded in William Byrd's diary as having reported to him
the arrival of the fleet in the James River.
Mary, living along the Nottoway River
adjacent the Indians, likely discovering herself pregnant with her first child
Mary, probably packed her horse and
rode east to daddy's new estate. There
she groused at him about being left to suffer her fate at the hands of the
Indians. He, put up with it for a
while, and then just to get her out of his hair, gave her the old lands north
of the Blackwater River and away from the Indians. Since she was the daughter
of a Jordan and a Brown it seems appropriate that she should receive it and the
gift probably created good will in both families except amongst her brothers,
who might have anticipated receiving the land themselves. By giving the deed to
her directly, it allowed her to perfect the title in the absence of James and
retain the title regardless of what became of James Anderson. It is this peculiarity of the arrangement
that leads me to believe James was out of the colony, could not be communicated
with, and with the possibility that he might not return.
The land is in the western most corner
of current Surry County and had a path running through it first noted in
Virginia records as the point along the Blackwater River at which exploration
parties crossed the river on the gravely bottom in the 1650's. Again in 1688 the land description includes
mention of the path that crosses the Blackwater. There is now a state highway
(route 606) and concrete bridge that cross at this point. It should be noted that the southern edge of
this property is truly a black water swamp and that any home must have been
located in the northern regions. Since
her sons are later noted as carpenters, there is some likelihood that they were
involved in building the home and first bridge at this location whereon they
may have performed their apprenticeships. Examination of Surry County Court
orders might find mention of any bridge building activity.
The archeological records of old homes
in Surry County include a description of a home razed at the end of the last
century that was located at the junction of the road that crosses the
Blackwater and the road that goes northwestward to the plantation of James's
father Thomas Anderson in Prince George County. This home was in the northern portion of the estate. This old home had collapsed before it was
examined, but sufficent remains existed that it could be described as a two
story colonial home dating from before the revolution. As the property was not sold from the
Anderson family until 1773, and the subsequent owner went into receivership; it
is likely this was the home of the Anderson/Jordan family. How old it was is not determined and it
possibly dates back to the time of River Jordan and Priscilla Brown.
(drawing best viewed
in a non-proportional font like courier)
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from the front first floor
from above
f = fireplace; s=
stairs; b= brick; #= windows; (#)= dormer windows
It had brick walls of double chimneys at
each end creating eight fireplaces for the home. The wooden frame ground floor
was divided into four rooms; two on each side of a center hallway connecting a
front and back door. A stair case in the hall way took you to the second floor
where the bedrooms were located with dormer windows protruding through the
roof. The roof and 2nd floor beams were
suspended from chimney wall to chimney wall.
Similar homes of the period had on the first floor a sitting room for
entertaining visitors; a work/den room for buiness affairs and weaving and
spinning; a dining room; and a master bedroom.
The second floor dormer area would have been divided in the middle by
water closets and storage and would have created two bedrooms areas, one for
the girls and one for the boys.
The accouterments of the home can be
determined by examining the complete estate listing in 1751 of James Anderson.
From the estate list we know that to run the household his wifes had at their
disposal:
One negro Boy Aaron
One negro child Ned
one wench Cate
(these probably worked
in the house)
One Negro man Peter
one Negro man Robin
(Peter and Robin
probably worked on the farm)
There were 11 old
chairs and 3 tables distributed throught the house.
For the dining room
they had:
Tea Kettle, Sugar Box,
Canisters, Tea pott, 2 Dishes, 2 Basons, 12 plates, 6 spoons, 3 Dozen and 9
Spoons, 11 Dishes, Basons & 15
Plates, 3 Porringers, a pepper box, some old pewter, a tin bucket and other tin
ware, some napkins, Bagg and tablecloth, Butter Potts Muggs etc. and two Bowles
Cupps and Saucers, a parcel of table Kives and Forks, 3 glasses and 4 small
bottles, 2 pair of fire tongs Grid iron and an old cutting knife, One pewter
flaggon and three old candlesticks, some Pepper Allspice Allum and Ginger, 5lb
of Sugar.
for James' den they
had:
3 Dozn Pipes, Two pair
of money scales hone razor and straps, Two Lancetts Pen knife scissars waffers
and ink, One Black Wallnut Desk, a parcel of old books, Some Trupers Arms,
known to be a sword and gun from his father and a pair of pistols and holster
that he had bought.
for Mary's sewing room
they had:
1 Linnen Wheel, 3
spinning wheels and 5 pair of cards, a loom, 3 stays and harness, 17 Ells of
Ozenbriggs & 4 Ells, 13 yards of white Linnen, 186lb of cotton and some cotton & Flax thread, 3½ yards
of cotton, sheets and one blanket, 24lb
of stitch Cotton and 28lb of Flax, 24lb of feathers 4lb of mean feathers, 3
Wallet 5 Baggs, 20lb of wool.
for the bedrooms they
had:
1 Bed Bed Stead Hide
Rug Blanket and pair of Sheets, 1 Bed Ditto with Pillers, 1 Bedstead, One Bed
Bedstead and Covering, One Bed Ditto, One Bed Ditto, 6 Chests, All his wearing
cloaths 6 coats 7 Jackets Breeches Shirts stockings & shoes, a walking cane
Shoe thread & a small box, 2 pair of shoes.
There would have been an external
kitchen building and animal shed/barn.
The adult slaves would have slept in the kitchen where the warmth of the
hearth would serve them, and the young slave children would have slept on
bedrolls on the floor of the main house where they could have been at the beck
and call of the family to service the fireplaces, etc.
for the Kitchen they
had:
One large Still &
a parcel of Beef and Bacon, a skimmer and Flesh Forks, one iron spit and one
duck spit, 1 large Copper Kettle, 1 Brass Ditto 2 Small Ditto, 1 Bace Mettle
Skillet, 5 Iron Potts Hooks and Racks, 2 frying pans and Box Iron, 2 Bushels of
salt, 19 cyder casks & a parcel of old Barrels, Hoggsheads, baskets, etc.,
4 sifters and a case of bottles.
In the barn/shed they
had:
Three saddles; two
mens and one womens, a parcel of Bridles Houssing and Holkers, a pair of Horse
Teams Buckles Buttons etc., 9lbs of Tallow, a cart and wheels, harrow and gear,
6 Wedges, 4 Harrow Teeth and some old Iron, 8 new Hoes, a parcel of files and a
set, a parcel of fodder and nubbins, 1 grindstone, pales, a tub & a sifter,
one crosscutt Saw and 2 pair of Stilliards, a parcel of carpenters and coopers
tools (including a joining lathe), 2000 Ten penny nails and some small Ditto,
Some upper and sole leather, a parcel of rope and old traces, 4 hides in Tan,
and a parcel of corn, 3 bushels of wheat and eight bushels of Pease, a parcel
of Lime and 4 raw hides.
In pens around and
about the barn/shed they had:
10 geese, One old
Horse & one mare and one colt, 6 year old cattle, 12 Cowes, 15 young
cattle, 11 sheep, 6 fat Hogs, 29 Hogs & 6 Piggs.
I guess they didn't have a stereo, TV,
computer, radios, microwave, VCR, snow blower or all terrain vehicle: gosh, it
must have been quiet in the house:) This was probably made up for by the noise
of traffic on the road outside which would have been a major route in the
1715-1750 period for people moving into southern Virginia. Mary's neighbor to the east was her aunt
Priscilla now Thomas and her neighbor to the west was Jane Brown now Cocke her
first cousin once removed. The word
neighbor here has a diffrent meaning since they would have been at a 1 to 2
mile distance. However time also was measured differently in those days such
that an afternoons walk to visit your neighbor would have been quite normal.
/Arthur Jordan b: BEF.
1600 d: AFT. 1635
/Arthur Jordan b: 1627 d: 1698
/George Jordan b: BET. 1659 - 1660 d:
1718
|
| /Richard Bevin b: ABT.
1600 d: 1 APR 1653
|
\Elizabeth Bevin b: BET. 1634 - 1638 d: AFT. 1664
| \Mary ? b:
ABT. 1600
Mary Jordan b: ABT.
1694 d: ABT. 1733
|
/William Browne b: BEF. 1630 d: 1705
\Mary Browne b: ABT. 1670 d: AFT. 1728
| /Henry Browne b: ABT. 1605 d: 1662
\Mary Browne b: ABT. 1638 d: ABT.
1674
\Anne Busher d: 12 AUG
1668
Mary Anderson from George
Jordan
07/01/1715 300 acres Surry
County
This Indenture made
this first day of July in the first year of our Sovereign Lord George by the grace
of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King defender of the faith Etc. and
in the year of our Lord God One thousand seven hundred and fifteen between
George Jordan Senr and Mary his wife of the County of Surry of the one Part and
Mary Anderson wife of James Anderson of the aforesaid County of the other
Part. Witnesseth that the said George
Jordan and Mary his wife for and in consideration of five shillings of Lawfull
money of England in hand Paid by the said Mary Anderson the receipt whereof and
he himself therewith fully satisfied contented and paid he the said George
Jordan and Mary his wife doth hereby acknowledge and for other good causes and
considerations him hereunto moving Hath given granted bargained and Sold
Demised Leased and to form letten and by these presents doth grant bargain and
sell demise and lease and to form lett unto Mary Anderson and the heirs of her
body one certain tract or parcell of land containing three hundred acres by
estimation be the same more or less situate lying and being in the County of
Surry and is bounded as followeth {Viz} beginning at the mouth of the spring
branch on the North side of the Blackwater Swamp thence up the said branch
about half a mile so thence a straight course Westerly to the first branch of Wintico
so thence down the said branch to the Blackwater Swamp so down the said Swamp
to the place began at with all houses edifaces buildings barns yards gardens
orchards fields lands fences woods underwoods wasy waters watercourses swamps
marshes meadows pasturage feedings and all other proffitts commoditys and
advantages whatsoever to the said tract of three hundred acres of Land or to
any part or parcell thereof belonging or any ways appertaining together with
priviledges of hawking and hunting fishing and fowling to have and to hold the
said demised premises unto the said Mary Anderson and the heirs of her body
from the day of the date hereof for and during the full term and time of three
years to be fully compleated and ended yeilding and paying therefore yearly on
the tenth day of September to the said George Jordan his heirs or assigns one
ear of Indian Corn if it be lawfully demanded upon the premises to the intent
and purpose that by virtue of these presents and of the statute for the
transferring uses into possession and that the said Mary Anderson may be in
actuall and peicable possession of the premises before granted and maybe
thereby the better enabled to accept of a grant or conveyance of the reverting
and inheritances therof to her and the heirs of her body for ever. In witness whereof of the said George Jordan
and Mary his wife hath set their hands and seales the day and year above
written
Signed Sealed and Delivered
In Presents of the mark of
John Avery George |G| Jordan
Tho Eldridge sealed with a
wafer
At a Court held at Southwark for
the
County of Surry July the
twentieth 1715
This day appeared in Court the above
named George Jordan and did acknowledge the above specified contents to be his
real act and deed which is ordered to be recorded and is recorded by
/s/ Ar: Allen Cl Cura
Mary Anderson from George
Jordan
07/03/1715 300 acres Surry
County
This Indenture made
this third day of July in the first year of our Sovereign Lord George by the
grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King defender of the faith
Etc. and in the year of our Lord God One thousand seven hundred and fifteen
between George Jordan Senr and Mary his wife of the County of Surry of the one
Part and Mary Anderson wife of James Anderson of the aforesaid County of the
other Part. Witnesseth that the said
George Jordan and Mary his wife for and in consideration of five shillings of
Lawfull money of England in hand Paid by the said Mary Anderson the receipt whereof
and he himself therewith fully satisfied contented and paid he the said George
Jordan and Mary his wife doth hereby acknowledge and for divers other good
causes and considerations him hereunto moving Hath given granted bargained and
Sold Remised and Released and by these presents for himself and his heirs and
assigns Doth grant bargain and sell Remise and Release unto the said Mary
Anderson she being in full and peiceable possession and seizure by Virtue of a
Lease of the presents hereafter mentioned by the said George Jordan and Mary
his wife To the said Mary Anderson bearing date two days before the Date of
this presents all the Right Title Interest possession Claim and Demand of him
the said George Jordan and Mary his wife of in or to one certain tract or
dividend of land containing three hundred acres of land be the same more or
less situate lying and being in the County of Surry and bounded as followeth
{Viz} beginning at the mouth of the spring branch on the North side of the
Blackwater Swamp thence up the said branch about half a mile so thence a
straight course Westerly to the first branch of Wintico so thence down the said
branch to the Blackwater Swamp so down the said Swamp to the place began at
with all houses edifices buildings barns gardens orchards yards fields lands
fences woods underwoods ways waters watercourses swamps marshes meadows
pasturage feedings and all other feedings commoditys and advantages whatsoever
to the said tract of three hundred acres of Land or to any part or parcell
thereof belonging or any ways appertaining together with priviledges of hawking
and hunting fishing and fowling to have and to hold the said granted premises
and every part thereof with their and every of their appertanances unto the
said Mary Anderson and the heirs of her body forever to the only proper use and
behoof of the said Mary Anderson and the heirs of her body for ever to be held
to be held of our Sovereign Lord the King his heirs and Successors as of his
manner of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in free and Common Acreage
Yeilding and Paying the Quitrents gue and Lawfully Accustomed to be paid for
the same being one shilling for every fifty Acres. In witness whereof of the
said George Jordan Senr and Mary his wife hath hereunto set their hands and
seales the day and year above written
Signed Sealed and Delivered
In Presents of the mark of
John Avery George |G| Jordan
Tho Eldridge sealed with a wafer
At a Court held at Southwark for
the
County of Surry July the
twentieth 1715
This day appeared in Court the above
named George Jordan and did acknowledge the above specified contents to be his
real act and deed which is ordered to be recorded and is recorded by
/s/ Ar: Allen Cl Cura
Notes for Rebecca
Cooke:
James Anderson's second marriage was to
Rebecca Cook. This is established by
examination of Surry County, Will Book 9, page 248. The will of William Cook dated 05/01/1740 names sons Robin Cook,
James Cook and daughters; Elizabeth who married Thomas Tomlinson, Rebeccah who
married James Anderson, Sarah who married Henry Mitchell, Mary who married Wm.
Briggs, Susannah who married Miel Hill, Hannah who married Richard Gary, Amy
who married John Maclin. The will was probated 11/19/1740.
/Richard Cooke
/Philip Cooke b:
27 DEC 1589
/William Cooke b: 25 MAR
1613 d: 1679
/William Cooke b: ABT. 1633 d:
1698
| \Mary Blackbourne
/William Cooke d: 19 NOV 1740
|
| /Hugh Roper
|
\Joan Roper d: 1720
Rebecca Cooke d: 1770
|
/James Jones
\Rebecca Jones
\Sarah ?Lewis
Rebecca's name appears as the dower
signature in the 1743 leases to James' sons.
In 1752 Rebecca is under Surry County court order to cease and desist
from possession of the 400 acres of Thomas Anderson (deceased). See Surry County Court order book one pages
176, 271, 405, 464. This appears to be
an attempt on her part to take control of her deceased father-in-law's
land. The author found no record of
lands in Surry county owned by a Thomas Anderson. It is regrettable that the
Prince George County Court Orders are lost as these may have provided further clarification
over this struggle. Rebecca Anderson
nee Cook resides in Surry County, Virginia until her death in 1770, without
remarrying. Perhaps by 1752 the original lands of Thomas Anderson were
abandoned and she tried to use the vagueness of his will to assert a claim.
An Inventory and Appraisement
of the Estate of James Anderson Deceased
One large Still @
£20/& a parcel of Beef and Bacon @ £3/ £
23,, 0,, 0
One old Horse @
20s/& one mare at £5 and one colt @ £3 9,,
0,, 0
One negro Boy Aaron @
£40 & one Negro man Robin @ £40 80,, 0,, 0
One negro child Ned at
£15 and one wench Cate at £35,,10,,0 50,,10,, 0
One Negro man Peter at
£16, & Tea Kettle Sugar Box Canisters and Tea pott 16,,14,, 0
Two pair of money
scales hone razor and straps 0,,11,, 0
Two Lancetts Pen knife
scissars waffers and ink 0,, 4,, 4
One Black Wallnut Desk
£4 and 11 old chairs a parcel of axes & hoes 7,, 4,, 0
a parcel of carpenters
and coopers tools 1,, 9,, 0
Three saddles two mens
and one womens @ 3,, 6,, 0
A parcel of Bridles
Houssing and Holkers 0,,14,, 0
6 Wedges 4 Harrow
Teeth and some old Iron 0,,18,, 9
a parcel of rope and
old traces 6s/ and 10 geese @ 7/6 0,,13,,
6
6 year old cattle at
£1,,4,,0.12 Cowes @ 20/ each & 15 young cattle at 15s/ 24,, 9,, 0
11 sheep at 40s/6 fat
Hogs at £ & 4 hides in Tan @ 24s/ 8,,
4,, 0
29 Hogs & 6 Piggs
@ £6,,11 and a parcel of corn at £22 28,,11,,
0
3 bushels of wheat and
eight bushels of Pease 1,, 5,, 0
a parcel of Lime at
5s/ and 4 raw hides at 11s/
0,,16,, 0
Some upper and sole
leather 1,,16,, 0
All his wearing
cloaths 6 coats 7 Jackets Breeches Shirts stockings & shoes 7,,17,, 0
a pair of Horse Teams
Buckles Buttons etc. 0,, 5,, 0
a walking cane Shoe
thread & a small box 0,, 3,, 0
a parcel of files and
a set 1s/6d a parcel of fodder and nubbins 3,,
1,, 6
11 Dishes at 35s/.8
Basons 22s/& 15 Plates @ 18/ 3,,15,,
0
3 Porringers and a
pepper box and some old pewter 1,,
2,, 0
a tin bucket and other
tin ware 0,, 7,, 0
Butter Potts Muggs
etc. 13s/6d and two Bowles Cupps and Saucers 0,,18,,
2
A skimmer and Flesh
Forks 0,, 2,, 6
One iron spit at 5s/
and one duck spit at 1s/6d 0,, 6,,
6
9lbs of Tallow at 3s/
a cart and wheels harrow and gear 1,,13,,
0
1 large Copper Kettle
1 Brass Ditto 2 Small Do: 7,, 1,, 6
1 Bace Mettle Skillet
at 12/. 0,,12,, 0
5 Iron Potts Hooks and
Racks 2 frying pans and Box Iron
1,,17,, 0
3 spinning wheels and
5 pair of cards 0,,15,, 0
1 grindstone at 3s/6d
pales a tub & a sifter 0,,17,, 6
19 cyder casks
£1,,18,,0 a parcel of old Barrels Hoggsheads baskets etc 4,, 2,, 0
2 Bushels of salt 0,, 3,, 4
24lb of feathers @
30s/4lb of mean feathers at 6d 1,,12,, 0
5 old combs @ 2/ 56
bottles @ 12s/ and 9 Juggs at 18s
1,,12,, 0
some Pepper Allspice
Allum and Ginger 0,, 5,, 0
Some Trupers Arms 2,, 0,, 0
2 Dishes 2 Basons 12 plates
and 6 spoons 1,,16,, 0
3 Dozen and 9 Spoons @
6/6 and 3 Dozn Pipes at 1/ 0,, 7,, 6
5lb of Sugar 2s/6d a
parcel of shoemakers tools & lasts etc. 0,,17,,
6
2000 Ten penny nails
and some small Ditto 0,,16,, 0
17 Ells of Ozenbriggs
@ 17s/ & 4 Ells Ditto @ 3/ 1,, 0,,
0
13 yards of white
Linnen 1,, 1,, 8
3½ yards of cotton @
7s/11 sheets and one blanket @ £3,,16,,0 4,,
3,, 0
some napkins Bagg and
tablecloths 0,,19,, 0
3 Wallet 5 Baggs 0,,13,, 0
1 Bed Bed Stead Hide
Rug Blanket and pair of Sheets 4,, 0,, 0
1 Bed Ditto with
Pillers 6,, 0,, 0
1 Bedstead 0,, 2,, 6
1 Linnen Wheel 12s/ 4
Reap hoocks and a hackal 0,,14,, 0
8 new Hoes at 24s/20lb
of wool at 17s/4d 2,, 1,, 4
24lb of itch Cotton 24s/ and 28lb of Flax at 28s/ 2,,12,, 0
one crosscutt Saw at
5s/ and 2 pair of Stilliards @ 10s/ 0,,15,,
0
186lb of cotton @ 3d
p/lb and some cotton & Flax thread
3,, 7,, 6
4 sifters at 2s/6d and
a case of bottles at 12s/ 0,,14,, 6
2 pair of fire tongs
Grid iron and an old cutting knife 0,,
5,, 0
One pewter flaggon and
three old candlesticks 0,, 5,, 0
One Bed Bedstead and
Covering 4,,10,, 0
One Bed Do 5,,10,, 0
One Bed Do 5,, 0,, 0
6 Chests @ 35s/ and 3
Tables at 20s/ 2,,15,, 0
a parcel of table
Kives and Forks 0,, 6,, 0
3 glasses and 4 small
bottles etc 0,, 2,, 6
a parcel of old books 1,, 0,, 0
2 pair of shoes 0,, 2,, 6
In obediance to an
Order of the Worshipful Court held for Surry County January the 21st 1752 We
the subscribers being first sworn before Howell Briggs Gentleman one of his
Majesty's Justices of the Peace of the said County have valued the Estate of
James Anderson deceased as appear by the Inventory above.
Teste Benja:
Baird
Rebecca Anderson
Extrice Thos: Bedingfield
Richard
Jones
At a Court held for
Surry County the 18th day of February 1752
The aforewritten Inventory and
appraisement of the Estate of James Anderson deceased was returned and by the
Court ordered to be recorded.
Exd: Teste
A. Claiborne
Clk.
1751 The Estate of James Anderson deceased Dt
To Funeral Expenses £ 3,,15,, 7
To paid the sherif of Surry for Levies,
Clks &
Secretaries Fees 422th to Co W/A/ 2,,19,,
0
To paid Do for Quit Rents 500 Acres of
Land 0,,12,, 8¼
1752 To paid the appraisers for two days 0,,18,,
0
To paid Doctor Peese 0,,
3,, 6
To paid John Bishop 0,,
3,, 6
_________
£
8,,12,, 3¼
To Rebecca Anderson Cr
By the personal Estate appraised to
£ 205,,10,, 1
By Cash found in the House 56,,13,, 5
By 3 Cropp hhds:Tobo: Wt:3160 lbs at 15/ 23,,14,, 0
By Mr. Peters 2,,
4,, 63/4
By Cash reced of Anthony Atkinson 0,,16,,
7½
By Do reced of John Reddin 0,,
6,, 4
_________
£ 289,, 5,, 0¼
E.E. by Rebecca Anderson Extrice
In obedience to the
Worshipful Court of Surry we have examined the above acct and found it right.
John
Hay
John
Nicolson
At a Court continued
and held for Surry County the 22 day of July 1752 the aforementioned Account
Current of the Estate of James Anderson deceased was returned and being first
Audited by persons specially Appointed was by the Court Ordered to be recorded.
Teste
A. Claiborne
Clk.
Rebecca's will is filed in Surry County,
Virginia, Will Book 10a, page 77. The
will, dated 10/14/1763 names her four sisters Sarah Rachel, Mary Bonner,
Sussana Hill, and Hannah Gray. A comparison of these names with the daughters
of William Cooke clearly establishes her identity. In addition, she mentions
her granddaughter Charlotte Anderson and son William Anderson, who is to get
the estate. The will is probated by her son and executor William Anderson in
03/20/1770. The inventory of the estate appears on page 94 and is dated
06/19/1770.
In the name of God Amen, October the
Fourteenth Day One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Three I Rebecah Anderson of
Sury County being of sound and Disposing Mind and Memory thanks be to God for
the same do make ordain constitute and appoint this my last Will and Testament
in manner following that is to say.
Inprincius It is my will and desire that all my
wearing apparel of every kind shall be equally divided as soon as conveniently
may be after my decease between my four sisters Sarah Rachel, Mary Bonner,
Sussanna Hill and Hannah Gary.
Item I give and bequeath unto my grand
Daughter Charlotte Anderson my Side saddle and Furniture one small trunk and a
plain gold ring with the initial letters of my name in it to her and her
assigns forever.
Item All the res and residue of my estate of
what nature or kind soever I give and bequeath unto my beloved son William
Anderson his heirs and assigns forever as a Testimony of his Duty respect to
me. And lastly I do constitute my said son William Anderson whole and sole
Executor of this my last Will and Testament and desire my Estate may not be
appraised. In Witness whereof I have
hereunto set my Hand and Seal the Day and Year above Written
Signed Sealed Published and
Declared by the said Rebecah
Anderson as her last Will and her
Testament in whose presence and Rebecah + Anderson (seal)
at whose request We have mark
hereunto set our names as
Witnesses
John Edmunds
Moses x Hill
John x Johnson
At a Court for Surry County March the
20th 1770 The afore written last Will and Testament of Rebecah Anderson
Deceas'd was presented in Court by William Anderson the Executor therein named
who made oath thereto according to Law and the same being proved by the oaths
of Moses Hill and John Johnson two of the witnesses thereto was by the Court
ordered to be recorded. And on the
motion of the said Executor Certificate is granted him for obtaining a Probate
thereof in Due form
Test Wm Nelson CC Curr
An Inventory of the
Estate of Rebecah Anderson Dec'd £35-15-3 Cash found in the House, £7-8-9 due
to the Estate some corn and fodder, peas and Wheat, some carpenters coopers and
shoemakers tools, a set of Tea Ware, one Sugar Box on hone and strop, two pair
money scales, one pr. lancets, two pr. Horse Humes three saddles, a parcel of
hoes and axes, some bridles and halters two pr. hosen a set of troopers arms,
13 chairs 7 iron wedges, 8 harrow teeth, some old iron, some Horse harnesses,
one cart, 3 pair cart wheels, 2 plows, 2 Harrows, 14 Geece, A parcel of lime,
10 seder one yearling skin and 7 sheep skins of tanned leather. 4 rawhides and
3 sheep skins Do. Rebecah Andersons
Wearing Apparel some shoe thread, 3 small boxes 2 + cut saws, 2 hand saws all
with Refts and Files some Bridle & Halter buckels, 4 Feather Beds and
Furniture, 6 chests, one tin bucket and 2 funnels Do one box Iron and Heaters,
1 Quart Pott, a parcel of old Hogshead, Tubs, and Cyder Casks, 515 lb. Tobs, 29
plates, 14 basons, 15 dishes 27 spoons, 2 pewter tankards one pepper box Do 2
porngers Do some old pewter 5 Tea spoons of hard metal, 5 Iron Potts, 3 frying
pans, 2 Butter Potts and 13 Juggs, 2 Pitchers, one punch Bowl, 2 Drinking
Glasses, 2 Tumblers, 2 salt cellars, 3 Ticklers, 1 oil cruise, 2 Vinegar
Cruets, one Bell Metal Skillet, 24 common bottles, some flax and Toe, one
Linnen Wheel, 2 Hackles one hive of Bees some honey one Iron Spitt, one Duck
spitt, Iron Pott, Rack and some Hooks, one Copper Kettle and 2 Brass ones, 3
Spinning wheels, 5 pr. cards one grindstone some pails and Tubs, a parcel of
salt some geese & Duck feathers some Turkey and Chicken Do on case of
bottles, four horses, 26 head of Cattle, 10 sheep, 57 Hoggs, some sugar, some
brown Rowls some Virginia Cloth, one sf all Trunk, one gold Ring, one pair
silver studs, some napkins, meal Baggs and Table Linnen some nails and saddle,
tacks, aparcel of cotton, 6 Reap hooks, 2 Sives and a Sarch, 2 Wheat Riddles, 2
pair Fire Tongs, one Grid Iron, one cutting knife, one straw basket a parcel of
Table knives and forks. A Parcel of Old Books one Couch, some Dryed Meat, some
soap, some Tea and 2 Canisters 3 Cane Flasks, 2 Chamber Potts, a parcel of spun
cotton, Toe and Wool, 2 pair stilliards 7 Bread Trays, 2 candlesticks, 2 pr.
knitting Kneedles, 3 pair of spectacles, some sewing Kneedles, 19 Ducks &
some dunghill Fowls.
& Excepted
William Anderson
Executor
At a Court Held for
Surry County June the 19th 1770
The afore Written
Inventory of the Estate of Rebecah Anderson Dec'
was Returned and by
the Court Ordered to be Recorded
Test
Wm
Nelson C.Cur
Children of James
Anderson and Mary Jordan are:
+ 2 i. Mary6 Anderson, born 1715 in
"Arnols", Surry County, Virginia; died June 13, 1765 in Sussex
County, Virginia.
+ 3 ii. Priscilla Anderson, born Abt. 1718 in
"Arnols", Surry, County, Virginia; died Aft. 1752 in Likely went to
Georgia.
+ 4 iii. James Anderson, born 1720 in
"Arnols", Surry County, Virginia; died 1769 in Augusta, Georgia.
+ 5 iv. Thomas Anderson, born 1721 in
"Arnols", Surry, County, Virginia; died Bet. 1782 - 1787 in Dinwiddie
County, Virginia.
+ 6 v. Jordan Anderson, born May 05, 1723 in
"Arnols", Surry County, Virginia; died October 20, 1805 in
Chesterfield County, Virginia.
+ 7 vi. John Anderson, born 1725 in
"Arnols", Surry County, Virginia; died Bef. April 1815 in Black's and
White's, Nottoway County, Virginia.
+ 8 vii. Faith Anderson, born 1727 in
"Arnols", Surry, County, Virginia; died Bet. 1770 - October 20 1776
in Nottoway County, Virginia.
9 viii. Lydia Anderson (Source: James Anderson, 1751
Will of James Anderson, (Will Book
9, Page 772, Surry County, Virginia).), born Bet. 1717 - 1730 in
"Arnols", Surry County, Virginia; died Aft. 1752. She married William Avoris; born Bet. 1715 -
1730 in Surry County, Virginia; died Aft. 1771.
Notes for Lydia
Anderson:
Lyddey Anderson would have been born on her father's Surry
County plantation called "Arnols".
She does not appear in the genealogy of Grant J. Anderson (1909)
"Genealogy in part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; By Grant
James Anderson; Richmond Virginia; Whitter & Shepperson printers, 1909 and
it would appear therefore that little contact existed between her and her
brothers in Nottoway County.
Lyddey is named iin the 1750 will of fher father Jamesd
Anderson as having married an Averiss, "I give to my Daughter Lyddey
Averiss Five pounds current Money of Virginia and all of the Estate she hath
now of mine in her Possession". I
have not absolutely been able to identify her husband but by process of
elimination he appears to be William Averiss.
It seems very likely that William and Lyddey were among the
many families that left for the Carolinas in the 1750's.
Notes for William
Avoris:
The christian name of Lyddey's husband has not yet been
confirmed. An examination of Surry
County records reveals a John Averiss 6/26/1761 will naming son William Averiss
and son Thomas Averiss, deceased. John
Averiss' sons are the most likely candidates for Lyddey's husband. Thomas
Averiss' 05/18/1751 estate settlement lists his wife Rebecca as executor. Thomas Averiss' son John Averiss eventually
ends up with James Anderson's Arnols estate.
The most likely candidate for the husband of Lyddey is William
Averiss the brother. As the Avories
family children were not listed in the Albemarle Parish register it is likely
that the were Quakers or Baptists.
Bibliography
Surry County, Virginia,
Wills, Estate Accounts and Inventories 1730-1800, by Lyndon H. Hart, III,
Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1985.
Child of James Anderson
and Rebecca Cooke is:
+ 10 i. William6 Anderson, born Bef. 1742
in "Arnols", Surry, County, Virginia; died December 03, 1773 in
Dinwiddie County, Virginia.
Generation No. 2
2. Mary6 Anderson (James5, Thomas4,
Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1) (Source: James
Anderson, 1751 Will of James Anderson,
(Will Book 9, Page 772, Surry County, Virginia).) was born 1715 in
"Arnols", Surry County, Virginia, and died June 13, 1765 in Sussex
County, Virginia. She married Edward
Eppes (Source: John Frederick Dorman, Ancestors and Descendants of
Francis Epes I of Virginia, Volume One,
(Society of the Dscendants of Francis Epes I of Virginia; 1992.).) Abt.
1738 in Surry County, Virginia, son of Daniel Eppes and Mary ?. He was born 1710 in Surry County, Virginia,
and died 1780 in Sussex County, Virginia.
Notes for Mary
Anderson:
Mary Anderson would have been born on
her father's Surry County plantation called "Arnols". Armols was located in the western corner of
Surry County Virginia. I curently know of no record of her birth date, but I
consider it likely that the gift of a landed estate to her mother Mary Jordan
in 1715 was in celebration of the coming birth of this first child. Thus I list
her birth as 1715.
Apparently there was little contact with
her brothers after 1743 who relocated in Amelia County, as no oral tradition or
correspondence regarding Mary's family passed into the documentation of the
later generations. She is not mentioned in the family book "Genealogy in
part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; By Grant James Anderson;
Richmond Virginia; Whitter & Shepperson printers, 1909.
In the 1750 will of James Anderson he
names his daughter as Mary Eps, "I give my Daughter Mary Eps all the
Estate she hath now of mine in her Possession and five pounds current money of
Virginia". According to the source
John Frederick Dorman, Ancestors and Descendants of Francis Epes I of Virginia,
Volume One, (Society of the Dscendants
of Francis Epes I of Virginia; 1992.), Mary Anderson married Edward Eppes the
son of Daniel Eppes who had been a land owner adjacent James Anderson in the
1704-1718 time period.
Mary Eppes' name appears frequently in
the records of the Albemarle Parish register as a sponsor for the christening
of children of many of her neighbors and relations families. She was a genuinely religious woman and the
births of Edward's children are carefully recorded in the register. Since her brothers helped to build the
chapels of the parish and her fathers own death is amongst those recorded in the
parish register it seems likely that she was a prominent contributor to the
religious life of the community and the activities at St. Paul's church just a
mile or so southeast of current Waverly, Virginia. Regrettably no trace of St. Paul's church remains today and as
its location is a posted forest tract I was unable to determine whether any
tombstones remain.
Bibliography
"Frances Epes,
His Ancestors and Descendants", by Eva Lee Turner Clark, Richard and
Smith, New York, 1942.
"Southside
Virginia Families, Volume I", by John Bennet Boddie, Pacific Coast
Publishers, Redwood City, California, 1955.
"Register of
Albemarle Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778", Transcribed and
Edited by Gertrude R. B. Richards, The National Society Colonial Dames of
America in the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1958.
a list of entries in
the book:
page 8 - Amy d. of
Edward Eps jr and w. Mary, b. Sept 19, c. Nov 20, 1739; gdpts. Peter Hawthorn,
ELizabeth Weaver, Sarah Davis.
page 48 - Sarah d. of
Edward Eppes and w. Mary; b. June 17; c. 1741; gdpts. Gilbert Weaver, Mary
Moore, Eliza Denton.
page 10 - Anne d. of
Edward Eppes and w. Mary; b. Sept. 15, 1743; c. Jan 8, 1743/4; gdpts. Richard
Avery, Arthur Freeman, Eliza Bell.
page 213 - Amy Eppes a
Child d. Oct 26, 1743; i. Edward Eppes.
page 80 - Mary d. of
Edward Eppes and w. Mary; b. July 4; c. Aug 31, 1746; gdpts. Eppes Moore, Eliza
Gilbert, Priscilla Mitchell.
page 172 - James s. of
Edward Eppes and w. Mary; b. March 11 1748/9; c. April 29, 1749; gdpts. James
Claiborne, James Anderson, Mary Tatum.
page 105 - Winny d. of
Edward Epes and w. Mary; b. Sept 16; c. Oct 20, 1751; gdpts. Drury Tatum, Mary
Moss, Judith Tion.
page 159 - Susanna d.
of Edward Eppes and w. Mary; b. Sept 12; c. Nov 23, 1753; gdpts. Richard Blunt,
Susanna Moore, Martha Gilbert.
page 140 - Elizabeth
d. of Edward Eppes and w. Mary; b. June 3; c. Aug 29, 1756; gdpts. Timothy
Ezell, Jr., Lucy Dunn, Anne Moore.
page 23 - Frances d.
of Edward Eppes and w. Mary; b. June 1; c. July 29, 1759; gdpts. Nathaniel
Tomlinson, Jacobina Wylie, Anne Wiggins.
page 220 - Elizabeth
Eppes d. Oct 14, 1768; i. John Adkins (unconfirmed that this is the daughter)
Notes for Edward
Eppes:
Edward Eppes is the great-grandson of
the original immigrant Francis Eppes by way of John and Daniel Eppes. He was born about the time his father moved
to Albermarle Parish in what is now Sussex County, Virginia. At that time it was Surry County, Virginia.
/John Epes d: JAN 1526/27 =>
/Alan
Epes d: 1551
| \Alice ? d: 1527
/John Eppes b:
1550 d: 1627
| \Agnes ?
/Francis Eppes b: MAY 1597 d: 1655
| |
/Alexander Fisher d: 1590
| \Thomasine Fisher
| | /Peter Maplesden
| \Katherine Maplesden
/John Eppes b: ABT. 1626 d: ABT.
1679
| \Marie ?
/Daniel Eppes b: ABT. 1672 d: 6 JAN 1753
|
| /Humphrey Kent
|
\Mary Kent b: 1624
| \Joane ?
Edward Eppes b: 1710
d: 1780
\Mary ? b: ABT. 1676 d: 13 JUN 1755
Edward inherited his fathers lands in
1753 along the Nottoway River adjacent the land which James Anderson had sold
to Joshua Meachum in 1718. He lived on this land all his life never patenting
or buying additional lands. He does
appear as witness on various neighbors documents.
Edward had six tithables in Sussex
County in 1754
Edward's will dated 06/08/1779 and
probated 02/17/1780 bequeaths a negro to each of his daughters by name Sarah
Tomlinson, Ann Gibbons, Mary Moss, Susanna Harrison. He gives to his son James
the estate that he lives on and names son James and son-in-law Henry Moss, Jr.
executors. Witnesses are Robert Watson,
Susanna Moss, Martha Meachum. Sussex
County will book C page 348. The
inventory of the estate is filed 02/25/1780 on page 362.
The birth and christening of the
children is recorded in:
"Register of
Albemarle Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778", Transcribed and
Edited by Gertrude R. B. Richards, The National Society Colonial Dames of
America in the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1958. A microfilm of this is available
in the Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia.
Children of Mary
Anderson and Edward Eppes are:
11 i. Amy7 Eppes, born September 19,
1739 in Surry County, Virginia (Source: Gertrude R. B. Richards, Register of
Albemarle Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, (The National Society Colonial Dames of
America in the Commonwealth of Virginia; 1958).); died October 26, 1743 in Surry
County, Virginia (Source: Gertrude R. B. Richards, Register of Albemarle
Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, (The National Society Colonial Dames of America in the
Commonwealth of Virginia; 1958).).
Notes for Amy Eppes:
Birth and Death record
from
Register of Albemarle
Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-
1778, Gertrude R. B.
Richards, The National Society Colonial
Dames of America in the
Commonwealth of Virginia, 1958.
+ 12 ii. Sarah Eppes, born June 17, 1741 in Surry
County, Virginia; died Aft. January 12, 1772 in Sussex County, Virginia.
+ 13 iii. Anne Eppes, born September 15, 1743 in
Albermarle Parish, Surry County, Virginia; died Bef. 1809 in Hawkins County,
Tennessee.
+ 14 iv. Mary Eppes, born July 04, 1746 in Surry
County, Virginia; died April 29, 1785 in Sussex County, Virginia.
+ 15 v. James Eppes, born March 11, 1748/49 in Surry
County, Virginia; died 1791 in Sussex County, Virginia.
+ 16 vi. Winifred Eppes, born September 16, 1751 in
Surry County, Virginia; died in Sussex County, Virginia.
17 vii. Susanna Eppes, born September 12, 1753 in
Surry County, Virginia (Source: Gertrude R. B. Richards, Register of
Albemarle Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, (The National Society Colonial Dames of
America in the Commonwealth of Virginia; 1958).). She married Lemuel Harrison August 07, 1775 in Sussex County,
Virginia; born Abt. 1750; died Bef. December 11, 1787 in Prince George County,
Virginia.
Notes for Susanna
Eppes:
Birth recorded in
Register of Albemarle
Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-
1778, Gertrude R. B.
Richards, The National Society Colonial
Dames of America in the
Commonwealth of Virginia, 1958.
Susanna relinquished
administration of Lemuel Harrison's estate on 11 Dec 1787. Look for her remarriage as Susannah
Harrison?
Notes for Lemuel
Harrison:
Subj: Re: Family Bible rescued -- Lemuel
HARRISON
Date: 99-06-02 08:22:48 EDT
From: [email protected] (psmartoc)
To: [email protected] (Becky Bonner)
CC: [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected]
I trust you will let me
know if the BIBLE I found will in any way "belong"
to someone. Do you need
a copy of the contents?
Carol
[snip]
"Should it so
happen that the Will of my dec'd Husband, Leml. Harrison, is
not proved. This will
certify to the Worshipful Court of Prince George that
I do not wish, nor
intend to take upon myself the Administration of his
Estate. Witness my hand
and seal the 11th day of December, 1787." Signed by
Susanna Harrison.
Witnesses were Jones Harrison and William Avery. The
relinquishment of right
of administration from his widow and relict was
presented in Court on
December 11, 1787. DEEDS, ETC. (1787-1792), page 111, Prince George County,
Virginia.
Indenture made the 20th
day of December, 1786, between Lemuel Harrison of
Prince George County
and William Harrison, for the natural love and
affection he has to his
said brother, conveying 50 acres adjoining Lemuel
Harrison, Walter Peter,
Richard Avery and Wallace Morison. Presented in
Court on April 10,
1787. DEEDS, ETC. (1787-1792), page 16, Prince George
County, Virginia.
[snip]
944. J.B. Boddie,
Historical Southern Families, XIX, 1958.
Becky Bass Bonner Email: [email protected] old:[email protected]
Home of the *HARRISON*
Repository http://moon.ouhsc.edu/rbonner/harintro.htm
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18 viii. Elizabeth Eppes, born June 03, 1756 in
Sussex County, Virginia (Source: Gertrude R. B. Richards, Register of
Albemarle Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, (The National Society Colonial Dames of
America in the Commonwealth of Virginia; 1958).); died October 14, 1768 in
Sussex County, Virginia (Source: Gertrude R. B. Richards, Register of
Albemarle Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, (The National Society Colonial Dames of
America in the Commonwealth of Virginia; 1958).).
Notes for Elizabeth
Eppes:
Birth and Death
recorded in
Register of Albemarle
Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-
1778, Gertrude R. B.
Richards, The National Society Colonial
Dames of America in the
Commonwealth of Virginia, 1958.
19 ix. Frances Eppes, born June 01, 1759 in Sussex
County, Virginia (Source: Gertrude R. B. Richards, Register of Albemarle
Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, (The National Society Colonial Dames of America in the
Commonwealth of Virginia; 1958).).
Notes for Frances
Eppes:
Birth recorded in
Register of Albemarle
Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-
1778, Gertrude R. B.
Richards, The National Society Colonial
Dames of America in the
Commonwealth of Virginia, 1958.
She is not mentioned in
her father's will and may have died before 1779 but note that her sister
Winnefred is not mentioned either and is suspected to have married and had a
family which moved to TN.
3. Priscilla6 Anderson (James5, Thomas4,
Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1) (Source: James
Anderson, 1751 Will of James Anderson,
(Will Book 9, Page 772, Surry County, Virginia).) was born Abt. 1718 in
"Arnols", Surry, County, Virginia, and died Aft. 1752 in Likely went
to Georgia (Source: James Anderson, 1751 Will of James Anderson, (Will Book 9, Page 772, Surry County,
Virginia).). She married James Moss
Abt. 1744, son of John Moss and Martha Pully.
He was born Abt. 1718 in Surry County, Virginia.
Notes for Priscilla
Anderson:
Priscilla Anderson would have been born
of her fathers Surry County Plantation called "Arnols". This was located in what is now the
southwest corner of Surry County, Virginia.
Grant Anderson recalls (1909) that one of James' daughters married a
Moss. The grounds for stating that Priscilla married a Moss is by process of
elimination of the daughters of James.
The Albemarle Parish register provides the Christian name James Moss for
her husband.
The Albemarle Parish register records
the birth of Amy, born 09/24/1745, daughter of James Moss and Priscilla,
christened 10/27/1745 with godparents Henry Moss, Mary Eppes, and Mary
Moss. Mary Eppes was Priscilla sister
and Henry Moss was James Moss brother.
Take caution there is another James Moss in Sussex with wife Anne
throughout the period 1740 to 1762 a first cousin to this James Moss.
James Anderson's 1751 wll does not
identify her husband but mentions her as, "I give to my Daughter Priscilla
five pounds current money of Virginia and all the Estate she hath now of mine
in her Possession".
I have never been able to find out what
happened to James Moss and I suspect he either died young and Priscilla
remarried; or they both moved to North Carolina or Georgia as did many
neighbors.
Bibliography
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Register of Albemarle
Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, Transcribed and Edited by
Gertrude R. B. Richards, The National Society Colonial Dames of America in the
Commonwealth of Virginia, 1958.
Notes for James Moss:
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Subj: Family Research
Date: 99-04-27 19:12:00 EDT
From: [email protected] (rkirkpatrick)
Reply-to: [email protected] (rkirkpatrick)
Hi, My name is Linda
(Moss) Kirkpatrick,
One of my family
members gave me your email address. We are currently researching our family
line consisting of Obediah Mors(moss) d.1774 we believe it's tied in with some
of the imformation you have sent to my Brother -in-law . We don't know if he
got your email or imformation from a website or where but any information is
appreciated.
Priscilla Anderson b
before 1729 in Arnols in Surry Co. Va m. James Moss about 1744
This what he told us .
And again any imformation is appreciated and if we can help you any please let
us know
Thank you,
Linda
Child of Priscilla
Anderson and James Moss is:
20 i. Amy7 Moss, born September 24,
1745 in Surry County, Virginia (Source: Gertrude R. B. Richards, Register of
Albemarle Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, (The National Society Colonial Dames of
America in the Commonwealth of Virginia; 1958).).
Notes for Amy Moss:
Amy Moss was the daughter of Priscilla Anderson and James
Moss. She was born on 09/24/1745 in Surry County, Virginia. She was chistened on 11/10/1745 with
godparents Henry Moss, Mary Eppes, and Mary Moss. Mary Eppes nee Anderson would be her aunt.
Register of Albemarle
Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, Gertrude R. B. Richards, The
National Society Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia,
1958.
4. James6 Anderson (James5, Thomas4,
Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1) (Source: (1) Grant
James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).,
(2) James Anderson, 1751 Will of James Anderson, (Will Book 9, Page 772, Surry County,
Virginia).) was born 1720 in "Arnols", Surry County, Virginia
(Source: Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen -
Beall Families, (Whittet &
Shepperson, Printers; 1909).), and died 1769 in Augusta, Georgia (Source: James
Anderson, 1764 Will of James Anderson,
(Georgia Colonial will book A page 296.).). He married Mary Ferguson Bef. June 10, 1744 in Amelia
County, Virginia, daughter of John Ferguson and Sarah Bridgforth. She was born Abt. 1723 in Rappahanock
County, Virginia, and died Aft. 1776 in Augusta, Georgia.
Notes for James
Anderson:
James was born at his fathers estate
"Arnols" in Surry County, Virginia.
This is located along the north bank of the Blackwater River which forms
the southern boundary of current Surry county near the triangular intersection
of Prince George County, Surry County, and Sussex County. No contemporary record is known. "Genealogy in part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; By Grant
James Anderson; Richmond Virginia; Whitter & Shepperson printers, 1909
gives his birth date as 1720.
His father obtains a land patent along
the Little Nottoway River in 1735 many miles west of Surry Co. and it is likely
that James was involved in developing these lands as a teenager. He first appears in the Amelia County tax
rolls in 1741 at the age of 21.
James Anderson became a contract
builder. His Georgia will dated
08/24/1764 gives his occupation as carpenter, and states that his sons are to
be trained in the craft of "hous joiner." His father was in possession of a quantity of cooper and
carpenters tools and his grandfather Thomas named tools in his 1711 will. His brother John Anderson continues to
reside in Amelia, later Nottoway County, where he is recorded by the tax
collector as "Carpt." House
Carpentry as a craft was apparently a family occupation.
In 1743 his father apparently retires to
the Arnols estate with his second wife and leases to his sons the lands in
Amelia County. The Virginia land attributed to James Anderson is a plantation
along the east side of the Little Nottoway River opposite the mouth of the
Whetstone Creek, just at a bend in the River.
This land was patented by his father in 1735 and leased to him in
1743. He acquired title in his father's
1751 will and sold the land to Charles Hamlin in 1755. In 1747 he patented a section of land just
to the east of this but never perfected the title and abandoned it in 1756 when
he moved to Georgia.
James Anderson to James
Anderson
12/20/1743 150 acres
Amelia County Book 2
page 17 (old number)
Lands on the North [east] side of the
Little Nottoway River beginning at the river east 180 poles south 160 poles
west 180 poles and then up river to the start. [East bank of the Little
Nottoway north of where Jordan's road crosses]
21 Sep 1743 surry book
4, page 157
takes Edward Griffis
as carpenters Apprentice
James Anderson
10/01/1747 104 acres Amelia
County
Virginia Patent Book
28 page 271
(This is in the approximate area of
Dandy's Racepath just west of Blackstone, Virginia on the north side of the
Little Nottoway River.])
In 1747 the Albemarle Parish, in Surry
County, ordered the construction of a replacement chapel for Spring Swamp
Chapel. This construction was
contracted to James Anderson of Amelia County, for £290.
Albemarle Parish
Vestry Book
Pages 37-39
Virginia State Library
Richmond, Virginia
At a Vestry for the
Parish of Albemarle in the County of Surry on the 20th Day of August 1747 at
the Church on Barlthorp Creek.
...
Ordered That Chris.r
Tatum & John Mason Sr. churchwardens do give public notice by
advertisements at such places in this County & the Counties adjacent as
they shall think proper, that on Thursday the 15th of October next a Vestry
will be held at the Church on Barlthorp Creek in order to treat with workman
for building & erecting a Church 70 by 26 feet at or near where the Chapel
at Spring Swamp now stands for the [?] of the sd purpose.
...
Albemarle Parish
Vestry Book
Pages 41-43
Virginia State Library
Richmond, Virginia
At Vestry held for
Albemarle Parish at Nottoway Church the 25th Day of October 1747.
...
The Vestry having
waranted & agreed with James Anderson of Amelia County for the building of
a Church or Chapel at or near where the Chapel at Spring Swamp now stands, for
which he is to have £290 Curr.t Money of Virginia, according the Dimensions &
manner following Viz. 69 feet in length & 26 feet in bredth in the clear:
16 feet pitch under pind 2 feet high with 1/2 a foot below & 1 1/2 foot
above the surface of the ground with good well [?] bricks & air holes at
proper distances, a strong substantial [?] floor laid with sound well seasoned
quartered pine plank in bredth not above 10 inches, all the pews to be 6 feet
wide and 10 feet long , except two viz. on on each side of the Communion Table,
which are to be 9 by 7 the ally to be 6 feet wide. the Church is to have two doors in the South side & one in
the West and 4 feet wide and 9 feet high all to be folding, and the work
quarter round & rais'd panel: the two doors in the South side to be made
fast with bars & iron hooks, that in the West end with two spring bolts
& a nut & strong lock: all to be hung with suitable H hinges: the pews
to be 4 feet high & close, the front to be quarter round & raised
panel, the petitioners plain Wainscot: all the pews to be neatly cap'd plank
seats on three sides, the doors to be of size according to the plan & hung
with substantial H hinges, the Communion Table to be rais'd two steps above the
floor of the Church, and enclosed with rails & neatly twind ballusters, the
door thereof to hung with substantial hinges, a pulpit with a neat &
suitable canopy & door hung with H hinges & both that & the two
reading pews viz. for the Minister & Clerk to be the sort of work with the
front of the pews & of dimension according to the plan, rails &
ballusters from the Minister's reading pew to the pulpit: The length &
width fo the space for the Communion Table & number of steps to ascend to
the reading pews & pulpit to be set as mind & directed by the
Minister. The span of two pews on the
North side at the West end of the Church to be set apart for a Baptistry with
seats all around: A neat twind post erected in the area with handsum mouldings
around the top, whereon to place the font or bason & a desk adjoining to
lay the book on: two plank seats to be put up in the Westmost front doorway &
one in that of the Eastermost. The Church to have 6 windows in the South Side 7
in the North side of sash on &
sills in the clear according to the plan, a large window in the East end 6 feet
wide in the clear & of a proportional height divided by a part in the
middle a window in the West end above the plate of dimension suitable to the
place: all the Windows to be glaz'd with good crown glass, the running sashes
to be supported when up with iron pins made fast to the frame with a leather
thong. The Church to be done up the
height of the pews with ther edge
plank plain'd & bonded, to have a comon substantial roof with a compass
edging the walls & roof to be strengthened with great beams across in number
& size suitable, the walls above the pews & ceiling to be well
plaster'd & whitewashe: The window frames on the inside & door cases on
both sides to be archistrad: a small window in the back of the pulpit of size
suitable to the plan, shutters for all the windows of plain wainscot, to be
hung with substantial H hinges & made fast when open with iron hooks &
staples & when shut with an iron spring bolt, the walls & gable ends to
be done with feather edge plank plain'd & beaded to show not above 6
inches, with cornish leaves. The roof to be covered on [?]'d laths with good
C[?] heart shingles in length 90 inches in thickness 1 inch & in bredth not
above 4 inches & nailed with 6d nails the roof to be hip'd from the [?]
beams, the side & gable end walls to be well [?]'d: the window shutters on both
sides the outside of the doors & dorr cases, the outside of the window
frames & sashes the Cornish the corner & Barge Boards all to be well
painted with White Lead & oil: a Fraonton or Pediment over each door
shingled as the roof: White Oak or
Light Wood steps at each door mitred at the corner. A gallery in the West end of the Church of pitch, dimension &
form according to the plan with a proper stair pews & close breast or front
of wainscot quartered round & raised panel with archistrad [?] &
Cornish & proper bars, one pew in the fore part on the North side 6 feet by
11 1/2 with seats rais'd & sides the back door & ends: on the South
side plain wainscot 8 feet by 11 1/2 a passage from the stairs of 3 feet wide,
a passge to the backside of 3 feet wide, 8 seats on each side four 2 by 11 1/2
feet to rise above one another 9 inches, a partition between each seat 2 feet
high above each respective floor of plain wainscot. The gallery plastered underneath the whole to be completed &
finished at the proper cost & charges of the sd James Anderson and that in
a neat & workmanklike manner: by the 15th of June which shall happen in the
year 1750. For the performance whereof
the s'd James Anderson is to give Bond with sufficient surety as soon as may
be, to the Church wardens of the Sd Parish for the time being. Wm Willie Minr.
Amelia County, Deed
Book 5, page 380.
Edward Eppes, son of Daniel Eppes,Jr.,
deceased, of the County of Surry, binds himself to James Anderson,Jr., of
Amelia County, carpenter, to learn the carpenter trade for the term of five
years. 04/18/1749. Witnesses John Anderson, Thomas Raines.
Albemarle Parish
Vestry Book
Page 66
Virginia State Library
Richmond, Virginia
At Vestry held for
Parish of Albemarle in the County of Surry on the 12th Day of November 1750.
...
The Vestry met in
order to take the Spring Swamp Chapel and the said Chapel being not compleatly
finished the said Vestry thought not yet fit to receive the said Chapel.
Ordered that the
Church wardens pay James Anderson so much money as will make 232,,12,,08 1/2 up
290 pounds
James Anderson has
given this parish liberty to make use of the chapel that he has built from this
day till such time as he can finish the said Chapel.
Albemarle Parish
Vestry Book
Page 92
Virginia State Library
Richmond, Virginia
1749 Albemarle Parish
[account sheet]
To cash paid Mr. Anderson viz. order 221,,18,, 8
Albemarle Parish
Vestry Book
Page 96
Virginia State Library
Richmond, Virginia
1751 Albemarle Parish
[account sheet]
To removing the Spring Swamp old Chappel 2,,--,--
Albemarle Parish
Vestry Book
Page 102
Virginia State Library
Richmond, Virginia
1751 Ordered that the
churchwardens pay to Ja.s Anderson the sum of twenty five pounds fice shillings
& six pence out of the money belonging to this Parish.
This chapel was shortly thereafter
renamed St. Andrew's Church. It was
located on Spring Creek, in southern Sussex County, near the current town of
Jarratt.
Amelia County, Deed
Book 5, page 101.
This indenture made
this twenty fourth day of Jamuary in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and fifty four between John Nance and James Nance son of the sd John
Nance of the Parish of Nottoway in the County of Amelia of the one part and
James Anderson Junior Joiner of the same Parish and County of the other
part. Winesseth that the said John
Nance by virtue of these presents, and with the advise and consent of his son
James Nance and with the consent and approval of the Court of Amelia County
doth bind his said son James Nance to he said James Anderson Junior and with
him after the manner of an apprentice to serve for and during the full time of
five years from the first day of December last past; During all which time the said apprentice his said Master
faithfully shall serve his lawfull commands every where galdly obay [sic]; nor
absent himself day of night from his said Masters service but in all things
behave himself as a faithfull apprentice might to do during the full time for
which he is bound and the said James Anderson likewise obliges himself the sd
James Nance S and the art and occupation of a carpenter and joiner, which the
said James Anderson now follows, and intends so to do and find and provide for
the said apprentice good sufficient meat drink washing and lodging and cloths
and at the end of the five years three pounds current money and for the free
performance of all and every the sd covenants and agreements to each of the
said parties binds themselves to the other firmly by these presents in Witness
whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year above
written.
Signed Sealed in John
Nance,Senr seal
presents of us James
Nance seal
James
Anderson seal
At a Court held for Amelia County the 24
day of Jan. 1754 James Nance,Jun in Court consented to serve James Anderson the
full time mentioned in this indenture and the Court did approve of the dame and
ordered the same should be recorded
Samuel
Cobbs C.C.
_
James Anderson to Charles
Hamlin
11/26/1755 150 acres Amelia
County, Virginia
Amelia County Deed
Book 5 Page 448 and 449
This Indenture made
this Twenty sixth day of November in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven
hundred and fifty five between James Anderson and Mary his wife of the Parish
of Nottoway and County of Amelia of the one part and Charles Hamlin and of
Rawleigh Parish and County aforesaid of the other part for and in consideration
of the sum of one hundred pounds current money of Virginia to him in hand paid
by the sd Charles Hamlin the receipt whereof Sd James Anderson and Mary his wife doth hereby acknowledge
hath given granted bargained sold aliened conveyed and confirmed and by these
presents doth give grant bargain sell alien convey and confirm unto the Sd
Charles Hamlin his heirs and assigns one certain tract or parcel of land lying
and being in the County aforesaid on the north side of Little Nottoway River
containing on hundred and fifty acres more or less and the same is bounded as
followeth Viz: Beginning at two Dutch
Elms cornerd at the River thence East fifteen degrees North one hundrd and eighty
poles to a corner gum and poplar in a small branch thence South one hundred and
sixty poles to a corner red oak. Thence
due West one hundred eighty eight poles to a corner on Little Nottoway River
near below the Bent thence up the River as it meanders to the beginning . To
have and to hold the Sd tract or parcel of land with all of its appurtenances
to the said Charles Hamlin his heirs and assigns for ever and the sd James
Anderson and Mary his wife for them selves their heirs directors and
administrators doth further covenant and agree to and with the sd Charles
Hamlin that the the sd James Anderson will warrant and for ever defend the
above mentioned lands with all its appurtenances to him the said Charles Hamlin
his heirs and assigns for ever against him the Sd James Anderson his heirs and
assigns from the claim or claims of any person or persons whatsoever. In
witness whereof the sd James Anderson and Mary his wife hath hereunto set their
hands and affixed their seals this day and year above written.
Sealed and Delivered James Anderson {seal}
In presence of her
his Mary Anderson {seal}
Saml
Jordan mark
mark
Alexd Erskins
P Mcquaid
her
Phibe
Rayns
mark
Memorandum
That quiet and Peaceable
possession and seisur of the within mentioned lands and premisses was given and
taken by the within named James Anderson and Mary his wife to the within named
Charles Hamlin in his own prper person for himself his heirs and assigns
according to the purposes of the written deed in the presence of us the subscbribers.
James Anderson
{seal}
his Mary Anderson {seal}
Saml
Jordan
mark
Alexd Erskins
P Mcquaid
her
Phibe
Rayns
mark
At a Court held for Amelia County the
27th day of November 1755
This Deed with livery and seisur
endorsed from James Anderson and Mary his wife to Charles Hamlin was proved by
the oaths of Samuel Jordan and Alexander Erskin and at one other Court held for
the said County the 24th day of June 1756 It was also proved by the oath of
Phebe Rains the third witness thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Samuel
Cobbs CC
William Hamlin
12/15/1758 104 acres Amelia
County
Virginia Patent Book
33 page 520
On the N side of Little Nottoway River,
adj. Peter Wynn, Chappel, Cox, John Thomas & Eppes. 10 Shillings. Wheras by Pat. 1 Oct 1747 There was Gtd.
James Anderson and Whereas the sd James Anderson hath failed to pay Quit Rents
& to make Cultiv. & Improv. & William Hamlin hath made humble Suit
& hath obtained a G. for the same.
The book "Genealogy in part, of the
Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; By Grant James Anderson; Richmond Virginia;
Whitter & Shepperson printers, 1909 states that he "married and settled
in, or near, Savannah, Ga."
Upon moving to Georgia, James resided in
Savannah where he owned a portion of a lot.
His name also appears as a witness to transactions on Savannah lots for
William Matthews, his son-in- law, and others.
He files numerous petitions with the colonial government of Georgia
which can be found in the Georgia Colonial Records. It is possible that he is also the surveyor James Anderson of
those records. A short list of his petitions extracted from the Georgia
Colonial Records series of volumes:
02/1756 Petition for 200 acres along the east
side of Buck Branch and Beaver Pond Creek. rejected.
04/12/1757 James Anderson and Andrew Newland petition
for reward and costs involved in the capture of escaped felon David Dundass.
Taken under advisement.
12/1757 Declaring that he has a wife and 6
children petitions for 200 acres on Briar Creek, 2 miles below Joshua Atkinson.
Postponed.
06/1758 same, granted.
05/1760 Declaring that he has a wife, 7
children and 3 slaves and has resided 3 years in the Colony petitions for 300
acers on Bowen's Branch bounded by William Raines and 300 acres on the south
side Walnut Branch between Evan Lewis and Thomas Irwin. Granted 500 acres on
Bowen's Branch.
03/1761 Declaring that he has a wife, 7
children and 2 slaves petitions for 200 acres on the Savannah above Point
Pleasant adjacent John Davis. postponed.
07/1761 petitions to reactivate 05/1760 land
warrant which had expired before a survey could be conducted.
04/1762 Petitions that he should be permitted
to improve a lot in Savannah and that he should be granted lot #9. Rejected.
05/1762 Petitions for 500 acres next Rocky
Creek in Hallifax District and requests an additional grant for 300 acres
adjacent which was granted to William Raines who has left the colony 2 years
ago.
05/21/1762 The Governor signs 500 acre grant to James
Anderson.
03/1764 Declaring that he has a wife, 7
children and 4 slaves petitions for 500 acres north of Great Ogeechee and east
of Spring Creek. Rejected.
04/1764 petitions for 400 acres adjoining his
lands which was William Matthews who left the colony. Granted.
08/1764 Governor signs grant for 400 acres.
06/1765 petitions for 1 acre lot in Augusta
lot #19. Granted.
07/1766 Petitions for lands he settled on
Rocky Creek branch of Buck Head in 1757 plus resolution of conflict over lands
granted Jacob Colson which he was originally awarded but could not settle due
to conflict with the Indians. granted.
12/1766 James Anderson petitions as deputy
surveyor for extensions of land warrants which could not be surveyed due to
inclement weather.
02/1767 Governor signs grant for 150 acres.
...
The cattle brand of James Anderson if
recorded in Georgia Colonial "marks and Brands" Book K on page
39. It was recorded in 1763 and indicates
that James Anderson is a resident of Savannah.
Examine Book JJ page 128 deed of Stephen
Britton, cordweiner, of Savannah and Wife Mary selling lot #9 in Savannah to
Henry Yonge,Jr. of Savannah. Lot
granted in 1767 to Thos. Moodie who sold in 1769 to Jas. Anderson, cabinetmaker
and wife Mary, both of Savannah, who sold same in 1772 to Britton. This sale may be to James shortly before his
death.
In 1768 he sells his Savannah lot and
moves to his plantation southwest of Augusta and purchases lot 19 in the town
of Augusta.
James Anderson to Joseph
Butler
04/16/1768 lot Savannah,
Georgia
Ga. Col. Records Book
S page 238
Lot in Savannah originally granted to Ann
McIntosh, now wife of Robert Bailie, sold by Ann to James Anderson.
His lot in Augusta bordered on that of
Lachlan McAvillary a Georgian of note, whose journal of that period is
contained in the New York City Historical Library, and would be worthy of
examination for reference to James.
James Anderson
05/21/1762 500 acres St
George Parish
Georgia Grant Book D
page 100
Bounded on the west by William Raines.
on Rocky Creek. All other sides vacant land.
James Anderson
07/03/1764 400 acres St
George Parish
Georgia Grant Book E
page 24
Bounded on the east by James Anderson.
on Rocky Creek. All other sides vacant land.
James Anderson
02/03/1767 150 acres St
George Parish
Georgia Grant Book F
page 51
Bounded on the south by Joseph Dunlap.
On the north by James Anderson. on Rocky Creek. All other sides vacant land.
Georgia Plat Book C page 2. Not examined
yet (1987).
There are records of land sales by
Anderson's in the Revolutionary Records of Georgia which I have not had the
opportunity to examine. Augusta,
Georgia changed hands several times in the American Revolution and the Anderson
lands would have been within a few miles of the site of the major battles. The Anderson town lot was within a few
hundred feet of the fort the British built on the church cemetery in Augusta,
and it is likely that it was necessary to abandon the town lot and it is
unlikely that any home upon that lot survived the American Revolutionary War.
Mary, Tabitha, Cynthia, and Ann were unmarried in 1764. Elizabeth married William
Matthews. The first governor of Georgia was a Matthews, of no established
relationship.
The reference Grant Anderson makes to
"T. W. Anderson of Twiggs County, Ga.; also a granddaughter who married
Mr. Murvain" need to be evaluated.
Thomas W. Anderson did indeed exist and is found amongst the records of
Twiggs County. Thomas W. Anderson is listed in the 1830 census of Twiggs County
with a wife and three sons.
James Anderson's will is dated
08/24/1764, probated on 01/06/1769 and filed in Georgia Colonial will book A
page 296.
In the name of God
Amen, the twenty fourth Day of August 1764 I James Anderson of the Town of
Savannah and Parish of Christ Church Carpenter being in perfect mind and and
memory Thanks be given unto God therefore calling to mind the mortality of my
body and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die do make and ordain
this my last Will and Testament, that is to say, Principally & first of all
I recommend my soul to God that gave it and my body to the Earth, to be buried
at the Direction of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the Same again by
the mighty Power of God and as touching such worldly goods wherewith it has
pleased God to bless me in this Life, I give Remise and dispose of in the
manner and form following; First I give and bequeath unto Mary my Dearly
beloved Wife, her choice of the Feather beds and furniture as well as my bay
horse called Rock.
Also I give and
bequeath unto my son David Anderson three hundred acres of Land in St. Georges
Parish on Rocky Creek and Ten pounds Sterling.
Also I give and
bequeath unto my Son James Anderson three hundred acres of Land in St. Georges
Parish on Rocky Creek and ten pounds Sterling.
Also I give and
bequeath unto my Son Willm Anderson three hundred acres of Land in St Georges
Parish and on Rocky Creek & ten pounds Sterling.
Also I give and
bequeath unto my daughter Mary Anderson ten pounds Sterling.
Also I give and
bequeath unto my daughter Tabitha Anderson ten pounds Sterling.
Also I give and
bequeath unto my daughter Cynthia Anderson ten pounds Sterling.
Also I give and bequeath
unto my daughter Ann Anderson ten pounds Sterling.
Also it is my will and
desire that my daughter Elizabeth Matthews Shall have the use of what things
she hath of mine in her possession During her natural Life and then Dispose of
them as she please.
Also my will and
desire is that all the rest of my Estate both Royal and Personal be equally
divided between my Dearly beloved wife Mary and my seven children namely,
David, James, Mary, Tabitha, Cynthia, Ann, and William after my just debts and
Financial Expenses is paid, and that my wife Mary shall have the liberty to
dispose of any part of the Estate as she pleases to discharge the debts; and
that my wife Mary shall have the use of the rest of the Estate after my just
debts are paid and pay of [sic] the Legacys as the Children come of age or
Marry (but not bring any charges against the Children for their bringing up or
Raising) that is if She remain a Widow but if she marry than the children may
(at the age of twelve years) chose of or them selves and have their parts of
the Estate with them but if they chose to abide with their mother let them and
their part of the Estate abide together, also it is my will and Desire that she
my wife Mary shall have the use of her choice of two negroes as long as she remains
a widow (without being accountable to the children for any part of their all as so long as she remain a widow, but
nolong [sic] and when has it she marry then an equal division made between her
my wife Mary and the seven children before married (if alive) if any be ded
then an equal division to be made between Mary my wife and the children then
living and if any of the children Die in their minority their parts of the
Estate shall be equally divided between them that survive also my will is that
if my wife Mary do sell my house and lott in Savannah (or Shall chose to rent
it out to pay my debts) or for any other purpose as she shall think convenient
and move to the country than and
she shall have the liberty of settling on that part or portion of land
that shall be my son Williams and there to remain without during her widowhood or natural life
it is my will and desire that my William be bound out at the age of fifteen
years for the space or term of five years to any Trade or Occupation as he my
son William choses at the time he is to be bound which is at the age of fifteen
years. it is also my will and desire that when the land is divided that what
difference there may be in the quality ot may be made equal by paying a sum of
money to them that has that part (of lesser Tally) or parts Also it is my will and desire that my two
sons David and James bee all the assistance they can in maintaining sd family
till they com to the age of twenty one years and during that same time to be
employed by such persons as they think most proper to teach and instruct them
in the trade of a Carpenter and hous joiner
I also constitute and appoint my well beloved son David and James
Anderson with my dearly beloved wife Mary my sole Executors of this my last will
& testament and I so hereby utterly revoke and disanul all and every other
former testament wills legacies and bequests executed by me in any ways before
named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my
last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
the day and year above written.
Signed, Sealed, Published,
pronounced,
and delivered by the said James
Anderson James Anderson s
his last will and testament in
presence
of the subscribers
Peter Blythe
Thomas Barwich
Thomas Day
GEORGIA
Before me James
Wright Esqr Capt. General and governor in Chief of his Majestys said Province
and ordinary of the same appears Peter Blyth of Savannah in the province
aforesaid Carpenter one of the
subscribing witnesses to the last will and testament within written of James
Anderson of the Town of Savannah Carpenter deceased who being duly sworn on the
Holy Evangelists of Almighty God made oath that he was present and did see the
testator sign seal publish pronounce and declare the same to be and contain his
Last Will and Testament and that he was of sound mind and disposing mind &
memory to the best of his knowledge and belief and that he with Thomas Barwich
and Thomas Day subscribed their names as witnesses to the said will at the
request and in the presence of the sd testator and in each others presence.
At the same time
David Anderson one of the Executors named in the said will qualified as such.
Recorded 9 january
1769 given under my hand the 6th
january 1769
/s/ Ja. Wright
No record of burial is known.
The will was written in 1764 while
residing in Christ Church Parish (Savannah). However about that time he
acquired the Augusta lot. In the will
he recommends that his wife sell or rent the Savannah lot and move to the
Country. This sale had actually taken
place in 1768. It is possible therefore
that the actual residence at the time of his death was Augusta, Georgia. He would then likely be buried in the
cemetery of St. Pauls Church. This was only two lots west from his. The
earliest recorded burial there is in 1783.
Some of the earliest fortifications in revolutionary Augusta were built
on the cemetery that existed at that time and it is likely that his grave was
disrupted by the construction of the revolutionary era forts.
His son David is the executor of the
will and acquires additional lands bounding his in 1774.
Bibliography
Colonial Georgia
Genealogical Data 1748-1783, William H. Dumont, National Genealogical Society, Special Publication No. 36,
Washington D.C., 1971.
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Th
Notes for Mary
Ferguson:
James Anderson's wife was Mary, surname
unconfirmed. As James is listed in the
06/10/1744 Tax List of Amelia County as James Anderson and Wife.
Mary's name is established by the deed
dated 11/06/1755 and filed in Amelia County Deed book 5 on 11/27/1755. The dower signature is that of Mary. We can be confident that this is James son
of James Anderson of Surry because the land description is that of the original
acreage leased to him by his father in 1743 along the east side of the Little
Nottoway River. This same acreage was
granted to his father in 1735.
Carpenter James Anderson of Christ Church Parish Georgia (Savannah)
named widow Mary in his 08/24/1764 will.
Examine the 1764 will of Thomas Bridgeforth in Essex County
which names Sarah Bridgforth and her children Peleg Ferguson and son in law
Benjamin (husband of Philadelphia Ferguson) Bridgeforth. The will mixes a Mary Anderson in with these
and she is my suspect to be the wife of James Anderson. If she was an older
sister to Peleg she would be the likely candidate.
"Will of Thomas
Bridgforth 1763. Records of Essex County. Tappahannock, Virginia. Wills No. 12.
1762-1775. p.147. Thomas Bridgforth of St. Ann's Parish, Essex Co., Va. Dated
25 April 1763. Probated 19 November 1764. All lands in Essex County "to my
Cousin Thomas Bridgforth", 6 slaves, etc. "Item I leave my Lands in
King and Queen County to be sold and the money arising from such sale to be applied
to Charitable uses in the Parish of St Ann's at the Decretion of my
Executors". Bequests to "my sister Sarah Ferguson". Bequests to
Benjamin Bridgforth. Bequests to Mary Anderson. Bequests to Mrs. Hannah
Edmondson. Residue of estate to be div. equally betw. Robert Fargeson, Titus
Farguson, Jael Ferguson, Peleg Ferguson,
Ann Martin, Joice Lumpkin and Elizabeth Ferguson. Exors. Mr. John
Rowzee,
Mr. Robert Brooke and
John Smelt. Signed Thomas Bridgeforth (LS).
Wit: Jere'h Boswell, Alex'r Anderson, Benj'a Edmondson."
Children of James
Anderson and Mary Ferguson are:
+ 21 i. Elizabeth7 Anderson, born Abt.
1745 in Amelia County, Virginia.
22 ii. Mary Anderson (Source: James Anderson, 1764
Will of James Anderson, (Georgia
Colonial will book A page 296.).), born Abt. 1747 in Amelia County, Virginia.
More About Mary
Anderson:
Living: 1764, Augusta,
Georgia
+ 23 iii. David Anderson, born Abt. 1749 in Amelia
County, Virginia.
24 iv. James Anderson (Source: James Anderson, 1764
Will of James Anderson, (Georgia
Colonial will book A page 296.).), born Abt. 1751 in Amelia County, Virginia;
died 1836 in Augusta, Georgia.
Notes for James
Anderson:
James Anderson is named in the 1768 will of his father,
"Also I give and bequeath unto my Son James Anderson three hundred acres
of Land in St. Georges Parish on Rocky Creek and ten pounds
Sterling." He would have been born
aft 1747 in Amelia County Virginia and traveled with his family to Savannah
Georgia about 1757.
_________________________________
Subj: Thomas Anderson
Date: 12/24/01 10:56:27 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: Isleepalda
To: PatAnder73
I am directly related
to a James Anderson who owned a plantation of considerable size southwest of
Augusta, GA.
Because of his 1836
death date I am still attempting to connect him to the James Anderson who
received the 500 acres from the Governor in 1762 under a petition. I am
convinced my great great grandfather was the son of one of the three son's of
James.
I am not quite sure
whether my James was a son or grandson of Thomas Anderson in Charles County,
VA.
I am reasonably sure I
am on the right track since this land in GA was handed down from generation to
generation. I have rubbings of the Anderson Cemetery that still exists on the
family land. The court documents of James Anderson of Virginia who went to
Georgia indicates that his burial location is unknown.
His sons were
carpenters and My Great Great Grandfather as well as my Grandfather was in the
possession of many old carpenter tools.
I am curious if anyone
has moved further back on Thomas Anderson? Your work and comments on Thomas
Anderson's ancestors are extremely interesting to me. I am establishing my
Georgia links through several archives here. It will only be a matter of time!
Is there anything I can
do to help establish the relationships?
I am aware of a Family
Bible that James received from his Father Thomas that was brought to Georgia.
It is in his will and was given to his wife and Eldest son David. According to
my Great Great Aunt the bible was either given to the Georgia Bible Archives or
is still in the area amongst the relatives. It supposedly contains all the
records we need since it was brought over with the crossing family members from
?
Please help if you
can.
__________________________
Subj: Anderson Family Research
Date: 1/3/02 3:24:54 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Uta Anderson)
January 3, 2002
Dear Patrick,
My husband and son
found the information on your research on the Internet and gave it to me to
read. Since we are snowbound today, I
wanted to take the time to share with you my experiences in the 1970's with
research on what I am certain is the same family.
My husband's name is
Daniel Lawrence Anderson, Sr. We call
him Dan and call my son, Larry (He is actually a Jr.). Larry is now 38 and his
sister is 39. They have suddenly
developed this avid interest in their genealogy. Therein lies the sudden revival of research effort on my
husband's family.
I actually established
the information myself in the 1970's. I
had been researching my own family for about 10 years and was considered an
"experienced genealogist" for that reason. However, my mother married an American soldier in Germany after
the war and he was from Augusta, Georgia.
He brought us over to live there in 1948 when I was seven. Consequently, all of the work I had done was
research in Germany and the old Prussian states. Dan grew up in North Augusta and I grew up in Augusta. Both of us were converts to the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) while we were in our late
teens. We met at the church in Augusta
and were married there in 1961. Dan had
a career in the newspaper industry working for quite a number of newspapers
including the Augusta Chronicle, the Charlotte Observer, the Miami Herald, the
Fort Lauderdale Sun Times, The State (Columbia, SC) and others not so well
known. While we were in Charlotte in
the 1970's, the church established branch libraries in Charlotte and Columbia.
I am sure with all of the research you have done, you have availed yourself of
the branch library the church has in Augusta now and have some knowledge of the
extensive work we do in the area of family history. Well, I was not only called to teach classes in how to do
genealogical research but also to work in the library to assist patrons. As you can imagine, I felt like a fish out
of water trying to assist patrons with research in Georgia, South Carolina and
North Carolina when all I had done was research in Europe. It was like
comparing apples and oranges. That was
when I came up with the idea of doing Dan's work to gain the experience I
needed to assist the people I was supposed to be helping.
The church recommended
that we start with ourselves and all of our living relatives. That is how I started. I went to visit Dan's grandmother Anderson
and wrote down everything she told me.
That led me to many other people in his family that I interviewed and
gathered information from. I gathered
information from newspaper clippings, family Bibles, notes, etc. that various
members of the family had. I always
took the children with me. We visited
cemeteries that they sent us to and talked to many of them in their homes. Most of them are dead now so what I have is
a real treasure to the children because it would have been difficult to get
now. We met some colorful people like Judge Grover Anderson, Judge Randall
Evans, Dr. Robert McGahee, Clarinda Prescott (who lived to be over 100), Mauree
Johnson, Charlie Anderson, Ann Clark and many others. They were all related to our Andersons and had much to tell
us. After talking to the living
relatives, I went to the census records and gathered what I was able to find
there and then to records in the Office of the Ordinary in the counties where
Dan's family lived. I was able to trace
the family back to the James Anderson, father of William who are both buried at
what the people I talked to called the Reedy Creek Cemetery. It was actually close to the house that was
the homeplace of the Anderson family and what was probably the center of what
you mention as the Anderson plantation southwest of Augusta. It is on the road between Wrens and Harlem. Since you said in your document that you have
rubbings of the stones, I am sure you know how to find it. The first time we saw it was in 1974. I photographed most of the gravestones at
that time. The place was in a grove of trees which I believe protected the
stones, particularly the soft ones. At
that time there was also still some pieces of hand carved wooden grave markers
that were rotted half down and no longer readable. In 1988, Dan and I visited the cemetary again with Ann Clark and
her husband that were there on a visit from New Jersey. At that time the place had been cleared and a
marker put up. I photographed the most pertinant stones again at that
time. In comparing the photographs, one
can see how much wear had taken place in the interim. Ann Clark was an avid
genealogist and had much of the Anderson memorabilia that family members had
given to her. She was the daughter of
King David Anderson who is buried at Silver Run Baptist Church. He died of typhoid fever when she was very
young and she and some of her siblings ended up in an orphanage. She was very family oriented and came
annually to visit her relatives. She
was a loving, giving lady and we got to be good friends over the years. We visited a lot of people together and she
was the main reason that I was able to get as much information as I did. Unfortunately, Ann died of cancer some years
ago and I have no idea who has all of the things she had now. I am sure they went to her children who
probably live in New Jersey. Last
spring Dan and I took our daughter on a tour of all of the cemetaries where the
Andersons and related families are buried.
It was sad to see the cemetery at Reedy Creek in such a state. the stones were hardly readable any more and
it was grown up with weeds.
Now let me give you a
synopsis of how we fit into your Anderson puzzle and perhaps you could share
with us also where you fit in. I
believe from what you have written that you are on the right track and have
only one missing generation to link the whole family together. Then you can go to where they came from in
"the old country." That will
be easy research. The church has many
of those records available on microfilm and they are easy to get hold of. You just pay for the postage to have the
microfilm sent to the branch library closest to where you live and you can
search it there instead of traveling across the sea. They have missionaries called to do nothing but microfilm records
that the authorities in those countries will allow us to film. Their mission is to try to obtain the
records of everyone who has ever lived and has anything recorded about them
into their Family History Library in Salt Lake City. One copy is there and another is in a place called the Granite
Mountain Records Vault. It is a vault
carved into a mountain in the Rockies that is climate controlled to preserve
them at all costs. From the copies in
the library records of everything they have permission to make copies of are
circulated to the branch libraries. A
CD of their card catalog is available for $5 from the Church Distribution
Center. If you are interested, I would
be happy to give you the information on how to obtain it. That way you could do your identification of
microfilm to order at home and only have to go to the library to order it and
review it.
Sorry, I got a little
side-tracked. I get excited about this
work.
1. Daniel Lawrence
Anderson and Uta Puppel
Children: Alicia Marie Anderson
Daniel Lawrence
Anderson, Jr.
Ryan Wesley Anderson
2. Samuel Lee Anderson
and Dorothy Ellen Carrington
Children: Daniel Lawrence Anderson
Samuel Lee Anderson,
Jr.
Dorothy Judieth
Anderson
3. Luther Oliver
Anderson and Sarah Louise Percival
Children: Mazie Ann Anderson
Hilliard George
Anderson
Samuel Lee Anderson
Ruby Frances Anderson
Mildred Louise Anderson
Miriam Lucille Anderson
Mary Kathryn Anderson
Edith Virginia Anderson
Doris Alice Anderson
Ruth Eleanor Anderson
Barbara Elizabeth Anderson
4. Samuel Matthew
Anderson and Susan Evans
Children: William Artemus Anderson
Alex Stephen Anderson
Luther Oliver Anderson
John Gordon Anderson
Robert Toombs Anderson
Sophronia Elizabeth
Anderson
King David Anderson
5. William Anderson and
Martha (believed to be Bryant) his first wife
Children: James Franklin Anderson
William Jasper
Anderson
Mary F. Anderson
Rachel E. Anderson
William Anderson and Elizabeth Gay his
second wife
Children: Samuel Matthew Anderson
Sophiah Anderson
Rebecca Jane Anderson
Vina Elizabeth
Anderson
Isaac Lucious
Anderson
James Anderson
Julia A. Anderson
6. James Anderson and
__________ Beasley
Children: William Anderson
(More not given in
records I received)
Notes did say that son was called Billy and
father was called Jim or Jiemes. His
wife was the daughter of a Baptist preacher
named Beasley.
I have dates, places,
etc. related to this information. Will be happy to send you anything you are
interested in. After we get this all
established I will give you the E-mail address of my son. He lives in Savannah, Georgia and will carry
on the work with you.
We are looking forward
to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Uta P. Anderson
More About James
Anderson:
Living: 1764, Augusta,
Georgia
25 v. Tabitha Anderson (Source: James Anderson, 1764
Will of James Anderson, (Georgia
Colonial will book A page 296.).), born Abt. 1753 in Amelia County, Virginia.
More About Tabitha
Anderson:
Living: 1764, Augusta,
Georgia
26 vi. William Anderson (Source: James Anderson, 1764
Will of James Anderson, (Georgia
Colonial will book A page 296.).), born Abt. 1755 in Amelia County, Virginia.
Notes for William
Anderson:
William Anderson was born about 1755 in Amelia County,
Virginia and traveled as a very young child to Savannah Georgia with his
family. He is identified as under the
age of 15 in his father's 1768 will," Also I give and bequeath unto my Son
Willm Anderson three hundred acres of Land in St Georges Parish and on Rocky
Creek & ten pounds Sterling."
More About William
Anderson:
Living: 1764, Augusta,
Georgia
27 vii. Cynthia Anderson (Source: James Anderson, 1764
Will of James Anderson, (Georgia
Colonial will book A page 296.).), born Abt. 1757 in Amelia County, Virginia.
More About Cynthia
Anderson:
Living: 1764, Augusta,
Georgia
28 viii. Ann Anderson (Source: James Anderson, 1764
Will of James Anderson, (Georgia
Colonial will book A page 296.).), born Aft. 1761 in Savannah, Georgia; died
Abt. 1780 in Augusta, Georgia.
Notes for Ann Anderson:
There is a newspaper
report in early post colonial Augusta GA of the death of Ann Anderson daughter
of Mary Anderson
5. Thomas6 Anderson (James5, Thomas4,
Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1) (Source: (1) Grant
James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).,
(2) James Anderson, 1751 Will of James Anderson, (Will Book 9, Page 772, Surry County,
Virginia).) was born 1721 in "Arnols", Surry, County, Virginia
(Source: Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen -
Beall Families, (Whittet &
Shepperson, Printers; 1909).), and died Bet. 1782 - 1787 in Dinwiddie County,
Virginia. He married (1)
Kehrenhappuck Yarbrough Bef. June 10, 1744 in Amelia County, Virginia,
daughter of William Yarbrough and Ellinor ?.
She was born Abt. 1720, and died Bef. 1756 in Amelia County, Virginia. He married (2) ? Jackson Aft.
1756. She was born Abt. 1730.
Notes for Thomas
Anderson:
Thomas Anderson would have been born on
the estate "Arnols" in the western corner of Surry County in 1721
according to Grant J. Anderson's 1909 genealogy. No contemporary record of his birth has been found. Thomas mother
appears to have died about 1733 precipitating speculation by his father James
Anderson in the western lands of expanding Virgnia. Thomas therefore was a
resident of Amelia County, Virgnia after 1740 and subsequently of Dinwiddie
County after its formation in 1752.
His first land patent is at the age of
18 years along Whetstone Creek just northwest of his father's patent along the
little Nottoway River in Amelia County.
He later sells this patent off in lots of 200 and 54 acres.
Anderson, Thomas
09/22/1739 254 acres Amelia
County
Virginia Patents Book
18, 1738-39, page 469
North of the Whetstone Creek and south
of Long Branch.
Amelia County
Court Orders Book 1
At Court on 08/15/1740
John Thomas appt. to clear road from
Jordan's bridge best way into Mr. Cock's road, Thomas & James Anderson,
Thomas Taylor, and John Thomas & all other male tithables to assist.
Jordan's Bridge crosses the Little
Nottoway as 602 west of Blackstone. His
father James' owned the plantation at the east end of this bridge, until it was
given to his brother James Anderson in 1743.
Amelia County Court Order Book 1 records
at a Court on 07/16/1740 a deed as follows. No corresponding record is indexed
in the Amelia Deed Books. Because Thomas Anderson appears alone in Amelia
County Tax records in 1742 perhaps his father leased him some or all of the
land in 1740 and the lease was never recorded in the deed book and expired
before 1743.
Thomas Anderson from James
Anderson
Count Orders Book 1
07/16/1740
Unknown land. Witness Samuel Jordan and
James Anderson,Jr.
Anderson, Thomas to Thomas Burge
06/17/1741 200 acres Amelia
County
Amelia Co., Virginia
Deed Book 1, page 222-223
North side Whetstone Creek, bounded in
part by Peter Benford's line and the Long Branch, being part of a patent by
Thomas Anderson. Wit. James Anderson, John Taylor & Lucy Taylor.
Thomas reserved the timber rights to the
200 acre plot. When I was looking at
the deed in the Amelia County Courthouse a real estate attorney asked to look
at the deed and stated that he was glad it was not one of his properties. The land is currently farmed for timber. His
descendents could file claims.
Amelia County
Court Orders Book 1
At Court on 09/17/1742
Thomas Anderson is given leave to clear
road from his own house into Thomas' Road.
Thomas Anderson from James
Anderson
Rebecca
12/20/1743 300 acres Amelia
County
Amelia County Deed
Book 2 page 39 (20 old number)
Lands on South [west] side of Little
Nottoway river beginning at Jordans corner on the river west then south along
Jordans line then up Jordan's Little Run to a line of trees and then northwest
to a spring branch down the branch to Whetstone Creek and down the Creek to the
Little Nottoway river and then down to river to the start.
The land deeded to him by his father in
1743 took up the southwest corner of the intersection of Whetstone Creek and
the Little Nottoway River in Nottoway Parish of Amelia County, whereas his
patent had been on the northside of the Whetstone Creek. In the 1744 tax list of Amelia County he is
recorded as Thomas Anderson and Wife.
This indicates that he had married Kehrenhappuck Yarbrough the daughter
of William Yarbrough before June of 1744.
William Yarborough owned a patent just to the west of Thomas Anderson's
1739 patent.
Amelia County
Court Orders Book 1
At Court on 12/20/1744
Petition Robert Melone vs. Henry Robertson
Thomas Anderson & James Anderson
appt. to view & value work done by petitioner & make report.
Amelia County
Court Orders Book 1
At Court on 02/22/1745
Petition Robert Melone vs. Henry Robertson
For £ 2,,10,,0 due for carpentry work
done. Thomas Anderson & James Anderson appt. to view & value work &
make report. Found work worth £ 2,,7,,6 & Ptf. to recover amt., plus costs.
Amelia County
Court Orders Book 1
At Court on 02/22/1745
Cate a Negro girl belonging to Thomas
Anderson judged age 8.
Thomas was a friend of George Cabiness
of Amelia County and is mentioned in George's 1744 will and was executor. James Anderson, Thomas' brother, was an
appraisor of the Cabiniss estate.
Amelia County
Court Orders Book 1
At Court on 05/17/1745
Petition Thomas Anderson & Matthew
Cabiniss, Excr. of George Cabiniss, vs. William Hardcastle. Deft. failed to
appear; to Ptf. for £ 59,,6,,0 plus costs.
Amelia County
Court Orders Book 1
At Court on 05/18/1745
Petition Richard Witton vs. Thomas
Anderson & Matthew Cabiniss, Excr. of George Cabiniss, to Ptf. for £
0,,40,,4 plus costs.
Amelia County
Court Orders Book 1
At Court on 07/19/1745
Petition Robert Bolling, Esq. vs. Thomas
Anderson & Matthew Cabiniss, Excr. of George Cabiniss, failed to appear; to
Ptf. for £ 0,,57,,11 plus costs.
Thomas Anderson
and
Kerenhappuck Anderson to Henry
Buford
03/25/1749 54 acres Amelia County
Amelia County Deed
Book 3 page 235
adj. Binford's corner on Whetstone
Creek, Thomas Burges' line, & Whetstone Creek. Wit. Thomas Buford, Benjamin
Shelton, Faith Anderson. This is the
sale of the remainder of his original patent.
Thomas is mentioned in his father's 1751
will as follows, "I give and Devise to my Son Thomas Anderson all my
Estate that he hath now in his Possession one book called human prudence one
other book called the whole Duty of man and five pounds current money of
Virginia."
Amelia County
From the
"Virginia Gazette and General Advertiser", Williamsburg, Va., 1752, we
are told:
Amelia County =, ff.
To all Sheriffs, Constables, and other
His Majesty's Liege People, to Whom these Presents shall
come. Greeting
Wheras complaint hath this day been made
to me, on of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for this County, by Thomas
Anderson, of the County aforesaid, That he was, on Sunday the 23rd Day of
August last, robb'd of a Beaver Hat to the Value of 30 Shillings, a Pair of
Leather Breeches, a Pair of blue-grey Worsted, and a Pair of Yarn Hose, a
Common-Prayer Book, a Razor Strap, a half-worn down brown Linen Shirt, a Pair
of Jack Boots, two Holland Caps, one Pair of Shoes, and other Things, and that
he has great Reason to suspect one William Roach, alis Rough, late of this
County, an idle Person, about 23 Years old, short and well-set, with a simple
Look, has a large scar just above his Forehead, is much addicted to Gaming, had
on when he went away a blue- grey hald-trimm'd Coat, and a Pair of striped
Holland Trousers :
These are therefore in His Majesty's
Name, to command and require all Sheriffs, Constables, and other His Majesty's
Liege Peoples, within this Colony, to make diligent Search nad Pursuit, by Way
of Hue and Cry, within their several Counties and Precincts, after the said
William Roach, alias Rough; and him having found, to apprehend and carry before
the next Justice of the Peace, that he may be dealt with according to Law.
Herein fail not.
Given under my Hand and Seal, at Amelia,
this 17th Day of September, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Two, in the
Twenty Sixth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King GEORGE the Second.
CHARLES IRBY
Thomas Anderson to Thomas Williams
of Bath Parish,
Dinwiddie Co Bristol Parish,
Dinwiddie Co.
09/12/1755 300 acres Amelia
County for 200 pounds
Amelia County Deed
Book 5 page 488
Southside of Little Nottoway River,
being formerly conveyed by James Anderson Sr. to said Thomas Anderson by deed.
Wits: Leonard
Claiborne, James Stark, Leonard Claiborne, Jr., David Smith
On 09/12/1755 he sells the remainder of
his Amelia County lands to Thomas Williams.
In the deed he is identified as being of Dinwiddie County. Therefore we can assume he had removed to
Dinwiddie before this, and had purchased land there. It is likely that this move was related to the suspected death of
his first wife Kerenhappuck about 1754 and a 2nd marrige probably to a women of
the Jackson family who lived across the border of Amelia with Dinwiddie County.
Unfortunately due to the destruction of
Dinwiddie Records we know little of him from 1755 to 1787 at which time he
apparently dies.
Anderson, Thomas
02/01/1781 10 acres Dinwiddie
County
Patents Book D, Volume
2, page 514
Adjacent to John Jones
Jordan Anderson, his son, sold all of
his 1782 (382 and 108 acres) Dinwiddie holdings to John Edmundson in 1787. The
sons of Kehrenhappuck apparently went through GA to Alabama, in the 1909
genealogy of Grant James Anderson he states that the brothers Jordan and Robert
were deaf mutes who went out west, for which Alabama would have qualified in
that day. The daughter Lydia was married in the central valley of Virginia in
one of the cities. The two daughters of the 2nd wife ended up in Georgia, and
likely migrated with the Jackson and Elder families of Dinwiddie County.
The records of Dinwiddie County prior to
1833 have almost all been destroyed in a fire.
A surviving survey book does have a record of an adjustment to one of
Thomas's properties, a survey of his 1781 ten acre patent adjacent his own
lands. Perhaps when examined closely it
will reveal where he lived in Dinwiddie County. Little more of the Thomas Anderson family will be found without
special effort by researchers delving into the Dinwiddie County past.
___________________________________________
Amelia County,
Virginia Tax Lists
1736
James Anderson
There is a Thomas
Anderson in this list but he lived in northern Amelia County and later moved to
Mecklenburg County. He originated in King & Queen County.
1740
James Anderson
Thomas Anderson
1741 List of Abraham Cocke
James Anderson,Jr. 1
Thomas Anderson 1
1743 James Anderson, Jack 2
Thomas Anderson, Robt
and Jordan Anderson 3
1744,10 Jun
James Anderson & wife 2
Thomas Anderson & wife 2
Jordan Anderson 1
1747, 10 Jun Below
Deep Creek and above the Cellar
Anderson, James,Jr., John
Anderson
Thomas Raines & Jack
& Cate 5
Anderson, Thomas, Jordan
Anderson
Robert Munford,
Jack , Manuel 6
1748, Jun List taken below Deep Creek and Above
the Sellar by Charles Irby
Thomas Anderson, John Nance,
Jack, tom,
Manuel, Gideon 6
James Anderson,Jr., John
Anderson
Thomas Raines, Jack and
Cate 5
1749 Charles Irby's List of Nottoway Parish
Thomas Anderson, Jack, tom,
Manuel, Gideon 5 30
James Anderson,Jr., Thomas
Raines,
John Anderson, Edward
Eppes
Daniel Eppes, Jack, Cate 7 5
Jordan Anderson, Adam 2 12
1752
Anderson James,Jr., Edward
Eppes,
Daniel Eppes and Cate 4x
Anderson Thomas 1x
Anderson Jordan, Adam 2x
[1752 formation of
Dinwiddie County places Thomas Anderson in Dinwiddie County. He no longer appears in Amelia County tax
lists.]
Dinwiddie County,
Virginia
1782 Dinwiddie County
Anderson Thomas 382 acres 12/6 238,15,0 ,27,9
108
acres 6 32 6,5
Bibliography
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Will Book 1, Amelia
County, Wills 1735-1761, Bonds 1735-1754, Abstracted and Compiled by Gibson
Jefferson McConnaughey, Mid- South Publishing Company, 1978.
Wills and
Administrations of Surry County, Virginia, 1671-1750; by Eliza Timberlake
Davis, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1980.
Notes for
Kehrenhappuck Yarbrough:
Grant J. Anderson's genealogy states
that Thomas married twice and that his first wife was Kaehrenhappuck
Yarbrough. The 1744 tax roll of Amelia
County refers to Thomas Anderson and wife.
Kehrenhappuck Anderson is named in the 1749 deed. However, there is no dower signature in the
deed of Thomas Anderson made in 1756.
Perhaps she was dead by then.
She is the daughter of William Yarbrough
who had patented land just west of the Andersons in southern Amelia County,
Nottoway Parish and is named as Kehrenhappuck Anderson in his 1748 will..
Notes for ? Jackson:
This wife is likely a
Jackson as there was a Jackson family co-ocated in Nottoway Parish in the
1750's.
Children of Thomas
Anderson and Kehrenhappuck Yarbrough are:
29 i. Robert7 Anderson (Source: Grant
James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born Bet. 1745 - 1755 in Amelia County, Virginia.
Notes for Robert
Anderson:
Subj: Re: Robert Anderson Jourdan Anderson
Date: 99-07-19 00:12:07 EDT
From: JAnder6466
To: PatAnder73
Hi Pat
Thanks for the
information, looks like you have been doing you're homework.
As for my grandfather
he was born on Boyd County Kentucky in the year of 1858.
This is what my father
told me about his grandfather, is that his grandfather was a deaf mute.
You should try
"Family Tree Maker" : Virginia Vital Records #1 1600s-1800s
Jimmy
+ 30 ii. Jordan Anderson, born Bet. 1745 - 1755 in
Amelia County, Virginia; died 1838 in Marengo County, Alabama.
+ 31 iii. Elizabeth Anderson, born Bet. 1745 - 1755 in
Amelia County, Virginia.
Children of Thomas
Anderson and ? Jackson are:
+ 32 i. Lydia7 Anderson, born Abt. 1758
in Dinwiddie County, Virginia; died 1832 in Monroe County, Georgia.
+ 33 ii. Lucy Marie Anderson, born 1760 in Dinwiddie
County, Virginia; died 1787 in Virginia.
34 iii. Jackson Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born Abt. 1765 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. He married ? Boone.
Notes for Jackson
Anderson:
Because his sister married a Jackson and later a Boone it
appears likely to me now that this child never existed and is some
misinterpretation by Grant James Anderson of notes he had on this family.
6. Jordan6 Anderson (James5, Thomas4,
Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1) (Source: (1) Grant
James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).,
(2) James Anderson, 1751 Will of James Anderson, (Will Book 9, Page 772, Surry County,
Virginia).) was born May 05, 1723 in "Arnols", Surry County, Virginia
(Source: Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen -
Beall Families, (Whittet &
Shepperson, Printers; 1909).), and died October 20, 1805 in Chesterfield
County, Virginia. He married Mary
Watkins September 15, 1748 in Amelia County, Virginia (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), daughter of Edward Watkins and ?.
She was born March 22, 1724/25 in Henrico County, Virginia (Source:
Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall
Families, (Whittet & Shepperson,
Printers; 1909).), and died November 13, 1805 in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Notes for Jordan
Anderson:
The book "Genealogy in part, of the
Anderson-Owen-Beall families". By Grant James Anderson, (Richmond Va.,
Whitter & Shepperson printers, 1909), provides an account of the
descendants of Jordan Anderson as reconstructed from the ancestral
correspondence and recall of Grant J. Anderson who was a great grandson of
Jordan Anderson. At the time of
publication Grant J. Anderson was a resident of Westminster, Texas, just north
of Dallas, Texas. In his text G. J.
Anderson refers to Jordan Anderson using the spelling Jourdan Anderson. This reflects the Virginia pronounciation of
Jordan (Jur-dan). Virginia records
however record the name as Jordan.
Jordan Anderson was likely born on his
father's estate "Arnols" in the West corner of Surry County,
Virginia, north of the Blackwater River.
He kept a register of he births of his family which Grant Anderson
apparently had in his possession in 1909 at the time he published his book and
his birth date came from this source.
It would appear that he had several
primary residences in his life. First
James, his father, leased land along Whetstone Creek in 1743, then later in
1751 willed 200 acres at the southwest intersection of Whetstone Creek and
Little Nottoway River to Jordan Anderson.
James Anderson to Jordan
Anderson
12/20/1743 300 acres
Amelia County Book 2
page 19 (old number)
Lands on South [west] side of Little
Nottoway river beginning at a spring branch on Whetstone Creek, up the branch
to then south along Thomas Anderson's line to a line of trees northwest to the
head line and then north and then east to Whetstone Creek and down the creek to
the beginning.
Jordan began early to speculate on lands. In one land "deal" in 1744 he
bought 800 acres along the Little Nottoway River from Edward Thweatt and sold
it back to him for half as much the following year. Too many deals like that and anyone will go broke. However, it would appear that his skill
improved immeasurably as he dies a wealthy planter.
Jorda is named in his fathers 1751 will
as follows, "I give to my Son Jordan Anderson all my Estate he hath now in
his possession also five pounds current Money of Virginia, one Book called the
fountain of Life, and after the Death or Marriage of my Wife Rebecca one negro
man named Robin to him and his heirs for ever. "
He acquires his brother John's 200 acres
adjacent his in 1754 and 1755 and then he and his brother John sell their lands
along Whetstone Creek to Francis Eppes in 1764. John apparently served as his
overseer from 1754 to 1764. Although he kept his land in Amelia County, Jordan
Anderson, after his marriage to Mary Watkins settled in Cumberland County near
his Watkins kin. He described himself in 1754 as of Cumberland County. In the
1759 tax roll Jordan Anderson is listed
next to his brother-in-law, John Watkins, and to his wife's uncle, Thomas
Watkins of Swift Creek. Jordan would witness Thomas's will in 1760.
In 1762 he bought from Peter Randolph
200 acres "on the run of Middle Creek," a stream now known as Goode's
Creek, which raises near the Skinquarter Church and flows south-westerly to the
Appomattox River in Chesterfield County, Virginia. A few years later, in 1768, they bought their final home, 200
areas in the area of southwest Chesterfield county now called "Clover
Hill."
There is a flury of land transactions in
the 1780's by Jordan and his sons. He
was involved in land transactions along the Appomatox River and throughout
Cumberland, Prince Edward, Lunenburg and Charlotte Counties. Jordan Anderson apparently dabbled in land
speculation using his sons to "occupy" the land. He apparently acted
as banker for his son's land deals as well.
I have found several occasions where a son has sold back to his father
Jordan,Sr. a piece of land only to have that piece resold by the father to
another son.
From a study of his property it would
appear that he had most of his money in land at the time of the revolution and
the inflation that occurred at that time.
This may have been the key to his success. His lands were located just west of the coal pits at Winterpock,
which was the farthest west the the militia were driven during any of the
Virginia Military Operations south of the James. Therefore his properties avoided any of the damage sustained by
those further east of him.
Jordan's land dealings were extensive
and would require an examination of almost all county records of Virginia and
perhaps Georgia and the Carolina's. His
will refers to a purchase made of Patrick Henry by his son David and wills his
lands in Kentucky to his son Thomas.
"Virginia Gazette
and General Advertiser", Williamsburg, 1768.
Run away from the subscriber in
Chesterfield, about the end of August last, a middle sized Negro man named
WILL, about 30 years old, of a yellowish complexion, very much marked on his
face, arms, and breast, his country fashion, speaks very broken, and can hardly
tell his master's name; had on when he went away a new osnabrugs shirt;
Virginia linen short Trousers, old cotton jacket, and felt hat, with part of
the brim burnt off. He has made three
attempts, as he said, to get to his country, but was apprehended. All masters of vessels are hereby forewarned
from carrying the said slave out of the colony. Whoever apprehends him, and brings him to me, shall have 20 s. reward, besides what the
law allows.
Jordan
Anderson
As regards Jordans
political opinions we have the following record:
To the Honourable The
President and Gentlemen of the Convention of the Colony of Virga.
The Petition of the
Freeholders and Inhabitants of the County of Chesterfield
Humbly Sheweth. That agreeable to the Eleventh Resolution of
the Continental Congress, the Delegates of the County proceded to the election
of a Committee for said County, In a
short time after being resolved on by The Honourable Congress, with a design to
bring the people into the Measures of Associating. As well as doing the other business to them recommended, for
which reasons, but Very Few had it in their power to vote in the choice of the
committee, at the time not well Understanding what they Ware to do, or the
intent of Associating, and the not being Associates, by which means some
persons was by the few, voted in, that we by no means can think proper, we now
conceiving that the committees are to do business of much Greater Importance,
then we could possible then conceive.
We humbly Pray that it may be dissolved before they proceed to further
business and another elected to execute and do all things that you in Your
wisdom shall think proper, that we may have no Divisions amongst us, but all
unite and be as one man in this critical time in the great & Common Cause,
and as in duty Bound Shall Ever Pray &c.
August 20, 1775
72 signators including
Jordan Anderson
Edward Anderson
Jordan Anderson became opposed to the
perpetuation of slavery as is confirmed by the details of his will and the
following entry in Chesterfield Deed Book 11 page 639.
Know all men by these
presents that I Jordan Anderson of the County of Chesterfield, seeing such an
inconsistency betwixt our Declaration of Independence Viz. That all men are
equally born free and our practice in holding a great number of our fellow men
in the most abject slavery especially those born since that Declaration and
also seeing our youths supported thereby, instead of becoming useful members of
Society in our Commonwealth are rather become a mere nuisance and scandal
thereto: observing these things I do hereby gradually emancipate and set free
the following persons Viz. York, Lucy, Rachel, and her increase, Tamy, Jack,
George, Felice and her increase the first day of January after my wife's and my
death. Amica, Miley, & Amy and
their increase as they come to age, unless that period arrives before our
deaths then they shall be free at the same time the others above mentioned
after our deaths. Frank and Little York
to be free at the same time if of the age of twenty one years. Frank was born April 25th 1773. Amica
September 24,1774. Milley March 12,
1777. Amy November 14,1779. Little York October 23,1782. Moses July 25,1787.
Salley September 8th,1789. The two last to be free at 21 years of age. In witness whereof I do hereby relinquish
all claim, title, or interest in them for that my heirs or assigns shall ever
have any right, or title, or claim to or in them after the above stated period
for my Heirs and Assigns forever for the due Comformance of which I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this seventh day of April one thousand
seven hundred and ninety.
Jordan Anderson seal
At a court held for Chesterfield County
April 8th 1790 This Instrument of writing was acknowledged by Jordan Anderson a
party thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Teste Thos Watkins C.C.C.
He dies in Chesterfield County. The exact date of death is known through the
obituary of the Virginia Gazette and General Advertizer 9 November 1805. Jordan,Sr. and his wife of 57 years, died in
Chesterfield Co., Va. His obituary
refers to him as Dr. Jordan Anderson and mentions that although he had received
no formal schooling he was trusted for his healing skills. Several of his sons
were apparently also "doctors".
Jordan Anderson's will is dated
01/01/1805 and probated 12/09/1805. It
is filed in Chesterfield Will Book 6 page 264.
It is interesting for the detailed account of the portion of his estate
to go to each of the Chesterfield sons and for the fact that he willed each of
his slaves to be freed upon reaching the age of 21.
Chesterfield County,
Will Book 6, Page 264
In the name of God
Amen, January 1st 1805. I Jordan Anderson, senior of Chesterfield county being
by the course of nature near my dissolation, but in my reason and senses do
make and declare this my last will and testament, and do make all my other
former wills void. First and
principally I give my soul to God who gave it, trusting only in the merits of
Jesus Christ for my salvation, who hath redeemed me from destruction and
brought me again unto a lively hope of the resurrection of the dead to live
under his smiles to all eternity. Glory
be to God for the gift of his dear Son and for his unspeakable love and
unmerited favour and as touching such worldly estate as God has trusted me with
I give and bequeath as follows.
Item, I give and
bequeath unto my son Edward Anderson and his heirs forever, five hundred
dollars. Item, I give and bequeath unto
my son Charles Anderson and his heirs forever, one hundred and seventy six
acres of land in Prince Edward County that I bought of my son David Anderson, a
part of the land he the said David bought of Patrick Henry, which he has given
me a bond of one thousand dollars to make a good and lawful title to any person
as I shall direct by will or otherwise, but if my son Charles shall chosse to
have the one thousand dollars in stead of the land, my son David shall pay the
said sum of money to Charles and keep the land aforesaid, also I give
Charles one bed & furniture. Item, I give and bequeath unto my son John
Anderson and his heirs forever, one stud horse named Juniper now in his possession. Item, I give and bequeath unto my son James
Anderson and his heirs forever, all the tools I lent to him in Lunenburg
County, I also give to his children and their heirs forever, all the stock and
all the other property lent to him at the same time and place now in his
possession, and also give them and their heirs forever, two hundred and fifty
pounds, the sum I leave in my sons Jordan's hands to be paid by him to the said
children as they shall come to age or marry, and have a right to give a lawfull
discharge, I give unto them also one bed and furniture to be deposited in their
mothers hands for them. Item, I give
and bequeath unto my son David Anderson and heirs [sic] forever, four hundred
dollars and one bed and furniture.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my son Jordan Anderson and his heirs
forever, that tract of land he now lives on, one hundred and fifty acres, and
after the death of my beloved wife (his mother) the tract of land I now live
on, two hundred and fifty acres, on his paying his brother James' children
their legacies above, but if my son Jordan shall fail to pay the money as above
directed the said two hundred and fifty acres of land shall be sold to pay the
same money given those children. Item,
I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Anderson and his heirs forever, all my
right and title to all lands I have any right and title to in Kentucky, also
the land I had of Captn Hezekiah Rudd, according to my bargain with said Rudd:
as that now he stands in my place essentially as his own bargain. I also give him two hundred two hundred
dollars.
Item, I give and
bequeath unto my son Nathan Anderson and to his heirs forever five hundred
dollars, deducting the money and interest he owed me on two bonds, and also for
seven hundred and fifty two pounds of pork in the year 1791, to be paid for at
forty shillings per hundred havin had it thirteen years to this date. I also
give him the the labour and raising of my young negroes, namely Annicas
increase, and Tom, and Patt, and Peter, Fillis's children and her future
increase, not to be moved out of the state or so far as to deprive them of
their freedom. It is further my will
and desire that my son Thomas shall have all the labour and the raising my
yound negroes namely Amey's and MIlley's increase and Sall, till come to age of
twenty one years but not to move them out this state, or so far as to prevent
their freedom, but Matt is excepted now with Charles. It is further my and desire that my son Jordan shall have the
labour of and the raising of all Rachel's increase, but not to move them out of
this state or so far as to prevent their freedom. It is further my will that my son Jordan shall account for the
pork I lent him five hundred and fifty five pounds, and pay off his bond to me
of Ten pounds on interest, in short, that all my children shall pay to my
estate all the debts any of them may owe to it. as there are two young negroes with Charles and two with James,
they, and all the others to be free at Twenty one years old. Item, is is further my will and desire that
after my death all my estate that can conveniently be spared of wasting
property shall be sold, and the money applyed in discharging the money legacies
with the last crop if any to be spared in proportion to each, also all the
money in hand or to be collected then due to my estate: excepting one thousand
dollars which I devise and give as follows, that is to say, I give the interest
of one thousand dollars for ten years from this date to be applyed for the
spreading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, if it shall be wanting for that
purpose, but if it is not wanting for that purpose, then it shall be applied to
the relief of the most indigent and distressed pious, Methodist saint: and
after that term of years, then the principal one thousand dollars shall be
equally divided among all my sons and their heirs forever: it is to be
observed, I mean by the money legacies that I have given to my sons Edward and
David, and Thomas and Nathan and that James's children are to come in for a
part of the one thousand dollars instead of himself. Item, it is my will and desire that this plantation shall be occupied with the negroes and
stocks on it, for raising money to support my beloved wife Mary Anderson and
for advantage of my children after her death equally to be divided: and I leave
in trust this business to my three sons Jordan, and Thomas and Nathan to see my
desires fulfilled, especially see their mother duly taken care of so that she
shall want for nothing that this world affords that can be got for comfort
& support, and as she is incapable of judging or determining for herself,
may the Lord give you to remember her exertions for your temporal interest, and
give you the tendeest feelings for body and soul: and keep a just account of the cost and expence she may be, also
the profits of the estate: and I desire you shall receive a just and reasonable
compensation for your troubles out of the profits. It is my will and desire that all my negroes that shall be twenty
one years old now living with me and my sons Jordan, Thomas, and Nathan shall
be free on the first day of January after mine and my wife's death, and they
shall be well clothed both males and females, and shall have their working
tools, and bread corn for one year, and liberty to settle on 33 acres of land
where my son Thomas shall choose for them, and I earnestly request that no
advantage may be taken of them or suffer any to be taken of them that can
conveniently be prevented, but let them have wood land as well as cleared: and
it is my desire that my estate shall not be appraised: and that my loving and
beloved wife shall live where she shall choose, and any one of the negroes she
may choose to wait on and attend her during her life, and if any of my
executors shall move away they shall then settle with the others the estate
affairs. Item, it is further my will and
desire that a thousand dollars shall be put into the bank of the United States,
or into the hands of my executors for the presiding elders of this district to
collect the interest for the purpose above mentioned, who shall give up a just
account to my executors and bishops how the same is expended, with the receipts
for it: the same to be collected annually and expended. And lastly, I do appoint Jordan Anderson,
Thomas Anderson, and Nathan Anderson my sons, executors of this my last will
and testament. Witness my hand and seal
the day and date above written.
Published and signed in presence Jordan Anderson, senior
of - Interlined before signed and
published.
Peter Rowlett
Thomas Cavender, junr
It is my desire that the
thousand dollars I give the interest of for ten years, shall be put into the
treasury of the United States, it it can be done, that the interest may be the
more easily or readily collected, and it, is to be observed that I mean by
Bishops Mr Francis Asbury, Coke and Watcote, as they have a more copious view
what manner of expending with the money for the Glory of God. Witness my hand and seal the day and year
above written.
Interlined before signed.
Thomas Calender, junr Jordan Anderson, senior
At a court held for Chesterfield
county the 9th day of December 1805. The last Will and testament of Jordan
Anderson, senr was proven by the oath
of Peter Rowlett and Thomas Calender subsribing witnesses, and ordered to be
recorded.
Teste Th: Watkins Clk.
Petersburg intelligencer
(Petersburg, Va.) Died - At his seat in Chesterfield Co. on Sun, Oct 20th last,
Doctor Jordan Anderson, in the 84th year of his age. (pg 3, col 3) Tue, Nov 12,
1805.
Amelia County Tax
Lists
1744,10 Jun
James Anderson & wife 2
Thomas Anderson & wife 2
Jordan Anderson 1
1747, 10 Jun Below
Deep Creek and above the Cellar
Anderson, James,Jr., John
Anderson
Thomas Raines & Jack
& Cate 5
Anderson, Thomas, Jordan
Anderson
Robert Munford,
Jack , Manuel 6
1748, Jun List taken below Deep Creek and Above
the Sellar by Charles Irby
Thomas Anderson, John Nance,
Jack, tom,
Manuel, Gideon 6
James Anderson,Jr., John
Anderson
Thomas Raines, Jack and
Cate 5
1749 Charles Irby's List of Nottoway Parish
Thomas Anderson, Jack, tom,
Manuel, Gideon 5 30
James Anderson,Jr., Thomas
Raines,
John Anderson, Edward
Eppes
Daniel Eppes, Jack, Cate 7 5
Jordan Anderson, Adam 2 12
1752
Anderson James,Jr., Edward
Eppes,
Daniel Eppes and Cate 4x
Anderson Thomas 1x
Anderson Jordan, Adam 2x
Bibliography
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Revolutionary
Virginia, The Road to Independence, Vol. III, Compiled and Edited by Robert L.
Scribner and Brent Tarter, University Press of Virginia, 1977.
Southside Virginia
Families, Volume I, by John Bennet Boddie, Pacific Coast Publishers, Redwood
City, California, 1955.
Surry County,
Virginia, Wills, Estate Accounts and Inventories 1730-1800, by Lyndon H. Hart,
III, Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1985.
The Armistead Family
and Collaterals, Margaret R. Cate and Wirt A. Cate, Reed Printing Company,
Nashville, Tennessee, 1971.
Notes for Mary
Watkins:
In June 1765, Edward
Watkins bequeathed to "Daughter Mary Anderson, a Negro girl named Tamer
and her issue" with two pounds cash.
Virginia gazette,
& general advertiser - Died on Wed last, age 82, Mrs. Mary Anderson, consort
of Dr. Jordan Anderson, whose death was lately notified in this paper. (pg 2,
col 4, issue of Wed, Nov 20, 1805.
Virginia gazette,
& general advertiser. Died - On Wed last, age 82, Mrs. Mary Anderson,
consort of Dr. Jordan Anderson, whose death was lately notified in this paper.
Married for 57 years. (pg 2, col 4) Wed, Nov 20, 1805.
Children of Jordan
Anderson and Mary Watkins are:
+ 35 i. Edward7 Anderson, born June 12,
1749 in Amelia County, Virginia; died 1806 in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
+ 36 ii. Charles Anderson, born October 28, 1750 in
Amelia County, Virginia; died 1836 in Charlotte County, Virginia.
37 iii. infant son Anderson, born December 22, 1751
in Amelia County, Virginia (Source: Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part,
of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families,
(Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).).
Notes for infant son
Anderson:
The birth of this deceased infant is reported in the book
"Genealogy in part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; by Grant
James Anderson; Richmond Virginia; Whitter & Shepperson printers, 1909
+ 38 iv. John Anderson, born March 18, 1753 in Amelia
County, Virginia; died Aft. 1818 in ?Spencer, Kentucky.
+ 39 v. James Anderson, born November 03, 1754 in
Cumberland County, Virginia; died 1817 in Jefferson County, Georgia.
+ 40 vi. David Anderson, born July 16, 1756 in
Cumberland County, Virginia; died August 05, 1835 in Prince Edward County,
Virginia.
41 vii. Doctor Anderson, born June 22, 1758 in
Cumberland County, Virginia (Source: Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in
part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).); died 1785 in
Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Notes for Doctor
Anderson:
Doctor Anderson's date of birth is from "Genealogy in
part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; By Grant James Anderson;
Richmond Virginia; Whitter & Shepperson printers, 1909; which added that he never married.
Revolutionary War records show that he served in the 5th VA.
Regt. of Infantry. Doctor Anderson is
recorded in the 1780's as having missed a precession (land boundary review) in
Lunenburg Co.
Chesterfield County,
Will Book #3, page 526
Will of Doctor Anderson
dated 10 February 1785
of Chesterfield County,
Virginia
To Brother Edward
Anderson, 1 negro London and 10 pounds and to be executor
To Brother Charles
Anderson, 1 negro Hanabal and 10 pounds and to be executor
To Father Jordan
Anderson, residue of estate.
wit: Nathan Anderson,
Susannah Anderson, Jordan Anderson, Mack Wilkerson
proved 12 May 1785.
More About Doctor
Anderson:
Will Date: February 10,
1785, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Will Filed: Will Book
3, Page 526
+ 42 viii. Jordan Anderson, born June 29, 1759 in
Cumberland County, Virginia; died March 28, 1850 in Chesterfield County,
Virginia.
+ 43 ix. Thomas Anderson, born April 01, 1762 in
Cumberland County, Virginia; died May 13, 1840 in Abbeville District, South
Carolina.
+ 44 x. Nathan Anderson, born June 23, 1764 in
Chesterfield County, Virginia; died October 31, 1834 in Chesterfield County,
Virginia.
7. John6 Anderson (James5, Thomas4,
Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1) (Source: (1) Grant
James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).,
(2) James Anderson, 1751 Will of James Anderson, (Will Book 9, Page 772, Surry County,
Virginia).) was born 1725 in "Arnols", Surry County, Virginia
(Source: Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen -
Beall Families, (Whittet &
Shepperson, Printers; 1909), 12.), and died Bef. April 1815 in Black's and
White's, Nottoway County, Virginia (Source: John Anderson, 1807 WIll of John
Anderson.). He married Mary Bell
(Source: John Bennet Boddie, Southside Virginia Families, Volume I, (Pacific Coast Publishers, Redwood City,
California; 1955.).) 1749 in Surry County, Virginia, daughter of John Bell and
Hannah ?. She was born Abt. 1728 in
"Spring Swamp", Surry County, Virginia, and died Bet. 1810 - 1815 in
Black's and White's, Nottoway County, Virginia (Source: John Anderson, 1807
WIll of John Anderson.).
Notes for John
Anderson:
Grant J. Anderson in his book
"Genealogy in Part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families", Whittet
& Shepperson, Printers, Richmond, VA., 1909; gives the date of John's birth
as 1725. This appears reasonable. No contemporary record has been found. He would have been born at his fathers Surry
County estate called "Arnols".
This is located in the southwest corner of current Surry County,
Virginia along the north side of the Blackwater River.
The family tradition of Grant James
Anderson and the land records of James Anderson, Sr. imply that his four sons
and daughter Faith, removed from "Arnols" in Surry County about 1733,
and settled in Nottoway Parish, Amelia County.
This was along the east side of the Little Nottoway River across from
Samuel Jordan just north of where Jordan' Bridge now crosses the river. It is very likely that these Amelia lands
were speculative and I cannot be certain of how much actual development took
place on them. It is likely that a home
was built on the 1735 patent of John's father on the east side of the Little
Nottoway River. Jordan's Bridge (due
west of Blackstone) is the exact terminus of the "Church" road
leading west from Petersburg, marked on the 1755 Fry-Jefferson map of Virginia,
indicating that James Anderson's property was at the very edge of what was
considered civilization in that year.
Blackstone was built at the junction of Church road and the Colonial
Road (route 40) which led along the ridge north of the Nottoway River from
John's father's "Arnols" plantation.
The land was sold in 1755 to Charles Hamlin and 1787 court records refer
to "Hamlin's Tavern" at this location.
In 1743 John's father James leased his Nottoway lands to his elder
three sons and returned with his second wife to "Arnols" in Surry
County. John appears with his older
three brothers in Nottoway Parish tax rolls in 1747, four years after their
initial leases from their father. This would have been the year John came of
legal age. John is listed with his brother James Anderson,Jr. (carpenter) until
1750. John was likely assisting James
in the construction of the church at Spring Swamp in Surry County during these
years 1747-1750. About 1749 John
Anderson marries Mary, the young daughter of the widow Hannah Bell, whose
family lived one mile from the Spring Swamp Church. John's father grants John
200 acres in 1750 in Amelia County adjacent his brothers. James Anderson dies
at his "Arnols" plantation in Surry County in 1751 and in his will
leaves John "the remainder of a tract of Land given to the said Thomas and
Jordan Anderson containing by estimation two hundred acres more or less".
John does not re-appear in Amelia tax
records again until 1753, and he likely remained in Surry County from
1750-1753, as the birth of his eldest daughters are recorded in the Albemarle
Parish Register in 1750 and 1752. It is
possible that he was resident in the home of his wife's widowed mother adjacent
St. Andrews Church (Spring Swamp renamed) on Spring Swamp, in light of the
protests in Hannah Bell's will about the absence of her sons.
The land granted him by his father James
in 1750, was 200 acres of headland (not creek side) that James had withheld
from the original leases to his older three sons. James states in his will that he had intended to give John land
near him in Surry County, but gives him 15 pounds in lieu of that land. Notice that this is the second generation
of the family that has lost the old family estate due to the presence of a
second wife of the father, wherefrom must derive the reputations of stepmothers
in literature.
He returns to the lands that his father
willed him in 1753 and again is listed in the Amelia County tax rolls. Listed in his tax account is John Orgain,
perhaps a servant, but more likely an apprentice carpenter. In 1754 he sells half of the first 200 acres
to Jordan Anderson, his brother. He
witnesses the deed of Greenham Dodson to Peleg Ferguson on May 22, 1754 for 29
acres on the first spring branch out of Great Hurricane Creek below Peleg
Ferguson's mill. His sister Faith
Anderson had married Peleg Ferguson about 1750. In 1754 his brother Jordan Anderson moves off his Little Nottoway
300 acres to Cumberland County to marry Mary Watkins but retains the title to
his Little Nottoway lands. In 1755
John's brothers James and Thomas sell their lands on the Little Nottoway River and
move away. In 1755 John sells the other
100 acres of his first 200 to his brother Jordan Anderson now of Cumberland
County. John witnesses the deed of
neighbor Patrick McQuaid to Samuel Jordan on Mar 27, 1758.
In 1764 John Anderson and Jordan
Anderson grant a deed to Frances Eppes selling 993 acres at Little Nottoway and
it is signed by both John and Jordan and their wives. The tax list for Jordan Anderson indicated in 1763 that he owned
500 acres (300 inherited + 200 bought of John) and thus it appears that the
land had been resurveyed and our John had received a windfall through the
"remainder" wording of his father's will perhaps as much as 93 acres
over and above the 400 he got from his father.
Additionally it seems likely that John Anderson was acting as overseer
for Jordan Anderson's lands throughout 1754 until 1764.
No contemporary document exists which
declaritively states the surname of John Anderson's wife. John's wife Mary's dower signature is
recorded in the 1754, 1756 and 1764 sale of their Nottoway estate to Jordan
Anderson then Francis Epes. My research
has shown the surname of John's wife Mary is Bell. Mary Bell was a resident of Surry, later Sussex, County living
approximately one mile from the Spring Swamp Chapel at the time John's brother
James built St. Andrews Church.
According to the wills of John and Hannah Bell their daughter Mary Bell
married an Anderson sometime between 1746 and 1768.
In the 1766 tax roll John is listed as
John Anderson, Carpt. without any indication of land acreage. In 1767 he
purchases 103 acres from Thomas Morgan and Rachel his wife adjacent Mr. Arthur
Leath along Long Branch falling just within the southern town limits of current
Blackstone, Virginia. This is very near the estate of his sister Faith
Ferguson. In 1768 he is identified as taxed on the 103 acres that he purchased
in 1767. Most importantly, in 1768 he
is taxed on one slave named Patt. A
woman slave, named Patt, is left to his wife Mary Bell by Hannah Bell, her
mother in her 1768 will in Sussex county, and this provides the confirming
evidence that John married Mary Bell.
Patt appears in his tax list for many years later including the 1782
Amelia county list which includes his son Allen, so we know that it is this
John that married Mary Bell. In 1786 he
acquires a 30 acre piece of land adjacent to him from Mr. Leath along Long
Branch. This acquisition is witnessed
by his son Armstead Anderson who has returned home from his legal troubles in
Henry County, VA and was likely intended for his use.
The 1787 Nottoway County tax roll
credits John Anderson with two land plots one of 103 acres and another of 30
acres, identified as 10 miles SE of the courthouse on Long Branch. There are two Long Branch Creek's in
Nottoway. One is just above his
original deed from his father, however his 1767 purchase was along Long Branch
just south of Blackstone, Virginia. The 1815 Nottoway Tax lists indicates that
the 135 acres of John Anderson were acquired by Edmund Irby in 1815. I suspect that John Anderson had mortgaged
his property to Edmund Irby as he grew elderly. Edmund Irby likely handled the
affairs of John's estate, but no record was found at the courthouse. Edmund Irby was the executor for his
daughter Hannah's estate who also died in 1815, after John, in light of
subsequent litigation. An old home of
Nottoway County, "The Elms" , originally known as "Poplar
Hill" was constructed in 1812 by Edmund Irby. John would have been 85 years old in 1812. This house still stands.
"The Bowry" was built by John
Freeman Eppes son of Captain Thomas Eppes, year unknown. His son Samuel Eppes did not like the name
and changed it to "Battleview", because of its proximity to the
battle of "The Grove", whereat the Union Cavalry under Kautz and
Wilson were repulsed on 06/23/1864 during the Civil War. John Anderson is listed on page 17 in the
1810 Census of Nottoway County contiguous to Thomas and John Eppes,Sr.
John Anderson is often listed as a
carpenter in the county tax records. Such a notation is not common for other
occupations other than Minister of the Gospel (M. G.) and implies that the tax
collector considered his skill and implements noteworthy. The tax lists indicate that he was not a
major slave holder, the 1792 tax lists credits him with 2 slaves. He was due
one other slave from the estate of his step mother who died in 1770 but there
is no indication that he ever received that legacy.
His lands and those of his children are
around and about the town now called Blackstone, which was in colonial times
was called Black's and Whites. It is logical to assume that he was in some part
responsible for the construction of buildings at the junction of Cocke's road
and Church road which developed into that town. In fact his land faced onto
Cocke's road which was a segment of the colonial post road from Richmond to the
south. The colonial stage coaches
traveling south from Richmond would have passed his home. Today the place his 1767-1815 home would
have occupied is a super Walmart.
Only one building in town today survives
from that period which through serendipidy is called Anderson House (aka
Schwartz Tavern), though named after a much later Anderson family. In addition,
just a few miles northwest along Church road a two story wooden church was
built before the revolution which survived until it was destroyed in a
hurricane in 1836. Also along Jordan's
road the Green Church was built before the Revolution which served first as the
Methodist church, then as a Presbyterian Church until it was destroyed by arson
in 1827 by a neighbor who complained
that she couldn't keep a ladle at her well because of the church go-ers.
There was considerable enterprise involved in building what is today a
significant southern Virginia town, and it is likely that this enterprise
provided John's livelihood.
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Records of John Anderson
John Anderson from James
Anderson
and Rebecca
03/19/1750/1 200 acres Amelia
County
Amelia County Deed Book 4 Page 39
This Indenture made
the Nineteenth day of March in the Year of our Lord One thousand sevenhundred
and fortynine & fifty between James Anderson Senior of Surry County of the
one part and John Anderson of Amelia County of the other part Witnesseth that
the said James Anderson for an [sic] in consideration of the sum of One
Shilling Currt. money of of [sic] Virginia to him in hand paid by the said John
Anderson the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge he the said James
Anderson hath granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth grant
bargain and sell unto the said John Anderson his heirs and assigns One Tract or
Parcel of Land containing by estimation Two hundred Acres be the same more or
less lying and being in the County of Amelia on the Southside of Little
Nottoway River and bounded as follows (to wit) Beginning on Jordans Little Run
on Samuel Jordans Line thence along his Line South twelve Degrees West to a
corner red oak thence West fifteen Degrees North fore hundred and forty five
poles to a small red oak thence North along the head kine to a large Srub white
oak blas'd three ways thence a Direct cors [sic] to a large Srub white oak
blas'd four ways at the head of Jordans Little Run thence down the said run as
it meanders to the beginnign and the reversion remainder and remainders thereof
and all the Wright title interest claim and demand whatsoever of him the said
James Anderson of in or to the premisses or any part thereof to have and to
hold the said tract or parcel of land with the appurtenances thereunto
belonging to the said John Anderson his heirs and assigns forever and the said
James Anderson from him heirs the said land and premises with the appurtenances
of the said land unto the said John Anderson his heirs and assigns will warrant
and forever defend by these presents In witness whereof the said James Anderson
with Rebeckah his wife hath hereunto set there [sic] hands and sfixed there
seals the day and year first above written.
Signed Sealed and Delivered James
Anderson {seal}
her
In presents of ........... Rebeckah Anderson {seal}
mark
Exd. James Anderson,Junr: Edward Eppes: Daniel
Eppes. S.C.
At a Court held for Amelia County the
16th day of November 1750 this deed from James Anderson Senr. to John Anderson
was proved by the oaths of James Anderson, and Daniel Eppes. And at one other court held for the said
County the 19th day of April 1751 the same was also proved by the Oath of
Edward Eppes the other witness thereto and ordered to be recorded.
/s/ Samuel Cobbs
Clk
______________________________
John Anderson to Jordan
Anderson
05/13/1754 100 acres Amelia
County
Amelia County Deed
Book 5 Page 156
This Indenture made
the Thirteenth day of May In the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred
and fiftyfour Between John Anderson of the County of Amelia of the one part and
Jordan Anderson of Cumberland County of the other part Witnesseth that the said
John Anderson for and in consideration of the sum of fifty pound Current money
of Virginia to him in hand paid by the said Jordan Anderson the Receipt whereof
he doth hereby acknowledge he the said John Anderson hath granted bargained
sold and by these presents doth grant bargain and sell unto the said Jordan
Anderson his heirs and assigns all that Tract and Parcel of Land containing by
estimation One hundred acres be the same more or less lyning in the fork of
Nottoway and on the head of Jordan's Little Run in the said County of Amelia
bounded as follows. Beginning at a large Srub white oak at the head of Jordan's
Little Run thence West twenty six Degrees North along a line of Marked Trees to
a large srub white oak at the head line thence along the head line South to the
corner thence East fifteen Degrees South one Hundred and Sixty seven poles to a
small red oak marked three ways with a braoad ax thence North four Degrees East
to the Beginning and the reversion remainder and remainders thereof and all the
Estate Right Title Interest Claim and Demand whatsoever of him the said John
Anderson of in or to the premisses or any part thereof To have and to hold the
said Tract or Parcel of Land with the appurtenances thereunto belonging to the
said Jordan Anderson his heirs and assigns forever to the only use and behoof
of the said Jordan Anderson his heirs and assigns forever and the said John
Anderson for himself and their heirs the said Land and premisses with the
appurtenances unto the said Jordan Anderson his heirs and assigns will warrant
and for ever Defend by these presents
In witness wherof the said John Anderson and Mary his Wife hath hereunto
set their hands and seals the day and year above written The word County Interlined before affixed and
the letter e
Signed Sealed and
Delivered John Anderson {seal}
In the Presents of
us... Mary Anderson {seal}
Richard Ellis
Chrispin Skelton
James Anderson
At a Court held for Amelia County the
23d Day of May 1754
John Anderson and mary his wife
came into Court and acknowledged this their written Deed unto Jordan Anderson
which was ordered to be recorded.
/s/ Samuel Cobbs C.C.
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John Anderson to Jordan
Anderson
11/20/1755 100 acres Amelia
County
Amelia County Deed
Book 5 Page 437
This Indenture made
the Twentieth day of November In the Year of our Lord One thousand seven
hundred and fiftyfive Between John Anderson and Mary his wife of the Parish of
Nottoway and County of Amelia of the one part and Jordan Anderson of the County
of Cumberland of the other part Witnesseth that the said John Anderson and Mary
his wife for and in consideration of the sum of Twenty nine pounds Current
money of Virginia to him in hand paid by the said Jordan Anderson the Receipt
whereof they do hereby acknowledge they the said John Anderson and Mary his
wife hath granted bargained and sold and by these presents do bargain and sell
unto the said Jordan Anderson his heirs and assigns forever all that Tract or
Parcel of Land containing by estimation One hundred acres lying in the fork of
Nottoway River in the said Parish of Nottoway and County of Amelia bounded as
followeth (to wit) Beginning on Walker
Boyds upper line where it crosses Jordan's Little Run thence along Boyds and
Jordans lines South twelve Degrees West to a corner red oak. Thence West
fifteen degrees North to Jordan Andersons corner black srub oak. Thence along
his line North two Degrees East to a large srub white oak at the head of the
North fork of Jordan's Little Run. Thence down the said branch as it meanders
to the beginning. And the reversion
remainder and remainders thereof and all the Estate Right Title Interest Claim
and Demand whatsoever of them the said John Anderson and Mary his wife of in or
to the premisses or any part thereof To have and to hold the said Tract or
Parcel with the appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said Jordan Anderson
his heirs and assigns for ever to the only use and behoof of the said Jordan
Anderson his heirs and assigns for ever and the said John Anderson and Mary his
wife for themselves and their heirs the said Land premisses with their
appurtenances unto the said Jordan Anderson his heirs and assigns will warrant
and for ever by these presents In
witness wherof the said John Anderson and Mary his Wife hath hereunto set their
hands and seals the day and year above written
Signed Sealed and
Delivered John Anderson {seal}
In the Presents of
us... Mary Anderson {seal}
Chrispin Shelton
Charles Hamlin
James Anderson
Memorandum
That this day full and peaceable
possession and seisure of the within mentioned Land and premisses were given
and delivered by the within named John Anderson and Mary his wife to the within
mentioned Jordan Anderson. In presence
of
Chrispin Shelton John Anderson {seal}
Charles Hamlin
James Anderson Mary Anderson
At a Court held for Amelia County th 22
day of April 1756 John Anderson presented and acknowledged this deed with
livery and seisure theron endorsed to Jordan Anderson and ordered to be
recorded
/s/ Samuel Cobbs C.C.
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Jordan Anderson &
Mary of Chesterfield
John Anderson &
Mary of Amelia to Francis Eppes
May 24, 1764 Amelia County Book 8
Page 354
993 acres in Amelia County for
consideration of 484 pounds In the fork of the Nottoway River adjacent a small
branch, Jordan's Little Run, Boyd, Polecat Branch, & Whetstone Creek as it
meanders with all houses, woods, etc.
Amelia County Book 8
Page 354
Commission to Wood Jones, David
Greenhill, John Winne, Alexander Erskine, Richard Jones, & Robert Munford,
Gent. - two of these men to receieve the dower relinquishments of both of the
foregoing wives, done June 25, 1764 returned June 28, 1764 and recorded.
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John Anderson from
Thomas Morgan and Rachel his wife all of Nottoway Parish
11/23/1767 103 acres
Nottoway Parish Amelia County
Amelia Deed Book 9, page 290
recorded March 24,
1768
This Indenture made in
the seventh year of his Majestys Reign George the Third by the grace of god of
Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith Etc. and the twenty
third day of November in the Year of our Lord god One thousand seven hundred
and sixty seven by and Between Thomas Morgan and Rachel his wife of the Parish
of Nottoway in the County of Amelia of the One part and John Anderson of the
aforesaid Parish and County of the Other Part Witnesseth that the said Thomas
Morgan and Rachel his wife for & In consideration of the sum of Twenty five
pounds Ten shillings Current money of Virginia in hand paid the receipt whereof
he doth hereby acknowledge and thereof and evry part and parcel thereof Clearly
and absolutely - requit exoneerate and discharge the said John Anderson by
these presents and for divers other good causes and consideration him the said
Thomas Morgan and Rachel his wife especially thereunto moving hath granted
Bargaind, sold and enscoffed & confirmed and by these presents doth grant
bargain sell enscoff and confirm unto the said John Anderson all that Tract of
parcel of Land Lying situated and being in the said Parish of Nottoway in the
county of Amelia Containing One Hundred and three acres of Land Beginning at
Leaths Corner White Oak on the Long Branch thence up the said Branch as it
Meanders to a Corner Willow Oak on the Same thence West fifteen Degrees North
Forty one Poles to afaced Corner on the road thence on the said Road as it
meanders to afaced Corner on the same in Leath's Line thence East Thirteen
Degrees North Eighty two poles on Leath's line to the Beginning and the
Reversion and Revershions Remainder Remainders Right Estate Interest Claim
benefit and Demand Whatsoever of him the said Thomas Morgan and Rachel his wife
to the same or any part thereof To Have And To Hold the said tract or parcel of
Land and all and singular the premises with their and every of their
appurtenances unto him the said John Anderson and his heirs to the only use and
behoof of him the said John Anderson his heirs Executors Administrators and
Assigns for ever and the said Thomas Morgan and Rachel his wife for himself and
his heirs the said tract of land with all and singular premises with their and
every of their appurtenances unto him the said John Anderson his heirs
Executors Administrators & Assigns shall and will Warrant and forever
defend by these presents In Witness whereof he the said Thomas Morgan and
Rachel his wife hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year
first above written.
Signed Sealed &
acknowledged
before
Tho. X Morgan
John Winn, Peter
Pincham
Robt Munford, Sr;
Thos. Williams Rachel X
Morgan
Memorandum: That
Peaceable and quiet possession and seizur of the within mentioned Land and
Premises was had and taken by the within Named Thomas Morgan and Rachel his
wife and by him delivered to the said John Anderson this Twenty third day of
November 1767.
Signed Sealed &
Delivered
In Presence of Tho. X Morgan
John Winn, Peter
Pincham
Robt Munford Sr.,
Thos. Williams Rachel X
Morgan
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This Indenture made
this twenty fourth day of May One thousand seven hundred and eighty six between
John Leath of Amelia County of the one part and John Anderson of the aforsaid
county of the other part Witnesseth that the said John Leath for and in
consideration of the sum of Eighteen Pounds six shillings to him in hand paid
the receipt whereof he doth acknowledge doth grant bargain and sold afixed and
confirmed unto the said John Anderson his heirs Executors and Assigns forever a
certain tract or parcel of land containing thirty acres and a half be the same
more or less bounded by Mills and Bridgeforth and also all hereditments ways
waters water courses and appurtenances whatsoever to the said tract or parcel
of land belonging or any way appurtaining and also the Revision and Revisions
Remainder and Remainders of the said premises and every part thereof to have
and to hold the said tract or parcel of land and all singular the premisses
above mentioned and that the said John Leath his heirs or assigns to the only
proper and behoof of him the said John Anderson his Heirs Executors and Assigns
forever and that the said John Leath for him self his heirs and assigns against
all and any person or persons whatsoever to the said John Anderson his heirs
Executors and assigns will warrant and forever defend by these presents In
Witness whereof I have to these presents set my hand & seal the day and
year above written.
Signed Sealed &
acknowledged
before John X
Leath
Richard Cross
Am Cross
John Cross
Armstead Anderson
William Manly
At a court for Amelia
County the 22nd day of June 1786 this indenture was acknowledged by John Leath
the party thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Teste Holmes
____________________________
The will of John Anderson, dated
11/04/1807 was not probated until 04/06/1815.
He mentions his widow Mary, and his three unmarried daughters Hannah,
Lucy, and Rebbeca.
In the name of God
Amen I John Anderson of Nottoway County being in a low state of health but
sound in mind and memory & calling to mind the uncertainty of life; Do make
and ordain this my last Will Testament,
Hereby revoking all former Wills by me or for me made. In manner and form following Viz.
Inprincius: my will and desire is that all my just debts be paid. Secondly I lend to my beloved wife Mary
Anderson all my estate both real and personal during her life to have it in
quiet & peaceable possession. Item
I give and bequeath to my three daughters, namely Hannah Anderson Rebekah
Anderson & Lucy Anderson all my Estate both real and personal that I have
lent to my wife ( at her death ) to them and their heirs forever. My will and desire is that there be an
appraisement on my Estate; Lastly I nominate and appoint my three daughters,
namely Hannah Anderson Rebekah Anderson & Lucy Anderson my sole Executrices
of this my last Will & Testament given under my hand and seal this twenty
fourth day of November in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ Eighteen hundred
& seven, Signed, sealed &
acknowledged to be the last Will and Testament of John Anderson and witnessed
at his request on the day and year above written. by
attest John
Anderson seal
Saunders Crenshaw
Alain Crenshaw
At a Court held for
Nottoway County the 6th day of April 1815.
The last Will and Testament of John Anderson dcd. was exhibited into
Court, proved by the Oaths of Saunders Crenshaw and Alain Crenshaw witnesses
thereto and ordered to be recorded
Teste
F.
Fitzgerald,Jr. Clk.
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Tax Data
Amelia County,
Virginia Tithables
1747, 10 Jun Below
Deep Creek and Above the Cellar
Anderson James,Jr. John Anderson
Thomas Raines & Jack &
Cate 5
1748, Jun List taken below Deep Creek and above
the Sellar by Charles Irby
James Anderson,Jr. John Anderson
Thomas Raines, Jack and Cate 5
1749 Charles Irby's List of Nottoway Parish
James Anderson,Jr. Thomas Raines,
John Anderson, Edward Eppes,
Daniel Eppes, Jack, Cate 7 5
1750 Charles Irby's
List of Nottoway Parish
James Anderson,Jr.
Ed. Eppes, John Anderson, Jack,
Daniel Eppes, Cate 6 27
1752
James Anderson,Jr. Edward Eppes,
Daniel Eppes and Cate 4
1753
James Anderson,Jr., et. al. 5
John Anderson, John Orgain 2
1763 Bookes List
Anderson, Jordan's list
Dick Bruce 3 500 acres
1765 Winn's List of Nottoway
John Anderson 1
1766 Erskine's list of lower part of Nottoway
John Anderson, Carpt. 1
1768 Munford's list
John Anderson & Patt 2 103 acres
1770 Cooke's list
John Anderson
Patt 2 100
acres
1771
John Anderson
Patt 2 100
acres
1781 Cooke's list
John Anderson, Patt 2
1782 Stephen Cooke's list of Nottoway
John Anderson Carpt., Patt 2
Allen Anderson 1
1782 tax roll Amelia County, Virginia
John Anderson 11 whites, 2 blacks
1785 tax roll Amelia County, Virginia
John Anderson 15 whites, 2 dwellings, 3 outer
1810 Census Nottoway
County, Virginia
017 John Anderson
Male 0 1 0 0 1 2
female 0 0 0 2 1
Notes for Mary Bell:
Mary Bell was born about 1728 the
youngest daughter of John and Hannah Bell, and a granddaughter of John Bell and
Anne Bennett. Mary is named in the 1746 will of her father who bequeaths her
"fifty shillings current money of Virginia and likewise two cows and
calves & one fether bed and furniture to be delivered to the said Mary Bell
at the age of twenty and one years or at the Day of Marriage". She is last named as Mary Bell in the
Register of Albemarle Parish on March 17, 1747/48. She married John Anderson
after then and before October 29, 1750 when the birth of her first daughter
Martha is recorded in the parish register.
The Spring Swamp Chapel (later St.
Andrew's Church) was contracted by the Albemarle Parish Vestry to be replaced
for £290 in 1747. James Anderson of
Amelia County was the undertaker (18th century term for contract builder). The church was completed in 1749. The Amelia Tax rolls for 1747, 1748, 1749
list John Anderson and Thomas Raines and the Eppes brothers as co-resident with
James Anderson in Amelia County where his lands were located. These data indicate that while James and
John were land owners in Amelia county, they were likely residing and working
in Surry County near Spring Swamp Chapel.
Perhaps they bunked with the nearby Bell family at Spring Swamp.
It is likely that Mary Bell and John
Anderson were married in the old Spring Swamp Chapel since no services are
recorded at St. Andrew's Church until 1751.
John Anderson's and Mary's eldest two daughters were baptised in 1750
and 1752 in Albemarle Parish. These events are recorded in the Albemarle Parish
register of which parish Spring Swamp Chapel was one of the member
churches. These children were likely
baptized in the baptismal fonts of the old Spring Swamp Chapel and then of St.
Andrew's Church built by James Anderson.
The god-parents for the Baptism of
Martha, the first daughter of John and Mary Anderson were: Phoebe Bell nee
Stokes, daughter of Sylvanus and married to John Bell, Mary's brother; Drury Stokes, grandson of Sylvanus; and Jane
Judkins of unknown probable relation to Charles Judkins a witness for the will
of John Bell, Mary's father.
John Bell's widow Hannah Bell gives a
woman slave named Patt to her daughter Mary Anderson in her 1768 will, "I
give and bequeath to my Daughter Mary Anderson my Negro Woman named Patt to her
and her heirs and assigns forever."
The slave Patt appears in the Amelia County tax lists for John Anderson
beginning in 1768, and appears in his tax lists until after the 1780's
including lists with John and his son Allen Anderson.
The 1807 will of John Anderson says that
his wife Mary is still living, " Secondly I lend to my beloved wife Mary
Anderson all my estate both real and personal during her life to have it in
quiet & peaceable possession." The 1810 census listing for John Anderson
reflects the presence of 2 females under 45 years of age and only one female
greater than 45. As his three daughters
Hannah, Rebeccah and Lucy were alive at this time it seems likely that two of
these three are living with him. His
daughter Susan Vaughan, living east of the Long Branch Creek, has an extra
female greater than 45 living with her and perhaps this is the other daughter
or Mary Bell, who then was likely one of the two women over 45 and thus died
after 1810 and before 1815. The name
Polly B. (Mary Bell) is used by two generations of the descendants of John
Anderson and Mary Bell.
The children of John Anderson and Mary
Bell are established by: first, two entries in the Register of Albemarle
Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, Gertrude R. B. Richards, The
National Society Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia,
1958
page 150; Martha d. of
John Anderson and w. Mary; b. Oct 29; c. Dec 16, 1750; gpts. Drury Stokes, Phoebe Bell, Jane Judkins.
page 30; Katie d. of
John Anderson and w. Mary; b. March 25; c. April 26, 1752, gpts. John Welborn,
Lucy Newsom, Rebecca Smith.
and; second, those
children born after the move to Nottoway Parish are derived from:
Nottoway County Court
Order Book 7, page 194
"May Court 1815
Rebecca Anderson Complt.
In Chancery
against
Dfts.
Edmund Irby adms. of
Hannah Anderson decd. Daniel Vaughan
& Caty His wife,
Priscilla Hawkes, David Vaughan &
his
wife, Lucy Anderson,
Armstead Anderson, Allen Anderson, Wm
Anderson and Harp children and infants of
Henry Harpe by Sally
his wife formerly Sally Anderson and
Eckles children & infants
of Freeman Eckles
by Rebecca B Eckles,
formerly Rebecca B. Anderson, the said
infants by Freeman
Eckles their special Guardian
It is decreed and
ordered that Nathaniel Niblett, Abraham Buford, John Pace, and Samuel Morgan or
any three of them who are hereby named and appointed Commissioners for that
purpose do proceed to sell to the highest bidder on a credit of twelve months
one negro Girl and one colt of which Hannah Anderson died possessed, and that
they do divide the proceeds of the said sale into ten equal parts and that they
assign to Rebecca Anderson one equal part, to Daniel Vaughan & Sussey his
wife one other equal part, to Priscilla Hawks one other equal part, to David
Vaughan & Caty his wife one other equal part, to the children of Henry Harp
by Sally his former wife who was Sally Anderson one other equal part, to the
children of Freeman Eckles by his former wife Polly B Eckles who was formerly
Polly B. Anderson one other equal part, to Lucy Anderson one other equal part,
to Armstead Anderson one other equal part, to Allen Anderson one other equal
part, to William Anderson one other equal part, and that they make a report to
this court in order to a final decree.
The banner of this
court order confuses the children but the body is correct. The subsequent return indicates that the
order was carried out but adds no familial detail. One does wonder how the sons got their share in far away places
but I suppose the spinster daughters made good use of it.
Bibliography
Register of Albemarle
Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, Gertrude R. B. Richards, The
National Society Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia,
1958
page 150; Martha d. of
John Anderson and w. Mary; b. Oct 29; c. Dec 16, 1750; gpts. Drury Stokes, Phoebe Bell, Jane Judkins.
page 30; Katie d. of
John Anderson and w. Mary; b. March 25; c. April 26, 1752, gpts. John Welborn,
Lucy Newsom, Rebecca Smith.
Marriage Notes for
John Anderson and Mary Bell:
Would have been married in the old
Spring Swamp Chapel, Albemarle Parish, Virginia, located a couple miles NE of
the current town of Jarrat, Virginia.
Mary lived only a mile or so west of the chapel. The replacement church
(St. Andrew's Church) was being built by her brother-in-law and husband in the
1747 to 1749 time period but no services took place in the new chapel until
1751.
Children of John
Anderson and Mary Bell are:
45 i. Martha7 Anderson (Source: (1)
Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall
Families, (Whittet &
Shepperson, Printers; 1909)., (2) Estate Settlement of Hannah Anderson, (Nottoway Court Order Book 7, Page 194, May
1815).), born October 29, 1750 in Surry County, Virginia (Source: Gertrude R.
B. Richards, Register of Albemarle Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties,
1739-1778, (The National Society
Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia; 1958).); died Abt.
1800 in Nottoway County, Virginia. She
married John May; born Abt. 1748; died Abt. 1796 in Nottoway County, Virginia.
Notes for Martha
Anderson:
Martha Anderson's birth on October 29, 1750 to John Anderson
and Mary Bell is recorded in the Albemarle Parish Register in Sussex County,
Virginia. She was baptized on December
16, 1750 in the Baptismal font of old Spring Swamp Chapel. Her baptismal name is recorded as Martha by the
Reverend William Willie. As it was his practice to give all his charges
diminuative names it is likely the parents insisted on Martha as he did not
call her "Molly". At the time of the Baptism her father John and
uncle James were building St. Andrew's Church for the parish to replace the
Spring Swamp Chapel. However the parish records reflect that no formal services
were held there prior to 1751.
Martha's sponsors at the baptism were Phoebe Bell nee Stokes,
daughter of Sylvanus Stokes and married to John Bell, Mary Bell's brother; Drury Stokes, grandson of Sylvanus Stokes;
and Jane Judkins of unknown probable relation to Charles Judkins a witness for
the will of John Bell, Mary's father.
Martha's parents lived with her grandmother Hannah Bell at Spring
Swamp at least until 1753. Her father
owned land in Amelia County (just west of current Blackstone, Virginia) on the
west side of the Little Nottoway River in the corner with Whetstone Creek. From
1754 to 1764 John Anderson developed this property and acted as overseer for
his brother Jordan's neighboring lands. In 1764 these combined properties were
sold to Francis Eppes. In 1767 when Martha was 17, her father bought land on
Long Branch just at the current southern border of the town of Blackstone. Her
parents and siblings settled here and remained on the land until 1815.
Martha married John May a neighbor. Neither her or her
husband's will mentions any children and the careful listing of siblings by
both implies that no children existed or they would have been listed.
In her will, Martha May, names sister Caty Vaughan, sister
Hannah Anderson, sisters Rebecca and Lucy Anderson, brother William Anderson,
brother-in-law Peter Hawks, sister Polly B. Eckles, sister Sally Harp. She also
states that her mother and father are still living and legates them a slave for
their continuing care.
Martha May
09/06/1800 will
10/ /1800 probate
Nottoway County,
Virginia
Old Will Book 1, page
401, Estate inventory page 408
In the name of God
Amen, I Martha May of the County of Nottoway do give and dispose of my wordly
estate in the following manne, Inprincius, First I give to my sister Caty
Vaughan two negroes named Sarah and Daniel they being children of the negroe
woman Peggy which my late husband John May dec'd willed to said Caty Vaughan to
her and her heirs or assigns forever.
Item I give to my sister Hannah Anderson the sum of twenty dollars to be
raised out of my estate. Item I give to
my three sisters Hannah Anderson, Rebecca Anderson & Lucy Anderson a
certain bond given me by Peter Robinson for the sum of ninety nine pounds 8/11
bearing date the first day of November 179Eight which bond was for Tobacco sold
sd Robinson which Tobacco it is thought belonged to my three sisters aforesaid
by virtue of the will of my late husband John May dec'd to be equally divided
amongst them as soon as the money can be collected, Item I give to my brother
William Anderson one feather bed and furniture to him his heirs or assigns forever,
Item I give to my brother in Law Peter Hawks my cross cut saw. Item my will and desire is that my
Executor's shall as soon as possible purchase a likely young negro man to be
paid for out of my estate which negro I lend to my father and mother to work
for them as long as they live and after their death I give said negro to my
brother William Anderson to him and his heirs or assigns forever. Item, I give
to my sisters Polley B Eckels and Sally Harp all the residue of my estate after
all my just debts are paid to be equally divided between them their heirs etc.
Item lastly I constitute leave and appoint my two friends William Moore and
Kennan Harper my sole executors to execute this my last will and testament and
I do hereby make void and revoke all and every other will or wills made by me
of for me, In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal
this sixth day of September one thousand eight hundred.
Signed sealed and acknowledged in her
presence of Martha
x May {seal}
Jno E Jackson mark
Wm. T. Jackson
Thomas Connally
Bibliography
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Register of Albemarle
Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, transcribed and edited by
Gertrude R. B. Richards, The National Society Colonial Dames of America in the
Commonwealth of Virginia, 1958.
Notes for John May:
In his will John May indicates that he leaves his
sister-in-law Priscilla Anderson, wife Martha May, brother-in-law Daniel
Vaughan, brother-in-law David Vaughan, brother-in-law Henry Harp,
brother-in-law William Anderson, brother-in-law Freeman Nichols. sisters-in-law
Hannah, Rebeckah, and Lucy Anderson. He
leaves his land to Priscilla Anderson.
John May
10/06/1794 will
02/01/1798 probate
Nottoway County,
Virginia
Old Will Book 1, page
299, Estate inventory page 307
In the name of God
Amen, I John May of the County of Nottoway being very sick and weak of body,
but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God for the same, and
calling to mind the mortality of the body knowing that it is appointed for all
men once to die, and as touching on such worldly goods as it has pleased God to
bless me with. I do give, bequeath and dispose of the same in the manner and
form following, first, I recommend my soul into the hands of God who gave it
me. Item I bequeath my body to the
earth to be buried in a decent manner.
Item I bequeath to my sister in law Priscilla Anderson one negro girl
Jenne one horse bridle and saddle, one bed and furniture and the increase of sd
negroe if any to she and her heirs forever.
Item bequeath to my wife during life eight negros Sandy, Simon, let,
tom, Peg, Peter, Jack, and dick, to dispose of as she thinks proper also my
stock of horses, cattle, hogs, sheep the land whereon I now live, and household
furniture of all kinds to my said wife Martha May. Item I bequeath to my
brother Henry May at my wifes death one negro boy jack, and one large gun to
him and his heirs forever. Item I bequeath to my Bro. Joseph May one negro boy
dick and one small gun to him and his heirs forever. Item I bequeath to my brother William May, the sum of money which
he now has in possession left me from my fathers estate, to him and his heirs
forever. Item I bequeath to my brother
in law, Daniel Vaughan one negro girl let and her increase to him etc. Item I
bequeath to my brother in law David Vaughan two negroes namely Peg and Peter,
to him etc. Item I bequeath to my brother in law Henry Harp my still to him and
his heirs forever. Item I bequeath to my brother in law William Anderson one
horse bridle & saddle to him and his heirs etc. Item I bequeath to my
sister in law Priscilla Anderson the land whereon I now live if she is ever
possessed of a lawfull heir from her body if not I bequeath it to my brother in
law Freeman Nichols to him and his heirs forever. also one negro named Simon to
him etc. Item I bequeath to Hannah Rebeckah & Lucy if living Sandy and the
rest of my estate to be equally divided among them the said Hannah Rebecah and
Lucy Anderson or the surviving ones to them and their heirs forever. My will and desire is that my estate be not
appraised, annual payments to be made of all just demands last of all nominate
& appoint my trusty friends William Moore & Kennon Harper to be my
executors of this my last will and Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal this sixth day of October, one thousand seven
hundred and ninety four.
Clement Read his
Joh Quarles John
x May {seal}
mark
-1782 tax
roll Amelia County, Virginia
John May 2 whites 3 blacks
___________________
Subj: colonial Andersons
Date: 3/19/01 12:13:19 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Paul E Burd)
Hi: I saw your many
listings on the Anderson page. I am
researching the Anderson-Mays connection.
I have the will of John of Nottoway and was happy to see you have his
wife listed as Martha Anderson May. I
was wondering if you have noticed any other Anderson-may/Mayes
connections? I noticed in Amherst and
Augusta Counties the instances of sons named Anderson Mays around 1800. I have found a pattern of early families
buying land in Prince George area, but also in the northern neck area in late
1600s when this land opened up. It
appears they were doing some "speculating", acquiring land for
transporting people into the colony. A
John May acquired more than 2,000 acres.
I would greatly appreciate any imput into the Anderson-Mays connections.
THanks for any help, VAlerie Burd
Subj: re Anderson/Mays
Date: 3/19/01 8:44:29 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Paul E Burd)
Thank you so much for
the information you sent. I had the
will of John, but not of Martha. I
suspect that this family had earlier connections. A James Mays witnesses the will of John Anderson in 1718 Prince
George, and I know that the May/Mayes family intermarried with the Cockes and
Smiths. If you ever come across any
evidence of this, please remember me, and I will keep you in mind. Valerie Burd
+ 46 ii. Catherine Anderson, born March 25, 1752 in
Sussex County, Virginia; died Bet. 1820 - 1825 in Lunenburg County, Virginia.
47 iii. Hannah Anderson (Source: (1) Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).,
(2) Estate Settlement of Hannah Anderson, (Nottoway Court Order Book 7, Page 194, May 1815).), born Abt.
1754 in Amelia County, Virginia; died Bef. May 1815 in Black's and White's,
Nottoway County, Virginia.
Notes for Hannah
Anderson:
Hannah was born after the Anderson family removed from Sussex
County to return to Nottoway Parish where her father's lands were located. She
was born on what was the frontier of Virginia at the time. I list her as born
in 1754 because she appears to have been older than her sisters Rebecca and
Lucy as she is listed first of those three in the family records. She would have ben born after Martha and
Catherine and before Armstead and Allen which indicates approximately the year
1754.
Hannah apparently never married. She is named as Hannah Anderson in the 1801 deed with her sisters
and those same sisters are named in her father, John Anderson's, will. These sisters would have come of age at the
time of the Revolutionary war and it is likely that the absence of marriagable
men limited their opportunities together with financial difficulties of their
father whose assets were in cash from his carpentry and would have been
impacted by the inflation of the times.
The lands refered to in the 1801 deed below where probably those of her
brother-in-law John May left to his wife in 1796 and then from her to her
sisters in 1800. No will for Hannah was found. See Nottoway County Will Book 4,
page 5, "Estate Listing and Account of Sale". Her death in 1815 precipitates a Chancery
suit fled by her sister Rebecca Anderson naming all the siblings.
_________________________________
This indenture made
this Seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
one between Hannah Anderson, Rebecca Anderson, and Lucy Anderson all of the
County of Nottoway of the one part and William Moore of the County aforesaid of
the other part Witnesseth that the said Hannah Anderson Rebecca Anderson and
Lucy Anderson for and in consideration of the sum of seventy pounds sixteen
shillings current money of Virginia to them in hand paid, the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, have bargained and sold and by these presents do, and
each of then doth bargain and sell unto the said William Moore his heirs and
assigns one certain tract or parcel of land containing by survey fifty nine
acres situate lying and being in the county aforesaid and bounded by the lands
of Charles Sallard, Thomas Connally, Peter Hawks and John Quarles together with
all and singular the appurtenances threreunto belonging or in any way
appertaining to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with the
tenements heriditaments and all and singular other the premises herein before
mentioned or intended to be bargained and sold and every part and parcel
thereof, with every of their rights member and appurtenances unto the said
William Moore his heirs and assigns forever, and the said Hannah Anderson,
Rebecca Anderson and Lucy Anderson for themselves and their heirs executors and
administrators the said tract or parcel of land with all and singular the
premises and appurtenances before mentioned, unto the said William Moore his
heirs and assigns free from the claim or claims of the said Hannah Anderson,
Rebecca Anderson and Lucy Anderson or either of them their or either of their
heirs executtors and administrators and of all and every person or persons
whatsoever shall will and do warrant and forever defend by these presents; In
witness whereof the said Hannah Anderson, Rebecca Anderson and Lucy Anderson
have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year above
written.
signed sealed and
deliverd in the Hannah [X]
Anderson {seal}
presence of
Kennon Harper
Rebecca [X] Anderson {seal}
George Jackson
William Jackson Lucy
[X] Anderson {seal}
In Nottoway County
Court June 4th 1801
This deed indented was
proved by the oaths of Kennon Harper, George Jackson and William Jackson the
witnesses thereto, and is ordered to be recorded.
Peter Randolph CC
Truly recorded test
Thomas W. Todd DC
_______________________________
An account of sales of
the estate of Hannah Anderson dec'd made the 18 of May 1815 by Edmund Irby,
Admin.
Allen Crenshaw 1 chest 0/11/0
Anderson Vaughan 1 painted do 0/15/6
Rebeccah Anderson 1 pine do 0/6/6
Allen Crenshaw 1 do do 0/3/0
Abraham Bewford 1 do do 0/1/6
Anderson Vaughan 1 large trunk 0/15/0
Rebecca Anderson 1 small do 0/5/6
Priscilla Hawks 1 side saddle 2/7/0
William Seward 1 pr cards 0/7/6
Lucy Anderson 1 pockett book 0/6/0
Edmund Irby 1 Jug & 1 Mug 0/4/6
Do Do 2 butter pots 0/5/6
Rebecca Anderson 1 earthen pan 0/1/6
Do Do 1 pr flat Irons 01/6
Do Do 1 small kettle 0/2/0
Do Do 1 small oven 0/4/6
Daniel Vaughan 1 arm chair 0/3/6
Lucy Anderson 1 bed & furniture 4/5/0
Do Do 1 pine table 0/1/0
Priscilla Hawks 1 Bay Colt 4/10/6
In Nottoway Court 5th
November 1816
This account of sales
of the estate of Hannah Anderson dec'd was this day returned and ordered to be
recorded
tests F. Fitzgerald Jr. CC
_________________________________________________
Nottoway County Court
Order Book 7, page 194
"May Court 1815
Rebecca Anderson Complt.
In Chancery
against
Dfts.
Edmund Irby adms. of
Hannah Anderson decd. Daniel Vaughan
& Caty His wife,
Priscilla Hawkes, David Vaughan &
his
wife, Lucy Anderson,
Armstead Anderson, Allen Anderson, Wm
Anderson and Harp children and infants of
Henry Harpe by Sally
his wife formerly Sally Anderson and
Eckles children & infants
of Freeman Eckles
by Rebecca B Eckles,
formerly Rebecca B. Anderson, the said
infants by Freeman
Eckles their special Guardian
It is decreed and
ordered that Nathaniel Niblett, Abraham Buford, John Pace, and Samuel Morgan or
any three of them who are hereby named and appointed Commissioners for that
purpose do proceed to sell to the highest bidder on a credit of twelve months
one negro Girl and one colt of which Hannah Anderson died possessed, and that
they do divide the proceeds of the said sale into ten equal parts and that they
assign to Rebecca Anderson on equal part, to Daniel Vaughan & Sussey his
wife one other equal part, to Priscilla Hawks one other equal part, to David
Vaughan & Caty his wife one other equal part, to the children of Henry Harp
by Sally his former wife who was Sally Anderson one other equal part, to the
children of Freeman Eckles by his former wife Polly B Eckles who was formerly
Polly B. Anderson one other equal part, to Lucy Anderson one other equal part,
to Armstead Anderson one other equal part, to Allen Anderson one other equal
part, to William Anderson one other equal part, and that they make a report to
this court in order to a final decree."
The reversal of David and Daniel Vaughan's names is as it
occurs in the original record. The
subsequent return states only that the court order was carried out and does not
reveal any new significant information regarding family members.
+ 48 iv. Armstead Anderson, born September 02, 1756
in Black's and White's, Amelia County, Virginia; died 1843 in 5 mi. Southeast
of Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky.
49 v. Allen Anderson (Source: (1) Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).,
(2) Estate Settlement of Hannah Anderson, (Nottoway Court Order Book 7, Page 194, May 1815).), born Abt.
1758 in Black's and White's, Amelia County, Virginia; died Aft. 1815. He married Lucy ?Snead; born Abt. 1760.
Notes for Allen
Anderson:
Allen Anderson was the son of John Anderson and Mary
Bell. This is proven when he is named
in Rebecca Anderson's chancery suit in 1815. He is also named in the 1778 tax
list with his father John. No birth
record is known but he was likely born in about 1757 so as to appear in the
1778 tax list. All records of Nottoway
Parish church's have been lost.
Nottoway County Court
Order Book 7, page 194
"May Court 1815
Rebecca Anderson Complt.
In Chancery
against
Dfts.
Edmund Irby adms. of
Hannah Anderson decd. Daniel Vaughan
& Caty His wife,
Priscilla Hawkes, David Vaughan &
his
wife, Lucy Anderson,
Armstead Anderson, Allen Anderson, Wm
Anderson and Harp children and infants of
Henry Harpe by Sally
his wife formerly Sally Anderson and
Eckles children & infants
of Freeman Eckles
by Rebecca B Eckles,
formerly Rebecca B. Anderson, the said
infants by Freeman Eckles
their special Guardian
It is decreed and
ordered that Nathaniel Niblett, Abraham Buford, John Pace, and Samuel Morgan or
any three of them who are hereby named and appointed Commissioners for that
purpose do proceed to sell to the highest bidder on a credit of twelve months
one negro Girl and one colt of which Hannah Anderson died possessed, and that
they do divide the proceeds of the said sale into ten equal parts and that they
assign to Rebecca Anderson on equal part, to Daniel Vaughan & Sussey his
wife one other equal part, to Priscilla Hawks one other equal part, to David
Vaughan & Caty his wife one other equal part, to the children of Henry Harp
by Sally his former wife who was Sally Anderson one other equal part, to the
children of Freeman Eckles by his former wife Polly B Eckles who was formerly
Polly B. Anderson one other equal part, to Lucy Anderson one other equal part,
to Armstead Anderson one other equal part, to Allen Anderson one other equal
part, to William Anderson one other equal part, and that they make a report to
this court in order to a final decree."
The reversal of David and Daniel Vaughan's names is as it
occurs in the original record. The
subsequent return states only that the court order was carried out and does not
reveal any new significant information regarding family members.
His associations with the Snead family suggest that his wife's
last name was Snead. A man named Snead
was the grave digger at the decease of one of his sisters. Snead's Spring is located at the head of
Long Branch just above Whetstone Creek in Nottoway County. He purchases land
from John Snead on 07/04/1791 in Charlotte County and sells it back to James
Snead for the same amount six months later and disappears.
No record was found indicating that he followed his brother
Armstead to Logan County, Kentucky.
However there are records of an Allen Anderson in western NC that need
to be examined. And the following effort is to examine Dickson County,
Tennessee where the 1820 Census index indicates the presence of an Allen
Anderson.
Allen Anderson from John
Snead
07/04/1791 85 acres Charlotte
County
Charlotte County Deeds
Book 6 page 146
This Indenture made the
fourth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and
Ninety one, Between John Snead of the County of Charlotte of the one part and
Allen Anderson of the same County of the other part, Witnesseth that the said
John Snead for & in consideration of the sum of Forty Five pounds lawful
money of Virginia to him in hand paid by the said Allen Anderson, the receipt
whereof the said John Snead doth hereby acknowledge, hath given granted
bargained sold and by these presents doth give grant bargain sell deliver and
confirm to him the said Allen Anderson his heirs and assigns forever one
certain Tract or parcell of land situate and being in the County aforesaid
containing eighty five acres be the same more or less and bounded as followeth
towit, Begining at a Dogwood in Johnson's line thence South seven degrees, east
to a red oak, thence east twelve poles to a Chestnut oak thence north forty
five degrees east to a white oak, thence west a straight line to the beginning
together with all and singular the privilledges and appurtenances thereunto
belonging or in any wise appurtaining To have and to hold the above land &
premises with all the appurtenances unto the said Allen Anderson his heirs and
assigns forever to have hold use occupy possess enjoy the same forever with
every part and parcel thereof to him the said Allen Anderon his heirs and
assigns forever against him the said John Snead and his heirs and against the
claim or demand of any other person or persons whatsoever the said Allen
Anderson his heirs Ececutors and Administratorsshall and will by these presents
warrant and forever defend In Witness whereof the said John Snead hath hereunto
set his hand and seal the day & year first above written
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of John Snead S.S.
At a Court held for Charlotte County the 4th day of July 1791
This Indenture was acknowledged in Court by the said
John Snead to be his act and deed and ordered to be recorded. And Rebecca the wife of the said John Snead
she being first examined according to law relinquishes her right of dower in
and to the land & premises conveyed by here husband in this indenture
Teste Thomas
Read Clk
Allen Anderson to James
Snead
01/02/1792 85 acres Charlotte
County
Charlotte County Deeds
Book 6 page 167
This indenture made the
second day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred ninety
two between Allen Anderson of the County of Charlotte of the one part and James
Snead of the same County of the other part.
Witnesseth that the said Allen Anderson for and in consideration of the
sum of forty five pounds current money to him in hand paid by the said James
Snead the receipt whereof he the said Allen Anderson doth hereby acknowledge,
he the said Allen Anderson, hath given granted, bargained sold and by these
presents doth give grant bargian sell & confirm unto the said James Snead
his heirs and assignns forever one certain tract or parcell of land situate
lying and being in the County of Charlotte containing eighty five acres be the
same more or less and bounded as followeth, towit, beginning at a Dogwood in
Johnsons line, thence, south seven degrees east to a red oak, thence east
twelve poles to a Chestnut oak, thence north forty five degrees east to a white
oak thence west a straight line to the beginning with all conveniences profits,
commodities, advantages, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or
in any wise appurtaining, and also the reversion & reversions, remainder
& remainders rents fees & profits to the said land & premises and
every part & parcell thereof with the appurtenances, and also all the estate,
right title, intrest, property, claim & demand of him the said Allen
Anderson and his heirs of in and to the said tract piece or parcel of land and
premises and every part and parcel thereof to the said James Snead his heirs
and assigns forever to the only proper use benefit and behoof of him the said
James Snead and his heirs & assigns, and the said Allen Anderson for
himself and his heirs and assigns and the said Allen Anderson for himself and
his heirs doth covenant grant and agree with the said James Snead and his heirs
the said tract, piece or parcell of land and premises above mentioned, unto the
said James Snead his heirs & assigns shall and will warrant and forever
defend against the claim & demand of all and every other person or persons
whatsoever In witnesseth whereof the said Allen Anderson hath hereunto set his
hand and seal the day & year first above written.
signed sealed & delivered in presence of us
Joel Watkins, David Callhoun, John Whittow Allen
Anderson
Oliver Salle
At a Court held for Charlotte County the 2nd day of January
1792
This indenture was proved in Court by the oath of Joel
Watkins David Callhoun and John Whittow to be the act & deed of the said
Allen Anderson and ordered to be recorded and Lucy the wife of the said Allen
she being first previlly examined according to law relinquished the right of
dower in and to the land and premises conveyed by her husband in the said
indenture.
Teste Thomas
Read Clk
1778 tax roll Amelia County, Virginia
John Anderson, Patt
Allen Anderson
1782 tax roll Amelia County, Virginia
John Anderson, Patt
Allen Anderson
1790's records in eastern TN and western NC record
the presence of Allen Anderson, which could be another or this same since his
brothers were known to be in that area.
1820 Census Dickson
County, Tennessee (unconfirmed as the same)
Allen Anderson
male 1,>45 female
1,<10; 1,16-26; 1,26-45; 1,>45 slaves 1
Bibliography
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
__________________
Subj: Re: ANDERSON/1800-1820/TN-Knox Co.
Date: 96-09-03 21:03:19 EDT
From: TBeng
To: PatAnder73
Hello Patrick Anderson,
We meet again. The last time was in Hamilton Co., IL on a
completely different line.
The name Allen Anderson
shows up in two Deeds in Knox Co., TN.
I just received these references today. They are precisely as follows:
Deed Book A#2, p.252
Deed of Trust, dated 12
Aug 1837 between Shadrack MAXEY and Allen Anderson and Saml. McCammon. Maxey considered himself indebted to
McCammon in the sum of $170 by note bearing date of 12 Aug 1837, which would be
due on 15 Dec 1837. Anderson paid the
debt and maxey conveyed a tract of land to Anderson, in trust, "where
Shadrack now lives" it being the same willed him by Sadrack Maxey Sr., and
conveyed by Maxey to Jacob Howser in 1834 and reconveyed 12 Aug 1837 by Howser
to Maxey containing 90 acres. (Registered 15 Aug 1837)
Deed Book B#2,
p.317 On 17 Oct 1837
Deed of relinquishment.
/Samuel McCammon and Allen Anderson quit claim to Shadrack Maxey for $175, 90 acres on the south side of Holston River
& French Broad River ..."snip"...
Pat, this is all I have
on this name. I am hoping to tie this
Allen and/or Samuel Anderson together and/or possibly to a Jane (??Anderson??)
b. abt 1785. Jane is believed to be the
mother of one of my ancestors, Anderson Burnett, b. abt 1810, TN. Maybe Allen can be found in the Knox Co.
census records, 1830 or 1840. Also he
might be found in the Knox Co., TN Archives.
I have that snail mail address if you do not have it.
Let me know if this
helps in any way.
Regards, Bill
________________________
Subj: Re: Allen
Anderson of Dickson County
Date: 5/23/04 3:42:03
PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:
[email protected]
Sent from the Internet
(Details)
Hey Pat ... May 30,
1830 is a date that haunts all of us "Dickson County"
researchers - a tornado
ripped the court house into shreds - records were found
15 miles away into what
is today Cheatham County to the east ....
My guess is, between
1820 and 1830 these daughters of Allen Anderson
probably married into
Dickson County families and we will never know who
they are short of bible
records, and I''ve never been able to find these bibles.
Likewise, if Allen
stayed in the County, he was probably dead by 1830 as no
such name shows up -
nor a "widow Anderson" ...
Sorry ...
Jerry
More About Allen
Anderson:
Living: 1820, Dickson
County, Tennessee
+ 50 vi. Priscilla Anderson, born Abt. 1760 in
Black's and White's, Amelia County, Virginia; died Bet. 1828 - 1830 in Nottoway
County, Virginia.
51 vii. Lucy Anderson (Source: (1) Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).,
(2) Estate Settlement of Hannah Anderson, (Nottoway Court Order Book 7, Page 194, May 1815).), born Abt.
1762 in Black's and White's, Amelia County, Virginia; died Aft. 1820 in
Nottoway County, Virginia.
Notes for Lucy
Anderson:
Lucy apparently never married. She is named as Lucy Anderson in the 1801 deed with her sisters
and those same sisters are named in her father, John Anderson's, 1815
will. These sisters would have come of
age at the time of the Revolutionary war and it is likely that the absence of
marriagable men limited their opportunities, together with financial
difficulties of their father whose assets were in cash from his carpentry and
would have been impacted by the severe inflation of the times.
_______________________________
This indenture made
this Seventh day of May in the year of out Lord one thousand eight hundred and
one between Hannah Anderson, Rebecca Anderson, and Lucy Anderson all of the
County of Nottoway of the one part and William Morre of the County aforesaid of
the other part Witnesseth that the said Hannah Anderson Rebecca Anderson and
Lucy Anderson for and in consideration of the sum of seventy pounds sixteen
shillings current money of Virginia to them in hand paid, the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, have bargained and sold and by these presents do, and
each of then doth bargain and sell unto the said William Moore his heirs and
assigns one certain traact or parcel of land containing by survey fifty nine
acres situate lying and being in the county aforesaid and bounded by the lands
of Charles Sallard, Thomas Connally, Peter Hawks and John Quarles together with
all and singular the appurtenances threreunto belonging or in any way
appertaining to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with the
tenements heriditaments and all and singular other the premises herein before
mentioned or intended to be bargained and sold and every part and parcel
thereof, with every of their rights member and appurtenances unto the said
William Moore his heirs and assigns forever, and the said Hannah Anderson,
Rebecca Anderson and Lucy Anderson for themselves and their heirs executors and
administrators the said tract or parcel of land with all and singular the
premises and appurtenances before mentioned, unto the said WIlliam Moore his
heirs and assigns freefrom the claim or claims of the said Hannah Anderson,
Rebecca Anderson and Lucy Anderson or either of them their or either of their
heirs executtors and administrators and of all and every person or persons
whatsoever shall will and do warrant and forever defend by these presents; In
witness whereof the said Hannah Anderson, Rebecca Anderson and Lucy Anderson
have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year above
written.
signed sealed and
deliverd in the Hannah [X]
Anderson {seal}
presence of
Kennon Harper Rebecca [X] Anderson {seal}
George Jackson
William Jackson Lucy
[X] Anderson {seal}
In Nottoway County
Court June 4th 1801
This deed indented was
proved by the oaths of Kennon Harper, George Jackson and William Jackosn the
witnesse thereto, and is ordered to be recorded.
Peter Randolph CC
Truly recorded test
Thomas W. Todd DC
_____________________________
Nottoway County Court
Order Book 7, page 194
"May Court 1815
Rebecca Anderson Complt.
In Chancery
against
Dfts.
Edmund Irby adms. of
Hannah Anderson decd. Daniel Vaughan
& Caty His wife,
Priscilla Hawkes, David Vaughan &
his
wife, Lucy Anderson,
Armstead Anderson, Allen Anderson, Wm
Anderson and Harp children and infants of
Henry Harpe by Sally
his wife formerly Sally Anderson and
Eckles children & infants
of Freeman Eckles
by Rebecca B Eckles,
formerly Rebecca B. Anderson, the said
infants by Freeman
Eckles their special Guardian
It is decreed and
ordered that Nathaniel Niblett, Abraham Buford, John Pace, and Samuel Morgan or
any three of them who are hereby named and appointed Commissioners for that
purpose do proceed to sell to the highest bidder on a credit of twelve months
one negro Girl and one colt of which Hannah Anderson died possessed, and that
they do divide the proceeds of the said sale into ten equal parts and that they
assign to Rebecca Anderson on equal part, to Daniel Vaughan & Sussey his
wife one other equal part, to Priscilla Hawks one other equal part, to David
Vaughan & Caty his wife one other equal part, to the children of Henry Harp
by Sally his former wife who was Sally Anderson one other equal part, to the
children of Freeman Eckles by his former wife Polly B Eckles who was formerly
Polly B. Anderson one other equal part, to Lucy Anderson one other equal part,
to Armstead Anderson one other equal part, to Allen Anderson one other equal
part, to William Anderson one other equal part, and that they make a report to
this court in order to a final decree."
The reversal of David and Daniel Vaughan's names is as it
occurs in the original record. The
subsequent return states only that the court order was carried out and does not
reveal any new significant information regarding family members.
_______________________________________
1820 Cenus of Nottoway
County Virginia
Lucy Anderson
+ 52 viii. Sally Anderson, born Abt. 1764 in Black's
and White's, Amelia County, Virginia; died Bef. 1815 in Prince Edward County,
Virginia.
+ 53 ix. Susan Anderson, born Abt. 1766 in Black's
and White's, Amelia County, Virginia; died Aft. 1815 in Nottoway County,
Virginia.
54 x. William Anderson (Source: (1) Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).,
(2) Estate Settlement of Hannah Anderson, (Nottoway Court Order Book 7, Page 194, May 1815).), born Abt.
1768 in Black's and Whites, Amelia County, Virginia; died Aft. 1815.
Notes for William
Anderson:
William was likely a younger son of the family because he is
mentioned in the May's wills in 1796 and 1800 but is not in the 1787 tax
list. At one time I thought he might be
the William who went to Walton County, GA but I have since connected that
William to another Amelia County, VA family.
William does not appear in the 1810 census of Nottoway County
and it is likely that he wandered off to parts south or west as did his
brothers. He is named in the 1815
estate settlement of his sister Hannah so he was still alive in 1815 but his
location was unknown. However he is not
at all named in her estate sale of 1815 or his father's will, so I am pretty
confident that he was not a local Nottoway County, VA resident by 1815
_______________________________
Nottoway County Court
Order Book 7, page 194
"May Court 1815
Rebecca Anderson Complt.
In Chancery
against
Dfts.
Edmund Irby adms. of
Hannah Anderson decd. Daniel Vaughan
& Caty His wife,
Priscilla Hawkes, David Vaughan &
his
wife, Lucy Anderson,
Armstead Anderson, Allen Anderson, Wm
Anderson and Harp children and infants of
Henry Harpe by Sally
his wife formerly Sally Anderson and
Eckles children & infants
of Freeman Eckles
by Rebecca B Eckles,
formerly Rebecca B. Anderson, the said
infants by Freeman
Eckles their special Guardian
It is decreed and
ordered that Nathaniel Niblett, Abraham Buford, John Pace, and Samuel Morgan or
any three of them who are hereby named and appointed Commissioners for that
purpose do proceed to sell to the highest bidder on a credit of twelve months
one negro Girl and one colt of which Hannah Anderson died possessed, and that
they do divide the proceeds of the said sale into ten equal parts and that they
assign to Rebecca Anderson on equal part, to Daniel Vaughan & Sussey his
wife one other equal part, to Priscilla Hawks one other equal part, to David
Vaughan & Caty his wife one other equal part, to the children of Henry Harp
by Sally his former wife who was Sally Anderson one other equal part, to the
children of Freeman Eckles by his former wife Polly B Eckles who was formerly
Polly B. Anderson one other equal part, to Lucy Anderson one other equal part,
to Armstead Anderson one other equal part, to Allen Anderson one other equal
part, to William Anderson one other equal part, and that they make a report to
this court in order to a final decree."
_________________________
From the Mays:
John May
Item I bequeath to my
brother in law William Anderson one horse bridle & saddle to him and his
heirs etc.
Martha May
Item I give to my
brother William Anderson one feather bed and furniture to him his heirs or
assigns forever
Item my will and desire
is that my Executor's shall as soon as possible purchase a likely young negro
man to be paid for out of my estate which negro I lend to my father and mother
to work for them as long as they live and after their death I give said negro
to my brother William Anderson to him and his heirs or assigns forever.
55 xi. Rebecca Anderson (Source: (1) Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).,
(2) Estate Settlement of Hannah Anderson, (Nottoway Court Order Book 7, Page 194, May 1815).), born Abt.
1770 in Black's and White's, Amelia County, Virginia; died Aft. 1820 in
Nottoway County, Virginia.
Notes for Rebecca
Anderson:
Rebecca apparently never married. She is named as Rebecca Anderson in the 1801 deed with her
sisters and those same sisters are named in her father, John Anderson's, 1815
will. These sisters would have come of
age at the time of the Revolutionary war and it is likely that the absence of
marriagable men limited their opportunities together with financial
difficulties of their father whose assets were in cash from his carpentry and
would have been impacted by the severe inflation of the times. Rebbeca is probably the other elderly woman
listed as over 45 with Lucy Anderson in the 1820 Nottoway County census.
______________________________
This indenture made
this Seventh day of May in the year of out Lord one thousand eight hundred and
one between Hannah Anderson, Rebecca Anderson, and Lucy Anderson all of the
County of Nottoway of the one part and William Morre of the County aforesaid of
the other part Witnesseth that the said Hannah Anderson Rebecca Anderson and
Lucy Anderson for and in consideration of the sum of seventy pounds sixteen
shillings current money of Virginia to them in hand paid, the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, have bargained and sold and by these presents do, and
each of then doth bargain and sell unto the said William Moore his heirs and
assigns one certain traact or parcel of land containing by survey fifty nine
acres situate lying and being in the county aforesaid and bounded by the lands
of Charles Sallard, Thomas Connally, Peter Hawks and John Quarles together with
all and singular the appurtenances threreunto belonging or in any way
appertaining to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with the
tenements heriditaments and all and singular other the premises herein before
mentioned or intended to be bargained and sold and every part and parcel
thereof, with every of their rights member and appurtenances unto the said
William Moore his heirs and assigns forever, and the said Hannah Anderson,
Rebecca Anderson and Lucy Anderson for themselves and their heirs executors and
administrators the said tract or parcel of land with all and singular the
premises and appurtenances before mentioned, unto the said WIlliam Moore his
heirs and assigns freefrom the claim or claims of the said Hannah Anderson,
Rebecca Anderson and Lucy Anderson or either of them their or either of their
heirs executtors and administrators and of all and every person or persons
whatsoever shall will and do warrant and forever defend by these presents; In
witness whereof the said Hannah Anderson, Rebecca Anderson and Lucy Anderson
have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year above
written.
signed sealed and
deliverd in the Hannah [X]
Anderson {seal}
presence of
Kennon Harper Rebecca [X] Anderson {seal}
George Jackson
William Jackson Lucy
[X] Anderson {seal}
In Nottoway County
Court June 4th 1801
This deed indented was
proved by the oaths of Kennon Harper, George Jackson and William Jackosn the
witnesse thereto, and is ordered to be recorded.
Peter Randolph CC
Truly recorded test
Thomas W. Todd DC
_______________________________
Nottoway County Court
Order Book 7, page 194
"May Court 1815
Rebecca Anderson Complt.
In Chancery
against
Dfts.
Edmund Irby adms. of
Hannah Anderson decd. Daniel Vaughan
& Caty His wife,
Priscilla Hawkes, David Vaughan &
his
wife, Lucy Anderson,
Armstead Anderson, Allen Anderson, Wm
Anderson and Harp children and infants of
Henry Harpe by Sally
his wife formerly Sally Anderson and
Eckles children & infants
of Freeman Eckles
by Rebecca B Eckles,
formerly Rebecca B. Anderson, the said
infants by Freeman
Eckles their special Guardian
It is decreed and
ordered that Nathaniel Niblett, Abraham Buford, John Pace, and Samuel Morgan or
any three of them who are hereby named and appointed Commissioners for that
purpose do proceed to sell to the highest bidder on a credit of twelve months
one negro Girl and one colt of which Hannah Anderson died possessed, and that
they do divide the proceeds of the said sale into ten equal parts and that they
assign to Rebecca Anderson on equal part, to Daniel Vaughan & Sussey his
wife one other equal part, to Priscilla Hawks one other equal part, to David
Vaughan & Caty his wife one other equal part, to the children of Henry Harp
by Sally his former wife who was Sally Anderson one other equal part, to the
children of Freeman Eckles by his former wife Polly B Eckles who was formerly
Polly B. Anderson one other equal part, to Lucy Anderson one other equal part,
to Armstead Anderson one other equal part, to Allen Anderson one other equal
part, to William Anderson one other equal part, and that they make a report to
this court in order to a final decree."
The reversal of David and Daniel Vaughan's names is as it
occurs in the original record. The
subsequent return states only that the court order was carried out and does not
reveal any new significant information regarding family members.
+ 56 xii. Polly Bell Anderson, born Abt. 1772 in
Black's and White's, Amelia County, Virginia; died Bef. 1815 in Nottoway
County, Virginia.
8. Faith6 Anderson (James5, Thomas4,
Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1) (Source: (1) Grant
James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).,
(2) James Anderson, 1751 Will of James Anderson, (Will Book 9, Page 772, Surry County,
Virginia).) was born 1727 in "Arnols", Surry, County, Virginia (Source:
Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall
Families, (Whittet &
Shepperson, Printers; 1909).), and died Bet. 1770 - October 20 1776 in Nottoway
County, Virginia. She married Peleg
Ferguson (Source: Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the
Anderson - Owen - Beall Families,
(Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).) Bet. 1750 - 1754 in Amelia
County, Virginia, son of John Ferguson and Sarah Bridgforth. He was born Abt. 1727 in Rappahanock County,
Virginia, and died 1796 in Nottoway County, Virginia.
Notes for Faith
Anderson:
No contemporary birth record has been
found. James Grant Anderson gives her
birth as 1724 in his book Genealogy in part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall
families. Faith Anderson would have been born on her father's Surry County
plantation called "Arnols" located in the West corner of Surry
county, Virginia North of the Blackwater River.
Faith Anderson apparently relocated to
Amelia County with her brothers about 1733 and remained in Amelia County in
1743 when her father returned to the Arnols estate in Surry County. Faith
Anderson did not marry until after 1749 as she appears as a witness using her
maiden name in her brother Thomas Anderson's deed along Whetstone Creek in that
year. Faith is mentioned in her father James Anderson's 1751 will as follows:
"I give to my Daughter Faith five pounds current money and all the Estate
she hath now of mine in her possession."
Thomas Anderson
and
Kerenhappuck Anderson to Henry
Buford
03/25/1749 54 acres Amelia County
Amelia County Deed
Book 3 page 235
adj. Binford's corner on Whetstone
Creek, Thomas Burges' line, & Whetstone Creek. Wit. Thomas Buford, Benjamin
Shelton, Faith Anderson. This is the
sale of the remainder of his original patent.
It is stated in the Anderson genealogy
of G. J. Anderson (1909), that Faith Anderson married Peleg Ferguson. This
marriage is not confirmed as of yet but is very likely as Peleg Ferguson
appears co-located in Nottoway Parish with her brother John along Hurricane
Creek from 1754 until 1796 and John Anderson acts as a witness for his deed.
Faith dies before 1776 as Peleg
remarried before that year, but all his children are believed to have been
hers.
Tax Data
-1782 tax
roll Amelia County, Virginia
Peleg Ferguson 9 whites, 11 blacks
-1782 tax
roll Nottoway County, Virginia
Allen Anderson 1 tythe
Peleg Feguson 5 tythes
John Ferguson
-1785 tax
roll Amelia County, Virginia
John Anderson 15 whites, 2 dwellings, 3 outer
Peleg Ferguson 9 whites, 3 dwellings, 5 outer
Bibliography
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Notes for Peleg
Ferguson:
In the book "Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families", by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909; it is stated that Peleg married Faith
Anderson and the children of Peleg and Faith are listed as Mary, John, Delphy,
Betsey, William and Lucy. Faith's brother John and Peleg were in the same tax
district and lived near each other at Hurricane Creek south of current
Blackstone Virginia.
Amelia County Deed
Book 5, page 166
May 22, 1754
Greenham Dodson of
Nottoway Parish to Peleg Farguson of Nottoway Parish in consideration of 6
pounds.
29 acres in Nottoway Parish, being part
of a patent of 444 acres to Hugh Williams on Aug 1, 1745, and by him conveyed
to Greenham Dodson. land is adjacent first branch spring out of Great Hurricane
Creek, below said Ferguson's mill.
WIts: John Durham,
John Anderson(brother of his wife Faith), & William Morgan
Amelia County Deed
Book 7, page 573
Mar 4, 1762
Robert Ferguson to
Peleg Ferguson for 5 shillings
300a in Nottoway Parish adj John
Bridgforth & Harricane Creek as it meanders, being part of 950 acres
patented to James Farguson Oct 1, 1757.
Peleg apparently remarried after Faith's
death. On 10/20/1776 Francis Eppes conveys to Peleg Ferguson and Frances his
wife, her dower of her late husband, Charles Williams. In his will he mentions
no wife so it is assumed that Frances died before 06/1795.
The will of Peleg does not mention all
of his children, as the Amelia County marriage records provide us with the name
of Delphe Ferguson daughter of Peleg. The 1795 will of Peleg Ferguson names no
wife and his beloved daughter Mary Anderson, son William Ferguson, daughter
Elizabeth Jackson, daughter Lucy Tankersley, grand-daughter Ann Jackson
(daughter of Lucy), grand-daughter Betty Tankersley (daughter of Lucy) and son
John Ferguson. He designates John
Ferguson and friend Freeman Eppes as executors. Witnesses are Woodlief Thomas, John Mills, Edw Mays, Benjn
Bridgeforth. In a codicile he provides
for Rebecca Chavis and her daughter Betty Chavis who attended him in his
declining years. files in 1796 on page 213,214 of will book 1?
In the name of God
Amen I Peleg Farguson of the Country & Parish of Nottoway being weak in
body but in perfect sound mind & memory do make ordain this my Last will
& Testament hereby revoking all other will by me heretoforer made and after
paying all my just debts I give and dispose of the rest of my Estate in maner & form following viz... Item I give & bequeath to my beloved Daughter
Mary Anderson five pounds specie... Item I give & bequeath to my Son
William Farguson five pounds specie... Item I give & bequeath unto my
Daughter Elizabeth Jackson five pounds specie and two pewter Dishes of a middle
size two pottle pewter basons six pewter plates the above pewter to be new
& good... Item I give and bequeath
to my beloved Daughter Lucy Tankersley five pounds specie and two middle sized
pewter ddishes xx...xx..xx, one size under the other two pewter pottle basons
six pewter plattes the pewter to be new & good... Item I give & bequesth unto my Grand Daughter Ann Jackson
daughter of Lucy Tankersley a negroe girl by the name of Jenney together with
her increase to her & the lawful heirs of her body but if should die before
she marry or comes of lawful age it s
my will & desire that the above named negroe Jinney shall with her increase
go to my Gran Daughter Betty Tankersley daughter to my Sd. Daughter Lucy
Tankersley... Item I give & bequeath to my beloved son John Farguson &
his heirs foever all the rest & residue of my estate of what nature or kind
soever whether real or personal provided he pays the legacies mentioned to my
Daughter Mary Anderson, my Son William Farguson, Elizabeth Jackson & Lucy
Tankersley and likewise he is to perform & fulfill the conditions of the
memorandum made on the back of these presents.
It is my will & desire that there shall be no inventory or
appraisement of my Estate and that my Exceutors herein after named shall hav a
reasonable time allowed them after my death to make from my estate a
suffficiency to pay the money legacies, as above directed. I constitute & apoint my beloved son
John Ferguson & my friend Freeman Epes my Executors of this my last will &
testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal
this first Dat of December in the year of out Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred
& Ninety Five. Signed Sealed published & declared to be the last will
& Testament of Peleg Farguson & by his request signed by us
Woodlief Thomas Peleg Farguson {seal}
John Mills
Edwd Mayes
Benjn Bridgforth
Item I do further add
as my will & Desire and do give & bequeath unto Rebecca Chavis who has
faithfully attended on me for some time past as well as at this time my weaving
loom & five slays one little Iron Pott and the largest of the bigg potts three pewter plates one
pewter dish one pewter bason of the old kind the old knives & forks three
of the oldest chairs the old table & one barrel of corn and three hundred weight
of good pork consisting of three hogs for each year for ten years Also one pair
of pott hooks & the bed stead she now makes use of. The frying pan the
water pail I made Eleven ducks six henns one cocke one ax and one good milk cow
every year for ten year I also leave her the use of my house that stands over
the cellar during her natural life with the use of as much ground as she can
tend in the following, Bounds Beginning at the great gulley aaat the creek and
up the said gulleyby the barn to the fence that encloses the orchard and down
siad fence to th mill pond and thence down the said pond to the mill & from
thence down the said creek to the beginning with the priviledge of as mcuh
fruit as she an dry for her own use and to eat also as much fire wood as is
necessary for her use, but if she should attempt to dispose of her right and
title to the sd house and land she shall by so doing forfeit her right &
Title to the whole left her she is not to keep no other person whatsoever with
her but her Daughter Ritter Chavis for the use of the house & land she is
to spin on pound of cotten for my son John Farguson, that will run five yards
to the fine hundread slay & year.
Attest
Woodlief Thomas
Pelege {mark} Farguson {seal}
John MIlls
Edwd Mayes
Benjn Bridgforth
Editors Note: The Chavis family was descended from a
Moorish Doctor who came early to Virgnia and his many descendents practiced the
art of medicine and nursing.
Tax Data
-1782 tax
roll Amelia County, Virginia
Peleg Ferguson 9 whites, 11 blacks
-1782 tax
roll Nottoway County, Virginia
Allen Anderson 1 tythe
Peleg Feguson 5 tythes
John Ferguson
-1785 tax
roll Amelia County, Virginia
John Anderson 15 whites, 2 dwellings, 3 outer
Peleg Ferguson 9 whites, 3 dwellings, 5 outer
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Posted to
Genforum by: Mary Ferguson Fiser Date:
September 26, 1999 at 19:40:19
In Reply to: Peleg
Ferguson abt 1730-1796 Amelia VA by Patrick Anderson
Hi Patrick!
I am collecting the
descendants of Peleg's paternal grandparents, John Ferguson (Fargeson, etc.)
and Anne Stubbleon of Essex Co., VA. Please contact me via email -
[email protected]
Thanks, Mary Ferguson
Fiser
__________________________________
George Ingram
<[email protected]>
/John FERGUSON , Sr. b: ABT. 1650
d: 1717
/John FERGUSON , Jr. b: ABT. 1685 d: 22
APR 1769
|
| /Stubble STUBBLESON d:
UNKNOWN
|
\Ann STUBBLESON d: ABT. 1735
Peleg FERGUSON d: 1796
\Sarah BRIDGFORTH d: UNKNOWN
____________________________
Children of Faith
Anderson and Peleg Ferguson are:
+ 57 i. Mary7 Ferguson, born Abt. 1755 in
Amelia County, Virginia; died Bet. 1800 - 1810 in Prince Edward County,
Virginia.
58 ii. John Ferguson (Source: Grant James Anderson,
Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born Abt. 1760 in Amelia County, Virginia. He married Olive Williams April 21, 1789 in Amelia County,
Virginia (Source: Marriage Records, Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994),
"Electronic."); born Abt. 1765.
Notes for Olive
Williams:
James Williams was born
24 May 1761 GoochlaNd Virginia the son of Elisha Williams and Agatha Moseley
James Williams,
b.-1756, d.ca. 1824, m.24 Nov 1785 Jemima Gunn. He was a Captain in the Rev.
War. There is a historical building in Blackstone, Va. known as Schwart's
Tavern. James Williams is said to have built the center section of that
building. His children were Robert C. Williams, Mary S. Williams (married
Burwell Gunn); Jemima Williams (married _____ Bridgeforth); Elizabeth J.
Williams (married ______ Bridgeforth; Olive King Williams (married Caleb D.
Pollard).
Any help would be
appreciated.
Reg Vassar
Olive may be his
sister.
59 iii. Delphy Ferguson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born Abt. 1763 in Amelia County, Virginia. She married Samuel Jones November 24, 1785 in Amelia County,
Virginia (Source: Marriage Records, Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994),
"Electronic."); born Abt. 1760.
60 iv. Elizabeth Ferguson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born Abt. 1765 in Amelia County, Virginia. She married ? Jackson.
+ 61 v. Lucy Ferguson, born Bef. 1770 in Amelia
County, Virginia; died Aft. 1830 in Nottoway County, Virginia.
62 vi. William Ferguson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born Aft. 1770 in Amelia County, Virginia.
10. William6 Anderson (James5, Thomas4,
Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1) was born Bef. 1742
in "Arnols", Surry, County, Virginia, and died December 03, 1773 in
Dinwiddie County, Virginia (Source: Gertrude R. B. Richards, Register of
Albemarle Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, (The National Society Colonial Dames of
America in the Commonwealth of Virginia; 1958).). He married Elizabeth Chappell January 13, 1763 in
Southampton County, Virginia, daughter of James Chappell and Elizabeth
Briggs. She was born July 06, 1745 in
Surry County, Virginia (Source: Gertrude R. B. Richards, Register of
Albemarle Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, (The National Society Colonial Dames of
America in the Commonwealth of Virginia; 1958).).
Notes for William
Anderson:
William Anderson should have been born
on his Father's Surry County estate called "Arnols". This is located in the Southwest Corner of
Surry County along the north side of the Blackwater River. He is named in the 1750 will of his father
James Anderson as follows, "I give and Devise to my Son William all my
Land in Surry County to him and his heirs for ever as also one Snuff Box, one
Pockett Book, One Gun, called mine, and after the Death of my Wife Rebecca one
negro women named Kate and her increase one negro boy named Ned, one Still and
also my Desk."
William is identified as a son of the
second wife of James Anderson in the Grant J. Anderson Genealogy of 1909. He is
named in the 1770 will of his mother Rebecca Anderson nee Cooke as follows,
"All the res and residue of my estate of what nature or kind soever I give
and bequeath unto my beloved son William Anderson his heirs and assigns forever
as a Testimony of his Duty respect to me."
The dower signature in the deeds of
William Anderson is Elizabeth. The
association of Elizabeth in Dinwiddie with Thomas Chappel of Charlotte, suggest
that her maiden name may have been Chappel.
Southampton County marriage records record the marriage of William
Anderson to Elizabeth Chappel with Thomas Chappel sureter in 1763.
The only confirmed child is Charlotte
mentioned in her grandmother's will.
However, Thomas Chappel of Charlotte County acts as co-executor with his
widow of his estate after his death in Dinwiddie County. This Thomas Chappel, is apparently Thomas
Chappel,IV the son of Mary Cook, William's mother's sister. In the 1782 taxes
of Dinwiddie County, Thomas Chappel is acting as the guardian for a minor James
L. Anderson. James L. is being taxed on 444 acres comprising two plots one of
382 acres the other of 62 acres. In 1794 Richard Mays is taxed on 70 acres
conveyed by James Anderson. In 1796
James Anderson is taxed on 359 3/4 acres.
In 1797 Joel Roper is taxed on 14½ acres conveyed by James Anderson. In
1797 William Chandler is taxed on 592 acres conveyed by James Anderson. These associations would indicate that
William had a son James L. Anderson.
This James Anderson marries Martha Chappel the daughter of Thomas
Chappel in Sussex County in 1800.
William inherited the "Arnols"
estate in Sussex County in reversion from his mother who dies in 1770. He expanded the estate in 1764 and sells it
to John Avoriss in 1773, the deed identifies William as a resident of Dinwiddie
County. All pre 1836 Dinwiddie records,
other than a court order book and a surveyors book, were destroyed in a court
house fire in that year.
William died 12/03/1773 according to the
Albemarle Parish register. His death is
reported by William Dunn,Jr. a neighbor of James Eppes the son of his
brother-in-law Edward Eppes.
William Anderson
03/01/1773 54 acres Surry
County
Virginia Patent Book
41 page 287
North of the Blackwater River.
William Anderson from John Johnson
03/25/1764 150 acres
Surry County Book 8
Page 233
150 acres adjacent to the 300 inherited
from his father?
William Anderson to Richard Blunt
Elizabeth (dower)
08/26/1772 63½ acres
Surry County Book 10
1769-1778 Page 238
William of Surry sells a portion of the
Arnols Estate not along the water.
William Anderson to John Saunders
Elizabeth (dower)
10/30/1773 12 acres
Surry County Book 10
1769-1778 Page 371
A portion of the Arnols Estate
William Anderson to John Averiss
Elizabeth (dower)
11/01/1773 371 acres
Surry County Book 10
1769-1778 Page 401
William Anderson of Dinwiddie County for
£ 324,,12,,06 on Arnolds Spring Branch on Blackwater Swamp up the branch to
Henry Cocke's line thence along his line N 30 W 40 poles to a Hickory, N 20 W
83 poles to a white oak at a corner of Lemuel Cocke's line thence with his line
N 44 W 72 poles, N 48 W 104, N 75 W 31 poles to a red oak, S 27½ W 33 poles, S
5 W 25 poles to a pine thence by a line of new marked trees S 26 W 228 poles to
an oak standing in the Thoany Branch thence down the watercourse of the said branch
to the Main Blackwater Swamp and Down the Swamp to the begininng.
Thomas Chappell from John Averiss
& Elizabeth
Anderson
03/05/1774
Surry County Book 10
1769-1778 Page 427
A title to his personal property in lieu
of seizure of his land because of his inability to pay a bond used in the
preceding sale of the Arnols estate, with an option to redeem at a later date.
John Avoris
07/13/1776
Virginia Gazette
his admr., Thos. Chappell and Jos.
Fowler of Dinwiddie will sell all of his est. consisting of 371 ac.
John Averiss to John
Stewart
08/20/1776 371 acres
Surry County Book 10
1769-1778 Page 486
The Arnols estate for 200 some odd
pounds.
Bibliography
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet & Shepperson,
Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Southside Virginia
Families, Volume II, by John Bennet Boddie, Pacific Coast Publishers, Redwood
City, California, 1956.
More About Elizabeth
Chappell:
Living: 1774,
Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Children of William
Anderson and Elizabeth Chappell are:
63 i. Charlotte7 Anderson, born Bef.
1770 in Surry County, Virginia.
64 ii. James L. Anderson, born Bet. 1771 - 1773 in
Surry County, Virginia. He married
Martha Chappell February 13, 1800 in Sussex County, Virginia (Source: Marriage
Records, Southern States, 1728-1850,
(CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born June
15, 1778 in Sussex County, Virginia; died April 06, 1857 in Athens, Limestone
County, Alabama.
Notes for James L.
Anderson:
No contemporary record exists for the birth of James Anderson.
James Anderson would have been born after the will of his grandmother in 1770
and before his father's death in 1773. He is identified through his association
with Thomas Chappel.
Thomas Chappel of Charlotte County acts as co-executor with
his mother of his fathers estate in Dinwiddie County. This Thomas Chappel, is apparently Thomas Chappel,IV the son of
Mary Cook, William's mother's sister, therefore his first cousin. Thereafter, Thomas Chappel is acting as the
guardian for minor James L. Anderson.
His father would be William Anderson who removed from Surry
County to Dinwiddie County just shortly before the birth of James Anderson and
died in 1773.
James marries Martha, the daughter of Thomas Chappel, in
Sussex County in 1800.
1782 taxes Dinwiddie
County
Thomas Chappel is acting as the guardian for a minor James L.
Anderson. James L. is being taxed on 444 acres comprising two plots one of 382
acres the other of 62 acres.
1794 taxes Dinwiddie
County
Richard Mays is taxed on 70 acres conveyed by James Anderson.
1796 taxes Dinwiddie
County
James Anderson is taxed on 359 3/4 acres.
1797 taxes Dinwiddie
County
Joel Roper is taxed on 14½ acres conveyed by James Anderson.
William Chandler is taxed on 592 acres conveyed by James
Anderson.
See Sussex County 1806 Book K
His widow ends up in
Alabama, thus it is likely that James L. Anderson left Sussex County and went
southwest as did many others.
Notes for Martha
Chappell:
David Ellis
<[email protected]>
ID: I716
Name: Martha CHAPPELL
Given Name: Martha
Surname: CHAPPELL
Sex: F
Note: Married James
Anderson on 13 Feb., 1800.
Birth: 15 JUN 1778 in
Sussex Co., VA. 1
Death: 6 APR 1857 in
Athens, Limestone, AL.
Note: "Mrs. Martha
Anderson, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Chappell, was born in Sussex County,
Virginia on June 15, 1778, and died on April 6,1857 at the residence of Dr.
Stith Malone. She was a member of the M.E. Church for 57 years. 1
Father: Thomas CHAPPELL
b: 9 NOV 1749 in Lunenberg Co., VA.
Mother: Elizabeth
Tucker MALONE b: 1755 in Sussex Co., VA.
Marriage 1 Mr. ANDERSON
Sources:
Abbrev: Death Notices
from Limestone Co., Ala. Newspapers
Title: Death Notices
from Limestone Co., Ala., Newspapers, 1828-1891.
Author: abstracted by
Eulalia Yancey Wellden
Publication: 1986
Page: Page 174 of book,
citing Huntsville Southern Advocate of 16 Apr.,1857.
Thomas Chappell
(1612-1658)
Thomas Chappell
Thomas Chappell ( -<1704)
| | John Banister
| Banister
| Joan
James Chappell (1694- )
| | Daniel Jones
| | James Jones
| Elizabeth
Jones
| Sarah
Thomas Chappell
| | Henry Briggs
| | Henry Briggs
| | | Mary
| Elizabeth
Briggs
| | William Lucas
| Elizabeth
Lucas
| Grace
Thomas Chappell (
-1823)
| | Henry Briggs
| | Samuel Briggs
| | | Mary
| | William Briggs
| | | | Arthur Bailey
| | | | Edward Bailey
| | | | | Mary
Jordan
| | | Mary
Bailey
| Mary Briggs
| | Richard
Cooke
| | Phillip
Cooke
| | William Cooke
| | | Elizabeth
| | William Cooke
| | William Cooke
| | | Mary
Blackbourne
| | William Cooke
| | | | Hugh Roper
| | | Joan
Roper
| Mary
Cooke
| | Daniel Jones
| | James Jones
| Rebecca
Jones
| Rebecca
Martha Chappel
| William Malone
Elizabeth Tucker Malone
Generation No. 3
12. Sarah7 Eppes (Mary6 Anderson, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
was born June 17, 1741 in Surry County, Virginia (Source: Gertrude R. B.
Richards, Register of Albemarle Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, (The National Society Colonial Dames of
America in the Commonwealth of Virginia; 1958).), and died Aft. January 12,
1772 in Sussex County, Virginia. She
married Thomas Tomlinson (Source: Mrs. James F. Tomlinson, Family
Report of Mrs. James F. Tomlinson,
(22 East 71st Street, 3A, New York City 10021).) 1756 in Sussex County,
Virginia, son of Richard Tomlinson and Eleanor Walpole. He was born April 15, 1734 in Surry County,
Virginia, and died 1811 in Kentucky.
Notes for Sarah Eppes:
Her birth and
Tomlinson children taken from the Albemarle Parish Register.
Register of Albemarle
Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, Transcribed and Edited by
Gertrude R. B. Richards, The National Society Colonial Dames of America in the
Commonwealth of Virginia, 1958.
Notes for Thomas
Tomlinson:
1782 Tax Roll Sussex County, Virginia
Thomas Tomlinson 5
white 19 black
Descendants provided
by:
Mrs. James F.
Tomlinson
22 East 71st Street,
3A
New York City 10021
212-472-8074
Children of Sarah
Eppes and Thomas Tomlinson are:
65 i. Herbert8 Tomlinson (Source: Mrs.
James F. Tomlinson, Family Report of Mrs. James F. Tomlinson, (22 East 71st Street, 3A, New York City
10021).), born April 21, 1757 in Sussex County, Virginia; died Aft. 1776.
66 ii. Edward Tomlinson (Source: Mrs. James F.
Tomlinson, Family Report of Mrs. James F. Tomlinson, (22 East 71st Street, 3A, New York City
10021).), born March 26, 1760 in Sussex County, Virginia. He married Sally Maxey August 12, 1790 in
Lincoln County, Kentucky; born Abt. 1760.
Notes for Sally Maxey:
Rep Glen Maxey
<[email protected]>
worldconnect
/-------- Maxey b: ABT. 1579
/Henry Maxey b: ABT. 1609
/William
Maxey b: 1625
| \Anne Adire Adair b: 1609
/Edward Maxey b:
ABT. 1650 d: OCT 1725
| \Elizabeth Palmer Johnson b: ABT. 1629
/EDWARD MAXEY b: ABT.
1674 d: BET. 18 APR 1737 - 20 MAY 1740
| \Elizabeth Ann Wyatt b: 1651 d: ABT.
1670
/Edward [1] Maxey b: 1681 d: 1726
| |
/Thomas Gates b: ABT. 1590 d: ABT. 1660
| | /John Gates
b: 1621
| | |
\Elizabeth ----?---- b: ABT. 1600
| \Susannah [Gaites] Gates d: 31 MAY 1743
/Radford Maxey b: ABT. 1725 d: 21 MAR
1771
|
| /George Radford b: ABT.
1665 d: AFT. 2 FEB 1739
|
\Elizabeth Radford b: 1700 d: 1730
| \Ann Massey b: ABT. 1678
Sarah (Sally) Maxey b:
1761
| /William [Guillaume Fouquet] (Gill) Fuqua b: 1677 d:
AFT. 1698
|
/William Humphrey Fuqua b: ABT. 1688 d: BEF. 1761
|
| | /William Eyres
|
| | /Joseph Eyres
|
| | |
\Ann Danvers
|
| \Jane [Eyre] Ayres b:
1671
|
| | /William Humphries b: ABT. 1610 d: BEF.
1685
|
| \Margaret
[Humphries] Humphreys b: ABT. 1642 d: AFT. 1686
|
| | /UNCONNECTED [William] Maxey
|
| | /William Maxey
|
| \Mary Maxey b: ABT. 1620 d: BEF. 1685
|
|
\Elizabeth Broughton
\Mary Elizabeth (Maggie) Fuqua b: ABT.
1728 d: AFT. 17 FEB 1780
\Elizabeth Marie McClure d: 3 MAR
1761
67 iii. Thomas Tomlinson (Source: Mrs. James F.
Tomlinson, Family Report of Mrs. James F. Tomlinson, (22 East 71st Street, 3A, New York City
10021).), born November 15, 1762 in Sussex County, Virginia.
68 iv. Hamlin Tomlinson (Source: Mrs. James F. Tomlinson,
Family Report of Mrs. James F. Tomlinson, (22 East 71st Street, 3A, New York City 10021).), born April 18,
1766 in Sussex County, Virginia; died 1823 in Mercer County, Kentucky. He married Elizabeth Burton March 21, 1794
in Lincoln County, Kentucky; born Bef. 1779; died Bef. 1808 in Mercer County,
Kentucky.
69 v. James-Eppes Tomlinson (Source: Mrs. James F.
Tomlinson, Family Report of Mrs. James F. Tomlinson, (22 East 71st Street, 3A, New York City
10021).), born February 04, 1769 in Sussex County, Virginia; died Bef. May 05,
1817 in Montgomery County, Kentucky. He
married Mary Davis Bef. 1800 in Kentucky; born Bef. 1785; died Bef. 1834 in
Putnam County, Indiana.
70 vi. Archibald Tomlinson (Source: Mrs. James F.
Tomlinson, Family Report of Mrs. James F. Tomlinson, (22 East 71st Street, 3A, New York City
10021).), born January 12, 1772 in Sussex County, Virginia; died Bef. 1828 in
Bath County, Kentucky. He married (1) ?
?Frakes Bef. 1802 in Kentucky; died Bef. 1809.
He married (2) Elizabeth Bridges February 25, 1809 in Clark County,
Kentucky; born Abt. 1787 in North Carolina.
Notes for Archibald
Tomlinson:
Posted by: Sally Ryan
Tomlinson Date: April 13, 2000 at 15:08:55
In Reply to: Archibald
Tomlinson's decendents--Ky. by A.R.Tomlinson
of 1211
Archibald Tomlinson, b.
12 Jan 1772, son of Thomas Tomlinson and Sarah Eppes, was christened 12 Feb
1772 at Albemarle Parish, Sussex Co., VA: godparents William Wylie (the
rector), James Eppes and Mary Watson. (Dr. Gertrude R. Richards, Register of
Albemarle Parish, Surry and Sussex Cos., VA, 1739-1778, 185)Archibald was a
grandson of Richard Tomlinson, Sr. and Eleanor Nance Walpole of Surry Co., VA.
Archibald m. 2 25 Feb
1809 (bond), Clark Co., KY, Elizabeth Bridges; surety Stephen Rogers; Agatha
Bridges swore that Elizabeth was 21. (George F. Doyle, Marriage Bonds of Clark
Co., KY, 1793-1850)
There may be a clue to
Archibald's first wife in his 1 Dec 1827-Mar 1828 will in Bath Co., KY:
"Mr. Joseph Frakes has given my three sons Nathan Epps, Harraman and
Joseph F. $100 each: so they should receive $100 less from my estate than my
other children."
(The will also
mentioned his wife, Elizabeth; granddaughter, Juliann Anderson, under 21,
daughter of William Anderson; daughters Martha Ann, Agatha; sons James, Leroy,
John.)
Archibald and James
Tomlinson made land entries in Clark Co., KY in 1790; they were taxed in
Montgomery Co., KY in 1800, as was Joseph Frakes. Joseph and Nathan Frakes
(note names of sons above) were on the 1810 census in Montgomery: 371, Joseph
20010-20201-00; 382, Nathan 00010-00100-00.
1820: Montgomery Co,
KY, Nathan Frakes, 257.
1820, Laughery Twp.,
Dearborn Co., IN, 75: Joseph Frakes. John Sr., John and Philip Frakes were
taxed in Nelson Co., KY in 1792, and Robert Frakes in Bracken Co., KY in 1799.
Caity Fraiks m. 4 Feb
1793, Lincoln Co., KY, John Marksberry, so they apparently were there, too.
The name Harraman (Herryman,
Harriman) certainly is suggestive of a surname, but I have not found one in
conjunction with Archibald.
Appreciate data on
Archibald's descendants.
13. Anne7 Eppes (Mary6 Anderson, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
was born September 15, 1743 in Albermarle Parish, Surry County, Virginia
(Source: Gertrude R. B. Richards, Register of Albemarle Parish, Surry and
Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, (The
National Society Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia;
1958).), and died Bef. 1809 in Hawkins County, Tennessee. She married Thomas Gibbons (Source:
Edited by Mrs. John Bennett Boddie, Historical Southern Families, Vol XVII, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.,
Baltimore; 1972.).) Abt. 1762 in Sussex, Virginia, son of John Gibbons and
Rebecca Easton. He was born September
15, 1734 in Charles Parish, York County, Virginia, and died February 26, 1812
in Hawkins County, Tennessee.
Notes for Anne Eppes:
Anne Eppes was the daughter of Edward
Eppes and Mary Anderson. The birth of Anne Eppes is recorded in the
Albemarle Parish Register of Surry and Sussex County, Virginia. She was born on 09/15/1743 and was
christened on 01/08/1743/4 with godparents Richard Avery, Arthur, Freeman, and
Eliza Bell.
Anne married Thomas Gibbons, eldest son
of John Gibbons of York County, Virginia.
Thomas Gibbons is on the DAR Patriot's Roll, a soldier from North
Carolina.
She lived with her husband in Sussex
County from 1762 to 1774. Where they
resided throughout the period of the American Revolution is not known but
likely western North Carolina. By the early 1780's they were in Hawkins County.
In 1787 the first court of Hawkins County, North Carolina (later Tennessee) was
held in his home. Here the family resided
until the death of Thomas Gibbons in 1809.
Anne is not mentioned in the will of her
husband, it is therefore presumed that she predeceased him.
Bibliography
Francis Epes, His
Ancestors and Descendants, Eva Turner Clark, Richard R. Smith, New York, 1942.
Register of Albemarle
Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, Transcribed and Edited by
Gertrude R. B. Richards, The National Society Colonial Dames of America in the
Commonwealth of Virginia, 1958.
Broderbund World
Family Tree CD-ROM #1 Pedigree 0369
Notes for Thomas
Gibbons:
!Charles Parish York
County, Virginia History and Registers Published by The
Virginia State Library
Board 1932
He was born in York County 10/30/1734,
and removed in 1746 with his family to south of the Blackwater River in what
was at that time Surry County, later Sussex.
Thomas Gibbons will of 1809, in Hawkins
County, Tennessee, divides his estate between his children; Thomas Gibbons,
Nancy Howard, Betsy Chisholm, Edmond Gibbons, Sally Gillenwater, and Epps
Gibbons, and a child's share to be divided evenly amongst grandchildren, Nancy
Isham, Garret Fitzgerald, and Elizabeth Babb, children of his daughter Molly
Fitzgerald. Executors Edmond Gibbons
and son-in-law William Howard. Other
children that are given one dollar each include, Rebecca Bell, John Gibbons,
and James Gibbons.
Historical Southern
Families, Vol. XVII, Edited by Mrs. John Bennett Boddie, Genealogical
Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1972.
Children of Anne Eppes
and Thomas Gibbons are:
71 i. Mary8 Gibbons, born December 07,
1762 in Albemarle Parish, Sussex County, Virginia; died December 26, 1837 in
Doyle, White, Tennessee. She married
William Fitzgerald Abt. 1782; born Abt. 1760; died 1815 in White, Tennessee.
Notes for Mary Gibbons:
!information from Ruth
Helon England of Sparta, Tennessee
Molly Gibbons was the daughter of Anne Eppes and Thomas
Gibbons. She married William Fitzgerald.
Her husband had died prior to the execution of her fathers will and he
mentions her and her three children.
Because of this I suspect that she may be the Mary Gibbons of the
Albemarle Parish entry although Molly is usually a nickname for Martha. She was a resident of Hawkins County,
Tennessee. I am expecting to collect
more information on Molly from Rtuh Hinkle Kicklighter
Subj: Andersons of Amelia County
Date: 97-02-16 13:28:02 EST
From: [email protected] (Ruth Hinkle
Kicklighter)
Reply-to: [email protected]
To: [email protected], [email protected]
James Anderson's will
was probated in Surry County in 1752.
He willed land to son John in Ameila County. This land was adjacent to that of Thomas and Jordan. Also, from Surry County records one Daniel
Eppes bound himself to James Anderson, Jr. of Amelia County. I was wondering if you are familiar with any
of these people.
Thank you,
Ruth
Subj: Re: Andersons of Amelia County
Date: 97-02-16 19:25:03 EST
From: [email protected] (Ruth Hinkle
Kicklighter)
Reply-to: [email protected]
Patrick
Thank you for your
response. I am descended from James'
daughter who married Edward Eppes. The line is Edward>Anne w/o Thomas
Gibbons>Molly w/o William Fitzgerald>Nancy w/o James Isham. For years I had been stuck with Nancy and
James Isham. About a month ago I was given the name of Thomas Gibbons and I
have had good luck from there. I noticed there are a few differences between
what I have been able to turn up and what is on your web page, primarily in the
Gibbons line. When I collect a little more
information I would love to exchange.
Thanks again
Ruth
Notes for William
Fitzgerald:
!Will dated 14 June
1815 White County Tennessee
Valerie Hurd
<[email protected]>
worldconnect
/Garrett FITZGERALD b: ABT 1730
William FITZGERALD d:
bef jun 1815 (will dated then)
\Margaret MASSY b: ABT 1734
72 ii. Rebecca Gibbons, born November 24, 1765 in
Sussex County, Virginia; died November 05, 1837 in Knox County, Tennessee. She married William Harvey Bell November 29,
1782 in Sullivan County, Tennessee; born February 10, 1760 in Augusta County,
Virginia; died March 15, 1815 in Knox County, Tennessee.
Notes for Rebecca
Gibbons:
Source:
Broderbund World Family
Tree CD-ROM #1 pedigree chart 369
Subj: Anderson Family Tree
Date: 96-06-13 14:33:56 EDT
From: [email protected] (Diana Catalano)
I was delighted to
receive your letter and attached documents on the
Anderson/Eppes/Gibbons
line. I am sorry it took so long for me
to respond
to you. You have my permission to use any or all of
the information from my
family tree that I
provided to the Broderbund World Family Tree or the
documentation I am
sending you.
I will send to you some
of the documentation I have on my line.
My Dad's
cousin Joe Bell went to
Rusk Co. Texas 15-20 years ago and did a lot of
research on our
family. He provided me with copies of
several documents &
articles however they
do not all indicate where they were copied from.
I will also send you
copies I made from the Family History Center (Mormons)
and through research at
the S.B. City Library.
I have more
documentation however it is currently packed up. I will send it
to you as soon as I can
get to the boxes.
I hope this will help
you. Please keep me informed if you
find anything
additional. You can either e-mail me at: [email protected] or send
to my home
address: Diana Catalano, 3930 Broadmoor
Blvd., San Bernardino,
CA 92404
Thanks again.
Diana Catalano
School of Business
& PA - IDS Dept
California State
University, San Bernardino
5500 University Parkway
San Bernardino, CA
92407
(909)880-5723 Fax (909)880-5449
E-mail:
[email protected]
Subj: Belll family
Date: 96-12-23 17:41:34 EST
From: [email protected]
In my information on William
Bell and Rebecca Gibbons - here is brief info let me know what area will help
you most.....
William H Bell b 10 Feb
1760 Augusta Co Va d 5 Mar 1815 Knox Co Tn bur at Bell;s campground Cem. He lived in Sullivan Co NC 1782 went to
Hawkins Co Tn 1782 to Knox Co. William was the son of John BELL bc 1728 dc 1775
and Mary CLAIBORNE b 1728 d 4 Dec 1825. William m. Rebecca GIBBONS b 24 Nov
1765/4 Sussex Co Va d 5 Nov 1837 at the
home of her dau Nancy CARMICHAEL. Rebecca was the d/o Thomas GIBBONS III b 30 Nov
1734 York Co Va and Ann EPPS b 15 Sep 1743 Sussex CoVa d 1809 Hawkins Co Tn.
William's will dated 14 Sep 1809 pro. 2 Apr
1815 in Knox CoTn. William had a bro, Robert, sister Elizabeth ISHAM wife of
Henry Isham of Roane Co Tn, sister Sarah Gibbons of Hawkins Co Tn. Exer to will was Thos. BELL - Robert BELL
SR - Joseph LOVE. Witt: Joseph LOVE and Archibald BELL & Elizabeth BELL.
Wm & Rebecca children: all chn b Knox Co Tn:
1. Thomas Jefferson b
1784/5 Knox Co Tn m Eleanor TILLERY
2. Nancy b 1787 m
Pumroy CARMICHAEL
3. Archibald b 1790 m
1810 Elizabeth TILLERY
4. Elizabeth b 1793 m
1818 Andrew C COPELAND
5. Mary
"Polly" b 1795 m 1818 James D
LOVE
6. Robert b 1797 m 1822
Belinda (Malinda) SCOTT
7. Charlotte Gibbons b
1799 m/1 1818 Samuel LOVE Jr. m/2 in Benton CoAR
James Pierce MILLER
8. John b 1805/6
9. Rebecca b 1809 m
1829James D. MAURY.
10. Edmund Gibbons b
1815 m 1834 Martha CONNER
another source
lists: William Gibbons BELL b 1804
instead of Edmund
another source lists:
Lavinia b 1809-15 m Aaron COMERS......no other info
I show three people doing research on this
family:
Clarence BELL 528West Gramercy Pl San Antonio Tx 78212
Clair Bremmer 106 Ord Ferry Stage Chico Ca
95926
Ruth Braswell 306 So. Loving Sherman Tx 75090
Not sure of the last
two, if still living. However I am in touch with Clarence pretty often.
I
show I have more info in my files on child #1. Thomas Jefferson and child #6 Robert.
It is always a thrill to give someone
another step in their line....hope you did not have father of William and this
helps you. Also siblings of William.
I'll be anxious to hear from you.
Notes for William
Harvey Bell:
John Bell (b. 1728)
Descendants
Posted by: Adrae Date: February
02, 2001 at 19:58:53
of 6625
I am looking for
information on John Bell (1728 - 1775) who married Mary Clairborne. I am a
descendant from them through the following people: William Harvey Bell and
Rebecca Gibbons, Thomas Jefferson Bell and Eleanor Tillery, James Gibbons Bell
and Ophelia "Phoebe" Lacy, Thomas Bell & marinda Rucker, James
Henry Bell and Lilla Emma Abernathy, and last but not least, my
great-grandparents, Tera Ophelia Bell & Oscar Price Austin.
73 iii. John Gibbons, born March 26, 1767 in
Albermarle Par., Surry, Virginia; died November 25, 1858 in Hawkins,
Tennessee. He married Sarah Bell Abt.
1790 in Hawkins, Tennessee; born Abt. 1771 in Virginia; died March 11, 1845 in
Hawkins, Tennessee.
Notes for John Gibbons:
!Cemetery info gives
age as 94 yrs 8 months no year of death is given;
Notes for Sarah Bell:
Subj: Belll family
Date: 96-12-23 17:41:34 EST
From: [email protected]
In my information on
William Bell and Rebecca Gibbons - here is brief info let me know what area
will help you most.....
William H Bell b 10 Feb
1760 Augusta Co Va d 5 Mar 1815 Knox Co Tn bur at Bell;s campground Cem. He lived in Sullivan Co NC 1782 went to
Hawkins Co Tn 1782 to Knox Co. William was the son of John BELL bc 1728 dc 1775
and Mary CLAIBORNE b 1728 d 4 Dec 1825. William m. Rebecca GIBBONS b 24 Nov
1765/4 Sussex Co Va d 5 Nov 1837 at the
home of her dau Nancy CARMICHAEL. Rebecca was the d/o Thomas GIBBONS III b 30
Nov 1734 York Co Va and Ann EPPS b 15 Sep 1743 Sussex CoVa d 1809 Hawkins Co
Tn.
William's will dated 14 Sep 1809 pro. 2 Apr
1815 in Knox CoTn. William had a bro, Robert, sister Elizabeth ISHAM wife of
Henry Isham of Roane Co Tn, sister Sarah Gibbons of Hawkins Co Tn. Exer to will was Thos. BELL - Robert BELL
SR - Joseph LOVE. Witt: Joseph LOVE and Archibald BELL & Elizabeth BELL.
Wm & Rebecca children: all chn b Knox Co Tn:
1. Thomas Jefferson b
1784/5 Knox Co Tn m Eleanor TILLERY
2. Nancy b 1787 m
Pumroy CARMICHAEL
3. Archibald b 1790 m
1810 Elizabeth TILLERY
4. Elizabeth b 1793 m
1818 Andrew C COPELAND
5. Mary
"Polly" b 1795 m 1818 James D
LOVE
6. Robert b 1797 m 1822
Belinda (Malinda) SCOTT
7. Charlotte Gibbons b
1799 m/1 1818 Samuel LOVE Jr. m/2 in Benton CoAR
James Pierce MILLER
8. John b 1805/6
9. Rebecca b 1809 m
1829James D. MAURY.
10. Edmund Gibbons b
1815 m 1834 Martha CONNER
another source
lists: William Gibbons BELL b 1804
instead of Edmund
another source lists:
Lavinia b 1809-15 m Aaron COMERS......no other info
I show three people doing research on this
family:
Clarence BELL 528West Gramercy Pl San Antonio Tx 78212
Clair Bremmer 106 Ord Ferry Stage Chico Ca
95926
Ruth Braswell 306 So. Loving Sherman Tx 75090
Not sure of the last
two, if still living. However I am in touch with Clarence pretty often.
I
show I have more info in my files on child #1. Thomas Jefferson and child #6 Robert.
It is always a thrill to give someone
another step in their line....hope you did not have father of William and this
helps you. Also siblings of William.
I'll be anxious to hear from you.
74 iv. Thomas Gibbons, born October 20, 1769 in
Albermarle Par., Surry, Virginia; died 1847 in Humphrey County, Tennessee. He married (1) Malinda Chisum Bef. 1797 in
Tennessee; born Abt. 1782; died Abt. 1815 in Tennessee. He married (2) Polly Hill October 27, 1799
in Grainger County, Tennessee; born Abt. 1773; died Aft. 1817. He married (3) Elizabeth Hampton Abt. 1820;
born Abt. 1799 in North Carolina.
Notes for Thomas
Gibbons:
1850 census from
Humphreys County TN.
Thomas Gibbons 81
VA Farmer
Elizabeth 57 NC
Ester 23 TN
Ozias 19 TN
Susan 18 TN
Naaman? 16 TN
George 13 TN
Sarah 11 TN
Rufus 9 TN
William Hudspeth
26 TN
Boatsman
____________________________________
Subj: Gibbons
Date: 97-07-05 16:41:37 EDT
From: HudsonEKJA
To: PatAnder73
I can provide info on
the family of Thomas Gibbons, IV; the son of Thomas Gibbons and Mary Eppes.
Ed
Edward K Hudson
2862 N 40th St
Springdale, AR 72762
_____________________________________
Subj: Re: gibbons
Date: 97-07-08 11:18:53 EDT
From: HudsonEKJA
To: PatAnder73
I could send you my
file, but it's 14.072 Meg and has 21500 names.
It would take a while and most of it wouldn't be of interest to you.
Let me know.
I got some new items
from the info you sent. All is
appreciated. It's getting harder and
harder to find any thing new. And it's
so exasperating to try going downhill.
So many people want you to send them info on their family, but don't want you to know anything about
them!!! Oh, well. I've still got quite a lot of items to go
through at the Madison and Carroll Counties Geneological libraries. And the Jones Center for Families at
Springdale has started a geneology center.
All those are in Northwest Arkansas.
A relative names Pauline (Devin) Gray has written a good book about the
Devin, Howell, Nolan, Wade, Yarbrough, Gibbons, Eppes families, but all the
copies she had printed went fast and she didn't get any more printed. She was going to update it all, but I don't
believe she will. Getting too old to
fool with it. I've been trying to get
her up-to-date info but haven't been successful.
Ed
Edward K Hudson
2862 N 40th St
Springdale, AR 72762
1-501-756-6293
Notes for Malinda
Chisum:
Michael K. Hendrix
<[email protected]>
worldconnect
/[Richard] CHISUM b: ABT. 1613 d: ABT. 1670
/[James] CHISUM
b: BET. 1648 - 1657 d: 1698
| |
/[Roger ISHAM]
| \[Margaret ISHAM]
| \[Grace MADISON]
/[John] CHISUM , [I] b:
ABT. 1681 d: 1734
| \[Ann CARTER]
/[John] CHISUM , [II] b: ABT.
1704 d: 9 OCT 1792
| |
/[Thomas BRADLEY , I]
| |
/[Thomas BRADLEY , II] b: ABT. 1633
| |
| \ ?
| | /[Thomas BRADLEY , III]
| | | |
/[Sir John SAVILLE]
| | | \[Frances SAVILLE]
| | | \ ?
| \[Elizabeth BRADLEY] b: ABT. 1683
| \ ?
/Elijah CHISUM b: ABT. 1744 d: AFT. 28
MAY 1818
|
|
/[Nicholas GIRLINGTON] b: ABT. 1593 d: 7 FEB 1626/27 =>
|
| /[Sir
John GIRLINGTON] b: BEF. 19 JUL 1613 d: MAR 1644/45
|
| | \[Jane LAMBERT] =>
|
| /[John
GIRLINGTON] b: BEF. 9 JUL 1637 d: BEF. 19 SEP 1706
|
| |
| /William GIRLINGTON b:
BEF. 29 MAY 1589 =>
|
| | \[Katherine GIRLINGTON] b: BEF. 10 JUN
1617
|
| | \ ?
|
| /[Nicholas GILLINGTON] b:
ABT. 1676 d: BEF. 16 DEC 1773
|
| | |
/[James DUCKETT]
|
| | \[Margaret DUCKETT]
|
| | \ ?
|
\[Ellender GILLINGTON] b: ABT. 1716 d: APR 1804
| |
/[? ECKOLLS]
| |
/[John ECKOLLS]
| |
| \ ?
| \[Mary Eleanor ECKOLLS]
| \[Mary CAVE]
Malinda CHISUM b: ABT.
1782
\Lucy CLAIBORNE
75 v. Nancy Anne Gibbons, born April 01, 1772 in
Hawkins, Tennessee; died July 11, 1841 in Hawkins, Tennessee. She married William Howard Hord Abt. 1792;
born August 05, 1764 in Virginia; died May 15, 1825 in Hawkins, Tennessee.
Notes for Nancy Anne Gibbons:
!New Providence
Presbyterian Church Cemetery Hawkins County Tennessee; Hawkins
County Tennessee Wills
Notes for William
Howard Hord:
!New Providence
Presbyterian Church Cemetery Hawkins County Tennessee
Cheryl Bierer
<[email protected]>
worldconnect
/John Hord b: 29 Dec 1664 d: ABT
1712
/Mordecai Miller Hord b: 1700-1710 d:
1789
|
\Jane ?? b: 1710-1720
William Hord b:
1760-1770 d: 1824
\Sarah Carr b: 1730
76 vi. Elizabeth Gibbons, born November 12, 1774 in
Hawkins, Tennessee; died 1851. She
married James Stewart Chisum January 26, 1794 in Tennessee; born November 26,
1774 in Halifax, Virginia; died 1835 in Hardeman, Tennessee.
77 vii. James Gibbons, born 1778 in Hawkins,
Tennessee.
78 viii. Edmond Gibbons, born Abt. 1780 in Hawkins
County, Tennessee; died November 15, 1837 in Overton County, Tennessee. He married Margaret Macy; born November 19,
1788 in Ireland.
Notes for Edmond
Gibbons:
Subj: Gibbons/Anderson
Date: 98-10-25 19:23:35 EST
From: [email protected] (paulastover)
Saw your posting on
Gibbons family. I have all of this info and the Epps
info but nothing on
ANDERSON. Where did you find it? I found the other info
in Hawkins Co.
I descend from Thomas
and Anne Epps Gibbons through their son, Edmond, then
his son Edmond M., etc.
Edmond lived in Overton Co, TN and is buried in the
same cemetery with his
son, Edmond M. and some of his family. Edmond
married Margarett Macy
(Mason/Masoner) but I can find out nothing about her
either. Where do you
come into this family?
I live on property that
once was owned by the Gibbons family in Overton Co.
My grandmother was the
granddaughter of Edmond M. and his old home is still
standing about 2 miles
from where I live.
Have you seen the
Thomas Gibbons home in Hawkins Co? It is still there
though it is much
changed. They have left some of the original inner walls
as they were. I would
like to find out where Thomas and Anne are buried.
There is a cemetery
about 1/2-1 miles from their home and I wonder about
it, but wherever they
are, it is unmarked. Paula [email protected]
79 ix. William Gibbons, born Abt. 1783 in Hawkins,
Tennessee. He married Agness Smith.
Notes for Agness Smith:
Dick Nelson
<[email protected]>
worldconnect
/Major John Smith
Agatha Smith
80 x. Epps Gibbons, born Abt. 1784 in Hawkins
County, Tennessee; died November 15, 1858 in Paris, Texas. He married Nancy Calvert Armstrong 1810;
born Abt. 1790 in North Carolina; died 1863 in Lamar County, Texas.
Notes for Epps Gibbons:
Highwassee Purchase abt
1820
Overton County TN abt
1830
Madison County TN abt
1840
Lamar County, Texas abt
1850
Subj: EPPES/GIBBONS Part 2
Date: 97-04-13 22:39:52 EDT
From: [email protected] (Michelle Hilaiel)
Reply-to: [email protected]
In re-reading your
letter I thought you may not have all Epps & Nancy's
children, so...
1] Sarah Gibbons (b. 1817 d. 1904)
married
_______Dilliard
married Feb 17,
1845 James Nance (b June 5, 1812, d
1895)
Their children
1] Elizabeth E. Nance
(b. 1846 d ?)
m. James Norwood
2] Paralee Nance (b
1847 d ?)
m. John Phillips
3] Nancy J. Nance (b.
1849
m James Ashford
4] Sarah Nance (b Apr
7,1842, d. June 14, 1934)
m. Gidd Johnson
5] Oden L. Nance (b 1856)
6] Josephine Nance
(b. 1857 d 1932
m Charles Hutchens (b 1853 d 1928)
2] Paralee GIBBONS (b. Mar 25, 1819 d Nov 18,
1890)
You probably have more on this one than I do!
3] Susan GIBBONS
m Jean Baptisle Poteet
1] Pembroke Poteet
4] Permelia Jane GIBBONS(prior email)
5] Nancy E. GIBBONS (b c. 1825)
m __________ Van
Landingham
1] Tobe Van Landingham
m. Clem Ragsdale
2] Allen Van
Landingham
6] Edmond GIBBONS ( b 1827 d 1881)
M (1) May 1, 1861 Carlotta Bassano
M (2) 1866 Helen Julia
(Carpenter) Gooch (b Iowa)
1] Edward McAllister
GIBBONS
2] Paris GIBBONS
m _________
Roundtree
3] Mary Katherine
Gibbons
7] Elizabeth GIBBONS (b d
March 23, 1854)
m. Apr 8, 1847 Nelson B. Reed
8] William Thomas GIBBONS
m. Sally GLASS
1] Ella GIBBONS
m. W. T. ROWLAND
2] (Daughter) GIBBONS
3] Jess GIBBONS
9] John Chisholm GIBBONS (b 1834)
m July 6, 1869 Kate
Birmingham
I have been basically
working on other lines for the past months!
I do
have the children of
John B. Rodgers and Mary Eppes Tomlinson if you
would like be to
forward them!
Again, thank you for
your continuing help.
Michelle
81 xi. Sally Gibbons, born March 09, 1787 in
Hawkins, Tennessee. She married William
Gillenwater Abt. 1806 in Tennessee; born August 17, 1785 in Tennessee; died
Abt. 1857 in Hawkins, Tennessee.
Notes for Sally
Gibbons:
Subj: Re: GIBBONS/CHISUM; VA,USA / KY,USA /
TX,USA / NM,USA; 1734-1848
Date: 95-11-21 07:25:11 EST
From: [email protected] (Warren Harrison)
The Gillenwater would
be Joel Gillenwater, born 1764 in
Amherst Co. Virginia.
Joel's Father was Thomas Gillenwater,
his mother Martha
(don't know her maiden name). She is listed
as the head of the
household in the 1783 and 1785 Amherst Co.
census.
Joel and Sallie Loretta
moved to Rogersville TN, where they had a
son William in 1787
(and several others too) who was my GGG-grandfather.
If you're interested in
the GILLENWATER line that comes from William
(that leads to me), it
was George A. GILLENWATER in 1821, whose
daughter Chassie
(1867-1932) married Samuel MOLSBEE (1866-1949)
in 1888. They had a
daughter Effie Cornelia, my grandmother.
Let me know if you need
more info.
Warren Harrison
Notes for William
Gillenwater:
!Will written 25
October 1856 proven January term 1857 Hawkins County
Tennessee
Greg Croxton
<[email protected]>
/Thomas Gillinwater b:
1700
/Thomas Gillenwater , Sr. b: 1736
d: 6 MAR 1780
| \Elizabeth Marcum b: ABT. 1702
/Joel Gillenwater b: ABT. 1764
|
\Martha Gillenwater b: BET. 1738 - 1740 d: 1790
William Gillenwaters b:
17 AUG 1785 d: ABT. 1857
\Sallie Loretta Gibbons
14. Mary7 Eppes (Mary6 Anderson, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
was born July 04, 1746 in Surry County, Virginia (Source: Gertrude R. B.
Richards, Register of Albemarle Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, (The National Society Colonial Dames of
America in the Commonwealth of Virginia; 1958).), and died April 29, 1785 in
Sussex County, Virginia. She married Henry
Moss (Source: Helen Johnston, Crowder and Related Families, (Birmingham, Alabama; 1981).) June 06, 1767
in Sussex County, Virginia, son of Henry Moss and Susanna Greene. He was born May 06, 1747 in Sussex County,
Virginia, and died 1815 in Baldwin County, Georgia.
Notes for Mary Eppes:
Birth recorded in
Register of Albemarle
Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-
1778, Gertrude R. B.
Richards, The National Society Colonial
Dames of America in
the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1958.
Notes for Henry Moss:
Sussex County deed
book d page 312 17 Jan 1771
Henry Moss, planter to
his son Henry Moss Jr. for 5 shillings 101 acres on south side of Joseph's
swamp bought of Edward Lee and Lucy and 23 acres granted 15 Aug 1764. two
slaves Peter and Dilsey
Sussex County deed
book e page 149 10 feb 1774
Henry Moss, Sr, and
wife Sussanna to Henry Moss, Jr. for 100 pounds 184 acres on south side of
Nottoway River formerly John Edwards
Sussex County deed
book e page 151 10 feb 1774
Henry Moss, Jr. and
wife Mary to Henry Moss, Sr. for 100 pounds 101 acres south of Joseph's swamp
and 23 acres
1782 Tax Roll Sussex County, Virginia
Henry Moss,Jr. 7 white 12 black
____________________________
Sussex Co., VA - 13
Deeds of Emancipation
Deed of Emancipation -
Henry Moss Slaves 1787
(Deed Book G, page
125, Sussex Co.VA.)
I Henry Moss of Sussex
County in Virginia after full and deliberate consideration and agreeable to our
Bill of Rights, am fully persuaded that Freedom is the natural Right of all man
kind and that no Law, moral or divine hath given me a just Right, or property
in the person of any of my fellow creatures and desirous to fulfil the
injunction our Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ by doing to all others as I w'd.
be done by do hereby set free from Bondage the following Negroes viz.
Peter, Ephraim, Phill, Beck, Diley,
Edmund and Salley, and do for myself my Heirs, Executors, and Administrators
from this day Release unto the said
Negroes all my Right and all my claim whatsoever as to their person or to any
Estate they may acquire hereby declareing the said Negroes absolutely free
without any Interruption from me or any person claiming under me, as several of
the above named Negroes are yet in
their nonage I desire to have the care and Guardianship and Instruction
of the said children till they arrive at full which happens Peter January the first one thousand seven Eighty
Eight, Beck the same Day and Date,
Diley January the first one thousand seven hundred and ninety three, Ephraim
January the first ninety seven, Phill January ninety Eight, Edmund January the
first one thousand eight hundred & seven, Salley January the first one
thousand eight hundred and twelve at which several periods I discharge the
above named children from any engagements
to be me or any person claiming under me In Witness whereof I have set my hand
& seal this fourteenth Day of December one thousand seven hundred and
Eighty Seven.
Henry Moss (Seal)
In presence of}
Amos Adams
Henry Porch
James Meacham
At a Court held for
Sussex County the 20th day of Dec'r. 1787.
This Deed of
Emancipation from Henry Moss to the Several Slaves therein mentioned was
acknowledged & ordered to be Recorded.
Teste Mich'l.Bailey
C.S.C.
__________________________
Posted by: Sherry
Zorzi
Sussex County, VA
Deed Book I, page 238
Sussex County, VA
Deed Book I, page 238
This Indenture made
this fourth day of October in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred
& ninety eight between Henry Moss and Kezia his wife of the one part and
Thomas Parham of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Henry Moss &
Kezia his wife for in consideration of the sum of one hundred and forty pounds
current money of Virginia to them in hand paid by the said Thomas Parham the
receipt whereof the said Henry Moss and Kezia his wife do thereby acknowledge
hath granted, bargained, sold ????? and confimed and by these presents do they
grant, bargain, sell ???? and confirm unto the said Thomas Parham and his heirs
and assigns forever all that tract or parcel of land they the said Henry Moss
& Kezia his wife hold and containing by estimation ninety one acres
situated, lying and being in the county of Sussex and bounded by ???? Sanford,
Thomas Whitfield decd, Matthew Wynne, Wyatt Parker, Walter Bailey decd, William
Hobbs and Robert Watson to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land
and all and singular the said premises above mentioned and every part and
parcel thereof with all the improvements and appurtenances unto the said Thomas
Parham his heirs and assigns forever and the said Henry Moss & Kezia his
wife for themselves and their heirs the said tract of land and premises above
mentioned and every part thereof against them and their heirs and every other
person or persons whatsoever to the said Thomas Parham, his heirs and assigns
shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents. In witness whereof
the said Henry Moss and Kezia his wife have hereunto set their hands and
affixed their seals the day and year fully above written.
Sealed and Delivered
in presence of Henry
Moss [seal]
Kezia Moss [seal]
At a court held for Sussex
County the 4th day of October 1795, this indenture was acknowledged by Henry
Moss and Kezia his wife parties thereto to be their act and deed (she having
been first privily examined as the law directs and ordered to be recorded.
Teste
H. Bailey C.S.C
________________________________
Bibliography
Crowder and Related
Families, by Helen Johnston, Birmingham, Alabama. 1981.
Register of Albemarle
Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, Gertrude R. B. Richards, The
National Society Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia,
1958.
_____________________________________
There are two Henry
Moss in Virginia at the time of the revolution. The other lived in the northern Neck area. There is a dispute as to which of the two
served in the Revolution as:
Revolutionary War
Service
2nd Lt, 13 Jan. 1777
1st Lt, 11 July 1777
Cpt., 26 May 1781
retired, 1 Jan. 1783
_______________________________________
Subj: RE: WorldConnect match (Eppes/Moss)?
Date: 5/30/00 10:50:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (Michael Rounds)
To: [email protected] ('[email protected]')
Patrick:
I should have what
little documentation there is for this soon, but here is
a family group sheet I
found.
Henry Moss Jr. b. 6
May 1747 Sussex Co., Virginia d. ca 1816 Hancock Co.,
Georgia
m. (1) on 6 Jun 1757 Virginia to Mary Eppes
b. 5 Jul 1746 d. 1785
1
Eppes Moss b. 17 May 1770 Sussex Co., Virginia
2
Gabriel Moss b. 17 Dec 1772 Sussex Co., Virginia d. 1 Nov 1847 Troup
Co., Georgia
m. 30 Apr 1796 Sussex Co., Virginia
Elizabeth Oliver
3
Lewis Moss b. 20 Jan 1775 Sussex Co., Virginia
4
Henry Moss III b. Feb 1778 Sussex Co., Virginia d. Jan 1837 Alabama
m. Sarah Gardner b. May 1787 Georgia d.
Sep 1847 Alabama
5
Benjamin Moss b. 1779/80 Sussex Co., Virginia
6
Mary Moss b. ca 1781/87 Sussex Co., Virginia
7
James Moss b. 20 Jul 1783 Sussex Co., Virginia
8
Patsy Moss
m. (2) 28 Jul 1785 Sussex Co., Virginia
Kezziah Freeman b. 25 Jan or 4 Mar
1743/44 Albermarle
Parish, Virginia d. 6 Nov 1813
9
Martha Moss b. 13 Sep 1791 Sussex Co., Virginia
m. 20 Nov 1808 Sussex Co., Virginia
Frederick Freeman
10 Benjamin Moss b. 1796 Sussex Co.,
Virginia
I saw a couple of
these children in your moss.rtf file.
Does these fill in
any blanks for
you? Is it more complete? Or do you think this should be a
different family?
Michael Rounds, AIA
Children of Mary Eppes
and Henry Moss are:
82 i. Patsy8 Moss (Source: Helen
Johnston, Crowder and Related Families,
(Birmingham, Alabama; 1981).).
She married Kezziah Freeman.
83 ii. Epps Moss (Source: Helen Johnston, Crowder
and Related Families, (Birmingham,
Alabama; 1981).), born May 17, 1770 in Sussex County, Virginia.
Notes for Epps Moss:
Crowder and Related
Families, by Helen Johnston, Birmingham, Alabama. 1981.
Register of Albemarle
Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, Gertrude R. B. Richards, The
National Society Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia,
1958.
84 iii. Gabriel Moss (Source: Helen Johnston, Crowder
and Related Families, (Birmingham,
Alabama; 1981).), born January 24, 1773 in Sussex County, Virginia; died
January 11, 1847 in Harris County, Georgia.
He married Elizabeth Oliver April 30, 1796 in Sussex County, Virginia
(Source: Marriage Records, Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994),
"Electronic."); born Abt. 1775 in Sussex County, Virginia; died May
1845 in Harris County, Georgia.
Notes for Gabriel Moss:
Gabriel Moss was born to Mary Eppes and Henry Moss on
01/24/1773 in Sussex County, Virginia according to the entry in the Albemarle
Parish Register. He married Elizabeth
Oliver on a 04/25/1796 bond with a 04/30/1796 ceremony recorded at Sussex
County, Virginia.
Gabriel died 01/11/1847 in Harris County, Georgia according to
Helen Johnston of Birmingham, Alabama.
He was a resident of Sussex County, Virginia until 1808 and then moved
on to Hancock County, Georgia, Merriwether County, Georgia, and in 1847 to
Harris County, Georgia
Crowder and Related
Families, by Helen Johnston, Birmingham, Alabama. 1981.
Register of Albemarle
Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, Gertrude R. B. Richards, The
National Society Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia,
1958.
_________________________________
Posted by: Sherry Zorzi
Will of Gabriel Moss
15 September 1846
Book A, page 120-121
Source: Sherry Zorzi
Georgia Meriwether
County
I Gabriel Moss of said
state and county of advanced age and knowing that I must shortly depart this
world deem it right and proper both as respects my self and my family that I
should make a disposition of the property with which a kind Providence has
blessed me. I therefore make this my last will and testament.
Item first I give and
bequeath to Henry F. Scott who married my daughter Rebecca Ann Lot of land
number one hundred and twenty nine in third district of Meriwether County
(formerly Troup Co.) and all the rights members and appurtenances to said lot
of land in any wise appertaining and belonging forever and six Negroes viz.
Vina and her child Gabriel, Willie, Benefield, Silas and Rebecca.
Item Second I give and
bequeath to my son Henry E. Moss Lot of land number one hundred and twenty
eight in the third district of Meriwether County formerly Troup County with all
the rights members and appurtenances to said lot of land in any wise
appertaining and belonging forever and five negroes viz. Dolly and her child
Amanda, Jack, Henry, and Mary.
Item third I give and
bequeath to the orphans of my Son Gabriel Moss decd [deceased] four negroes viz
Austin my blacksmith, Nicholas, Howard, Anthony and Sarah to them their heirs
forever. I appoint my son Henry E. Moss guardian of the property of my said
grandchildren.
Item fourth My will and
desire is that my negro woman Winny after my death have choice amongst my
children to whom she shall belong.
Item fifth The rest of
any property both real and personal wherever and whatever it may be I give and
bequeath to my son Henry E. Moss, my son in law Henry F. Scott and the orphans
of my son Gabriel Moss decd [deceased] the orphans aforesaid to have one share
equally between them.
Item sixth I constitute
and appoint my son Henry E. Moss executor to this my last will and testament
this 15th of September 1846.
Gabriel Moss [Seal]
Signed sealed and
published by Gabriel Moss as his last will and testament in the presence of us
the subscribers who subscribed our names hereto in the presence of the testator
and of each other this 15th of September 1846.
John W. Shepherd
Moses Z. Pruett
William C. Scott
********************************
Codicil to Will of
Gabriel Moss
11 August 1847
Book A, page 121
Georgia Harris County
Whereas I Gabriel Moss
did on the fifteenth day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred
and forty six sign seal declare and publish my last will and testament in
presence of John W. Shepherd, Moses Z. Pruett and William C. Scott who signed
the said will and testament as witnesses and whereas I am desirous of making an
explanation of my intention in said will I therefore make and publish this
codicil to said will.
First It was not my
intention that the increase of any of the negroes before my decease should be
included in the fifth Item but I will and desire that the increase which may
have been since I made said will and the increase which may be before my
decease go with their mothers to those whom I have given their mothers.
Second I have placed
the negroes where I intended them to go and settled and decided that included
in the fifth this 11th of August 1847.
Gabriel Moss [Seal]
Signed sealed declared
and published by Gabriel Moss as the codicil to his last will and testament of
the 15th of September 1846 in the presence of me the subscriber who subscribed
my name hereto in the presence of the testator at his special ??? and request,
this 11th of August 1847.
John W. Shepherd
*****************************************
Probate, Gabriel Moss
January 1847/8
Book A, page 122
Georgia
Harris County
Personally appeared
before Henry E. Moss and C. B. Black Justices of the Inferior Court of said
county in vacation. John W. Sheppard after being duly sworn sayeth that he was
present and saw Gabriel Moss sign the within as his last will and testament and
that I saw Moses Z. Pruett and William C. Scott sign the same together with
myself as witnesses and I saw Gabriel Moss sign the codicil to the foregoing
will and I myself the same and the said Gabriel Moss was of sound disposing
mind and memory at the time of signing said will.
Sworn to and subscribed
before us this 3rd day of January 1847.
Caswell B. Black JIC
John W. Shepherd
Henry E. Moss JIC
William Johnson CCC
Georgia
Harris County
Personally appeared at
this regular term of the ordinary Court January 10th 1848 Moses J. Pruitt and
William C. Scott after being duly sworn sayeth on oath that they were present
and saw Gabriel Moss sign the within as his last will and testament and they
saw John W. Shepherd sign the same as a witness together with themselves and
the said Gabriel Moss was of sound disposing mind and memory at the time of
signing the same.
Sworn to and subscribed
in open court this 10th day of January 1848.
Wm. Johnson CCC Moses
Z. Pruett
William C. Scott
85 iv. Lewis Moss, born January 20, 1775.
86 v. Henry Moss, born February 08, 1777 in Sussex
County, Virginia; died January 20, 1837 in Dallas County, Alabama. He married Sarah Gardner June 08, 1802; born
1787; died 1847.
Notes for Henry Moss:
Michael Rounds
<[email protected]>
1. Henry Moss was born
8 FEB 1777 in Sussex County, Virginia, and died 20 JAN 1837 in Alabama. He was
buried in Dallas County, Alabama. He married Sarah Gardner 8 JUN 1802 in
Warrenton, Warren County, Georgia, daughter of Sterling Gardner and Polly Neal.
She was born 16 MAY 1787 in Warren County, Georgia, and died SEP 1847 in
Alabama. She was buried in Dallas County, Alabama.
Children of Henry Moss and Sarah Gardner
are: 2 i. Mary Eppes Moss was born 22 NOV 1807 in Georgia, and died 11
AUG 1859 in Alabama.
3
ii. Henry Lewis Moss was born 1815 in Georgia.
+ 4 iii. Martha Gardner Moss was born OCT 1817
in Georgia, and died JUL 1852 in Alabama.
5
iv. Susan T. (Sara) Moss was born 27 SEP 1826, and died 17 OCT 1826.
6
v. Sterling Moss.
7
vi. Obediah Crawford Gibson Moss was born 1829 in Alabama.
8
vii. James Moss
87 vi. Benjamin Moss, born Bet. 1779 - 1780.
88 vii. Martha Moss, born September 13, 1781.
89 viii. Mary Moss, born Bet. 1781 - 1787.
90 ix. James Moss (Source: Helen Johnston, Crowder
and Related Families, (Birmingham,
Alabama; 1981).), born July 20, 1783.
15. James7 Eppes (Mary6 Anderson, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
was born March 11, 1748/49 in Surry County, Virginia (Source: Gertrude R. B.
Richards, Register of Albemarle Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, (The National Society Colonial Dames of
America in the Commonwealth of Virginia; 1958).), and died 1791 in Sussex
County, Virginia. He married Martha
Sledge Bef. 1775, daughter of Amos Sledge and Sarah Hamlin. She was born January 27, 1759 in Sussex
County, Virginia (Source: Gertrude R. B. Richards, Register of Albemarle
Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, (The National Society Colonial Dames of America in the
Commonwealth of Virginia; 1958).), and died Bef. September 1798 in Sussex
County, Virginia.
Notes for James Eppes:
James Eppes' birth is recorded in
Register of Albemarle Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, Gertrude R.
B. Richards, The National Society Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth
of Virginia, 1958.
James' will is dated 11 Aug. 1789 and
proved 3 Feb. 1791 Frees his slaves and names his wife, sons Edward, James, and
Thomas Anderson, and daughters Sarah and Mary Anderson. Executors Henry Moss, David Bradley, and
Martha Epps.
___________________________
1782 Tax Roll Sussex County, Virginia
James Eppes 6 white 6
Black
Notes for Martha
Sledge:
Herman Rogers <[email protected]>
worldconnect
/Thomas Sledge b: ABT 1590
/Richard
(1) Sledge b: 1607/8
| \Unknown Lady UNKNOWN b: ABT 1590
/Richard (2)
Sledge b: ABT 1632
| \Mary Cole b: BET 1605 AND 1610
/Charles Sledge b: ABT
1650 d: 16 FEB 1726
| \Ann UNK b: ABT 1635
/John Sledge b: 1698 d: BEF 18 DEC 1750
| \Mary Clark(e) b: ABT 1665 d: BEF 17 JUL 1728
/Amos Sledge b: ABT 1732 d: 17 DEC 1780
|
\Mary Rebecca Ivey b: ABT 1700 d: 1752
Martha Sledge b: 7 APR
1761 d: 1800
\Sarah Hamlin
Children of James
Eppes and Martha Sledge are:
91 i. Edward8 Eppes, born May 08, 1775
in Sussex County, Virginia (Source: Gertrude R. B. Richards, Register of
Albemarle Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, (The National Society Colonial Dames of
America in the Commonwealth of Virginia; 1958).); died December 15, 1840. He married Sarah Davis August 27, 1804 in
Knox, Tennessee; born Abt. 1787; died Aft. 1850 in Knox, Tennessee.
Notes for Edward Eppes:
Subj: Chase for accuracy of the Eppes Family
Date: 11/11/99 2:57:16 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (claude L
westerfield)
To: [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected]
[snip]
I. Edward EPPES #4263 b. ___ 1775, m. 27 Aug
1804, Sarah (Davis) CROW #4262. Edward
died Dec 1840. Exerpt from Knox Co.
Minute books - Personel: Edward
Epps. (related to Martha Eppes Luttress
Harris Mother, Matilda Witt Harris Marr E.P. Legg I.) 1-22-1821 Appointed
overseer of rods of Knox County.
1-27-1825 Appointed commissioner o alte stage road on east side of Flat
Creek. 1-4-1836 Appointed commissioner
to repair bridge across Flat Creek.
12-5-1840 Made his will in his last sickness in the presence of Peter
burkhart and John D. Epps, made his ill disposing of his property as
follows: 'I desire martin B. Carter and
John D. Epps to attend to and manage my estate as follows. I have hereto fore given to all my daughter, except Elizabeth
(M:McMillian 5-17-1841) their portion of my Negroes, and I intend and desire
Elizabeth to have Martha and Rhoda. My
son is to have Alford and a Grey horse.
Having given my son Thomas Anderson, Isaac, If he does not have luk with
him, I desire that he be made good to him out of my estate. My wife, Sarah (Davies) Crow Epps is to hav all the residue of my property
during her natural life and if there lie mor than she choese to manage. she can sell of a part - at her death the
propety is to go to my children so as to make them equal shares. Matilda Harris' mother was Martha eppes Purell. Matilda married Stepahen Harris.
92 ii. James Eppes, born Abt. 1777.
93 iii. Thomas Anderson Eppes, born Abt. 1779.
94 iv. Sarah Eppes, born Abt. 1781.
95 v. Mary Anderson Eppes, born Abt. 1783.
96 vi. Littlebury Eppes, born Abt. 1785.
16. Winifred7 Eppes (Mary6 Anderson,
James5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2,
Richard1) was born September 16, 1751 in Surry County, Virginia
(Source: Gertrude R. B. Richards, Register of Albemarle Parish, Surry and
Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, (The
National Society Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia;
1958).), and died in Sussex County, Virginia.
She married Thomas Whitfield, son of Matthew Whitfield. He died 1794 in Sussex County, Virginia.
Notes for Winifred
Eppes:
Some family members suspect that
Winifred married Thomas Whitfield.
There is a deed between Edward Eppes and Thomas Whitfield which would
lend credence to this, but becasue there were many other Winnefreds in the
parish register I consider this marriage likely but unproven. Winnefred Whitfield and her four cildren
listed birthdates are found in
Register of Albemarle
Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, Transcribed and Edited by
Gertrude R. B. Richards, The National Society Colonial Dames of America in the
Commonwealth of Virginia, 1958.
Broderbund Corporation World Family Tree
Cd #5, pedigree 680 appears to be a continuation of this family in Tennessee.
Sussex County Deed
Book E, page 298 16 Feb 1775
Thomas Whitfield and
wife Winifred, to Edward Eppes and Banks Meachum for 100 pounds.... 170
acres south side of the road to
Nottoway Church
Children of Winifred
Eppes and Thomas Whitfield are:
97 i. Mary8 Whitfield, born in Sussex
County, Virginia.
98 ii. Wilkins Whitfield, born in Sussex County,
Virginia.
99 iii. Nancy Whitfield, born in Sussex County,
Virginia.
100 iv. Frances Whitfield, born February 14, 1767 in
Sussex County, Virginia.
101 v. Martha Patty Whitfield, born March 16, 1769
in Sussex County, Virginia.
102 vi. William Whitfield, born August 06, 1772.
103 vii. Elizabeth Whitfield, born October 10, 1774.
104 viii. Harrison Whitfield, born Abt. 1778 in Sussex
County, Virginia; died July 24, 1864.
He married Mary Sledge August 29, 1804 in Sussex County, Virginia.
105 ix. Jack Whitfield, born 1780 in Sussex County,
Virginia.
21. Elizabeth7 Anderson (James6, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
(Source: James Anderson, 1764 Will of James Anderson, (Georgia Colonial will book A page 296.).)
was born Abt. 1745 in Amelia County, Virginia.
She married William Matthews Bef. 1763 in Savannah, Georgia. He was born Bef. 1742, and died Aft. 1764 in
Left the colony of Georgia.
Notes for Elizabeth
Anderson:
Elizabeth Anderson was likely born about
1745 in Amelia County, Virginia as she was the only married daughter in
1764. As a child she would have
traveled with her family to Savannah, Georgia.
There she met and married William Matthews a carpenter like her father.
James Anderson's 1764 will names his
daughter Elizabeth Matthews, "Also it is my will and desire that my
daughter Elizabeth Matthews Shall have the use of what things she hath of mine
in her possession During her natural Life and then Dispose of them as she
please." Deed of gift of two slaves from William Matthews, carpenter, of
Christ Church Parish, Ga. to wife Elizabeth Matthews and to son John Matthews,
executed 04/09/1763 before witnesses James and David Anderson and recorded in "Miscellaneous
Bonds", Book "O", of Georgia Colonial records, on page 29.
It would appear that William Matthews
left Georgia in 1763 perhaps on a sea voyage. Before he left he sold his
personal propertyand gave his power of attorney to James Anderson his wife's father
and gave his slaves to his wife, thus ensuring that she was cared for before he
left. The voyage must have been
significant because he clearly recognized that he might not return. Elizabeth apparently remained in Georgia.
Perhaps William Matthews successfully
returned because a William Matthews appears as a witness to a 1778 deed in
Chatham County, Georgia.
More About Elizabeth
Anderson:
Living: 1764, Augusta,
Georgia
Notes for William
Matthews:
William Matthews probably shipped out of
Savannah Georgia in 1763 as a ships carpenter on a long voyage, before he left
he gave his slaves to hiis wife, his land to his infant son, and his personal
property and power of attorney to James Anderson his wife's father.
____________________________
Thomas Lloyd of Savannah to James
Anderson and William Matthews Bill of Sale for Slave, dated Mar 4, 1762,
Witness:David Anderson and James Anderson transferred to Anderson Jun 22, 1763
Witness David Anderson and James Anderson. Georgia Colonial Records Book "O"
pg. 52
Deed of gift of two slaves from William
Matthews, carpenter, of Christ Church Parish, Ga. to wife Elizabeth Matthews
and to son John Matthews, executed 04/09/1763 before witnesses James and David
Anderson and recorded in "Miscellaneous Bonds", Book "O",
of Georgia Colonial records, on page 29.
William Matthews, Carpenter of Christ
Church Parrish to his wife Elizabeth Matthews, Gift of ten slaves dated April
9, 1763 Witness David Anderson and James Anderson. Georgia Courthouse Clarke
County Book A of Marriages pg. 1211 (pg 29)
William Matthews, Carpenter of Christ
Church Parrish to his son John Matthew of same Parrish, deed of Gift dated 11th
April 1763 conveying 100 acres of land situated about 3 miles from Savannah
adjoining lands of Rev. Mr. Zubly and the Glebe land also a slave name
"Argyle" same witness above.
Georgia Courthouse Clarke County Book A of Marriages pg. 1211 (pg 29)
William Matthews to Gaspar Gorbia both
of Savannah and Carpenters Bill of Sale dated June 22, 1763 for slave boy bought
by Grantor from Edmund Tannett Esq now Descesed on August 10, Georgia Colonial
Records Book "O" pg. 53
William Matthews of Christ Church to
James Anderson of Savannah, a Carpenter, Bill of Sale dated June 22, 1763 for 6
Leather Bottom Chairs, two Tables, Looking Glass, waiter, Chest of Tools,
Gunchest trunk, three iron pots, case of bottles, frying pan, two grind stones,
feather bed and furniture, 5 dishes 1 doz. plates Witness James Harley. Georgia
Colonial Records Book "O" pg. 60
William Matthews of Christ Church to
James Anderson of Savannah, a Carpenter, Bill of Sale dated June 22, 1763,
power of Attorney to recover all demands due said Matthews, by John Higdon,
John Harvey, William Ashman, Rev, Dr. Zabley, Gaspar Garble, Stephen Billong,
Richard Bailey, James Harley, Thos. Bailey, John Shrich, William De. Brahm,
Isaac Glynn, Peter Blyrie Nehemiah Wade, and Thomas Morgon, Witness, David
Anderson and James Anderson Jr. Georgia
Colonial Records Book "O" pg. 61
James
Anderson's 1764 will names his daughter Elizabeth Matthews. In 04/1764
James Anderson petitions for 400 acres adjoining his lands which was William
Matthews who left the colony which was granted.
A William Matthews appears as a witness to a 1778 deed in Chatham
County, Georgia.
_________________________
Dumont, William H.;
"Colonial Georgia Genealogical Data 1748-1783"; National Genealogical
Society, Special Publication No. 36, Washington D.C.; 1971.
Child of Elizabeth
Anderson and William Matthews is:
106 i. John8 Matthews (Source: James
Anderson, 1764 Will of James Anderson,
(Georgia Colonial will book A page 296.).), born Bef. 1763 in Savannah,
Georgia.
Notes for John
Matthews:
John was a son of Elizabeth Anderson and William Matthews born
in Savannah, Georgia before 1763.
Deed of gift of two slaves from William Matthews, carpenter,
of Christ Church Parish, Ga. to wife Elizabeth Matthews and to son John
Matthews, executed 04/09/1763 before witnesses James and David Anderson and
recorded in "Miscellaneous Bonds", Book "O", of Georgia
Colonial records, on page 29.
Georgia Courthouse
Clarke Count
(pg.29) William
Matthews, Carpenter
of Christ Church
Parrish to his son John Matthew of same Parrish, deed of Gift dated 11th April
1763 conveying 100 acres of land situated about 3 miles from Savannah adjoining
lands of Rev. Mr. Zubly and the Glebe land also a slave name "Argyle"
same witness above
23. David7 Anderson (James6, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
(Source: James Anderson, 1764 Will of James Anderson, (Georgia Colonial will book A page 296.).)
was born Abt. 1749 in Amelia County, Virginia.
He married Elizabeth Mills.
She was born Abt. 1750 in Savannah, Georgia.
Notes for David
Anderson:
David Anderson was born aft 1747 in
Amelia County, Virginia. He is listed
as nder the age of 21 in the 1768 will of his father James Anderson, "Also
I give and bequeath unto my son David Anderson three hundred acres of Land in
St. Georges Parish on Rocky Creek and Ten pounds Sterling." In 1774 he adds lands adjacent those of his
father willed to him by the following record.
According to the correspondent below he
married ELizabeth Mills of Savannah and had sons William and Thomas.
David Anderson
09/06/1774 100 acres
Grant Book M page 278
Land bounded on the north and west by
land formerly owned by James Anderson, deceased, and south by James Gordon.
__________________________________________
Subj: Re: Thomas Anderson
Date: 12/25/01 4:40:42 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: Isleepalda
To: PatAnder73
Unfortunately, the
Anderson's seemed to repeat the Name Patterns. As far as I can tell the Thomas
of Twiggs County is a Brother of a William Anderson that appears to be the son
of David Anderson. He would be the nephew or great nephew of the James who went
to Georgia.
David Anderson was the
only one who repeated the name of Thomas after his Uncle in Virginia after
coming to Georgia. His son Thomas was the eldest son. As far as I can tell
David's wife was Elizabeth Mills of Savannah.
I am not good about
having my pedigree charts in front of me when I write. I hope none of this
confuses you. I am not a professional Genealogists. With help from others I
will eventually be able to help others with work in this area.
I am trying
desperately to find evidence that would substantiate all of these links. Many
of the records remain intact.
If I can link to the
James from Amelia County, VA. Then I would be extremely interested in the
research you have done back to Richard Anderson.
Thanks for your
interest. I will let you know if anything develops.
If I can be of help,
please let me know.
_____________________________________________
More About David
Anderson:
Living: 1774, Augusta,
Georgia
Children of David
Anderson and Elizabeth Mills are:
107 i. Thomas W.8 Anderson, born Abt.
1770 in Florida; died 1843 in Twiggs County, Georgia. He married (1) Catherine ?; died October 18, 1836. He married (2) Susan Roach Aft. 1836; born
in Georgia.
Notes for Thomas W.
Anderson:
1830 census Twiggs
County, Georgia
___________________________________
Subj: Re: My Andersons
Date: 11/30/99 9:10:05 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: MARTTHAYER
To: PatAnder73
This is what I have on
Thomas W. Anderson. Martha
Trustees under the
marriage settlement of John W. Anderson and Sarah Ann, his wife Dec. 3, 1839
Wit: Jno W. Anderson L.S.
L. A.
Anderson L. S
According to the book
on Anderson, T. W. Anderson was the grandson of James Anderson of Augusta,
Georgia.
Thomas W. Anderson's
will 1843
To children by first wife: Samuel Faircloth Anderson, Sarah
Mary Anderson, Margaret Elizabeth Anderson and William Francis Anderson.
To children of my last marriage: George Hipp Anderson, Susan
Frances Anderson & Christopher B. Cowen Anderson
Captain Thomas W.
Anderson formerly of SC wife Catherine Died Oct 18, 1836, 42 years of age,
leaving husband and six children.
Laurens County Georgia,
Deed Book D. page 56 March 2, 1815
Amos Forehand of Laurens Co., Georgia to Thomas W. Anderson
& Robert Coats, both of St. Luke's Parish, Beaufort District, SC
Note by author of book: I included the above deed because
Thomas W. Anderson became a resident of Twiggs County, Georgia.
Biographical Sketches:
Christopher C. Anderson
b. Jan 7, 1840 in Twiggs Co., Ga. His
parents were Thomas W. b. Florida and Susan [Roach] Anderson b. Georgia.
108 ii. William Anderson, born Abt. 1775.
30. Jordan7 Anderson (Thomas6, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
(Source: Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen -
Beall Families, (Whittet &
Shepperson, Printers; 1909).) was born Bet. 1745 - 1755 in Amelia County,
Virginia, and died 1838 in Marengo County, Alabama. He married Mary Hightower, daughter of Joshua Hightower
and Mary Puckett. She was born Abt.
1770, and died Aft. 1838 in Marengo County, Alabama.
Notes for Jordan
Anderson:
Jordan Anderson sold all of his fathers
1782 (382 and 108 acres) Dinwiddie VA holdings to John Edmundson in 1787. Grant James Anderson in his genealogy of
1909 recalls that Robert and Jourdan were both deaf mutes who moved west. The 1838 will of Jordan Anderson in Marengo
County, Alabama is likely this man. The
court records of Marengo county Alabama record the death of Jordan Anderson
with a Hightower mentioned in the estate.
I suspect but have not proved that this is this person.
ESTATE OF JORDAN
ANDERSON
Marengo Co., Ala. Will
Record A, p. 191: Will of Jordan Anderson, Sr.,
mentions:
1. Son Thos. Anderson
(executor)
2. Wife Mary
3. Granddaughter
Catherine Anderson
4. Daughter Sarah
Goodwyn
5. Daughter Nancy
6. Daughter Mary
7. Granddaughter,
Nancy A. Hill, daughter of Mary Anderson
8. Daughter Martha
Anderson
9. son Jordan Jr.
This will is dated 17
Aug., 1837, and was recorded on Feb 9, 1838.
Witnesses: William
Adams and Constance Adams. Land mentioned in the will was in Section 2,
Township 15, Range 3, East.
From Minutes of
Probate Court, Book A & B:
p. 365. Sept. Term of
court, 1837: Thos. Anderson offered for probate the will of Jordan Anderson,
Sr., dec'd. Court ordered that citations issue to the heirs, who are: Thos.
Anderson, Sarah Goodwyn, Nancy Adams, Mary Hill, Martha Anderson, Jordan
Anderson and Catherine McCoy (McCary?).
p. 369. 19 Oct 1837.
Will Goodwyn contested the will of Jordan Anderson. A jury summoned to decide
the issue on lst Mon. in Nov.
p. 371. Tues., Nov.
14, 1837. Thos. Anderson, Executor, and Will Goodwyn, the party contesting the
validity of the will. By consent of both, the issue is withdrawn as to the
personal property of the estate. Then will was proved on oath of Wm. Adams, one
of the witnesses. The executor filed his bond for $20,000 with J. H. Bondurant
and E. B. Adams as securities. Court appointed the following to appraise the
estate: Wm. King, David Curry, Austin Eskridge, Wm. Hogan, Peter R. Gunn,
Daniel McNeill.
p. 396. 2 June 1838.
Came Thos. Anderson, adm. of Jordan Anderson, dec'd. None of the heirs appeared
in court to show cause why the petition to sell the lands for division among
the heirs should not be granted: and same is granted. Court appointed following
commissioners to sell the lands: William King, Felix G. Adams, Thos. Ringgold.
p. 406. Oct., 1838.
The above -named commissioners reported the sale of Jordan Anderson's land to
Thos. and Jordan Anderson, at $1 an acre.
From Deed Book E, p.
381. 11 June 1838. We, Thomas Anderson and Louisa, his wife, Wm. Goodwyn and
Sarah, his wife, Benjamin Adams and Nancy, his wife, James N. Hill and Mary,
his wife, and Martha Anderson, convey to Jordan Anderson, our claim to land in
Marengo Co., Ala., that descended to us from our father, Jordan Anderson. Land
in Section 2, Township 15, Range 3, East.
______________________________
Susan Chakhad <[email protected]>
Karenhappuck/Kehrenhappuck
Yarbrough married Thomas Anderson. Their son Jordan Anderson was appointed
guardian of James and William Goodwyn after the death of Harwood Goodwyn.
Harwood's Daughter Ann Goodwyn named one of her daughters Karenhappuck
Yarbrough Lloyd. Harwood's wife is only referred to as Elizabeth in his probate
records. Although I have found no proof, I believe Harwood's wife Elizabeth and
Jordan Anderson were siblings.
More About Jordan
Anderson:
Living: 1787,
Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Will Date: August 17,
1837, Marengo County, Alabama
Will Filed: February
09, 1838, Will Book A, page 191
Will Probate: February
09, 1838, Marengo County, Alabama
Notes for Mary
Hightower:
This marriage come from the Hightower
genealogy, her sisters married into the
Elder family as did Jordans sister. I
am still seeking proof.
Children of Jordan
Anderson and Mary Hightower are:
109 i. Thomas8 Anderson, born Aft.
1780. He married Louisa ?.
110 ii. Jordan Anderson, born Abt. 1790. He married Nancy ? Abt. 1822.
111 iii. Sarah Anderson, born Abt. 1800. She married William R. Goodwyn; born Bet.
1790 - 1800; died Bef. 1860.
Notes for Sarah
Anderson:
1860 Marengo Co. AL
Census - in household of C.K. and Fannie Goodwyn
Notes for William R.
Goodwyn:
Susan Chakhad <[email protected]>
Karenhappuck/Kehrenhappuck
Yarbrough married Thomas Anderson. Their son Jordan Anderson was appointed
guardian of James and William Goodwyn after the death of Harwood Goodwyn.
Harwood's Daughter Ann Goodwyn named one of her daughters Karenhappuck
Yarbrough Lloyd. Harwood's wife is only referred to as Elizabeth in his probate
records. Although I have found no proof, I believe Harwood's wife Elizabeth and
Jordan Anderson were siblings.
112 iv. Nancy Anderson, born Abt. 1807 in
Georgia. She married Benjamin Adams
December 17, 1828 in Marengo County, Alabama.
113 v. Mary Anderson, born Abt. 1809 in
Georgia. She married James N. Hill July
01, 1830 in Marengo County, Alabama; born 1799.
114 vi. Martha Anderson, born Abt. 1815 in
Georgia. She married David H. Smith
January 07, 1845 in Marengo County, Alabama; born Abt. 1812.
Notes for Martha
Anderson:
Subj: Re: Martha Anderson Quinney
Date: 9/10/02 8:41:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (Juanita Quinney)
Hi Pat:
You never got back in
touch with me. Do you want a copy of
the marriage certificate for Martha Anderson
and William R. Quinney?
Thanks,
Nita Quinney
31. Elizabeth7 Anderson (Thomas6, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
was born Bet. 1745 - 1755 in Amelia County, Virginia. She married Harwood Goodwyn Abt. 1776. He was born Bet. 1740 - 1750, and died 1793
in Wilkes County, Georgia.
Notes for Elizabeth
Anderson:
There is no mntion of
Elizabeth in the writings of Grant J. Anderson however he made a few minor
error regarding THomas Family so perhaps he omitted other children.
______________________________
Susan Chakhad <[email protected]>
Karenhappuck/Kehrenhappuck
Yarbrough married Thomas Anderson. Their son Jordan Anderson was appointed
guardian of James and William Goodwyn after the death of Harwood Goodwyn.
Harwood's Daughter Ann Goodwyn named one of her daughters Karenhappuck
Yarbrough Lloyd. Harwood's wife is only referred to as Elizabeth in his probate
records. Although I have found no proof, I believe Harwood's wife Elizabeth and
Jordan Anderson were siblings.
Notes for Harwood
Goodwyn:
Susan Chakhad <[email protected]>
Karenhappuck/Kehrenhappuck
Yarbrough married Thomas Anderson. Their son Jordan Anderson was appointed
guardian of James and William Goodwyn after the death of Harwood Goodwyn.
Harwood's Daughter Ann Goodwyn named one of her daughters Karenhappuck
Yarbrough Lloyd. Harwood's wife is only referred to as Elizabeth in his probate
records. Although I have found no proof, I believe Harwood's wife Elizabeth and
Jordan Anderson were siblings.
Children of Elizabeth
Anderson and Harwood Goodwyn are:
115 i. Ann8 Goodwyn, born April 20,
1778. She married (1) Baysel W.
Brigsman July 10, 1792 in Wilkes County, Georgia. She married (2) Thomas Lloyd February 15, 1798.
Notes for Ann Goodwyn:
Subj: Anderson
family
Date: 2/16/03 3:38:19
PM Eastern Standard Time
From: Stoulmin1
To: PatAnder73
Hello cousin,
I came across info on
your GEDCOM at ancestry.com, and think we are related. I am descended from Ann ("Nancy")
Goodwin (1778-1857, buried in Dayton Cemetery, Marengo Co, AL) who married
Thomas Lloyd. (She also married a Bridgeman
and a Pruitt).
Ann's parents were, I
believe, Harwood Goodwin (or "Goodwyn"), and Elizabeth Anderson (b.
Amelia Co VA about 1740). Elizabeth was
the child of Thomas Anderson (1721-abt 1787) and Karenhappuck Yarbrough (b.
abt. 1720). If you have additional
info, notes, or a GEDCOM covering any or all of these people or their ancestors
or descendants I would be very grateful to receive it. Thanks!
Llewellyn Toulmin
Silver Spring,
Maryland
More About Ann Goodwyn:
Burial: Dayton
Cemetery, Marengo County, Alabama
116 ii. Harwood Goodwyn, born Bet. 1780 - 1800.
117 iii. James A. Goodwyn, born Bet. 1780 - 1800.
Notes for James A.
Goodwyn:
Susan Chakhad <[email protected]>
Karenhappuck/Kehrenhappuck
Yarbrough married Thomas Anderson. Their son Jordan Anderson was appointed
guardian of James and William Goodwyn after the death of Harwood Goodwyn.
Harwood's Daughter Ann Goodwyn named one of her daughters Karenhappuck
Yarbrough Lloyd. Harwood's wife is only referred to as Elizabeth in his probate
records. Although I have found no proof, I believe Harwood's wife Elizabeth and
Jordan Anderson were siblings.
118 iv. Matthew Goodwyn, born Bet. 1780 - 1800.
119 v. Robert Goodwyn, born Bet. 1780 - 1800.
120 vi. Thomas Goodwyn, born Bet. 1780 - 1800.
121 vii. William Joseph Goodwyn, born Bet. 1780 -
1800.
122 viii. William R. Goodwyn, born Bet. 1790 - 1800;
died Bef. 1860. He married Sarah
Anderson; born Abt. 1800.
Notes for William R.
Goodwyn:
Susan Chakhad <[email protected]>
Karenhappuck/Kehrenhappuck
Yarbrough married Thomas Anderson. Their son Jordan Anderson was appointed
guardian of James and William Goodwyn after the death of Harwood Goodwyn.
Harwood's Daughter Ann Goodwyn named one of her daughters Karenhappuck Yarbrough
Lloyd. Harwood's wife is only referred to as Elizabeth in his probate records.
Although I have found no proof, I believe Harwood's wife Elizabeth and Jordan
Anderson were siblings.
Notes for Sarah
Anderson:
1860 Marengo Co. AL
Census - in household of C.K. and Fannie Goodwyn
32. Lydia7 Anderson (Thomas6, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
(Source: Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen -
Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson,
Printers; 1909).) was born Abt. 1758 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, and died
1832 in Monroe County, Georgia. She
married (1) William Elder (Source: Lionel H. Brown, Letter from
Lionel H. Brown, (24 Jul 2000).)
1782, son of William Elder and Mary ?.
He was born Abt. 1740, and died 1797 in Greene County, Georgia. She married (2) ? Jackson Aft.
1796. She married (3) ? Boone
Aft. 1796.
Notes for Lydia
Anderson:
Posted by: Lionel
Brown Date: July 23, 2000 at 17:54:43
In Reply to: Thomas
Anderson 1721-1787 Dinwiddie VA by Patrick Anderson of 7154
I have a Lydia
Anderson in my tree, she married William Elder in Va abt 1782. They moved to Ga
ca 1790. William Elder died in Greene Co, GA 1796. Lydia married second a Mr. ---
Jackson, and third Mr. --- Boon.
This seems to link up
to your information. I have a transcription of a bible record for the William
and Lydia Elder family - showing their children. They had a son William Newman
Elder, born 1788, died 1827. He is my ggg-grandfather. Would be interested in
knowing more about Lydia's line and siblings. I can share more on my Elder line
if you are interested. I have a copy of Lydia Boon's will - 1832 - Monroe Co,
GA.
-Lionel
Children of Lydia
Anderson and William Elder are:
123 i. Lydia Jackson8 Elder (Source: (1)
IGI., (2) Lionel H. Brown, Letter from Lionel H. Brown, (24 Jul 2000).), born January 08, 1783.
124 ii. Robert B. Elder (Source: Lionel H. Brown, Letter
from Lionel H. Brown, (24 Jul
2000).), born December 30, 1783.
125 iii. Cynthia Elder (Source: Lionel H. Brown, Letter
from Lionel H. Brown, (24 Jul
2000).), born February 17, 1786.
126 iv. William Newman Elder (Source: Lionel H.
Brown, Letter from Lionel H. Brown,
(24 Jul 2000).), born November 01, 1788 in Virginia; died 1827 in
Gullettsville, Monroe County, Georgia.
He married Catherine Jackson June 23, 1806.
127 v. Violetta E. Elder (Source: Lionel H. Brown, Letter
from Lionel H. Brown, (24 Jul
2000).), born March 23, 1791; died July 09, 1859 in Blount County,
Alabama. She married (1) James A.
Hardwick (Source: Jan Allison ([email protected]), allison1.ged, (Worldconnect at Rootsweb.com),
"Electronic," Date of Import: Jan 19, 2001.) May 10, 1805; born April
15, 1786 in Greene County, Georgia; died June 19, 1825 in Odenville, St. Clair
Co. AL (Source: Jan Allison ([email protected]), allison1.ged, (Worldconnect at Rootsweb.com),
"Electronic," Date of Import: Jan 19, 2001.). She married (2) Stephen Harmon Aft. 1830.
More About Violetta E.
Elder:
Burial: Liberty Bapt.
Cem., Oneonta, Blount Co. AL (Source: Jan Allison ([email protected]), allison1.ged, (Worldconnect at Rootsweb.com),
"Electronic," Date of Import: Jan 19, 2001.)
Notes for James A.
Hardwick:
Jan Allison
<[email protected]>
/Thomas Hardwick b: ABT 1615 d: 1680 =>
/James
Hardwick b: 1647 d: 1698
/William Hardwick
b: ABT 1675 d: 1719
| \Anne Armsley b: ABT 1650
/James Hardwick b: ABT
1701 d: 1737
| \Elizabeth Brown b: ABT 1675 d: 1734
/William Hardwick b: 27 JUN 1727
d: 24 FEB 1803
| \Henrietta Garland b: ABT 1702
/George Hardwick b: 31 JAN 1766 d: 3 MAY
1824
|
\Kessiah Nancy b: 1727 d: 18 AUG 1784
James A. Hardwick b: 15
APR 1786 d: 19 JUN 1825
| /Robert McTyeire b: 1700 d: 1775
|
/Frizzell McTyeire b: FEB 1734 d: 14 APR 1823
|
| | /Francisco Frizzell b: ABT 1675
|
| \Elizabeth Frizzell b:
ABT 1700 d: AFT 1790
\Mary "Polly" McTyeire b: ABT
1765 d: 24 OCT 1843
\Mary b: ABT 1734 d: BEF 1800
Subj: Violetta Elder Hardwick
Date: 1/27/01 11:54:53 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Jan Allison)
To: [email protected] (Patrick J. Anderson)
File:
Violetta-James-GeorgeHardwick.jpg (24859 bytes) DL Time (28800 bps): < 1
minute
Hello Patrick -
Excuse me for taking so
long to thank you for the wonderful information you sent on the Hardwick
family. I've been changing over to a
new system - sort of computer limbo.
I particularly enjoyed
the extensive notes on the Early families.
You have done some excellent work.
The new information is posted at WorldConnect. I hope to soon post notes to the entries as well.
Attached is a photo I
took of the gravestone of Violetta Elder Hardwick at the Liberty Cemetery last
August.
Jan Allison
Orange Beach, Alabama
More About James A.
Hardwick:
Burial: Liberty Bapt.
Cem., Odenville, St. Clair Co. AL (Source: Jan Allison
([email protected]), allison1.ged,
(Worldconnect at Rootsweb.com), "Electronic," Date of Import:
Jan 19, 2001.)
128 vi. Edward Anderson Elder (Source: Lionel H.
Brown, Letter from Lionel H. Brown,
(24 Jul 2000).), born December 28, 1794; died January 14, 1891 in
Monticello, Jasper County, Georgia. He
married Mary Wilson January 15, 1817.
129 vii. Herbert Blackstone Elder (Source: Lionel H.
Brown, Letter from Lionel H. Brown,
(24 Jul 2000).), born October 02, 1796.
33. Lucy Marie7 Anderson (Thomas6, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
(Source: (1) Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen
- Beall Families, (Whittet &
Shepperson, Printers; 1909)., (2) Jean Burgeois ([email protected]), GEDCOM
file of the Gibbs Family, "Electronic.") was born 1760 in
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, and died 1787 in Virginia. She married Herod Gibbs 1785 in
Lynchburg, Virginia, son of William Gibbs.
He was born Abt. 1750 in Petersburg, Virginia, and died Aft. 1812 in
Morgan County, Georgia.
Notes for Lucy Marie
Anderson:
According to Jeanne ([email protected])
both Lucy and William died young and their son was raised by his grandfather
Harod Gibbs.
Notes for Herod Gibbs:
Posted by: Dannye
Powell Date: July 19, 2001 at 04:47:20
In Reply to: Re: Gibbs
,VA to GA. by Patrick Anderson of
2575
My records show that
Lucy Anderson was married to Herod Gibbs, son of William Gibbs, in 1785 in
Lynchburg. There is, I believe, a Harrod Gibbs married to an Anna Cunningham.
But Harrod and Herod are different people. Herod Gibbs, son of Wililam, had
brothers: John and Miles. Herod Gibbs died in Morgan Co.Ga. after 1812.
Child of Lucy Anderson
and Herod Gibbs is:
130 i. Thomas Anderson8 Gibbs (Source:
Jean Burgeois ([email protected]), GEDCOM file of the Gibbs Family,
"Electronic."), born March 14, 1787 in Virginia; died April 05, 1861
in Social Circle, Walton County, Georgia.
He married Martha Maddox June 03, 1819 in Green County, Georgia; born
July 23, 1794 in Cumberland County, Virginia; died March 02, 1867 in Social
Circle, Walton County, Georgia.
Notes for Thomas
Anderson Gibbs:
Details of Thomas Anderson Gibbs have been obtained from Jean
Bourgeois of Lake Worth, Florida.
Schoolguar@AOL
He married Martha Maddox on 06/03/1819 the daughter of William Maddox and Agnes Foster. Onwed lot
in Bedford County, Va. Recorded in Vol. 5, page 405. Left Bedford Co., Va. and went to Social Circle, Ga. He got land in the 1827 or 1832 Lottery for
land. He was able to receive this land
because he fought in the War of 1812.
The farm in Social Circle, Georgia was 6 miles out. In 1831 he owned 20
slaves, by 1850 he woned 47 slaves, in 1860 he owned 10 slaves. His land was located in 418th districk; there was 808 acres. He was one of the first members of Social
Circle Baptist Church. In fact, he help
build the church and was one of the first deacon.
35. Edward7 Anderson (Jordan6, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
was born June 12, 1749 in Amelia County, Virginia (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), and died 1806 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. He married Susannah Oliver March 20,
1775 in Sussex County, Virginia (Source: Marriage Records, Southern States,
1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated
Archives; 1994), "Electronic."), daughter of William Oliver and
Frances Malone. She was born Abt. 1750
in Surry County, Virginia, and died 1817 in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Notes for Edward
Anderson:
Edward Anderson is the son of Jordan
Anderson and Mary Watkins of Chesterfield County, Virginia. Edward was born on
06/12/1749 in Amelia County, Virginia .
His birth was recorded in his father's register. This register was taken to South Carolina and then on to Georgia
by his brother Thomas Anderson. The
birth date is that given by Grant Anderson is his 1909 genealogy, and it is
likely that he had this register available to him at the time he authored his book. It may still survive somewhere near Dallas,
Texas. He would have been born in Amelia County, Virginia, in that portion now
Nottoway County, before his father's move to Cumberland County, in that portion
now Powhatan County.
Edward's wife was a daughter of William
Oliver of Sussex County, Virginia.
Edward probably served in the militia in
the Revolutionary War with his brothers but as he died in 1806 he had no
opportunity to file a pension claim.
Edward Anderson buys a policy with the
Virginia Assurance Association in 1793.
This describes his properties and shows that he resided near the
intersection of Taylor Road and Old Saponey Road in Southwestern Chesterfield
County. His neighbor was Absalom
Bailey. Taylor Road still exists, but
Old Sapponey Road is now a closed forest track. L. L. Cashion a Chesterfield County historian resides in a home
built in 1980 just south of the old intersection of Old Sapponey Road and
Taylor Road.
Declaration for Assurance No. 672
I the underwritten
Edward Anderson residing at Anderson's Farm in the County of Chesterfield do
hereby declare for Assurance in the Mutual Assurance Society against Fire on
Buildings of the State of Virginia, established the 26th December, 1795,
agreeable to the several acts of the General Assembly of this State, to wit:
My four buildings on
My plantation called Anderson's Farm now occupied by myself situated between
the plantation of William Ware and that of Abraham Bailey in the County of
Chesterfield their dimensions, situation, and contiguity to other buildings or
wharves what the walls are built of, and what the buildings are covered with,
are specified in the hereunto annexed description of the said buildings on the
plat, signed by me and the appraisers, and each valued by them as appears by
their certificate hereunder, to wit.
The Dwelling House marked A at 1600
Dollars,
say Sixteen hundred
Dollars
The Kitchen do B at
100 Do,
say One hundred do
The Barn do C at
200 Do,
say Two hundred do
The Grainery do D at 130 Do,
say One hundred &
thirty do
The ------------------- do E at --- Do,
say ------------- do
2030
say Two thousand and
Thirty ---------------Dollars in all.
I do hereby declare and affirm that I hold
the above mentioned buildings with the land on which they stand, in fee-simple,
and that they are not, nor shall be insured elsewhere, without giving notice
thereof, agreeable to the policy that may issue to my name, upon filing of this
declaration, and provided the whole sum does not exceed four-fifths of the
verified value, and that I will abide by, observe, and adhere to the
Constitution, Rules and Regulations as are already established, to may
hereafter be established by a majority of the insured, present in person, or by
representatives, or by the majority of the property insured represented, either
by the persons themselves, or their proxy duly authorized, or their deputy as
established by law, at any genral meeting, to be held by the said Assurance
Society. Witness my hand and seal at
in Chesterfield this
Seventeenth day of June 1802.
teste
/s/ Lewis M. Rivalain /s/ Edwd
Anderson s
We the underwritten,
being each of us house-owners, declare and affirm that we examined the above mentioned
property of Edward Anderson and that we are of opinion that it would cost in
cash two thousand five hundred Dollars to build the same, and is now (after
the deduction of four hundred and
Seventy Dollars for decay or bad repair) actually worth Two thousand and Thirty Dollars in ready
money, as above specified to the best of our knowledge and belief, and he the
said subscriber has acknowledged before us his above signature.
/s/ Lewis M Rivalain
residing in Richmond City
/s/ Abraham Bailey ditto in Chesterfield
A
wooden
\
grainery \
16 feet
square
with
a wooden
shell whole/
around
/
of 10 ft wooden
dwelling
34
by 18
feet one a wooden
story high wing 26 by
/ / \ with
a 18 feet one
Distant wooden story high
A wooden Barn about 100 shed the underpinned
40 by 20 feet yards length
One story High of the with brick
home
(C)
Distant about
45 yards
\
\
/
/
A wooden
Kitchen
24 by 16 (B)
feet
One story
high
11/ /1778 acres Chesterfield
County, Virginia
Edward Anderson from Jordan
Anderson
Chesterfield County,
Virginia Book 8 Page 257
09/ /1785 acres Chesterfield
County, Virginia
Edward Anderson from Jordan
Anderson
Chesterfield County,
Virginia Book 10 Page 559
12/14/1806 will in Chesterfield County,
Virginia WB ? -438. Edward is not of
age at his death. Thomas is to be given
cash from the sale of the south half of the estate, Edward to inherit the
remainder upon the death of the Mother.
Daughters to share equally in the sale of the southern half. The estate
list is extensive and filed under Susannah Anderson upon her death.
In the name of God Amen, I Edward
Anderson of Chesterfield county in the state of Virginia considering the
uncertainty of this mortal life, and being of sound mind and memory, blessed be
God Almighty for the same, do make and publish this my last will and testament
in the manner and form following, Viz.
First, my will and
desire is that the plantation whereon I now live should be divided into two
parts or parcels, by a line running due East from a white oak standing on Mr.
Abraham Bailey's land, commonly known by the name of Flaxpond Branch, until it
intersects with Mr. William Ware's line, and my will is that all that part or
parcel as cut off by the said line, and lying to the South of the said line,
shall be sold on a reasonable credit, the purchaser giving bond and approved
secruity for payment of the same, at the discretion of my executrix and
executors hereafter named, and my will and desire further is, that all that
part or parcel of my land or plantation lying on the North side of the line as
above directed to be run, together with all the buildings thereon, with every
appurtenance thereto belonging, shall enure to the benefit and use of my loving
wife Susannah Anderson, my so Edward Watkins Anderson, and my daughters who are
now unmarried, for and during the natural life of my loving wife, and
notwithstanding my wife should die before all my daughters are married, yet my
will is, that all of my daughters, or any of them, if they remain single and
unmarried, shall notwithstanding the death of their mother in their lifetime,
have and enjoy the same behoof and benefit in all respects as when I was
living, untill they shall marry; but on the marriage of each, or all of my
daughters, then my will is, that the residence and maintenance of such daughter
so marrying, from my plantation so ordered for their support and maintenance as
above directed shall cease; and my will is that all the money arising from the
sale of the above part or parcel of my land so ordered as above to be sold,
together with all the interest which shall accrue on the principal money by
reason of the same not being punctually paid, shall be equally divided betwixt
my son Thomas Anderson and all my daughters now living, and the issue of such
as shall be dead; and it is further my will and desire, that after the death of
my loving wife, and the death or marriage of all my daughters now single, that
all that tract or parcel of land lying to the North of the said line so ordered
as above to be run, together with all the buildings thereon, and all the
appurtenances thereto in any wise belonging, shall be given to my son Edward
Watkins Anderson and his heirs forever in fee simple. And it is further my will and desire, that the slaves hereafter
given to my daughters which are now unmarried, shall remain on the plantation,
to be employed in making a crop or crops, untill each shall think proper to
mary; and when any of my daughters shall marry, then such daughter so marrying,
shall at the tim of such marriage receive an equal part of the value and it is
further my will and desire that my son Thomas Anderson and my daughter Lucy
Maxey shall not take any part at all out of the proceeds or issues of the crop
or crops as made on my plantation, but only my four daughters who are now
unmarried. I do also give and bequeath unto my loving wife Susannah Anderson
the use of three negroes, Viz. Ned Beck and Nan, one riding chair, one horse
and woman's sadle one bed and furniture, and one half of the house hold and
kitchen furniture, (beds accepted) to have and to hold all the above recited
property, to heruse only during her natural life or widowhood, but if she
marries again, then and in that case, she shall be devested not only of the
property heretofore given to her for her use, but also of the management of my
estate as executrix.
I give and bequeath to my son Thomas
Anderson the sum of five hundred dollars, also one negro boy, one bed and furniture,
one horse, saddle and knee buckles, to be deliverd to him when he comes to the
age of twenty one years.
I also give and bequeath to my son
Edward Watkins Anderson, that part or parcel of my land as before mentioned, to
him and his heirs forever, in fee simple, when the contingencies as above
mentioned shall happen; also one silver watch which I used to ear, also one
negro boy, one bed and furniture, one horse, saddle, and bridle, one cow and
calf, one ewe and lamb, the personla property to be delivered to him when he is
twenty one years of age, but if my son Edward Watkins should die before he
arrives to the age of twenty one years, then my will is, that my son Thomas
should have the land, under the same conditions as my son Edward Watkins holds it,
and the personla estate bequeathed by me to him, shall be equally divided
amongst all my children then living, and the issue of such as are dead; and it
is also my will that if my son Thomas should die before he arrives at the age
of twenty one years, then all the personal estate bequeathed to him, shall be
equally divided amongst all my children then liviing and the issue of such as
are dead.
I also give and bequeath to each of my
five daughters, Viz. Nancy, Lucy, Sarah, Elizabeth, and Rebecca Melone, and to
the issue of such as are dead, the sum of Five hundred dollars, that is, if any
of my daughters should die, leaving issue, and before such daughter shall have
recieved her legacy, then my intention is, that such issue shall recieve their
mother's legacy. It is also my will and
intention that the several sums which shall be found debited against each of my
daughters in my prviate book of accounts, shall be deducted out of their
repestive legacies of five hunderd dollars. I alos give and bequeath to my
daughter Nancy one negro girl named Winney. I alos give and bequeath to my
daughter Sarah one negro girl named Daphney. I also give and bequeath to my
daughter Lucy one negro girl which she has already in possession. I also give
and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth and Rebeca Melone each a negro boy or
girl, as may be bought most convenient, but to have respect to the value, so
that none recieve a more valuable portion than the other, my intention being,
to give all my daughters as valuable a part to each one as I possibly can, to
make one equal with another, it is further my will and intention that each of
my daughters shaell recieve her respective legacy as they shall severally
marry, or come to the age of twenty one years. I also give to each of my daughters
who are now unmarried one bed and furniture, to each one cow and calf, one ewe
and lamb, one horse, and saddle, and bridle. I also give to my daughter Lucy
Maxey one bed and furniture, one cow and calf, one ewe and lamb, one horse,
saddle and bridle, which she has already in possession. which personnal estate
before mentioned to be given to my daughters, I give it and its increase, to
them and their heirs forever, and it is my will and intent, that each of my
daughters should recieve all their above respective legacies when they arrive
to the ae of twenty one years, or marry, which ever circumstance should happen
first, but if one or more of my daughters should die before they come of age
them my will is, if such decedent has left no issue, nor been married, then her
or their part is to go to and be divided equally amongst all my daughters which
do survive and the issue of such as shall be dead.
It is also my will and desire that my
wife and children which are unmarried and living with their mother on the
plantation, shall be supported with a sufficiency of grain and stock of meat as
will serve them untill the following years crop shall be fit for use. It is
also my will and intention, that if my wife Susannah Anderson, will not abide
by the provision made for her in the written will, but will take her third part
of my estate according to law, she is then to have no management of my estate.
Also, what I mean by having respect to the value of the negro given to each of
my children in my will, is also to have respect to the age of my children, that
is, the eldest is to have on eof the most value, the youngest is to have one of
less value, according to their age, my daughters Lucy Maxey has hers already in
possession, by the name of Doll; It is further my will and desire, that all the
rest and residue of my estate, not heretofore given away is to be kept on my
plantation, to make and finish the crop, until the month of November next
ensuing my decease and then each of my {?possibly a page or phrase missing} personal
estate to hold it and its increase to them and their heirs forever. And lastly
I do hereby appoint my beloved wife Susannah, and my son-in-law John Maxey, and
my son Thomas Anderson, executrix and executor of this my last will and
testament, untill such time as my son Edward Watkins Anderson arrives to the
age of twenty one years; at which tim he sahll be executor in conjunction with
his mother, and the executorial powers and duties f my son-in-law John Maxey
and my son Thomas shall cease, and shall under an account to my son Edward
Watkins of all the profits and expenditures during their executorship; but if
my loving wife will not abide by the provisions made for her by the written
will, then my son Edward Watkins Anderson, shall have the sole executorship
with the same powers as above mentioned; and I do hereby cancel and revoke all
former wills by me heretofore made; In witness where of, I ahve herunto set my
hand and seal the fourth dau of December in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and six.
Wit
T. Tuspin
Jordan Anderson Edward
Anderson {seal}
recorded in
Chesterfield Court July 13th 1807
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Chesterfield County
Court House, Wills and Deeds.
More About Edward
Anderson:
Birth Record: June 12,
1749, Father's Register
Will Date: December
14, 1806
Will Filed: Will Book
?, page 438
Will Probate:
Chesterfield County, Virginia
Notes for Susannah
Oliver:
In the name of God
Amen I Susannah Anderson of the county of Chesterfield being sick of body but
of perfect disposing mind & menory to make & ordain this my last will
and Teatament in manner and form following that is to say - I give and bequeath
to my son Thomas Anderson all that tract of land that I purchased of the estate
containing one hundred and eighty three acres be the same more or lessto have
& hold the same to him and his heirs forver, provided he shall pay to each
legatee to wit, Nancy Blankenship, Salley Hughes, Elizabeth Browder, Rebecca M.
Anderson, Edward W. Anderson & the children of Lucy Maxey decd the sum of
one hundred & sixty six dollars within two years after my deease to each of
the first named legatess, & the saud sum of 166 dollars which i havve
hereby given my grandchildren to be equllay divided among when either f them
shall arrive at age or marry, provided he the said Thomas Anderson shall think
proper to take the said land under those conditions otherwise to be equllay
divided among the above named legaess. I alos give my son Thomas Anderson my
cross cut saw I give to my daughter Sally Hughes my family Bible I also give a
half dozen teaspoons to my grandson Willima O. Maxey. and lastly my will &
desire is that all the residue of my estate not above given shall be equally
divided among all the legatees to wit, Thomas Anderson, Nancy Blankenship,
Sally Hughes, Elizabeth Browder, Rebecca M. Anderson, Edward W. Anderson and
the children of Lucy Maxey dcsd at my death to have & to hold the dame to
them & their heirs forever. I do hereby appoint my son Thomas Anderson,
Edward W. Anderson & William Blankenship my sole exceutors to this my last
will & testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the fourteenth day of March one
thousand eight hundred & seventeen.
Wit.
James Elam
Susannah Anderson {seal}
Daniel Wooldridge
recorded in
Chesterfiled COunty Court 1817 May the 12th
More About Susannah
Oliver:
Will Date: March 15,
1817
Will Filed: May 12,
1817
Will Probate: May 12,
1817, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Children of Edward
Anderson and Susannah Oliver are:
131 i. Oliver8 Anderson (Source: Grant
James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born Abt. 1778 in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Notes for Oliver
Anderson:
Oliver Anderson is named as the oldest child in the book
"Genealogy in part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; by Grant
James Anderson; Richmond Virginia; Whitter & Shepperson printers,
1909. However I have found no record of
him in Virginia or points west. As he is not mentioned in the will, It is
likley that he died young but keep an open mind that we might find him yet.
132 ii. Lucy Anderson (Source: Grant James Anderson,
Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born July 25, 1781 in Chesterfield County, Virginia (Source: Edith
Maxey Clarke, The Maxey's of Virginia.); died April 15, 1816 in Powhatan
County, Virginia (Source: Edith Maxey Clarke, The Maxey's of Virginia.). She married John Maxey (Source: Edith Maxey
Clarke, The Maxey's of Virginia.) November 03, 1801 in Chesterfield
County, Virginia (Source: Marriage Records, Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994),
"Electronic."); born January 21, 1771 in Cumberland County, Virginia;
died April 21, 1834 in Powhatan County, Virginia.
Notes for Lucy
Anderson:
Lucy Anderson was the daughter of Edward Anderson and Susan
Oliver. She married John Maxey,Jr. on
11/03/1801 recorded at Chesterfield County, Virginia the son of John Maxey and
Mary Forsee. They were residents of
Powhatan County, Virginia. Details of
their family can be found in Edith Maxey Clark's book; "The Maxeys of
Virginia", by Edith Maxey Clarke.
Lucy is identified as having married a Maxey in the book
"Genealogy in part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James
Anderson, Whittet & Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Notes for John Maxey:
Date: 95-08-22 09:31:41 EDT
From: [email protected]
(Dorothy Thompson)
Date: 95-08-28 20:01:14 EDT
From: [email protected]
(Dorothy Thompson)
Children of John and
Lucy (Anderson) Maxey, Jr.:
+5161 William Oliver Maxey, b. 31 Mar 1803,
Powhatan Co. Va.; d.30 Aug.
1861, Bond Co., Ill.
+5162 Susannah Eliza
Maxey, b.2 Jan.1806, Powhatan Co., Va.; d.19 Jan
1889, Litchfield, Montgomery Co., Ill.; m.William D. Watkins.
+5163 Joab Maxey, b.23
Dec.1808, Powhatan Co., Va.; d. bet.1840-50,
Fayette Co., Tenn.
+5164 Thomas Edward
Maxey, b.30 Apr.1811, Powhatan Co., Va.;d.bet.1845-
1850, Haywood Co., Tenn.
5165 Martha Ann Maxey,b.30 May 1814, Powhatan
Co., Va.; d.10 Jan.1839,
Madison Co., Ill.;m [5151] Rowlett P. Maxey, 24 Aug.1834
Powhatan Co., Va. (son of Bennett and Elizabeth W.(Pride)
Maxey)
5166 Lucy Frances Maxey, b.25 Feb 1816
Powhatan Co., Va.; d.y.
Children of John and
Rebecca (Hooper) Maxey, Jr.
5167 Mary Ann Rebecca Maxey, b.26 Nov.1817,
Powhatan Co., Va.; m.
Thomas H. Ligon, 9 Nov. 1848, Powhatan Co., Va.
+5168 Bennett Maxey,
b.28 Apr.1819, Powhatan Co., Va.; d.1883, Dyer Co.,
Tenn.
5169 Virginia Maxey, b.23 Nov.1822, Powhatan
Co., Va.; m. William M.
McGruder, 29 July 1851, Powhatan Co., Va.
Bibliography
1.Hynes, Our Heritage,
pp. 73-74. (Birth dates of John and family taken
from an old Maxey Bible formerly in the
possession of Charles T. Maxey,
a great-grandson.)
2. Powhatan Co., Va.,
Deeds, Bk.3, p.120, 163, 256. Bk 4, p.329. Bk 9,p.71
Bk.11, p.454; Bk.12,
p.266. Court Orders, Bk.11, p.107. Deeds, Bk.13, p.190,
pp449,474. Bk.
15,p.34,78. Bk.17, p.345, 512. Bk.18,p.389. Bk.19,p.531,583.
Wills, Bk. 16, p.70.
JOHN MAXEY, JR.
(1771-1834)
John Maxey, Jr., a son of John and Mary Ann (Forsee) Maxey,
was born 21 January
1771, Cumberland Co., VA. He first
appeared
on the personal
property tax records of Powhatan Co., VA., with
his father in 1787 as
"1 male between 16-21." The
next year he
was designated by name
and in 1792 the "over 16" was dropped.
On 5 November 1801 he married Lucy Anderson (born 25 July
1781), daughter of
Edward Anderson of Chesterfield Co., Va.
John, Jr., was the son who was to settle permanently in the
area, and soon after
his marriage his father made him a gift of
100 acres in Powhatan
County on 1 June 1802. Shortly before
his
death, John, Sr., along
with his son Bennett, sold to John, Jr.,
446 acres (242 acres
from John, Sr., and 204 acres from Bennett,
according to the tax
records) by deed dated 26 September 1803.
As per instruction in
the will of John Maxey, Sr., his son William
was to make a gift to
his brother John of the 50 acres his
father had given him
some years before, and this was done on 10
April 1804. Brother Elisha then sold to John on 6
November 1811,
34 1/4 acres on the
waters of Jones Creek. Other records
show
that he added 185 acres
to his holdings in 1824, another 25 acres
in 1831 and 91 3/4
acres in 1832.
On 18 May 1814 William Scott and "John Maxey, Jun.,
Gent.,"
who had been elected to
serve as overseers of the poor for the
lower district of
Powhatan County, appeared in court and qualified
by taking the oath of
fidelity to the Commonwealth and further
oaths to aid in the
suppression of dueling and the importation
of slaves into
Virginia, and lastly, an oath to support the U.S.
Constitution.
On 15 April 1816 his wife Lucy died, perhaps due to
complications
following the birth of
their last daughter six weeks earlier.
Just eight months later John married the 36-year-old widow
of Edward Cox --
Rebecca (Hooper) Cox -- on the 18th of December
in Buckingham Co.,
Va. John and Rebecca had three children
--
Mary Ann, Bennett and
Virginia.
John must have died quite suddenly 21 April 1834 as it was
unusual for a man who
had reached the age of 63 years and was
possessed of over 800
acres of land and a family from two separate
marriages to died
intestate. As a result of this, the
record
books at the Powhatan
County courthouse are filled with deeds and
other instruments
involving the settlement and division of John's
estate. The 1836 tax book shows the division of his
lands as follows:
Rebecca, 226 acres;
Mary Ann, 90 acres; Virginia, 90 acres; Joab,
William O., Thomas E.,
Rowlett P. and wife (Martha A.) and William
D. Watkins and wife
(Susannah E.), 348 acres. John's son
Bennett was not
included on this list, but on 12 October 1835
Joab Maxey and Benjamin
B. Hughes, commissioners appointed by
decree of the Circuit
Court on 7 September in a suit between
Rebecca Maxey
(plaintiff), widow of John Maxey, Jr., and Joab and
Thomas E. Maxey,
administrators of John Maxey, Jr., (defendants),
sold to John Sledd for
$270, 90 acres bounded by the lands of
S.Browning, Mary Ann
Maxey, and Virginia Maxey, the same land
which had been allotted
to Bennett as his share of his father's
real estate. Why this land had to be sold is not clear.
(to be continued)
Date: 95-08-28 20:02:03 EDT
From: [email protected]
(Dorothy Thompson)
On 10 August 1837 William O. Maxey and Susan B. his wife,
Rowlett P. Maxey and
Martha A. his wife, and William D watkins
and Susannah E. his
wife, all of the town of Upper Alton, Madison Co.,
Ill., sold to Thomas E.
Maxey of the same place for $900, 348 acres
on the waters of
Matthews of Big Branch in Powhatan Co.
Va., it being the
portion assigned to the five legatees of age of
John Maxey. Rebecca Maxey, widow of John, had conveyed
her
right to this portion
of the land. Joab and Mary Maxey of
Fayette
Co., Tenn., then sold
to Bennett Maxey, for $400, their right
(one-fifth share) in
the 348 acres which was allotted to Joab
and others in the
division of the real estate of his father,
and also released the
right to 226 acres which was allotted to
Rebecca Maxey as her
dower, on 16 November 1840. On the same
date Thomas E. and
Mildred Maxey of Haywood Co., Tenn., sold to
Bennett Maxey, for
$900, their right to the 348 acres in Powhatan
County which had been
the land allocated to Thomas, Joab and William
Maxey, Martha Maxey and
her husband Rowlett, and Susan B. (Maxey)
Watkins and her husband
William in the division of their
father's real
estate. On 25 June 1847 William O.
Maxey of Bond
Co., IL., and his wife
Susan, sold to Bennett Maxey for $200 all
their interest in their
one-eighth share in the property of John
Maxey, Jr., and the
dower lands of Rebecca Maxey. Finally,
on
25 November 1847
Bennett and his wife Martha sold to Mary A. Maxey
and Virginia Maxey for
$1,500 a parcel of land then occupied
by Bennett containing
348 acres -- a portion of the land John
Maxey, Jr., had owned
at his death -- and also their interest in
the dower lands held by
John's widow, Rebecca.
Therefore, it took almost 14 years from the time John died
until his estate was
finally settled.
Rebecca was apparently anxious not to repeat the problems
incurred by the lack of
instruction as to the disposition of her
property, and on 31
December 1850 she sold for $200 her interest
in her Negroes and
other personal property to her children Bennett,
Mary Ann Ligon (and her
husband Thomas H.) and Virginia
Maxey. Then, on 6 July 1855, Rebecca made a deed of
gift of a
Negro woman and her
child to Mary Ann and her children, to be held
in trust by Abner
Watkins. Also for Mary Ann, by then 38
years of age, Rebecca
deeded personal property in 1856 to be held
in trust by
Bennett. And lastly, in her will dated
7 February 1857 and
proved 2 March 1863,
Rebecca left the services of a Negro
woman and child (as
already deeded above) to Mary A.R. Ligon
for her lifetime and
then to her children. If these children
died
before the age of 21,
then the servants were to go to Rebecca's
other daughter,
Virginia McGruder. However, by the time
her
will was probated
Abraham Lincoln had emancipated the slaves.
133 iii. Sarah Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born Abt. 1784 in Chesterfield County, Virginia; died Bef. 1830 in
Powhatan County, Virginia. She married
Benjamin B. Hughes November 19, 1810 in Chesterfield County, Virginia (Source: Marriage
Records, Southern States, 1728-1850,
(CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born Abt.
1780 in Amelia County, Virginia; died Aft. 1850 in Powhatan County, Virginia.
Notes for Sarah
Anderson:
Sarah Anderson is identified as having married Mr. Hughes in
the book "Genealogy in part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; by
Grant James Anderson; Richmond Virginia; Whitter & Shepperson printers,
1909. From her father's will " I also give and bequeath to my daughter
Sarah one negro girl named Daphney." She married after the death of her
father.
___________________
Subj: Hughes Census - Powhatan County, VA
Date: 6/23/02 3:46:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (Lee Griffin)
CC: [email protected] (Lee Griffin)
Patrick
It is difficult to draw
many conclusions about Sarah Anderson from these early census records.
Remarriage often occurred within months after a spouses death. I would say that
Sarah Anderson was not alive in 1830. The names of some of Benjamin Hughes'
children were likely :
William B. Hughes born
Sept 19, 1811
Lewis T. Hughes born
about 1812
John B. Hughes born
about 1818
Susan Hughes born about
1823
Matilda Hughes born
about 1826.
1810 Powhatan County
census
Benjamin Hughes one
male 26-45 one female 16-26
If they were married as
late as Nov 10, 1810, I surprised that they were in the 1810 census
1820 Powhatan County
census
Hughes, Benjamin, B
three males under 10; one male 26-45; three females under 10; one female 26-45
1830 Powhatan County
census
Ben B Hughes two males
15-20; one male 40-50; two females under 5; two females 5-10; two females 10-15
There is no one who
could be a wife listed in the 1830 census
1840 Powhatan County
census
Benjamin B. Hughes one
male 20-30; one male 50-60; two females 10-15; three females 15-20; one female
20-30; one female 50-60
There was likely a
wife in 1840- no children under ten are
in the household
1850 Powhatan County
census
Ben B. Hughes 70 M
Farmer born Amelia Co, VA
Susan Hughes 27 F born
Powhatan Co, VA
Susan is probably a
daughter
The other two Hughes
households in 1850 census in Powhatan County were as follow:
Lewis T. Hughes 38
M born Powhatan Co, VA
Mary S. Hughes 24
F born Powhatan Co, VA
Virginia Hughes 4
F born Powhatan Co, VA
Sasan A. Hughes 2
F born Powhatan Co, VA
John B. Hughes 32
M Farmer born Powhatan Co, VA
Matilda Pleasants 24
F born
Powhatan Co, VA
Charles Pleasants 7
M born
Powhatan Co, VA
Thomas Pleasants 5
M born
Powhatan Co, VA
John and Matilda were
likely brother and sister. There is a
RootsWeb
database that says that
Matilda R. A. Hughes, the daughter of Benjamin B.
Hughes, married Thomas
Norborne Pleasants in 1843 and they had children,
Charles and Thomas.
Maybe the husband died by 1850.
By the way, Richard
Browder, William Browder, and Robert Browder were all in
the Logan County, KY
census in 1830. Richard and William were listed next to
each other in the
census and Robert was listed about nine households away. I
had missed them because
they were not included in the census index that I
was using.
Lee Griffin
Notes for Benjamin B.
Hughes:
_____________________
Subj: Richard Browder & William B. Hughes
Date: 6/20/02 1:19:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (Lee Griffin)
CC: [email protected] (Lee Griffin)
Patrick
My wife’s great great
grandparents, William B. Hughes and Mary E. Browder, were married in Logan
County, KY on January 12, 1841.
I contacted you a year
or two ago when I thought that Mary E. Browder’s parent might be Richard
Browder and Elizabeth Anderson. You suggested that I contact Eleanor Poindexter
of Logan County. I would like to thank you for doing so. She sent me pages from
the booklet “Genealogy of David Browder of Virginia and His Descendants” by
Thomas E. Browder of Olmstead, Kentucky. Later I was able to obtain the entire
booklet from an LDS microfilm.
Mary E. Browder was the
daughter of William Cousins Browder and Sarah B. Hazelwood. William was listed
in the 1840 census in Logan County and his widow, Sarah was listed in the 1850
census. William Cousins Browder was a brother of Richard Browder. Mary was,
thus, a niece of Richard Browder and Elizabeth Anderson. The booklet carried
the Browder ancestors back several generations.
I almost discarded all
the information that I had on the Andersons but now I’m glad I didn’t. I just
found something that indicates that my wife my have Anderson ancestors on the
Hughes side. The following obituary was in the March 18, 1897 edition of the
Nashville Christian Advocate ( a Methodist publication):
*****
WILLIAM B. HUGHES
oldest son of Benjamin and Sarah Hughes, born Powhatan Co., Va., Sept. 19,
1811; moved to Logan Co., Ky. in 1838; married Mary C. Browder, Jan. 12, 1840;
died Clarksville, Tenn. at residence of daughter, Mrs. John Adams, Oct. 3,
1896.
*****
The middle initial for
Mary is wrong and the marriage date is exactly one year wrong but everything
else matches. Mrs. John Adams was their daughter Martha B. Hughes. We have a
picture of Martha (Mattie) that was taken in Clarksville and we have a picture
of John Adams.
I found Benjamin Hughes
in the 1810 census in Powhatan County. He was married but did not yet have
children. Benjamin was in the 1820,
1830, 1840, and 1850 census in Powhatan County. Sometimes he was listed as Ben B.
Hughes and sometimes as Benjamin B. Hughes.
Your Anderson database
indicates that Benjamin Hughes married Sarah Anderson on November 19, 1810 in
Chesterfield County. According to your database, Sarah Anderson was the daughter of Edward Anderson and Susannah Oliver
and she was the sister of the Elizabeth Anderson who married Richard Browder.
I conclude that the
William B. Hughes who came to Logan County, KY in 1838 was the son of Benjamin
Hughes and Sarah Anderson and he was the nephew of Richard Browder and
Elizabeth Anderson. Possibly Richard Browder and William B. Hughes came to
Logan County at the same time.
I would like your
comments.
Lee Griffin
134 iv. Thomas Anderson (Source: (1) Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).,
(2) Katherine Cornell, Anderson Family Rich Text File of Katherine Cornell, ([email protected]),
"Electronic."), born September 16, 1786 in Chesterfield County,
Virginia; died August 07, 1835 in Logan County, Kentucky (Source: Eleanor K.
Poindexter ([email protected]), Letter from Eleanor K. Poindexter, (715 Armstrong, Russellville, Kentucky;
2000).). He married (1) Martha Jones
Brock February 15, 1811 in Brunswick County, Virginia (Source: Marriage
Records, Southern States, 1728-1850,
(CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born
November 10, 1793; died May 17, 1825.
He married (2) Sarah H. Bibb (Source: (1) Grant James Anderson, Genealogy
in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909)., (2) Eleanor K.
Poindexter ([email protected]), Letter from Eleanor K. Poindexter, (715 Armstrong, Russellville, Kentucky;
2000).) September 08, 1825 in Green County, Kentucky; born May 11, 1809; died
Aft. 1870 in McCraken County, Kentucky.
Notes for Thomas
Anderson:
Thomas Anderson is the son of Edward Anderson and Susannah
Oliver. He would have been born in
southwestern Chesterfield County just southwest of Winterpock, possibly at his
fathers farm at the junction of Taylor Road and Old Sapponey Road. There is no contemporary record of his
birth.
Grant J. Anderson's 1909 Anderson Genealogy states that he
married a Brock. The dower dignature in
his deeds is Martha Jones Anderson.
There is a marriage record in Brunswick County, Virginia for Thomas
Anderson and Martha Jones Brock.
He was sold land by his uncle Thomas and he inherits some of his
fathers lands from his mother Sussannah and purchases additional lands. After these acquisitions he owned the estate
known later as Mantua.
This home is documented in The Virginia Historical Homes
Survey. It is located on a flat ridge
about a mile west of Winterpock, Virginia.
It was built in three stages. The original dwelling forming the center
of the structure was built in the mid eighteenth century. The north wing was
added in the late eighteenth century. The south wing addition was made by Richard
Noble Thweatt in 1823. After his father directed the gradual manusmission of
his slaves in his 1806 will it pobably became more and more difficult to
continue to operate what was a large plantation in Chesterfield, County. After the sale of the home to Richard
Thweatt in 1820, by combination with other lands of his it was the manor house
of the largest plantation in Chesterfield County. The manor house at Mantua
collapsed between 1983 and 1987. It had
been rented out in the first half of the 20th century but was abandoned after
1940. There was never any indoor
plumbing. Located between Taylor Road
and Coalboro Road in Southwest Chesterfield County. I saved a few bricks from the chimneys.
Called Thomas,Senior in his 1816 deeds, therefore had a son
Thomas.
Lands
Deeds
10/20/1815 152 acres Chesterfield County, Virginia
Thomas Anderson from Robert
F. Branch & Mary
Chesterfield County,
Virginia Book Page
for $800 bounded by lands of Thomas Branch, Thomas Anderson
and Bevils Bridge Road.
02/26/1816 182½ acres Chesterfield County, Virginia
Thomas Anderson to
Robert F. Branch
Chesterfield County,
Virginia Book 20 Page 591
Sapponey Creek.
01/12/1818 1204 acres Chesterfield County, Virginia
Thomas Anderson to
Richard N. Thweatt
Chesterfield County,
Virginia Book 23 Page 364
$9872 dollars the estate later known as Mantua.
1830 Logan County,
Kentucky
---------------------------------
Subj: Anderson Family in KY
Date: 1/12/01 5:06:19 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Katherine Cornell)
To: [email protected], [email protected]
File: Anderson
Family.rtf (50028 bytes) DL Time (28800 bps): < 1 minute
I hope you had a
wonderful Christmas and New Year. I am
sorry it has taken
me so long to send this
info. It is always a work in
progress. Please let
me know if you see any
discrepancies between my info and yours.
I hope to
be at the Ft Worth
Library tomorrow and the NARA on Monday.
Is there
anything I can look-up
for you?
Take care,
Katherine
__________________________________________
Abstracts of Wills and
Settlements, Logan Co, KY. 1838-1856, Logan Co. Genealogical Society, Inc.;
1988--Gen976.976A
( put in date order)
p. 49 Anderson, Thomas, Equity box 49, case number
1212
In a suit of Anderson and others vs. Anderson and others, the
following are listed: Richard Anderson;
Edward Lee Anderson; William Oliver Anderson; Francis Anderson, an infant; and
Thomas Watkins Anderson, an infant.
Adm.: Rich
Browder. Date of probate: 31 Oct 1838
p. 14 Anderson, Thomas, Book G, p205
Settlement with adm., Richard Browder. Dated 8 May 1841.
Comr.: R. W. Courts,
W. P. Sevier
p. 14 Anderson, Thomas, Book G, p211
Statement of acting guardian, Richard Browder, for heirs of
Anderson. Dated 26 July 1841. Comr.:
Richard Courts, W. P. Sevier.
Mentioned are Mary E., Martha S., Isaac N., and one unnamed Anderson
heir.
p. 39
Anderson, Thomas, Book G, p549
Division of slaves.
Dated 27 Dec. 1845. Comr.: David King, George D. Blakey, Samuel Owens.
Heirs mentioned: P. Reynolds
& wife; Isaac Anderson; Thomas Anderson; Martha Anderson
p. 125
Anderson, Thomas, Equity box 74, case number 1884
In a petition by heirs
of Anderson to sell land, the following relationships are given. Sarah H. Anderson is the widow. Mary E, daughter married Y. P.
Reynolds. Martha S. daughter married W.
R. Wilson. Isaac N and George T are
sons. W. R. Wilson is the gaurdian of
the two sons.
Thomas Anderson died 7
Aug 1835. Filed 11 Mar 1852. Died Intestate.
More About Thomas
Anderson:
Burial: Family Farm,
Logan County, Kentucky
Notes for Martha Jones
Brock:
Subj: Re: Thomas Anderson and Martha
Date: 99-08-04 01:44:37 EDT
From: [email protected] (hansen1)
Dear Pat,
Thank you so much for replying to my
query. I have been out of town for a
while and just got to my E Mail a couple of days ago. I enjoyed learning about Mantua. I'm familiar with the deeds you mentioned as well as some earlier
ones which I am sure you are aware of also.
I haven't been working on this line of my family for quite a while and
so had to refresh my memory. In going
back to my notes, I see that I had placed Edward as Thomas' father, but because
of 1807 deed Of Thos. Sr and Elizabeth, his wife, to Thomas, son of Edward, I
had placed Thomas Sr. as a brother to Edward and Uncle to Thomas (Jr.) who md.
Martha (Patsy) Brock.
My greatest interest in this family is as
it applies to Patsy Brock. She is a great Aunt on my direct line. I have gathered quite a bit of
information on her up
to the point of emmigration from Chesterfield Co. and want to include her
family in a project I'm working on, but
have never been able to determine the children or exactly where she and Thomas
disappeared to.
[snip]
I'll refer to the NET address you gave for
information on Thomas Anderson. Thanks
again.
Sincerely,
Billie Hunt
Notes for Sarah H.
Bibb:
1870 McCracken Co, KY
Paducah P. O., Pct 3
8 July, p. 28 estate
age/sex born occupation real/personal
Sarah H Anderson 61 / f VA farmer 4000
/ 200
(living alone, neighbor
of her 2 married daughters, Mary Reynolds and Martha Wilson)
_______________________________________
Subj: Bibb and Anderson genealogy
Date: 11/30/01 12:45:34 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Mike or Dianna Ison)
To: [email protected] (Patrick Joseph
Anderson)
Mr Anderson,
I am very interested in
the information posted in ancestry.com on Sarah H.
Bibb and Thomas
Anderson. My lineage comes through both sides of this
family. Sarah closer to
the present. My 2ggrandmother was Mary Matilda Bibb
daughter of Philemon W.
Bibb and Mary Harris. Philemon's parents John Bibb
III and Susannah
Marshall had, according to my records, three children;
Philemon who married
Mary Harris 17 May 1827 in Green County, KY., Susanna
who married Calvin Webb
(16)? Sep 1829 in Greensburg, Green County, KY. and
Sally who i believed at
one time married Isaac Newton Anderson, but after
looking at your record,
my Sally may very well be Sarah H. Bibb who married
Thomas Anderson. Can
you give me any help on this family?
Thanks for all you have
done on this line.
Michael H. Ison
135 v. Elizabeth Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born September 02, 1788 in Chesterfield County, Virginia; died March
02, 1848 in Logan County, Kentucky. She
married Richard Browder (Source: Eleanor K. Poindexter ([email protected]), Letter
from Eleanor K. Poindexter, (715
Armstrong, Russellville, Kentucky; 2000).) February 24, 1813 in Chesterfield
County, Virginia (Source: Marriage Records, Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994),
"Electronic."); born April 01, 1789 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia;
died January 02, 1878 in Logan County, Kentucky.
Notes for Elizabeth
Anderson:
Elizabeth Anderson is identified as "Betsy" in the
book "Genealogy in part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; by
Grant James Anderson; Richmond Virginia; Whitter & Shepperson printers,
1909, which further reports that she married Mr Browder.
Notes for Richard
Browder:
Judy T. Bean <[email protected]>
/Edmund Browder
b: ABT. 1655 d: ABT. 1739
/John Sr. Browder b: ABT. 1685 d: ABT. 1765
| \Elizabeth Unknown d: ABT. 1721
/Richard Browder b: BEF. OCT 1720
d: 1807
| \Elizabeth Unknown
/David Browder b: ABT. 1755 d: ABT. 1814
|
| /James Dr. Thompson
|
\Mary Thompson
| \Mary Unknown
Richard Browder b: 1
APR 1789
|
/William Cousins
\Mary Cousins b: 1818
\Ann Phebe Walthall
136 vi. Rebecca Melone Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born Abt. 1790 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. She married William Anderson (Source: Grant
James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).)
August 22, 1812 in Chesterfield County, Virginia (Source: Marriage Records,
Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD
229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born January 28, 1791
in Chesterfield County, Virginia (Source: Margaret R. Cate and Wirt A. Cate, The
Armistead Family and Collaterals,
(Reed Printing Company, Nashville, Tennessee; 1971).); died Aft. 1850.
Notes for Rebecca
Melone Anderson:
Rebecca Anderson is named in her fathers will and in the book
"Genealogy in part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; by Grant
James Anderson; Richmond Virginia; Whitter & Shepperson printers, 1909,
which does not give her marriage.
Notes for William
Anderson:
William Anderson was the son of Nathan Anderson and Marianna
Mayo born on 01/28/1791. He married his
cousin Rebecca Melone Anderson on 08/22/1812 recorded at Chesterfield County,
Virginia Surety Thomas; wit. Edward W. Anderson.
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
_________________
137 vii. Nancy Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born Abt. 1793 in Chesterfield County, Virginia; died Abt. 1838 in
Chesterfield County, Virginia. She
married William Pleasant Blankenship November 03, 1813 in Chesterfield County,
Virginia (Source: Marriage Records, Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994),
"Electronic."); born Abt. 1792 in Chesterfield County, Virginia; died
October 1847 in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Notes for Nancy
Anderson:
Nancy Anderson would have been born to Edward Anderson and
Sussanah Oliver near the intersection of Taylor Road and Old Saponey Road in
Southwestern Chesterfield County. He birth date is unknown but she would have
been born in the early 1790's. Nancy is
identified in the book "Genealogy in part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall
families"; by Grant James Anderson; Richmond Virginia; Whitter &
Shepperson printers, 1909, which further reports that she married Mr.
Blankenship. The marriage record of
William Blankensip and Nancy Anderson is dated 1 Nov 1813 and is on file at the
Chesterfield County Courthouse, Virginia.
Nancy predeceased her husband
who later married her first cousin Elizabeth (Betsy) Anderson.
Notes for William
Pleasant Blankenship:
Subj: Blankenship
Date: 97-02-28 12:14:59 EST
From: BeejC1
To: PatAnder73
Hi Pat,
I saw your Blankenship listing about William
Pleasant. I was not aware of the
Pleasant connection. Can you give me a
reference for that?
William E. son of William Pleasant and
Nancy Anderson married (1) in Amelia Co. Elizabeth Watkins. 30 May 1845.
I think the marriage of Ann Bailey in 1822
to Lawson who was born after 1813 might be incorrect. Probably Ann married an older Lawson. Lawson, son of William and Nancy Anderson, probably married
Martha Harriet Cousins in Amelia 8 Oct 1841.
Thomas, son of William and Nancy, is
possibly the Thomas who married Cordelia Shands.
Betty Carson
________________________________________
Subj: Re: Jordan
Anderson,Jr. will
Date: 1/16/03 5:29:36
PM Eastern Standard Time
From:
[email protected]
Sent from the Internet
(Details)
Hi Pat
I went to Virginia
Library today and found will of William P. Blankenship which he wrote and
signed the first day of June 1847. It
was short and in part:
I William P..
Blankenship of the county of Chesterfield and State of Virginia, being WELL in
health, and of sound disposing mind and memory, do make and order this my last
will and testament in manner and form following,
to wit:
1st I desire that all my just debts and funereal
expenses be paid by my executrix.
2nd I give to my beloved wife Betsy L.
Blankenship my whole estate real and personal to dispose of as she may think
proper.
3rd I constitute and appoint my beloved wife
Betsy L. Executrix revoking all former will or wills by me heretofore made in
testimony whereof I hereunto put my hand and affix my seal.
Little did he know that
his beloved wife was going to marry Anderson Tucker. The date of the marriage I have to find.
I think it is
interesting that when he wrote the will June 1, 1847 he thought he was in good
health. and he died in September or October the same year. Old Betsy was qualifying as executrix
October 22, 1847.
138 viii. Edward Watkins Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born Abt. 1795 in Chesterfield County, Virginia; died 1873 in Logan
County, Kentucky. He married Obedience
Branch March 16, 1818 in Chesterfield County, Virginia (Source: Marriage
Records, Southern States, 1728-1850,
(CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born 1799
in Chesterfield County, Virginia; died 1873 in Logan County, Kentucky.
Notes for Edward
Watkins Anderson:
Edward married Obedience (Amy) Branch on 03/16/1818 recorded
at Chesterfield County, Virginia.
___________________________________________
Subj: Anderson Family in KY
Date: 1/12/01 5:06:19 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Katherine Cornell)
To: [email protected], [email protected]
File: Anderson
Family.rtf (50028 bytes) DL Time (28800 bps): < 1 minute
I hope you had a
wonderful Christmas and New Year. I am
sorry it has taken me so long to send this info. It is always a work in progress.
Please let me know if you see any discrepancies between my info and
yours. I hope to be at the Ft Worth
Library tomorrow and the NARA on Monday.
Is there anything I can look-up for you?
Take care,
Katherine
__________________________________
-1820 Census
Chesterfield County, Virginia
214A listed as Edward W. Anderson
_____________________
1830 Logan County
Kentucky
____________________
Subj: Anderson Research
Date: 1/5/01 3:25:36 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Patricia Schiro)
Hi Patrick,
I did send a e-mail to
Eleanor Poindexter the day after you sent me the Anderson information, however
she has never replied.
OK.. I have just found
Edward Watkins Anderson in the 1850 Logan County census, he is listed as
Watkins Anderson. I also located him in
the 1840 Logan Co. census listed as Edward Anderson.
I do not have access to
the Logan County Will book at this time..
I was hoping Eleanor
Poindexter could tell where she found the children's names for Edward Watkins & Obedience
Anderson. The only children listed in
the 1850 census are David age 17, Waverly age14, Martha age 12 & Lucy age
10.
Again, Iam truly greatful
for all the info you sent on this Anderson line...
Best of Wishes,
Patricia Schiro
Bedias, TX
__________________
Notes for EDWARD
WATKINS ANDERSON:
1850 Logan Co, KY
Dist. 2 p. 89
age/sex born occupation
Watkins Anderson 55 / m VA Farmer
Obedience 51 / f VA
David 17 / m VA
Waverly 14 / m KY
Martha 12 / f KY
Lucy 10 / f KY
................................
1860 Logan Co, KY
Dist. 2, Volney P.O.
16th June Roll 383, p.
543 estate
age/sex born occupation real / personal
Edw. W Anderson 66 / m VA Farmer 4000 / 1500
Obedience 62 / f VA
Lucy 17 / f KY
Joseph 14 / m KY
................................
1870 Logan Co, KY
Hogan Dist, Olmstead
P.O.
3 Sept, Roll 483, p.
426 estate
age/sex born occupation real / personal
Edward W Anderson 75 / m VA Farmer 3500 / 1000
Obedience 71 / f VA Keeping
house
Lucy F 25 / f KY
Eugene B 25 / m KY
Will Book K, page 511
Logan County Kentucky
dated 8/16/1873 proven
10/20/1873
Anderson, Edward W.
To Mary Susan Finney,
Sarah O Doyle, Martha A Miller, Lucy Anderson, daughters, 1 feather bed and
bedding each; to Waverly F Anderson, son, my silver watch; to Edward W
Anderson, son, my family Bible.
Remainder of estate to be given to Lucy Ann Anderson, daughter, because
" her life for years past has been spent in ministering to her mother and
me." Lucy is to divide silverware
with sisters at her discretion. Written
16 Aug 1873, Probate 20 Oct 1873
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Notes for Obedience
Branch:
Subj: RE: Edward Anderson and Obediance Branch
Date: 10/27/99 4:38:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (Brian Bivona)
I've got to catch a
flight in a few minutes so I'll make this short. Part of the info on Obedience and Edward comes from DAR lineage
books, part from "The Majors and Their Marriages" and part from the
Library of Virginia's newspaper and family bible collection. "The Majors and Their Marriages"
has a large section on the Patteson family which intermarried with the Anderson
and Branch families more than once. The
Patteson connection is why I have them on my site, and I have more info on the
Pattesons on my website (address below).
My mother's maiden name is Patteson.
Will follow up with
more later - back in town this weekend.
Brian Bivona
Waco, Texas
[mailto:[email protected]]
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bbivona/main.html
_____________________________
Brian Bivona
<[email protected]>
from Worldconnect
/Thomas Branch b: 1767 d: 1818
Obedience Branch b:
1799 d: 1873
| /Thomas Patteson b: Abt 1620
| /Thomas Patteson b: Abt 1650 d: May
1725
| | \Anne
| /David Patteson b: 1678 d: After 19 Jun 1744
| /Jonathan Patteson b: 6 Jun 1713 d: May 1774
|
/David Patteson b: 1745 d: 2 May 1821
|
| | /Richard Christian
|
| \Elizabeth Christian d:
After 19 Mar 1767
\Mary Patteson b: 28 Sep 1770 d: 20 Aug
1825
\Elizabeth Ann "Eliza"
Anderson b: Abt 1750 d: Abt Nov 1824
Subj: RE: Edward Anderson and Obedience Branch
Date: 11/6/99 8:37:36 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Brian Bivona)
Hi Patrick:
Following up on my
e-mail last week on Edward Anderson and Obedience Branch.
The info comes from two
DAR records:
The National Society of
the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 126
page 33
Mrs. Mary Hughes
Winship.
DAR ID Number: 125101
Born in Wickliffe, Ky.
Wife of Frank Edwin
Winship.
Descendant of Capt.
Benjamin Branch, as follows:
1. J. L. Hughes (b.
1862) m. 1890 Mary Annie Miller (b. 1861).
2. John A. Miller
(1837-96) m. 1860 Martha Anderson (b. 1839).
3. Edward Anderson
(1797-1873) m. 1817 Obedience Branch (1799-1873).
4. Thomas Branch
(1767-1818) m. 1787 Mary Patteson (1770-1825).
5. Benjamin Branch m.
1st Anne Bass.
Benjamin Branch
(1732-86) was a member of the Chesterfield County Committee
of Safety, and served
as captain of militia. He was born in Henrico County;
died in Chesterfield
County, Va.
The National Society of
the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 164
page 313
[p.313] Miss Sue A.
Miller.
DAR ID Number: 163961
Born in Ballard County,
Ky.
Descendant of Capt.
Benjamin Branch, as follows:
1. Jno. A. Miller
(1837-96) m. 1860 Martha Anderson (b. 1839).
2. Edward Anderson
(1797-1873) m. 1817 Obedience Branch (1799-1873).
3. Thomas Branch
(1762-1818) m. 1787 Mary Patterson (1770-1825).
4. Benjamin Branch m.
1st 1755 Anne Bass (b. 1740).
Benjamin Branch was a
member of the Committee of Safety, sheriff and justice
of the peace of
Chesterfield County; also served as captain in the Virginia
militia. He was born,
1732, in Henrico County; died in Chesterfield County,
Va.
I hope this helps.
Brian Bivona
Waco, Texas
[mailto:[email protected]]
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bbivona/main.html
Subj: RE: Edward Anderson and Obedience Branch
Date: 11/6/99 8:37:36 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Brian Bivona)
Hi Patrick:
Following up on my
e-mail last week on Edward Anderson and Obedience Branch.
The info comes from two
DAR records:
The National Society of
the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 126
page 33
Mrs. Mary Hughes
Winship.
DAR ID Number: 125101
Born in Wickliffe, Ky.
Wife of Frank Edwin
Winship.
Descendant of Capt.
Benjamin Branch, as follows:
1. J. L. Hughes (b.
1862) m. 1890 Mary Annie Miller (b. 1861).
2. John A. Miller
(1837-96) m. 1860 Martha Anderson (b. 1839).
3. Edward Anderson
(1797-1873) m. 1817 Obedience Branch (1799-1873).
4. Thomas Branch
(1767-1818) m. 1787 Mary Patteson (1770-1825).
5. Benjamin Branch m.
1st Anne Bass.
Benjamin Branch
(1732-86) was a member of the Chesterfield County Committee
of Safety, and served
as captain of militia. He was born in Henrico County;
died in Chesterfield
County, Va.
The National Society of
the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 164
page 313
[p.313] Miss Sue A.
Miller.
DAR ID Number: 163961
Born in Ballard County,
Ky.
Descendant of Capt.
Benjamin Branch, as follows:
1. Jno. A. Miller
(1837-96) m. 1860 Martha Anderson (b. 1839).
2. Edward Anderson
(1797-1873) m. 1817 Obedience Branch (1799-1873).
3. Thomas Branch
(1762-1818) m. 1787 Mary Patterson (1770-1825).
4. Benjamin Branch m.
1st 1755 Anne Bass (b. 1740).
Benjamin Branch was a
member of the Committee of Safety, sheriff and justice
of the peace of
Chesterfield County; also served as captain in the Virginia
militia. He was born,
1732, in Henrico County; died in Chesterfield County,
Va.
I hope this helps.
Brian Bivona
Waco, Texas
[mailto:[email protected]]
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bbivona/main.html
Subj: RE: Edward Anderson and Obedience Branch
Date: 11/6/99 8:37:36 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Brian Bivona)
Hi Patrick:
Following up on my
e-mail last week on Edward Anderson and Obedience Branch.
The info comes from two
DAR records:
The National Society of
the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 126
page 33
Mrs. Mary Hughes
Winship.
DAR ID Number: 125101
Born in Wickliffe, Ky.
Wife of Frank Edwin
Winship.
Descendant of Capt.
Benjamin Branch, as follows:
1. J. L. Hughes (b.
1862) m. 1890 Mary Annie Miller (b. 1861).
2. John A. Miller
(1837-96) m. 1860 Martha Anderson (b. 1839).
3. Edward Anderson
(1797-1873) m. 1817 Obedience Branch (1799-1873).
4. Thomas Branch
(1767-1818) m. 1787 Mary Patteson (1770-1825).
5. Benjamin Branch m.
1st Anne Bass.
Benjamin Branch
(1732-86) was a member of the Chesterfield County Committee
of Safety, and served
as captain of militia. He was born in Henrico County;
died in Chesterfield
County, Va.
The National Society of
the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 164
page 313
[p.313] Miss Sue A.
Miller.
DAR ID Number: 163961
Born in Ballard County,
Ky.
Descendant of Capt.
Benjamin Branch, as follows:
1. Jno. A. Miller
(1837-96) m. 1860 Martha Anderson (b. 1839).
2. Edward Anderson
(1797-1873) m. 1817 Obedience Branch (1799-1873).
3. Thomas Branch (1762-1818)
m. 1787 Mary Patterson (1770-1825).
4. Benjamin Branch m.
1st 1755 Anne Bass (b. 1740).
Benjamin Branch was a
member of the Committee of Safety, sheriff and justice
of the peace of
Chesterfield County; also served as captain in the Virginia
militia. He was born,
1732, in Henrico County; died in Chesterfield County,
Va.
I hope this helps.
Brian Bivona
Waco, Texas
[mailto:[email protected]]
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bbivona/main.html
36. Charles7 Anderson (Jordan6, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
was born October 28, 1750 in Amelia County, Virginia (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), and died 1836 in Charlotte County, Virginia. He married Ann Allen October 20, 1789 in Cumberland
County, Virginia (Source: Marriage Records, Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994),
"Electronic."), daughter of Daniel Allen. She was born Bet. 1760 - 1765 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and
died Aft. August 1838 in Charlotte County, Virginia.
Notes for Charles
Anderson:
Charles Anderson's date of birth is
reported in the book "Genealogy in part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall
families"; By Grant James Anderson; Richmond Virginia; Whitter &
Shepperson printers, 1909, which added that he "married Ann Allen."
This date is from the register of his father that was taken to Georgia by his
brother and was used by Grant Anderson to prepare the book. It may still survive somewhere in Texas.
In Oct 1789 "Charles Anderson of
Lunenburg Co." made bond in Cumberland Co. for his marriage to Anna Allen,
daughter of Daniel Allen." He was
then almost 40 years old; the bride was at least ten years younger, according
to census records.
Several men named "Charles
Anderson" served in Virginia Line Regiments in the American Revolution. He
may have been the "Sergeant Charles Anderson" in Prince Edward Co.
militia in 1781. In 1805, his father bequeathed him land in Prince Edward Co.
In 1817, "Charles and Ann Anderson of Charlotte Co." sold that land.
Charles Anderson appears in the 1820 and
1830 censuses of Charlotte Co., were he made his will 10 May 1830, adding a
codicil 30 June 1836. He left an estate including 22 slaves, apparently not
sharing his fathers's view on the slave condition. His widow "Anna"
shared in that estate. Her date of death is not known, but it was after
Charles's.
____________________________
I Charles Anderson of
the County of Charlotte in usual health and disposing mind do make and ordain
this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking all others. In the first place,
I direct the payment of all my just debts and funeral expenses: Item to my
beloved and affectionate wife I lend during her life one thrid part of all my
negroes, stock, crop and one third of every species of property & prossess
of whatsoever nature or kind. Item the tract of land on which I reside I direct
sold at my death on such credits as my executor may think fit and one third
part of the money arising from the same I lend to my wife during her natural
life. Item I give and bequeath to all my children the property heretofore put
in there possession. Item, I give to all my children in equal division al the
rest and residue of my Estate not loaned my wife to them and their heirs
forever that is to say to my son Cary one share, Mary Slaughter one share,
Nancy Hightour one share, Sally Hamner one share, and the children of my son
Daniel one share, in the division to be made under this clause of my Will I
order will and direct that my son Cary be charged with the sum of $506.92 my
daughter Sally with the sum of $50.00 and my son Daniel's children with the sum
of $519.80, Cary to pay interest on the sum of $31.93 from 1 October 1823 Sally
Hamner to pay interest from 1 October 1826, and my son Daniel's children to pay
interest from 25th December 1825 and after the death of my wife I give all the
estate loaned her for life in equal division all my children that is to say
Cary Anderson one share, Mary Slaughter one share, Sally Hamner one share,
Nancy Hightour one share, and my son Daniel's children on share to them their
heirs and assigns forver. Lastly I appoint my son Cary and my son in law
Clifton G. Hamner Executors to this my Last Will and Testament. As witness my
hand and seal this tenth day of May in the year of out Lord one thousand eight
hundred & thirty.
signed sealed &
published by the
Testator as his last
will & testament Cha.s
Anderson {seal}
in the presence of
Ro. Morton
Patrick H. Jackson
Josiah W. Chappell
Chs. H Slaughter
Codicil this day made
as a part of my will since making my will above I have advanced to my son
Daniel's children the sum of $54.50 to my son in law Clifton Hamner the sum of
$790.00 to my son Cary the sum of $178.38 and to my daughter Hightour the sum
of $300.00 I direct that on the final division these sums be taken into
account, and in the event of any advancement being made hereafter to amy of my
children I direct that it be taken into the account on a final settlement As
Witness my hand and seal this 30th day of June 1836
Witness
Ro. Morton Cha.s
Anderson{seal}
At a court held for
Charlotte County the 1st day of August 1836 this last will and tetament of
Charles Anderson decd with a codicil annexed thereto was presented in court and
the said will was proved by the oaths of Robert Morton and Josiah W. Chappell
two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and the said codicl was also proved by
the oath of Robbert Moraton a subscribing witness thereto which said will and
codicl are ordered to be recorded And on the motion of Clifton G Hamner one of
the executors therein named who made oath thereto according to law probate
thereof is granted him in due form on giving bond and security Whereupon he
with Charels A Raine & John H. Thomas his securities entered into and
acknowledged bond in the penalty of thirty two thousand dollars conditional as
the law requires.
teste
J. J. Robinson D.C.
More About Charles
Anderson:
Birth Record: October
28, 1750, Father's Register
Will Date: May 10,
1830, Charlotte County, Virginia
Will Probate: August
10, 1836, Charlotte County, Virginia
Children of Charles
Anderson and Ann Allen are:
139 i. Nancy W.8 Anderson (Source: Grant
James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).),
born Abt. 1792 in Charlotte County, Virginia; died 1884. She married Devereaux Hightower September
09, 1824 in Charlotte County, Virginia (Source: Marriage Records, Southern
States, 1728-1850, (CD 229;
Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born February 24, 1775 in
Amelia County, Virginia; died May 07, 1837 in Halifax County, Virginia.
Notes for Nancy W.
Anderson:
Nancy Anderson was the daughter of Charles Anderson and Ann
Allen. She married Devereaux Hightower
on 09/08/1824 recorded at Charlotte County, Virginia The children of Nancy and Devereaux are from the Hightower Web
Page and correspondence with [email protected].
1830 Census Halifax County, Virginia
403 Devirona
Highton
_____________________________
Subj: Hightowers
Date: 7/10/01 6:08:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: KenRicke
To: PatAnder73
Hello Pat Anderson,
I understand you are perhaps a descendant
of Devereaux Hightower (s/o Joshua & first wife Ann) & his second wife
Nancy W. Anderson, d/o Charles Anderson & Ann Allen. We show 12 children
for Charles & Ann as per our copy of Charles Anderson’s 1826 Will -to be
included along with the will of Devereaux (1836) & Nancy (1884) in a coming
HIGHTOWER QUEST issue... see our web site at:
http://home.switchboard.com/hightowerquest
According to the 1860
Census age for Nancy and her 1884 Will, it shows that Nancy was b. 1792 and
died at age 92, outliving Devereaux by 48 years.
We show
six children for Devereaux & Susannah in his first marriage and
three more in his second marriage to Nancy, but do not see where you fit into
the line. Please let us know so that we
can include you in the record. Also, do
you know which volume of the Virginia Genealogical Quarterly included
Devereaux’s bible pages, as we would like to get a copy of that.
Thanks.
Janet & Ken Ricke
______________________________
Subj: Anderson
Date: 95-11-26 08:09:07 EST
From: GHighto
To: PatAnder73
Pat:
I looked in Malcolm
Basham's database on the WWW where there are many Hightower names listed, and
found what appears to be your Nancy and Devereaux. Devereaux was born about 1774 in Amelia Co. VA. and died after 1830. His 1st wife was Susannah Hutcheson m. Aug
18, 1800 in Mecklenburg Co., VA. His
2nd marriage was to NANCY W. ANDERSON m. abt 1821 (?) in Halifax Co., VA and
there are 3 children listed for them,
Ann Allen Hightower, Charles C. Hightower, and Mary E. S.
Hightower. Source for this info was the
1820, and 1830 Halifax Co., Va. census research by Walter A. Walker. I don't know if this is your Nancy for
certain, and keep in mind, that a lot of the time, people have to make
assumptions in there records because there simply is not any documentation to
prove it. Unfortunately this info leans
toward the Hightower spouse and there is no further info on this Nancy. If this is your Nancy, I hope it helps a
bit,, if not, well we tried anyhow.
Later!
Glen
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Notes for Devereaux
Hightower:
Bible record
published pages 172-175, Southside
Virginian, Vol, XVI No. 4 Fall 1998
Subj: Anderson
Date: 95-11-26 08:09:07 EST
From: GHighto
To: PatAnder73
Pat:
I looked in Malcolm
Basham's database on the WWW where there are many Hightower names listed, and
found what appears to be your Nancy and Devereaux. Devereaux was born about 1774 in Amelia Co. VA. and died after 1830. His 1st wife was Susannah Hutcheson m. Aug
18, 1800 in Mecklenburg Co., VA. His
2nd marriage was to NANCY W. ANDERSON m. abt 1821 (?) in Halifax Co., VA and
there are 3 children listed for them,
Ann Allen Hightower, Charles C. Hightower, and Mary E. S. Hightower. Source for this info was the 1820, and 1830
Halifax Co., Va. census research by Walter A. Walker. I don't know if this is your Nancy for certain, and keep in mind,
that a lot of the time, people have to make assumptions in there records
because there simply is not any documentation to prove it. Unfortunately this info leans toward the
Hightower spouse and there is no further info on this Nancy. If this is your Nancy, I hope it helps a
bit,, if not, well
we tried anyhow. Later!
Glen
140 ii. Sarah Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born Abt. 1794 in Charlotte County, Virginia; died Bet. 1838 - 1848 in
Charlotte County, Virginia. She married
Clifton Garland Hamner April 11, 1815 in Charlotte County, Virginia (Source: Marriage
Records, Southern States, 1728-1850,
(CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born 1792
in Albemarle County, Virginia; died 1852 in Charlotte County, Virginia.
Notes for Sarah
Anderson:
Sally Anderson married Clifton G. Hamner on 04/11/1815
recorded at Charlotte County, Virginia. Sally Anderson was the daughter of
Charles Anderson and Ann Allen.
Her brother Carey Anderson's will mentions nephew Charles A.
Slaughter of Halifax Co.,Va. and grandnephews Charles A. Slaughter and William
H. Wilkes as well as grandniece Mary H. Rice wife of H. D. Rice of Charlotte
County, Virginia. William Wilkes father
died in the Civil War.
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Notes for Clifton
Garland Hamner:
Clifton G. Hamner son of (?Horiss Hamner) Clifton G. Hamner's will is dated 03/23/1852
and proven on 05/03/1852 and filed in Charlotte County, Virginia.
23 686
686 HAMNER Clifton
G. 58 M W Planter 3,000 VA b.
Albermarle
24
686 686 HAMNER Emmer 54 F W
VA b.
Charlotte
25
686 686 HAMNER Archer V. 12 M W VA b. Charlotte
141 iii. Mary H. Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born 1795 in Charlotte County, Virginia; died Aft. 1870 in Charlotte
County, Virginia. She married Charles
H. Slaughter November 17, 1817 in Charlotte County, Virginia (Source: Marriage
Records, Southern States, 1728-1850,
(CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born Abt.
1790; died 1856 in Charlotte County, Virginia.
Notes for Mary H.
Anderson:
Mary Anderson was the daughter of Charles Anderson and Ann
Allen. She married Charles H. Slaughter
on 11/17/1817 recorded at Charlotte County, Virginia.
Charles H. Slaughter's will is dated 11/01/1856 and proven
12/01/1856 at Charlotte County, Virginia.
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
__________________________
1850 Census Charlotte
County, Virginia
30
786 786 SLAUGHTER Charles H. 30 M W
Planter 8,000 VA b. Charlotte
31
786 786 SLAUGHTER Mary H. 21 F W VA b. Charlotte
32
786 786 SLAUGHTER Mary 55 F W VA b. Charlotte
33
786 786 SLAUGHTER Elizabeth H. 27 F W VA b. Charlotte
34
786 786 SLAUGHTER Charles A. 1 M W VA b. Charlotte
1870 census Charlotte
County VA
113b 10 366 366 Slaughter Mary 77 F
W Keeping House 2500
650 VA
113b 11 366 366 Slaughter Charles 20 M
W Farmer VA
113b 12 366 366 Slaughter William 17 M
W Farmer VA
113b 13 366 366 Slaughter Mary 13 F
W VA X
113b 14 366 366 Slaughter Anna 12 F
B Domestic VA X X
142 iv. Carey A. Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born 1798 in Charlotte County, Virginia; died 1882 in Charlotte
County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth
Hamlett April 02, 1821 in Charlotte County, Virginia (Source: Marriage
Records, Southern States, 1728-1850,
(CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born Abt.
1800; died Bef. 1870 in Charlotte County, Virginia.
Notes for Carey A.
Anderson:
Carey A. Anderson, son of Charles Anderson and Ann Allen,
married Elizabeth Hamlett on 04/02/1821 recorded at Charlotte County, Virginia
(305-080). In addition his marriage to
Ms. Hamlett is mentioned in Grant Anderson's book.
Carey Anderson was an Elder in Briery Church, Prince Edward
County.
Carey A. Anderson will is dated 05/13/1881 and proven
06/02/1882 in Charlotte Co., Virginia.
Due to his old age no children are mentioned in the will but I suspect
he had Carey A. Anderson of Montgomery County.
Will mentions nephew Charles H. Slaughter of Halifax Co.,Va. and
grandnephews Charles A. Slaughter and William H. Wilkes as well as grandniece
Mary H. Rice wife of H. D. Rice of Charlotte County, Virginia. William Wilkes father died in the Civil War.
1820 Census Charlotte County, VA
002A Carey A. Anderson
1830 Census Charlotte County, VA
228 Carey A. Anderson
1840 Census Charlotte County, VA
140 Carey A. Anderson
1850 Census Charlotte County, Virginia
5
823 823 ANDERSON Cary A. 52 M W
Planter 1,840 VA b. Charlotte
6
823 823 ANDERSON Elizabeth 50 F W VA b. Lunenburg X
REMARKS: X=Insane
1870 Census Charlotte County, Virginia
113b 23 368 368 Anderson Cary 72 M
W Farmer 7000 1010 VA X
113b 24 368 368 Brown Martha 55 F
W Housekeeper 200 VA
113b 25 368 368 Anderson Peter 13 M
B Domestic VA X X
Bibliography
"Notes on
Southside Virginia by Walter A. Watson", Bulletin of the Virginia State
Library, Vol XV, Richmond, Virginia, 1925, page 192.
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Notes for Elizabeth
Hamlett:
Elizabeth Hamlett was
the daughter of Jesse Hamlett and
Elizabeth Clark.
The 1850 census lists
her as Insane (mentally incompetent)
143 v. Daniel I. Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born 1800; died September 21, 1828 in Prince Edward County,
Virginia. He married Martha Marshall
January 21, 1826 in Charlotte County, Virginia (Source: Marriage Records,
Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD
229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born Abt. 1805; died
Aft. 1828.
Notes for Daniel I.
Anderson:
Daniel is alleged to have not married by Grant Anderson but he
did marry Martha Marshall on 01/21/1826 at Charlotte County, Virginia. Daniel I. Anderson was the son of Charles
Anderson and Ann Allen. Martha Marshall
was the daughter of Benjamin Marshall.
The Richmond newspaper 09/30/1828, says, " Died at his
residence in Prince Edward Co. on 21st Inst., Daniel I. Anderson, age 28,
leaving wife & 3 children. The children are mentioned but not named in his
fathers will.
Richmond enquirer - Died - At his residence in Prince Edward
Co., on Sun, Sep 21, Daniel I. Anderson, in his 28th year, leaving a wife &
three infants. (pg 3, col 4) Tue, Sep 30, 1828.
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
More About Daniel I.
Anderson:
Will Filed: will book
9, page 71.
Will Probate: Charlotte
County, Virginia
144 vi. Elizabeth Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born Abt. 1804 in Cumberland County, Virginia; died Bef. 1830. She married ? Hamlett; born Abt. 1785.
Notes for Elizabeth
Anderson:
Elizabeth is identified as having married Mr. Hamlett in the
book "Genealogy in part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; by Grant James Anderson; Richmond Virginia;
Whitter & Shepperson printers, 1909
Possibly her in the
1850 census
1
749 749 HAMLET Elizabeth 46 F W 400
VA b. Charlotte
2
749 749 HAMLET Lee B. 22 M W
Planter VA b.
Charlotte X
3
749 749 HAMLET Rebecca A. 20 F W VA b. Charlotte
4
749 749 HAMLET Jesse W. 14 M W VA b. Charlotte
5
749 749 HAMLET Asa D. 12 M W VA b. Charlotte
6
749 749 HAMLET Sarah C. 10 F W VA b. Charlotte
7
749 749 HAMLET Pleasant T. 6 M W VA b. Charlotte
1870
48 26
7 7 Hamlet Jessy 31
M W Farmer
200 400 VA X X X
48 27
7 7 Hamlet Sallie 25
F W Keeping House VA
48 28
7 7 Hamlet Daniel 5
M W At Home VA
48 29
7 7 Hamlet Emma 3
F W At Home VA
38. John7 Anderson (Jordan6, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
was born March 18, 1753 in Amelia County, Virginia (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), and died Aft. 1818 in ?Spencer, Kentucky. He married Mary Ferguson (Source: Grant James Anderson, Genealogy
in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).) Bef. 1779, daughter
of Peleg Ferguson and Faith Anderson.
She was born Abt. 1755 in Amelia County, Virginia, and died Bet. 1800 -
1810 in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
Notes for John
Anderson:
John Anderson was born on 03/18/1753 the
son of Jordan Anderson and Mary Watkins. His birth was recorded in his father's
register. This register was taken to
South Carolina and then on to Georgia by his brother Thomas Anderson. The birth date is that given by Grant
Anderson is his 1909 genealogy, and it is likely that he had this register
available to him at the time he authored his book. "Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; By Grant James Anderson; Richmond
Virginia; Whitter & Shepperson printers, 1909. The register may still
survive somewhere near Dallas, Texas.
John would have been born in Amelia County, Virginia, in that portion
now Nottway County, before his father's move to Cumberland County, in that
portion now Powhatan County.
John dies before the period when
applications for Revolutionary War Pensions were opened and thus did not have
an opportunity to apply. John's brother "Doctor" Anderson served in
that 5th Virginia regiment. There is a John Anderson, an officer in that
regiment, but it cannot be confirmed to be this man. He lived in Prince Edward
Co., receiving some land there from his parents. In 1805, he was bequeathed
"one stud horse named Juniper" by his father.
He apparently marries his first cousin
Mary Ferguson daughter of Peleg Ferguson and Faith Anderson. Mary is the dower signature in his deeds and
the book "Genealogy in part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; by
Grant James Anderson; Richmond Virginia; Whitter & Shepperson printers,
1909, reports that John married Miss Ferguson. No record of this marriage has
been found. All Nottoway Parish church
records have been lost. John Anderson's
aunt Faith was married to Peleg Ferguson whose will names his daughter Mary
Anderson. Examination of the Anderson's of Amelia and family members leaves no
other candidate Anderson other than John as the husband of Mary Ferguson. The
date of the marriage is unknown, but a child, Faith, was born before 1782.
John Anderson is lost after the 1810
census of Prince Edward. His last deed
in Prince Edward is dated 11/14/1818 selling 200 acres to William Fowlkes
. I have not had an opportunity to
study the county court orders to determine if his estate was settled by court
order. There was no will for a John Anderson in Prince Edward County on
file. I therefore cannot be sure that
he died there. Possibly he left the
state with some of his children. The LDS ancestral file contains a page on this
family that says he died in Spencer Co., KY.
John's son Jordan Anderson,Jr. went to
Tennessee. In Old Deed Book 8 of
Nottoway County, Virginia there is entered on 10/01/1829 a power of attorney
and transfer of claim to Timothy Mooring from Jordan Anderson and Rebecca B.
Anderson nee Hamlett of Carroll County, Tennessee. They are transfering portion
of an estate willed to Rebecca by Mary Oliver.
John's son William Anderson married in
Chesterfield County to Avis Rudd. There is a large Rudd family of
Chesterfield. He later moves to
Buncombe County, North Carolina.
According to Grant J. Anderson (1909)
the daughters Lydia and Faithy live to be old maids offering to leave their
substantial estate to any member of the family who would live with them. He does not state where they resided.
/Richard Anderson b: 1585
/Thomas
Anderson b: 1616
| \Elizabeth Hawkins b: 21 MAR 1583/84
=>
/Thomas Anderson
b: ABT. 1635 d: BEF. 1683
/Thomas Anderson b: BEF.
1663 d: 1711
/James Anderson b: BEF. 1690 d:
20 NOV 1751
| \ ? d: BEF. 1695
/Jordan Anderson b: 5 MAY 1723 d: 20 OCT
1805
|
| /Arthur
Jordan b: BEF. 1600 d: AFT. 1635
|
| /Arthur Jordan b:
1627 d: 1698
|
| /George Jordan b: BET.
1659 - 1660 d: 1718
|
| | |
/Richard Bevin b: ABT. 1600 d: 1 APR 1653
|
| | \Elizabeth Bevin b: BET. 1634 - 1638 d:
AFT. 1664
|
| | \Mary ? b: ABT. 1600
|
\Mary Jordan b: ABT. 1694 d: ABT. 1733
| |
/William Browne b: BEF. 1630 d: 1705
| \Mary Browne b: ABT. 1670 d: AFT. 1728
| |
/Henry Browne b: ABT. 1605 d: 1662
| \Mary Browne b: ABT. 1638 d: ABT. 1674
| \Anne Busher d: 12 AUG 1668
John Anderson b: 18
MAR 1753
| /Henry Watkins
|
/Edward Watkins d: 1771
\Mary Watkins b: 22 MAR 1724/25 d: 13 NOV
1805
John Anderson from Manasses
McBride
09/20/1779
acres Pr. Edward Co.
Pr. Edward Co. Book 6 page 335
John Anderson
wife Mary to George
Micale
12/14/1793 300 acres Pr.
Ed. Co.
Book 10 page 138
John Anderson from Jourdan
Anderson,Sr.
11/24/1802
acres Pr. Ed. Co.
Book 12 page 338
John Anderson to William
Fowlkes
11/14/1818 200 acres Pr.
Ed. Co.
Book 16 page 397
-1785 tax
roll Prince Edward County
John Anderson 8 whites 1 dwelling
-1810 Prince
Edward County, Virginia
240 Anderson, John
<10 10-16 16-26 26-45 >45
slaves
Male 0 0 0 1 1
female 0 0 1 4 1
Bibliography
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Prince Edward County
Courthouse, Wills and Deeds.
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Subj: Re: Anderson
Date: 7/6/01 9:58:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (Patricia Hardison)
The John Anderson who
was born 1755 and married Mary Ferguson about 1781.
I noticed him in the
descendant tree you put on Anderson list in answer to the SC discrepancy.
Pat
Hardison........Big Spring, Tx
More About John
Anderson:
Birth Record: March
18, 1753, Father's Register
Living: November 1818,
Charlotte County, Virginia
Notes for Mary
Ferguson:
John Anderson apparently marries his
first cousin Mary Ferguson daughter of Peleg Ferguson and Faith Anderson. Mary is the dower signature in his deeds and
the book "Genealogy in part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; by
Grant James Anderson; Richmond Virginia; Whitter & Shepperson printers,
1909, reports that John married Miss Ferguson. No record of this marriage has
been found. All Nottoway Parish church
records have been lost. John Anderson's
aunt Faith was married to Peleg Ferguson whose will names his daughter Mary
Anderson. Examination of the Anderson's of Amelia and family members leaves no
other candidate Anderson other than John as the husband of Mary Ferguson. The
date of the marriage is unknown, but a child, Faith, was born before 1782. Mary is apparently the women over 45 years
of age in the 1810 census but she is not named in the last deed of sale in
1818.
/John Ferguson b: ABT. 1685 d: 22
APR 1769
/Peleg Ferguson b: BET. 1725 - 1730 d:
1796
|
\Sarah Bridgforth b: BET. 1690 - 1710
Mary Ferguson b: AFT.
1765 d: BEF. 1818
| /Richard Anderson b: 1585
| /Thomas Anderson b: 1616
| | \Elizabeth Hawkins b: 21 MAR 1583/84 =>
| /Thomas Anderson b: ABT. 1635 d: BEF. 1683
| /Thomas Anderson b: BEF. 1663 d: 1711
|
/James Anderson b: BEF. 1690 d: 20 NOV 1751
|
| \ ? d: BEF. 1695
\Faith Anderson b: 1727 d: BEF. 20 OCT
1776
| /Arthur Jordan b: BEF. 1600 d: AFT. 1635
| /Arthur Jordan b: 1627 d: 1698
| /George Jordan b: BET. 1659 - 1660 d: 1718
| | | /Richard Bevin b: ABT. 1600 d: 1 APR 1653
| | \Elizabeth
Bevin b: BET. 1634 - 1638 d: AFT. 1664
| | \Mary
? b: ABT. 1600
\Mary Jordan b: ABT. 1694 d: ABT.
1733
| /William Browne b: BEF. 1630 d: 1705
\Mary Browne b: ABT. 1670
d: AFT. 1728
| /Henry Browne b: ABT. 1605 d: 1662
\Mary Browne b:
ABT. 1638 d: ABT. 1674
\Anne Busher d: 12 AUG 1668
Children of John
Anderson and Mary Ferguson are:
145 i. William8 Anderson (Source: Grant
James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).),
born Abt. 1779 in Prince Edward County, Virginia; died June 20, 1856 in Madison
County, North Carolina. He married Avis
Whiticur Rudd October 28, 1797 in Chesterfield County, Virginia; born Abt. 1782
in Chesterfield County, Virginia; died Aft. 1850 in Madison County, North
Carolina.
Notes for William
Anderson:
William Anderson was a son of John Anderson and Mary Ferguson.
William moved from Prince Edward County, Virginia to Buncombe County, North
Carolina sometime before 1850.
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This indenture made on
the 12 day of September one thousand Eight Hundred and fifity one between
William Anderson and Jordan Anderson
of the County of Madison and State of North Carolina Witnesseth; that
for and in consideration of mutual love and affection and the better to provide
for their futer will face and for the further consideration of one dollar to me
in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby fully acknowledged have given
granted bargained sold and conveyed and by these presents do give grant bargain
sell and confirm unto the said lawful heirs of Jordan Anderson two tracts of
land containing one hundred acres each the first tract lying and being in the
County of Madison on the waters of French Broad River including Johnstons Cove
Beginning on a small black gum near the gap of a ridge and runs south twenty
five degrees east ninety poles crossing Johnston's Cove Branch to a mountain
birch and ash then south sixty five dgrees west one hundred and eighty poles to
a stake thence north twenty five degrees west ninety poles to a stake thence
north sixty five degrees east one hundred and eighty poles to the beginning.
Also one other tract situated in the County and state aforesd containing one
hundred acres lying on the west side of French Broad River including the head
of the Johnston Cove Branch and joining the land above described. Beginning on a Black Gum the corner of the
above named tract then north twenty five degrees west forty poles crossing the
Lower gap branch to a beach tree on the side of a ridge then south sixty five
west two hundred and eighty poles to a stake. Then South Twenty five East
ninety poles to a stake then north sixty five east one hundred poles to a stake
thence north twenty five west sixty ... to the beginning to have and to hold
the two aforesaid tracts of land with all and singular the acreditments and
appertinances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining unto the said
Willaim Matilda Jackson James Colsten and the other children and heirs of the
sd Jordan Anderson and their heirs and
assigns forever in manner and form as herein set forth free and clear of and
from the lawful claim or claims of all and every person or persons whatsoever
reserving to my self a life estate therein and in the event of my wife - and my
son Jordan surviving me that then in that case they or the surviving of them
should be alowed enjoing the said land in common with the children of the said
Jordan with remainder unto the children of the sd Jordan Anderson in fee simple
and the sd William Anderson for himself his heirs and Executors and
administrators doth herein and hereby covenant promise and grant to and with
the sd William Matilda Jackson and James Colsten his sd grandchildren and
children of the sd Jordan Anderson that they and thier heirs and assigns chall
and may from time to time and at all times have, hold and enjoy all and
singular the land and premises herein before described free and clear from the
claim or claims of all and every person or persons whatsoever. Except such
incumbreances as is herein before set forth and he binds himself his heirs
executors and administrators to warrant and forever defend the same to the said
William Matilda Jackson Jas, Colstem and all other ....
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Subj: Re John & William Anderson
Date: 98-02-16 13:52:13 EST
From: Patscmom
To: PatAnder73
Patrick, I have been
typing my little fingers off down to the nub, but thought I better answer your
last e-mail. I have John and William both
in Madison Co, NC. They are both on the
1850 census, living next door to one another.
Jordan is living with William along with Elizabeth, Matilda, William,
John, James and a M. Hall. I haven't
had a chance to get back to Marshall, since I found this to do any more
research, so don't laugh. Not near as
thorough as you, but I will be... John
and Mary Davis Payne, raised all their children in and around Marshall, NC. As soon as the snow clears, I plan to go up
there and do more research.
Pat
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Otis Carter Anderson, 5737 Murietta Ave, Van Nuys, California
91401 believes that this William is the father of his ancestor John Anderson as
follows:
John Anderson (1810)
and Mary Davis (1817) Madison Co.,N.C.
William Anderson (1834)
and Rebecca Roberts (1834) Buncombe Co.
Benjamin Anderson
(1860) and Emaline Sutherland (1860) "
Andrew Carter Anderson
(1894) and Pearl Willis Ricker (1895)
Ottis Carter Anderson
(1917) and Winifred Louise Greene
Ottis was ill when I
last corresponded with him in the 1980's and i believe he has passed on.
_____________________________________________
Subj: Re: [ANDERSON-L] Re: ANDERSON-D Digest
V98 #228
Date: 98-11-10 23:39:55 EST
From: Eep52
To: PatAnder73
Patrick,
Thank you so much for
all the information you sent to me! I
am overwhelmed!! I would LOVE to have a
gedcom of my relations from you and I will of course send one to you. I am still working on getting the
information typed in. One thing I have
noticed from reading the information in the notes that you sent me....somewhere
to money sure got lost!! My Andersons,
from Madison Co. were dirt poor right
up until my grandfather's generation. He left Madison Co and moved into
Buncombe where he could make a better living but even then it was just the
basics. But my grandfather Walter
Hilliard Anderson and his wife Mamie Ellen Buckner were both truly loving ,
gentle , and God fearing people, if a little gullible due to lack of
education. They were good farmers tho,
something I would fail miserably at for sure!
We never knew ANY of
our Anderson relatives except for my great uncle Oscar Anderson. My grandfather's father, "BILLY" WW Anderson, left his
three children with his 1/2 brother , JAMES CODY, when his wife, MALINDA SMITH,
died, probably of "childbed fever", 3 months after my grandfather was
born, 1898 . He went to DUCKTOWN , Tenn
to work. There were copper mines there
and apparently some of his relatives were there working as well. He was shot and killed in 1901 while trying
to help his cousin defend himself in a domestic dispute...or at least the story
goes. He was buried in DUCKTOWN tho
there is no record of it. I have been
there....it looks like the Badlands...red, bare clay, due to copper mining...a
very desolate place. I went thru every
record I could find but found no trace of BILLY.
I
have often wondered where the names of OSCAR and WALTER HILLIARD came
from. They seemed to have only been
used for my grandfather and his brother in the Anderson family and I havent
seen them in other families in Madison CO either.
Have you by any chance
communicated with Candice from Greenville, SC.
Cant remember her last name right now but she and I are related on
several lines...the Andersons and Paynes to start with. She referred me to your site months ago but
I never figured out the connection and then I FORGOT! I cant believe it! But I
have so many names and dates and web addresses running thru my mind it gets
foggy in there at times!
Thanks again!
Edie May Pitts
803 Conewood court
Lawrenceville, Ga.
770 682 8835
fax 770 962 1630
Notes for Avis Whiticur
Rudd:
Avis Rudd was William Andersons wife. The spelling of her first name in varied
depending upon the reader. It may be
read as Evis, Enis or other combinations of that variety. There is a large Rudd family of Chesterfield
County which remains unanalyzed.
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[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 8,
Ed. 1, Tree #2979, Date of Import: Dec 26, 1998]
Rudd to Rudd 19
September 1796 Chesterfield County, Virginia
This indenture made
this nineteenth day of September and in the year of our Lord one thousand and
ninety six between John Rudd and Avis Whiticur Rudd of the County of
Chesterfield of the one part and Hezk. Rudd of the said County of the other
part. Witnesseth that the said John Rudd and Avis W. Rudd for and in the
consideration of the sum of twenty six pounds four shillings good and lawful
money of Virginia to them in hand paid by the said Hezk. Rudd the receipt
whereby we do acknowledge, and our selves fully satisfied with hath granted,
bargained, and sold, and doth by these presents grant, bargain, sell ... and
confer unto the said Hezekiah Rudd one certain tract or
parcel of land lying in
Chesterfield County being our parcel or tract of land formerly belonging to
Robert Rudd, Deceased, containing by estimation twenty two acres joining the
track of land on which Hezekiah Rudd now lives.
To have and to hold the
above tract or parcel of land and all and singular the premises above mentioned
with all apputerances thereunto belonging or in any way apputering to the only
proper use and behoof of him the said Hezekiah Rudd and to his heirs and
assigns forever. And the said John Rudd and Avis W. Rudd doth for their selves
and their heirs covenant and agree to and with the said Hezk. Rudd and his
heirs the above mentioned land to warrant and defend against the claim of their
selves and their heirs and all other persons claiming or to claim for by or
under them or any of them or any other person whatsoever. In witness whereof
the said John Rudd and Avis W. Rudd hath hereunto set their hands and fixed
their seals the Day and date first above written.
Signed sealed delivered
John Rudd (seal) in presence of Avis W. Rudd (seal)
Robert Wilkinson Moris
Pilkinton
Chesterfield County.
April Court 1797 this deed was proved by the oaths of Robert Wilkinson and
Moris Pilkinton witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Teste: Watkins Clerk
Wilkinson to Rudd 1808
(Date not given) Chesterfield County, Virginia
This indenture made
this day of and in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and eight, between
Robert I. Wilkinson of the County of Chesterfield of the one part and John Rudd
of the said County of the other part; witnesseth, that the said Robert I.
Wilkinson for and in consideration of the sum of forty nine pounds and four
shillings, current money of Virginia, to him in hand paid by the said John
Rudd, the receipt whereof he the said Robert I. Wilkinson doth hereby
acknowledge, and himself fully satisfied and paid therewith, hath granted,
bargained, and sold and by these presents doth grant, bargain and sell, ...,
and confirm unto the said John Rudd, one certain tract or parcel of land lying
in Chesterfield County, being that part of the tract of land formerly belonging
to Robert Rudd, deceased, and which John Rudd and Avis W. Rudd (his son and
daughter) sold and deeded to Hezikiah Rudd, deceased, containing by estimation
twenty two acres, and adjoining the tract of land where the said Hezekiah Rudd
formerly lived, also another tract or parcel of land containing by estimation
one acre and three sevenths of an acre, be the same more or less, and bounded
as follows the Vin. cornering on the land on which Amey Rudd lives, thence
along the John Robertson line until a straight line with the line between the
said Robert I. Wilkinson's land on which he now resides and the lands on which
the said John Rudd now resides shall link the said John Robertson's line,
thence along the said straight line until it reaches the line of the land on
which the said John Rudd resides, thence along the said Robert I Winkinson's
and John Rudd's line to the beginning. To have and to hold the said tracts and
parcels of land and all and singular the premises above mentioned, with all the
apputernaces thereunto belonging; or in any wise thereunto apputering: to the
only proper use and behoof of him the said John Rudd, and to his heirs and
assigns forever: and the said Robert I. Wilkinson doth for himself, his heirs
and assigns, warrant and agree to and with the said John Rudd and heirs and
assigns, to warrant and forever defend the above mentioned land from all claim
or claims whatsoever. In witnesseth whereof the said Robert I. Wilkinson hath
set his hand and fixed his seal the day and date first above mentioned.
Interlined 'along the said Robert I Wilkinson's and John Rudd's line' before
signed.
Signed, sealed and
delivered in presence of: Robert I. Wilkinson (seal) Tho. Branch William Ellis
William Gates
146 ii. James Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born Abt. 1781 in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
Notes for James
Anderson:
Since the brother William is known to have gone to Buncombe
County, NC consider that James may be the following individual.
Source the web page of
Ralph Clark [email protected]
James Anderson of Buncombe Co. NC was born between 1771 and
1774. In the 1820 Census, James was listed as a head of household in Buncombe
Co, NC.(6) He was over age 45, living with a woman of 26-44, and there were two
young men and a young woman 16-25 and four boys and three girls under age 10.
In the 1830 Census, James was listed as a head of household in
Buncombe Co, NC.(7) He was in his 50s with a wife in her 40s. There was a young
man in his 20s, another young man and two young women 15-19, a boy and a girl
10-14, a boy and two girls 5-9, and a girl under age 5.
147 iii. Faith Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born Abt. 1783 in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
Notes for Faith
Anderson:
According to Grant J. Anderson (1909) the daughters Lydia and
Faithy live to be old maids offering to leave their substantial estate to any
member of the family who would live with them.
He does not state where they resided.
148 iv. Patsey Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born Abt. 1785 in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
149 v. Lucy Anderson (Source: Grant James Anderson,
Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born Abt. 1787 in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
150 vi. Lydia Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born Abt. 1789 in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
Notes for Lydia
Anderson:
According to Grant J. Anderson (1909) the daughters Lydia and
Faithy live to be old maids offering to leave their substantial estate to any member
of the family who would live with them.
He does not state where they resided.
151 vii. Jordan Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born Bet. 1791 - 1800 in Prince Edward County, Virginia; died 1839 in
Carroll County, Tennessee. He married
Rebecca Bley Hamlett Bef. 1829; born 1811; died Aft. 1850 in Carroll County,
Tennessee.
Notes for Jordan
Anderson:
There is a Jordan
Anderson in Caldwell County Kentucky in 1820 who warrants examination as this
man.
__________________________________
Subj: andersons
Date: 11/30/02 11:14:24 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: Karenm53151
To: PatAnder73
hi patrick, my name is
karen..saw you info on ancestry.com...i am a descendant of william c. anderson
and wife patyline (don't know her maiden name)...they lived in carroll co.,
tn... do not know if they have a connection with jordan anderson...william said
he was born in va. about 1798 in the 1850 carroll co., tn. census..he doesn't
appear in the later carroll co. censuses...anyway, found some interesting data
in the carroll co. court minutes that might help you....2 Sept. 1839: Wm. Crutchfield appt. gdn. of Nancy J.
Anderson, Sally B., Mary, and Pataline (thought this was interesting as William
C.'s wife was Patyline ...see patyline spelled differently), orphans of Jordan
Anderson, dec'd...court minutes 4 Oct. 1841 has Nancy F. Anderson &
Pateline Anderson are bound to James D. until age 18. Sally B. Anderson bound to Levi Smith...have seen where James D.
Duke's wife was Susannah Anderson... anyway, do hope this info helps...if find
anything about william c. anderson it will be appreciated...thanks, karen
__________________________________
Subj: Re: andersons
Date: 11/30/02 4:38:05 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: Karenm53151
To: PatAnder73
hi patrick, thanks for
the info... did want to clarify one thing...susannah was not the daughter of
jordan and rebecca... don't know how she fits in...i can't forward the family
search.org site..but has James D. Duke, Jr. b. 21 Apr. 1797 Montgomery Co., N.C.,
d. 7 Oct. 1895. Married Susannah Anderson 1833 Carroll Co., TN... According to
the 1850 Carroll Co. census: 16-1842:
James D. Duke 53 NC; Susannah 65 NC; Pataline Anderson 16 TN....Found
Pataline (have Potaline) Anderson in the 1860 Carroll Co. Mortality
Schedule: 22 Female born in TN. died
Feb. 1860 of Consumption...Did not find the other girls in Levi Smith's
household, but found Sarah B. and Mary C. in 10-1254: R.B. Anderson 39 VA.
Sarah B. 18 TN. Mary C. 17 TN.. Do not who R.B. Anderson is either...Did find a
marriage for a Sarah B. Anderson to P.C. Straylin in Carroll Co. 26 May 1853...
didn't find them in the Carroll Co. 1860 census...anyway, hope this helps..like
i said if you find anything on Wm. C. anderson and his wife Patyline, please
let me know...thanks, karen
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Nottoway County
Virginia
Deed Book 8, page 353
Know all men by these presents that whereas Mary Oliver late
of Nottoway County and State of Virginia by her last will and testament bearing
date day of did give and bequeath unto Rebecka
B. Hamlett who is now the wife of Jordan Anderson a certain legacy or portion
of her estate and made and constituted John B. Oliver of said County of
Nottoway and State of Virginia her executor and shortly after died. And whereas the said John B. Oliver hath
proved the said will and I the said Jordan Anderson being entitled to receive
the said legacy or bequest in right of my said wife Rebecka B. Anderson. Now know ye that I the said Jordan Anderson
and I the said Rebecka B. Anderson both of the County of Carroll and State of
Tennessee have made, ordained, constituted, deputed and appointed and by these
presents do make ordain, constitute, depute and appoint Timothy Mooring of the
County of Henderson and State of Tennessee our True and lawful attorney for us
and in our name and to our use. To ask,
demand, and receive of ours from the said John B. Oliver the said legacy so
given and bequeathed to the said Rebecka Bley the said Mary Oliver by her said
will as aforesaid, and upon receipt thereof by our said attorney to deliver a
general release or to give such other discharge as shall be sufficient and
satisfactory in law. We hereby
reatifying, allowing, and confirming all and whatever our said attorney shall lawfully
do in the premises, and whereas the said Jordan Anderson and the said Rebecka B
Anderson of the County & State aforesaid in right of the said Rebecka B.
are entitled to receive a certain portion of the dower estate of the said Mary
Oliver deceased, and whereas Joseph I. Fowlkes of the County of Nottoway and
State of Virginia is the commissioner of the said dower estate of the said Mary
Oliver deceased. Now know ye that we
the said Jordan Anderson and Rebecka B. Anderson have made ordained, constituted,
deputed, and appointed and by these presents do make ordain, constitute, depute
and appoint Timothy Mooring of the County and State above mentioned our true
and lawfull attorney for us and in our name, and for our use and benefit, to
sell transfer or convey all our right title and interest to the said dower
estate, and to do act and perform for us and in our name and for our use and
benefit in as full and ample manner as if we ourselves were present, and we do
further constitute, ordain, depute, and appoint the said Timothy Mooring our
General attorney in the said above specified particulars, to do, act and
perform for us, whatsoever we ourselves could do, were we there present, with
full power to execute deeds, acquitances, releases, relinquishments, receipts,
or make any agreements or composition for any part of said estate or for any
other matter or thing due to us or in any wise appertaining to us relative to
said above specified matters with full power and authority to command,
presecute, or defend any suite or suites which may be necessary in obtaining
our said rights or portions of said estate, and whatsoever our said attorney
shall do, or cause to be done in and about the premises, we do hereby ratify
and confirm the same as fully to all intents and purposes as if we were present
and did the same. In testimony whereof
we have hereunto set our hands and seals this eleventh day of August 1829.
Jordan Anderson s
Rebeca Anderson s
________________
1830 census Carroll
County, TN
page 145
Notes for Rebecca Bley
Hamlett:
1840 census Carroll
County, TN
page 61
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Subj: Re: andersons
Date: 12/1/02 10:28:26 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: Karenm53151
To: PatAnder73
hi patrick..went back
and did some more digging....August Term 1844 Carroll C. Court Minutes, p.
74: This day Rebecca B. Anderson came
into open Court and applied to have her daughter Mary Anderson who was bounded
to James Parks said Parks to give her up to said Court and the Court then bound
said Mary Anderson to said R.B. Anderson who entered into &c. So you may be right about the R.B.Anderson
in the 1850 census being Rebecca...
7th July 1846 another
entry in the minutes: This day Young W.
Allen came into Court and was appointed guardian to Nancy, Salley, Marg.(
probably meant Mary) & Palat. Anderson, minors, orphans of Jurdan Anderson,
deceased, and entered into and acknowledged his bond in the sum of Two hundred
& fifty dollars with William J. Wilson as his security, who acknowledged
the due execution of the same which the Court received and approved and ordered
to be filed....Believe Young W. Allen was the County Clerk at that
time...anyway, hope that helps...karen
39. James7 Anderson (Jordan6, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
was born November 03, 1754 in Cumberland County, Virginia (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), and died 1817 in Jefferson County, Georgia. He married Susannah H. Brown October 04, 1785 in Charlotte
County, Virginia (Source: Marriage Records, Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994),
"Electronic."), daughter of Russell Brown and Elizabeth ?. She was born Abt. 1760 in Virginia.
Notes for James
Anderson:
James Anderson was born on
11/03/1754. His birth was recorded in
his father's register. This register
was taken to South Carolina and then on to Georgia by his brother Thomas
Anderson. The birth date is that given
by Grant Anderson is his 1909 genealogy, "Genealogy in part, of the
Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; By Grant James Anderson; Richmond Virginia;
Whitter & Shepperson printers, 1909; and it is likely that he had this
register available to him at the time he authored his book. It may still survive somewhere near Dallas,
Texas. He would have been born in
Cumberland County, in that portion now Powhatan County.
His father was Jordan Anderson, who
later settled in Chesterfield County, Virginia. He apparently incurred the disfavor of his father whose 1806 will
excludes him from monetary benefits legated to his children, giving him only
the tools his father lent him in Lunenburg County, Virginia. His mother was Mary Watkins. His wife Susan
Brown was the daughter of Russell Brown.
He appears as a resident of Cumberland, and Lunenburg County. I have not worked out the exact location of
any lands and therefore cannot be sure that he moved much at all as the County
boundaries were under some adjustment at his time.
There are records of American
Revolutionary War service by a "James Anderson of Lunenburg Co." The deed to his brother Jordan implies that
he departs from Lunenburg County to go South (Georgia?) in 1785. His son
Richard is imporperly identified in the book however. His death in 1817 in
Jefferson County, GA was reported to me by a decendent.
Prince Edward County,
Deed Book 7, Page 10
To all people to whom
these presents shall come I James Anderson do send greeting know ye that I the
said James Anderson of the County of Lunenburg for and in consideration of the
Good Will and affection which I have and do bear towards my loving brother
Jordan Anderson of the County of Prince Edward, have given and granted and by
these presents do freely give and grant unto the said Jordan Anderson his heirs
Executors or Administrators, all and Singular my Land, Goods, and Chattels now
being in my present dwelling house, the Land in the County of Charlotte, the
Goods in the County aforesaid of which before the signing of these presents I
have delivered him the said Jordan Anderson an Inventory signed with my own
hand and bearing even Date. To have and to hold all the said Land and Goods and
Chattels in the said premises or dwelling house to him the said Jordan Andeson
his heir's Executors or Administrators from henceforth as his and their proper
Land, Goods, and Chattels, absolutely without any manner of Condition. In witness whereof I have hereunto put my
hand and seal this tenth day of February One thousand seven hundered and eighty
five.
Jesse Watson James Anderson {seal}
Matthew Jackson
Josiah Burton
At a Court held for Prince Edward County
21st February 1785. The within Deed of
Gift from James Anderson to Jordan Anderson was presented in Court and proved
by the Oathes of Jesse Watson, Matthew Jackson, and Josiah Burton witnesses
therto subscribed, and ordered to be recorded.
Teste
F.
Watkins, C.
Bibliography
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Prince Edward County
Courthouse, Wills and Deeds.
More About James
Anderson:
Birth Record: November
03, 1754, Father's Register
Notes for Susannah H.
Brown:
In Oct 1785, James
Anderson made bond in Charlotte Co. VA for marriage to Sukey Brown, daughter of
Russel Brown.
Children of James
Anderson and Susannah Brown are:
152 i. Rebecca8 Anderson (Source: Grant
James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born August 1788 in Virginia.
153 ii. Charles Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born February 1793 in Virginia.
154 iii. James Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born December 1794 in Virginia.
155 iv. Mary Anderson (Source: Grant James Anderson,
Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born May 12, 1800 in Virginia; died November 02, 1879 in Hamilton,
Georgia. She married Willis Gorham
(Source: Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen -
Beall Families, (Whittet &
Shepperson, Printers; 1909).) July 02, 1818; born October 27, 1793 in Mass. or
Conn., New England, USA; died May 06, 1851 in Hamilton, Georgia.
156 v. Richard Jordan Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born 1802 in Lunenburg County, Virginia; died 1892 in Hallettsville,
Texas. He married Ann Montgomery
November 15, 1838 in Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana; born 1810 in Georgia; died
May 17, 1889 in Halletsville, Texas.
Notes for Richard
Jordan Anderson:
We need to obtain a copy of James Anderson 1817 will if
possible and do a little confirming that this Richard is his son Richard. According to Mary Hubbell a Mr Davis
researched Richard Jordan Anderson back and concluded that he was the son of
James Anderson and Sukey Brown.
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Subj: Richard Jordan Anderson
Date: 7/2/01 10:09:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected]
To: PatAnder73
Patrick,
My Mother was Marguerite Alberta
ANDERSON. She was the daughter of
Albert Thomas ANDERSON, son of Albert Berkley ANDERSON, son of Richard Jordan
ANDERSON. I have a (lifetime) work,
prepared by E. F. SMITH of Hallettsville, TX., that states Richard Jordan's
birth date as ca. 1806 in Jefferson Co., Ga.
He is listed as the son of James ANDERSON and Susannah (Sukey)
BROWN. Mr. Smith lists Richard Jordan's
death as 1892 with burial in Hallettsville, TX., along with his wife Ann
MONTGOMERY FENNER, (a widow), who died 17 May 1889. He lists their marriage as 15 Nov 1838, in Parrish of Saint
Landry, La., performed by Isaac Griffith, J.P.. Marriage and death records can be found for these events. Richard
Jordan was a school teacher and a farmer, according to my late Mother. She said that he was the first school
teacher in Hallettsville. My Mother
passed away in 1990. I would appreciate
any information you wish to share, and I have a lot more. Patricia
_______________________________
Posted by: Mary Ann
Hubbell Date: March 21, 2000 at 15:06:24
In Reply to: James
Anderson 1754-aft1804 VA to GA by Patrick Anderson of 5816
I have James Anderson
b. 1760 VA d 1817
m. Susannah H. Brown
"Sukey" 10-5-1785
Her parents were
Russell & Elizabeth Brown of GA.
The only other info I
have about this family is that they had a son named Richard Jordan Anderson (m.
Ann Montgomery Fenner) And they had a son named James Newton Anderson (m. Keron
Woodward dau. of Jacob Woodward & Lucinda Aingh.
Mary Ann Hubbell
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Author: Joseph Anderson Date: 8 Jun 2001 11:18 PM
In Reply to: Richard Jordan Anderson St.
Landry Parrish, La. by: Patricia Chambers
On 1 Oct 1845 the Land
Office in Opelousas granter a deed to 114 acres in section 19,township 3 S,
range 1 E. It is recorded on certificaste 2092.
The 1860 census for
Lavaca Co Texas, p 187 lists Richard Anderson 58 born in VA; his wife Ann 50
born in GA; and his children Milton 19, Albert 17, Adelia 15, Newton 13, and
Richard 10. All were born in LA
I am trying to find
information on Richard Jordan's father and mother.
__________________________
"Genealogy in
part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; By Grant James Anderson;
Richmond Virginia; Whitter &
Shepperson printers, 1909
This book documents the family of James Anderson that married
Susan Brown. It lists as their child a
Richard Anderson who is credited as born 10/28/1786 according to the genealogy
of Grant J. Anderson. He is credited as
having married twice and been the ancestor of a Georgia family delineated in
Grant Anderson's genealogy.
However, in checking the credentials of this family an
examination of the Revolutionary Pension file of William Anderson reveals a
copy of a Bible leaflet, in which the birth of another Richard Anderson is
recorded. The marriages of that Richard
are recorded in that bible and clearly indicate that the Richard Anderson who
married Hulda Simmons (the one described in Grant Andersosn book) was the son
of William Anderson also from Amelia County.
In his genealogy, Grant Anderson implies that he is not
confident of the children of James. It
is likely that there were two Richard Anderson's and that subsequent
generations have become confused as to their parentage. The other Richard Anderson born of
10/28/1796 was a son of William Anderson who was a son of Richard Anderson
married to Jane Foster and was descended from the King & Queen County VA
Anderson family.
Notes for Ann
Montgomery:
Author: Patricia Chambers Date: 5 Feb 2001 12:38 PM
Searching for
GGGrandfather RICHARD JORDAN ANDERSON born about 1806. Son of JAMES ANDERSON
born about 1760 in Va. and SUSANNAH H. "SUKEY" BROWN married Oct 5
1785 in Va.. RICHARD JORDAN ANDERSON married ANN (MONTGOMERY) FENNER, a widow,
15 Nov 1838 in Saint Landry Parrish, La. The family migrated later to Lavaca
Co., Texas. Thank you so much for any information. Patricia
___________________________
: Dolin Frazier Hughes
<[email protected]>
/JAMES MONTGOMERY , SR. b: ABT. 1750
/JOHN MONTGOMERY , SR. b: ABT. 1770 d:
BEF. 22 JUN 1838
|
\CATHERINE UNKNOWN b: ABT. 1750
Anna (Ann) Montgomery
b: ABT. 1808
| /JOHN LOWE b: ABT. 1725 d: BEF. 4 JAN 1813
|
/JOHN LOWE , SR. b: ABT.
1750 d: ABT. 17 JAN 1832
|
| \ANN UNKNOWN b: ABT. 1730
\NANCY* ANN LOWE b: ABT. 1775 d: BET. 30
MAR - SEP 1849
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Subj: Ann MONTGOMERY
Date: 4/8/02 6:55:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: pcham777
To: PatAnder73
Pat, Since I corresponded with you, I have
visited the old cementery in Hallettsville, TX. and located Ann and her son
Edward FENNER's gravesites. The graveyard
has all but been destroyed at some point. There is now a historical
marker and the oldest gravestones that were salvageable are placed on concrete
slabs. Edward's gravestone is in pieces
on the ground. Ann's is gone. Her 2nd Husband was Richard FENNER not
FANNER. I treasure the vast amount of
information that you have shared with me, and the world, on your website. Ann
and Richard Jordan ANDERSON are my ancestors.
Patricia
More About Ann
Montgomery:
Burial: Halletsville,
Texas
40. David7 Anderson (Jordan6, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
was born July 16, 1756 in Cumberland County, Virginia (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), and died August 05, 1835 in Prince Edward County, Virginia (Source:
David Anderson, 1834 Will of David Anderson, (Prince Edward County Courthouse).). He married Lucy Horsley September 21, 1785 in Prince
Edward County, Virginia (Source: Marriage Records, Southern States,
1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated Archives;
1994), "Electronic."), daughter of William Horsley. She was born Abt. 1768, and died Abt. 1843
in Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
Notes for David
Anderson:
David Anderson would have been born in
Cumberland County, in that portion now Powhatan County. He was born on 07/16/1756. David Anderson's birth was recorded in
his father's register. This register
was taken to South Carolina and then on to Georgia by his brother Thomas
Anderson. The birth date is that given
by Grant Anderson is his 1909 genealogy, "Genealogy in part, of the
Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; By Grant James Anderson; Richmond Virginia;
Whitter & Shepperson printers, 1909; and it is likely that he had this
register available to him at the time he authored his book. It may still survive somewhere near Dallas,
Texas.
David Anderson moved from Chesterfield
County to Prince Edward County during the revolution and resided there all of
his life. He resided in Saint Patrick
Parish.
David Anderson was a Revolutionary War
pensioner, File W.5626.
08/22/1832 Prince Edward County, Virignia
David Anderson of Parish of St. Patrick
in said County, aged 76, declares he enlisted in May 1777 for three years or
the war with Capt. Cad. Jones and served in the regiment of dragoons of Continental
Line under Col. George Baylor, Capt. Cad. Jones, 1st Lieut. John Stith, 2nd
Lieut. Wm. Barret. He than lived in
Chesterfield County, Virginia. They
were stationed at Fredericksburg until November and then went to Fredericktown,
Md., and Lancaster, Penn., and to Redenton on the Schuylkill where he had small
pox. They then crossed the Delaware and
went to Princeton and Trenton where he was discharged, having served 13 months.
In 1776 he volunteered as a minute man
under Capt. Frank Goode of Chesterfield and went to Portsmouth, Virignia, where
he remained six months.
Immediately after Gate's defeat in March
1781 he (living in Prince Edward County) was pressed into militia service by
Harry Lepner the commissary stationed at Prince Edward Court House as a wagoner
in which he was employed some time.
After this he acted as a guard over the military stores stationed there
and also as a collector of provisions for the army engaged at Yorktown. He continued in service from a few days
after the Battle of Guilford until Cornwallis surrendered, with the exception
of about a month or six weeks. Maj.
Mazant was the commanding officer of the troops stationed at Prince Edward
Court House.
01/21/1833 Prince Edward Court House, Virginia
David Anderson declares he served under
Capt. Cad. Jones from May 1777 to June 1778.
He was a minute man under Capt. Frank Goode at Portsmouth from June or
July 1776 to 20 Dec. 1776.
In March 1781 he was pressed into the
militia service as a wagoner by Henry Lapier, a commissary at Prince Edward
Court House. He made one trip to Pittsylvania Court House, then called Halifax
old town. On his return he acted as
guard over military stores and as a collector of provisions for the army at Yorktown.
He was born in Cumberland County (in the
part now Powhatan County) 07/16/1756 according to his father's register which
fell into the hands of his younger brother Thomas Anderson who moved to
Georgia.
12/10/1838 Prince Edward County, Virginia
Lucy Anderson, aged 70, declares she is
a widow of David Anderson late of Prince Edward who was a soldier in the War of
the Revolution. She was married
09/21/1785 and her husband died 08/05/1835.
05/27/1843 Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Lucy Anderson of said County, aged 75,
requests continuance of Pension.
David Anderson of Prince Edward County,
Virginia, private in the regiment of Col. Baylor in Virginia Line for two
years, was placed on the Virginia pension roll at $90.82 per annum under the
Act of 1832. Certificate 12074 was issued 03/21/1833.
Lucy Anderson, widow of David Anderson
who died 08/05/1835, was placed on the Richmond, Virginia pension roll at
$90.82 per annum under the Act of 1838. Certificate 1873 was issued 02/12/1839.
Certificate 3494 under the Act of 1843 was issued 12/08/1843.
The original will of David Anderson
remains on file in the Prince Edward County Court House.
David Anderson's
Will
1st October 1834
In the name of God Amen;
I David Anderson of the County of Prince
Edward and State of Virginia, being sound both in body and mind; do constitute,
make, and ordain this, to be my last will, and testament. Hereby revoking all Wills, and Testaments
heretofore made by me.
Item 1st
I lend to my wife Lucy Anderson during
her natural life, for her benefit, my house and plantation, with all its
appurtinences therunto belonging, in the County of Prince Edward, on which I
now reside; together with all my stock of horses, cows, sheep, hogs, etc and
all my household and kitchen furniture, plantation tools etc. and all the crop
and provisions which may be on hand at my decease; with the exception of
certain things, and limitations, herein after given, and bequeathed to thers in
this will.
Also the following slaves viz: Peter,
Aggy, Isaac, & Caroline
" 2nd
I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary
Moss one negroe woman Nancy, at my decease, and at the decease of my wife, one
negroe man Peter, to her during her natural life, and at her death, to be
equally divided among her children. Also two hundred dollars, to be paid out of
the proceeds of my Estate, (at the death of her mother) not otherwise disposed
of.
" 3rd
I give and bequeath to my son Thomas H.
Anderson, at the death of my wife, should she survive me, (it not) at my
decease, my tract of land, on which I now reside in the County of Prince
Edward, to him, and to his heirs forever.
But my son Thomas H. Anderson shall pay unto my son William I. Anderson
twelve hundered and fifty dollars.
" 4th
I give and bequeath to my three grand
children, Mary H. Lee, Catherine A. Lee, and Martha J. Lee children of my
daughter Catherine Lee, decd. one negroe woman Amy, and her increase, now in
the possession of their father James Lee, two feather beds & furniture, and
a seal skin trunk, which is also in his possession, and one negroe boy
Maddison, (which is in my possession) to be divided equally among them; to
them, and their heirs forever.
" 5th
I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucy
Bradley one negroe woman Phillis; now in her possession, (one negroe man
Hampton, and one negroe girl Martha, in my possession) to her during her
natural life, and at her death, to be equally divided among her children.
c" 7th
I give and bequeath to my son William I.
Anderson at my decease, one negroe boy Henry, one horse, one feather bed &
furniture, one Cow & calf, one young yoke steers, one pair cart wheels; and
to the decease of my wife, twelve hundred fifty dollars to be paid by my son
Thomas H. Anderson as heretofore directed.
" 8th
I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy
Anderson at my decease one negroe man Sam, one negroe woman Mary, and her two
children, (Sooky & Clarinda) and their increase, one feather bed &
furniture one black walnut Bureau, & dressing Glass, one seal skin trunk,
one horse, bridle & saddle, and at the decease of my wife, the sum of two
hundred dollars, to be paid to her, out of the proceeds of my Estate, not
otherwise disposed of; to her and to her heirs forever.
" 9th
I give and bequeath to my daughter
Lucretia Hubbard, at my decease, one negroe woman Emily, one negroe boy Jacob,
one feather bed & furniture, one Cow & calf, (one chest, such as my
wife may direct at my decease,) and at the decease of my wife, one negroe woman
Aggy, to her during her natural life, and at her death, to the lawful heirs of
her body; But if she should die without issue, then the above named negroes,
Emily, Jacob, and Aggy, and their increase (if any) together with the bed &
furniture, cow & calf, shall revert back to my Estate and shall be equally
divided among my children.
" 10th
I give and bequeath to my grand daughter
Eliza T. Davis one negroe woman Milly, now in her possession, one feather bed
and furniture, one small Bureau, one cow & calf, which is also in her possession,
and no more, to her and her heirs forever.
" 11th
I give and bequeath to my grandson
William I. Anderson at the decease of my wife, one hundred dollars, and no
more, to him & his heirs forever.
" 12th
It is my will and desire, that the
balance of my estate not heretofore willed and disposed of, shall at the
decease of my wife, be sold; and the money arising out of the proceeds thereof
to be equally divided among my children: except the sum of two hundred dollars,
to each of my two daughters, (Mary Moss and Nancy Anderson) which is to be paid
to them as hertofore, given and bequeathed.
Item 13th
I hereby appoint my two sons Thomas H.
Anderson and William I. Anderson, Executors to this, my last will and
Testament.
In testimony hereof, I have
hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal this 1st day of October, in the year
of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty four.
Signed, sealed & Acknowledged
in presence of /s/ David
Anderson
Bennet Moss
Phebe Moss
At a Court held for Prince Edward County
November the 16th 1835. This last will
and testament of David Anderson decd. was presented in court and proved by the
oaths of Bennet Moss and Phebe Moss two witnesses thereto, ordered that the
same to be recorded. At a court held for said County September the 19th, 1843.
on the motion of Thomas H. Anderson executor herein named, he with Joel Elam
his security entered into & acknowledged a bond for the purpose in the
penalty of twenty five hundred dollars, conditioned according to law, and took
the oath required by law, certificate for obtaining a probate thereof in due
form is granted him.
Teste /s/ B.
J. Worsham C.C.
Prince Edward County
Virginia
Will Book 8, Page 444
Agreably to an order of the County Court
of Prince Edward made at September Court 1843, and to us directed, we have
appraised the negroes belonging to the Estate of David Anderson decd, after
having been duly sworn for that purpose as follows:
A Negroe Man
Isaac $ 350.00
A Negroe Man
Peter 100.00
A Negroe woman Caroline and child 400.00
---------
$ 850.00
And we report that there is no other
estate subject to the authority of the executor.
Wm. M.
Carter
James
Venable
Wm. H.
Price
Sworn to before me this 12th day of
October 1843.
J. H.
Wilson J.P.
1843 October 17th. Sold the following slaves at October
Court belonging to the Estate David Anderson
Viz.
Isaac for $ 357.00
Caroline and child 431.00
---------
$ 782.00
Thos H. Anderson Excor.
of David Anderson decd.
At a Court held for Prince Edward County
November the 21st 1843, This Inventory and appraisement was presented in court
and ordered that the dame be recorded.
Teste B. J. Worsham C.C.
The Estate of David Anderson decd In
Account
With Thomas
H. Anderson the Executor
1843
Oct 7 To cash paid Thos. Walthall for
removing Lucy Anderson
corps 5.00
from Boydton to Pr Edwards
Nov 2 To cash pd Wm I Anderson's order
100.00
9 To
do D N Price for crying
3 negroes 3.00
To do pair Clerk's Ticketts
2.70
To commissions @ 5 pct $ 782. 39.10
To Int. Acrd to Sept 13th 1845 11.26
The Bal Principle 632.20
The Bal Int. 73.41
---------------
$ 782.00 84.67
1845
Oct 17 By Cash rcvd for Isaac 357.00
By Cash do for Caroline &
child 435.00
By Int to Sept 13th 1845 on net
amt. of sales deducting coms
& ---------------
cryers fees $ 739.90
$ 782.00 84.67
September 13th 1845
We, commissioners
acting under an order of the County Court of Prince Edward at the August Term,
1845 to us directed after being duly sworn, have this day in conformity with
the said order proceeded to state and settle the annexed account and we report
a balance of Principal of $632.20 cents and a balance of Interest of $ 73.41
cents due from the Exr Thos H. Anderson to his Testators Estate which we
respectfully subscribe.
/s/ D. F. Oniston
/s/ Wm. M. Carter
/s/ James Venable
The location of his burial is unknown.
David Anderson to James
Moss
08/31/1801 360 acres Prince Edward County
Pr. Edward Co. Book 12 Page 166
David Anderson
and wife to Charles
Woodson
06/11/1806 13+ acres Prince Edward County
Pr. Edward Co. Book 13 Page 542
David Anderson to Charles
Anderson
01/15/1810 176 acres Prince Edward County
Pr. Edward Co. Book 14 Page 341
David Anderson
and wife to Thomas
H. Anderson
01/06/1821 111 acres Prince Edward County
Pr. Edward Co. Book 17 Page 280
1785 tax roll Prince Edward
Anderson, David 2 whites 1 dwelling (newly weds)
1810 Prince Edward
County, Virginia Census
240 Anderson, David
<10 10-16 16-26 26-45 >45
slaves
Male 2 1 1 0 1
female 1 1 2 1 0
240 Anderson, William
<10 10-16 16-26 26-45 >45
slaves
Male 1 0 1 0 0
female 0 0 1 0 0
240 Anderson, John
1820 Census Prince
Edward County, Virginia
146A David Anderson
1830 Census Prince
Edward County, Virginia
107 David Anderson
110 Thomas [H] Anderson
Bibliography
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Notes for Lucy
Horsley:
Prince Edward County,
Marriage Bonds
Know all men by these
presents that we David Anderson and Christopher H Holland are held and firmly
bound unto the Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of fifty pounds current
money to be paid to the said Commonwealth, we bind ourselfes our heirs, Excr
and Admn jointly & severally firmly by these presents, sealed with our
seals and dated this 19th day of September 1785
The condition of this
obligation is such that if there be no lawful cause to obstruct a marriage
shortly intended to be solemnized between the above bound David Anderson and
Lucy Horsley spinster daughter of Willm Horsley decd then this obligation to be
void or else to remain in force and Virtue.
teste /s/ David Anderson s
/s/ J
League /s/ Christor H. Holland s
David married Lucy Horsley the daughter
of William Horsley. She outlived him
and moved to Mecklenburg County, Virginia and possibly thereafter to Richmond,
Virginia.
__________________________________________
Children of David
Anderson and Lucy Horsley are:
157 i. Tarleton8 Anderson (Source: (1)
Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall
Families, (Whittet &
Shepperson, Printers; 1909)., (2) David Anderson, 1834 Will of David
Anderson, (Prince Edward County
Courthouse).), born Abt. 1788 in Prince Edward County, Virginia; died Bef.
December 25, 1831 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. He married Sally Davenport November 08, 1808 in Prince Edward
County, Virginia (Source: Marriage Records, Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994),
"Electronic."); born Abt. 1790; died Bef. December 1831 in Prince
Edward County, Virginia.
Notes for Tarleton
Anderson:
Tarleton Anderson was the son of David Anderson and Lucy
Horsely. He married Sally Davenport on
11/08/1808 recorded at Prince Edward County, Virginia. Sally Davenport was the daughter of Absalom
Davenport. Grant J. Anderson says that
Tarleton married a Miss Ledbetter.
Tarleton Anderson died before 12/25/1831 in Prince Edward Co.,
Virginia. Tarleton Anderson died
intestate leaving two minor children.
See inventories and accounts in Prince Edward will book 6 pages
13,43,510 and 7 page 77. Thomas H.
Anderson, their uncle, served as guardian throughout their minor years. Exhaustive accounts were filed with the
County Clerk.
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Notes for Sally
Davenport:
Lee Stufflebeam
<[email protected]>
/Davis Davenport b: ABT.
1660 d: BEF. 1735
/Richard Davenport b: ABT. 1704
d: 1776
/Absalom Davenport b: ABT. 1736 d: 1821
Sally Davenport b: ABT.
1783
\Elizabeth Steger
158 ii. Mary Anderson (Source: David Anderson, 1834
Will of David Anderson, (Prince
Edward County Courthouse).), born Bef. 1790 in Prince Edward County, Virginia;
died Aft. 1834. She married Francis
Moss 1808 in Prince Edward County, Virginia; born Abt. 1785.
Notes for Mary
Anderson:
Will of Mary's father
David Anderson bequeaths
" 2nd
I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Moss one negroe woman
Nancy, at my decease, and at the decease of my wife, one negroe man Peter, to
her during her natural life, and at her death, to be equally divided among her
children. Also two hundred dollars, to be paid out of the proceeds of my
Estate, (at the death of her mother) not otherwise disposed of.
" 12th
It is my will and desire, that the balance of my estate not
heretofore willed and disposed of, shall at the decease of my wife, be sold;
and the money arising out of the proceeds thereof to be equally divided among
my children: except the sum of two hundred dollars, to each of my two
daughters, (Mary Moss and Nancy Anderson) which is to be paid to them as
hertofore, given and bequeathed.
Notes for Francis Moss:
John Burgess
worldconnect
/Edward MOSS b: 1610 d: 01 JUL 1685 =>
/William
Henry MOSS b: BETWEEN 1633 AND 1635 d: 21 APR 1685
| \Ann BELT b: 1611 d: AFT 1665
/William Henry
MOSS b: 1668 d: 1722
| | /Dudley NORTH b: 01 NOV 1602 d: 24 JUN
1677 =>
| \Jane NORTH b: 1643 d: 1676
| \Anne MONTAGUE b: 1605 d: 04
FEB 1683 =>
/William MOSS b: 17 FEB
1688 d: 1777
| | /William HOPKINS b: ABT 1600 =>
| |
/Robert HOPKINS b: ABT 1635 d: 06 MAY 1677
| |
| \ HOPKINS b: ABT 1610
|
\Margaret HOPKINS b: 1670 d: ABT 1710
| | /John SCROPE b: ABT 1620 =>
| \Katherine SANDFORD b: 19 AUG
1652 d: AFT 1684
/James MOSS b: 15 JUL 1721 d: BEF
17 MAR 1785
| \Elizabeth MARTIN b: 1698 d: AFT 1743
/James MOSS b: 06 SEP 1760 d: 20 SEP 1845
|
\Mary MOSS b: ABT 1725 d: BEF 10 AUG 1790
Francis MOSS b: ABT
1786
\Judith GARROT b: 1765 d: AFT 1807
159 iii. Sarah Anderson (Source: (1) Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).,
(2) David Anderson, 1834 Will of David Anderson, (Prince Edward County Courthouse).), born
Abt. 1790 in Prince Edward County, Virginia; died Bef. October 1834. She married ? Davenport Abt. 1810; born Abt.
1785.
Notes for Sarah
Anderson:
Sarah Anderson is identified as having married Mr. Davenport
in the book "Genealogy in part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families";
by Grant James Anderson; Richmond Virginia; Whitter & Shepperson printers,
1909.
160 iv. Thomas H. Anderson (Source: (1) Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).,
(2) David Anderson, 1834 Will of David Anderson, (Prince Edward County Courthouse).), born
Abt. 1792 in Prince Edward County, Virginia; died 1863 in Prince Edward County,
Virginia. He married Elizabeth Bradley November
21, 1821 in Prince Edward County, Virginia (Source: Marriage Records,
Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD
229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born Abt. 1800.
Notes for Thomas H.
Anderson:
Thomas H. Anderson was the son of David Anderson and lucy
Horsley. He married Elizabeth Bradley
with a 11/21/1821 bond recorded at Prince Edward County, Virginia. Elizabeth Bradley was the daughter of Jesse
Bradley.
The will of David Anderson his father bequeaths:
" 3rd
I give and bequeath to my son Thomas H. Anderson, at the death
of my wife, should she survive me, (it not) at my decease, my tract of land, on
which I now reside in the County of Prince Edward, to him, and to his heirs
forever. But my son Thomas H. Anderson
shall pay unto my son William I. Anderson twelve hundered and fifty dollars.
Thomas H. Anderson's will is dated 06/05/1863 and proven
08/17/1863 and filed in Prince Edward Co., Virginia. Thomas' will was contested between William Anderson and Lucy
Bradley, his two children.
1830 Census Prince Edward County, Virginia
107 David Anderson
110 Thomas Anderson
1840 Census Prince Edward County, Virginia
206 William J. Anderson
206 T[homas]. H. Anderson
206 John M. Anderson
206 H. .
Anderson
1850 Census Prince Edward County, Virginia
037 Thomas H. Anderson
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
161 v. William I. Anderson (Source: (1) Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).,
(2) David Anderson, 1834 Will of David Anderson, (Prince Edward County Courthouse).), born
Abt. 1794 in Prince Edward County, Virginia; died Aft. 1840.
Notes for William I.
Anderson:
The Will of his father
bequesths:
" 7th
I give and bequeath to my son William I. Anderson at my
decease, one negroe boy Henry, one horse, one feather bed & furniture, one
Cow & calf, one young yoke steers, one pair cart wheels; and to the decease
of my wife, twelve hundred fifty dollars to be paid by my son Thomas H.
Anderson as heretofore directed.
" 11th
I give and bequeath to my grandson William I. Anderson at the
decease of my wife, one hundred dollars, and no more, to him & his heirs
forever.
1840 Census Prince Edward County, Virginia
206 William I. Anderson
206 T[homas]. H. Anderson
206 John M. Anderson
206 H. .
Anderson
162 vi. Lucy Anderson (Source: David Anderson, 1834
Will of David Anderson, (Prince
Edward County Courthouse).), born Abt. 1796 in Prince Edward County, Virginia;
died Aft. 1834. She married Jesse
Bradley May 27, 1816 in Prince Edward County, Virginia (Source: Marriage
Records, Southern States, 1728-1850,
(CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born Abt.
1795; died Aft. 1834.
Notes for Lucy
Anderson:
The will of her father
bequeaths
" 5th
I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucy Bradley one negroe
woman Phillis; now in her possession, (one negroe man Hampton, and one negroe
girl Martha, in my possession) to her during her natural life, and at her
death, to be equally divided among her children.
163 vii. Catherine Anderson (Source: (1) Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).,
(2) David Anderson, 1834 Will of David Anderson, (Prince Edward County Courthouse).), born
Abt. 1798 in Prince Edward County, Virginia; died Bef. October 1834 in Prince
Edward County, Virginia. She married
James Lee April 24, 1820 in Prince Edward County, Virginia (Source: Marriage
Records, Southern States, 1728-1850,
(CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); died 1853
in Amherst County, Virginia.
Notes for Catherine
Anderson:
Catherine Anderson was the daughter of David Anderson and Lucy
Horsley. She married James Lee about
1820 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. G. J. Anderson uses the spelling
Leigh. He was married twice.
James Lee's will is filed in 1853 in Amherst Co., Virginia.
An Amherst County article identified descendant Joe J. Brown,
Pastor, College Hill Baptist Church, Lynchburg, Virginia in 1985. The church says he doesn't exist, maybe I
made a transcription error from the Amherst County book I was looking at.
Genealogy in part, of the
Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
164 viii. Nancy Anderson (Source: David Anderson, 1834
Will of David Anderson, (Prince
Edward County Courthouse).), born Abt. 1800 in Prince Edward County, Virginia;
died Aft. 1834.
Notes for Nancy
Anderson:
The will of her father bequeaths:
" 8th
I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Anderson at my
decease one negroe man Sam, one negroe woman Mary, and her two children, (Sooky
& Clarinda) and their increase, one feather bed & furniture one black
walnut Bureau, & dressing Glass, one seal skin trunk, one horse, bridle
& saddle, and at the decease of my wife, the sum of two hundred dollars, to
be paid to her, out of the proceeds of my Estate, not otherwise disposed of; to
her and to her heirs forever.
" 12th
It is my will and desire, that the balance of my estate not
heretofore willed and disposed of, shall at the decease of my wife, be sold;
and the money arising out of the proceeds thereof to be equally divided among
my children: except the sum of two hundred dollars, to each of my two
daughters, (Mary Moss and Nancy Anderson) which is to be paid to them as
hertofore, given and bequeathed.
165 ix. Garland Anderson (Source: David Anderson, 1834
Will of David Anderson, (Prince
Edward County Courthouse).), born 1802 in Prince Edward County, Virginia; died
Aft. 1873 in Amherst County, Virginia.
He married Mary P. Stewart January 15, 1828 in Charlotte County,
Virginia; born 1808 in Virginia; died Bef. 1870 in Amherst County, Virginia.
Notes for Garland
Anderson:
Garland Anderson was a son of David Anderson and Lucy
Horsley. His father gave him land in
Amherst County in his will, bequeathing:
" 6th
I give and bequeath to my son Garland Anderson, one tract of
Land, lying in the County of Amherst, (which was purchased of Mr. James Lee)
containing one hundred acres, one negroe man Phill, one negroe woman Anica,
during his natural life, and at his death, to be equally divided among his
children.
-1840 Census Amherst County, Virginia
228 Garland Anderson
Subj: CORRECTION -- proof my Garland Anderson is
son of David/ Pr. Edward
Date: 7/2/01 6:08:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: MissElizabella
To: PatAnder73
Hello Patrick,
I don't know that
you'll remember me, but you answered my query about my ancestors Henry W.
Anderson (July 1834 - ca. 1901), son of Garland Anderson (1802 - living on 1
Jan 1873) of Amherst County.
I spent the day today in
the Amherst & Prince Edward County courthouses trying to reach an end to
the matter, and have conclusive evidence that my Garland Anderson is NOT the
son of James Anderson & Sally Bagley as we had thought, but is the son of
your David Anderson (d. 1835) of Prince Edward County:
Amherst Co Deed Book
QQ, pg. 317 , dated 1 Jan 1873 states that (the land in question) was willed to
Garland Anderson "by his father, David Anderson of Prince Edward
County." This deed shows this same
tract of land being deeded by Garland Anderson to "his son, Henry W.
Anderson."
A subsequent deed
(1883) in Amherst County Deed Book TT, page 103, repeats that Henry W. Anderson
received the land "from his father, Garland Anderson" and provides
the reference back to Book QQ, pg. 317.
This deed is the deed of sale for the land from Henry W. Anderson to
Edmund Payne.
Garland shows up in
Amherst in the 1840 census, which makes sense, since he inherited the land in
1835. In the 1840 Amherst VA census he
lists:
1 male 30-40
1 male 20-30
1 male 5 -10
1 female 30-40
1 female 10-15
1 female 5-10
In the 1860 Amherst VA
census he lists:
Garland, age 58,
farmer, born VA
Mary P. , age 52, born
VA
Henry W. (my ancestor),
age 27, farm laborer, born VA
Samuel D. age 23, farm
laborer, born VA
Richard H. age 45,
carpenter, born VA.
This meshes with the
marriage record of Garland Anderson and Mary Stewart (Jan 15, 1828 , Charlotte
County). It would be impossible due to
their ages, for Garland, son of David Anderson, to have been the one married to
Nancy Hamlett.
I encourage you to look
up these deeds for yourself.
Thanks for all your
help in the past,
With best regards,
Elizabeth Middleton
Notes for Mary P.
Stewart:
Posted by: Elizabeth
Middleton (ID *****5499) Date: January 25, 2003 at 17:47:47
In Reply to: David
Anderson 1756-1835 Pr.Edward VA by Patrick Anderson of 14326
Hello Patrick,
I know you already know
this, so I'm just posting it in an effort to try to put an end to the
"Garland Anderson, son of David Anderson, married Nancy Hamlett"
error.
Amherst Co Deed Book
QQ, pg. 317 , dated 1 Jan 1873 states that (the land in question) was willed to
Garland Anderson "by his father, David Anderson of Prince Edward
County." This deed shows this same tract of land being deeded by Garland
Anderson to "his son, Henry W. Anderson."
That this Garland was
married to Mary, not Nancy, is proven by:
1) The book Amherst
Artillery, Albemarle Artillery and Sturdivant's Battery (part of the Virginia
Regimental History Series, W. Cullen Sherwood and Richard P. Nicholas,p. 79.
Entry as follows:
"ANDERSON, HENRY
WINSTON: Pvt. Born Appomattox Co., son of Garland and Mary P. Anderson. Farmer,
Amherst Co, age 27 1860 census. Enl. 9/11/61 Richmond. Transfd. to Co G, 51st
Va Inf. 8/21/63. Postwar res. Roanoke Co. Living in Windy, Amherst Co, age 68
5/02. Bro of Samuel D. Anderson"
2) In the 1860 Amherst
Co VA census, Garland Anderson lists:
Garland 58
Mary P. 52
Henry W. 27
Saml. D. 23
Richard H. 45
(all born VA)
If you look at the ages
of Garland and Mary, there is no way this Garland could be the one who married
Nancy Hamlett in ca. 1808 -- he would have been 6 years old! There are only 2
Garland Andersons marriages in VA that are of the correct vintage to be the
folks above: Garland Anderson & Mary Shelton, and Garland Anderson &
Mary Stewart. That this couple is NOT Garland Anderson & Mary Shelton is
proven in later census records for Garland Anderson, head of household in
Louisa County, which show's Mary Shelton's mother Massie Shelton living with
them. Thus by process of elimination, this couple MUST be Garland Anderson
& Mary Stewart.
This is further
substantiated by the following:
Mary Stewart's parents
(Samuel Sale Stewart & Elizabeth Smith Dabney) were married 24 Mar 1807 in
Goochland Co, VA. In the 1810 VA census, Samuel Stewart is listed as a head of
household in Charlotte Co, VA. He lists:
1 male 26-45
1 female 16-26
2 females under 10
8 slaves.
That means the 2
females under 10 would have to have been born 1807-1810, which fits perfectly
the age Mary Stewart Anderson reports in the 1860, which shows that she was
born in 1808.
3) Marriage record of
Garland Anderson & Mary E. ("Polly") Stewart, Charlotte Co, VA 15
Jan 1828. She is daught. of Samuel S. Stewart who consents. Sur. Benjamin
Wyatt. Wit: Maria C. Stewart and Mary Dabney.
3) There is a deed in
Charlotte Co, VA, dated 1819, from Samuel S. and Eliza S. Stewart to Garland
Anderson & George Fleming. This deed serves as Samuel S.'s will. Lists
Stewart's children, including Maria C. Stewart (see above, witness to marriage
in #2) According to this deed, the only 2 children that Samuel S. Stewart &
Eliza had who were over 21 years old in 1829 were Mary, wife of Garland
Anderson, and Maria C. Stewart. This also squares with the 1810 census/Samuel
Stewart HOH as listed above. Maria was most likely born in late 1808 or 1809,
making her barely of age - but unmarried - at the time the deed was written.
4) Samuel Sale Stewart
married Elizabeth Smith Dabney 24 Mar 1807 in Goochland Co, VA. (Elizabeth
Smith Dabney is the daugher of Elizabeth Smith WINSTON and Cornelius Dabney who
are reported to have m. 17 Jan 1783 in Louisa Co -- though I have not
personally looked up this record yet) Note the tracking of the name WINSTON
through this family. The D. in Samuel D. Anderson, brother of Henry W. as
reported in the military record, is reputed to stand for DABNEY.
I hope this is helpful,
and that the Nancy Hamlett error is resolved.
Cyndi Markus
/Samuel Sale Stewart b: About 1780
Mary Polly Stewart b:
1808 d: 16 Apr 1867
| /William
Dabney b: 1721 d: Before Nov 1767
|
/Cornelius Dabney b: 7 Jun 1756 d: 13 Oct 1821
|
| \Philadelphia Gwathmey b:
1730
\Elizabeth Smith Dabney b: 6 Feb 1789
| /Isaac Winston b: 1745 d: 12 Nov 1821
\Elizabeth Smith Winston b: 24
Dec 1766 d: 11 Jan 1840
\Elizabeth Smith b: 28
Nov 1750 d: Aug 1810
166 x. Lucretia Anderson (Source: David Anderson, 1834
Will of David Anderson, (Prince
Edward County Courthouse).), born Abt. 1804 in Prince Edward County, Virginia;
died Bet. 1836 - 1838 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. She married Henry Hubbard February 01, 1834
in Prince Edward County, Virginia (Source: Marriage Records, Southern
States, 1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated
Archives; 1994), "Electronic.").
Notes for Lucretia
Anderson:
Her faathers will
bequeaths:
" 9th
I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucretia Hubbard, at my
decease, one negroe woman Emily, one negroe boy Jacob, one feather bed &
furniture, one Cow & calf, (one chest, such as my wife may direct at my
decease,) and at the decease of my wife, one negroe woman Aggy, to her during
her natural life, and at her death, to the lawful heirs of her body; But if she
should die without issue, then the above named negroes, Emily, Jacob, and Aggy,
and their increase (if any) together with the bed & furniture, cow &
calf, shall revert back to my Estate and shall be equally divided among my
children.
___________________________________
Subj: Re: Lucretia Anderson
Date: 97-12-30 16:43:32 EST
From: Whhubbard
To: PatAnder73
Greetings,
Sorry I haven't
responded earlier. Just haven't been on
line lately - holidays.
Thanks for sending the
info - yes, I was able to read it. Feel
a little ashamed to provide what little info I have after seeing all you have
done.
Anyway, don't have a lot more to provide. Henry remarried July 16, 1838 to Mary Swann
in P. Ed. County. I do show a daughter
(Martha A. Hubbard) probably b. circa 1836 to Henry and Lucretia. Don't have any additional info re Martha at
this time. Be glad to provide
additional data re Hubbard side if you would like it.
Tks and regards,
Wayne Hubbard
167 xi. James Anderson (Source: (1) Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).,
(2) David Anderson, 1834 Will of David Anderson, (Prince Edward County Courthouse).), born
Abt. 1806 in Prince Edward County, Virginia; died Bef. 1834.
42. Jordan7 Anderson (Jordan6, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
was born June 29, 1759 in Cumberland County, Virginia (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), and died March 28, 1850 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. He married Margaret Easter June 06,
1785 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia (Source: Marriage Records, Southern
States, 1728-1850, (CD 229;
Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."), daughter of John
Easter. She was born Abt. 1765 in
Lunenburg County, Virginia, and died Bet. 1840 - 1848 in Chesterfield County,
Virginia.
Notes for Jordan
Anderson:
Jordan Anderson was born on 06/29/1759.
He would have been born in Cumberland County, in that portion now Powhatan
County. His birth was recorded in his father's register. This register was taken to South Carolina
and then on to Georgia by his brother Thomas Anderson. The birth date is that given by Grant Anderson
is his 1909 genealogy, "Genealogy in part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families";
By Grant James Anderson; Richmond Virginia; Whitter & Shepperson printers,
1909; and it is likely that he had this register available to him at the time
he authored his book. It may still
survive somewhere near Dallas, Texas.
His wife was Margaret Easter of
Mecklenburg County daughter of a famous Methodist preacher John Easter.
Virginia Patent
Jordon 02/01/1781
Prince Edward Co
63.5a Branches of
falling Creek adj Hill, Thaxton, etc
patents D/508
Jordan Anderson was a Revolutionary war
pensioner. File number S.6504
09/10/1832 Chesterfield County,
Virginia. Jordan Anderson of said
County, aged about 73 in December next (according to father's family
register) declares he enlisted in 1777 with
Lieut. Balor for three years or during the war and was in Col. Balor's regiment
of cavalry in Capt Cadwalder Jones' company.
Maj. Clough was in Command in the regiment. Dr. George Evans, lat of
Chesterfield County, was surgeon. They
marched from Chesterfield County through Hanover and Henrico Counties to
Fredericksburg, Georgetown, Md., and Lankester, Penn., and he was innoculated
with the small pox in Pennsylvannia.
after recovering they marched toward Philadelphia but the enemy having
gotten possession of the city, they turned their course through Princeton to
Trent-town. he was then examined by Dr.
George Evans and from inability to perform duty was discharged. He has received a land warrant for this
service.
He was drafted in the militia in October
1780 and marched through Petersburg, Virginia, to Hillsborough, North Carolina,
then to Salisbury and to Cheraw Hills on Pee Dee River where they remained some
time. They marched to Cowpens to assist
in carrying some prisoners taken there to Albemarle Barrux, but the march of the
detachment was so rapid that they did not overtake them. The British army came near at Island Ford on
Yadkin River and they then marched to Guilford where they were discharged,
having served five months.
He marched under Lieut. Robert
Wooldridge to Williamsburg and was placed in Capt. Collier's company. He served one month.
06/10/1831 Chesterfield County, Virginia
David Anderson of Prince Edward County.,
Virginia, declares that Jordan Anderson who now resides in Chesterfield County
enlisted in Continental Service in 1777 for three years in the regiment of Col.
Balor of the cavalry and continued until discharged.
08/11/1832 Chesterfield County, Virginia
Nathan Anderson of said County declares
Jordan Anderson served 10 or 11 months in the Continental Army and also a tour
of duty in the South in the militia
02/05/1833 Chesterfield County, Virginia
Jordan Anderson declares he served
twelve months as a private in a company of cavalry and six months in the
militia as a private.
Jordan Anderson of Chesterfield County,
Virginia, private of cavalry and infantry in company of Capt. Baylor in
Continental and Virginia Line for 18 months, was placed on the Virginia pension
roll at $70 per annum under the Act of 1832. Certificate 12976 was issued
06/21/1833.
Jordan Anderson was an owner of some of
the lands making up the Clover Hill Coal Pits.
His will discusses the handling of the coal rights to his property. These Coal Pits were the primary source of
Coal for the southern war effort in the Civil War. Jordan and his two sons had died prior to the Civil War but the
estate had not been probated at the time of the war. It was subsequently probated by a grarndson in the 1870's. Whether the coal rights to Jordan's
abandoned lands were respected during the war would be an interesting study, although I think it's too
late to file claims against the Confederate States of America.
An obituary in the Richmond Enquirer on
10 May 1850, announced: "Another Revolutionary Soldier gone, Jordan
Anderson, on 28 day of March 1850 at Clover Hill in Chesterfield Co.,
Methodist."
01/12/1818 150 acres Chesterfield
County, Virginia
Jordan Anderson to John
Wilkinson
Chesterfield County,
Virginia Book 22 Page 51
for $1500 adjoining the property of
Cole.
05/25/1840
acres Chesterfield
County, Virginia
Jordan Anderson to J.R.
Walker and Benjamin Moody
Chesterfield County,
Virginia Book 32 Page 340
08/13/1849
acres Chesterfield
County, Virginia
Jordan Anderson to Clover
Hill Coal Co.
Chesterfield County,
Virginia Book 38 Page 358
08/13/1849
acres Chesterfield
County, Virginia
Jordan Anderson to Clover
Hill Rail Road
Chesterfield County,
Virginia Book 38 Page 356
11/26/1856
acres Chesterfield
County, Virginia
Jordan Anderson,Est. to Smith,
A.R.
Chesterfield County,
Virginia Book 42 Page 429
Auction on part of his estate by only
qualifying executor Wilkins Hall. This executor died before completing disposal
of estate. Price $192. Bounded by Clover Hill Coal Mining Company, A. A.
Baldwin, the coal pit road and Joshua Cole.
12/18/1871
acres Chesterfield
County, Virginia
Jordan Anderson,Est. to James
H. Cox
Thomas M. Logan
Chesterfield County,
Virginia Book 54 Page 429
Coal lands sold to Cox owner of Clover
Hill Coal Pits.
11/14/1872
acres Chesterfield
County, Virginia
Jordan Anderson,Est. to James
H. Cox
Thomas M. Logan
Chesterfield County,
Virginia Book 55 Page 711
Coal lands sold to Cox owner of Clover
Hill Coal Pits.
1785 Tax Roll Prince Edward County, Virginia
Anderson, Jordan 1 white soul one dwelling and 2 other
buildings
1820 Census Chesterfield County, Virginia
217A Jordan Anderson
1820 Census Sussex County
092A Thomas Anderson
1820 Census Nottoway
County, Virginia
45A Matthew Anderson
1830 Census Chesterfield County
486 Jordan Anderson
1830 Census Nottway County, Virginia
217 Matthew Anderson
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
__________________________________________________
Subj: Jordan
Anderson,Jr. will
Date: 1/4/03 7:35:33
AM Eastern Standard Time
From:
[email protected]
Sent from the Internet
(Details)
Hi Pat Happy New Year
I am still having a
problem figuring out who signed the deeds to sell the coal pits. I went to Chesterfield Co. Courthouse
yesterday and got a copy of Jordan Jr.'s will(which he wrote and signed 27 day
of August 1848), three deeds to the sale of his land after his death in1850
Jordan refers in his
will to "my grandson Benjamin W. Bailey" then he appoints an executor
Benjamin W. Bailey.
Since his grandson was
born in 1814 he would have been 34 years old at the writing of the will and I
think he is also the executor.
The deed for selling
the coal pits in 1871 was signed as follows:
B.W. Bailey Executor of Jordan Anderson
deceased
Mary W. Bailey (this is the daughter of
Jordan )
B. W. Bailey Executor of B(etsy) S Tucker
deceased-this is his daughter and she must have appointed her nephew, Mary's son, as executor
of her estate also.
B.W. Bailey (he must have signed the deed
a third time as heir for the $500.00 he was to receive from the
sale.
Jordan Jr. appointed
three executors Benjamin W. Bailey , Wilkins Hall, and Edwin F. Perkenson. Edwin Perkenson never qualified, Wilkins
Hall qualified and sold 76 acres for $192 dollars February 11, 1854. He died at sometime after this date and I
suspect it was fairly soon. Benjamin W.
Bailey qualified and finished selling the land
in 1871, 21 years after Jordan's death.
I would
appreciate any help you can give me
Tom Anderson
1721 Buford Road
Richmond, Va 23235
Notes for Margaret
Easter:
Margaret Easter was of Mecklenburg County the daughter of John
Easter a famous itinerant Methodist preacher.
Subj: 1840 census
Date: 5/22/04 10:49:21
AM Eastern Daylight Time
From:
[email protected]
Sent from the Internet
(Details)
Hi Patrick,
By now you should have
received a copy of the 1840 census showing Jordan Anderson, Jr. living in
Chesterfield County, and his wife still alive.
I do not know whether you already had this information, but I think it
is interesting and narrows the time span to eight years. I am encouraged that the Richmond Enquirer
listed Mary Anderson, his mother, in their paper in 1805 hopefully they
included Margaret, his wife, about 40 years later. I have found that women's deaths were not recorded as often as
men. when I have time I will look in
the files for her listing. I do not
think Chesterfield County keep death records during this period of time. The next time I am at the courthouse I will
check.
Turning to another
subject I found the Rev. Charles Anderson listed in a census index but when I
got the film it was not indexed so I will search that file when I have more
time.
E-mail me and give me
your comments.
Best regards,
Thomas Anderson
Children of Jordan
Anderson and Margaret Easter are:
168 i. Mary Watkins8 Anderson (Source:
Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall
Families, (Whittet &
Shepperson, Printers; 1909).), born March 07, 1786 in Chesterfield County,
Virginia (Source: Bessie M. Mottley, Descendants of Benjamin Bailey, (Manuscript owned by Amelia Historical
Committee, Amelia Court House , Virginia; 1961).); died June 04, 1874 in Amelia
County, Virginia (Source: Bessie M. Mottley, Descendants of Benjamin Bailey, (Manuscript owned by Amelia Historical
Committee, Amelia Court House , Virginia; 1961).). She married Jeremiah Bailey 1804; born June 02, 1784 in Augusta
County, Virginia (Source: Bessie M. Mottley, Descendants of Benjamin Bailey, (Manuscript owned by Amelia Historical
Committee, Amelia Court House , Virginia; 1961).); died April 09, 1825 in
Amelia County, Virginia (Source: Bessie M. Mottley, Descendants of Benjamin
Bailey, (Manuscript owned by Amelia
Historical Committee, Amelia Court House , Virginia; 1961).).
Notes for Mary Watkins
Anderson:
"Decendants of
Benjamin Bailey", Manuscript by Bessie M. Mottley, Amelia Historical
Committee, Amelia Court House, Virginia, 1961.
contains the
descendants of Mary Anderson as entered here and below.
Notes for Jeremiah
Bailey:
"Decendants of
Benjamin Bailey", Manuscript by Bessie M. Mottley, Amelia Historical
Committee, Amelia Court House, Virginia, 1961.
BAILEY FAMILY CEMETERY
-- AMELIA COUNTRY, VIRGINIA
LOCATION:
Begin at U.S. Post
Office on Route 38 in Amelia Courthouse, VA.
Route 38 East turns into Route 614 (.8 mi. from Post Office). Stay on Route 614 for 1.6 mi. Turn Left off Route 614 onto Route 603. Stay on Route 603 for 1.8 mi. (1.4 mi. is paved, .4 mi. is dirt, beginning
at intersection of Route 603 & Route 701).
Turn Right off Route 603 onto Driveway.
Mailbox reads "W. C. Golden".
Go to the end of the driveway (there are 2 homes on the left, a brick
rancher & a white frame house). The
cemetery is .1 mi. into the field from the driveway & is enclosed by a
solid concrete wall. The cemetery is
owned by Mrs. Thelma Mottley of Farmville, but is located on land owned by Mrs.
Shirley Easter's family. The cemetery
covers approximately 1/16 of an acre.
DIAGRAM:
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This side of cemetery faces the houses
& driveway
GRAVES & MARKERS:
1.
Unidentified large, broken headstone leaning against wall. Appears to be on its side. Could find no inscription on either side of
the stone.
2.
Headstone. Inscription: "JEREMIAH BAILEY, Born June 2 d 1784
Died April 9 1825". This is an old
stone, unbroken, leaning against wall.
3.
Unidentified large, rough stone leaning against wall. It is almost in the shape of a square. Could find no inscription on either side of
the stone.
4.
Unidentified small stone, looks like a foot marker. Is broken in half vertically & is
unreadable. Leaning against wall.
5.
Unidentified large stone, possibly part of a stone. Is leaning against wall. Could find no inscription on either side of
the stone.
6.
Marker. Inscription: "AMELIA HUBBARD BAILEY AUG. 16, 1823
AUG. 27, 1860". This marker is a
replacement that was placed around 1961.
7.
Headstone. Inscription: "SACRED to the memory of MRS MARY E.
Consort of B.W.Bailey. Born Feby 12th 1813 Died June 26th 1854; Aged 44 years 4
months and 14 days". This is an
old stone that is still standing and unbroken.
8.
Headstone. Inscription: "JOHN WESLEY son of B.W. & Mary E.
Bailey BORN August 25th 1842 DIED June 24th 1854 AGED 11 years, 10 months and
30 days". This is an old stone
that is still standing and is unbroken.
9.
Marker. Inscription: "BAILEY JEREMIAH 1784 - 1825 MARY ANDERSON 1786-1874". This
marker is a replacement that was placed around 1961.
10. Piece of a headstone that is broken in half
vertically and is leaning against wall.
The inscription reads "IN MEMORY OF".
11. Two small stones, leaning against the
wall. Appear to be part of a
headstone. Could find no inscription or
markings on either stone.
12. Footstone.
Small old stone with initials "A. C. B.".
13. Footstone.
Small old stone with initials "M. E. B.".
14. Footstone. Small old stone with initials "J. W. B.".
15. Footstone.
16. Metal marker. This small marker is rusted out and appears to be of the type
that funeral homes mark graves with until the permanent stones are placed.
17. Headstone.
This is a very thin and short (approximately 1 foot tall) stone. The stone doesn't appear to be broken but I
could no find any inscription or markings on either side.
18. Headstone.
Inscription: "IN MEMORY OF
OUR MOTHER VIRGINIA W. BAILEY, Born Mar. 4, 1830. Died Aug. 30, 1878. Asleep in Jesus". This is an old stone, unbroken and still
standing.
19. Headstone.
Inscription: "IN MEMORY OF
OUR FATHER B. WATKINS. BAILEY. Born
Feb. 12, 1814. Died Oct. 13, 1899. 'I
know that my Redemmer liveth'.".
On the back of the headstone in the lower right hand corner, the name
"J. L. MILLER" is inscribed (possibly the engraver?)
20. Metal marker similar to #16 above.
21. Footstone, broken in half horizontally. This is an old stone with the initials
"V. W. B".
22. Footstone.
This is a small, old, unbroken stone with the initials "B. W.
B."
23. Since there is no gate or opening in the
wall around the cemetery, there are concrete blocks placed inside & outside
this corner of the cemetery to be used as "steps".
NOTES:
Jeremiah Bailey probably is the son of Benjamin Bailey (b. ca
1755 August Co., VA; d. ca 1813, possibly in Chesterfield Co., VA) and Ann
Elizabeth Watkins (b. ca 1764; d. ca 1812-1813, possibly in Chesterfield Co.,
VA).
Jeremiah (b. 2 June 1784; d. 9 Apr 1925) married ca 1804 to
Mary Watkins Anderson (b. 7 Mar 1786, Prince Edward Co., VA; d. 4 June
1784). They had 5 children:
1) Jordon Bailey (b. 15 Nov 1806; d. 31 May 1884)
2) Benjamin Watkins Bailey (b. 12 Feb. 1814, Amelia Co., VA;
d. 13 Oct. 1899, Amelia Co., VA)
3) Elizabeth Ann Bailey (b. 5 Mar 1816; d. 8 Dec 1899)
4) Richard Thomas Bailey (b. 15 Mar 1821; d. 21 May 1899)
5) Mary Frances Bailey (b. 30 Sep 1825; d. 7 Mar 1918).
I first learned of this cemetery from my great aunt, Virginia
Butler Priddy. She told me that there
was a "family cemetery in the middle of a cornfield in Amelia" and
promised to take me there one day.
Unfortunately she died before we had a chance to go.
I finally found the cemetery after many trips to Amelia
County, by myself and with friends, driving every road we could find, asking
anyone we saw, and even stopping to knock on doors of strangers if it looked
like the property might have a cemetery in the field.
On 27 September 1988, during one of my trips, I got a tip from
a very nice woman who worked at the Amelia County Courthouse. She made a telephone call (while I waited)
to the family re this cemetery to ask if I could come over and see if it was
the one I was looking for. When I
arrived, there was a field, unmown, with a small "forest" in the
distance. This "forest" was
the cemetery, overgrown with weeds, sticker bushes, etc. The owner of the field (Shirley Easter) gave
me hints on where to drive my car through the field so that I would not hit too
many ruts or ditches (the field had at least 1-1/2' to 2' tall weeds, grass,
etc., which made it impossible to see the ground).
The cemetery was completely filled with dense growth that was
over 6' tall. It was impossible to see
any of the stones, so I searched around the wall, trying to move the sticker
bushes to see. I finally found some
stones leaning against the far wall (#'s 1 through 4 on the above
diagram). I could not read them, as the
growth was too thick to move aside enough for my head to peek over; so I stuck
my hand inside & took a picture of the front of the each of the stones.
I left Amelia, came back to Richmond and had the pictures
developed. I knew I had found the right
cemetery when I saw the picture of the stone for Jeremiah Bailey (#2 on the
above diagram). I returned to the cemetery
on 9 October 1988, with my (now ex) husband, aunt, & uncle to clear the cemetery
& determine who was buried there.
After we arrived, Thelma Mottley and her son Jim (they own the cemetery)
came over & helped us in our daylong efforts to chop & clear,
photograph & record. We were all
determined to make a record of this cemetery, as it is so easy for small
cemeteries such as this one to become "lost" over time. Time had already taken its toll on some of
the headstones, and Thelma replaced a few of them back around 1961.
There are only eight marked graves in this cemetery, 7 identified
and 1 not. There are a number of large
stones on the ground inside the cemetery, which could be mistaken for field
stones used to mark graves; however, according to Thelma Mottley, these stones
were placed at various times to fill up or cover groundhog holes. The stones used to fill these holes are very
old as they were taken from the remains of the Meat House on the old [Benjamin
Watkins] Bailey farm (that Thelma currently owns). I placed several of these myself on the outside of the wall to fill
two large holes.
Copies of my original typewritten notes and photographs of the
cemetery & the headstones (that I took on 9 October 1988) are on file at
the Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia.
Susan Shields Sasek
169 ii. Thomas Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born Abt. 1788 in Chesterfield County, Virginia; died Bef. December
1820 in Sussex County, Virginia. He
married Frances Shands June 05, 1810 in Sussex County, Virginia (Source: Marriage
Records, Southern States, 1728-1850,
(CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born in
Sussex County, Virginia.
Notes for Thomas
Anderson:
1820 Census Sussex County
092A Thomas Anderson
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Frances Anderson to Jordan
Anderson
Of Sussex County of Chesterfield County
12/01/1820
Sussex County Deed Book N Page 138
This Indenture made
this first day of December in the Year Eighteen Hundred and Twenty, between
Frances Anderson widow of Thomas Anderson deceased of Sussex County of the one
part and Jordan Anderson of Chesterfield County of the other part. Whereas the said Thomas Anderson lately died
seized and possessed of a tract of land in Sussex County sold and conveyed to
him in fee simple by William Shands, Junior, adjoining the lands of William
Parham and others containing two hundred and twenty two acres be the same more
or less, and also of divers slaves and personal estate, and the said Thomas
having departed this life intestate & without issue, his father the said
Jordan Anderson became his sole heir, and there being no other persons
interested in the said estate except his widow the said Frances Anderson and
his said father, they have made and do hereby make and enter into the following
agreement, that is to say, the said Jordan consents and agrees to release unto
the said Frances all interest in one negro woman named Hannah, her child henry
and her future increase, one bed and furniture, all the household & kitchen
furniture the growing crop all the stock of all kinds, all the carriages,
plantation utensils and all credits or debts due to the intestate - upon condition
that the said Frances shall and will pay and satisfy all debts and claims which
shall of may be due from the said intestate, or which may be recovered against
the said intestates estate or his legal representative, and indemnify the said
Jordan against all such claims and debts. and the said Frances in consideration
of the premises, consents and agress, to release all dower interest and claims
in the said land, and all interest and distributable share of and in the negro
woman Isbell, her children namely Tom and Rachel, and the future increase of
the female slaves just last named and two beds of furniture. Now this Indenture therefore witnesseth that
the said Frances Anderson for and in consideration of the premises, and of one
dollar to her in hand paid by the said Jordan Anderson hath granted, bargained,
sold, released, and forever quit claimed and by these presents doth grant,
bargain,sell, release, and forever quit claim unto the said Jordan Anderson,
unto all estate interest & claims whatsoever in and to the said land,
slaves with the future increase of the females and beds, to have and to hold
the said land and slaves & beds with furniture unto him the said Jordan his
heirs executors, administrators and assigns forever, clearly and absolutely discharged
from all claims and demands whatsoever of her the said Frances and those
claiming under her. And the said
Frances doth covenant with the said Jordan that she, her heirs, executors, and
administrators shall and will at all times hereafter indemnify and save
harmless the said Jordan and his representatives against all the claims and
debts aforesaid, and all other demands touching the estate of the said
intestate. And the said Jordan for and
in consideration of the premises and one dollar to him in hand paid by the said
Frances hath released and forever quit claimed & by these presents doth
release & forever quit claim unto the said Frances and her representatives
forever clearly and absolutely discharged from all claims & demands of the
said Jordan his heirs and representatives, and whereas the said Jordan consents
that the said Frances shall and may enjoy at his will and pleasure, the said
land, slaves & beds released unto him as aforesaid, Now the said Frances
doth hereby agree that whenever she shall by thereunto required by the said
Jordan his heirs and representatives, ahall and will have forth coming and
deliver unto him the said Jordan or his representatives the possession of the
said land, slaves and increase and beds.
In testimony whereof the parties have hereunto set their hands &
seals on the day and year aforesaid.
Frances Anderson /seal/
Jordan Anderson /seal/
Teste
Jeremiah Bailey
Thos Malone
William Shands, Senr.
On the 7th day of December, 1820. This Indenture was proved to be the act and deed of Frances
Anderson and Jordan Anderson parties thereto, by the oaths of the three
subsribing witnesses, and recorded in the clerks office of Sussex County Court.
Teste
J. N. Bailey clk
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Notes for Frances
Shands:
Subj: Thomas Anderson-Frances Shands
Date: 11/7/99 10:44:07 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: JackS38125
To: PatAnder73
Dear Pat,
I saw your posting on
the GenForum. I have been actively
researching Shands families for about 25 years. I wonder if you have any information concerning the descendants
of Thomas and Frances Anderson. I will
be glad to expend some effort on these descendants if there are valuable leads
to be had. I will also gladly furnish
information on the ancestry of Frances.
Sincerely,
Jack Shands
Subj: Re: Thomas Anderson-Frances Shands
Date: 11/7/99 9:48:21 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: JackS38125
To: PatAnder73
Dear Pat,
Thanks much for the
reply.
Frances' parents were
William Shands and Lucy Oliver (dau. of William Oliver). William Shands' parents were William Shands
and Priscilla Moss. William Shands'
parents were William Shands and Nazareth Roberts (dau of John
Robbards/Roberts).
Thanks for the
tip. Since the land & etc. subject
to the agreement between Frances and Jordan Anderson was situated in Sussex
Co., I will look for a subsequent marriage in either Sussex, Greensville, or
Chesterfield Counties.
Thagain,
Jack Shands
170 iii. Matthew Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born 1790 in Chesterfield County, Virginia; died April 27, 1835 in
Nottoway County, Virginia. He married
Elizabeth Mary B. Johns November 11, 1816 in Amelia County, Virginia (Source: Marriage
Records, Southern States, 1728-1850,
(CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born 1792;
died Bet. 1850 - 1860 in Nottoway County, Virginia.
Notes for Matthew Anderson:
Matthew Anderson was the son of Jordan Anderson and Margaret
Easter. He married Elizabeth Mary B.
Johns on 11/11/1816 recorded at Amelia County, Virginia.
Richmond Newspaper
05/08/1835, page 3, says, " Died at this residence in Nottoway County on
27 Ult., Matthew Anderson, age 45 [sic].
See Nottoway County Will Book 8, page 240. His estate settlement includes Mrs. Bailey, his sister; H. R.
Anderson (no known relation, descendant of Reynard of Charles City County) and
Stephen Anderson a son. See
Chesterfield Deed Book 54 page 429 for list of Matthew's heirs.
1820 Census Nottoway
County, Virginia
45A Matthew Anderson
1830 Census Nottway
County, Virginia
217 Matthew Anderson
1840 Census Nottoway County, Virginia
268 Eliza Anderson
1850 Census Nottoway
County, Virginia
346-346 Anderson
Elizabeth 58 F Nottoway
Stephen J. 29 M Chesterfield
Mary S. 32 F Nottoway
Margaret C. 22 F Nottoway
Virginia P. 16 F Nottoway
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
__________________________________
Subj: Re: Anderson Genealogy
Date: 12/9/02 7:59:14 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Thomas
Anderson)
I have not found a
Cargil Connection. I was reading your
notes and there seemed to be a disconnect there was no way to figure who was
the mother of Cornelius Cargil, Jr. if Mary Lucy died in 1719.
On another subject- I
have not figured out how Matthew and Elizabeth had eight children they were
married on Nov 30, 1816, Mary born 1818, Stephen born September 10, 1819 (that
is two children in 22 months) Margaret born 1828, Virginia born 1834 George
born ?. That is five. Matthew died 1835 so most likely Virginia
was the last child. I have tried
matching the names in the deed with the sale of the coal pits in 1871 but they
do not seem to be in any order and I have tried matching the married names of
the daughters without success.
W.A. Homer
Stephen J. Anderson born September 10,
1819
M.G. Robertson
George S. Anderson born ?
Wm B. Williamson (this sounds like a
boy Elizabeth's last name was Williamson)
Mary E. Anderson born 1818
Sarah G. Mathun(spelling ?)
8th Child unknown
To make it even more
confusing I have a copy of the1880 U.S. Census for Leigh, Amelia County,
Virginia which list Sarah Neatherly as the head of household and also list
Stephen J. Anderson as her brother. His
occupation was farmer five of his children are also listed. You will recall that Louisa, his wife, died
at child birth February 1, 1876. Sarah
Neatherly's age was listed as 60 years and Stephen was listed as 58 years.
_____________________________
Subj: Matthew's
will
Date: 1/13/03 10:09:27
AM Eastern Standard Time
From:
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Pat
I went to Nottoway
County last week and looked up the will for Matthew but the only thing i found
was an inventory list. This is all
there is or was there a written will that i did not find ?
Do you know the identy
of the names listed in the deed of 1871 I can not match the names in the deed
to the names I have. There are suppose to be eight children according to the
deed but I can only identify two boys and four girls.
_____________________________________________
Subj: Matthew
Anderson
Date: 5/11/03 5:55:23
PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:
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Pat as we have
discussed before Matthew's children were suppose to inherit 1/3 of Jordan Jr.'s
estate. In the deed book B.W.Bailey,
Executor made distributions in accordance with the will. He listed each child and the amount he gave
him/her from the estate. Two of the
eight I have not found any record of their existence. Martha Anderson Martin and William Williamson and wife (I am
assuming by the process of elimination that this is Margaret C. Anderson) Mary Anderson is listed separately so I am
assuming she either never married or was a widow by 1870 when the checks were
written. Can you give me any help or
direction on finding these two soles?
Best Regards
Tommy Anderson
Notes for Elizabeth Mary
B. Johns:
1850 census Nottoway
County, Virginia
346 346 Elizabeth ANDERSON 58 F Farmer 800
do - - -
Stephen ANDERSON 29 M do Chesterfield - -
-
Mary S ANDERSON 32
F Nottoway - - -
Margaret C ANDERSON 22 F do - - -
Virginia P ANDERSON 16 F do - - -
171 iv. Elizabeth L. Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born Abt. 1794 in Chesterfield County, Virginia; died Bef. July 1868
in Chesterfield County, Virginia. She
married (1) William Pleasant Blankenship May 21, 1847 in Chesterfield County,
Virginia; born Abt. 1792 in Chesterfield County, Virginia; died October 1847 in
Chesterfield County, Virginia. She
married (2) Anderson Tucker July 12, 1852 in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Notes for Elizabeth L.
Anderson:
Betsey Anderson was the daughter of Jordan Anderson and
Margaret Easter. She married (1)
William P. Blankenship on 05/21/1847 recorded at Chesterfield County, Virginia
by James D. Rowlett. According to the text of Grant Anderson's book she married
(2) to an Unknown Tucker.
____________________________________________
Subj: Re: Jordan
Anderson,Jr. will
Date: 1/12/03 9:13:18
AM Eastern Standard Time
From:
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Hi Pat
I have a theory on the
21 years it took to settle Jordan, jr's estate. Consider that Edwin Parkinson never qualified as executor,
Wilkins Hall qualified but died before he could finish settling the estate,
probably in 1854 or 1855. With both of the other executors out of the way
Benjamin W. Bailey and his mother, Mary Bailey, had complete control of the
estate. The third codicil to Jordan,
Jr's will stated: "until a sale
shall be made of my land by executors as directed in the second codicil to this
my last will and testament. I lease,
order and direct that my daughter Betsy L. Blankenship shall have the use of
the house and land for the purpose of a residence and for cultivation of the
soil free from any charge or rent whatever.
In witness where of I have here to set my hand and affixed my seal this
21st day of November 1849".
The original will with
codicils one and two was dated 27th day of August 1848. Codicil 3 was added a full 15 months after
the original will was signed. Could it
be that Betsy asked her father for the use of the property or maybe she had
fallen on hard times and needed a place to live. Since the executor and his mother were in control maybe they did
not want to put Betsy off of the farm.
Matthew's children had no say in the matter. Betsy was dead in 1871 because Benjamin W. Bailey was the
executor of her estate also.
I will send you a copy
of Jordan, Jr.s will or just the third codicil if you would like to have it.
Best Regards
Tom Anderson
_____________________________________________
Subj: Re: Jordan
Anderson,Jr. will
Date: 1/13/03 7:09:00
AM Eastern Standard Time
From:
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Sent from the Internet
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Hi Pat
I believe that ________
Tucker's first name was "Anderson".
The deed dated November 27,1871 for the coal pits states in the last
paragraph "certain other instrument of writing signed by Anderson Tucker
and Betsy S. Tucker. Authorizing him
the said executor to exercise his own discretion...."
Best Regards
Thomas Anderson, Jr.
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
_____________________________
Subj: Re: Jordan
Anderson,Jr. will
Date: 1/15/03 4:06:59
PM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected]
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Hi Pat
i went to the
Chesterfield County Courthouse to day and found the willl of Betsy L. Tucker in
will book 24 page 88 & 89 which proved two things - Betsy married Anderson
Tucker - Betsy wrote her will the 10th day of April 1866. It was porbated July 1868 so she probably
died in June 1868. There is no question now that she married Anderson Tucker
and that he was still alive when she "wrote" the will.
This information only
raises more questions: When did
Anderson die? When did betsy and
anderson get married? When did her
first husband die?
I will mail you a copy
of the will if you want it.
I will let you know
what i find out the next time i go to the courthouse.
best regards
Tom Anderon
______________________________
Subj: Re: Jordan
Anderson,Jr. will
Date: 1/21/03 3:40:07
PM Eastern Standard Time
From:
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Hi Pat
I went to Chesterfield
County today and found the date of the marriage of Betsy L. and Anderson
Tucker.
July 12, 1852. The eight children of Matthew Anderson were listed :
Wm A Homer
Sarah F. Neatherly
Mary E. Anderson
Stephen J. Anderson
Meloina J. Robertson
Marsha
T. Robertson Martin
Wm B. Williamson
George S. Anderson
I am still at a loss at
explaining the sons with different names Wm A. Homer, and Wm B. Williamson
maybe they were adopted. Can you explain this? Let me know.
Best Regards
Tom Anderson
Notes for William
Pleasant Blankenship:
Subj: Blankenship
Date: 97-02-28 12:14:59 EST
From: BeejC1
To: PatAnder73
Hi Pat,
I saw your Blankenship listing about William
Pleasant. I was not aware of the
Pleasant connection. Can you give me a
reference for that?
William E. son of William Pleasant and
Nancy Anderson married (1) in Amelia Co. Elizabeth Watkins. 30 May 1845.
I think the marriage of Ann Bailey in 1822
to Lawson who was born after 1813 might be incorrect. Probably Ann married an older Lawson. Lawson, son of William and Nancy Anderson, probably married
Martha Harriet Cousins in Amelia 8 Oct 1841.
Thomas, son of William and Nancy, is
possibly the Thomas who married Cordelia Shands.
Betty Carson
________________________________________
Subj: Re: Jordan
Anderson,Jr. will
Date: 1/16/03 5:29:36
PM Eastern Standard Time
From:
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Hi Pat
I went to Virginia
Library today and found will of William P. Blankenship which he wrote and
signed the first day of June 1847. It
was short and in part:
I William P..
Blankenship of the county of Chesterfield and State of Virginia, being WELL in
health, and of sound disposing mind and memory, do make and order this my last
will and testament in manner and form following,
to wit:
1st I desire that all my just debts and funereal
expenses be paid by my executrix.
2nd I give to my beloved wife Betsy L.
Blankenship my whole estate real and personal to dispose of as she may think
proper.
3rd I constitute and appoint my beloved wife
Betsy L. Executrix revoking all former will or wills by me heretofore made in
testimony whereof I hereunto put my hand and affix my seal.
Little did he know that
his beloved wife was going to marry Anderson Tucker. The date of the marriage I have to find.
I think it is
interesting that when he wrote the will June 1, 1847 he thought he was in good
health. and he died in September or October the same year. Old Betsy was qualifying as executrix
October 22, 1847.
43. Thomas7 Anderson (Jordan6, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
was born April 01, 1762 in Cumberland County, Virginia (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), and died May 13, 1840 in Abbeville District, South Carolina. He married (1) Elizabeth Owen
September 18, 1801 in Granville County, North Carolina, daughter of John Owen
and Armelle Grant. She was born June
01, 1777 (Source: Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson -
Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet
& Shepperson, Printers; 1909).), and died August 30, 1814 in South Carolina
(Source: Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen -
Beall Families, (Whittet &
Shepperson, Printers; 1909).). He
married (2) Diadama Wimbush Aft. 1814.
Notes for Thomas
Anderson:
Thomas Anderson birth was recorded in
his father's register. This register
was taken to South Carolina and then on to Georgia. The birth date is that given by Grant Anderson is his 1909
genealogy, "Genealogy in part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families";
By Grant James Anderson; Richmond Virginia; Whitter & Shepperson printers,
1909; and it is likely that he had this register available to him at the time
he authored his book. It may still
survive somewhere near Dallas, Texas.
He would have been born in Cumberland County, in that portion now
Powhatan County.
He sold his Chesterfield County lands in
1812 to his nephew Thomas Anderson son of Edward and moved to South Carolina.
02/10/1812
acres Chesterfield
County, Virginia
Thomas Anderson to Thomas
Anderson
Elizabeth
Chesterfield County,
Virginia Book 19 page 192
1810 Census
Chesterfield County, Virginia
057 Thomas Anderson
<10 10-16 16-26 26-45 >45
slaves
Male 1 0 0 0 1 18
female 2 0 0 1 0
1812-1820 South Carolina, Abbeville District
1830 South Carolina, Abbeville District
Thomas Anderson is listed in the DAR's
Patriots Index as a private of Virginia.
10/23/1832, Abbeville District, South
Carolina. Thomas Anderson of said
District, aged 70 on April 1 last, declares that it was proposed in 1779 or
1780 by Col. Robert Goode that a sufficient number of young men should
volunteer to fill the places of those who had families and would other wise be
compelled to seve as militia men. On
the day he volunteered Col. Robert Goode presented to them a foreigner who he
said "would lead them on to butcher our enemies." He lived in Chesterfield County, Virignia,
and they marched through Petersburg, Prince George County, and down to Surry
County to Cabin Point.
He was called out another time and met
at Osburn's on the James River. He was
commanded by Col. Robert Goode. They
marched the same route as before but went on to Nanesemond County.
He was again called out when the British
entered Richmond and burned the rope works.
They met at Manchester and he served until after the battle of
Petersburg in which he participated. He
was called out to attack the enemy in their boats while ascending the
Appomattox River. One officer was
called Marcham. They then returned to
Chesterfield Court House and made the court house a hospital for the wounded. They then marched to Fallin Creek
Church. There they had an alarm that the
enemy were in pursuit and formed a line of battle, but the British come only to
Chesterfield Court House and burned it down.
The Americans then marched back to the James River, crossed silently in
the night, and went to Richmond where they joined a considerable number of
troops. They marched down a large
swamp. Creed Haskins, his Captain here,
had a servant and two fine horses. One of
these the pressmaster attempted to take.
The Captain ran into Anderson's tent and took one of the guns to prevent
the pressmaster's taking his horse.
While encamped at Sudbury's in
Chesterfield County he was taken prisoner by Tarleton's Light Horse. He was taken to Petersburg, then to Col.
Byrd's and then to Portsmouth where they were kept prisoners until the evening
of the night on which the enemy`s troops vacated the town and went to Little
York where Cornwallis was taken prisoner.
10/30/1833 Thomas Anderson declares he has a written record of his age in a
family book in his father's handwriting.
Thomas Anderson of Abbeville District,
South Carolina, private in the Company of Capt. Haskins in the regiment of Col.
Goode in Virginia troops for six months, was placed on the South Carolina
pension roll at $20 per annum under the Act of 1832. Certificate 23220 was issued 12/07/1833.
Abbeville District
Wills and Bonds -Thomas Anderson - Box 4, Pack 61
Will
dated June 12, 1839, in Abbeville Dist., proved Aug 11, 1840. Excrs:
sons, Jas. Thomas Anderson. Wit: Littleton Yarbrrough, Wm. Arnet, A. Pearson.
Wife, Didama. Chn,, Jas., Thos., Amelia, Mary, Eliza, Daniel Anderson, Gr. son,
Wm. L. Anderson. "Gave lands to Daniel in Ga." Eliza married Jno. G.
Pashall. Mary married a Harris.
Bibliography
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Abstracts of Old
Ninety-Six and Abbeville District Wills and Bonds, Compled by Willie Pauline
Young, Southern Historical Press, Greenville, SC , 1950
Notes for Elizabeth
Owen:
Elizabeth Owen's ancestry can be found
in Grant J. Andersons 1909 book on the family; "Genealogy in part, of the
Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; By Grant James Anderson; Richmond Virginia;
Whitter & Shepperson printers, 1909
________________________________________________
Sarah Sharpless
<[email protected]>
from Worldconnect of
rootsweb
/Thomas OWEN b: abt
1670/1673 d: 1744
/John OWEN b: 1695 d: 1804
| \Elizabeth d: AFT 13 OCT 1741
/John OWEN b: 25 MAR 1754 d: 8 DEC 1824
|
| /Thomas GRANT b: ABT 1694
d: 1774
|
\Mildred GRANT b: 29 AUG 1719 d: 1806
| \Isabella RICHARDSON b: bet 1682/1694 d: BEF MAR
1773
Elizabeth OWEN b: 1
JUN 1777 d: 30 AUG 1814
| /Thomas GRANT b: ABT 1694 d: 1774
|
/Daniel GRANT b: 1724 d: 1793
|
| \Isabella RICHARDSON b:
bet 1682/1694 d: BEF MAR 1773
\Amelia GRANT b: 29 OCT 1752 d: 28 JUN
1822
\Elizabeth TAITE b: ABT 1731 d:
13 OCT 1763
Children of Thomas
Anderson and Elizabeth Owen are:
172 i. James8 Anderson (Source: Grant
James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born March 03, 1803 in North Carolina; died July 14, 1860 in Union
Parish, Louisiana. He married (1)
Priscilla Neal Beal January 10, 1836 in Upson County, Georgia; born June 28,
1810 in Warren County, Georgia; died January 23, 1854 in Upson County,
Georgia. He married (2) Amanda
Elizabeth Neal October 09, 1857 in Alabama; born May 24, 1819 in Lowndes
County, Alabama; died September 02, 1889.
Notes for James
Anderson:
James Anderson was the son of Thomas Anderson and Elizabeth
Owen. James Anderson was born on 03/03/1803 and died 07/14/1860 Union Parish,
Louisianna. He married Priscilla Neal
Beall with a 01/07/1836 bond in a 01/10/1836 ceremony recorded at Upson Co.,
Georgia by John Wimbush, M.G. Priscilla
Neal Beall was the daughter of Robert Beall and Elizabeth Jenkins. Priscilla Neal Beall was born on 06/28/1810
and died on 01/23/1854 Warren Co., Georgia.
James married (2) Amanda Elizabeth Neal on 10/09/1857.
James Anderson was an MD. Foreman of a Grand Jury
05/1852. Trustee to the Union Hill
Academy in 1833. Examiner of Teachers in 1858.
He was a Taylor political supporter, (Vice President Taylor Corps) and a
Mason in the City of Thomaston. I need
to examine Upson County Will Book A page 222.
The details of James Family are published in detail in Grant J. Anderson's 1909 genealogy. "Genealogy in part, of the
Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; By Grant James Anderson; Richmond Virginia;
Whitter & Shepperson printers, 1909; some additional notes are provided
below.
James Anderson from John
Weatherly
09/17/1833 Upson Co.,Ga.
One lot in sixtennth district.
James Anderson from Daniel
Denham adm Grge. Reynolds
01/03/1837 Upson Co.,Ga.
James Anderson from Henry
King
11/29/1837 Upson Co.,Ga.
One lot in eleventh district.
James Anderson from Lumsford
Pitts
02/09/1838 Upson Co.,Ga.
One lot in tenth district.
1850 Census Upson County, Georgia
James Anderson 47 MD Va
Priscilla N. 40 Ga
Thomas W 11
John O.
9
Grant J. 7
Robert Gardner 21 student
George A. 19
Wesley F. 17
Sterling 15
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
______________________________
Subject: Re: Anderson
Date: 95?08?05 15:26:52
EDT
From: [email protected] (Doug Anderson) has new
address see below
Thank you very much
Pat. Sorry it took so much trouble. I REALLY appreciate it.
Here is what I wrote up
after going to my James Anderson's home area. Not as extensive as what you
have, but interesting I hope.
The trip started by driving east on Georgia highway 36 from
Thomaston, Georgia, toward The Rock, Georgia, which is where James Anderson,
M.D. lived. The Rock is approximately 8 miles outside of Thomaston on Georgia
highway 36. According to the Upson County, Georgia, Sesquicentennial booklet,
The Rock was named because the stagecoaches in earlier times left mail at a
rock near the village. This booklet
also mentioned that Upson County was devastated by Federal forces during the
Civil War, and that all plantations and factories were destroyed. The area around the rock seems to be
basically agricultural, with rolling hills and pine trees. Driving around
Thomaston, I noticed that the Morning Star Masonic Lodge, which James Anderson
was a member (according to the Upson County History), is still in operation.
A historical marker just outside the village limits of The
Rock reads:
"First Post Office
at
The Rock
Stagecoach Route
on
Old Farrell Road
1816
Marked by
Governor Edward Telfair
Chapter, D.A.R.
Thomaston, Georgia
1923"
Highway 36 parallels a railroad track. I would assume that the railroad follows the
old stagecoach route. Salem Cemetery is 2.7 miles east of The Rock on Georgia
highway 36. The Cemetery is on the
south side of the road, with a few trees in and around the Cemetery. A gravel drive enters the Cemetery from the
highway. There are
slabs with inscriptions
on the graves of James Anderson, M.D., Priscilla Neal (Beall) Anderson, and
John Owen Anderson located approximately near the center of Salem
Cemetery. Nearby are some large trees
(oaks?) and a renewed plot of the Stafford family and Colquitt family. Also nearby are some stones that look like where graves were in the past,
as well as some that can no longer be read.
Some stones in the Cemetery are recent, from 1990, as well as many
earlier. The Cemetery seems to be well
kept and still in use.
James Anderson's slab holds the Masonic emblem, and the
inscription reads: "James Anderson, M.D. was born March 3rd, 1803 and died
July 14th, 1860. In his death the godly
man ceaseth, for he walked uprightly, worked righteousness, and spoke the truth
in his heart. In his eyes a vile person
was contented(?) and he honored them that fear the Lord. By his bereaved friend, O. C. Gibson"
Priscilla N. Anderson's slab was cracked and poorly repaired,
but the inscription reads (as well as I could make out): "Here rests the
remains of Mrs. Priscilla N. Anderson the wife of Dr. James Anderson freed from
excruciating pain. Born 8th June 1810
and died 23rd January 1851. Benevolent woman, kind mistress, and loving(?)
mother. A devoted and lovely wife and
devout Christian. In life the kindliest
emotion of the human heart pervaded her bosom.
By death she is translated to her redeemer God. Here she enjoys pure Christian happiness and
spiritual bliss."
John Owen Anderson's inscription reads: "To the memory of
John Owen Anderson, the son of James and P.N. Anderson was born 23rd July 1840
and died 12th September 1852. An
inquiring and devotional turn(?) mind he sought to learn much of intuity and
deity and verified that they that seek me early shall find me. of an
affectionate
beautiful and
benevolent disposition the pleasure of his parents and the comfort of his
friends it was his constant aim to consult.
Feign would his parents have retained him. The will of heaven they bow and thankful of the loan of a child
so sweet."
More About James
Anderson:
Burial: Salem Cemetery,
Upson County, Georgia
Notes for Priscilla
Neal Beal:
Priscilla Neal Beal's genealogy is worked out in detail in
Grant J. Anderson's 1909 family genealogy.
Manum Beall
Robert Beall
| Fannie Lewis
Priscilla Neal Beall
| Benjamin Jenkins
Elizabeth Jenkins
Elizabeth Brantley
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Subj: Re: James Anderson and Amanda Neal
Date: 11/22/99 11:02:04 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Larry D. Kingsley)
Reply-to: [email protected]
Hi Patrick,
Thank you for the
contact. Priscilla Neal BEALL, 1st wife of Dr. James Anderson, is a sister to
my 3rd g-grandmother Emeline "Emily" BEALL (b.21 Nov 1805).
I have a cousin via the
GARDNER connection (John GARDNER was husband of Emeline BEALL... that lives in
Georgia and she had sent me copies of several of the pages of the book you
referred to "Anderson-Owen-Beall Families" BUT did not send the portions
that have the ANDERSON family connection.
I would like very much
to learn more about the ANDERSON ancestors.
Did you say that your file is included in the "World Connect
Project"? If that is the case.....
what is the FILE NAME...and I can access some of the info there.
Just last Friday.... I
posted my gedcom master file on the project and have been very pleased with the
responses.
Will visit your webpage
and then be back in contact.
Larry D. Kingsley
Gainesville, Texas
>"The King's
Meadow"<
http://www.ntin.net/region2music/KINGSLEY
More About Priscilla
Neal Beal:
Burial: Salem Cemetery,
Upson County, Georgia
173 ii. Armelle Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born August 20, 1804; died December 18, 1848.
174 iii. Daniel Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born August 19, 1806 in South Carolina; died October 25, 1833 in
Little Rock, Arkansas. He married
Martha Buford January 10, 1832; born April 06, 1812.
175 iv. Mary Watkins Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born May 20, 1808 in Chesterfield County, Virginia; died March 29,
1852 in Monroe County, Arkansas. She
married William Hugh Harris April 06, 1826; born August 07, 1798 in Abbeville
District, South Carolina; died February 15, 1863 in Fayette County, Alabama.
Notes for Mary Watkins
Anderson:
Subj: Re: BISHOP
Date: 2/29/04 3:30:33
PM Eastern Standard Time
From:
[email protected]
Sent from the Internet
(Details)
Thanks so much for all
the info, Pat. It will take me awhile to digest.
I probably will have to draw myself a
picture!
By the way, I now feel
certain that Mary ANDERSON, daughter of Thomas
ANDERSON and Elizabeth
OWEN, is Mary Watkins ANDERSON, named for her
grandmother, Mary
WATKINS. I've found two letters in the
last year
that she signed using
the middle initial "W." Given the obvious family
penchant for passing
down names, I feel confident that this is the
case.
Thanks again,
Monya
176 v. Eliza Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born May 10, 1810 in Virginia; died 1864 in Upson County,
Georgia. She married John Garland
Paschall May 15, 1825; born 1807; died April 1835 in Abbeville District, South
Carolina.
Notes for Eliza
Anderson:
Eliza was the daughter of Thomas Anderson and Elizabeth Owen
born on 05/10/1810. She married John
Garland Paschall on 05/15/1825.
1850 Census Upson County, Georgia
Eliza Paschall 40 Va.
Elizabeth 20 S.C.
Mary F. 15
John F. T. 17 student
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Notes for John Garland
Paschall:
Joyce Stephens
<[email protected]>
Worldconnect
/William PASCHALL b: AFT.
1700 d: AUG 1774
/Samuel PASCHALL b: 1 APR 1727 d:
1805
| \Reliance DENNIS b: ABT. 1708 d: AFT. 1739
/Milton PASCHALL b: 19 JUL 1778 d: 1834
|
| /John WARD
|
\Phereba WARD b: 4 FEB 1733/34 d: AFT. 1810
| \Mary
John G PASCHALL b: 1807
d: APR 1835
\Sarah B ?
177 vi. Thomas Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born March 21, 1812 in South Carolina; died October 03, 1890 in
Wilmar, Arkansas. He married Anna Gray
Allen November 20, 1839 in South Carolina; born November 23, 1822; died April
03, 1879 in Wilmar, Arkansas.
44. Nathan7 Anderson (Jordan6, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
was born June 23, 1764 in Chesterfield County, Virginia (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), and died October 31, 1834 in Chesterfield County, Virginia (Source:
Margaret R. Cate and Wirt A. Cate, The Armistead Family and Collaterals, (Reed Printing Company, Nashville, Tennessee;
1971).). He married Marianna Mayo
April 10, 1785 in Chesterfield County, Virginia (Source: Marriage Records,
Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD
229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."), daughter of John Mayo
and Mary Tabb. She was born March 30,
1764 in Powhatan County, Virginia (Source: Margaret R. Cate and Wirt A. Cate, The
Armistead Family and Collaterals,
(Reed Printing Company, Nashville, Tennessee; 1971).), and died July 17,
1849 in Richmond City, Virginia (Source: Margaret R. Cate and Wirt A. Cate, The
Armistead Family and Collaterals,
(Reed Printing Company, Nashville, Tennessee; 1971).).
Notes for Nathan
Anderson:
Nathan Anderson birth was recorded in
his father's register. This register
was taken to South Carolina and then on to Georgia by his brother Thomas
Anderson. The birth date is that given
by Grant Anderson is his 1909 genealogy, "Genealogy in part, of the
Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; By Grant James Anderson; Richmond Virginia;
Whitter & Shepperson printers, 1909; and it is likely that he had this
register available to him at the time he authored his book. It may still survive somewhere near Dallas,
Texas. Nathan Anderson would have been
born on his father's Chesterfield, Virginia estate, possibly that purchased of
Peter Randolph in 1762 near Middle Creek.
Nathan Married Marianna Mayo. She was born and raised just north of the
James River from Chesterfield County. Nathan Anderson resided in the
Skinquarter region of Chesterfield County.
He resided all of his life in Chesterfield County, where he raised a
large family.
Nathan is in the DAR's Patriot Index,
where his birth date is given as 01/23/1764.
He is described as a private of Virginia. His application for a Revolutionary War Pension is file W 5626,
dated 08/14/1832.
Nathan Anderson of Chesterfield County,
Virginia, aged 68 years 6 months, declares he was put on the muster roll in the
latter part of the winter of 1780 and early in the Spring was drafted into the
southern campaign. Blanks Moody was
hired by his father as a substitute to take his place and was present at Gate's
Defeat 08/16/1780 and did not return until the next fall.
On 01/01/1781 he entered service under
Capt George Markham and joined the regiment of Col. Robert Goode in Manchester
while Arnold was in Richmond. This tour
lasted lasted three months. He was in a skirmish at Hoods when Col.
Merryweather was in command. They were
discharged at McKey's Mills in Nansemond County.
In a short time he was again called into
service and was on duty when Phillips and Arnold took Petersburg. They retreated with the wounded to
Chesterfield Court House, Falling Creek Church and the Coal Pit, and after a
few days crossed the James River at Tuckahoe and joined Lafayette the day after
his arrival at Richmond. He served
three months and was with Lafayette during his encampments near the Meadow
Bridges, and was in a detachment which crossed James River at Wilton and
marched to Baker's Hill, from which Petersburg was connonaded.
He was called out when Cornwallis
retreated to Yorktown but in consequence of indisposition was unable to serve.
07/21/1832 Chesterfield County, Virginia
Francis Cole, an old soldier of the
Revolution, declares he knows Nathan Anderson served three months in the
militia and was discharged at McKay's Mills.
Col. Robert Goode commanded the regiment.
08/03/1832 Chesterfield County, Virginia
John Bass and Jordan Anderson declare
that Nathan Anderson substituted Blanks Moody to take his place in the southern
campaign commanded by Gen. Gates.
01/17/1833 Chesterfield County, Virginia
Nathan Anderson declares he was born
01/23/1764 according to his father's register which was carried by his brother
to South Carolina.
10/29/1841 Henrico County, Virginia
Mrs Mariana Anderson of said County,
aged 77, declares she is widow of Nathan Anderson whom she married about 1785
in Chesterfield County (by Parson George Smith)
06/27/1848 Richmond, Virginia
Mariana Anderson of said City, aged 84,
applies for continuance of Pension.
Nathan Anderson of Chesterfield County,
Virginia, private in the company of Capt. Markham in regiment of Col. Goode in
Virginia Line, for six months, was placed on the Virginia Pension Roll at $20
per annum under the Act of 1832.
Certificate 6526 was issued 02/27/1833.
Marianna Anderson, widow of Nathan
Anderson who died 10/31/1834, was placed on the Virginia pension roll at $20
per annum. Certificate 6491 under the Act of 1838 was issued 12/28/1841.
Certificates 2476 under Act of 1843 and 1538 under Act of 1848 were
subsequently issued.
________________________________________________
The Virginia Assurance Association was
an early fire insurance company formed shortly after the American
Revolution. Its records are stored in
the Virginia State Archives. The
following Declaration for Assurance is transcribed from these files.
Declaration for Assurance No. 697
I the underwritten Nathan Anderson
residing at in the County of
Chesterfield do hereby declare for Assurance in the Mutual Assurance Society
against Fire on Buildings of the State of Virginia, established the 26th
December, 1795, agreeable to the several acts of the General Assembly of this
State, to wit:
My four buildings on My plantation
called now occupied by myself situated between the plantation of
Edw Bass and that of Robert Wilkinson in the County of Chesterfield their
dimensions, situation, and contiguity to other buildings or wharves what the
walls are built of, and what the buildings are covered with, are specified in
the hereunto annexed description of the said buildings on the plat, signed by
me and the appraisers, and each valued by them as appears by their certificate
hereunder, to wit.
The Dwelling House marked A at 1200
Dollars,
say Twelve hundred
Dollars
The Kitchen do B at 400 Do,
say four hundred do
The Barn do C
at 200 Do,
say Two hundred do
The Stable & Grainery do D at
200 Do,
say Two hundred do
The ------------------- do E at
--- Do,
say ------------- do
2000
say Two thousand
--------------------------Dollars in all.
I do hereby declare and affirm that I
hold the above mentioned buildings with the land on which they stand, in
fee-simple, and that they are not, nor shall be insured elsewhere, without
giving notice thereof, agreeable to the policy that may issue to my name, upon
filing of this declaration, and provided the whole sum does not exceed
four-fifths of the verified value, and that I will abide by, observe, and adhere
to the Constitution, Rules and Regulations as are already established, or may
hereafter be established by a majority of the insured, present in person, or by
representatives, or by the majority of the property insured represented, either
by the persons themselves, or their proxy duly authorized, or their deputy as
established by law, at any general meeting, to be held by the said Assurance
Society. Witness my hand and seal at
in Chesterfield this
Twenty first day of June 1802
teste
/s/ Lewis M. Rivalain /s/ Nathan Anderson
We the underwritten,
being each of us house-owners, declare and affirm that we examined the above
mentioned property of Mr. Nathan Anderson and that we are of opinion that it
would cost in cash two thousand three
hundred Dollars to build the same, and
is now (after the deduction of three
hundred Dollars for decay or bad repair) actually worth Two thousand Dollars in ready money, as
above specified to the best of our knowledge and belief, and he the said subscriber
has acknowledged before us his above signature.
/s/ Edward
Bass residing in Chesterfield
/s/ Leonard Cheatham ditto
(A)
A wooden Dwelling
A wooden 34 feet by 18 feet. one A wooden
wing14ft story high. underpinned wing12ft
by 16 ft with bricks. by 14 ft
Distant
about 150 yds
Distant
abt
150 yds
/ wooden
/
shed \
/ 8
feet \
A Distant about A Wooden
wooden 20 yards Stable &
Barn Grainery
24 feet
(C)
(D) feet by
by feet one
20 feet story
one high /
story A Wooden Kitchen 38 /
high feet by 16 feet with
a wooden shed of 8
\
wooden feet by 16
feet
\
shed
\ 8 feet
(B)
______________________________________________
Will of Nathan
Anderson
In the name of God
Amen I Nathan Anderson of the County of Chesterfield and State of Virginia
being of sound and disposing mind and memory, but knowing the uncertainty of
life, do make and declare this to be my last will and testament in manner and
form following.
1st: I give to my beloved wife Marianna
Anderson the use of all my lands & tenements lying on the South side of the
Goode's bridge Road, also all the feather beds and funiture, the silver plate,
also five of my negroes to be chosen by her, to have and to hold the aforesaid
land and negroes and other property herein before mentioned during the term of
her natural life.
2nd: I give to my two daughters
Martha E. and Maria Anderson all the stock owned by me in the Manchester
Turnpike, also the lands herein above given my wife, after her death, to them
or either of them so long as they live, or get married, provided they pay to my
estate one hundred and fifty dollars each.
3rd: After all my just debts are paid, I
give to the children of my son John Anderson, one eighth part of the real and
personal estate, not herein before personally disposed of, deducting therefrom,
the sum of twelve hundred dollars.
4th: It is my will and desire that all my
real estate with the exception of that given the heirs of my son John Anderson,
and the conditional right given my two daughters, be equally divided among my
sons William, Beverly and Philip, and my two daughters Martha E. and Maria
Anderson, and to be enjoyed by them and their heirs forever.
5th: All the residue of my estate of what
nature and kind soever it may be, not herein before finally and particularily
disposed of, I desire to be equally divided among my children, William,
Beverly, Philip, Martha E. and Maria Anderson, provided they pay to my estate,
say my son William four hundred and fifty dollars, Beverly four hundred
dollars, and Philip three hundred dollars, to be equally divided among them in
this item named, share and share alike.
And Lastly, I do hereby appoint my sons William and
Beverly Anderson, and my friend James Elam executors to this my last will and
testament, hereby revoking all former wills and testaments by me made. Should neither of my executors herein above
named consent to act, my wish is for the high sheriff for the time being, shall
act as my executor. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the 16th day of October
one thousand eight hundred and thirty four. N.
Anderson s
Signed & sealed in presence of
Richd Goode, Robert Bass
E.W.Skelton, Mark Goode
In Chesterfield County Court November
20th, 1834, The last will and testament of Nathan Anderson deceased, was
produced in Court and proved by the oath of Richard Goode and Robert Bass
subscribing witnesses and ordered to be recorded, On the motion of William Anderson and Beverly Anderson executors in the said will named who made
oath thereto and entered into bond with security conditions as the law directs,
certificate is granted tham for obtaining probate thereof in due form.
Teste Parker Poindexter, Clerk
_____________________________________
1820 Census
Chesterfield County, VA
13A Nathan Anderson
215A William Anderson
219A John Anderson
1820 Census Culpepper
County, VA
60A Peyton Anderson
1830 Census
Chesterfield County, VA
454 John Anderson
454 William Anderson
470 Nathan Anderson
1840 Census
Chesterfield County, VA
181 Lucrena Anderson Upper Dst.
191 John Anderson Upper
Dst.
191 William Anderson Upper Dst.
1850 Census
Chesterfield County, VA
079 William Anderson Upper Dst.
079 George Anderson Upper Dst.
101 Philes Anderson Upper Dst.
103 Martha Anderson Upper Dst.
106 John Anderson Upper
Dst.
Bibliography
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Notes for Marianna
Mayo:
A caution to other researchers that
there are two marriage bonds in Virginia. One for Nathaniel Anderson and Mary
Mayo and another for Nathan Anderson and Marianna Mayo, the bonds separated by
a few years. Unfortunately this means
that every company that transcribes these bonds combines the two bonds into one
entry not recognizing that these are two different couples. Mary and Marianna are couisins not siblings.
The Marianna that married Nathan
Anderson descends as follows:
William Mayo
(?-1702)
Joseph Mayo (1656-1691)
| Joanne ( -1685)
William Mayo (1684-1744)
"Astrolabe"
| Elizabeth Hooper
John Mayo (1736-1786)
| Anne
Perratt
Marianna Mayo
(1764-1849)
| Humphrie
Tabb
| Thomas
Tabb
| | Joanne
| John
Tabb
| | Martha
| William
Tabb (1702-
| | | Richard
Hand
| | Martha Hand
| | Frances Purifoy
Mary Tabb
Mariann was disinherited by her father
for marrying into a Methodist family. Marianna Mayo's portrait in oil done by
John Durand is in the hands of the Cate family of Nashville, Tennessee.
Richmond Whig &
public advertiser - Died - On July 18,
Mrs. Marinna Anderson, in her 84th year. (pg 4, col 3) Fri, July 20, 1849.
___________________
Subj: mariana mayo anderson
Date: 6/16/02 11:28:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: CEM7320
To: PatAnder73
Patrick,I've learned a
lot from your detailed Anderson family research.My connection to the Andersons
may have never come to light if I had not inherited an oil portrait of
Marianna.My great-grandparents were devout Methodists and my great-uncle a
Methodist preacher,so stories of Marianna's conversion and consequent
disinheritance were proudly passed down with the painting.She must have been
dearly loved,because her portrait is hardly glamorous and yet remained in the
family.This unsigned image may have been painted about the time she moved to
Federal street in Richmond as she appears to be quite old.You mentioned that
the Cate family in Tennessee also have a portrait which I imagine depicts
Marianna in her younger days.Do you know how I might contact the Cates in order
to compare paintings? Thanks,Ed
Miller
__________________
: William E. Gordon
<[email protected]>
Display pedigree in
table format
/John MAYO b: 1736 d: 17 JAN 1786
Marianna MAYO
| /John TABB d: 1654 =>
| /Humphrey TABB b: BEF 17 SEP 1609 d:
ABT 1658
| | \Rebecca (---?---)
| /Thomas TABB b: 1647 d: BEF 1687
| |
\Joanna (---?---) d: 1700
| /John TABB b: BEF 12 NOV 1676 d: 1739
| |
| /Augustine MOORE
| |
\Martha MOORE d: ABT 1701
| |
\Elizabeth (---?---)
|
/William TABB b: 25 FEB 1701/2 d: 2 JAN 1765
|
| | /Richard HAND d: 1689
|
| \Martha HAND d: 1739
|
| | /Capt. Thomas PUREFOY b: 1578
d: ABT 1652 =>
|
| |
/Thomas , Jr. PUREFOY b: 1621
|
| | |
\Lucy RANSOM b: 1598 d: ABT 1657
|
| \Frances PUREFOY
b: 1653 d: ABT 1689
\Mary TABB b: 8 JUL 1733 d: SEP 1792
| /Enoch GOULD
\Susannah GOULD b: 23 FEB 1716/17
d: SEP 1805
\(---?---) (---?---)
Children of Nathan
Anderson and Marianna Mayo are:
178 i. Polly Tabb8 Anderson (Source:
Margaret R. Cate and Wirt A. Cate, The Armistead Family and Collaterals, (Reed Printing Company, Nashville,
Tennessee; 1971).), born Abt. 1787 in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
179 ii. John Anderson (Source: Grant James Anderson,
Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born November 12, 1788 in Chesterfield County, Virginia (Source:
Margaret R. Cate and Wirt A. Cate, The Armistead Family and Collaterals, (Reed Printing Company, Nashville,
Tennessee; 1971).); died July 20, 1849.
He married ? Davis.
Notes for John
Anderson:
John was the son of Nathan Anderson and Marianna Mayo. He was born on 11/12/1788 in Chesterfield
County, Virginia and died on 70/20/1849.
The text of Grant J. Anderson
says that he married an unknown Davis. There were children mentioned
indirectly in Nathan's will. "3rd: After
all my just debts are paid, I give to the children of my son John Anderson, one
eighth part of the real and personal estate, not herein before personally
disposed of, deducting therefrom, the sum of twelve hundred dollars."
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
180 iii. William Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born January 28, 1791 in Chesterfield County, Virginia (Source:
Margaret R. Cate and Wirt A. Cate, The Armistead Family and Collaterals, (Reed Printing Company, Nashville,
Tennessee; 1971).); died Aft. 1850. He
married Rebecca Melone Anderson (Source: Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in
part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).) August 22, 1812 in
Chesterfield County, Virginia (Source: Marriage Records, Southern States,
1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated
Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born Abt. 1790 in Chesterfield
County, Virginia.
Notes for William
Anderson:
William Anderson was the son of Nathan Anderson and Marianna
Mayo born on 01/28/1791. He married his
cousin Rebecca Melone Anderson on 08/22/1812 recorded at Chesterfield County,
Virginia Surety Thomas; wit. Edward W. Anderson.
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
_________________
Notes for Rebecca
Melone Anderson:
Rebecca Anderson is named in her fathers will and in the book
"Genealogy in part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; by Grant
James Anderson; Richmond Virginia; Whitter & Shepperson printers, 1909,
which does not give her marriage.
181 iv. Mary Tabb Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born March 30, 1793 in Chesterfield County, Virginia (Source: Margaret
R. Cate and Wirt A. Cate, The Armistead Family and Collaterals, (Reed Printing Company, Nashville,
Tennessee; 1971).); died September 30, 1830.
She married ? Watkins.
182 v. Peyton Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born February 09, 1795 in Chesterfield County, Virginia (Source:
Margaret R. Cate and Wirt A. Cate, The Armistead Family and Collaterals, (Reed Printing Company, Nashville,
Tennessee; 1971).); died August 27, 1823 in Culpepper County, Virginia.
Notes for Peyton
Anderson:
Peyton was the son of Nathan Anderson and Marianna Mayo. He was born on 02/09/1795 and died
08/27/1823 in Culpepper County, Virinia.
Obituary in The Family Visitor, September 6, 1823. Says "The Rev. Peyton
Anderson...departed this life on Wednesday the 27th ult. at Culpeper
Courthouse...He was born and raised in Chesterfield county, about 25 miles from
this city... He has left an aged father and mother, five brothers and four
sisters.
Richmond Paper 09/09/1823, page 3, says "Dies at Culpeper
C. H., Rev. Peyton Anderson, of M. E. Church, Presiding Elder of James River
District.
Virginian (Lynchburg, Va.) Died - At Culpeper Courthouse, Rev.
Peyton Anderson, of the Methodist Episcopal Church & Presiding Elder of the
James River District, no date. (pg 3, col 5) Fri, Sep 12, 1823.
Later another Peyton Anderson resides in Culpepper. This
remains to be examined. It is possible
that he married.
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
183 vi. Beverly Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born July 02, 1797 in Chesterfield County, Virginia (Source: Margaret
R. Cate and Wirt A. Cate, The Armistead Family and Collaterals, (Reed Printing Company, Nashville,
Tennessee; 1971).); died 1873. He
married Lucy F. Sturdivant Abt. 1821 in Petersburg, Virginia; died 1838.
Notes for Beverly
Anderson:
DAR Lineage books, as
found on ANCESTRY.COM
Miss Mary Jeannette
Anderson, Born in San Jose, Cal, Descenand of John Mayo,
Daughter of Richard
Young Anderson (b. 1835) and Rebecca Todd Kirtley
(1837-98), his 2nd
wife, Granddaughter of Beverly Anderson (1797-1873) and
Lucie Sturdevant, his
wife (d. 1838)...
Notes for Lucy F.
Sturdivant:
Diane Fyans Roos <[email protected]>
Note:
STURDIVANT FAMILY, By
C. T. Smith, Jr. by 133:
...Joel Sturdivant, son
of John and Ann, marrried Frances W. Burnett in Henrico 19 Dec 1786. The
Raleigh (N.C.) Register reported the death of Joel Sturdivant, Esq. at
Petersburg, 7 Aug 1801. he and his wife Frances had tow daughter to reach
maturity: Mary Ann Thompson Sturdivant, born 1789, and Lucy F. Sturdivant. A
third daughter, Sally Servant, born 1792, appears to have died young. The
marriage bonds in the Petersburg Hustings Court show that Mrs. Frances W.
Sturdivant married second in 1806 Thomas Young, and that Mary married Jesse
Dupuy in 1805 and Lucy F. married Beverly Anderson in 1821. It was Anderson who
handled the application of the collateral heirs of Joel Sturdivant for his
bounty warrant in 1834...
DAR Lineage books, as
found on ANCESTRY.COM
Miss Mary Jeannette
Anderson, Born in San Jose, Cal, Descenand of John Mayo,
Daughter of Richard
Young Anderson (b. 1835) and Rebecca Todd Kirtley (1837-98), his 2nd wife,
Granddaughter of Beverly Anderson (1797-1873) and Lucie Sturdevant, his wife
(d. 1838)...
Source: Don
McDurmon
/John
Sturdivant b: ABT 1630 d: 1684
/Chichester Sturdivant b: ABT 1668 d:
AFT 1740
| |
/Robert Hallom b: ABT 1601 d: BEF 6 May 1638
| \Sarah Hallom b: ABT 1636 d: BEF 1687
| \Ann b: from 1603 to 1604 d: by 1666
/John A. Sturdivant b:
ABT 1695 d: from 1755 to 1760
| \Elizabeth
/John Sturdivant b: ABT 1719 d:
25 Aug 1793
| \Mary
/Joel Sturdivant b: 15 Jan 1764
Lucy F. Sturdivant b:
1794
\Frances W. Burnett
184 vii. George Mayo Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born August 20, 1799 in Chesterfield County, Virginia (Source:
Margaret R. Cate and Wirt A. Cate, The Armistead Family and Collaterals, (Reed Printing Company, Nashville,
Tennessee; 1971).); died December 07, 1833.
He married Martha Ann Rowe December 09, 1823 in Richmond City, Virginia
(Source: Marriage Records, Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994),
"Electronic.").
Notes for Martha Ann
Rowe:
Subj: Re: George
Anderson and Martha Ann Rowe
Date: 1/9/03 2:05:18 PM
Eastern Standard Time
From:
[email protected]
Sent from the Internet
(Details)
The basic facts re
Anderson and Rowe:
Nancy/Ann Noble, (no
birth information) married Thomas Rowe(Roe), June 1796, Petersburg, VA.
They had at least two
children: Martha Anne, who married George M. Anderson, December 1823, and James
Simons who married a Miss Seymore of New Orleans, LA. (These would be half-siblings to my John Noble, and cousin to
Allan Love Wyllie's second wife, Frances Fleming Noble.)
Nancy died 10 January
1800, Petersburg, VA, and was buried in the Old Blandford Church Yard.
Thomas married 1800
Letitia Anderson very shortly after Nancy's death.
The records for Nancy and Thomas are in
"Petersburag, VA, Hustings Ct. Md. Bond, Md. Reg, and Min. Returns
1784-1854" by T. P. Hughes and J. B. Standefer.
A copy of George's will
was among the family papers I had before I turned them over to the Virginia Historical
Society. Their only child was
Georgiana, who married my great-grandfather as his third wife.
I do not know who
Lititia Anderson , Thomas Rowe's next wife was, but perhaps you might be able
to figure it out. She was mentioned in
Joseph C. Noble's will in Petersburg, VA, but in a very cautious way that I
find intriguing.
Georgiana was dearly
beloved by my granddfather, and almost caused a breakup of the engagement of my
grandparents because grandma was afraid of the competition, I guess.
Georgiana and
great-grandfather Wyllie never had any children, so she must have concentrated
on grandpa, as the other two children of Allan Love Wyllie and Frances Fleming
Payne - Mary Love, and Fannie Payne --
both died of consumption.
Georgiana died 12
August 1888, Danville, VA. A letter
among the family papers says that she was born 14 August 1834.
========
The start of the story
is in the North. Probably I should say Scotland, as both Captain Noble and his
wife Nancy were from there, according to what their son John Noble told a
contemprary biographist.
The Captain never
returned from a voyage and his wife Nancy and her two children, John and Joseph
C., moved to Petersburg, VA, where Nancy married Thomas Rowe. The two boys were apprenticed out to a
shoemaker, but John ran away to Danville, did well, married, and had Frances
Payne, among other children.
Frances married Allen
Love Wyllie as his second wife, and they had three children. Frances died and Allen married Georgiana,
daughter of Allen's father-in-law'
half-sister, Martha Ann Rowe and George Anderson.
This probably as clear
as mud, but hope it helps fill out the Anderson line.
If you ever determine
just how Lititia Anderson comes into the story would be very much interested.
George Mayo Anderson
must have been a fine man, from what I have found out about him. I do not need to know anything more about
his ancestors, but have found the story of his life interesting. His daughter certainly made a difference in
our family, as I think grandpa was greatly influenced by her and he was a lot
different from some of the men in the family in that line!
Too bad Georgiana and
Allan never had any children.
Hope I haven't bored
you.
Sincerely,
Kate LePine
185 viii. Phillip Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born August 20, 1801 in Chesterfield County, Virginia (Source:
Margaret R. Cate and Wirt A. Cate, The Armistead Family and Collaterals, (Reed Printing Company, Nashville,
Tennessee; 1971).); died April 26, 1871.
He married Susan Jane Sparrow May 13, 1831 in Newbern, North Carolina.
Notes for Phillip
Anderson:
Posted by: Julia Wells
Date: August 17, 2001 at 17:38:02
In Reply to: Nathan
Anderson 1764-1834 ChesterfieldVA by Patrick Anderson of 10881
Philip Anderson is my
GG Grandfather. He married Susan Jane Sparrow 13 May 1831 in Newbern, NC and
had the two children.
Joseph John Anderson
born between 18 July 1832 and 19 June 1833 in Newbern, NC and died in Bristol,
VA between 19 June 1880 and 2 Oct 1890. He was married to Amarilla Aurelia
Remine on 14 May 1860 in Washington County, VA.
Sarah S. Anderson was
born in Newbern NC about 1838. Nothing more is known about her.
I have more information
on later generations if you are still interested. I would like to know more
about the earlier generations you have listed (James5, Thomas4, Thomas3,
Thomas2, Richard1)
Julia
Subj: Philip Anderson Descendants
Date: 8/27/01 6:21:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (julia wells)
Descendants of Rev.
Philip Anderson (son of Nathan Anderson and Mariana
Mayo) and Susan
Sparrow:
A. Joseph John Anderson, born between 18 July
1832 and 19 June 1833 in
Newbern, NC and died in
Bristol, VA between 19 June 1880 and 2 October 1890.
Married to Amarilla Aurelia Remine on 14 May
1860 in Washington Co., VA.
B. Sarah S. Anderson, born in Newbern NC about
1838.
Children of Joseph John
Anderson(A above) and Amarilla Aurelia Remine:
A1. Sallie Sparrow Anderson, born 1861 in
Washington Co., VA and died after
1934, probably in
Knoxville, Tennessee, Married to
Christopher Tompkins
Estes on 14 November
1893 in Bristol, VA.
Children: Martha Estes, Vivian Estes and Joseph Estes
A2. Sue M. Anderson, born 1866 in Washington
Co., VA and died after 1934,
probably in West
Morristown, Tennessee. Married to
Claude C. Thomas on 9
June 1895 in Bristol,
VA.
Children: Elizabeth Thomas, Claude C. Thomas and James Thomas
A3. Lula Mayo Anderson, born 12 September 1869
at Cedarville, Washington
Co., VA and died 10
January 1934 at Bristol, VA. Buried in
Holston
Conference Cemetery in
Emory, VA. Married to Rev. James O.
Straley on 2
October 1890 in Main
(now State) Street Methodist Church in Bristol, VA.
Children:
William Wallace Straley
Mattie Sue Straley
Loula Mayo Straley
Irene Boyd Straley
Vinnie Lucille Straley
James Oglethorpe Straley, Jr.
Donna Marie Straley
A4. Lillie Anderson, born 1872 in Washington
Co., VA and died after 1934,
probably in Birmingham,
AL. Married to Oscar Gover.
Children: Lillian Gover and Thomas Gover
A5. Joseph John Anderson, born about 1875 in Washington
Co., Va and died
after 1934, possibly in
or near Louisville, Kentucky.
Children: Joseph Anderson
I have some additional
information about Philip Anderson, his son Joseph
John and my grandmother
Lula Mayo Anderson Straley. See reply
to you recent
email message.
Julia
186 ix. Martha Elizabeth Anderson (Source: Grant
James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born December 19, 1803 in Chesterfield County, Virginia (Source:
Margaret R. Cate and Wirt A. Cate, The Armistead Family and Collaterals, (Reed Printing Company, Nashville,
Tennessee; 1971).); died August 30, 1893.
She married George Woodfin January 30, 1837 in Richmond City, Virginia
(Source: Marriage Records, Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994),
"Electronic."); born April 30, 1793 in Virginia; died July 30, 1864.
Notes for Martha
Elizabeth Anderson:
Martha was the daughter of Nathan Anderson and Marianna Mayo.
She was born 12/19/1803 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. She married George Woodfin in 1837 at
possibly Richmond, Virginia
Will of Nathan Anderson
mentions:
2nd: I give to my two daughters Martha
E. and Maria Anderson all the stock owned by me in the Manchester Turnpike,
also the lands herein above given my wife, after her death, to them or either
of them so long as they live, or get married, provided they pay to my estate
one hundred and fifty dollars each.
The Compendium of
American Genealogy, Edited by Frederick Adams Virkius, Genealogical Publishing
Company, Baltimore Maryland., p. 128
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Notes for George
Woodfin:
George Woodfin was the son of John Woodfin and Nancy
Pulliam. The resided in Richmond,
Virginia in 1835 where george died in
1865.
Posted by: dr. carole
carbone Date: September 04, 2001 at 22:03:35
In Reply to: Re: George
Woodfin 1793-1865 VA by Don Qualls of
133
Many years ago, I found
the following typed notes folded inside an old book. Here is the textof those
notes. There also is a photo of A.B. Woodfin and the Hampton Baptist Church.
"George Woodfin,
son of John Woodfin and Nancy Pulliam, born April 30-1793 died July 30-1864
1). Married Sept. 23,
1813 Susan Mills---died Aug. 23-1836 2.) Married Feb. 1. 1837 Martha Elizabeth
Anderson---born Dec. 19, 1803. Died August 30 1893. Had AUGUSTUS BEVERLY,
ALBERT PEYTON, EMMA VIRGINIA. August Beverly Woodin---born March 21, 1838. Died
Dec. 24, 1913 Atlanta Georgia. Married Jan. 12, 1865 Mary Isabella
Abrahams---born May 7-1846, died Sept. 19, 1915. Had, Ida Belle---Married John
Lewis Cobbs, George Wycliff--married margaret Simkins, Augustus Beverly (died
in infancy). Jessie Lucille---Married Edgar Lyle Justis. Jessie Lucille born
June 6, 1877 Mobile AL. died Dec. 14, 1943, Trevose, Burks Cty, PA. Wortley
Shaffer (died in infancy) Florence Peyton (died in infancy) Mary
Staige---Married George Rickards Hood. Paul Beverly married Florence Crute.
Jessie Woodfin and Edgar Lyle Justis had Edgar Lyle Justis Jr. Married Ncy
Blake. Arthur died. Quinton Cobbs married Lillian Lee May. Sanford Hood Married
(1) no name shown (2) Helen Abbott. George Wycliff. Quinton Cobbs Justis and
Lillian Lee May had Jacqueline Lee Justis married Alvin John Schmidt May 8-1949
JLJ born Feb 21-1926. Gloria Woodfin Justis, born August 12 1928. Quinton Allen
Justis---born June 29, 1930." Hope this will clarify some questions.
Regards, Dr. carole Carbone
____________________________________
Subj: George Woodfin
Date: 8/28/01 8:33:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (James Lee
Smith)
CC: [email protected] (James Lee
Smith)
Hi Patrick,
George Woodfin, who
married Martha Elizabeth Anderson, is an ancestor of my
former wife, Gloria
Woodfin Justis.
Descendants of: George
Woodfin
1 George Woodfin b.
1793 d. 1865 m. 20 Jan 1837 Martha Elizabeth Anderson b.
19 Dec 1803 d. 1893
2 Augustus Beverly Woodfin b. 1838 d. 1915
m. Mary Isabella Abrahams b.
1846 d. 1915
3 Ida Woodfin b. 31 Jan 1866 m. John Lewis
Cobbs b. 21 Jun 1860
3 George Wycliffe Woodfin b. 1868 m.
Margaret Simpkins
3 Jesse Lucille Woodfin b. 1871 m. ca 1890
Edgar Lyle Justis b. 1868 d.
aft Jan 1930
4 Quinton Cobbs Justis b. 4 Feb 1896 d.
13 Apr 1957 m. 14 Nov 1924
Lillian May b. 31 Oct
1903 d. 9 Jan 2000
5 Gloria Woodfin Justis b. 12 Aug 1928
m. 28 Jun 1952 James Lee *
Smith b. 29 Apr 1928
4 Sanford H Justis b. _____ d. aft 1957
4 Lyle Justis b. _____ d. aft 1957
4 Wycliffe Justis b. _____ d. aft 1957
3 Mary Woodfin b. 1879 m. George Rickards
Hood
3 Paul Beverly Woodfin b. 1883 m. Florence
Crute
The names, Cobbs and
Wycliff, seem to be repeated in the family.
Do you know any more
about George Woodfin or his son, Beverly?
Such things
as place of death or
burial? Or ancestry of George?
Could the George
Woodfin, shown in the census below, be the George in
question? And could the son listed as Berlkley be
Augustus Beverly?
1850 Census of
Chesterfield County, VA
Page 69a
6 137
151 Woodfin George 50
M Farmer 75
7 137
151 Woodfin Elizabeth 48
F
8 137
151 Woodfin James 20
M Farmer
9 137
151 Woodfin Eliza 17 F
10 137
151 Woodfin Lucy 15 F
11 137
151 Woodfin Berlkley 13
M
12 137
151 Woodfin Susan 12
F
I will appreciate
anything you can tell me.
Jim Smith in
Tallahassee
Marriage Notes for
Martha Anderson and George Woodfin:
Richmond Whig &
public advertiser - Married On Feb. 1, George Woodfin, to Miss Martha E.
Anderson, all of Richmond. (pg 3, col 1) Fri, Feb 3, 1837.
187 x. Maria Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born January 20, 1806 in Chesterfield County, Virginia (Source:
Margaret R. Cate and Wirt A. Cate, The Armistead Family and Collaterals, (Reed Printing Company, Nashville,
Tennessee; 1971).); died February 13, 1853.
She married Jesse Williams April 01, 1839 in Richmond City, Virginia
(Source: Marriage Records, Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994),
"Electronic.").
Notes for Maria
Anderson:
Maria Anderson was a daughter of Nathan Anderson and Marianna
Mayo. She married Jesse Williams,Jr.
Jesse Williams was a
son of Jesse Williams and Charlotte Franklin. The resided in Richmond, Virginia
in 1835. Jesse Williams,Jr. was a Lt. in
the war of 1812.
Will of Nathan Anderson
mentions:
2nd: I give to my two daughters
Martha E. and Maria Anderson all the stock owned by me in the Manchester
Turnpike, also the lands herein above given my wife, after her death, to them
or either of them so long as they live, or get married, provided they pay to my
estate one hundred and fifty dollars each.
The Armistead Family
and Collaterals, Margaret R. Cate and Wirt A. Cate, Reed Printing Company,
Nashville, Tennessee, 1971.
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
188 xi. Lucenia Anderson (Source: Grant James
Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson, Printers;
1909).), born January 10, 1809 in Chesterfield County, Virginia (Source:
Margaret R. Cate and Wirt A. Cate, The Armistead Family and Collaterals, (Reed Printing Company, Nashville,
Tennessee; 1971).); died September 10, 1890 in Petersburg, Virginia. She married William Southall Harrison
(Source: Margaret R. Cate and Wirt A. Cate, The Armistead Family and
Collaterals, (Reed Printing
Company, Nashville, Tennessee; 1971).) April 21, 1831 in Chesterfield County,
Virginia (Source: Marriage Records, Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994),
"Electronic."); born October 13, 1810 in Charles City County,
Virginia; died December 27, 1883 in Petersburg, Virginia.
Notes for Lucenia
Anderson:
Lucenia was the daughter of Nathan Anderson and Marianna
Mayo. She married William Southall
Harrison with a 04/05/1831 bond in a 04/21/1831 ceremony by Jesse Powers at
Chesterfield County, Virginia. Lucenia Anderson's diary is in the possession of
the Cate family of Nashville, Tennessee.
The Armistead Family
and Collaterals, Margaret R. Cate and Wirt A. Cate, Reed Printing Company,
Nashville, Tennessee, 1971.
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Notes for William
Southall Harrison:
William S. Harrison was born on 10/13/1810 in Charles City
County, Virginia and died 12/27/1883 in Petersburg, Virginia. William was born at "Farmington",
one of three famous Harrison estates in Virginia.
Jones Harrison
James Harrison
William Southall
Harrison
Ann Backus
The Armistead Family
and Collaterals, Margaret R. Cate and Wirt A. Cate, Reed Printing Company,
Nashville, Tennessee, 1971.
46. Catherine7 Anderson (John6, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
(Source: (1) Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen
- Beall Families, (Whittet &
Shepperson, Printers; 1909)., (2) Estate Settlement of Hannah Anderson, (Nottoway Court Order Book 7, Page 194, May
1815).) was born March 25, 1752 in Sussex County, Virginia (Source: Gertrude R.
B. Richards, Register of Albemarle Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties,
1739-1778, (The National Society
Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia; 1958).), and died
Bet. 1820 - 1825 in Lunenburg County, Virginia. She married David Vaughan Abt. 1780 in Amelia County,
Virginia, son of Isham Vaughan and ?.
He was born Abt. 1750 in Prince George County, Virginia, and died 1825
in Lunenburg County, Virginia.
Notes for Catherine
Anderson:
Catherine Anderson's birth on March 25,
1752 to John Anderson and Mary Bell is recorded in the Albemarle Parish
Register in Sussex County, Virginia.
She was baptized on April 26, 1752 in the Baptismal font of St. Andrew's
Church (formerly Spring Swamp Chapel of Albemarle Parish) the new church having
been built by her father John and uncle James between 1747 and 1750. Her baptismal name is recorded as
"Katie" by the Reverend William Willie, as it was his practice to
give all his charges diminuative names. At the Easter services at St. Andrew's
church in 1752 were 106 parishioners.
At Vestry held for
Albemarle Parish at Nottoway Church the 25th Day of October 1747.
(specifications for
the building of the replacement for Spring Swamp Chapel)
"The span of two
pews on the North side at the West end of the Church to be set apart for a
Baptistry with seats all around: A neat twind post erected in the area with
handsum mouldings around the top, whereon to place the font or bason & a
desk adjoining to lay the book on."
Katie's sponsors at the baptism were
John Welborn, Lucy Nusom and Rebecca Smith.
Extra-ordinarily I know of no other association of these three people
with the family. All subsequent county court records record her name as
Catherine.
The Anderson brothers very likely roomed
with the Bell family who lived on Spring Swamp throughout the construction and
John and Mary Bell, Catherine's parents met and were married in 1749.
Unfortunately no marriage records of the Albemarle Parish have survived.
Catherine's parents lived with her
grandmother Hannah Bell at Spring Swamp at least until 1753. Her father owned land in Amelia County (just
west of current Blackstone, Virginia) on the west side of the Little Nottoway
River in the corner with Whetstone Creek. From 1754 to 1764 John Anderson
developed this property and acted as overseer for his brother Jordan's
neighboring lands. In 1764 these combined properties were sold to Francis
Eppes.
In 1767 when Catherine was 15, her
father bought land on Long Branch just at the current southern border of the
town of Blackstone. Her parents and siblings settled here and remained on the
land until 1815. In approximately the
same year the father of David Vaughan purchased land east of Long Branch
opposite John Anderson. I will bet
Catherine used to sit on the west bank of the creek and dabble her feet in the
creek while David Vaughan worked at the mill on the east bank. Women will
probably say she was busy doing the laundry.
Catherine married David Vaughan about
1780 and moved with him to Lunenburg County, Virginia betwen 1795 and 1797. She
apparently predeceases him between 1820-1825.
Records of Catherne
Anderson
Nottoway County Court
Order Book 7, page 194
"May Court 1815
Rebecca Anderson Complt.
In Chancery
against
Dfts.
Edmund Irby adms. of
Hannah Anderson decd. Daniel Vaughan
& Caty His wife,
Priscilla Hawkes, David Vaughan &
his
wife, Lucy Anderson,
Armstead Anderson, Allen Anderson, Wm
Anderson and Harp children and infants of
Henry Harpe by Sally
his wife formerly Sally Anderson and
Eckles children & infants
of Freeman Eckles
by Rebecca B Eckles,
formerly Rebecca B. Anderson, the said
infants by Freeman
Eckles their special Guardian
It is decreed and ordered
that Nathaniel Niblett, Abraham Buford, John Pace, and Samuel Morgan or any
three of them who are hereby named and appointed Commissioners for that purpose
do proceed to sell to the highest bidder on a credit of twelve months one negro
Girl and one colt of which Hannah Anderson died possessed, and that they do
divide the proceeds of the said sale into ten equal parts and that they assign
to Rebecca Anderson on equal part, to Daniel Vaughan & Sussey his wife one
other equal part, to Priscilla Hawks one other equal part, to David Vaughan
& Caty his wife one other equal part, to the children of Henry Harp by
Sally his former wife who was Sally Anderson one other equal part, to the
children of Freeman Eckles by his former wife Polly B Eckles who was formerly
Polly B. Anderson one other equal part, to Lucy Anderson one other equal part,
to Armstead Anderson one other equal part, to Allen Anderson one other equal
part, to William Anderson one other equal part, and that they make a report to
this court in order to a final decree."
The reversal of David and Daniel
Vaughan's names is as it occurs in the original record. The subsequent return states only that the
court order was carried out and does not reveal any new significant information
regarding family members.
Bibliography
Virginia Genealogical
Quarterly, query by Vaughan Chunn, Pineview Street, Shelbyville, Tenn.
"A Treasury of Kith and Kin", that
was written by Wilma Chunn.
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Register of Albemarle
Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778, transcribed and edited by
Gertrude R. B. Richards, The National Society Colonial Dames of America in the
Commonwealth of Virginia, 1958.
Notes for David
Vaughan:
David is first mentioned as a witness to
the 1767 deed by which Isham Vaughan acquires 135 acres along long branch just
south of Blackstone Virginia. He
appears as witness to neighbors deeds in 1768 and 1771 and it is therefore
fairly certain that he was living along Long Branch. The acres acquired by Isham in 1767 are transferred in 1791 to
Daniel Vaughan who married Susan Anderson the younger sister of Catherine Anderson
the wife of David Vaughan. Thus it is
likely that David and Daniel are brothers separated by a decade or so as were
the sisters. David was probably born around 1750 which would be compatable with
his wife's recorded birth date of 1752.
In 1768 Isham Vaughan patents 55 acres
along Long Branch which is the same 50 acres that David and Catherine sell in
the deed below. The 1791 deed to Daniel is adjacent the land of David Vaughan,
I can find absolutely no record of how David Vaughan acquires those 50 acres in
either the Amelia or Nottoway County
records. Isham however made deed to
Daniel "for 6 shillings and other valuable consideration" and it is
therefore possible that Isham gave a deed to his son David that he failed to
record or that the Amelia Clerk failed to index.
About 1780 David married Catherine
Anderson the daughter of John Anderson and Mary Bell who lived on the west side
of Long Branch from David's land. John
Anderson bought his land also in 1767 so it is likely that David and Catherine
met as teenagers. They put off marriage
until his return from the revolutionary war.
I feel confident that David did serve in the Rev. War since Catherine's
brother did. David Vaughan posts a bond as constable in Nottway County. David Vaughan bought the lands of Burwell
Jackson upon his death. Burwell Jackson
was his wifes first cousins, Lucy Ferguson, husband. In 1795 David and Catherine sell their 50 acres along Long Branch
and move to Lunenburg County, Virginia, buying land in 1797 there.
To get foreclosure on this family we
need to find a record confirming the David in Lunenburg is the one married to
Catherine. I have seen several
researchers independently state that his wife was Catherine, but no one has
provided me with a Lunenburg County record to that effect. David's will does dispose of a slaves named
Peggy, Peter and Daniel and a male child slave named Daniel was given to
Catherine by her sister Martha in 1800 and Peg and Peter were given by John
May, brother in law, in 1796.
In the 1810 and 1820 census David is
still in Lunenburg Co., VA. David's
will is dated 22 August 1825 and it was probated 10 November 1825, so it is
presumed he died in Lunenburg Co., VA.
_________________________________
This indenture made
this first day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
& ninety five between David Vaughan and Catharine his wife of Nottoway
County of the one part and John
Shurfield of the same county of the other part Witnesseth that the said David
Vaughan & Catharine his wife for and in Consideration of the sum of Eighty
pounds Current money of Virginia to them in hand paid by the said Jno Shurfield
before the sealing & delivering of these presents the receipt whereof they
do hereby acknowledge hath granted bargained & sold and delivered and do by
these presents grant bargain sell and deliver unto the said John Shurfiield his
heirs or assigns one certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the
County aforesaid containing fifty acres be the same more or less and on the
north side of the long Branch beginning at the xxxxxxxxxxxx[sic] mouth of David
Vaughan's spring Branch in the said Long Branch thence up said spring branch
north East ward to the spring to a white oak in Daniel Vaughan's line thence
along his line the same course to John
Shurfield's line at the Hurricane road thence along the said road as in
meanders westward to a corner red oak in said Shurfield lines thence nothward
along said line to Richd Libscomb's corner thence along his line westward to
the long branch thence down the said branch as it meanders to the Beginning
including all woods ways watercourses meadow grounds & improvement thereon
standing growing & being & likewise all the right title interest claim
& demand of them the sd David Vaughan and Catharine his wife of and in
& to the said premise or any part thereof To have & to Hold the
aforesaid land & premises together with its appurtenances by the said Jno
Shurfield his heirs & assigns forever to the only use & behoof of him
the sd Jno Shurfield his heirs and assigns forver and the the said David
Vaughan & Catharine his wife for themselves and their heirs the aforesaid
land & premises unot the said Jno Shurfield his heris and Assigns will
warrant & forever defend in fee simple against the lawful claim or claims
of all & every other person or persons whatsover In Witness whereof we have
herunto set our hands & affixed our seals the day and year above written.
signed sealed &
delivered
David Vaughan
in the presence
of Catharine [C] Vaughan
Memo that Mr. Benjamin
Bridgeforth is interested in the mill that is upon the within land so far as to
have all his corn ground in the sd Mill tole free and likewise his successor
after his death is entitled to same privelige as long as they or their heirs
live at same plantation and assist in keeping the said mill in repair agreeable
to first contract made between David Vaughan & sd Bridgeforth witness my
hand this first day of October 179five
John
X Shurfield
At a court held for
Nottoway County at the Courthouse on Thursday the 1st of October 1795
David Vaughan and
Catherine his wife acknowledged this Deed indenture she being first privily
examined and voluntarily assenting thereto and the within named John Shurfiled
also acknowledged the memorandum on the said deed endorsed whcih Deed and
memorandum are order to be recorded
Testors Peter Randolph
________________________________________________
David Vaughan's will
dated August 1825 (Lunenburg Co., VA)
Recorded Will Book 8,
page 515
Lunenburg Co., VA
Will of David Vaughan
I David Vaughan of the
County of Lunenburg. do hereby make my last will and testament, in manner and
form following, that is to say, 1st I give to my son Willis Vaughan one negroe
man named Daniel, (to be valued by men hereafter named) which I give to him and
his heirs & assigns forever. 2nd I
give to my two sons, Balam & Pleasant Vaughan the tract of land whereon I
now live to be equally divided between them, which is also to be valued to them
and their heirs forever. 3rd, My will
and desire is that the rest of my negroes (to wit) Peter, Nancy, Fanny, &
Peggy all my household furniture, Plantation utensils stocks of all kinds, an
crop or any part of crop that may be at hand at my decease (unless necessary to
keep the estate together) to be equally divided among the rest of my children
at valuation namely, Mary Perkins, Robert Vaughan, Elizabeth Clark and James
Vaughan, my Intent and meaning is that Each of my children above named shall
have one seventh part of my Estate by valuation, which may be done by paying
& receiving. Its my further my desire
that there be no legal appraisement of my Estate. But request that my friends James Wilson, William Overton, &
William Bragg, assist in dividing the same; and that James Vaughan my son being
in debt to me for sixty dollars with interest from the 20th of Novem. 1824 and
Pleasant my son the sum of one hundred dollars with interest from the same
date, which if not paid to be charged with in the Division as above
stipulated. Its my further will that my
son Willis Vaughan act as my Executor, & further desire that he give no
security, hereby revoking, all other, or former wills by me heretofore
made. In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty second day of August 1825.
David
Vaughan (seal)
Witness: John Knight
In the Lunenburg
County Court the 10th day of October 1825.
The within written
last will & Testament of David Vaughan dec'd was presented in Court and
proved by the oath of the witness thereto subscribed and ordered to be recorded
as to personal Estate. And on the
motion of Willis Vaughan the Executor therin named having made oath according
to law, Certificate is granted himn for obtaining probate of said will in due
form, who gave bond with approved security for that purpose as the law
requires. Test: Wm. H. Taylor, CLC
______________________________________________________
-1810 Census Lunenburg County, Virginia
341 David Vaughan
<10 10-16 16-26 26-45 >45 slaves
Male 0 0 2 0 1 3
female 0 0 0 2 1
-1820 Census Lunenberg County, Virginia
179 David Vaughan 1
male over 45 1 female over 45
6 slaves
179 Willis Vaughan
179 Balaam Vaughan
______________________________________
Forwarded Message:
Subj: VAUGHN
Date: 95-10-18 19:27:29 EDT
From: [email protected]
I saw your post concerning
David Vaughn. He is listed in the roles
of the SAR file #141576. The person
registering him was William Edward McDaniel.
You may request a copy of the file from SAR or the address of the
McDaniel and contact him personally. I
hope this helps.
________________
A David Vaughan served as a
Revolutionary War soldier in Captain Rueben Lipscombe's Company of the 7th
Virginia Regiment, later changed to the 5th, of Foot Soldiers of the
Continental Line comanded by Col.
Alexander McClanachan (1775-1780).
Sometime this unit is designated as Captain Henry Young's Company. In payment records it shows David Vaughan
was paid for service in the Virginia Militia.
He joined a company of Virginia Rifleman that made a forced march of 21
days to MA at Bunker Hill. David's name
appears on a muster roll dated 21 May 1777, which shows he was on furlough in
VA. (DAR Lineage Book Vol. 113, pg 60
Item# 112186).
Be cautious about the identity of this
David Vaughan. There were in fact three
David Vaughan's in just Amelia County between 1770 and 1780 and there were of
course many other David Vaughan's throughout Virginia any one of whom may have
been this man.
________________________________________
Subj: new email address
Date: 98-01-12 17:11:42 EST
From: [email protected] (David Vaughan)
To: [email protected] ('Betty Thomas'),
[email protected] ('Bob Ringo'), [email protected] ('Bobbie & Victor
Moore'), [email protected] ('Boyd Carmen'), [email protected] ('Cherie
Anderson'), [email protected] ('Dorthey Jones'), [email protected] ('Eddie
Davis'), [email protected] ('Gruff'), [email protected] ('Gwen
Kirkpatrick'), [email protected] ('Gwendolyn Potter'), [email protected] ('Ivy
Fitzsimmons'), [email protected] ('J Holman'), [email protected] ('J.
Holeman'), [email protected] ('Joe Cannon'), [email protected] ('John &
Kathy Giesy'), [email protected] ('John & Susan Vaughan'), [email protected]
('Juli Feller'), [email protected] ('Katherine Riley'), [email protected]
('Kathy Miller'), [email protected] ('Linda'), [email protected] ('Linda
Weldon'), [email protected] ('Lois Smith'), [email protected] ('Mary
Sapp'), [email protected] ('Nancy Carter'), [email protected] ('Pat
Thomas'), [email protected] ('Patrick Anderson'), [email protected] ('Paul
Bumber'), [email protected] ('Peg'), [email protected] ('Pete Vaughan'),
[email protected] ('Ron Jones'), [email protected] ('Wilma C.
Flach')
Subj: Re: David Smith Vaughan]
Date: 99-06-29 10:55:02 EDT
From: [email protected] (David Vaughan)
Thanks. Yes this email address is still good however
please send everything
to my new home
address.
David Vaughan
(661) 746-6419
David Vaughan
or
or
_____________________________
Subj: Re: [VAUGHAN-L] David Vaughan 1746-1825
& Catherine Anderson
Date: 1/12/00 7:29:56 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Lisa Austin)
Hi List,
Thank you so
much-Patrick Anderson. This is
wonderful news. My ancestor is David
Vaughan whose wife is Catherine Anderson.
I haven't been able to find out any information on David's parents until
your message yesterday.
I have a copy of David
Vaughan's will that was recorded in Lunenburg County Court on October 10, 1825.
I also have a book,
"A Treasury of Kith and Kin, that was written by my Grandfather's cousin,
Wilma Chunn.
Children of Catherine
Anderson and David Vaughan are:
189 i. James David8 Vaughan, born
February 10, 1781 in Nottoway County, Virginia; died May 08, 1869 in Ozark,
Christian Co., Missouri. He married (1)
Nancy Hatchette April 02, 1806 in Charlotte County, Virginia (Source: Marriage
Records, Southern States, 1728-1850,
(CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born
December 26, 1786 in Charlotte Co., Virginia; died October 23, 1856 in Ozark,
Christian Co., Missouri. He married (2)
Elizabeth Davis November 12, 1857; born December 08, 1824; died December 16,
1892.
Notes for James David
Vaughan:
James was born, raised and married to Nancy in Virginia. Privided a substitue for the War of 1812;
hence served in no war. In 1810 moved
to Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee.
There he bought several hundred acres of land on Bushnell Creek where
Stone's River divides into west and west forks. In Murfreesboro James and son-inlaw, Rueben Bolles bought a brick store building on the northeast
corner on the square and opperated a
mercantile known as :Bolles & Vaughan." James also in Tennessee kept a hotel for some time where he
bordered represenatives to the legislature when Murfreesboro was the capital of
the state. He also followed
farming and supervised the building of
several turnpikes which entered Murfreesboro.
James was a Presbyterian. He
served for several years as constable.
In 1839 in disolved his partershi and sold his interest in the town
property and farm land. In 1842 he came
by ox team and one horse carriage to Christian County, Missouri about 5 miles
soth of Ozark, then in Taney County (where Selmore is now) where he improved
one of the finest farms in that section.
Land purchased by James in now Christian County was T. 26 N., R. 20 W.,
SWcr 1/4 Sec 7. Assignee of James J.
Bird assignee of Robert A.Forbes, on 23 Feb 1850 Militery Bounty Land Warrent
#44492 for 138.64 acres in 1851, also NW 1/4 NE 1/4 ec. 18 in 1851 and W 1/2
lot 2 NE T 26 N., R 21 W., fr 1/4 sec. 1.
Birth/Marriage/Death:
VAUGHAN BIBLE RECORDS of James and Nancy Vaughan; printed in OZAR'KIN Vol. II,
No. 3 Fall 1980.
James Vaughan and Nancy
Hatchett Bible:
Last known owner: Jack Vaughan of Springfield, IL
Josh J. Vaughan (?) born
14 Jan 1807
Catherine A. Vaughan
born 21 Jan 1809
Robert J. Vaughan
born 21 Oct 1810
Pauline A. Vaughan
born 29 Mar 1812
Thomas H. Vaughan
born 08 Jan 1814
Harriet A. Vaughan
born 16 Aug 1815
Alisabeth(sic) Vaughan
born 14 Dec 1817
James J. Vaughan
born 13 Jan 1820
William H. Vaughan
born 17 Jan 1822
David A. Vaughan
born 16 Mar 1824
Julia B. Vaughan
born 28 Sep 1826
Mary J. Vaughan
born 09 nov 1828
Granville H. Vaughan
born 25 Sep 1858
Henry Clay Vaughan
born 12 Sep 1858
Richard Hill Vaughan
born 04 Jan 1861
Joseph I. Vaughan born
29 Sep 1863
James M. Higgens and Ollie Vaughan was married 26 Jan 1902
Klara M. Vaughan to E.H. Hooper 25 Jul 1908
J.W. vaughan to Blanche Isbell 13 Sep 1908
Seward H. Vaughan to Clara Goodpasture 31 Jul 1910
Robert J. Vaughan died 5 Mar 1862
Richard H. Vaughan died 12 Feb 1901
These last names are all grandchildren of Richard Hill Vaughan
and
Florence Amidqa (Cowen)
Vaughan:
Thema Lucille Vaughan
born 23 Jan 1910
Howard L. Hooper
born 07 Oct 1909
Geneva Higgens born
23 May 1903
Everret Vaughan
born 07 Jun 1911
Enith Owens Vaughan
born 27 Sep 1913
Vivian Glagys Vaughan
born 30 Sep 1913
Ward Vaughan
born 04 Jul 1915
Burial: Cemetery
Records of Christian County: McCoy Cemetery.
________________________
Extract from Wilma
Chunn Document:
Among the very early
pioneer families of Rutherfor d County, Tennessee,
was the James Vaughan
family. They were well establishe d by the 1810
census, but the exact
date of arrival is not known.
James Vaug han, son of
Revolutionary soldier, David Vaughan and Catherine
(Anderson) Vau ghan,
was born February 10, 1781, probably either in
Mecklenburg or
Lunenburg County, Virginia. James Vaughan died May 8,
1869 near Ozark,
Chris-tian Cou nty, Missouri at age of 88 years. He was
buried in Old Prospect
Church Cemet ery (or McCoy Cemetery) 4 miles from
Ozark, Missouri. He
married April 2, 18 06 Nancy Hatchett, daughter of
Thomas and Phoebe
(Chaffin) Hatchett of Charlo tte County, Virginia. The
ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Richard Dabbs, a kinsman of the
bride. Nancy was born
December 26, 1786 and died October 2 5, 1856 near
Ozark, Missouri. She
was also buried in Old Prospect Church Cem etery.
When James Vaughan
first came to Rutherford County, TN, he purchased la nd
at Jefferson, one of
the first settlements and the first county-seat in
Rutherford
County.
JEFFERSON, TENNESSEE
Jefferson, in
Rutherford County, was said to have been named in honor of
Thomas Jefferson, the
third President of the United States.
In 1803, William Nash
had opened a store at the juncture o f the East and
West Forks of Stones
River. The river had been named for Uria h Stone - a
long-hunter, who hunted
up and down its banks for several years.
The settlement and
development of Jefferson was the "brain child" of
Robert Weakley and
Thomas Bedford. In 1804, they laid off 150 lots, and
in 1806 a c ourt-house
was built as Jefferson had become the county seat
of Rutherford Co in
1804 by act of the Legislature sitting in Knoxville,
Tenn.
Since Jeffers on was
near the banks of Stones River, it developed quickly
into quite a cent er of
river commerce. It had large wharves from which
flatboats laden with c
otton, whiskey, corn meal, molasses, hemp and
tobacco started out for
Nashvil le and New Orleans.
One story from this era
has survived about a dog named "Bo oger", who fell
into a barrel of
molasses, but there were no food inspectors in those
days so they went right
along and sold the molasses and called them
"Booger
Molasses". One can imagine this story was repeated many times.
Th e pioneers had to
get their entertainment from the everyday
happenings. Ther e were
no newspapers, telephones, radios or televisions
for news and diversio
n.
Jefferson progressed
right along until the county seat was moved to
Murfr ees-boro ca 1812,
and then it regressed into just a sleepy village
with prett y tree lined
streets. The court house at Jefferson became a
School for Girls and
then
burned in 1835.
Jefferson now lies under
the waters of Percy Priest lake; named for
long-time 5th District
Congressman, Percy Priest. The lake is surrounded
by numerous
subdivisions. It took more than 150 years for the
development that
Weakley and Bedford envisioned to come to that part of
Rut herford County,
Tenn.
As time went on, James
Vaughan purchased more land and s laves until he
had several hundred
acres. James and family remained at Jeffe rson until
about 1825/ 1830 when
they moved to Murfreesboro, the county seat of
Rutherford County,
since ca 1812, and had been the capital of the State
of Tennessee from
1819-26. The Legislative sessions were held in the
First P resbyterian
Church. One body used the sanctuary and one the
balcony. This w as
after the courthouse burned in 1822.
James Vaughan purchased
a home on Wate r Street, being lots #56 & 57 in
the original town plan,
and lot #24 on Lytle Street. Then in 1834 he and
son-in-law, Reuben
Bolles, purchased a store bu ilding on the northeast
corner of the square
where they operated a store and tailor shop known as
Bolles and Vaughan.
________________________
Subj: (no subject)
Date: 7/9/00 1:10:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: JGenieB
To: PatAnder73
Hello Pat - As a direct
descendant of James and Nancy Hatchett Vaughan and on up to David and Catherine
Anderson Vaughan, I have been quite interested in all the wonderful info you
have on the Internet. I have been working on my genealogy for about 20 years so
have quite a little background in that, but I am quite a newcomer to working on
the computer so I am not quite sure how
to get info by GEDCOM.
The info I have had on David and Catherine has been a little
different than yours. From the
statistics I got off a DAR application that was approved for membership back in
1975 he was born in Culpeper County, VA and died there also, and Catherine was
born in Scotland. It named James as their son. The only clue I found was a will
of a David Vaughn proved in Lunenberg Co. in 1825 which named a James as son.
[editor's note: this paragraph reflects error common in the family genealogy
prior to 1995.]
Another researcher I found on Internet gave David's birthplace
as Culpeper but his place of death as Lunenberg. And he gave his father's name
as William Vaughan married to an Elizabeth ? I have no other leads as to the
ancestry of David or Catherine other
than what you have given and I am hoping you can help me make my
"tree" grow a little taller and straighter by sending me your proof
notes. You have certainly done a marvelous job of giving a bibliography, but it
isn't always accessible. I tried to
find the Vaughan bible records which you said were printed in the
OZAR'KIN but neither our public library nor our genealogical library had a
copy, and I need the birth/death/ and marriage dates for James and Nancy.
I would really appreciate any help you would be willing to
give me. Thank you,
More About James David
Vaughan:
Burial: McCoy Cemetery,
Christian County, MO
Notes for Nancy
Hatchette:
[email protected] (Karmen
Hatchett)
has a collection of the
Hatchet family
Karmen Hatchett
<[email protected]>
/John HATCHETT b: 1676 d:
BEF 31 MAY 1756
/Edward HATCHETT b: 1714 d: 4 MAY
1789
| \Elizabeth BASS b: 1677/1680 d: ABT 1757
/Thomas HATCHETT b: 1754 d: 26 SEP 1811
|
\Agnes DODD b: ABT 1727 d: AFT MAY 1789
Nancy HATCHETT b: 26
DEC 1789 d: 25 OCT 1856
\Phebe CHAFFIN b: ABT 1756 d: BEF 1811
More About Nancy
Hatchette:
Burial: McCoy Cemetery,
Christian County, MO
190 ii. Mary Vaughan, born Abt. 1783 in Nottoway
County, Virginia. She married Benjamin
Perkins February 07, 1798 in Lunenburg County, Virginia (Source: Marriage
Records, Southern States, 1728-1850,
(CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born Abt.
1778.
191 iii. Robert Vaughan, born Abt. 1785 in Nottoway
County, Virginia.
Notes for Robert
Vaughan:
Subj: Robert A.
Vaughn
Date: 6/21/03 12:41:34
PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected]
Reply-to:
[email protected]
Sent from the Internet
(Details)
Dear Vera M.
Thanks for writing to
me and placing a note on WorldConnect.
However, I
immediately wondered if
you had thought to contact the author of the
information I
have? Did you contact Mr. Anderson:
Patrick Joseph Anderson,
9654 Baltimore Ave.,
Laurel, MD 20723-1818; Phone: (301) 725-2536; E-Mail:
He it is that originated
this information, and he has extensive notes for
Roberts father
David. I'm sure that he too would
appreciate your
corrections,
observations etc., and may even have a reason for reaching the
conclusions that he
did. Maybe TWO Robert Vaughns (as I
have no A.) and
perhaps to Rebecca M.
Davis Although the date of 1806 would
be a real
clencher in a
duplication.
---- Terry
I know you will want to
know that the marriage record of Rebecca Davis to
Robert A. Vaughan on
Jan 4, 1806 in Mecklenburg Co, VA lists AMBROSE
VAUGHAN as Father of
Robert. This is listed on the marriage record - and it
also states that
Ambrose Vaughan is of Brunswick Co, VA (which is a
neighboring county to
Mecklenburg Co, VA. You can look this up in the
marriage books of
Mecklenburg Co, VA in your genealogy library. Take care -
VM
Terry D. Smith
1978 Miner Way, Las
Vegas, Nevada 89104-5214
Researching the
surnames: Billedeaux, Hungate, Garrett, King, Martin,
Weale, Trickel,
Armelle, Swearingen, Price, Lund, Johnson, Thomas, Eyre,
Mihelich, Springer,
Trebnik, Armentrout, Marcelain, Mayfield, Ward
Subj: Robert A.
Vaughn
Date: 6/21/03 12:41:34
PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected]
Reply-to:
[email protected]
Sent from the Internet
(Details)
Dear Vera M.
Thanks for writing to
me and placing a note on WorldConnect.
However, I
immediately wondered if
you had thought to contact the author of the
information I
have? Did you contact Mr. Anderson:
Patrick Joseph Anderson,
9654 Baltimore Ave.,
Laurel, MD 20723-1818; Phone: (301) 725-2536; E-Mail:
He it is that
originated this information, and he has extensive notes for
Roberts father
David. I'm sure that he too would
appreciate your
corrections,
observations etc., and may even have a reason for reaching the
conclusions that he
did. Maybe TWO Robert Vaughns (as I
have no A.) and
perhaps to Rebecca M.
Davis Although the date of 1806 would
be a real
clencher in a
duplication.
---- Terry
I know you will want to
know that the marriage record of Rebecca Davis to
Robert A. Vaughan on
Jan 4, 1806 in Mecklenburg Co, VA lists AMBROSE
VAUGHAN as Father of
Robert. This is listed on the marriage record - and it
also states that
Ambrose Vaughan is of Brunswick Co, VA (which is a
neighboring county to
Mecklenburg Co, VA. You can look this up in the
marriage books of
Mecklenburg Co, VA in your genealogy library. Take care -
VM
Terry D. Smith
1978 Miner Way, Las
Vegas, Nevada 89104-5214
Researching the
surnames: Billedeaux, Hungate, Garrett, King, Martin,
Weale, Trickel,
Armelle, Swearingen, Price, Lund, Johnson, Thomas, Eyre,
Mihelich, Springer,
Trebnik, Armentrout, Marcelain, Mayfield, Ward
v
192 iv. Balaam Vaughan, born 1787 in Nottoway County,
Virginia; died Aft. 1850 in Charlotte County, Virginia. He married Mary T. Barnes December 11, 1809
in Mecklenburg County, Virginia (Source: Marriage Records, Southern States,
1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated
Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born 1792 in Mecklenburg County,
Virginia; died Aft. 1850 in Charlotte County, Virginia.
Notes for Balaam
Vaughan:
-1820 Census Lunenberg County, Virginia
179 David Vaughan
179 Willis Vaughan
179 Balaam Vaughan
-1830 Census
Mecklenburg County, Virginia
021 Balem Vaughan
1850 census Charlotte
County Virginia
34 279
279 VAUGHAN Balaam 62
M W Planter
VA b. Mecklenburg X
35
279 279 VAUGHAN Mary T. 58 F W VA b. Mecklenburg X
36
279 279 VAUGHAN Mary E. 29 F W VA b. Lunenburg X
37
279 279 VAUGHAN Louisa J. 28 F W VA b. Lunenburg X
38
279 279 VAUGHAN Martha J. 27 F W VA b. Mecklenburg X
39
279 279 VAUGHAN Parmelia W. 11 F W VA b. Mecklenburg
Notes for Mary T.
Barnes:
Subj: Re: Barnes
Date: 8/3/00 7:43:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected]
To: PatAnder73
File: Barnes.rtf (189216 bytes)
DL Time (49333 bps):
< 1 minute
Patrick
Thanks for replying to
my e-mail. I have been out of town and am getting ready to go away again.
I looked over the file
you sent me and I do appreciate it.
I have attached a file
to this e-mail which has the ancestors of James H. Barnes
I am a little stumped
about Mary T. Barnes. When I abstracted the marriage records for Mecklenburg
County, I did not find this marriage for some reason. I also noticed that in
the census record Baalam Vaughan was shown born in Mecklenburg but you have him
born in Nottoway. I asume the census is in error. If so I wonder if it could be
wrong for Mary also. Figuring out which county Mary was born in is going to be
the key to this problem.
I am going to assume
that Mary was born in Mecklenburg County. If this is true then I have a couple
of possiblities.
I see that Baalam was
living in Lunenburg in 1820 andin Mecklenburg in 1830.
Do you know if Baalam
was living in Mecklenburg County just prior to the marriage or was he living in
Lunenburg?
Do you have any clues
as to where he was living?
Thanks
Ken Barnes
193 v. Willis Vaughan, born February 14, 1788 in
Nottoway County, Virginia; died December 24, 1861 in Fosterville,
Tennessee. He married Luvinia Foulkes
Bef. 1821; born January 02, 1803 in Lunenburg County, Virginia; died October
17, 1876 in Fosterville, Tennessee.
Notes for Willis
Vaughan:
Willis Vaughan was in
the 5th regiment VA Militia in the War of 1812. One muster roll card liosts him
present at Norfolk, 29 Mar 1814. Willis W. Vaughan spent 01 Sep to 30 Nov 1814
at Camp Powell's Creek in Captain Richard Daly's Co. of Infantry, 1st Regiment
(Byrnes) VA Militia. Remark: Six days
going home, 120 miles. (from Harry L. Gary 1970)
______________________________________
1820 Census Lunenberg
County, Virginia
179 David Vaughan
179 Willis Vaughan
179 Balaam Vaughan
1820 Census Lunenburg
Co., VA
Willis Vaughan male between 26-44 1 female 16-25
1 female slave
David Vaughan male over 45 1 female over 45
6 slaves
-1840 Census
Nottoway County, Virginia
268 Willis Vaughan
__________________________________
Subj: Vaughan
Date: 97-02-18 22:16:34 EST
From: WALTERDEE
To: PatAnder73
Hi, I have been
researching Vaughans since my husband 's mother was a Vaughan.
The family of David
Vaughan and Mary Catherine Anderson is the one I have info on. James David b.10
Feb 1781 Mechlenburg Va. m. Nancy Hatchette 2 Apr 1806, he d. 3 May 1869 Ozark
Missouri. Balam b. 1787 Mechlenburg Va., Willis b. 14 Feb 1788,m. Luvinia P
Foulks and d. 24 Dec 1861, Elizabeth 9
Jul 1790,d. 9 Aug 1845and m. a Clark. Mary b. 1792 m. 14 Jan 1813 a Perkins,
Pleasant b. 1793 m. 27 Aug 1822 to Mourning Dance, Robert 1794 all b. in
Mechlenburg Va.Our line is through one of Willis' sons, William Overton
Vaughan. Have you found Daniel and David to be brothers? Be glad to send what I
can WATERDEE@aol , Thanks, Betty
Betty Thomas
4725 Riordan Hill Drive
Hood River, OR
97031-8705
194 vi. Elizabeth Vaughan, born Abt. 1790 in
Nottoway County, Virginia. She married
? Clark.
195 vii. Pleasant Vaughan, born 1793 in Nottoway
County, Virginia; died 1883 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. He married Mourning E. Dance August 27, 1822
in Mecklenburg County, Virginia; born Abt. 1793; died 1844.
Notes for Pleasant
Vaughan:
Pleasant Vaughan
applied for a pension in Sep 1882 at the age of 89, for service in the War of
1812, from Buffalo Lithia (?) Springs, Mecklenburg Co., VA. All evidence was refuted by the army and his
claim was not approved. (from Harry L. Gray 1970)
__________________________________
1810 Census Mecklenburg
Co., Virginia
Pleasant Vaughan 1 male 16-18, 1 male 19-25, 1 male
26-44
1 female under 10, 1 female 10-15,
1 female 26-44. 2 in agriculture.
1840 Census Mecklenburg County, Virginia
392 Pleasant Vaughan
48. Armstead7 Anderson (John6, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
(Source: (1) Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen
- Beall Families, (Whittet &
Shepperson, Printers; 1909)., (2) Estate Settlement of Hannah Anderson, (Nottoway Court Order Book 7, Page 194, May
1815).) was born September 02, 1756 in Black's and White's, Amelia County,
Virginia (Source: Urshula Anderson Kief, Anderson Family Bible of Urshula
Kief, (Collins's Third Edition, New
York; Printed and sold by Collins & Co.; 1814.).), and died 1843 in 5 mi.
Southeast of Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky. He married (1) Urshula Farris (Source: Charles O'Malley, History
of Union County, Kentucky,
(Evansville, Ind.; Courier Co., Printers, Binders and Engravers; 1886).)
Abt. 1779 in Henry County, Virginia, daughter of Charles Farris and Edith
?. She was born July 09, 1759 in
Halifax County, Virginia (Source: Urshula Anderson Kief, Anderson Family
Bible of Urshula Kief, (Collins's
Third Edition, New York; Printed and sold by Collins & Co.; 1814.).), and
died Abt. 1803 in "Sinking Spring", Logan County, Kentucky. He married (2) Sarah Langston Abt.
1806 in Henderson County, Kentucky, daughter of John Langston and Elizabeth
Persons. She was born May 29, 1762 (Source:
Urshula Anderson Kief, Anderson Family Bible of Urshula Kief, (Collins's Third Edition, New York; Printed
and sold by Collins & Co.; 1814.).), and died Aft. 1840 in Union County,
Kentucky.
Notes for Armstead
Anderson:
Armstead Anderson was born September 02,
1756 just west of current Blackstone in what was then Amelia County, Virginia
and is now Nottoway County, Virginia. This date of his birth is documented both
in his Revolutionary War Pension Claim and the family Bible. He attests that he was born in Amelia,
County, Virginia on 09/02/1756 and that his record of birth is in his father's
record. No name is given for his
father. This date is also recorded in
the bible of the Anderson family of Union County, KY.
Armstead was the son of John Anderson
and Mary Bell, he was a middle child of 2 brothers and 9 sisters. His father was a carpenter/contract builder
and helped develop the town of Black's and Whites, Virginia which was later
renamed Blackstone. As a child he would
have been familiar with the circumstances of the one slave Patt who belonged to
his mother from his maternal grandmother's estate. His father was not a large landowner nor slave holder although
his uncles were. As such was the case Armstead left home at an early age for
the frontier of Virginia to seek his own fortune.
The earliest record of Armstead
Anderson's after he comes of age is from The History of Henry County, by Mrs.
Hill, indicating that the name of Armstead Anderson appears upon a loyalty oath
required by the new legislature. The original of this document was in the hands
of the county clerk. They say it is no longer there, and is said to be in the
Virginia State Archives although contact with them has not yet proved
fruitful. The text of the Oath is given
in Martinsville-Henry County; In Retrospect, prepared by the Martinsville-
Henry County Women's Club, and follows:
"I do swear that I renounce and
refuse all allegiance to George III, King of Great Britain, his heirs and
successors, and that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the
Commonwealth of Virginia as a free and independent state and that I will not at
anytime do, or cause to be done, anything injurious to the freedom and
independence thereof as declared by Congress, and that I will discover and make
known to some justice of the peace for the said state all treasons or
traitorous conspiracies which I now or shall hereafter know to be formed
against this of any of the United States of America."
Armstead filed a revolutionary pension
claim in which he states that he joined with the Virginia Militia from
Pittsylvania county under Capt. James Lyon. This would be in response to a call
of militia in order to participate in the Cherokee Campaign of 1776. This campaign was officially directed from
the Virginia Congress and is therefore accepted as military service in the
American Revolution. The call had been
directed in response to reports of British attempts to stir the Indians into
active warfare against the western settlements of the Colonies. This campaign
against the overhill Cherokees lasted a year and involved an extended overland
trek as far west as what is now Knoxville, Tennessee. Armstead would have become knowledgeable of the Cumberland Gap
and Tennessee Valley during this campaign. He served under the command of Capt
James Lyon. No record of Capt Lyon's
company has been found.
Upon completing this campaign he joined
the company of Joseph Martin (also of Pittsylvania county) in protecting the
property of the Powell Valley settlers.
Joseph Martin had just two years earlier attempted to start Martin's
Station in the Powell Valley and had been driven out by hostile Indians. He had returned to Pittsylvania county and
had been instrumental in the political campaigning to initiate the campaign
against the Indians. He had left his
associate John Redd in Powell Valley at Martin's station. Upon the arrival of the militia in the
Holston Valley, John Redd became the sergeant major of Joseph Martin's
company. Details of Martin's company
actions in this campaign are available from the writings of John Redd and from
the Draper Papers. Joseph Martin's
orderly book from these campaigns is in the manuscript division of the Library
of Congress. I provide some
descriptions below to give the reader a sense for the "action" of
this campaign. [Source: The Gulf States Historical Magazine, Vol I, Sept 1902,
page 141.]
The opposing Indian forces were under
the command of Chief Dragging Canoe. He
retreated down the Tennessee rather than engage the 1,500 men under General
Christian and subsequently established the Chickamaugua tribal settlement and
continued in later years to oppose the white intrusion into Cherokee
lands. As the Indians retreated before
the militia several Indian villages were burned along the tributaries of the
Tennessee River. Singled out was the village, which earlier that year, had
burned a white captive alive.
At one river crossing, believed to be
the French Broad, the militia anticipating that the Indians would await the
crossing and attack as they were in the water, Joseph Martin's company (30 men)
was placed in the lead. Martin
personally carried two of his ill militia across the river ford. Another 600
men were sent up river the evening before to ford the river and be prepared to
attack the Indian positions. However
the Indians had fled and the crossing was
uneventful. As the crossing was
made a tremendous uproar could be heard in a nearby wood and the militia
thought that this was the Indians preparing to attack. Upon investigating it turned out to be a
frightened heard of Eastern Buffalo.
On another occasion two of Martin's
militiamen played a practical joke on one who was exceptionally frightened of
Indians. They led him away from his
guard post one night with stories of a strayed horse. One of the men slipped away and discharged his weapon, the other
fell as if struck dead, while the first rushed toward the unnerved man crying "Indians!"
As the two of them rushed toward the camp, the fallen trooper, rose from behind
them and discharged his weapon, at which point the other conspirator fell as if
dead, leaving the terrified picket to rush toward the camp alone to alert it to
the 'Indian attack'. They had intended
according to later testimony to stop him before he got to camp, but were unable
to catch him in pursuit. The 'joke' was
not amusing to Gen. Christian who had the two arrested. Martin argued for their release as they were
good men, and eventually had to force their release at sword point. This act of
insubordination damaged Martin's opportunities with the militia. General Christians order book in the
manuscript division of the National Archives contains the order prohibiting the
firing of weapons at night which was issued in response to this incident.
After the burning of the Indian
Villages, the elderly chiefs of the Cherokee sued for peace and the Treaty of
1777 was signed at Long Island, Tennessee. This ceded all the northeastern
lands of the Cherokee Indians to the United States. Joseph Martin was established as Indian commissioner for the
Commonwealth of Virginia, and moved to Long Island, TN the following year where
he lived with his Indian wife, Nancy Ward niece of Dragging Canoe.
During the latter part of 1777, Joseph
Martin, John Redd and Armstead Anderson and 80 or so militiamen were stationed
at Rye Cove to guard the Powell and Clinch Valleys against Indian raids. This
was a small settlement on a plateau of the Appalachin mountains. Enroute they were ambushed by Indians under
Little Fellow, while proceeding single file along a steep hill. One of the
company was wounded by 5 or 7 balls. Later another ambush killed another
militiaman. Armstead mentions an attack
that killed one of his fellow militiamen and the wounding of another with
multiple balls. This is potentially the
same incident. It is interesting to compare John Redd's relating of these
stories to Armstead's. Clearly the
similarity substantiates Armstead's pension testimony.
After the expedition to the western
frontier Armstead apparently returns with the Henry County Militia to the area
south of what is now Martinsville, Virginia.
Armstead marries Urshula Farris before 1780 the daughter of Charles
Farris and Edith who lived along Little Marrowbone Creek near present day
Martinsville, Virginia. The Farris
family had arrived from Scotland into the Albemarle Sound area of NC in the
about 1663 and had settled along the North Carolina - Virginia border. The
given name of Armstead's first wife is clearly established by the Anderson
Bible entries of his daughter Urshula.
Her maiden surname however is rather more difficult to establish. The maiden name of his first wife is given
explicitly by his granddaughter Rachel Ferris Berry as Urshula Ferris. This can be found in the 1886, History of
Union County, Kentucky. Rachel was
still living at the time of publication of this history. A review of the Henry County Court records
however, would imply that the spelling of this name had been corrupted by the
grandchildren from what was originally "Farris". Armstead's properties at the time of his
1784 felony indictment and garnishment were in the hands of Charles Farris and
included a spinning wheel and feather bed, presumed properties of his wife.
Armstead's first child, John, was born
on 10 May 1780. A record of the survey
of land acquired by transfer for Armstead was entered in the Henry County
surveyors book on 16 May 1780. I
believe that I have successfully aligned this surveyors plot with the current
geodetic survey map of this district.
The land lies on the headwaters of the Little Marrowbone Creek about 1/2
mile SE of Dug Mountain. John Redd
lived just a mile or two to the southeast of Armstead in what is preserved to
this date as John Redd's old Virginia home. In the 1782 Henry County Tax list
Armstead is Identified as having 4 horses.
______________________
Henry County, Virginia
Surveyor's Book 1,
1778-1877, Page 169
(microfilm reel 36)
Virginia State Library
Richmond, Virginia
23219
Armstead Anderson
219 acres
Although the drawing
is a questionable representation of the directions the distances appear to
approximate scale. The drawing appears
to be oriented with East at the top. By computing the approximate dimensions from
the acreage given it is possible to determine the approximate area in Henry
County where the property lay which places it just a half mile to the southeast
of Dug Mountain. Towit:
1780
May 16 Surveyed for Armstead Anderson by transfer
219 acres of land on the branches of Little Marrowbone Creek & bounded as
follows. (to wit) Beginning at Greys line at Easts corner thence with Easts
line S °70 & 30 ms W 58 Po (sic) crossing a branch to a chestnut tree N 14°
E 28 Po to a white oak N 11 W 58 Po to a white oak N 26 E 28 Po crossing said
branch to a white oak thence new line N °87 W 99 Po crossing said branch three
times to a white oak S °57 W 99 Po to a black oak S 4 W 100 Po crossing a
branch to a Chestnut tree S °13 E 194 Po crossing three branches to pointers in
Greys line thence with his line N 2°3 E 125 Po to the first station.
/s/
William Woods Assts.
/s/ John
Dickerson S. H. C.
______________________________
Felony Indictment
Henry County Court
Orders
Book 3
Page 193
At a Court held at Henry Courthouse the
30th Day of
October 1784 Present
John Salmon Wm Turnstall Gent
Geo Waller & John
Rentfro
The Court proceeded in the
examination of Armistead
Anderson on Suspicion of Felony. Whereon the
Court proceeded in examining divers
witnesses
as well in behalf of the Commonwealth
the
Prisoner at the Bar on consideration
thereof the Court
are of the opinion that the prisoner
being askd
whether he was Guilty or not Guilty Ansd
not
Guilty.
There upon, Its the opinion that
the said Prisoner at the Bar ought to
receive a
further Tryal before the Gl. Court of
Oyer in december
next.
Thos Hill & Tho Leak
v
Wm. Graves Acknowledges himself indebted
to the ComWealth of Virginia in the sum
of Fifty pounds
to be levied on his Goods & Chattles
Lands % Tenements
on condition he does not appear as a
witness agt.
the above named Armstead Anderson &
Anderson
McGwine
/s/ Jno Salmon
Henry County Court
Orders
Book 3
Page 202
At a Court held at Henry Courthouse the
27th Day of
January 1785 Present
John Salmon George
Waller Gent
Henry Lyon & John
Marr
...
To the Shef. for
Expenses for Conveying Anderson
McGwine, Armsd.
Anderson & Aust. Woodlief to the P. Joal
1280
To ditto for convey.g
the sd prisoners to the public
Joal @ 5.lb Tobacco
per mile
3000
...
Henry County Court
Orders
Book 3
Page 204
At a Court held at Henry Courthouse the
28th Day of
January 1785 Present
John Salmon, George Waller Gent
Henry Lyon & William Mitchell
...
To the Shf. for
Summoning & Attending a Call Court on the Exama
of Joseph Sharp 200
...
To Do for 3 Do on
Armstead Anderson.............................600
To Do for 1 Do on
Anderson McGwine .............................200
To Do for 5 Do on
Augustine Woodlief............................600
...
To the Clk. for
Attending a Call Court on the Exa of
Joseph
Sharp.......200
...
To Do for 3 Do all
counts on Armsd. Anderson....................600
To Do for one Do
Anderson McGwine...............................200
To Do for 4 Do on
Augustine Woodlief............................800
...
Henry County Court
Orders
24th March 1785
Book 4, Page 3
Hairston vs Anderson,
Abraham Payne a Garn . being Sevd saith he has in his possession 3 sheets, 1
Razor a chair frame Wm Wilkinson a Garn . saith he has nothing of the Def.
Affects Charles Farris another Garn . saith he has two yearling skins, 1 meal
sifter 2 pewter Basons, 1 Dish, 5 spoons 1 cotten Wheel, a Box of Old Iron, 1
Razor, 1 Tin Cup 1 Feather Bed & furniture Condemm'd in Wm Wilkinson hand
Judg. for £ 8.0.0 & Costs & 0. Conda.
[Judge Hairston was
the earliest Oyer Court Judge of Henry County appointed in Nov. 1784]
____________________
I have not succesfully determined what
crime Armstead committed. Armstead appears once in the 1786 records of Amelia County
Virginia as a witness to his father's acquisition of 30 adjacent acres, likely
intended for Armstead's use but shortly thereafter Armstead closed his Virginia
affairs and passed westward through the Cumberland Gap.
A search of the Tennessee state records
reveals Armstead as a tax payer in Sumner County in 1796. Other researchers (H.
W. Boyd) have referred to records of the 1780's (1789 Robertson County) in
which I was unable to locate Armstead. A further search is needed. I have not
had the opportunity to examine the various Land Convention records. On the 1790 Sumner Co, TN tax roll is
Armstead Anderson. In 1794 he appears in the Logan County, KY tax rolls.
In 1796 he acquires land along the road
form Addairville to Russellville near the Red River. It is referred to as being in the Ponds Timber, the specific
location of which I have not identified.
The subsequent patents of his sons refer to a sinking spring. The Sinking Spring Creek enters into the Red
River just northeast of the bridge on the road to Addairville. Other residents
of note in this county include the Mauldings. They were the first settlers here
in 1780. Armstead's eldest son John
would marry the daughter of Ambrose Maulding.
Additionally the county seat, Russellville, is named after one of the
senior officers of Armstead's Revolutionary War Militia unit in campaign
against the Cherokees.
______________________
Logan County, Kentucky
Survey Book
"C"
Page 10, 11
Surveyed for Armstead
Anderson 200 acres of land in Logan County in the pond Timber by virtue of a
Cert. from the County Court of Logan No. 57. Beginning on a black Gum corner to
his former survey thence North 160 poles to two post oaks thence S85, W 40
poles to two post oaks corner to Huston thence N 80 W 200 poles to two black
jacks thence S 15 E 230 poles to his corner post oak thence N 80 E 178 Poles to
the beginning surveyed this 2d day of October 1803.
John Anderson + /s/ A Stewart a¦
& |
Armd Anderson + /s/ Wm. Reading Sv.
____________________
Apparently Urshula Farris died sometime
about 1803. Her last child was born in 1803. As his eldest two sons John and
William came of age, they appear as independent land holders in the tax
rolls. There are several records of
land surveys performed for these three in 1803. These surveys form the basis
upon which the Anderson's sell off their lands in 1806. These sales were made to the children and
cousins of Sarah (Langston) Smith Dodd, Armstead's second wife.. She apparently controlled some land warrants
from her husband Aaron Smith one of 13 men KIA at the battle of Cowpens. It is possible that it was these land
affairs that drew Armstead toward what is now Union County, Kentucky.
It is 1801 when the names of Armstead,
John and William appear in Henderson County Court records. A check of where their land is located,
would indicate that they located in western Henderson Co., which later broke
off and formed Union Co., KY. For
historical perspective it should be noted that Armstead was one of only 5 or
six individuals whose surname began with A in the county. Another was James Audobon, naturalist of
some note. Audobon has written at least one short story of life along the Ohio
River in the 1820's. Armstead appears
in the 1810 Henderson County Census.
In the 1820, 1830, and 1840 census
Armstead continues to appear as a head of household, with his elderly second
wife. He is identified in the 1840
census as a Revolutionary War Veteran.
His youngest son Thomas is listed next, and for this census period this
would indicate physical proximity. On one of these census rolls Armstead
appears in proximity to Lewis Richards, another Revolutionary War veteran of
some local fame in Union County.
Armstead applies for his Revolutionary War Pension in 1836, although the
law allowing such pension was passed some time earlier, in the 1820's. It is at this time that he gives his
narrative of his Revolutionary War service.
______________________
State of Kentucky
Union County
On the 17th day of December in
the year of our Lord 1832, personally appeared in open Court before Joseph
King, John S. Chapman, & John Blue, Justices of the County Court of Union
County now sitting, Armstead Anderson, a resident of the County of Union and
State of Kentucky aged seventy-five years on the 2nd day of September 1831, who
being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress dated June
7, 1832.
That he entered the Service of
the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein
stated General William Christian Col William Russell Captain James Lyon Lieut
Edward Choate Ensign George Pose. That he entered the service of the United
States in August 1776 and was discharged therefrom in May 1777 that he entered
the service under Captain James Lyon in August 1776 that he resided at the time
he entered in Pittsylvania County State of Virginia that he marched under his
command to Fort Chissell where several companies met two of which companies
were commanded by Capt Joseph Martin and Captain Gilmore from this place he was
marched to Major Anthony Bledsoe's near the head of Holston, where we were
joined by other troops, he was then marched to Eatons Station about six miles
from Long Island and from there to Long Island on Holston: at this place
General William Christian came on and took the command, and Col Lewis at this
place took command of the Regiment to which he belonged, he was from this place
marched to the Cherokee towns upon the Tennessee River, then crossed the
Tennessee River at what was called the Trading Trace and was marched down the
river to Big Island Town (so called by the whites) which town we discharged by
fire and after a few days stay at this place a party of Indians came in with
some of the white prisoners and sued for peace. He states he recollects well
that one of the prisoners brought in by them was a woman by the name of Beane,
the mother of him after whom Beanes Station is called (as he believes) He was
then marched up the river upon the same tract he was marched down, destroying
several Indians towns untill we came to the Trading ford, that he continued up
the river to an Indian town he thinks was called Suttico which was also
destroyed by the army a detachment was then sent still further up the Tennessee
River to an Indian town on an Island on the Tennessee river the name of which
he does not now recollect, but states that a half bread Indian named Charles
Murphy resided at this town. This town was destroyed but this property of
Charles Murphy was saved in consequence of his friendship to the whites, he was
with this detachment, the detachment then returned to the main body of the
Army, that after a short stay the army returned to Long Island where General
Christian returned home, and also Col Lewis and the army was disbanded.
He states that he then entered
the service under Captain Joseph Martin who resided in the same county of this
applicant who was left for the purpose of guarding the frontier. Captain Martin
continued at Long Island until after Christmast he then marched his company to
Rye Cove Station at which place he continued until some time in March when this
applicant was detached under the command of Captain John Duncan to Powells
Valley as an escort to the settlers of that valley who wished to regain some
articles of husbandry concealed upon their departure from their places of
residence upon the commencement of hostilities. This applicant states that while there a party of the detachment
to which he belonged was fired upon by the Indians and Robert Boardman &
John Jamison were killed, that James Birch was wounded with seven balls and yet
made his escape & came in he was then marched back to Rye Cove Station and
there discharged in May 1777. He states that the company of Joseph Martin which
he was attached as aforesaid was commanded by three brothers towit Joseph
Martin Captain, Brice Martin Lieutenant and John Martin ensign which this
applicant considered an unusual circumstance.
This applicant states that in
the summer of the year 1780 he entered the service un Captain John Fountain son
in law of Governor Henry of Virginia this expedition was designed to keep the
Torys down he received a credit of a three months tour of duty but no pay. This applicant further states that sometime
in the year 1781 he volunteered to guard the ammunition waggons from Henry
County to the county stores on Broad River he performed this service under the
command of John Redd waggonmaster he received a credit of a three months tour
of duty but received no pay he states that if he ever had any regular or
written discharges (which he has no doubt of) he has long since lost or thrown
them away as no account or importance he states that from his best recollection
he was in the service of the United States in the revolutionary war at least
fifteen months he states that he knows of no person now living by whom he can
certainly prove the service he has rendered. He hereby relinquishes every claim
whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name
is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Sworn to and subscribed
the day & year aforesaid.
/s/ Armstead
Anderson
We Morris Moore a
clergyman and Hiram McElroy both residing in the county of Union and State of
Kentucky hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Armstead Anderson who
has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be
seventy five years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood
where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in
that opinion sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
/s/
Morris Moore
/s/
Hiram McElroy
Armstead Anderson
26065
Questions put by the
Court to Armstead Anderson and his Answers to wit:
Question 1st Where and
what year was you born. Answer in Amelia County & State of Virginia, on the
2nd day of September 1756
Question 2nd Have you
any record of your age and if so where is it.
Answer by Anderson I
have a record at home from my fathers register
Question 3 Where were
you living when called into the service; Where have you lived since the
revolutionary war and where do you now live.
Answer by Anderson I
lived in Pittsylvania County & State of Virginia when I entered the
service. I have lives since the revolutionary war in the State of Kentucky
principally and I now live in Union County & State of Kentucky.
Question by Court. How
were you called into the service: were you drafted did you volunteer or were
you a substitute and if a substitute for whom.
Ans. I was a
volunteer.
Question by the Court
State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troop when
you served such continental and militia
regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstance of your
service. Answer the officers that I
have before stated in my declaration are the officers that I knew and served
with towit General William Christian Col Lewis Col William Russell James Lyon
Capt John Fountain Lieut Edward Choate ensign George Pose. the regiments I
served in was Lyon's & Russell's, & the particulars of the service I
have stated in my declaration.
Question by the Court
did you ever receive a discharge from the service & if so by whom was it
given & what has become of it. Ans.
If I ever got a discharge I have lost it.
Question by the Court
state the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood
& and who can testify to your character for veracity & their belief of
your service as a soldier of the revolution.
Ans. by Anderson. The Rev. Mr. Morris Moore and Mr. McElroy
and every gentleman of my neighborhood.
________________And
the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the
matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the war department
that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he
states and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Morris
Moore who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman and resides in
Union County & State of Kentucky and that Hiram McElroy who has also signed
the same is a resident of same & is a credible person and that their statements
is entitled to credit.
/s/
Joseph King J.P.
/s/ John
S. Chapman J.P.
/s/ John
Blue J.P.
I James R. Hughes
clerk of the Court of Union County and State of Kentucky do hereby certify that
the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of
the application of Armstead Anderson for a pension. In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17th day of December 1832.
/s/
James R. Hughes
________________________________
Armstead dies and is buried 5 miles
south of Morganfield, Kentucky in 1843.
Near Boxville you can find Anderson Creek, which crosses the main state
road southeast out of Boxville. This creek drains the current government lands
which were once Camp Breckinridge, a major Union training camp in the Civil
War. No contemporary record of death is
known. His date of death is sometimes
given as 1852 in DAR records but as his will is filed in 1843 this is not
possible.
Will Book
"B"
Page 290
Union County, Kentucky
In the name of God,
Amen I, Armstead Anderson, a citizen of the County of Union and State of
Kentucky, do make and ordain this my last will and testament. I will and direct
that my funeral expenses and all just debts be paid out of any money that may
be on hand at the time of my decease. I will and bequeath to my son, Thomas
Anderson, all my property of every description, both indoor and out of door,
and I do hereby constitute and appoint my son, Thomas Anderson, Executor of
this my last will and testament. I will
and direct that my executor is not to give any security to the County Court for
his official performance. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 7th day of October A. D.
1842.
/s/ Armstead
Anderson (seal)
Witnesses present
Wm Amberson
Moses Moore
Kentucky
Union County 1st Oct County Court 1843.
This instrument of writing was this day
produced in court and proven to be the last will and testament of Armstead
Anderson, dec'd, whose name is thereto subscribed by the oaths of William
Amberson and Moses Moore, subscribing witnesses thereto, and ordered to be
recorded, whereupon the same is recorded accordingly.
/s/ James R. Hughes, Clerk
Union County
Court
Armstead is reputedly buried in Old
Salem Church Cemetery 5 miles south of Morganfield. When I visited the cemetery
it was overgrown with weeds and nothing could be verified. Reportedly, their once was a plaque listing
rev war vets, including Armstead,
buried there posted on the gates, but no gates have survived to 2000.
Historical reg. Of
Virginians in the Rev., soldiers, saliors and marines, 1775-1783. Ed. By John
H. Gwathmey. Richmond, Va. 1938. (13, 872p.):14
More About Armstead
Anderson:
Burial: 1843, Old
Salem Cemetery, Union County, Kentucky
Notes for Urshula Farris:
Urshula is believed descended from Ian
Esom Farris of NC through Henry Farris and Charles Farris. The Farris family notes were obtained from
the genealogy library of AOL.com uploaded in 1993 by [email protected].
Urshula
would have been born in Halifax County, Virginia and came with her
parents to the vicinity of Little Marrowbone Creek in modern Henry County,
Virginia.
Urshula's name comes from the bible of
her daughter Urshula C. Kief. The maiden name of Armstead Anderson's first wife
is given explicitly by his granddaughter Rachel Ferris Berry as Urshula Ferris
in the 1886, History of Union County, Kentucky. Rachel was still living at the time of publication of this
history. A review of the Henry County
Court records however, would imply that the spelling of this name had been
corrupted by the grandchildren from what was originally
"Farris".
Armstead and his wife's properties at
the time of his 1784 felony indictment and garnishment were in the hands of
Charles Farris and included a spinning wheel and featherbed. Charles Farris,Sr. was his neighbor along
Little Marrowbone Creek in Henry County, and had a son Charles Farris,Jr. The Virginia pension claims contain the file
of Charles Farris of Henry County, whose claim on 06/07/1832 was rejected
because he had not served 6 months.
Henry County Court
Orders
24th March 1785
Book 4, Page 3
Hairston vs Anderson,
Abraham Payne a Garn . being Sevd saith he has in his possession 3 sheets, 1
Razor a chair frame Wm Wilkinson a Garn . saith he has nothing of the Def.
Affects Charles Farris another Garn . saith he has two yearling skins, 1 meal
sifter 2 pewter Basons, 1 Dish, 5 spoons 1 cotten Wheel, a Box of Old Iron, 1
Razor, 1 Tin Cup 1 Feather Bed & furniture Condemm'd in Wm Wilkinson hand
Judg. for £ 8.0.0 & Costs & 0. Conda.
[Judge Hairston was
the earliest Oyer Court Judge of Henry County appointed in Nov. 1784]
Notes for Sarah
Langston:
The research of Mr. H. Wayne Boyd of
Columbus, Ohio would clearly indicated that his second wife was Sarah
Langston. She was previously married to
Aaron Smith, a N.C. Lt. in the revolution, and to John Dodd. Her name appears upon the land tax records
of Armstead's lands in Union County, and the deeds of sale of his Logan County
lands are to her relations.
From Mr. Boyd's letter:
Sarah Langston Smith Dodd Anderson
"written by her
descendant H. W. Boyd for Nace Anderson - who is not descended from her, but
from her husband."
"Sarah was born in North Carolina
in the (then) very large county of Granville.
Probably in what is now Warren County - much later out of
Granville."
"Her birth date of May 19, 1762 is
listed in an Anderson bible owned by Nace Anderson. The date is confirmed by U. S. Census records of 1810 Henderson
County, Ky., 1820 and 1830 for Union County, Ky. which show that the wife of
Armstead Anderson of those years was born categorically before 1765 and after
1760."
"Her parents John and Elizabeth
Langston moved 3 times more in their lives.
In the late 1760's and early 1770's they were in Orange Co. N.C. some
distance West of the area of Sarah's birth where they had been for some 20
years. Their eldest son James Langston was born 1731 - or 31 years before Sarah
- so she was either last or next to last of their very large family."
"By 1772 they had left the state
and moved to a location which is now in S.E. Union Co. S.C. right at the
Spartanburg Co. line and near Cross Anchor S.C. They lived here all during the Revolution and several of their
children married here. At the end of
the Revolution the land west of Broad River was opened up and John Langston's
land grant for 690 acres was patented on the first day land office opened. It lay within the present city limits of
Greenville S.C. - north part of town on Brencombe Road. John made his will early in 1782 (mentions
daughter Sarah Smith) and died in Greenville early in 1790. His widow Elizabeth Langston is on 1790
census, but she, too, lived another ten years but died early in 1800 (about
April) before census was taken."
"Sarah - meanwhile - had married,
had 3 children (all she ever had), lost her husband in the Revolution."
"Aaron Smith was born 1753 Bucks
Co. Penna., son of Ralph Smith 1725-1784 and first wife Mercy Penquite. Ralph moved to Spartanburg S.C. with large
family and 2nd wife Ann Hibbs in 1765.
All these people were Quakers - however Ralph married the 2nd wife in N.J.
in 1760 in a non Quaker marriage. Late
in 1776, he: (1) Took a commission as a
Captain. (2) Took a seat as Judge of 96
Distict - all his elder sons also fought - Major William (later U. S.
Congressman from S. C.) Lieut. Aaron -
and 3 more."
"I did, however, find in Quaker
records (the only records in S.C> of these people in Quaker records) that in March 1776 (Sarah Langston wasn't
quite 14) The four children of Ralph's first wife: Wm., Aaron, Rachel, &
Zophia moved their 'letters' in S.C. from one meeting house to another. Two things apparent: (1) almost immediately
afterwards they ceased to be Quakers (2) Aaron Smith was then un-married."
"Ralph Smith was taken prisoner by
the British and was in Fort Ninety-Six during its seige. He lost his hair & toenails and ate his
shoes. Was exchanged and lived on to
Sept. or Oct 1784 but in impaired health."
"He made his will in July of 1781
(a space of 6 or 8 months before John Langston made his).
"He mentions: 'Sarah widow of my
deceased son Aaron and her 3 children Jonathan, Mercy & Joab' - also 'the
plantation whereon she now dwells on McIlwains Creek'"
"This creek is due south of the
town of Spartanburg near the Laurens Co. line.
This, then, is where she lived during her brief marriage to Aaron Smith
& where his children were born. Jonathan Smith lived up to 1850 & 1860
census in Logan Co. Ky. which show his birth as late 1777 - when his mother
Sarah was 15 - The marriage of Aaron Smith and Sarah Langston can only have
taken place late in 1776 or early in 1777 when she was just under 15 years
old."
"Aaron Smith was among very first
shot by the British on Jan 17, 1781 at the Battle of Cowpens. He died the next day and was buried on the
banks of the Broad River by his commanding officer (and brother) Major Wm.
Smith."
"Thus - our Sarah was a widow with
3 children by the time she was 19. As
already shown - she was still widow Smith in Feb. 1782 (her own father's
will) From 1783 until her father's
death, & after, she appears to have made her home with her parents - or at
least, certainly, on their land in Greenville."
"There is something mysterious
about her 2nd husband John Dodd. He may
have been an older man, or he may merely have had poor health? I've found only one record of him (alive)
1790 census - living near widow Elizabeth Langston (on Langston land) John Dodd with young wife (Sarah) 2 boys
(Jonathan Smith & Joab Smith) & one girl (Mercy Smith) all her
children."
"By 1795-1799 when John Langston
has been dead some years - and Elizabeth is old their children are beginning to
squabble over the estate - all during this period - Mrs. Sarah Dodd appears
over & over again as just that and with no husband. On a single record Aug, 1797 we see some of
her father's land is 'land where John Bellew now lives and where John Dodd
lately lived."
"My Ancestor Aaron Smith Bellew was
born Nov 26, 1797 (according to Union Co. Ky. court deposition at the home of
Armstead Anderson in Oct 1828 sworn by Mrs. Sarah Anderson) in what is know the
town of Greenville, S.C. on land owned by his grandmother. She was obviously twice widowed."
"On 1800 Greenville S.C. census
Sarah Dodd appears as a widow with 2 sons.
Her daughter Mercy Smith Bellew & husband John Bellew nearby."
"In 1801 Sarah Dodd & the
Smiths were present at the estate sales of John Langston however by Feb. 1802
they've all left S.C."
[some speculations
omitted]
"I've never been to Robertson Co.
Tenn., but I have seen a few records published. Armstead appears on jury duty - sometimes with Langstons (Sarah's
brother & nephews) - the location was on Red River very near Adairville,
Ky. The state boundary was sort of
'shaky' - the Logan County Ky clerk has an old book entitled 'Tenn land
Records'."
[some speculations
omitted]
"Allen County formed from Warren
Co. (western half) & Barren Co. (eastern half) in 1815. In 1796 Armstead Anderson took a land grant
for acreage in Warren County - the water course Trammel Fork tells us that the
land is now in Allen County. Have not
been able to find what Armstead did with this land - but Joab Smith died 1823
and is buried at Trammel Fork Baptist Church as are several of Sarah L. S. D.
Anderson's sisters so one would guess he disposed of it amongst his wife's
family."
[further speculations
omitted]
_______________________________________
Kentucky Tax data for
Armstead Anderson
Co. Yr Hrs Cow M>21 M>16 M<16 Land Description
L 1794 6 4 -
L 1795 - - -
L 1796 - - -
L 1797 3 2 100 acres on Red River
L 1798 No
entry found
L 1799 - 2 100 acres on Red River
L 1800 2 3 100
a. 3rd Red River
L 1801 3 2 100
a. 3rd
L 1802 4 1 300 a. 3rd Ponds Timber
H 1803 8 2 2 400 a. ent. A. Anderson
H 1804 8 1 1 400 a. Highland Creek
granted to A. Anderson
H 1805-7 No entry found
H 1808 9 1 200
a. Highland Creek
H 1809 8 1 200
a. ent. Sarah Smith
H 1810 2 1 200 a. ent. Sarah Smith
U 1811 5 1 200
a. ent. sur. pat.
Sarah Smith
U 1812 7 1 400
a. Highland Creek
U 1813 No
entry found
U 1814 No
entry found
U 1815 7 1 Land
value $ 3-740
200 a. Highland Creek
ent sur pat Sarah
Smith
U 1816 No
entry found
U 1817 No
entry found
U 1818 5 1 Land
value $ 3-800
200 a. Highland Creek
ent sur pat Sarah
Smith
U 1819 No entry found
U 1820 2 2 Land
Value $ 5p-1100
200 a. pat. A.
Anderson
U 1821 3 2 200
a. pat. A. Anderson
Casey creek
U 1822 - 1 Land
Value $ 1080
200 a. Highland Creek
U 1823 2 Land Value
$ 5-1160
200 a. ent. Sarah
Smith
U 1824 200
a. $ 5
4 2 200
a. $ 1400
ent. Thomas Anderson
U 1825 3 1 Land
Value $ 2-550
200 a. ent. Sarah
Smith
pat. A. Anderson
U 1826 2 1 Land Value $ 1-300
200 a. Highland Creek
1810 Census, Henderson
County, Kentucky
Armstead Anderson
(1) male 10-16
(1) male 16-26
(1) male >45 (Armstead)
(1) female 10-16
(1) female 16-26
(1) female >45 (Sarah)
1820 Census, Union
County, Kentucky
Armstead Anderson
(1) male >45
(1) male 16-26 (most likely Thomas)
(1) female >45 (Sarah)
(1) female 16-26 (?Urshula Kief nee Anderson or Edith)
1830 Census, Union
County, Kentucky
Armstead Anderson
(1) male 80-90
(1) female 60-70 (Sarah)
(1) female 30-40 (?Edith Anderson)
(1) female 10-15 (possibly Elizabeth Jackson, Edith's dau.
by first marriage)
1840 Census, Union
County, Kentucky
Armstead Anderson (listed as a Rev. War Pensioner)
(1) male 80-90
(1) female 70-80 (Sarah)
Children of Armstead
Anderson and Urshula Farris are:
196 i. John8 Anderson (Source: Urshula
Anderson Kief, Anderson Family Bible of Urshula Kief, (Collins's Third Edition, New York; Printed
and sold by Collins & Co.; 1814.).), born May 10, 1780 in Little Marrowbone
Creek, Henry County, Virginia; died March 19, 1873 in Hamilton County,
Illinois. He married Morning Maulding
(Source: (1) Paul Kornmeyer, Denzil R. Mauldin, Ruth Maulding Adams, Flossie Gibbs
Anderson, Ambrose Maulding, Ancestors, Descendants, & Kinsfolk, (Valdez, Alaska; 1981)., (2) Flossie Gibbs
Anderson, "John Anderson 1780-1873 and Morning Maulding 1784-1846,"
McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois; 1975.) May 23, 1806 in Logan County,
Kentucky (Source: Marriage Records, Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994),
"Electronic."); born October 05, 1784 in Logan County, Kentucky; died
September 14, 1846 in Hamilton County, Illinois.
Notes for John
Anderson:
John Anderson was born May 10, 1780 on the Little Marrowbone
Creek in Henry County, Virginia, and died March 19, 1873 in Hamilton County,
Illinois. His birth date is recorded in the bible of his youngest sister
Urshula Keif nee Anderson now held by the Anderson family of Morgansfield,
Kentucky.
John Anderson's father was Armstead Anderson. Armstead Anderson was descended from a line
of carpenters of the name Anderson, beginning with a ship carpenter who came to
Virginia in 1636 and who is believed descended from those who helped build the
defense against the Spanish Armada. If his Anderson roots can be traced back to
Scotland it probably predates 1588. Armstead's maternal lines trace back to
early Virginia colonial Council members and from them, back to Charlemagne.
Armstead Anderson was born near current Blackstone, Virginia in 1756 and upon
reaching adulthood had enlisted in the Revolutionary Militia in the Campaign
against the Cherokee Indians in southwestern Virginia and the Tennessee River
Valley. Upon returning from his militia
duties he settled with his fellow militiamen in Henry County, Virginia along
Little Marrowbone Creek. A record of the survey of land in the headwaters of
Little Marrowbone Creek was prepared for transfer for Armstead Anderson and was
entered in the Henry County surveyors book on 16 May 1780 only six days after
the birth of his son John Anderson.
John Anderson's mother was Urshula Farris. Urshula Farris was
descended from a Scottish family that settled along Albemarle Sound in North
Carolina in the 1680's and had come from Rutherglen, Scotland. She had been born in Halifax County,
Virginia and had come with her father Charles Farris when he settled along
Little Marrowbone Creek in what became Henry County, Virginia. Some time about 1779 she and Armstead
Anderson being neighbors, met and married but in those early days of southwest
Virginia no government record or ministers return was made of the
marriage. Soon after their marriage and
while Armstead was still engaged in summertime militia activity of the
Revolutionary War, John Anderson was born.
John was still a very young child of 4 ½ years old when the
first crisis of his life occurred. His
father Armstead Anderson was indicted for suspicion of a felony at a Court held
at Henry Courthouse the 30th day of October 1784. Just exactly what his father had done is lost to a fire in the
judges home, but he is one of two suspects and the sheriff was paid for
transporting him to jail and attending his trial. Henry County had no criminal court judge at the time of his
indictment in October, but the County Court appointed Judge Hairston in
November 1784. Judge Hairston went on to become a well beloved county judge in
the decades following. However on 25
March 1785 one of his very earliest court orders was the garnishment of
Armstead Anderson's personal properties including his wife's feather bed and
spinning wheel. Armstead never
perfected the title to his land along Little Marrowbone Creek and it is likely
that the notoriety over his felony indictment made it judicious to move.
Armstead Anderson appears back in his birth County of Amelia once in 1786 where
he witnesses his father's acquisition of 30 acres of land and he shortly
thereafter closed his affairs in Virginia.
Perhaps the young John Anderson sheltered with the Farris
family during the felony affair. Before 1789 John Anderson began his trek
westward with his father's family. The 1782 tax rill indicted that Armstead had
four hoirses, and a cart may have ben available but the younger children,
Sarah, William, Polly and James would have rode and John may have walked his
way to Tennessee. His father took him along the route that he had already
traveled once before while in the militia and followed the many settlers
passing through the Cumberland Gap into Tennessee.
James Maulding and his son Ambrose had attempted to settle in
current Logan County, Kentucky along the Red River in 1780 but had been driven
out by hostile Indians in 1782 and had sheltered back in eastern
Tennessee. Here James Maulding helped
write the constitution of Franklin when it supplicated for admission to the
union. The complexity of familial
relationships at this place and time can be shown by the fact that Ambrose Maulding
planted a corn crop in 1787 in Hawkins County, Tennessee and the following
spring, Armstead's first cousin Ann Gibbons planted corn in the same
field. In those days everyone was a
neighbor and cousin.
By 1792 John's father had accompanied the Mauldings and
acquired land in Logan County, Kentucky near the Red River at Sinking Spring
along the road to Adairville, Kentucky.
By this time there were 8 Anderson children; John, Sarah, William,
Polly, James, Harry, Elizabeth and Allen. John was now 12 years old and of age
to assist in the development of a farm.
He would have developed physically as a young teenager engaged in
clearing the forest from his father's lands. His entertainments must have come
from the company of his many brothers and sisters on the frontier of
America. Most of the serious Indian
trouble was over in Kentucky but keeping a close watch would have been habit by
then.
Here at the age of 23 John acquired 400 acres of land next to
his father's patent. In Logan County,
Kentucky Survey Book "B" on page 382 is a drawing of the property
"Surveyed for John Anderson 400 acres of Land in the Pond Timber by virtue
of a certificate from the County Court of Logan; Beginning on a post oak in a
line of Armstead Anderson thence west 200 poles to 3 black jacks thence S 260
poles to a black oak in Johnston's line, thence on his line N 80 E 24 poles to
his corner Black oak thence S 12 E 150 poles to a stake thence N 65 E 170 poles
to two black oaks thence N 7 E 185 poles to a post oak corner to Armstead
Andersons 100 acre survey, thence on that line to the beginning N5 135 poles
October 2d 1803." The chain carriers during the survey were Wm. Anderson
(his younger brother) and Armstead Anderson (his father). It is unlikely that he had much opportunity
to do much with this land, beyond perfecting the title, because family affairs
drew him westward shortly thereafter.
In September of 1803, possibly as a result of childbirth of
John's youngest sister Urshula and at the age of 44, John's mother Urshula
died. It is likely she is buried near
Sinking Spring east of the road from Adairville to Russellville, Kentucky. At
about this same time the wife of Ambrose Maulding died as well.
John Anderson's father remarried to the widow Sarah Langston
Smith Dodd who had survived two prior husbands. She had as one of her attractions the fact that she held bounty
land warrants in the name of her first husband, Aaron Smith, who was one of the
13 men killed in action at the battle of Cowpens in the Revolutionary War. John Anderson and his brothers, father and father-in-law
Ambrose Maulding ventured northwest to the area of present Union County,
Kentucky. John last appears in the
Logan County tax records for 1802.
John appears in the 1803-1815 Henderson and Union County tax
records, however he is not recorded as a landowner having sold off his Logan
County lands to relatives of his stepmother.
Throughout the period 1803-1806 he and his family were probably
wintering in Logan County on their old lands and developing new lands in the
area of Union County, Kentucky. This
activity provided many opportunities for him to impress the daughter of Ambrose
Maulding.
He married Morning Maulding, daughter of the Logan County
Judge Ambrose Maulding and his first wife Peggy, on May 23, 1806 as recorded in
Logan County, Kentucky. Morning was
born October 05, 1784 in Logan County, Kentucky at Maulding's Station deep in
Indian territory at the time. Her name was spelled, "Mourning" by
court clerks, however as her tombstone was engraved by her family with
"Morning" I prefer that spelling.
From 1806 on John is co-located with Ambrose Maulding and it
is likely that he resided with his wife's family. His brothers soon thereafter began to develop their own farms in
Union County. I have found no record
that John served in the Black Hawk War, although his brother in law Ambrose
Maulding, Jr. is listed as a member of a Hamilton County militia unit. Likely John remained on whatever Union
County lands were controlled by the Maulding family and cared for the affairs
of the estate.
Here John began his own family with Morning having children,
Permelia, September 28, 1807; Gabriel Anderson, December 25, 1810; and Edmund
Anderson, March 15, 1813. These
children were born southeast of Boxville, Kentucky along Anderson Creek. In
1813 John would have attended the marriages of his sisters Catherine and
Elizabeth to the Garrison brothers and then shortly thereafter moved across the
Ohio to rejoin Ambrose Maulding. John
last appears in Union County tax records in 1815.
After settling on lands to the west of McLeansboro, obtained
by a warrant of his wife's brother's service in the Black Hawk war, John had
two more children; Eliza Anderson, February 9, 1816 and Thomas Anderson,
February 18, 1818.
From many branches of the family, the story of young Eliza has
survived to tell us that Morning Anderson while on a visit to her father's home
was returning home on horseback carrying a young Eliza and some venison when
she was trailed and chased by a pack of wolves. She delayed their progress by cutting pieces of the venison and
dropping it behind her for the wolves to quarrel over. Upon arriving at the cabin the wolves where
put to flight by John Anderson who poured a trace of gunpowder along the
doorstep and lit it to frighten off the wolves. Unfortunately he also singed off his eyebrows.
John Anderson had continued in the tradition of his carpenter
ancestors because by 1821 he had built a creditable home on land now the
fairgrounds west of McLeansboro. His
home near the current spillway of the old town reservoir was chosen to host the
first Hamilton County, Illinois court meeting.
The secretary's desk used to sign the court papers is now in the McCoy
Library in McLeansboro.
The History of
Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin, and Williamson Counties, Illinois
(Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1887) page 258,259.
ORGANIZATION OF THE
COUNTY.
An act forming a separate county out of
the county of White, was approved February 8, 1821, as follows:
SECTION 1. Be it enacted, etc., That all that tract of country within the
following boundaries, to wit: Beginning at the southern line of Wayne County,
on the line dividing Ranges 7 and 8 east, thence south with said range line to
Gallatin County line; thence due west with said line eighteen miles to the
eastern boundary of Franklin County; thence north to the Wayne County line, and
thence east to the beginning, shall constitute a separate county to be called
Hamilton; and for the purpose of fixing the permanent seat of justice therein
the following persons are appointed commissioners, to wit: James Ratcliff,
Thomas F. Vaught, Joel Pace, Jesse B. Browne and Samuel Leach, which said
commissioners, or a majority of them (being duly sworn before some judge or
justice of the peace in this State to faithfully take into view the convenience
of the people and the eligibility of the place), shall meet on the first
Tuesday in April next at the house of John Anderson, in said county, and
proceed to examine and determine on the place for the permanent seat of
justice, and designate the same.
Provided, the proprietor or proprietors
of the land will give to the county, for the purpose of erecting public
buildings, a quantity of land not less than twenty acres, to be laid out in
lots and sold for that purpose, which place, fixed and determined upon, the
said commissioners shall certify under their hands and seals and return the
same to the next commissioners' court, in the county aforesaid, which court
shall cause an entry thereof to be made thereof in their books of record, and
until the public buildings shall be erected, the courts shall be held at the
house of John Anderson in said county.
By the same act Hamilton County became a
part of the Second Judicial Circuit.
Shortly after this John and Morning had the last of their
brood; Mahala Anderson, February 18, 1921; Warner Anderson, July 13, 1822; and
Julia Anderson, July 6, 1824. The family notes of Flossie Anderson say there
were two other children who died young by the name of Carmi and Martha which
she documented in the source "John Anderson 1780-1873 and Morning Maulding
1784-1846"; Manuscript of Flossie Gibbs Anderson, McLeansboro, Illinois,
1966. Others report that John and Morning had a son Orion Anderson.
The most reliable source of John's children comes from the
flyleaf of the Constitution of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, last seen on
July 1, 1915 in the possession of Frances Anderson nee Hines, the last wife of
Thomas Anderson, John's son.
2. John Anderson. Born May 10, 1780
I
Permelia Anderson,
Born, September 28, 1807.
II
Gabriel Anderson,
Born, December 25, 1810.
Moved to Missouri.
III
Edmund Anderson
Born, March 15, 1813.
IV
Eliza Anderson,
Born, February 9, 1816.
V
Thomas Anderson,
Born, February 18, 1818.
VI
Mahala Anderson,
Born, February 18, 1821.
VII
Warner Anderson,
Born, July 13, 1822.
VIII Julia Anderson,
Born, July 6, 1824.
John continued his involvment in the affairs of the County as
on November 1, 1823, Judge Wilson convened court at 7:00 o'clock a.m. to try
Jacob Coffman and William Hungate for murder.
This was the first murder trial in Hamilton County. Defendants Coffman and Hungate put
themselves upon their county, whereupon a jury was called, composed of the
following men: Mastin Bond, Henry Krisell, John Anderson, Adam Crouch, Nicholas
Tramell, Lawrence Stull, Jarrett Garner, Gilbert Griswold, John Richy, Anthony
Richy, Daniel Benbrooks, and Ambrose Maulding, who heard the evidence, and
returned a verdict finding Jacob Coffman and William Hungate not guilty of
murder; and they were promptly discharged.
John's eldest daughter found an excellent match in the new
young surgeon who had arrived from the east and she married Lorenzo Rathbone
July 20, 1824 only shortly after the birth of her youngest sister. John's first granddaughter Celia Jane
Rathbone was born September 27, 1825.
John and his family are recorded in the 1830 census of
Hamilton County, Illinois on page 238. In the decade following John added to
his land acquisitions in Hamilton County in section 16 and 21 of township 5
south range 6 east as can be found in the Illinois Public Land Sales
records. John's son Edmund Anderson
also found a fine match as he married February 20, 1834 Nancy Turrentine who
had come north from Alabama and had graduated from a female Academy at Athens
Georgia. She was the first collegiate
educated teacher in Hamilton County, Illinois. In 1835, John was now 55 years
old and began disposing of his properties among his children granting on 8th
November to Lorenzo Rathbone and Permelia his land in section 21. This same year his daughter Eliza married
Alexander Trousdale Sullenger on December 10, 1835.
All would not be peaceful amongst his children though because
in 1838 his son Gabrial Anderson became the source of a scandal in which he ran
off with Keziah White nee Barnes, the wife of Preston White. Only now, a century and a half later, do we
know that they eloped to Jefferson County, Missouri and married there on 1
March 1841. John's son Thomas Anderson
also had his sorrows as his wife Sarah Dale to whom he married on February 07,
1839 died shortly after giving birth to another of John's grandsons, Wilburn
Marion Anderson in November of 1839.
Thomas remarried shortly thereafter to Martha Ann Sturman March 29, 1840
John Anderson appears in the 1840 census of Hamilton County,
Illinois on page 142. John witnessed
the marriage of his daughter Mahala to the Irish stonecutter James M. McGilley
on September 13, 1843. This decade
would not be kind to John as his youngest daughter Julia Anderson died unmarried
as a young woman. Then John's greatest sorrow must have occurred as his beloved
wife Morning died September 13, 1846.
Both women were buried in the family cemetery of the Rathbone family in
section 21 and were under the care of Dr. Lorenzo Rathbone at their decease.
Truly these events must have provoked great family mourning. His wife's
tombstone in Rathbone Cemetery is headed with the notation "Morning wife
of John Anderson. That portion of the
headstone containing the "Morning wife of" has been broken off. It
was found upon clearing the cemetery in the 1970's. Unfortunately, this
circumstance had led many who made cemetery notations before this clearance of
the cemetery to improperly record this site and date as that of John Anderson.
The Rathbone Cemetery can be reached by taking Route 14 west
from McLeansboro and turning left at the fairground road, go 1.25 miles south
and turn left on the section road, proceed .25 miles east stopping past the
equipment building and trailer at the fence line on your left. Drive up the
left side of the fence line through the field .125 miles to the tree line and
graveyard gate. The Rathbone Cemetery
was hidden in a wood copse in 1998.
By 1850 John was now 70 years old and had witnessed the
enormous growth of the nation that his father had helped to found. In the 1850 Hamilton County census John is
in residence 37/37 of his son Thomas Anderson listed as a 70 year old male born
in Virginia. He had survived to witness
the marriage of his youngest son Warner Anderson to Matilda J. Harper January
18, 1852. In the last part of this
decade he had the opportunity to provide his aged wisdom about the issues of
national union and slavery to his grandsons.
John Anderson survived to witness the enlistment of several of
his grandsons in the Union Army and to share the concern over their welfare as
word came home by news carrier and letter of the battles in the south along the
Mississippi River. But unexpectedly his
only family loss in the Civil War was the death of his son Edmund Anderson who
died at home August 11, 1864 of quick tuberculosis.
John Anderson even survived to see the darkness of civil war
pass from the nation and the rebirth of nation building after the war as he had
the opportunity to see great grandsons off on their migration to Montana.
John Anderson died on March 19, 1873. He had outlived the availability of the old
family cemetery on section 21 and was therefore buried in "Union Hall" / "Shed"
Cemetery found west of McLeansboro, Illinois by taking 142 to the Golf Course
Road, turn left then a mile and a half to the cemetery on the left at the road
side. His is a white stone, well
weathered and barley legible in 1998.
John Anderson's obituary was published on 21 March 1873 in the
"Golden Era" Hamilton County, Illinois. His photograph was published 20 Oct 1955 in the Times Leader.
____________________________________________
Logan County, Kentucky
Survey Book
"B"
Page 382
Transcribed from a photocopy in the
possession of Richard W. Anderson, Laurel, Maryland. The entry includes a drawing of the property which is
approximates a rectangle with the north east corner extended to the North. The drawing is oriented on the page with
north at the top, and includes a compass rose. Towit:
"Surveyed for John Anderson 400 acres of Land in the pond
Timber by virtue of a Certe. from the
County Court of Logan. Beginning on a post oak in a line of Armstead Anderson
tence west 200 poles to 3 black jacks thence S 260 poles to a black oak in
Johnstons line, thence on his line N 80
E 24 poles to his corner Black
oak thence S 12 E 150 poles to a stake
thence N 65 E 170 poles to two ( )
black oak thence N 7 E 185 poles to a post (oak) corner to Armstead Andersons
100 acre su(rvey), thence on that line to the beginning N5( ) 135 poles October 2d 1803.
Wm. Anderson /s/ A Stewart ( )
Armsted Anderson /s/ Wm. Readin(g )
___________________________________________
Tax data
Kentucky
Co. Yr
Hrs Cow M>21 M>16 M<16 Land Description
L 1802 1 400 a. 3rd class
Ponds Timber
H 1803
2 1 1
H 1808 1
H 1809
2 1
H 1810
1 1
U 1811
2 1
U 1812
3 1
U 1815
3 1
___________________________________________
Illinois Public Land
Sales records
ANDERSON JOHN FD
E2SE 21 05S
06E 3 80.00 1.25 100.00
MALE 12/18/1833 110
030 HAMILTON
ANDERSON JOHN SC
SECT14 16 05S
06E 3 40.00 1.25 50.00
MALE 01/15/1836 817
093 HAMILTON
ANDERSON JOHN SC
SECT11 16 05S
06E 3 40.00 1.25 50.00
MALE 07/05/1837 817
093 HAMILTON
___________________________________________
1820 Census White
County, Illinois
Anderson John +6
1830 Census Hamilton
County, Illinois - page 238
Anderson John
1840 Census Hamilton
County, Illinos - page 142
Anderson John
1850 Hamilton County
census - residence 37/37
Thomas Anderson 31 M
Farmer
Martha 27 F born Ala
Wilborne 10 M
Caroline 9 F
John 5 M
Eliza 3 F
John Anderson 70 M born
VA
1860 Hamilton County
Census
24 825 826 ANDERSON,
Warner 38 M Farmer 2,000 1,000 IL
25 Matilda J. 23 F TN
26 John 78 M VA
27 William 9 M IL X
28 John L. 7 M IL X
29 Mary E. 4 F IL
More About John
Anderson:
Burial: Union Hall
Cemetery, Hamilton County, Illinois
Notes for Morning
Maulding:
Morning Maulding was born in Logan County, Kentucky at
Mauldings station deep in Indian territory at the time. As a young child she was forced to flee back
to eastern TN with her parents when Indian raids drove them out. However by 1792 the Mauldings had
re-establsihed their settlement along the Red River.
She met and married John Anderson the son of another early
settler of Logan County and moved with him and her father first to Henderson
County KY and then on across the Ohio River to central Hamilton County IL by
1818.
Several persons in Hamilton County have repeated a story that
once while on a visit she was returning to her father's home on horseback
carrying a young babe and some venison when she was trailed and chased by a
pack of wolves. She delayed their
progress by cutting pieces of the venison and dropping it behind her for the
wolves to quarrel over. Upon arriving
at the cabin the wolves where put to flight by John Anderson when he lit a trace
of gunpowder on the doorstep.
Morning is buried with her daughters Julia Ann and Permelia in
the Rathbone Cemetery southwest of McLeansboro, Illinois. Take Route 14 west from town and turn left
at the fairground road, go 1.25 miles south and turn left on the section road,
proceed .25 miles east stopping past the equipment building and tralier at the
fence line on your left. Drive up the left side of the fence line through the
field .125 mile to the tree line and graveyard gate. The rathbone cemetery is surrounded by woods in 1998.
Her name on the stone is spelled "Morning" however
every court record I have found regarding her including her marriage records
and deeds of her husband spell the name Mourning. Since the family chose Morning to carve on her tombstone, I
prefer that spelling.
More About Morning
Maulding:
Burial: Rathbone
Cemetery, Hamilton County, Illinois
197 ii. Sarah Anderson (Source: Urshula Anderson
Kief, Anderson Family Bible of Urshula Kief, (Collins's Third Edition, New York; Printed and sold by Collins
& Co.; 1814.).), born May 11, 1781 in Henry County, Virginia. She married ? Orr Abt. 1801 in Logan County,
Kentucky.
Notes for Sarah
Anderson:
Sarah Anderson would have been born along Little Marrowbone
Creek in Henry County, Virginia. Her
father had paid for a survey there in 1780 but never perfected the title and
after his indictment in 1785 left Virginia.
She would have traveled with the family and their four horses from Henry
County Virginia through the Cumberland Gap and across Tennesse into the Red
River Valley of Tennesee and Kentucky.
I have never been able to determine what became of Sarah Anderson.
Since her brother William mentions a nephew William M. Orr in
his will and Sarah is the only unaccounted for sister, Sarah is presumed to
have married into the Orr family.
198 iii. William Anderson (Source: Urshula Anderson
Kief, Anderson Family Bible of Urshula Kief, (Collins's Third Edition, New York; Printed and sold by Collins
& Co.; 1814.).), born July 26, 1782 in Henry County, Virginia; died
December 22, 1862 in Union County, Kentucky.
He married (1) Mary Morgan October 13, 1806 in Henderson County,
Kentucky; born November 14, 1785; died October 06, 1815 in Union County, Kentucky. He married (2) Nancy Hammack July 15, 1817
in Union County, Kentucky (Source: Marriage Records, Southern States,
1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated
Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born Abt. 1800 in Kentucky; died
Aft. 1862 in Union County, Kentucky.
Notes for William
Anderson:
Sometimes called "Squire" William. William's birth July 26, 1782 is recorded in
the family Bible of his sister Urshula Anderson. Both Urshula's and the bible of William Anderson were last known
to be in the possession of William Allen Anderson, I believe he has since passed them to his son. William Anderson
would have been born along Little Marrowbone Creek in Henry County,
Virginia. William traveled with the
family when they left Henry County in 1785 and crossed through the Cumberland
Gap into eastern Tennessee and across TN to the Red River valley of southern
Logan County, Kentucky. William's first
land was adjacent his father in Logan County, Kentucky. When he reached the age of 21 he obtained
his first land patent as follows:
Logan County, Kentucky
Survey Book
"C"
Page 11
Transcribed from a photocopy in the possession of Richard W.
Anderson, Laurel, Maryland. The entry
includes a drawing of the property which is approximately trapezoidal with the
longest leg to the south and the northern side bent inward at the center. The
drawing is oriented on the page with west at the top, and includes a compass
rose. Towit:
"Surveyed for William Anderson 400 acres of land in the
pond timber by nature of a County Court Cert. No. 417. Beginning at a black oak
at the upper sink of a sinking spring thence N. 40, W 148 poles to a stake on
Barleys line thence on his line S 80 W 210 poles to a post oak corner to
Armstead Anderson 100 acre survey thence on said line West 180 poles to his
corner post oak thence S 7, W 185 poles along John Anderson line to his corner
black oak & chery (sic) thence N. 60 E. 520 poles to the beginning surveyed
October 2d, 1803."
John Anderson /s/ A. Stewart
Ds.
Armsted Anderson C.C. /s/ Wm. Reading Sv.
It is unlikely that he had much opportunity to do much with
that land. It was sold 11/22/1808 to Jonathan Smith, the oldest son of his
step-mother Sarah Langston Smith Dodd Anderson, shortly after the time his
father remarried and the entire family moved to Henderson County, KY. In 1811 the portion of Henderson that he
lived in was formed into Union County, KY.
He thereafter added to his land holdings by Land Grants.
William Anderson
04/26/1821 130 acres Union County, Kentucky
Kentucky Land Warrant Book I page
33
On the waters of Cypress Creek
William Anderson
07/22/1826 100 acres Union County, Kentucky
Kentucky Land Warrant Book U page
344
In a fork of the Tradewater
William Anderson
08/02/1833 300 acres Union County, Kentucky
Kentucky Land Warrant Book D-2 page
54
No description
William Anderson
01/27/1842 52 acres Union County, Kentucky
Kentucky Land Warrant Book P-2 page
62
No description
William Anderson's will is recorded Union County, Kentucky
Will Book "F" Page 117. In
his will he mentions his daughter Harriet wife of Elias G. Smith, daughter
Rachel F. Berry, daughter Eliza V. wife of John H. Orr, daughter Elinor wife of
O. P. Griswold, daughter Nancy H. Litler, grandaughter Matilda Pierson, dau
Elizabeth, son Thomas B. Anderson, son John G Anderson, and nephew William M.
Orr.
William Anderson Bible
Wm Anderson was born
July the 24th 1782 died dec 22 1862
Mary Morgan was born
Nov 14th 1785 died the 6th Oct 1815
The above cople was
married Oct the 13th 1806
Rachel F. Anderson
daughter to the above cople was born Sept 3rd 1808
Eliza V. Anderson
daughter to the same was born Dec 23rd 1809
[at this point the page
is torn and there is no bottom half amongst the xerox pages that I have and I
think that this is where some of his children from his first marriage were
listed but have been lost. Note that any record of his second marriage is also
missing and would have been on the missing bottom half of this page. The list picks up on the top of the next
page with; ]
[torn]inor R. Anderson
daughter to the above cople was born May the 10th 1818 died september 14th 1860
[torn]mas B. Anderson
was born April the 11th 1820
[torn]cy H Anderson was
born Sept 30 1821 [this entry is where some people say is a Lucy but I say is a
Nancy and there is no Lucy]
[torn]amin H. Anderson
[torn] Oct 11th 1823 died March 11th
1836
[torn]nderson [torn]
18th 1828 died May 28th 1859
[torn]ysay Anderson was
born on Feb the 20th 1830 died March
the [torn]836
[torn]m Jerry Anderson
was born Nov the 28th [torn]32
drawn off July 2nd
[torn] by me Wm Anderson [torn] an old register.
[torn] Anderson was [torn] Augt the 30th 1825
[torn] omited in the proper
Deaths
Benjamin Anderson died
March 11th 1836
Henry Joyce Anderson
died March 9th 1836
Marriages
Nancy H. Anderson was
married to Wm Conn 13 December 1838
O. P. Griswolds and
Eleanor R. Anderson was married July 17th A.D. 1842 Sunday
Benjamin H. Berry &
Mary C. Anderson was married the 18th day of January 1831
Thomas B. Anderson and
Jane B January was married August 27th 1846
J G Anderson and Sophia
Cromwell was married June the 29th 1854
[two entries that are
faded and illegible]
Kate Elizabeth Anderson
was born [torn] the 18th 1858
Stephen Curtis
And[torn] born June the 11th [torn]
John Nathan And[torn]
born july the 25th[torn]
______________________________
Tax data
Kentucky
Co. Yr Hrs Cow M>21 M>16 M<16 Land Description
L 1802 1 1 400
a. 3rd class Ponds Timber
H 1803a 1 1 1
H 1803b 2 1 1
H 1803a 1 1 1 400 a. Tradewater Entered William Anderson
H 1804b 3 1 1
H 1808 1 1
H 1809 4 1 blacks
H 1810 3 1 1
U 1811 3 1 1 121 acres
U 1812 5 1 1
U 1815 5 1 1 233½ a. Tradewater $506 entered G. Gould
U 1818 6 1 1 2 233½
a. Tradewater
U 1820 3 1 1 3 233½
a. Tradewater $1783 Entered Gould
Patented James Anderson
U 1821 4 1 1 3 130
a. Cypress $2630 Entered S Lear 233½ a. Tradewater
U 1822 130
a. Cypress 233½ a. Tradewater
U 1823 4 1 1 3 130
a. Cypress $2480 233½ a. Tradewater
U 1824 3 1 1 3 130
a. Cypress $2716 233½ a. Tradewater
U 1825 3 1 1 3 130
a. Cypress $2243 200 a. Tradewater
U 1826 3 1 2 2 130
a. Cypress $2618 233½ a. Tradewater
100 a.
Trade water
220 a.
Highland Entered James Anderson
______________________________________
1830 Union County
Census
William Hammack
Thomas Coleman
Sarah Morton
John S. Chapman
Morgan B. Hammack
Isaac Jones
William Anderson
James Cowan
George Riddle
William Cowan
Thomas Hailey(?)
David Carringer(?)
Bennet Dyson
William S. Ross
Samuel Lewis
John Holeman
Thomas Anderson
Gideon James
1850 Union County
Census
14
394 394 Anderson Wm 67 M Farmer 4,000 Va
15
394 394 Anderson Nancy 50 F Ky
16
394 394 Anderson Jefferson 21 M Farmer Ky
17
394 394 Anderson John G 16 M Ky
18
394 394 Anderson E A 20 F Ky
19
394 394 Conn Matilda 7 F Ky
Bibliography
The Kentucky Land
Grants, Willard Rouse Jillson, The Standard Printing Company, Louisville, Ky.
1925, pages 456-457.
Notes for Mary Morgan:
Subj: Re: Mary Morgan
Date: 11/30/00 12:45:15 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Sue Ericksen)
Pat,
Thank you for the
wonderful information you sent. I have not had time to compare it to the info I
have, but will do a more thorough study after the holidays. Scout's Honor!
Sue
Notes for Nancy
Hammack:
wtstrouse
<[email protected]>
Worldconnect
/Benedict I. Hammack b: ABT. 1702 d: 1767
/William Hammack b: ABT. 1730 d:
ABT. 1808
| \Elizabeth Lewis
/William Hammack II b: 15 Jun 1760 d: 3
Jan 1846
|
| /Randolf
Hames b: ABT. 1656
|
| /William Haymes
b: 1682 d: 7 Jan 1754
|
| | \ Charity b: ABT. 1660
|
| /John Haymes b: 12 Apr
1713 d: ABT. Oct 1781
|
| | |
/Edward Morris b: ABT. 1662 d: ABT. 1718
|
| | \Elizabeth Morris b: 5 Aug 1688 d: ABT.
1753
|
| | \ Elizabeth b: ABT. 1666 d:
ABT. 6 Jul 1741
|
\Betty Ann Haymes b: 8 Mar 1735/36 d: ABT. 1807
| \ Ruth b: ABT. 1717 d: ABT. Oct 1781
Nancy Hammack b: 1800
\Nancy Brown b: 1770 d: 16 Aug 1843
199 iv. Mary Bell Anderson (Source: Cindi Barnes, CollierFamily.FTW, ([email protected], 1972 Broadway Grand
Junction, CO 81503), "Electronic," Date of Import: Jun 6, 2002.),
born January 20, 1784 in Henry County, Virginia (Source: Urshula Anderson Kief,
Anderson Family Bible of Urshula Kief,
(Collins's Third Edition, New York; Printed and sold by Collins &
Co.; 1814.).); died August 30, 1861 in Montgomery County, Arkansas. She married Martin Collier (Source: Cindi
Barnes, CollierFamily.FTW,
([email protected], 1972 Broadway Grand Junction, CO 81503),
"Electronic," Date of Import: Jun 6, 2002.) February 16, 1802 in
Logan County, Kentucky (Source: Marriage Records, Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994),
"Electronic."); born Abt. 1775 in Tennessee (Source: Cindi Barnes, CollierFamily.FTW, ([email protected], 1972 Broadway Grand
Junction, CO 81503), "Electronic," Date of Import: Jun 6, 2002.);
died Bef. July 1823 in Clark County, Arkansas (Source: Cindi Barnes, CollierFamily.FTW, ([email protected], 1972 Broadway Grand
Junction, CO 81503), "Electronic," Date of Import: Jun 6, 2002.).
Notes for Mary Bell Anderson:
Mary [Polly Bell] Anderson was named after her grandmother
Mary Bell. Her birth record January 20, 1784 is from the bible of her youngest
sister where she is listed as Polly B. Anderson. She was born near Little
Marrowbone Creek southeast of Dug Mountain in Henry County, Virginia. Her
father Armstead Anderson was working to perfect the title to a land survey he
had registered there in 1780. In the
fall after her birth, he got in trouble with the law and he packed his family
up and took them through the Cumberland gap to TN, eventually settling near the
TN KY border it what was found to be Logan County KY. When Polly was 12 he secured the title to a parcel of land along
Sinking Spring, which today is just NE of the point where the road to
Russellville from Adairville crosses the Red River.
The marriage record of Polly Anderson and Martin Collier on
February 16, 1802 is on file in Logan County, KY. Martin and Mary traveled down the Natchez Trace into Mississippi
and then crossed the Mississippi River into Arkansas and settled in western
Arkansas by 1812. Her name is given in the Montgomery Co., AR Heritage Book as
Mary Belle Anderson. She is listed on the 1850 Montgomery Co., AR census with
Jeff Collier, her son. Listed as age 74. (sic) Her husband died when most of
her children were young and she raised them herself.
_________________________________
Subj: Re: Andrew Jackson Collier/Mariah Powell,AR
Date: 5/27/02 4:21:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (Peggy Brannon)
File:
PollyAndersonDescendants.doc (262144 bytes) DL Time (50666 bps): < 1 minute
Patrick: I was so excited about getting the Polly
Anderson file, I didn't even think to offer what I have on her
descendants. My file is not as
interesting as yours,
but it's attached anyway. I'm #40 -
Peggy Marie Browning (Brannon).
Peggy
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Subj: Anderson Family
Date: 5/27/02 6:02:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: TngoNNite
To: PatAnder73
Thank You Pat,
I appreciate your
thoughtfulness. This is wonderful information. I have been searching for years
to find Mary Belle Anderson's information. A little over a year ago I found the
Logan Co. KY marriage record to Martin Collier and thought that she was
probably my Mary Belle Anderson because Polly was a nickname for Mary but
couldn't connect Mary Belle (Polly) to anyone in that area. There were some
leads but I couldn't get it worked out, got tired of the brick wall and set it
aside for a while. Now here you are!
I would love to have
any information you are willing to share. Thank You for the offer. I would be
happy to share all the information I have on Mary Belle's descendents. I have
been working on this family for 5 years, it's quite alot of info. I have Family
Tree Maker and can send you a GEDCOM or copy and paste a Genealogy Report or
something.
In the Bible records
you sent there is an entry for Polly B. Anderson born January 20th 1784. Is
this who you think is my Mary Belle? From census records in Arkansas, (which
varied 5 or 6 years on Mary Belle's age)
I figured her birthdate to be around 1778 and she claimed her birthplace
as Kentucky, as did her children in later census records and a Biography
written about Jefferson Collier and his family. Jefferson was the youngest son
of Martin and Mary Belle. Maybe that's all that Mary (Polly) remembered if her
father took his family out of VA when she was a baby.
I've been looking
around in your website, it is wonderful. Lots of information to read, I'm just
getting started. What kind of trouble did Mary Belle (Polly) father get into
that he had to leave VA? Very interesting.
I am very excited about
this, Thank You Again!
How are you related to
my Mary Belle?
My Best Reguards,
Cindi Barnes
1972 Broadway
Grand Junction, CO
81503
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Subj: Thank You!!!
Date: 5/28/02 8:35:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: TngoNNite
To: PatAnder73
Thank You so much for
the abundance of information, I'll never get the 175 pages read!!!! Wow!!!
I am waiting for my
husband to give me fifteen minutes of his time to help me with the GEDCOM, I'm
having problems with it. I try but I'm not good at that kind of thing.
Hopefully he will help this evening.
I will get it to you as
soon as possible. Again, Thank You for the wonderful information, it's going to
take me a while to put it all together. I'm sure I may have a question or two
to ask if you don't mind.
I appreciate you
sharing with me
Cindi
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Subj: Re: Mary Bell Anderson Collier
Date: 6/1/02 5:21:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (Judy or J. R. Honea)
Patrick, this is
wonderful! Thank you for the info and
for taking the time to help me. I would
appreciate anything that you're willing to share with me. After I digest all of this, I'll get back to
you.
Best regards,
Judy Honea
183 CR 915
Nacogdoches, TX 75965
Judy Honea
183 CR 915 (new 911
address)
Nacogdoches, TX 75964
(936) 564-4147 H
(936) 554-7170 C
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Subj: Re: Anderson second wives
Date: 6/3/02 2:54:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (Judy or J. R. Honea)
File:
MaryBelleAnderson.rtf (434731 bytes) DL Time (32000 bps): < 4 minutes
The attached is the
info I had prior to receiving yours.
Thanks so much.
Regards,
Judy Honea
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Subj: Re: Mary Bell Anderson Collier
Date: 6/3/02 8:17:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (lois white)
Reply-to:
[email protected]
Good Morning Patrick,
I've missed things the
first time through also. The important thing is that we find it the second pass
through. I'm glad you found that marriage date for Martin and Mary Belle. I
found it years ago and I've seen where a couple of other researchers found the
same dates.
I would like to have
all the information on the Farris, Bell, and Jordan families. I research the wives lines also.
Just curious, have TD
Martin or Judy Honea gotten in touch with you?
Cindi and I are
planning to write a book on the Colliers and extended lines. We had nothing on
the Andersons until you came a long. Cindi has written several books on her
other lines and they are very nice. There is so much information that you have
on the Andersons. Does anyway have any information on the original Richard
Anderson that came to America? I guess all of that was lost during the Civil
War.
Must go. Have to work.
Thanks so much for you
help.
Lois
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Subj: Martin Collier Gedcom
Date: 6/3/02 1:50:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: TngoNNite
To: PatAnder73
File: CollierFamily.GED
(122205 bytes) DL Time (32000 bps): < 1 minute
Pat,
I'm sorry this took so
long. Let me know if you have any problems getting this. I hope you got my
notes also. If not let me know, I tried to send you everything I have but I'm
not very good at this.
Thank You for the 2nd
wives information. I really appreciate all you've shared. If you have any
questions please feel free to ask.
Enjoy!
Cindi
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Subj: Re:Polly (Mary) Bell Anderson
Date: 6/9/02 3:59:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected]
sorry it took so long
for me to answer , but yes send me everything you have concerning the colliers
and thank you...ozella cross
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Subj: Genforum--Collier/Anderson marriage
Date: 11/19/02 7:59:56 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Thomas D. Martin)
Hi...I saw your posting
about the bible records of the above marriage.
As I am descended from Jackson Martin Collier/Polley Bell Anderson, it
is exactly my line. I had been stuck for
ten or more years and could not find any info on their parents, until now!
I have "Mary Belle
Anderson" instead of "Polley Bell Anderson", but presume one is
a nickname, as the rest of your information agrees with my research that was
done independently.
I have a good bit of
information, and will be happy to share it with you. As it has been many years since I worked on this part of my line,
I'll have to do some reviewing, etc.
How in the world did
you ever find the old Bible?
Thomas D. Martin
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Subj: Re: Genforum--Collier/Anderson marriage
Date: 11/24/02 5:03:30 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Thomas D. Martin)
CC: [email protected] (Judy Honea)
it is a wonderful work
of genealogy. And thanks for the JPEG
of the Bible record.
I gave a copy of all of
the internet links to your info, and also the big file, to my distant cousin
Judy Honea, who is also mentioned on page three of your long MS Word
compilation. I have not yet heard back
from her. You should be able to pick up
her email address from this reply.
I started working on my
genealogy shortly after my parents died in the mid-1980s. My father was on the Board of Directors of
the Houston Public Library, and had been much involved in the building of the
Clayton Library for Genealogical Research.
He worked a lot on its physical design, as it is built as a research
library as opposed to a being a lending library. Hence, it had to have a much greater part of its building devoted
to work areas for its patrons than would a normal type of public library. He had always been interested in his own
tree in a desultory sort of way, but never did any actual research.
Virtually all of his
family came the "standard route" of Virginia/Maryland in
pre-Revolutionary times, through the Carolinas, then to Georgia for the land
lotteries, then west to Texas. In 6 or
8 years, using the Houston library and traveling several times to all the
courthouses, archives, and genealogical/historical societies from Philadelphia
to Houston, and I had most every line back to the immigrant. My wife's family also took the same route,
so we each had our own line of research.
Happily, few of my lines stayed in South Carolina very long, so I did
not have that problem to deal with!
Except for the
Collier/Anderson line. As it was
relatively recent--early 1800s--its lack of information was aggravating to
me. And now I have it! They went the "other
way"--westward across the mountains to the Ohio River valley, then south
to Texas.
Many of the very early
Virginia families that are in your work were already in my tree in other
ways.
As I, too, have a very
common name I really appreciate the difficulties that were involved in tracing
the name "Anderson". My John
Martin of 1806 Virginia was a tradesman, seemed never to have owned land (he is
found as a boarder in the censes, or else living in town), and moved
continually. I can't get back past
him. His son was my great grandfather,
and I can remember hearing him speak of his remembrances of the Civil War. He lived 1858-1958, and I was born in 1953. I don't expect many 49 year old people have
heard first hand stories of the Civil War from someone who lived in northern
Alabama at the time.
My mother's family tree
was dull--her Irish side came to Dayton, Ohio in the late 1870s, and her German
side came to Dayton in the mid-1890s.
Not a very difficult genealogy to figure out.
I have made it to about
page 120 of your document, and have a found a couple of things that I want to
question you about. But that can wait
until I get it all digested.
My own genealogical
records are a mess. As most of my work
was done prior to having a computer, my records fill a 4 drawer file cabinet,
and are not entered into my software. I
can only guess how long that would take!
I enjoy working on the
puzzle of genealogy, and thank you for sharing your work with me. I will get back to you with my
questions. Have a good Thanksgiving
holiday.
Thomas D. Martin
1718 W. Hedgecroft
Seabrook, Texas
77586-5840
281-326-7850 home
281-734-7525 cell
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Subj: Mary Belle
Anderson
Date: 1/25/03 5:40:20
PM Eastern Standard Time
From: ADichard
To: PatAnder73
Hi, I just saw your
message at Genealogy.com regarding Mary Belle Anderson who was married to
Martin Collier. You stated that you
have information on her going back 5 to 8 generations. She is my ggg-grandmother. I would love to have this information. I have seen information that she was from
Kentucky, but I have not been successful in finding any information on her
before she moved to Arkansas.
Thanks,
Jennifer Collier
Dichard
More About Mary Bell
Anderson:
Name 2: Polly Bell
Anderson (Source: Urshula Anderson Kief, Anderson Family Bible of Urshula
Kief, (Collins's Third Edition, New
York; Printed and sold by Collins & Co.; 1814.).)
Burial: Buttermilk
Springs, Montgomery Co. AR (Source: Cindi Barnes, CollierFamily.FTW, ([email protected], 1972 Broadway Grand
Junction, CO 81503), "Electronic," Date of Import: Jun 6, 2002.)
Notes for Martin
Collier:
[CollierFamily.FTW]
According to E.W.
Alley's compiled history of Jefferson Collier, his parents Martin and Mary Belle (Anderson) Collier were married in
Kentucky. The only marriage record I found in Kentucky for a Martin Collier was
in Logan, County. It was recorded there that he married Polly Anderson on
February 16th, 1802. In my research I have found many times that Polly was a
nickname for Mary. This is speculation at this time and needs further research.
The children listed for them also need more research. The only child we have proof of is Jefferson. I am listing the
children here in hopes that it may help other researchers. It was written that
Martin and Mary Belle had 10 children. Lois and I
think we have found 9
of those children. There were marriage bonds for their sons but strangely no
marriage bonds have ever been found for their daughters.
There are other Collier
researchers claiming that our Martin Collier was actually Jackson Martin
Collier and from Virginia. Lois has thoroughly researched this and the dates
don't match up. Martin was already in Arkansas when the documents were
supposedly signed by him. She has found that Jackson Martin Collier and Martin
Collier are two seperate men.
INFORMATION FROM PATTY
MANER/ADAMS:
"Martin Collier
was a miller by trade. He and his wife Mary Belle were the first Collier's to
settle at Buttermilk Springs in 1812. According to
"Goodspeed"
they had ten children, Jefferson being their youngest child. Martin died when
Jefferson was two years old. "Goodspeed" tells that Martin and Mary
lived 20 miles from any other white settlers and 35 miles from the nearest
flouring mill. Little Rock was the nearest trading post. It has been said that
Martin would sit on his front porch playing a fiddle. The Native American
indians would come out of the woods and listen to him play.
Martin and his wife
Mary Belle are buried on top of a mountain near Buttermilk Springs. Two large
stones mark their graves. Martin had said
that he wanted to be buried there because he had seen a blue light up
there one night and took it as a sign from God."
INFORMATION FROM LOIS
WHITE:
Arkansas Newspaper
Index 1819 - 1845 pg. 10 Reads;
Collier, Martin. P: CK
(Mary Collier) AG Mr. 30 '24.
"This means that
Martin's Will was in (P:) Probate Case, (CK) he died in Clark County, Arkansas.
His wife was Mary Collier. His death notice ran in the (AG) Arkansas Gazette on
March 30th, 1824."
"I found a book
titled "Early Arkansas Residents". It has the Tax Lists for Arkansas
County and Lawrence County. I found the following:
Pg. 5, Collier, Jesse, Arkansas Co. 1816
Collier, Martin,
Arkansas Co. 1816
So, Martin was in
Arkansas as early as 1816. I don't know who Jesse is, I couldn't find him on
the early census records. Ms. Talley,
Jackson & Mariah's g-granddaughter told me that Martin, his brother and 3
or 4 others are buried at Buttermilk Springs. So Jesse may be Martin's brother.
The next record I found of Martin was in the 1820 Arkansas Census Book. It
lists the years 1819, 1820 & 1821. Martin is only checked as being in Clark
County in 1821. He is the only Collier listed." In the Clark Co. Circuit
Court Record Book 1819-1838, I found two entries for the Estate of Martin
Collier that suggest he died before July of 1823. John Wells had been appointed
administrator of Martin's Will but had been replaced later, giving his widow
Mary Administration of his Will.
1830 Hot Spring County,
Arkansas Census
Mary Collier - 2 males
10 to 15, 2 males 15 to 20, 1 male 20 to 30, 1 female 5 to 10, 1 female 30 to
40
1840 Caddo Cove
Township, Hot Spring County, Arkansas
Census
Mary Collier - 1 male 5
to10, 2 males 15 to 20, 1 male 20 to
30, 1 female 10 to 15, 1 female 40 to 50
Martin Collier was a miller by trade. moved to Caddo Creek in
1812, then on to Colliers Creek. He was the first white man to that area. Born
in VA in 1775. GenForum post by Ozella Cross 3/18/1999.
In the "Arkansas Newspaper Index, 1819-1845", page
10, there is a notice under Probate and Chancery Notices, Clark County,
Arkansas--appearing in the Arkansas Gazette, 3/30/1824. Martin Collier was
deceased and Mary Collier was the administrix.
source:GENFORUM
Montgomery County
ArkansasGenWeb Project
Log-Rolling
Collier Creek was named
after Martin and Mary Belle Collier, who settled in the remote lower valley in
1812 when Caddo Indians and buffalo were still in the area. Martin Collier died
c.1820 leaving Mary to raise ten children including Jefferson b.1818, the first
Caucasian child to be born in the area. Jefferson became a farmer, married,
begot fifteen children, served in the Civil War and founding member of two
Masonic Lodges. His son Harrison became a county surveyor. Collier Creek is a stop on the Crystal Vista
Auto Tour so call into any Forest Service Center or the Hot Springs NP Visitor
Center for the pamphlet. From hwy 270 E take Logan Gap Rd (just west of the Mt
Ida Airport) south, turn right on to Forest Road 177 along Twin Creek and
follow the signs. At the intersection of 177 and 2237 take the windy and hilly
177 Forest Rd one mile. The roads are gravel and best traveled when dry. In the late 1930s the CCC built a picnic pavilion that enclosed the
spring. There is an outhouse across
the road and up a shade steep slope.
Just upstream there is a tiny waterfall. Collier Creek starts three miles upstream on Bear Mt., [1660'],
and drops 300' before reaching Collier Spring is at 1,300 feet. The creek continues to drop another 500'
before it flows under Hwy 8 and into the Caddo River. about a mile north of
Caddo Gap.
Idyllic Setting,
History Surround
Remote Springs in the
Ouachitas
*****
By Jim Taylor, travel
writer
Department of Parks and
Tourism
MOUNT IDA - On Arkansas's
official highway map, Collier Springs - located deep in the woodlands of
Montgomery County -- is denoted in red with a symbol marking it among the
state's many picnic areas.
What the map doesn't
indicate, however, is that the springs' idyllic, Ouachita Mountain setting
sparks in the mind a sense that place is more than a matter of location, that
perhaps more importantly it is a legacy of prior natural and human events
coalesced into the present day.
Consider, for example,
that the oldest sedimentary rock stratum appearing on Arkansas's surface is
exposed nearby, while it and the springs and the creek into which they flow
bear the name of a pioneer family that was among the first to brave this part
of the American frontier.
Though situated some
1,120 feet above sea level in the Ouachita National Forest, there are no
expansive views to be had at the springs. The highlands gap in which they flow
is tight, with only Ouachita Forest Road 177, the narrow picnic area and
Collier Creek sandwiched between peaks on both sides that rise close by to more
than 1,700 feet.
The human impact around
the springs has been limited by, but stands out because of, the rugged
landscape. Civilian Conservation Corps workers came in the late 1930s and built
a stone retaining wall, a stone pathway and a picnic pavilion that enclosed the
springs. Additions were made in 1959 by the U.S. Forest Service.
In 1909, geologist A.H.
Purdue explored the area, discovered Arkansas's oldest exposed sedimentary rock
and named it "Collier shale." The younger layer above he called
"Crystal Mountain sandstone," after the Crystal Mountains range of
the Ouachitas in which the springs are located.
Before reaching the springs, Collier Creek
has descended some 300 feet in about three miles down Bear Mountain, one of at
least two Ouachita peaks bearing that name. At the upstream end of the picnic
area, the creek cascades over a gentle waterfall, into a placid pool and then
cruises quietly along, its flow augmented by the spring water splashing from a
pipe in the pavilion's foundation.
Ragwort and phlox are among the late spring
wildflowers that attract numerous butterflies, including eastern tiger
swallowtails and pearl crescents. Nearby, a native big-leaf magnolia blooms. A
rough green snake inhabits the area but, because it is camouflaged well amidst
foliage, isn't likely to be seen unless crossing the road or a path.
Shaded by overhanging
trees clinging to a steep slope, small fish and crawfish dart through the
stream's clear waters, which swirl around numerous boulders that have tumbled
into the streambed and become home to mosses, ferns and other plants. Most of
the boulders are Crystal Mountain sandstone.
The story of those
rocks, and the other rocks of the Ouachitas, belie the notion of place as a
static location.
The Ouachitas began, geologists assert, as
materials settling into seawater thousands of feet deep from between
approximately 500 million to 300 million years ago. The layers of mud, sand,
gravel, marl, lime, volcanic ash and silica lay almost flat and became so thick
(estimates exceed nine miles) that they were converted by the pressure of their
own weight and the sea to rocks such as shale, sandstone, limestone, chert and
novaculite.
Then, beginning around 300 million years ago
the rocks were squeezed northwards and folded upwards from the ocean floor by
the collision of two prehistoric continents known to geologists as Laurasia and
Llanoria. Intense pressure and increased temperatures changed some of the
rocks. In places, shale became slate and sandstone became quartzite.
By 286 million years
ago, the Ouachitas were above sea level. Since their emergence from the ocean,
weathering and erosion have been disassembling the mountains, robbing them of
thousands of feet of elevation.
During the continental
collision, hot fluids rich in silica flowed up through fractures in the
uplifted stone. The quartz crystals for which the Ouachitas are famous
precipitated from those fluids into veins within the rock, especially so in the
sandstone of the Crystal Mountains. Nearby Mount Ida proclaims itself the
"Quartz Crystal Capital of the World."
Leaving the picnic
area, Collier Creek winds through the Ouachitas, dropping another 500 feet
before flowing under Ark. 8 and into the Caddo River about a mile north of the
Caddo Gap community. As the creek's waters were flowing downstream, the name
"Collier" attached to the stream near its mouth and traveled the
other way, upstream to the springs and the shale.
In 1812, Martin and
Mary Belle Anderson Collier, natives of Tennessee and Kentucky respectively,
settled in Montgomery County, soon moving to the lower valley of the creek that
would be assigned their family name. A great-great grandson would later relate
that Martin had become friends with the area's Caddo Indians as a result of his
fiddle playing.
At the time they
settled, the area was roadless and remote, with neither schools nor merchants.
It was 30 miles to the nearest flour mill and 25 to the closest blacksmith.
In 1820, Mary gave
birth to a son. Records indicate that Jefferson Collier was the first person of
European descent to be born in the county.
Martin Collier died
about two years later, leaving the widowed Mary with ten children to care for
with her nearest neighbors several miles distant. Jefferson would one day
recall that his mother once "knit a pair of socks from the wool which she
picked from the head of a buffalo."
Jefferson would go on
to marry and father 15 children of his own, educate himself, become a Civil War
veteran and successful farmer and found two Masonic lodges. One of his sons,
Harrison, would later serve multiple terms as the county's surveyor.
"My father was the
first settler on (Collier) Creek," Jefferson recalled around 1890.
"He shot a buffalo from his camp pole, and I now live within a mile of the
same place."
Upstream at Collier
Springs, it's easy to be reminded that their unique natural and human histories
are what endow places - each and every one of them -- with the power to
fascinate.
To Get There: From U.S.
270 about six miles east of Mt. Ida and 30 miles west of Hot Springs, turn
south onto Logan Gap Road. (The intersection is just west of the Mt. Ida-Bearce
Airport.) Follow Logan Gap to its intersection with Road 177, turn right onto
177, then follow the brown Forest Service signs to Collier Springs. While the gravel
177 is rough in spots, two-wheel drive vehicles are sufficient in dry weather.
If You Go: Remember the
rule of thumb for keeping natural places intact for visitors who will follow:
Leave only footprints, take only photographs.
Area Information: The
Mt. Ida Area Chamber of Commerce provides information on campgrounds and
lodging (including resorts on nearby Lake Ouachita), restaurants, crystal shops
and mines, canoe outfitters on the Caddo and Ouachita Rivers and other
attractions on its Internet site at www.mtidachamber.com. The chamber can be
contacted by phone at (870) 867-2723, by mail at P.O. Box 6, Mt. Ida AR 71957
and by e-mail at [email protected].
More About Martin
Collier:
Burial: Buttermilk
Springs, Montgomery Co. AR (Source: Cindi Barnes, CollierFamily.FTW, ([email protected], 1972 Broadway Grand
Junction, CO 81503), "Electronic," Date of Import: Jun 6, 2002.)
200 v. James Anderson (Source: Urshula Anderson
Kief, Anderson Family Bible of Urshula Kief, (Collins's Third Edition, New York; Printed and sold by Collins
& Co.; 1814.).), born November 07, 1785 in Henry County, Virginia; died
Aft. 1850 in Arkansas County, Arkansas.
He married Anna Frazier September 11, 1811 in Union County, Kentucky
(Source: Marriage Records, Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994),
"Electronic."); born Abt. 1790 in Kentucky; died Aft. 1850 in
Arkansas County, Arkansas.
Notes for James
Anderson:
James Anderson's birth November 07, 1785 is recorded in the
Urshula Anderson Kief Bible. James is listed in the 1820 Union Co., Kentucky
census, but not after that. Tax records indicate that he was last in Union
county in 1825. His land was taken over by his brother William who paid the
taxes on it in 1826. William however did not assume control of his children,
his slaves, or his horses. I suspect
that he may have moved on first to TN and then to Arkansas County, Arkansas
where James Anderson appears as the neighbor of James Garrison and Catherine Anderson
his sister. The children may have been born in TN.
Tax data: Henderson and
Union Counties, Kentucky
Co. Yr Hrs Cow M>21 M>16 M<16 Land Description
H 1808 1 1 400
a. Highland Creek Entered James Anderson
H 1809 3 1 ? Highland Creek
H 1810 2 1 400
a. Highland Creek
U 1811 2 1 400
a. Highland Creek
U 1812 3 1 blks 200 a. Highland
U 1815 4 1 1 200 a. Highland $827
U 1818 5 1 2 2 200
a. Casey Creek $1500
2 1 200 a.
U 1819 1 1
200 a. Casey Creek
$840
U 1820 6 1 1 3 200
a. Casey Creek $2400
U 1821 6 1 1 3 200
a. Casey Creek $2250
U 1822 200
a. Casey Creek $2640
U 1823 7 1 4 200 a. Casey Creek $2010
U 1824 5 1 4 4 200
a. Casey Creek $1400
U 1825 5 1 4 4 200
a. Casey Creek $2200
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Subj: Re: James Garrison and Catherine Anderson -
Arkansas
Date: 2/18/01 9:29:25 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: Ftworthfc
To: PatAnder73
Pat:
Great to hear from
you! The 1840 census for James Anderson
has:
males: 2
15 to under 20
2 20 to under 30
1 40 to under 50
females 1 15 to under 20
1 30 to under 40
Now, in 1850 the
youngest of the children (presumably) would have been 25 or older. In the 1850 census my notes show only
husband and wife:
James Anderson age 64
from Virginia
Anna Anderson age 50
from Kentucky
(editors note} with C.
S. Barnett (physician) age 29 in household
The next chance I get I
will verify that there were no children listed in the 1850 census, but I hope
that I would have written down their names if they were there!
I may have more after I
read the attachment you sent.
Thanks!
Paul Garrison
_________________
Arkansas Couny Land
Records
ANDERSON JAMES 32
3S 1W 93.93
1848/11/01
ANDERSON JAMES 32
3S 1W 40
1848/11/01
ANDERSON JAMES 33
3S 1W 65.8
1848/11/01
ANDERSON JAMES W 32 3S
1W 0 1860/03/24 JOHN S HORNER AND WILLIAM K
SEBASTIAN ASSIGNEES OF UN-TAH-HIM-MAH
REP OF TIK-BAH-HO-NAH DECEASED
ANDERSON JAMES W 32 3S
1W 0 1860/03/24 JOHN S HORNER AND WILLIAM K
SEBASTIAN ASSIGNEES OF UN-TAH-HIM-MAH
REP OF TIK-BAH-HO-NAH DECEASED
ANDERSON JAMES W 32 3S
1W 0 1860/03/24 JOHN S HORNER AND WILLIAM K
SEBASTIAN ASSIGNEES OF UN-TAH-HIM-MAH
REP OF TIK-BAH-HO-NAH DECEASED
Marriage Notes for
James Anderson and Anna Frazier:
married as Susannah
Frazier.
201 vi. Harry Anderson (Source: Urshula Anderson
Kief, Anderson Family Bible of Urshula Kief, (Collins's Third Edition, New York; Printed and sold by Collins
& Co.; 1814.).), born July 20, 1787 in Robertson County, Tennessee.
Notes for Harry
Anderson:
Harry Anderson was born July 20, 1787 to Armstead Anderson and
Urshula Farris, his birth record is in the Urshula Anderson Kief Bible. There is no record of Harry in the Logan
County or Union County, KY records so it is likely that he moved on.
There are two marriages
of Harry Anderson in Kentucky
to Mary Runyan in Boone County on May 19, 1833
to Adaline Hickman in Franklin County on Jan 4, 1825
These gentlemen remain
to be analyzed.
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Subj: Re: Harry Anderson
Date: 10/22/00 10:19:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (Tom Thatcher)
on 10/22/2000 12:54 PM,
[email protected] at [email protected] wrote:
> I saw your file on
world connect.
>
> Coult this Harry
Anderson be yours?
>
Possibly, though I have
no idea. The Hickman file was put
together by
combining a number of
donated GEDCOMs, and then I added some to it where I
could. Adeline Hickman (dau. of Thomas Hickman and
Polly Bartlett) and
Harry Anderson seem to
have come from a file sent to me by Ted Flotte, whose
address several years
ago was Ted Flotte, 1140 12th St. S. Apt C,
Birmingham, AL
35205. Maybe he can tell you more about
Harry Anderson.
Good luck.
--
Tom Thatcher
<http://members.rpa.net/~thatcher>
<http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=thatcher-th>
202 vii. Elizabeth Anderson (Source: Urshula Anderson
Kief, Anderson Family Bible of Urshula Kief, (Collins's Third Edition, New York; Printed and sold by Collins
& Co.; 1814.).), born May 11, 1789 in Robertson County, Tennessee; died
Aft. 1860 in Hamilton County, Illinois.
She married Thomas M. Garrison (Source: Thomas Garrison Stansberry,
"A Short Record and Autobiography of the Garrison Family of North Carolina
- and their Descendants," Phoeniz, Arizona Territory; 1894.) August 13,
1813 in Union County, Kentucky (Source: Marriage Records, Southern States,
1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated
Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born Abt. 1786 in Rockcastle, Henry
County, Virginia; died 1866 in Hamilton County, Illinois.
Notes for Elizabeth
Anderson:
Elizabeth Anderson was born May 11, 1789 to Armstead Anderson
and Urshula Farris sometime after Armstead had departed Henry County Virginia
and moved into the area of eastern Tennesee.
Her birth is recorded in the Urshual Anderson Kief Bible. In the 1790's
her father traveled into the border areas of Sumner County, TN and Logan
County, KY and acquired land. I believe
that Elizabeths mother Urshula died about 1803 and when Armstead remarried and
moved to Henderson County, KY his growing daughters accompanied him. Here in the area that became Union County
KY, Elizabeth and her sister Catherine met and married brothers of the Garrison
family that had come to the area from western NC.
Elizabeth moved with her husband into the area of White
County, IL and then by 1830 located into the eastern half of Hamilton County,
IL. She is listed in the 1850 census
with her husband Thomas M. Garrison as age 63 and with her youngest son Thomas
W. Garrison. Elizabeth is reported by
the Garrison history to have died about 1857/8, however I found her with Thomas
in the 1860 Hamilton County Census.
Notes for Thomas M.
Garrison:
Thomas Garrison, the third son of Thomas and Comfort Garrison,
married a Miss Anderson of Virginia. He
emigrated from Buncomb county, North Carolina to Kentucky, near the Yellowbank
on the Ohio river in a very early day. He then emigrated to emigrated to
Illinois, Hamilton county, about 1822.
Thomas Garrison was engaged in the farming business in Southern Illinois
as long as he lived. His wife died in
1857 or 1858. Thomas Garrison was
Captain of a Company of Militia in the Blackhawk Wars in Illinois and served
with distinction to the close of the same.
Politically he belonged to the Jacksonian School of Democracy. He and his amiable wife had four daughters
and one son born to them: Evalin, Elizabeth, Catherine, Mary [sic] and Thomas.
Evelin and Elizabeth married Biekerstaffs, they were brothers. Catherine
married J. Lasiter. Mary married a man
by the name of Miller, I think. Thomas
is married and has two children. I never knew the maiden name of his wife.
Evalina and Elizabeth Bickerstaffs are both dead. So far as I know the others are yet living in Hamilton County,
Illinois. Captain Thomas Garrison died
about the year 1866. He left one son to perpetuate his name and his Democracy
in the future which I have no doubt he continues to do, the latter especially.
This ends the record of Captain Thomas Garrison and his descendants.
Source:
A Short Record and
Autobiography of the Garrison Family of North Carolina - and their Descendants
By; Thomas Garrison Stansberry of Phoenix, Arizona Territory, June the 30th Day
A.D. 1894.
___________________________
Illinois Public Land
Sales
GARRISON THOMAS FD
NW 09 05S
08E 3 160.00 2.00 320.00
MALE 01/13/1818 087 293
WHITE
GARRISON THOMAS FD
NWNW 06 05S
14W 2 35.28 1.25 44.78
MALE 11/08/1832 110 019
WHITE
___________________________
1850 Hamilton County
Census
16 826
826 Garrison Thomas M. 64
M Farmer VA
17
826 826 Garrison Elizabeth 63 F TN
18
826 826 Garrison Thomas W. 23 M Farmer 5,000 IL
_____________________________
1860 Hamilton County
Census
18 1080 1080 GARRISON,
Thomas 73 M Farmer 125 VA
19 Elizabeth 61 F TN
203 viii. Allen Anderson (Source: Urshula Anderson
Kief, Anderson Family Bible of Urshula Kief, (Collins's Third Edition, New York; Printed and sold by Collins
& Co.; 1814.).), born January 03, 1790 in Sumner County, Tennessee; died
January 03, 1856 in Webster County, Kentucky.
He married Mary Ellen Bean May 19, 1845 in Union County, Kentucky (Source:
Marriage Records, Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic.");
born January 03, 1826 in Kentucky; died September 01, 1873 in Webster County,
Kentucky.
Notes for Allen
Anderson:
Allen's birth date January 03, 1790, is recorded in the Bible
of his sister Urshula Anderson Kief.
Allen married late in life, possibly to a second wife. His age in the
1850 census confirms this, his wife was considerably younger than he.
His land was on Casey Creek which flows out of the
northeastern side of Union county into Henderson county. In 1825 he acquires
land on Cypress creek passing through the town of Sturgis flowing into the
Tradewater. There is a Berry Anderson
in the 1826 tax roll on Cypress Creek.
This suggests examining the possibility that Allen had a first wife who
was a Berry, although Berry would have need to have been born 1806ish which is
pushing the age limits.
He owns one small piece of land on the Tradewater described as
14 or 50 or 84 acres depending upon the year.
He was also taxed on "one hut at the mouth of the Tradewater"
in 1821. Could this have been a warehouse on a lot at the conjunction of the
Tradewater with the Ohio?
Warrants
Allen Anderson
01/23/1821 100 acres Union County, Kentucky
Kentucky Land Warrant Book H page
137
On Highland Creek
Allen Anderson
10/05/1822 73 acres Union County, Kentucky
Kentucky Land Warrant Book L page
224
On Highland Creek
Allen Anderson
03/28/1822 27 acres Union County, Kentucky
Kentucky Land Warrant Book L page
225
On a fork of the Tradewater
Allen Anderson
09/07/1823 87 acres Union County, Kentucky
Kentucky Land Warrant Book N page
298
On the waters of Craney Fork
Allen Anderson
09/27/1823 12 acres Union County, Kentucky
Kentucky Land Warrant Book N page
299
On Casey's Creek
Allen Anderson
01/06/1831 100 acres Union County, Kentucky
Kentucky Land Warrant Book Z page
252
On Cypress Creek
Allen Anderson
07/06/1832 80 acres Union County, Kentucky
Kentucky Land Warrant Book A-2 page
357
On North Fork of the Tradewater
Allen Anderson
10/25/1832 100 acres Union County, Kentucky
Kentucky Land Warrant Book A-2 page
451
On Tradewater Creek
Allen Anderson
12/09/1833 19 acres Union County, Kentucky
Kentucky Land Warrant Book D-2 page
57
On Cypress Creek
Allen Anderson
05/10/1834 200 acres Union County, Kentucky
Kentucky Land Warrant Book E-2 page
201
On the North fork of the Tradewater
Allen Anderson
05/09/1833 1000 acres Union County, Kentucky
Kentucky Land Warrant Book G-2 page
176
On the Pond Fork of the Tradewater
Allen's will and estate is recorded in Union County, Kentucky
Will Book "E" Pages 49, 50, 441, 443. His nephew William M. Anderson was the clerk for the sale of his
estate.
Census Data
Appears in Union County in the 1820 and 1850 census. His widow
appears in Webster County in 1860 census. Webster was formed out of Union,
Hopkins and Henderson Cos. in 1860. He
is buried in Webster County. Tax records indicate some of his land was on the
Tradewater river. This forms the southwestern border of Union county with what
is now Crittendon County.
Kentucky Tax data
Co. Yr Hrs Cow M>21 M>16 M<16 Land Description
U 1811 1 1 200 Highland A. Anderson
U 1812 3 1
U 1815 3 1 200 $ 570
U 1818 1 200 Casey Creek $930 100 Tradewater
$1400
U 1819 100 Casey Fork $1240
U 1820 1 200 Casey Creek
100 Tradewater
U 1821 100 Tradewater 200 Casey
Creek 100 Tradewater
U 1822 200 Casey Fork
100 Highland
U 1823 200 Casey Creek
100 Tradewater 50 Tradewater 100
U 1824 1 1 200 Highland
84 Highland
U 1825 2 1 200 Casey Creek
12½ 100 Cypress Creek
U 1826 200 Casey Creek 100
14
not recorded by
researcher after this date.
1850 Union County
census
33
13 13 Anderson Allen 54
M W Farmer
5,200 Tennessee
34
13 13 Anderson M E 24 F W Kentucky
35
13 13 Anderson J T W 2
M W Kentucky
36
13 13 Anderson C Q 6/12 M W
Kentucky
Bibliography
The Kentucky Land
Grants, Willard Rouse Jillson, The Standard Printing Company, Louisville, Ky.
1925, pages 456-457.
Notes for Mary Ellen
Bean:
Mary appears in the 1860 Webster County census as a widow with
her children.
724/719 Anderson Mary
E. 33 f housekeeper $9600 $5541 KY
John W. 12 m KY
Charles Q. 10 m KY
Martha E.
6 f KY
Susan M.A.
5 f KY
204 ix. Catherine Anderson (Source: Urshula Anderson
Kief, Anderson Family Bible of Urshula Kief, (Collins's Third Edition, New York; Printed and sold by Collins
& Co.; 1814.).), born December 23, 1793 in Logan County, Kentucky; died
Aft. 1860 in Arkansas County, Arkansas.
She married James Garrison (Source: Thomas Garrison Stansberry, "A
Short Record and Autobiography of the Garrison Family of North Carolina - and
their Descendants," Phoeniz, Arizona Territory; 1894.) September 16, 1813
in Union County, Kentucky (Source: Marriage Records, Southern States,
1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated
Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born Aft. 1786 in Virginia; died
Bet. 1850 - 1860 in Arkansas County, Arkansas.
Notes for Catherine
Anderson:
Catherine Anderson was born in Logan County, Kentucky December
23, 1793 to Armstead Anderson and Urshula Farris, her birth date is recorded in
the Urshula Anderson Kief Bible.
Shortly after her birth Armstead obtained a grant in Logan County, KY
and between 1794 and 1803 was developing a farm there. In about 1803 upon the death of her mother
Catherine with the other family members moved to Henderson County KY in the
region that would in 1811 become Union County KY.
In 1813 she and her sister Elizabeth married the Garrison
brothers and Mr. Stansberry has left us with a fascinating story of what must
have become of Catherine's young married life.
Howver there continued to be contact between her and the family of her
elder brother John Anderson in Hamilton County, as my uncle Everett had
independently told me in 1973 that she had gone to live in Arkansas County,
Arkansas. Unfortunately no details of
her descendants have survived until Jim Garrison passed me his notes. It is
likely that James and Catherine lived for some time in Memphis TN, near his brother
Solomon Garrison who also moved into Arkansas County Arkansas.
1850 Federal Census for
Arkansas co, Arkansas
Name Age Sex Birthplace
Garrison, James 63
M Farmer Virginia
Catherine 55 F Kentucky
Fred 19 M
Tennessee
Henry 18 M
Tennessee
Jasper 12 M
Tennessee
Catherine, without James, is listed in the 1860 census of
Arkansas County, Arkansas. In the
adjacent residence of William Kimbrough is Thomas Garrson age 11.
Notes for James
Garrison:
James Garrison, the fourth son of Thomas Garrison and Comfort,
his wife, married a Miss Anderson of Virginia, sister of his brother Thomas'
wife. He emigrated from Buncomb county, North Carolina to the Yellowbanks
Kentucky about the time his brother Thomas did and was engaged in the horse
trade to the South and about the third drove he took South he sold his entire
drove to a man in South Carolina, on time.
He soon found, however, that the man's wife, he had sold to, held all
the property in her name and he lost his whole drove of horses, and did not
return home for five years. He finally
returned to Kentucky and paid for his horses and sent to Virginia for his wife, who had given him up for dead
and had returned to her father in Virginia.
She met him at his brother Thomas Garrison's who had emigrated to
Illinois in his absence. While at the
dinner table shortly after his wife returned from Virginia he spoke to his wife
calling her a different name than her own Christian name. After dinner was over his brother Thomas
took him aside and called to his mind the incident of the name and asked him to
give an explanation of the whole matter. His brother James said he had been
swindled out of his horses by a woman and he had made it back of a woman and
that was all the explanation he gave.
He then took his family and went to Arkansas and that is the last
account I had of him. He had a brother
living at Crockets Bluff, Arkansas many years. Perhaps he settled near him and
lived in obscurity the remainder of his life, but he may have descendants in
the state. It is unpleasant to me to
write the facts in this case but as I am writing history, it must be true to
facts as they came to the writer of this autobiography of the Garrison family
of North Carolina. There appears to be some extreme circumstances connected
with this case, but a thousand wrongs will not make one right. This explanation perhaps will set some of
the descendants of Absolom Garrison right on a point referred to me three years
ago. It was not as Mr. Johnson was impressed. The simple fact in the case is:
He married a rich widow in the South, took enough of her estate in his hands,
left her, paid his debt, took his wife and went to the wilds of Arkansas.
Source:
A Short Record and
Autobiography of the Garrison Family of North Carolina - and their Descendants
By; Thomas Garrison
Stansberry of Phoenix, Arizona Territory, June the 30th Day A.D. 1894
__________________________________________
Subj: I found this in some notes
Date: 6/4/00 2:16:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (Jim Garrison)
1850 Federal Census for
Arkansas co, Arkansas
Name Age Sex Birthplace
Garrison, James 63
M Farmer Virginia
Catherine 55 F Kentucky
Fred 19 M
Tennessee
Henry 18 M
Tennessee
Jasper 12 M
Tennessee
_______________________________________
Subj: Re: Alfred Garrison
Date: 8/18/01 5:11:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: Ftworthfc
To: PatAnder73
Pat:
I have corresponded
with you in the past, and as you know, I am interested to find descendants of
James and Catherine Garrison.
Incidentally, thanks for the great Anderson family history. In my email, I was hoping to locate Alfred
Garrison and descendants to see if he might be the brother of James Garrison,
my ggrandfather. Another interesting
note: There is a William R. Garrison living nearby in Arkansas Co. in
1850. He is married to Mary Ann and has
a child, George, who is 1. William may
be another son of James & Catherine.
Also, I can not find James in 1860, but Catherine is living with a
Charles H. Garrison. (that's what my
notes say, but I'm going to have to revisit this data).
Also, if the Hempstead
Co. James Anderson IS related to your Andersons:
James Anderson Married
Clarinda Reeves on 10/28/1841 in Hempstead Co. Arkansas, and by 1860 had a
large family:
Susan, 16
Margaret, 13
Rebecca, 11
James, 10
Newton, 5
infant, 1
James was 43 and
Clarinda was 35.
I went to Arkansas and
while I was there I ran across a Texas DAR reference which listed Armistead
Anderson. The DAR members listed were
Helen and Ethel Van Hon, nos. 327256 and 256957, respectively. I don't know if this information is of any
value. I certainly don't know what to
do with it. Would the Van Hon's have
genealogy data?
Still chipping away in
Texas,
Paul Garrison
205 x. Lucy Davis Anderson (Source: Urshula
Anderson Kief, Anderson Family Bible of Urshula Kief, (Collins's Third Edition, New York; Printed
and sold by Collins & Co.; 1814.).), born January 01, 1796 in Logan County,
Kentucky; died October 30, 1866 in Union County, South Carolina. She married Thomas Gregory Bef. 1817; born
June 07, 1796 in Union County, South Carolina; died March 30, 1880 in Union
County, South Carolina.
Notes for Lucy Davis
Anderson:
Lucy was born January 01, 1796 to Armstead Anderson and
Urshula Farris. Her father had already
be 1794 begun working a land grant in Logan County Kentucky. It would be an interesting study to see how
Lucy ended up remaining in the western area of SC while her siblings moved on
to Henderson County KY in 1803.
Certainly threre is a suggestion that there remained some contact
between those families of western KY and those in SC in the empire period.
I have no other source than the DAR records for Lucy's
Marriage. I can record that the census
data of SC is identical with her age and I have found no other record that
conflicts with this marriage. Someday I
hope to find a descendent with more secure proof. Lucy's birth date is from the Urshual Anderson Kief Bible.
Source for marriage:
Application for
Membership to the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution,
Washington D.C.
Lucy Elizabeth Gilmore
- National Number 503687 - 1967
More About Lucy Davis
Anderson:
Burial: Gregory Family
Cemetery behind Juxa
Notes for Thomas
Gregory:
1850 South Carolina
Union County, census
page 187 residence 63
Thomas Gregory 54 M Planter
Lucy 54 F
Becca 30 F
Permelia 25 F
Thomas 23 M
Frances 19 F
1860 South Carolina
Union County cenus
page 231 residence 194
Thomas Gregory 64 M
Lucy 64 F
Permelia 30 F [sic]
Amanda Wick 13 F student
206 xi. Thomas Anderson (Source: Urshula Anderson
Kief, Anderson Family Bible of Urshula Kief, (Collins's Third Edition, New York; Printed and sold by Collins
& Co.; 1814.).), born January 07, 1798 in Logan County, Kentucky; died Aft.
1860 in Union County, Kentucky. He
married Louisa Townsend March 09, 1829 in Union County, Kentucky (Source: Marriage
Records, Southern States, 1728-1850,
(CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born Abt.
1810 in Maryland; died Aft. 1860 in Union County, Kentucky.
Notes for Thomas
Anderson:
Thomas birth January 07, 1798 is recorded in the Urshula
Anderson Kief Bible. Thomas resided in Union County, Kentucky near his father
until his father's death in 1843.
Thomas is the sole heir mentioned in Armstead' Will and was apparently
his father's caretaker as he grew elderly.
Thomas appears a flop as a land developer since his land valuation is so
low and continues to drop. Highland Creek is along the Northern side on Union
County draining into the Ohio River and comming from Henderson County.
Warrants
Thomas Anderson
02/09/1821 200 acres Union County, Kentucky
Kentucky Land Warrant Book H page
136
On waters of Highland Creek
Thomas Anderson
03/28/1822 50 acres Union County, Kentucky
Kentucky Land Warrant Book L page
223
On waters of Highland Creek
Thomas Anderson
08/15/1833 100 acres Union County, Kentucky
Kentucky Land Warrant Book D-2 page
33
No description
Census Data
1830 Union County
Census
William Hammack
Thomas Coleman
Sarah Morton
John S. Chapman
Morgan B. Hammack
Isaac Jones
William Anderson
James Cowan
George Riddle
William Cowan
Thomas Hailey(?)
David Carringer(?)
Bennet Dyson
William S. Ross
Samuel Lewis
John Holeman
Thomas Anderson
Gideon James
1840 Union County KY
census entry page 14
Census records imply that he never had any children.
(1) male 15-20 (not likely a son; note marriage date)
(1) male 40-50
(1) female 30-40
(1) male slave 10-24
The adjacent listing of Armstead Anderson in the 1840 census
implies that Armstead was living with or near them.
1850 Union County KY
census entry 253 253
In the 1850 entry Sarah Dunn (18) and Benjamin Berry (10) are
residing with them.
25 253
253 Anderson Thomas 51
M Farmer 800 Kentucky
26
253 253 Anderson Louisa 40 F Maryland
27
253 253 Dunn Sarah 18 F Kentucky
28
253 253 Berry Benj 10 M Kentucky
1860 Union County KY
census entry 755 755
In the 1860 census, Sarah Smith (21), James Potts (13), and
John Townsend (21) are residing with them.
Kentucky Tax data
Co. Yr Hrs Cow M>21 M>16 M<16 Land Description
U 1822 200
a. Casey Creek $400
U 1823 1 150 a. Casey Creek $300
U 1824 200
a. Highland $200
U 1825 200
a. Highland $100
Bibliography
The Kentucky Land
Grants, Willard Rouse Jillson, The Standard Printing Company, Louisville, Ky.
1925, pages 456-457.
Since Thomas arrived in the area of Henderson by 1801, and I
found the following story about the area in my research I thought I would add
it here for some historical flavor.
Cat-Fishing in the Ohio
River
By John J. Audobon
It is with mingled
feelings or pleasure and regret that I recall to my mind the many pleasant days
I have spent on the shores of the Ohio. The visions of former years crowd on my
view, as I picture to myself the fertile soil and genial atmosphere of our
great western garden, Kentucky, and view the placid waters of the fair stream
that flows along its western boundary. Methinks I am now on the banks of the
noble river. Twenty years of my life have returned to me; my sinews are strong,
and the "bowstring of my spirit is not slack;" bright visions of the
future float before me, as I sit on a grassy bank, gazing on the glittering
waters. Around me are dense forests of lofty trees and thickly tangled
undergrowth, amid which are heard the songs of feathered choristers, and from
whose boughs hang clusters of glowing fruits and beautiful flowers. Reader, I
am very happy. But now the dream has vanished, and here I am in the British
Athens, penning an episode for my Ornithological Biography, and having before
me sundry well-thumbed and weather-beaten folios, from which I expect to be
able to extract some interesting particulars respecting the methods employed in
those days in catching Cat-fish.
But, before entering on my subject, I will present you with a
brief description of the place of my residence on the banks of the Ohio. When I
first landed at Henderson in Kentucky, my family, like the village, was quite
small. The latter consisted of six or eight homes, the former of my wife, myself,
and a young child. Few as the houses were, we fortunately found one empty. It
was a log-cabin, not a log-house; but as better could not be had, we were
pleased. Well, then, we were located. The country around was thinly peopled,
and all purchasable provisions rather scarce; but our neighbors were friendly,
and we had brought with us four and bacon-hams. Our pleasures were those of
young people not long married, and full of life and merriment; a single smile
from our infant was, I assure you, more valued by us than all the treasures of
a modern Croesus would have been. The woods were amply stocked with game, the
river with fish; and now and then the hoarded sweets of the industrious bees
were brought from some hollow tree to our little table. Our child's cradle was
our richest piece of furniture, our guns and fishing-lines our most serviceable
implements, for although we began to cultivate a garden, the rankness of the
soil kept the seeds we planted far beneath the tall weeds that sprung up the
first year. I had then a partner, a "man of business," and there was
also with me a Kentucky youth, who much preferred the sports of the forest and
river to either day-book or ledger. He was naturally, as I may say, a good
woodsman, hunter, and angler, and, like me, thought chiefly of procuring
supplies of fish and fowl. To the task accordingly we directed all our
energies.
Quantity as well as quality was an object with us, and
although we well knew that three species of Cat-fish existed in the Ohio, and
that all were sufficiently good, we were not sure as to the best method of
securing them. We determined, however, to work on a large scale, and
immediately commenced making a famous "trot-line." Now, reader, as
you may probably know nothing about this engine, I shall describe it to you.
A trot-line is one of
considerable length and thickness, both qualities, however, varying according
to the extent of water, and the size of the fish you expect to catch, As the
Ohio, at Henderson, is rather more than half a mile in breadth, and as
Cat-fishes weigh from one to a hundred pounds, we manufactured a line which
measured about two hundred yards in length, as thick as the little finger of
some fair one yet in her teens, and as white as the damsel's finger well could
be, for it was wholly of Kentucky cotton, just, let me tell you, because that
substance stands the water better than either hemp or flax. The main line finished, we made a hundred
smaller ones, about five feet in length, to each of which we fastened a capital
hook of Kirby and Co.'s manufacture. Now for the bait!
It was the month of
May. Nature had brought abroad myriads of living beings; they covered the
earth, glided through the water, and swarmed in the air. The Cat-fish is a
voracious creature, not at all nice in feeding, but one who, like the vulture,
contents himself with carrion when nothing better can be had. A few experiments
proved to us that, of the dainties with which we tried to allure them to our
hooks, they gave a decided preference, at that season, to live toads. These
animals were very abundant about Henderson. They ramble or feed, whether by
instinct or reason, during early or late twilight more than at any other time,
especially after a shower, and are unable to bear the heat of the sun's rays
for several hours before and after noon. We have a good number of these
crawling things in America, particularly in the western and southern parts of
the Union, and are very well supplied with frogs, snakes, lizards, and even
crocodiles, which are called alligators; but there is enough of food for them
all, and we generally suffer them to creep about, to leap or to flounder as
they please, or in accordance with the habits which have been given them by the
great Conductor of all.
During the month of
May, and indeed until autumn, we found an abundant supply of toads. Many
"fine ladies," no doubt, would have swooned, or at least screamed and
gone into hysterics, had they seen one of our baskets filled with these
animals, all alive and plump. Fortunately we had no tragedy queen or
sentimental spinster at Henderson. Our Kentucky ladies mind their own affairs,
and seldom meddle with those of others farther than to do all they can for
their comfort. The toads, collected one by one, and brought home in baskets,
were deposited in a barrel for use. And now that night is over, and as it is
the first trial we are going to give out trot-line, just watch our movements
from that high bank beside the stream. There sit down under the large
cottonwood tree. You are in no danger of catching cold at this season.
My assistant follows me
with a gaff hook, while I carry the paddle of our canoe; a boy bears on his
back a hundred toads as good as ever hopped. Our line - oh, I forgot to inform
you that we had set it last night, but without the small ones you now see on my
arm. Fastening one end to yon sycamore, we paddled our canoe, with the rest
nicely coiled in the stern, and soon reached its extremity, when I threw over
the side the heavy stone fastened to it as a sinker. All this was done that it
might be thoroughly soaked, and without kinks or snarls in the morning. Now,
you observe, we launch our light bark, the toads in the basket are placed next
to my feet in the bow; I have the small lines across my knees all ready looped
at the end. Nat, with the paddle, and assisted by the current, keeps the stern
of our boat directly down stream; and David fixes, by the skin of the back and
hind parts, the living bait to the hook. I hold the main line al the while, and
now, having fixed one linelet to it, over goes the latter. Can you see the poor
toad kicking and flouncing in the water? "No" - well I do. You
observe at length that all the lines, one after another, have been fixed,
baited, and dropped. We now return swiftly to the shore.
"What a delightful
thing is fishing!" have I more than once heard some knowing angler
exclaim, who, with "the patience of Job," stands or slowly moves
along some rivulet twenty feet wide, and three or four feet deep, with a sham
fly to allure a trout, which, when at length caught, weighs half a pound. Reader,
I never had such patience. Although I have waited ten years, and yet see only
three-fourths of the Birds of America engraved, although some of the drawings
of that work were patiently made so long ago as 1805, and although I have to
wait with patience two years more before I see the end of it, I never could
hold a line or rod for many minutes, unless I had - not a "nibble,"
but a hearty bite, and could throw the fish at once over my head on the ground.
No, no - If I fish for trout, I must soon give up, or catch, as I have done in
Pennsylvania's Lehigh, or the streams of Maine, fifty or more in a couple of
hours. But the trot-line is in the river, and there it may patiently wait,
until I visit I toward night. Now I take up my gun and note-book, and, accompanied
by my dog, intend to ramble through the woods until breakfast. Who knows but I may shoot a turkey or a
deer? It is barely four o'clock; and see what delightful mornings we have at
this season in Kentucky?
Evening has returned.
The heavens have already opened their twinkling eyes, although the orb of day
has yet scarcely withdrawn itself from our view. How calm is the air! The
nocturnal insects and quadrupeds are abroad; the bear is moving through the
dark can-brake, the land crows are flying towards their roosts, their aquatic
brethren towards the interior of the forests, the squirrel is barking his
adieu, and the Barred Owl glides silently and swiftly from his retreat, to
seize upon the gay and noisy animal. The boat is pushed off from the shore; the
main-line is in my hands; now it shakes; surely some fish have been hooked.
Hand over hand I proceed to the first hook. Nothing there! But now I feel
several jerks stronger and more frequent than before. Several hooks, I pass;
but see, what a fine Cat-fish is twisting round and round the little line to
which he is fast! Nat, look to your gaff - hook him close to the tail. Keep it
up, my dear fellow! - there now, we have him. More are on, and we proceed. When
we have reached the end many goodly fishes are lying in the bottom of our
skiff. New bait has been put on, and as we return, I congratulate myself and my
companions on the success of our efforts; for there lies fish enough for
ourselves and our neighbors.
A trot-line at this
period was perfectly safe at Henderson, should I have allowed it to remain for
weeks at a time. The navigation was mostly performed by flat-bottomed boats,
which during calm nights floated in the middle current of the river, so that
the people on board could not observe the fish that had been hooked. Not a
single steamer had as yet ever gone down the Ohio; now and then, it is true, a
barge or a keel-boat was propelled by poles and oars; but the nature of the
river is such at that place, that these boats when ascending were obliged to
keep near the Indiana shore, Until above the landing of the village, (below
which I always fixed my lines), when they pulled across the stream.
Several species or
varieties of Cat-fish are found in the Ohio, namely the Blue, the White, and
the Mud Cats, which differ considerably in their form and colour, as well as in
their habits. The mud Cat is the best, although it seldom attains so great a
size as the rest. The Blue Cat is the coarsest, but when not exceeding from
four to six pounds, it affords tolerable eating. The White Cat is preferable to
the last, but not so common; and the Yellow Mud Cat is the best and rarest. Of
the blue kind some have been caught the weighed a hundred pounds. Such fishes,
however, are looked upon as monsters.
The form in all the
varieties inclines to the conical, the head being disproportionately large,
while the body tapers away to the root of the tail. The eyes, which are small,
are placed far apart, and situated as it were on the top of the forehead, but
laterally. Their mouth is wide, and armed with numerous small and very sharp
teeth, while it is defended by single-sided spines, which, when the fish is in
the agonies of death, stand out at right angles, and are so firmly fixed as
sometimes to break before you can loosen them. The Cat-fish has also feelers of
proportionate length, apparently intended to guide its motions over the bottom,
whilst its eyes are watching the objects passing above.
Trot-lines cannot be
used with much success unless during the middle stages of the water. When very
low, it is too clear, and the fish, although extremely voracious, will rarely
risk its life for a toad. When the waters are rising rapidly, your trot-lines
are likely to be carried away by one of the numerous trees that float in the stream.
A "happy medium" is therefore best.
When the waters are rising fast and have become muddy, a
single line is used for catching Cat-fish. It is fastened to the elastic branch
of some willow several feet above the water, and must be twenty or thirty feet
in length. The entrails of a Wild Turkey, or a piece of fresh venison, furnish
good bait; and if, when you visit your line the next morning after you have set
it, the water has not risen too much, the swinging of the willow indicates that
a fish has been hooked, and you have only to haul the prize ashore.
One evening I saw that the river was rising at a great rate,
although it was still within its banks. I knew that the White Perch were
running, that is, ascending the river from the sea, and, anxious to have a
tasting of that fine fish, I baited a line with a cray-fish, and fastened it to
the bough of a tree. Next morning as I pulled in the line, it felt as if fast
at the bottom, yet on drawing it slowly I found it came. Presently I felt a
strong pull, the line slipped through my fingers, and next instant a large
Cat-fish leaped out of the water. I played it for a while, until it became
exhausted, when I drew it ashore. It had swallowed the hook, and I cut off the
line close to its head. Then passing a stick through one of the gills, I and a
servant tugged the fish home. On cutting it open, we, to our surprise, found in
its stomach a fine White Perch, dead, but not in the least injured. The Perch
had been lightly hooked, and the Cat-fish, after swallowing it, had been hooked
in the stomach, so that, although the instrument was small, the torture caused
by it no doubt tended to disable the Cat-fish. The Perch we ate, and the Cat,
which was fine, we divided into four parts, and distributed among our neighbors.
My most worthy friend and relative, Nicholas Berthoud, Esq., who formerly
resided at Shippingport in Kentucky, but now in New York, a better fisher than
whom I never knew, once placed a trot-line in "the basin" below
"Taracon's Mills" at the foot of the Rapids of the Ohio. I cannot
recollect the bait which was used, but on taking up the line we obtained a
remarkably fine Cat-fish, in which was found the greater part of a sucking pig!
I may here add, that I have introduced a figure of the
Cat-fish in Plate XXXI of my first volume of my Illustrations, in which I have
represented the White-headed Eagle.
-from Ornithological
Bibliography (1835)
Notes for Louisa
Townsend:
1850 Union County KY
census entry 253 253
In the 1850 entry Sarah Dunn (18) and Benjamin Berry (10) are
residing with them.
25 253
253 Anderson Thomas 51
M Farmer 800 Kentucky
26
253 253 Anderson Louisa 40 F Maryland
27
253 253 Dunn Sarah 18 F Kentucky
28
253 253 Berry Benj 10 M Kentucky
207 xii. Edith Anderson (Source: Urshula Anderson
Kief, Anderson Family Bible of Urshula Kief, (Collins's Third Edition, New York; Printed and sold by Collins
& Co.; 1814.).), born January 20, 1800 in Logan County, Kentucky. She married Edmund Jackson October 27, 1818
in White County, Illinois (Source: Ralph S. Harrelson, Hamilton County,
Illinois, Marriages, 1821-1870,
(The Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois, Carterville, Illinois;
1986).); born Abt. 1795.
Notes for Edith
Anderson:
Edith Anderson was born in Logan County Ky in the Pond Timber
near Sinking Spring. Her birth record
is from the bible of her younger sister Urshula Anderson Kief. Edith was named
after her grandmother Edith Farris whose maiden name is not known. She married in White County, llinois but the
marriage and first child's birth were recorded in the family bible so she must
have remained in the area of Union County and White County, Illinois for a few
years. What happened to her after that
is unknown.
208 xiii. Urshula C. Anderson (Source: Urshula
Anderson Kief, Anderson Family Bible of Urshula Kief, (Collins's Third Edition, New York; Printed
and sold by Collins & Co.; 1814.).), born January 24, 1803 in Logan County,
Kentucky. She married Jesse E. Kief
April 04, 1822 in Union County, Kentucky (Source: Marriage Records, Southern
States, 1728-1850, (CD 229;
Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."); born Abt. 1800.
Notes for Urshula C.
Anderson:
Urshula Anderson is sometimes omitted as a child of
Armstead. That is because she listed
herself as Urshula Kief in the family bible.
But the fact that her maiden name was anderson is established by the
marriage record of Urhula Anderson to Jesse Kief in 1822. She lists her birth date as last in order of
the Anderson children and it appears that the Bible of the Anderson Family of
Morganfield Kentucky was originally prepared by Urshula Anderson Kief about
1823. All entries before that data have the identical handwriting and spacing
and were likely entered at one sitting perhaps by Urshula copying from an older
source. This book was last known to be
in the possession of William Allen Anderson, Morganfield, Kentucky;
additionally, he is in possession of the bible of William Anderson Armstead's
son. However I believe he has passed
the bible to his son after it underwent some restoration.
What happened to Urshula and Jess is unknown but their
childrens marriages are recorded in neighboring counties so it seems likely
they lived out their lives in the vicinity of Union County, KY.
_________________________________________________
The bible is the New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ; translated out of the original Greek and with the former translations
diligently compared and revised; Collins's Third Edition, New York; Printed and
sold by Collins & Co.; 1814.
There is a notation entered on the final page:
"This book was given to Nora R. Anderson by Kate
Anderson Richards, and I give this book to my two sons, William Allen Anderson
and John Nathan Anderson, Jr."
/s/ Nora R. Anderson
Bible of Anderson
Family, Morganfield Kentucky
A facsimile of the Family Record:
FAMILY RECORD
MARRIAGES. MARRIAGES.
John Anderson
and Sophia F. Cromwell
was married June
the 27 th 1854
FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS. BIRTHS.
Armstead Anderson Polly B. Anderson
was born September was born January
the 2nd, A.D., 1756 the 20th, A. D., 1784.
Urshula Anderson James Anderson was
the first wife of Armstead born November the
Anderson was born 7th, A. D., 1785
July the 9th A.D., 1759 Harry Anderson was
Sarah Anderson the born July the 20th,
second wife of Armstead A.D., 1787
Anderson was born Elizabeth Anderson
May the 19th, A. D., 1762 was born May the
John Anderson was 11th, 1789
born May the 10th, Allen Anderson was
A.D. 1780. born January the 3rd,
Sarah R. Anderson was A.D., 1790
born May the 11th, 1781 Caty Anderson was
William Anderson was born December the
born July the 24th, 23rd, 1793
A.D. 1782
FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS. BIRTHS.
Lucy Anderson was Caroline Finley Kief
born January the 1st, was born March the
A.D., 1796 15th, AD 1827
Thomas Anderson was
born January the 7th,
A.D., 1798
Edith Anderson was
born January the 20th,
1800
Elizabeth Jackson was
born September the
7th, A.D., 1819 Moses
Moore
Urshula Kief was was born October
born August the 28th, the 31st 1822
1803. William Cromwell
Alfred M. Kief was Anderson, son of John
born January 24th, and Sophia Anderson, was
A.D., 1823 born August the 13th
Benjamin F. Kief was 1855. Katherine Elizabeth
born March the 13th, Anderson was born
A.D., 1825 January the 18th 1858
Stephen Curtis Anderson
was
born the 11th of June 1862
FAMILY RECORD
DEATHS. DEATHS.
John Nathan Anderson Elizabeth Anderson
was born July 25th 1867 died
Henry Clay Anderson Sophia Cromwell wife
was born December of John G. Anderson
4th 1872 died Mar 14th, 3 P.M., 1918
William Allen Anderson
was born May 29 - 1911.
John G. Anderson died
John Nathan Anderson Jr
April 11th 4-30 PM, 1920
was born May 14 - 1913.
William Stephen Anderson
was born June 14th 1941. Stephen C. Anderson
son of John and Sophia
Anderson died
Nov 18th 1920, 11 A.M.
Kate Richards Anderson
died June 14 - 1929
50. Priscilla7 Anderson (John6, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
(Source: (1) Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen
- Beall Families, (Whittet &
Shepperson, Printers; 1909)., (2) Estate Settlement of Hannah Anderson, (Nottoway Court Order Book 7, Page 194, May
1815).) was born Abt. 1760 in Black's and White's, Amelia County, Virginia, and
died Bet. 1828 - 1830 in Nottoway County, Virginia. She married Peter Hawks Bet. 1794 - 1797 in Nottoway
County, Virginia, son of John Hawks. He
was born Abt. 1760 in Amelia County, Virginia, and died Bef. September 23, 1813
in Nottoway County, Virginia.
Notes for Priscilla
Anderson:
Priscilla Anderson was the daughter of
John Anderson and Mary Bell proven by her entry in the 1815 Chancery suit of
Rbecca Anderson over the estate settlement of her sister Hannah Anderson as
follows:
Nottoway County Court
Order Book 7, page 194
"May Court 1815
Rebecca Anderson Complt.
In Chancery
against
Dfts.
Edmund Irby adms. of
Hannah Anderson decd. Daniel Vaughan
& Caty His wife,
Priscilla Hawkes, David Vaughan &
his
wife, Lucy Anderson,
Armstead Anderson, Allen Anderson, Wm
Anderson and Harp children and infants of
Henry Harpe by Sally
his wife formerly Sally Anderson and
Eckles children & infants of Freeman Eckles
by Rebecca B Eckles,
formerly Rebecca B. Anderson, the said
infants by Freeman
Eckles their special Guardian
It is decreed and
ordered that Nathaniel Niblett, Abraham Buford, John Pace, and Samuel Morgan or
any three of them who are hereby named and appointed Commissioners for that
purpose do proceed to sell to the highest bidder on a credit of twelve months
one negro Girl and one colt of which Hannah Anderson died possessed, and that
they do divide the proceeds of the said sale into ten equal parts and that they
assign to Rebecca Anderson on equal part, to Daniel Vaughan & Sussey his
wife one other equal part, to Priscilla Hawks one other equal part, to David
Vaughan & Caty his wife one other equal part, to the children of Henry Harp
by Sally his former wife who was Sally Anderson one other equal part, to the
children of Freeman Eckles by his former wife Polly B Eckles who was formerly
Polly B. Anderson one other equal part, to Lucy Anderson one other equal part,
to Armstead Anderson one other equal part, to Allen Anderson one other equal
part, to William Anderson one other equal part, and that they make a report to
this court in order to a final decree."
The reversal of David and Daniel
Vaughan's names is as it occurs in the original record. The subsequent return states only that the
court order was carried out and does not reveal any new significant information
regarding family members.
Priscilla was given a conditional legacy
in her brother-in-law John May's 1794 will that said if she had any children
she was to receive his land. "Item
I bequeath to my sister in law Priscilla Anderson one negro girl Jenne one
horse bridle and saddle, one bed and furniture and the increase of sd negroe if
any to she and her heirs forever. [snip] Item I bequeath to my sister in law
Priscilla Anderson the land whereon I now live if she is ever possessed of a
lawfull heir from her body if not I bequeath it to my brother in law Freeman
Nichols to him and his heirs forever."
This wording implies that she was of age in 1794 but was still single.
Priscilla Anderson married after she was 29.
She apparently had married before John May's death in 1798 and into the
Hawks family east of Blackstone. Unfortunately her husband Peter Hawks is dead
by 09/23/1813 at which time the inventory of his estate is filed in Nottoway
County Will Book 3 page 213.
She resided on Birchin Creek, now part
of Fort Pickett. Priscilla inherited
the lands of brother-in-law John May from his 1794 will. Perhaps John May left her his lands out of
concern that she would become an old maid.
She qualified for the land and sells it in 1804. She sells off several small pieces of land
between 1810 and 1828 probably those of her husband. These lands were located along the road from Black Face to
White's Chapel. Blackstone was
originally called Black's and White's.
She is living with a Hawks family relation in the 1810 Census, likly on
of her sons. She also sold land to
William Moore and Carter R. Anderson of no established relationship. She was
named above in Hannah's chancery suit in 1815 along with her siblings.
_______________________________
Priscilla Hawks to
William Moore
18 May 1804
Nottoway County,
Virginia Old Deed Book 2, page 555/556
for $153; 25.5 acres bounded by William
P. Jackson then along church road to John Quarles line
______________________________--
Priscilla Hawks
01/07/1819
Nottoway County Order
Book 8, page 224, 225
Priscilla Hawks widow and relict of
Peter Hawks dec'd
against Complt
in Chancery
Abraham Buford admr of Peter Hawks dec'd
& John Hawks, Frederick Hawks, and Patrick Hawks infant children of Peter
Hawks dec'd by Abraham Buford their special guardian.
It is decreed and ordered that William
Vaughan, Thomas Clark, Banister Shackleford and Reuben Gilliam or any three of
them do assign to Mrs. Priscilla Hawks widow and relict of Peter Hawks dec'd
one equal third part of the negroes whereof the said Peter Hawks died
possessed, and that after assigning the dower aforesaid, the said commissioners
or any three of them do divide the balance of the negroes whereof the said
Peter Hawks died possessed into three equal parts, and that they assign to John
Hawks one equal part, to Frederick Hawks one equal part, and to Patrick Hawks
the remaining equal part and report their proceedings to this Court for a final
decree.
____________________________________________
Priscilla Hawks to
Carter R. Anderson
8 March 1824
Nottoway County Old
Deed Book 7, page 173/174
for $50; 25 acres on the road leading
from the place called the Black Face to Whites Chappel and bounded on the north
by the estate of John Quarles dec'd on the east by Joseph Tucker on the south
by the land of said Hawks on the west by said Hawk's land.
___________________________________________
Priscilla Hawks, John
A. Hawks & Martha his wife to William Malone
10 May 1825
Nottoway County Old
Deed Book ? page 286/287
for $397.50; 79.5 acres bounded by
William Malone, estate of John Quarles, Capt Wm B. Thompson etal
_____________________________________________
-1810 Census
Nottoway County, Virginia
010 Priscilla Hawkes
<10 10-16 16-26 26-45 >45 slaves
Male 3 0 0 1 0
Female 0 0 0 1 1
-1820 Census Nottoway County, Virginia
54A John A. Hawks
55A Frederick D. Hawks
57A Prociller Hawks
Notes for Peter Hawks:
Peter's wife lived along Long Branch
south of Blackstone Virginia.
Inventory of the
estate of Peter Hawk's dec'd with the appraisment of the same in current moneyy
taken the 23rd day September 1813.
1 Negro woman
Jenny 90/0/0
1 do girl Mary 70/0/0
1 so boy Ned 65/0/0
1 do birl Betty 50/0/0
1 do boy Dick 36/0/0
1 do girl Milley 25/0/0
1 do man Charles
65/0/0
1 bed bolster 1 do
stead
4/10/0
2 cows and calves
9/0/0
2 horses
9/0/0
plantation tools 1/5/6
1 table, 1 chest, 1
chair 0/9/0
1 pewter dish ,1
basin 0/3/0
1 Oven, 3 skillets, 2
pots, 1 pr hooks
1/13/0
1 pr cart wheels 3/12/0
1 four hundred, 1 five
@ Hay
1/3/0
hogs including every
size
5/0/0
435/15/6
In obedience to an order
of the worshipful court of Nottoway County to us directed which is hereunto
annexed we have recorfded and made the above appraisment of all the estate of
Peter Hawks dec'd this 23rd day Sept 1813
Thomas D. Fisher
George Jackson
William MOore
In Nottoway County
Court 2nd Oct 1813 This inventory & appraisment of the esate of Peter Hawks
dec;d was returned & ordered to be recored.
teste F Fitzgerald Junr CC
Children of Priscilla
Anderson and Peter Hawks are:
209 i. John A.8 Hawks, born 1798 in
Nottoway County, Virginia; died Abt. 1871 in Brunswick County, Virginia. He married (1) Martha Butler December 03,
1817 in Lunenburg County, Virginia. He
married (2) Mary Ann Abernathy March 10, 1838 in Amelia County, Virginia.
Notes for John A.
Hawks:
Priscilla Hawks
01/07/1819
Nottoway County Order
Book 8, page 224, 225
Priscilla Hawks widow and relict of Peter Hawks dec'd
against Complt
in Chancery
Abraham Buford admr of Peter Hawks dec'd & John hawks,
Frederick Hawks, and Patrick Hawks infant children of Peter Hawks dec'd by
Abraham Buford their special guardian.
It is decreed and ordered that William Vaughan, Thomas Clark,
Banister Shackleford and Reuben Gilliam or any three of them do assign to Mrs.
Priscilla Hawks widow and relict of Peter Hawks dec'd one equal third part of
the negroes whereof the said Peter Hawks died possessed, and that after
assining the dower aforesaid, the said commissioners or any three of them do
divide the balance of the negroes whereof the said Peter Hawks died possessed
into three equal parts, and that they assign to John Hawks one equal part, to
Frederick Hawks one equal part, and to Patrick Hawks the remaining equal part
and report their proceedings to this Court for a final decree.
________________________________________
1820 census Nottoway
County, Virginia, page 452
_______________________________________
Subj: Hawkes Descendents
Date: 99-06-27 15:18:44 EDT
From: WMAIT408
To: PatAnder73
Patrick,
I saw your posting on the Nottoway County board. I can help a little. I am researching my husband's family. His great
great grandmother was Cornelia Ann Hawks on his mother's side and Sarah
Ann Hawks on his father's side. They
were both the daughters of John A. Hawks.
Sarah was the oldest and Cornelia the youngest. John was married to Mary Ann Abernathy on
March 10, 1838 in Amelia County. John
had 10 children but only the last 7 were Mary's. I would love to know who his first wife was as she would be the
mother of Sarah. As a matter of fact,
my husband and I found the cemetery where several of John's children are buried
on this past Thursday. John and his
family are on the 1850 Census for the Northern part of Brunswick County.
I will be happy to share what I have. Also I would love to find out what you
have. I have Hawks spelled with and
without the (e). On all of the Hawks headstones,
there is no (e), but in the marriage indexes, some are with and without.
Hoping to hear from you soon.
Terri Maitland
210 ii. Frederick D. Hawks, born Bef. 1804 in
Nottoway County, Virginia. He married
Elizabeth M. Harvell November 23, 1847 in Sussex County, Virginia (Source: Marriage
Records, Southern States, 1728-1850,
(CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic.").
Notes for Frederick D.
Hawks:
Priscilla Hawks
01/07/1819
Nottoway County Order
Book 8, page 224, 225
Priscilla Hawks widow and relict of Peter Hawks dec'd
against Complt
in Chancery
Abraham Buford admr of Peter Hawks dec'd & John hawks,
Frederick Hawks, and Patrick Hawks infant children of Peter Hawks dec'd by
Abraham Buford their special guardian.
It is decreed and ordered that William Vaughan, Thomas Clark,
Banister Shackleford and Reuben Gilliam or any three of them do assign to Mrs.
Priscilla Hawks widow and relict of Peter Hawks dec'd one equal third part of
the negroes whereof the said Peter Hawks died possessed, and that after
assining the dower aforesaid, the said commissioners or any three of them do
divide the balance of the negroes whereof the said Peter Hawks died possessed
into three equal parts, and that they assign to John Hawks one equal part, to
Frederick Hawks one equal part, and to Patrick Hawks the remaining equal part
and report their proceedings to this Court for a final decree.
1820 census Nottoway
County, Virginia, page 454
211 iii. Patrick Hawks, born Bef. 1810 in Nottoway County,
Virginia; died Aft. 1820 in Nottoway County, Virginia.
Notes for Patrick
Hawks:
Priscilla Hawks
01/07/1819
Nottoway County Order
Book 8, page 224, 225
Priscilla Hawks widow and relict of Peter Hawks dec'd
against Complt
in Chancery
Abraham Buford admr of Peter Hawks dec'd & John hawks,
Frederick Hawks, and Patrick Hawks infant children of Peter Hawks dec'd by
Abraham Buford their special guardian.
It is decreed and ordered that William Vaughan, Thomas Clark,
Banister Shackleford and Reuben Gilliam or any three of them do assign to Mrs.
Priscilla Hawks widow and relict of Peter Hawks dec'd one equal third part of
the negroes whereof the said Peter Hawks died possessed, and that after
assining the dower aforesaid, the said commissioners or any three of them do
divide the balance of the negroes whereof the said Peter Hawks died possessed
into three equal parts, and that they assign to John Hawks one equal part, to
Frederick Hawks one equal part, and to Patrick Hawks the remaining equal part
and report their proceedings to this Court for a final decree.
52. Sally7 Anderson (John6, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
(Source: (1) Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen
- Beall Families, (Whittet &
Shepperson, Printers; 1909)., (2) Estate Settlement of Hannah Anderson, (Nottoway Court Order Book 7, Page 194, May
1815).) was born Abt. 1764 in Black's and White's, Amelia County, Virginia, and
died Bef. 1815 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. She married Henry Harp Abt. 1785, son of Henry Harp. He was born Abt. 1765 in Amelia County,
Virginia, and died April 16, 1858 in Franklin County, Ky.
Notes for Sally
Anderson:
Sally Anderson was the daughter of John
Anderson and Mary Bell. She married Henry Harp before 1794. His name may be given Harp or Harper. She is listed as deceased in the estate
settlement in 1815 of her sister Hannah which states that her husband Henry
Harp was the guardian of her children.
______________________________
Nottoway County Court
Order Book 7, page 194
"May Court 1815
Rebecca Anderson Complt.
In Chancery
against
Dfts.
Edmund Irby adms. of
Hannah Anderson decd. Daniel Vaughan
& Caty His wife,
Priscilla Hawkes, David Vaughan &
his
wife, Lucy Anderson,
Armstead Anderson, Allen Anderson, Wm
Anderson and Harp children and infants of
Henry Harpe by Sally
his wife formerly Sally Anderson and
Eckles children & infants
of Freeman Eckles
by Rebecca B Eckles, formerly
Rebecca B. Anderson, the said
infants by Freeman
Eckles their special Guardian
It is decreed and
ordered that Nathaniel Niblett, Abraham Buford, John Pace, and Samuel Morgan or
any three of them who are hereby named and appointed Commissioners for that
purpose do proceed to sell to the highest bidder on a credit of twelve months
one negro Girl and one colt of which Hannah Anderson died possessed, and that
they do divide the proceeds of the said sale into ten equal parts and that they
assign to Rebecca Anderson on equal part, to Daniel Vaughan & Sussey his
wife one other equal part, to Priscilla Hawks one other equal part, to David
Vaughan & Caty his wife one other equal part, to the children of Henry Harp
by Sally his former wife who was Sally Anderson one other equal part, to the
children of Freeman Eckles by his former wife Polly B Eckles who was formerly
Polly B. Anderson one other equal part, to Lucy Anderson one other equal part,
to Armstead Anderson one other equal part, to Allen Anderson one other equal
part, to William Anderson one other equal part, and that they make a report to
this court in order to a final decree."
The reversal of David and Daniel
Vaughan's names is as it occurs in the original record. The subsequent return states only that the
court order was carried out and does not reveal any new significant information
regarding family members.
Notes for Henry Harp:
-1810 Census
Prince Edward County (Probably Henry and Sally)
249 Harp, Henry
<10 10-16 16-26 26-45 >45
slaves
Male 0 1 0 1 0
female 1 1 1 1 0
____________________________
Subj: Henry Harp
Date: 3/29/01 8:00:19 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Tammy Banta)
Patrick,
Do you have any
information on Henry Harp and Sally Anderson? Do you have a listing for any
children that they might have had? Thanks alot.
Tammy Harp Banta
__________________________
Subj: Harp Family
Date: 5/1/01 5:48:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (Tammy Banta)
Patrick,
While going through
the Anderson Family Wills, I am a descendant of Henry Harp or Harper, I noticed that there was a Kennan Harper listed
on Martha May Anderson's will a William Moore and Kennan Harper were here
sole executors and good friends. Do you
think there could be a possibility of
Kennan being the father or brother of Henry Harp or Harper, since we
don't really know his last name? I am
hitting a brick will with Henry and Sally.
Do you have any listings for any of their children? I can't find
anything. Any help you could give me
would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Tammy Harp Banta
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Subj: Re: Harp Family
Date: 5/4/01 5:57:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (Tammy Banta)
Patrick,
I know that My great
great grandfather was William Harp son of James Manual Harp, Sr. and according
to everything that I have read, James father was listed as Henry Harp or Harper with wife Sally Anderson. But what
my Dad and I were wondering about is Kennan Harper that was listed in one of
the Anderson Will's as a very good
friend and executor. We wonder if Kennan
could be Henry Harpr's father? Thanks for the information
Tammy Harp Banta
Children of Sally
Anderson and Henry Harp are:
212 i. James Manual8 Harp, born February
27, 1794; died May 20, 1876. He married
Eliza Winters.
213 ii. Harry Harp.
53. Susan7 Anderson (John6, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
(Source: (1) Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen
- Beall Families, (Whittet &
Shepperson, Printers; 1909)., (2) Estate Settlement of Hannah Anderson, (Nottoway Court Order Book 7, Page 194, May
1815).) was born Abt. 1766 in Black's and White's, Amelia County, Virginia, and
died Aft. 1815 in Nottoway County, Virginia.
She married Daniel Vaughan Bef. 1790 in Nottoway County,
Virginia, son of Isham Vaughan and ?.
He was born Bef. 1765 in Prince George County, Virginia, and died Bef.
December 1840 in Nottoway County, Virginia.
Notes for Susan
Anderson:
Susan Anderson was the daughter of John
Anderson and Mary Bell. She would have
been born just west of Blackstone, Virginia.
She grew up on the land John bought in 1767 one mile south of Blackstone
Virginia, along the west side of the Long Branch.
Daniel, her husband, received the land
of Isham Vaughan in 1791 along the east side of Long Branch. Daniel and Susan are listed in the 1810
cenus adjacent John Anderson and it is likely that they were the primary
caretakers of Susan's elderly parents. Susan and Daniel lived on this land
until after the 1820 census, and it remained in the family until after 1872.
_____________________________
Nottoway County Court
Order Book 7, page 194
"May Court 1815
Rebecca Anderson Complt.
In Chancery
against
Dfts.
Edmund Irby adms. of
Hannah Anderson decd. Daniel Vaughan
& Caty His wife,
Priscilla Hawkes, David Vaughan &
his
wife, Lucy Anderson,
Armstead Anderson, Allen Anderson, Wm
Anderson and Harp children and infants of
Henry Harpe by Sally his
wife formerly Sally Anderson and
Eckles children & infants
of Freeman Eckles
by Rebecca B Eckles,
formerly Rebecca B. Anderson, the said
infants by Freeman
Eckles their special Guardian
It is decreed and
ordered that Nathaniel Niblett, Abraham Buford, John Pace, and Samuel Morgan or
any three of them who are hereby named and appointed Commissioners for that
purpose do proceed to sell to the highest bidder on a credit of twelve months
one negro Girl and one colt of which Hannah Anderson died possessed, and that
they do divide the proceeds of the said sale into ten equal parts and that they
assign to Rebecca Anderson on equal part, to Daniel Vaughan & Sussey his
wife one other equal part, to Priscilla Hawks one other equal part, to David Vaughan
& Caty his wife one other equal part, to the children of Henry Harp by
Sally his former wife who was Sally Anderson one other equal part, to the
children of Freeman Eckles by his former wife Polly B Eckles who was formerly
Polly B. Anderson one other equal part, to Lucy Anderson one other equal part,
to Armstead Anderson one other equal part, to Allen Anderson one other equal
part, to William Anderson one other equal part, and that they make a report to
this court in order to a final decree."
The reversal of David and Daniel
Vaughan's names is as it occurs in the original record. The subsequent return states only that the
court order was carried out and does not reveal any new significant information
regarding family members.
Notes for Daniel Vaughan:
In Nottoway County, Virginia; Old Deed
Book 1, page 140 there is an Indenture dated 29 January 1791 in which Isham
Vaughan sells for six shillings and other valuable consideration to Daniel
Vaughan land containing 133 acres in Nottoway County bordering on Charles
Sallards line, Sydnors line, the long branch, David Vaughan's spring branch and
recorded 3 February 1791.
Because of the small amount of payment
it is likely that Isham is his father. There are two long branches in Nottoway
County but the one that Daniel lived on is one mile south of current Blackstone
Virginia. Both David and Daniel married
daughters of John Anderson who lived on the opposite side of long branch until
1815. And Daniel is listed adjacent John Anderson in the 1810 census.
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This indenture made
this twenty ninth day of january in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and ninety one between Isham Vaughan of the county of Nottoway of the
one part and Daniel Vaughan of the county aforesaid of the other part
Witnesseth that the said Isham Vaughan for and in consideration of the sum of
six shillings current money of Virginia and other valuable consideration to him
in hand paid by the said Daniel Vaughan, hath given granted bargained sold and
confirmed and by these presence doth give, grant, bargain sell, enscoff and
confirm unto the said Daniel Vaughan one certain tract of parcel of land
situate lying and being in the aforesaid county of Nottoway, containing one
hundred and thirty three acres and bounded as follows, to wit, Beginiing at
corner hickory in the fork of a road in Charles Sallards line, thence along sd
line to Sydnors line, thence along sd line to the long branch, thence up sd
branch as it meanders to the mouth of David Vaughans spring branch thence up sd
branch to the head thereof and thence along a line of marked trees to the
Beginning To have and to hold the aforesaid tract or parcel of land and
premisses with all and singular its appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any
wise appurtaining to the said Daniel Vaughan his heirs and assigns to the only
proper use and behoof of him the said Daniel Vaughan his heirs and assigns
forver and I the said Isham Vaughan for myself my heirs Executors and
Administrators doth by these presents warrant and will forever defend the
aforesaid land and premises against all and every other person or persons
whatsoever claiming the same or any part thereof In Witness whereof I the said
Isham Vaughan have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the day and year
above written.
Signed sealed &
Acknowledged
In the presence
of
Isham [X] Vaughan
Jno E. Jackson
Richd Lipscomb
William [X] Powell
At a court for
Nottoway County the 3d dau of Febry 1791 this indenture ws proved by the oaths
of two witnesses thereto and ordered to be certified and at another Court held
for the said County the 7th day of April was proved by one other witness and
ordered to be recorded
test Js Holmes
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Nottoway County,
Virginia; Old Deed Book 2, page 455
Indenture dated 10
September 1803 in which William Vaughan of Nottoway County for 100 Pounds money
of Virgina sells to Daniel Vaughan of Nottoway County, one horse, two mares and
one colt, twelve head of Cattle, twenty head of sheep, eighteen head of hogs,
four featherbeds of furniture. Recorded 7 October 1803
________________________________________
I have not located
Daniel's will yet. I want to do some
more looking at Nottoway courthouse, Everytime I go I find a little more. Maybe I will retire there someday. However both Daniel and Anderson Vaughan
appear as buyers in the 1815 estate settlement of Hannah Anderson whom I
believe is the second woman above 45 years of age in the 1810 census record
below. The children I have identified
for Daniel are taken from the records of Anderson Vaughan. It is entirely possible that the two elder
daughters married and had families in Nottoway county. The will books of Nottoway for the period
after 1845 were destroyed when the union cavalry occupied the courthouse and
took all the books out on tables and tossed them in the horse trough out front
and burned them. The marriage records
from before the civil war were burned also.
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1810 Cenus Nottoway
County VIrginia
<10 10-16 16-26 26-45 >45
slaves
017 John Eppes,Sr.
Male 1 0 1 1 0 71
female 2 4 0 1 0 ex 1
017 Thomas Eppes
Male 1 0 1 1 0 61
female 2 0 0 1 0
017 John Anderson
Male 0 1 0 0 1 2
female 0 0 0 2 1
017 Griffin Bennett
Male 0 0 0 1 0 3
female 1 0 1 0 0
017 Daniel Vaughan
Male 0 0 1 0 1 4
female 2 1 1 0 2
017 William Jackson
Male 0 1 0 1 0 5
female 1 0 0 1 0
_____________
1815 directory
Hurricane Creek 14SE of courthouse
Daniel Vaughan
______________
1820 census Nottoway
County, Virginia, page 452
Daniel Vaughan
Children of Susan
Anderson and Daniel Vaughan are:
214 i. daughter8 Vaughan, born Bet. 1784
- 1794.
215 ii. Anderson Vaughan, born 1792 in Nottoway
County, Virginia; died February 03, 1870 in Nottoway County, Virginia. He married Sally Eckles Abt. 1817 in
Nottoway County, Virginia; born Abt. 1795 in Nottoway County, Virginia; died
Bet. 1840 - 1850 in Nottoway County, Virginia.
Notes for Anderson
Vaughan:
Anderson Vaughan is mentioned in the 1815 estate settlement of
his aunt Hannah Anderson. In the
settlement he buys a painted chest and a large trunk. Daniel Vaughan is also named in the same settlement. Daniel and Anderson Vaughan are listed
adjacent to one another in the 1820 census.
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Nottoway County, Old
Book 10, Page 412
This indenture made and entered into this second day of
December 1840 Between Catherine S. Vaughan and Susannah Vaughan of the County
of the first part and Anderson Vaughan of said County of the other part,
Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred thirty
four dollars lawful money of Virginia in hand paid them by the said Anderson
Vaughan at or before the unsealing and acting of thses presents the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged have bargained and sold and by these presents
bargain and sell to the said Anderson Vaughan his heirs and assigns forever all
of theie rights title and interestin the land belonging to their fathers
estate, supposed to be one hundred and nine acres more of less, however much,
with all singular the appurtanances privileges thereunto belonging or in any
wise appurtaining unto the said Anderson Vaughan his heirs and assigns forever
to and for the only proper use and befof or him tha said Anderson Vaughan his
heirs & assigns forever, and the said Catherine S. Vaughan and Susannah
Vaughan for themselves and their heirs the said interest in the land aforesaid
unto the said Anderson Vaughan his lines ye afursaid the claim of them, the
said Catherine S. Vaughan and Susannah Vaughan or either of them or their
heirs, and from all and any person or persons whomsoever shall, will, and do
{__?__} & forever defend be these presents IN Witness whereof the said
Catherine S. Vaughan Susannah Vaughan, have hereunto set their hand and affixed
their seals the day & year first
above written.
Catherine S. [+] Vaughan
Nottoway County to wit; Susannah [+] Vaughan
We Thomas Jackson and James L. Wugtel, Justices of the Peace
for the county aforesaid in the state of Virginia do duely testify that
Catherine S. Vaughan and Susannah Vaughan parties to a certain and bearing date
the 2nd day of December and hereunto annexed personnaly appeared before us in
our county aforesaid and acknowledged the same to be their act seal and desired
us to certify the said acknowledgement to the Clerk of the county court of
Nottoway in order that the said deed may be recorded. Given from under our
hands and seals this 2nd day of December 1840
Thomas Jackson J.P.
James S. Wugtel
In Nottoway County
Court March 6th, 1841
THis deed was presented
in Court with the annexed certificates of acknowledgement and ordered to be
recorded
Teste
F. Fitzgerald. C.
_______________________________________________________
Nottoway County,
Virginia, New Will Book 1, Page 1
(Inventory and
appraisal appears on page 186-not copied here)
In the name of God
amen, I Anderson Vaughan of the County of Nottoway, State of Virginia, being of
a sound mind but in feeble health, and knowing the uncertainty of human life,
do make this my last will and testament, in manner and form as follows.
Item, 1st It is my will that me executor hereafter named shall
pay all my just debts from the income rising from the estate without selling
more of the perishable property thereof than may be necessary for this purpose.
Item 2nd I give unto my daughter Ann Eliza Rose one hundred
dollars, to her and her heirs forever, to be paid her in two years after my
death.
Item 3rd I give unto my son Alexander Vaughan and his heirs.
One hundred Dollars to be paid him by my executor two years after my death.
Item 4th I give unto my son Edward D. Vaughan in trust for the
benefit of my daughter Mary Crowder and her heirs One Hundred dollars. To be
paid as her circumstances may require, two years after my death.
Itme 5th It is my will that all the balance of my estate both
real and personal shall be given unto my son Edward D. Vaughan to be kept
together for his own benefit and for the benefit of my son James L. Vaughan as
hereafter provided and to be disposed of Hereafter as he may desire.
Item 6th It is my will
that my son James L. Vaughan shall be supported with all necessary provisions
by my son Edward D. Vaughan with whom he is to live during his life time of may
said son Edward D. Vaughan and should my son Edward D. Vaughan before my son
James L. Vaughan than my sons James L. Vaughan is to have an interest during
his life in my real estate so as to secure him a home and an income forever the
perichable estate sufficient for a support during his life.
Item 7th I hereby appoint my son Edward D. Vaughan executor of
this my last will and testament, and desire that no security be required of him
either as executor or as trustee aforenamed.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this 28th
day of September 1869.
Signed and acknowledged
In presence of Anderson Vaughan
J. G. Powell
M. Tunstill
J. R. Peace
J. L. Powell
Nottoway County Court
February 3rd 1870
A writing purporting to be the last will & testament of
Anderson Vaughan decd was produced in Court & offered for proof, was proved
by the oath of J. G. Powell and L. J. Powell two of the subscribing witnesses
thereto & ordered to be recorded & on motion of Edward D. Vaughan the
executor therein named who entered into & acknowledged a bond conditioned
according to law. (Without security - the will requiring none) in the penalty
of a oath and who with the oath by law required a probat of said will is
granted him in die form.
teste Richd Epes DC
____________________________________________________________
1820 census Nottoway
County, Virginia, page 452
Anderson Vaughan
1840 census Nottoway
County, Virginia
Anderson Vaughan
1 F 5-10, 2 males
15-20, 2 F 15-20, 1 M 40-50, 1 F 40-50
1850 census Nottoway
County, Virginia
69 69
Anderson VAUGHAN 58 M
Farmer 772 do
- - -
Edward D VAUGHAN 29 M do do - -
-
James S VAUGHAN 27 M do do - -
/
Mary S VAUGHAN 25
F do - - -
Caroline H VAUGHAN 23 F do - - -
Ann E VAUGHAN 17
F do - - -
1860 census Nottoway
County, Virginia
Vaughan, A 68
Daniel 40
James
38
Caroline
34
Notes for Sally Eckles:
Sally Eckles is
probably the daughter of Freeman Eckles and Polly B. Anderson and would be
Anderson Vaughan's first cousin. I
can't remember what record I saw in the Nottoway courthouse that led me to
conclude that she was an Eckles. But I
think it was some names in an estate settlement.
216 iii. daughter Vaughan, born Bet. 1794 - 1800.
217 iv. Catherine S. Vaughan, born 1800 in Nottoway
County, Virginia; died Aft. 1860 in Nottoway County, Virginia.
Notes for Catherine S.
Vaughan:
Nottoway County, Old
Book 10, Page 412
This indenture made and entered into this second day of
December 1840 Between Catherine S. Vaughan and Susannah Vaughan of the County
of the first part and Anderson Vaughan of said County of the other part,
Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred thirty
four dollars lawful money of Virginia in hand paid them by the said Anderson
Vaughan at or before the unsealing and acting of thses presents the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged have bargained and sold and by these presents
bargain and sell to the said Anderson Vaughan his heirs and assigns forever all
of theie rights title and interestin the land belonging to their fathers
estate, supposed to be one hundred and nine acres more of less, however much, with
all singular the appurtanances privileges thereunto belonging or in any wise
appurtaining unto the said Anderson Vaughan his heirs and assigns forever to
and for the only proper use and befof or him tha said Anderson Vaughan his
heirs & assigns forever, and the said Catherine S. Vaughan and Susannah
Vaughan for themselves and their heirs the said interest in the land aforesaid
unto the said Anderson Vaughan his lines ye afursaid the claim of them, the
said Catherine S. Vaughan and Susannah Vaughan or either of them or their
heirs, and from all and any person or persons whomsoever shall, will, and do
{__?__} & forever defend be these presents IN Witness whereof the said
Catherine S. Vaughan Susannah Vaughan, have hereunto set their hand and affixed
their seals the day & year first
above written.
Catherine S. [+] Vaughan
Nottoway County to wit; Susannah [+] Vaughan
We Thomas Jackson and James L. Wugtel, Justices of the Peace
for the county aforesaid in the state of Virginia do duely testify that
Catherine S. Vaughan and Susannah Vaughan parties to a certain and bearing date
the 2nd day of December and hereunto annexed personnaly appeared before us in
our county aforesaid and acknowledged the same to be their act seal and desired
us to certify the said acknowledgement to the Clerk of the county court of
Nottoway in order that the said deed may be recorded. Given from under our
hands and seals this 2nd day of December 1840
Thomas Jackson J.P.
James S. Wugtel
In Nottoway County
Court March 6th, 1841
THis deed was presented
in Court with the annexed certificates of acknowledgement and ordered to be
recorded
Teste F. Fitzgerald. C.
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1840 Census Nottoway
County Virginia
Catherine Vaughan
2 females 30-40, 1
slave
1860 census Nottoway
County Virginia
Vaughan, Cathy 60
pauper
218 v. Susannah Vaughan, born Bet. 1802 - 1810 in
Nottoway County, Virginia; died Aft. 1872 in Nottoway County, Virginia.
Notes for Susannah
Vaughan:
Nottoway County, Old
Book 10, Page 412
This indenture made and entered into this second day of
December 1840 Between Catherine S. Vaughan and Susannah Vaughan of the County
of the first part and Anderson Vaughan of said County of the other part,
Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred thirty
four dollars lawful money of Virginia in hand paid them by the said Anderson
Vaughan at or before the unsealing and acting of thses presents the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged have bargained and sold and by these presents
bargain and sell to the said Anderson Vaughan his heirs and assigns forever all
of theie rights title and interestin the land belonging to their fathers
estate, supposed to be one hundred and nine acres more of less, however much,
with all singular the appurtanances privileges thereunto belonging or in any
wise appurtaining unto the said Anderson Vaughan his heirs and assigns forever
to and for the only proper use and befof or him tha said Anderson Vaughan his
heirs & assigns forever, and the said Catherine S. Vaughan and Susannah
Vaughan for themselves and their heirs the said interest in the land aforesaid
unto the said Anderson Vaughan his lines ye afursaid the claim of them, the
said Catherine S. Vaughan and Susannah Vaughan or either of them or their
heirs, and from all and any person or persons whomsoever shall, will, and do
{__?__} & forever defend be these presents IN Witness whereof the said
Catherine S. Vaughan Susannah Vaughan, have hereunto set their hand and affixed
their seals the day & year first
above written.
Catherine S. [+] Vaughan
Nottoway County to wit; Susannah [+] Vaughan
We Thomas Jackson and James L. Wugtel, Justices of the Peace
for the county aforesaid in the state of Virginia do duely testify that
Catherine S. Vaughan and Susannah Vaughan parties to a certain and bearing date
the 2nd day of December and hereunto annexed personnaly appeared before us in
our county aforesaid and acknowledged the same to be their act seal and desired
us to certify the said acknowledgement to the Clerk of the county court of
Nottoway in order that the said deed may be recorded. Given from under our
hands and seals this 2nd day of December 1840
Thomas Jackson J.P.
James S. Wugtel
In Nottoway County
Court March 6th, 1841
THis deed was presented
in Court with the annexed certificates of acknowledgement and ordered to be
recorded
Teste
F. Fitzgerald. C.
mentioned in the 1872
will of her nephew Edward D. Vaughan as follows: Item 2nd. I give to my aunt Susan Vaughan during her
life one feather bed & furniture and a sufficient quantity of provisions
for her support until more is made and at her death the bed and furniture above
named I give to my niece Ella E. Vaughan.
56. Polly Bell7 Anderson (John6, James5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Richard1)
(Source: (1) Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen
- Beall Families, (Whittet & Shepperson,
Printers; 1909)., (2) Estate Settlement of Hannah Anderson, (Nottoway Court Order Book 7, Page 194, May
1815).) was born Abt. 1772 in Black's and White's, Amelia County, Virginia, and
died Bef. 1815 in Nottoway County, Virginia.
She married Freeman Eckles Bef. 1793 in Nottoway County,
Virginia, son of James Eckles. He was
born 1765 in Virginia, and died Bef. 1830.
Notes for Polly Bell
Anderson:
Polly B. Anderson (Mary Bell Anderson)
was the daughter of John Anderson and Mary Bell. Polly married Freeman Eckles
the son of James Eckles before 1793. This name is given in the 1794 will of
John May as Freeman Nichols.
Additionally, Grant Anderson (1909) gives it as Nichols. But Martha
gives it as Eckles in her 1800 will. I
have found no Nichols in Nottoway County.
Freeman Eckles appears as witnesses to several family documents. Rebecca's 1815 chancery suit says that she
is dead and that she had children by Freeman Eckles who is now their guardian.
Freeman probably remarried before the 1820 census. I have not been able to
identify all of her children yet (2000).
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Nottoway County Court
Order Book 7, page 194
"May Court 1815
Rebecca Anderson Complt.
In Chancery
against
Dfts.
Edmund Irby adms. of
Hannah Anderson decd. Daniel Vaughan
& Caty His wife,
Priscilla Hawkes, David Vaughan &
his
wife, Lucy Anderson,
Armstead Anderson, Allen Anderson, Wm
Anderson and Harp children and infants of
Henry Harpe by Sally
his wife formerly Sally Anderson and
Eckles children & infants
of Freeman Eckles
by Rebecca B Eckles,
formerly Rebecca B. Anderson, the said
infants by Freeman
Eckles their special Guardian
It is decreed and
ordered that Nathaniel Niblett, Abraham Buford, John Pace, and Samuel Morgan or
any three of them who are hereby named and appointed Commissioners for that
purpose do proceed to sell to the highest bidder on a credit of twelve months
one negro Girl and one colt of which Hannah Anderson died possessed, and that
they do divide the proceeds of the said sale into ten equal parts and that they
assign to Rebecca Anderson on equal part, to Daniel Vaughan & Sussey his
wife one other equal part, to Priscilla Hawks one other equal part, to David
Vaughan & Caty his wife one other equal part, to the children of Henry Harp
by Sally his former wife who was Sally Anderson one other equal part, to the
children of Freeman Eckles by his former wife Polly B Eckles who was formerly Polly
B. Anderson one other equal part, to Lucy Anderson one other equal part, to
Armstead Anderson one other equal part, to Allen Anderson one other equal part,
to William Anderson one other equal part, and that they make a report to this
court in order to a final decree."
The reversal of David and Daniel
Vaughan's names is as it occurs in the original record. The subsequent return states only that the
court order was carried out and does not reveal any new significant information
regarding family members.
Notes for Freeman
Eckles:
-1810 Census
Nottoway County, Virginia
008 Freeman Eckles +
Polly B. Anderson
<10 10-16 16-26 26-45 >45
slaves
Male 0 3 2 1 0
female 2 1 0 1 0
-1820 Census
Nottoway County, VIrginia
53A Freeman Eckles
<10 10-16 16-26 26-45 >45
slaves
Male 1 0 2 1 1
female 1 1 1 1 0
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Subj: Freeman Eckles et al
Date: 99-06-16 12:56:13 EDT
From: [email protected] (Robert Echols)
Reply-to: [email protected]
Hi Pat -- Your
information about Polly B. Anderson was interesting. You are probably right about Polly and Freeman Eckles possibly
being the parents of Allen Freeman Eckles.
The dates fit, and they lived in Nottoway County, where Allen F. later
worked on Richard Irby's plantation (1850 Census). My problem is, was Allen F.'s son, listed in the 10-yr group in
1830, named Thomas? Thomas Eckles was
born in VA in 1820, but I have not been successful in connecting him to a
family there. I can take Freeman Eckles
back through James Eckles to Edward Eckles, born about 1710. And I have all descendants of Thomas
following his marriage to Rebecca Mallard in 1842. But the missing link still evades me. If I come across any more information about Freeman and Polly, I
will send it to you. Thanks for your
notes. -- Bob Echols
Children of Polly
Anderson and Freeman Eckles are:
219 i. Sally8 Eckles, born Abt. 1795 in
Nottoway County, Virginia; died Bet. 1840 - 1850 in Nottoway County,
Virginia. She married Anderson Vaughan
Abt. 1817 in Nottoway County, Virginia; born 1792 in Nottoway County, Virginia;
died February 03, 1870 in Nottoway County, Virginia.
Notes for Sally Eckles:
Sally Eckles is
probably the daughter of Freeman Eckles and Polly B. Anderson and would be
Anderson Vaughan's first cousin. I
can't remember what record I saw in the Nottoway courthouse that led me to
conclude that she was an Eckles. But I
think it was some names in an estate settlement.
Notes for Anderson
Vaughan:
Anderson Vaughan is mentioned in the 1815 estate settlement of
his aunt Hannah Anderson. In the
settlement he buys a painted chest and a large trunk. Daniel Vaughan is also named in the same settlement. Daniel and Anderson Vaughan are listed
adjacent to one another in the 1820 census.
____________________________________________________
Nottoway County, Old
Book 10, Page 412
This indenture made and entered into this second day of
December 1840 Between Catherine S. Vaughan and Susannah Vaughan of the County
of the first part and Anderson Vaughan of said County of the other part,
Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred thirty
four dollars lawful money of Virginia in hand paid them by the said Anderson
Vaughan at or before the unsealing and acting of thses presents the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged have bargained and sold and by these presents
bargain and sell to the said Anderson Vaughan his heirs and assigns forever all
of theie rights title and interestin the land belonging to their fathers
estate, supposed to be one hundred and nine acres more of less, however much,
with all singular the appurtanances privileges thereunto belonging or in any
wise appurtaining unto the said Anderson Vaughan his heirs and assigns forever
to and for the only proper use and befof or him tha said Anderson Vaughan his
heirs & assigns forever, and the said Catherine S. Vaughan and Susannah
Vaughan for themselves and their heirs the said interest in the land aforesaid
unto the said Anderson Vaughan his lines ye afursaid the claim of them, the
said Catherine S. Vaughan and Susannah Vaughan or either of them or their
heirs, and from all and any person or persons whomsoever shall, will, and do
{__?__} & forever defend be these presents IN Witness whereof the said Catherine
S. Vaughan Susannah Vaughan, have hereunto set their hand and affixed their
seals the day & year first above
written.
Catherine S. [+] Vaughan
Nottoway County to wit; Susannah [+] Vaughan
We Thomas Jackson and James L. Wugtel, Justices of the Peace
for the county aforesaid in the state of Virginia do duely testify that
Catherine S. Vaughan and Susannah Vaughan parties to a certain and bearing date
the 2nd day of December and hereunto annexed personnaly appeared before us in
our county aforesaid and acknowledged the same to be their act seal and desired
us to certify the said acknowledgement to the Clerk of the county court of
Nottoway in order that the said deed may be recorded. Given from under our
hands and seals this 2nd day of December 1840
Thomas Jackson J.P.
James S. Wugtel
In Nottoway County
Court March 6th, 1841
THis deed was presented
in Court with the annexed certificates of acknowledgement and ordered to be
recorded
Teste
F. Fitzgerald. C.
_______________________________________________________
Nottoway County,
Virginia, New Will Book 1, Page 1
(Inventory and
appraisal appears on page 186-not copied here)
In the name of God
amen, I Anderson Vaughan of the County of Nottoway, State of Virginia, being of
a sound mind but in feeble health, and knowing the uncertainty of human life,
do make this my last will and testament, in manner and form as follows.
Item, 1st It is my will that me executor hereafter named shall
pay all my just debts from the income rising from the estate without selling
more of the perishable property thereof than may be necessary for this purpose.
Item 2nd I give unto my daughter Ann Eliza Rose one hundred
dollars, to her and her heirs forever, to be paid her in two years after my
death.
Item 3rd I give unto my son Alexander Vaughan and his heirs.
One hundred Dollars to be paid him by my executor two years after my death.
Item 4th I give unto my son Edward D. Vaughan in trust for the
benefit of my daughter Mary Crowder and her heirs One Hundred dollars. To be
paid as her circumstances may require, two years after my death.
Itme 5th It is my will that all the balance of my estate both
real and personal shall be given unto my son Edward D. Vaughan to be kept
together for his own benefit and for the benefit of my son James L. Vaughan as
hereafter provided and to be disposed of Hereafter as he may desire.
Item 6th It is my will
that my son James L. Vaughan shall be supported with all necessary provisions
by my son Edward D. Vaughan with whom he is to live during his life time of may
said son Edward D. Vaughan and should my son Edward D. Vaughan before my son
James L. Vaughan than my sons James L. Vaughan is to have an interest during
his life in my real estate so as to secure him a home and an income forever the
perichable estate sufficient for a support during his life.
Item 7th I hereby appoint my son Edward D. Vaughan executor of
this my last will and testament, and desire that no security be required of him
either as executor or as trustee aforenamed.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this 28th
day of September 1869.
Signed and acknowledged
In presence of Anderson Vaughan
J. G. Powell
M. Tunstill
J. R. Peace
J. L. Powell
Nottoway County Court
February 3rd 1870
A writing purporting to be the last will & testament of
Anderson Vaughan decd was produced in Court & offered for proof, was proved
by the oath of J. G. Powell and L. J. Powell two of the subscribing witnesses
thereto & ordered to be recorded & on motion of Edward D. Vaughan the
executor therein named who entered into & acknowledged a bond conditioned
according to law. (Without security - the will requiring none) in the penalty
of a oath and who with the oath by law required a probat of said will is
granted him in die form.
teste Richd Epes DC
____________________________________________________________
1820 census Nottoway
County, Virginia, page 452
Anderson Vaughan
1840 census Nottoway
County, Virginia
Anderson Vaughan
1 F 5-10, 2 males
15-20, 2 F 15-20, 1 M 40-50, 1 F 40-50
1850 census Nottoway
County, Virginia
69 69
Anderson VAUGHAN 58 M
Farmer 772 do
- - -
Edward D VAUGHAN 29 M do do - -
-
James S VAUGHAN 27 M do do - -
/
Mary S VAUGHAN 25
F do - - -
Caroline H VAUGHAN 23 F do - - -
Ann E VAUGHAN 17 F do - - -
1860 census Nottoway
County, Virginia
Vaughan, A 68
Daniel 40
James
38
Caroline
34
220 ii. Allen F. Eckles, born 1797 in Nottoway
County, Virginia; died Aft. 1860 in Nottoway County, Virginia. He married Martha E. ?; born 1807; died Aft.
1860 in Nottoway County, Virginia.
Notes for Allen F.
Eckles:
1840 census Nottoway
County, Virginia
Allen F. Eckles
2 F <5
1 F 10-15
1 F 30-40
1 M 40-50
1 slave 10-24
1850 census Nottoway
County, Virginia
380 380 Allen F ECKLES 54 M Labourer Nottoway - - -
on the land of Richd Irby
Martha F ECKLES 44 F do - - -
Laura C ECKLES 20 F do - - -
Sarah C ECKLES 14 F do - - -
Mariah J ECKLES 13 F do - - -
Lamana D ECKLES 10 F do - - -
Lucy C ECKLES 30
F do - - -
1860 census Nottoway
County Virginia
223 Eakles, Allen 63 carpenter
Martha E. 53
Laura C. 30
Sarah C. 23
Maria J. 21
Susan D. 18
Martha A. 9
Wm H. 19
2 laborers
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Subj: Thomas Eckles
Date: 12/14/99 6:56:18 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Robert Echols)
Reply-to: [email protected]
I have been searching
for the parents of Thomas Eckles, b. 1820 VA, for several years. By elimination, using census and all other
data I could find, I had concluded that he could have been a son of Allen F.
Eckles. Now from your information he could not have been a son of Allen F. (his
seven children were listed). There was
a male child, however, listed in the 10-year age group in the 1830 census and
missing in the 1840 census of Allen's family.
Thomas was in Mississippi about 1838.
Could he have been Allen's son, and had left with William's family when
they moved to Shelby County, Tennessee, in 1834? I'm grasping at straws here, but he came from somewhere... Any help you can give me will be deeply
appreciated. --Bob Echols
___________________________
Subj: Re: Eckles and Tuckers
Date: 3/26/00 12:43:49 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Frances Cullom
Harper)
Uncle is certainly a
possibility. But I noticed something else in the 1850 census. Who was Lucy C
Eckles? She doesn't seem to be reflected in the 1840 census and she was
apparently too old to be a child by Martha. It would appear that Allen married
Martha shortly before Laura's birth in 1830. Is there any possibility that
Allen might have been previously married (maybe to a Tucker?) and Mary Jane and
Lucy were born to that marriage? Although the tombstone gives Mary Jane Eckle's
DOB as 1830, I've seen lots of cases where a woman lied about her age even to
her family. She might have been born earlier than that. Is there an 1820 census
for Allen? Lucy seems to have been born around 1820 and might show up in
another Eckles family unless she was an Eckles widow. Or 1830 censuses for
Allen's brothers? It's certainly possible that Lucy was a niece too, perhaps even
sister to Mary Jane.
Since there were
several Eckles/Tucker marriages, it seems to me that the most likely
explanation for the kinship between Susan Ann Tucker (Goulder) and Mary Jane
Eckles would have been another Eckles/Tucker marriage.I don't know when Mary
Jane married, but the earliest child I am aware of, Martha Syndor Parham, was
born to her in 1854. However, I picked up on these children only from old
letters
and tombstones.
If it's any help, the
children that I am aware of were Martha Sydnor Parham b 1854 m 1896 Thomas Adam
Bowen (her first mar)
Minerva Parham b
11/28/1858 m Anderson E Jones
Robert A Parham b 1864
(don't have a mar for him)
Varina Lee Parham b
1867 m Robert Lee Sullivan*
Nannie Parham b ??? m
Edwin T Bowen**
*Robert Lee Sullivan's
parents were James M Sullivan and Virginia Edna Carolina
"Jennie"
Goulder, daughter of George Edwin T Goulder and Susan Ann Tucker and
sister to Susan Rebecca
Fletcher Goulder who m Thomas Adam Bowen.
**Edwin T Bowen was an
older brother to Thomas Adam Bowen. So when TA Bowen m
Martha Sydnor Parham,
he was also marrying the sister of his brother's wife.
Nannie could be a
nickname, but it's the only name I've ever seen given for her.
One of the other emails
I sent out bounced. Haven't heard from the third. Will certainly be glad to
forward on anything helpful I receive.
Frances Harper
___________________________
Posted by: Frances
Cullom Harper Date: March 25, 2000 at 20:19:03
In Reply to: Eckles,
early 1700s, Pr George Co VA by jtl of
132
I have a clue that
might help the Eckles/Echols and perhaps will help me with my Bowens or Tuckers
at the same time. My gr-grandparents were Thomas Adam Bowen and Susan Rebecca
Fletcher Goulder. T A Bowen's second wife was Martha Sydnor Parham, daughter of
James L Parham and Mary Jane Eckles b 1830, d 1900. Martha was always referred
to as "Cousin Martha" by her stepchildren. Older members of the
family alive now say this was not just an affectionate term but that Martha was
in fact a cousin to them in some way. Unfortunately, none of them remember HOW
she was a cousin.
My grandfather, Arthur
Finn Bowen, son of T A Bowen and Susan Rebecca Fletcher Goulder, wrote in his
notes: "Cousin Martha told me that her mother was Mary Jane Eecles and
that my Grandmother Susan Golder raised her mother." The grandmother he
was referring to here was Susan Ann Tucker who m George Edwin W Goulder. (Both
are buried in a field beside Butterwood Meth Church just across the county line
in Dinwiddie Co.) The 1840 Nottoway census lists Allen F Eckles next to George
W Goulder.
I haven't determined
Susan Ann Tucker's parents. According to her tombstone and the 1850 census, she
was born in 1807 in Nottoway Co. I would assume that Mary Jane Eckles was in
some way kin to Allen F Eckles but I have nothing more than this to prove it.
If Mary Jane Eckles'
daughter Martha Sydnor Parham was in fact a cousin in some way to the children
of Thomas Adam Bowen and Susan Rebecca Fletcher Goulder, was this because of
some kinship between Susan Ann Tucker and the Eckles family? I doubt that any
kinship could have involved George Edwin W Goulder since he is believed to have
come to VA from England. Did Susan Ann Tucker Goulder raise Mary Jane Eckles
because of this kinship?
If anyone can put this
together, please email me direct at [email protected]. Since I don't descend
from the Eckles, I seldom check this forum.
57. Mary7 Ferguson (Faith6 Anderson,
James5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2,
Richard1) (Source: Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families,
(Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).) was born Abt. 1755 in
Amelia County, Virginia, and died Bet. 1800 - 1810 in Prince Edward County,
Virginia. She married John Anderson
Bef. 1779, son of Jordan Anderson and Mary Watkins. He was born March 18, 1753 in Amelia County, Virginia (Source:
Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of the Anderson - Owen - Beall
Families, (Whittet &
Shepperson, Printers; 1909).), and died Aft. 1818 in ?Spencer, Kentucky.
Notes for Mary
Ferguson:
John Anderson apparently marries his
first cousin Mary Ferguson daughter of Peleg Ferguson and Faith Anderson. Mary is the dower signature in his deeds and
the book "Genealogy in part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; by
Grant James Anderson; Richmond Virginia; Whitter & Shepperson printers,
1909, reports that John married Miss Ferguson. No record of this marriage has
been found. All Nottoway Parish church
records have been lost. John Anderson's
aunt Faith was married to Peleg Ferguson whose will names his daughter Mary
Anderson. Examination of the Anderson's of Amelia and family members leaves no
other candidate Anderson other than John as the husband of Mary Ferguson. The
date of the marriage is unknown, but a child, Faith, was born before 1782. Mary is apparently the women over 45 years
of age in the 1810 census but she is not named in the last deed of sale in
1818.
/John Ferguson b: ABT. 1685 d: 22
APR 1769
/Peleg Ferguson b: BET. 1725 - 1730 d:
1796
|
\Sarah Bridgforth b: BET. 1690 - 1710
Mary Ferguson b: AFT.
1765 d: BEF. 1818
| /Richard Anderson b: 1585
| /Thomas Anderson b: 1616
| | \Elizabeth
Hawkins b: 21 MAR 1583/84 =>
| /Thomas Anderson b: ABT. 1635 d: BEF. 1683
| /Thomas Anderson b: BEF. 1663 d: 1711
|
/James Anderson b: BEF. 1690 d: 20 NOV 1751
|
| \ ? d: BEF. 1695
\Faith Anderson b: 1727 d: BEF. 20 OCT
1776
| /Arthur Jordan b: BEF. 1600 d: AFT. 1635
| /Arthur Jordan b: 1627 d: 1698
| /George Jordan b: BET. 1659 - 1660 d: 1718
| | | /Richard Bevin b: ABT. 1600 d: 1 APR
1653
| | \Elizabeth
Bevin b: BET. 1634 - 1638 d: AFT. 1664
| | \Mary
? b: ABT. 1600
\Mary Jordan b: ABT. 1694 d: ABT.
1733
| /William Browne b: BEF. 1630 d: 1705
\Mary Browne b: ABT. 1670
d: AFT. 1728
| /Henry Browne b: ABT. 1605 d: 1662
\Mary Browne b: ABT. 1638 d: ABT. 1674
\Anne
Busher d: 12 AUG 1668
Notes for John
Anderson:
John Anderson was born on 03/18/1753 the
son of Jordan Anderson and Mary Watkins. His birth was recorded in his father's
register. This register was taken to
South Carolina and then on to Georgia by his brother Thomas Anderson. The birth date is that given by Grant
Anderson is his 1909 genealogy, and it is likely that he had this register
available to him at the time he authored his book. "Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; By Grant James Anderson; Richmond
Virginia; Whitter & Shepperson printers, 1909. The register may still
survive somewhere near Dallas, Texas.
John would have been born in Amelia County, Virginia, in that portion
now Nottway County, before his father's move to Cumberland County, in that
portion now Powhatan County.
John dies before the period when
applications for Revolutionary War Pensions were opened and thus did not have
an opportunity to apply. John's brother "Doctor" Anderson served in
that 5th Virginia regiment. There is a John Anderson, an officer in that regiment,
but it cannot be confirmed to be this man. He lived in Prince Edward Co.,
receiving some land there from his parents. In 1805, he was bequeathed
"one stud horse named Juniper" by his father.
He apparently marries his first cousin
Mary Ferguson daughter of Peleg Ferguson and Faith Anderson. Mary is the dower signature in his deeds and
the book "Genealogy in part, of the Anderson-Owen-Beall families"; by
Grant James Anderson; Richmond Virginia; Whitter & Shepperson printers,
1909, reports that John married Miss Ferguson. No record of this marriage has
been found. All Nottoway Parish church
records have been lost. John Anderson's
aunt Faith was married to Peleg Ferguson whose will names his daughter Mary
Anderson. Examination of the Anderson's of Amelia and family members leaves no
other candidate Anderson other than John as the husband of Mary Ferguson. The
date of the marriage is unknown, but a child, Faith, was born before 1782.
John Anderson is lost after the 1810
census of Prince Edward. His last deed
in Prince Edward is dated 11/14/1818 selling 200 acres to William Fowlkes
. I have not had an opportunity to
study the county court orders to determine if his estate was settled by court
order. There was no will for a John Anderson in Prince Edward County on
file. I therefore cannot be sure that
he died there. Possibly he left the
state with some of his children. The LDS ancestral file contains a page on this
family that says he died in Spencer Co., KY.
John's son Jordan Anderson,Jr. went to
Tennessee. In Old Deed Book 8 of
Nottoway County, Virginia there is entered on 10/01/1829 a power of attorney
and transfer of claim to Timothy Mooring from Jordan Anderson and Rebecca B.
Anderson nee Hamlett of Carroll County, Tennessee. They are transfering portion
of an estate willed to Rebecca by Mary Oliver.
John's son William Anderson married in
Chesterfield County to Avis Rudd. There is a large Rudd family of
Chesterfield. He later moves to
Buncombe County, North Carolina.
According to Grant J. Anderson (1909)
the daughters Lydia and Faithy live to be old maids offering to leave their
substantial estate to any member of the family who would live with them. He does not state where they resided.
/Richard Anderson b: 1585
/Thomas
Anderson b: 1616
| \Elizabeth Hawkins b: 21 MAR 1583/84
=>
/Thomas Anderson
b: ABT. 1635 d: BEF. 1683
/Thomas Anderson b: BEF.
1663 d: 1711
/James Anderson b: BEF. 1690 d:
20 NOV 1751
| \ ? d: BEF. 1695
/Jordan Anderson b: 5 MAY 1723 d: 20 OCT
1805
|
| /Arthur
Jordan b: BEF. 1600 d: AFT. 1635
|
| /Arthur Jordan b:
1627 d: 1698
|
| /George Jordan b: BET.
1659 - 1660 d: 1718
|
| | |
/Richard Bevin b: ABT. 1600 d: 1 APR 1653
|
| | \Elizabeth Bevin b: BET. 1634 - 1638 d:
AFT. 1664
|
| | \Mary ? b: ABT. 1600
|
\Mary Jordan b: ABT. 1694 d: ABT. 1733
| |
/William Browne b: BEF. 1630 d: 1705
| \Mary Browne b: ABT. 1670 d: AFT. 1728
| |
/Henry Browne b: ABT. 1605 d: 1662
| \Mary Browne b: ABT. 1638 d: ABT. 1674
| \Anne Busher d: 12 AUG 1668
John Anderson b: 18
MAR 1753
| /Henry Watkins
|
/Edward Watkins d: 1771
\Mary Watkins b: 22 MAR 1724/25 d: 13 NOV
1805
John Anderson from Manasses
McBride
09/20/1779
acres Pr. Edward Co.
Pr. Edward Co. Book 6 page 335
John Anderson
wife Mary to George
Micale
12/14/1793 300 acres Pr.
Ed. Co.
Book 10 page 138
John Anderson from Jourdan
Anderson,Sr.
11/24/1802
acres Pr. Ed. Co.
Book 12 page 338
John Anderson to William
Fowlkes
11/14/1818 200 acres Pr.
Ed. Co.
Book 16 page 397
-1785 tax
roll Prince Edward County
John Anderson 8 whites 1 dwelling
-1810 Prince
Edward County, Virginia
240 Anderson, John
<10 10-16 16-26 26-45 >45
slaves
Male 0 0 0 1 1
female 0 0 1 4 1
Bibliography
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Prince Edward County
Courthouse, Wills and Deeds.
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Subj: Re: Anderson
Date: 7/6/01 9:58:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (Patricia Hardison)
The John Anderson who
was born 1755 and married Mary Ferguson about 1781.
I noticed him in the
descendant tree you put on Anderson list in answer to the SC discrepancy.
Pat
Hardison........Big Spring, Tx
More About John
Anderson:
Birth Record: March
18, 1753, Father's Register
Living: November 1818,
Charlotte County, Virginia
Children are listed
above under (38) John Anderson.
61. Lucy7 Ferguson (Faith6 Anderson,
James5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2,
Richard1) (Source: Grant James Anderson, Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson - Owen - Beall Families,
(Whittet & Shepperson, Printers; 1909).) was born Bef. 1770 in
Amelia County, Virginia, and died Aft. 1830 in Nottoway County, Virginia. She married (1) Burwell Jackson
October 26, 1787 in Amelia County, Virginia (Source: Marriage Records,
Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD
229; Automated Archives; 1994), "Electronic."), son of Matthew
Jackson and Ann Dunnivant. He was born
Abt. 1750, and died 1792 in Nottoway County, Virginia. She married (2) Fountain Tankersley
Aft. 1792. He died Bef. 1815 in
Nottoway County, Virginia.
Notes for Lucy
Ferguson:
Lucy's father was Peleg Ferguson, who
remarried after her mother's death. Her
mother was Faith Anderson. No
contemporary birth record is known. The
genealogy of Grant J. Anderson in 1909 lists her as the daughter of Faith
Anderson, sister of Jordan, Thomas, John and James.
There is a Jackson Genealogy in the
Amelia County Historical Society which erroneously states that Lucy was the
first wife of Burwell Jackson, of Amelia County, who later became a surveyor in
Logan County, Kentucky. It is clear
from my examination that there were two Burwell Jackson's, probably of the same
family perhaps cousins.
I am not sure that I understand the
exact relationship with Fountain Tankersley. It appears that she married him
after the death of her husband, and that he thereafter adopted some but not all
of her children.
This family resided near Charles
Anderson an unrelated descendant of Reynard Anderson and becomes intertwined
with them.
The children were apparently indentured
or apprenticed. Possibly the first three
were children of Burwell Jackson's first wife and were adopted by the Dunnivant
family as they are listed with the last name Dunnivant in the will. Fountain Tankersley is the guardian of
Nelson and Ann.
Will of Burwell Jackson is filed in
Nottoway County Wills. None known for
Lucy.
The estate sale of Burwell Jackson says
that John May made the coffin, David Vaughan bought the land.
-1810 Nottoway
County Census
020 Fountain Tankersley
<10 10-16 16-26 26-45 >45 slaves
Male 0 0 1 0 1 0
female 3 2 0 1 0
-1820 Census Nottway County, Virginia
55A Nelson Jackson
57A Lucy Tankersley
57A Elizabeth Tankersley
-1830 Census Nottway County, Virginia
225 Lucy Tankersley
Bibliography
Genealogy in part, of
the Anderson-Owen-Beall families, by Grant James Anderson, Whittet &
Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1909.
Notes for Burwell
Jackson:
In the name of God
Amen, I Burwell Jackson of Nottoway County being in a weak and low state of
health but in perfect memory and sound of mind do make constitute and ordain
this to be my last will and Testament. First I commit my Body to the Earth to
be buried in a Christian manner and my soul into the hands of God who gave it
me, and as to my Personal estate I
dispose of in the following manner Viza-vi.
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter
Patience Jackson Dunnivant (at her freedom or marriage) one good feather bed
and furniture and one horse, saddle and bridle to her and her heirs forever
(the horse being valued to be worth about twenty pounds.)
Item I give and bequeath unto my Son Ramsey
Jackson Dunnivant one good feather bed and furniture with a horse, saddle and
bridle valued as above, to him and his heirs forever.
Item I give unto my Daughter Dolly Jackson
Dunnivant one good feather bed and furniture and a horse, saddle and bridle
valued as above, to her and her heirs forever, Viza-vi these legacies are given
to these children at their freedom or Marriages.
Item I give unto my son Nelson Jackson one
good feather bed and furniture and a horse saddle and bridle valued to be worth
twenty pounds at his freedom or marriage to him and his heirs forever.
Item I give unto my Daughter Anne Jackson one
good feather bed and furniture and a horse saddle and bridle valued as above
(at her freedom or marriage to her and her heirs forever.
Item All my Personal Estate whatsoever with my
lands etc. I leave unto my loving wife during her natural life or Widdowhood
after which I give my land to my two sons above named to be equally divided
between them to them and their heirs forever, then I give all my personal
estate to all my children above named to be equally divided between them to
them and their heirs forever.
Renouncing and Disannuling all and every
other will or Wills heretofore by me made this to be Executed by James Eckles
and John May of Nottoway County whom I choose to be my Executors to this my
last will and Testament, In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this first day of May anno domini 1792.
Test.
Jas. Jones Burwell Jackson {seal}
Chas. Anderson
Edward Eckles
At a Court held for Nottoway County 4 day
of October 1792.
This last will and
testament of Burwell Jackson descd was exhibited into court & proved by the
oaths Charles Anderson & Edward Eckles two of the Witnesses thereunto &
ordered to be Recorded.
Teste
Isaac Holmes CC.
Notes for Fountain
Tankersley:
1815 Tommyhitton Creek
Children of Lucy
Ferguson and Burwell Jackson are:
221 i. Nelson8 Jackson, born Abt. 1788
in Nottoway County, Virginia.
Notes for Nelson Jackson:
1815 Tommyhitton Creek
12E of courthouse
-1820 Census Nottway County, Virginia
55A Nelson Jackson
222 ii. Ann Jackson, born Abt. 1790 in Nottoway
County, Virginia.
Child of Lucy Ferguson
and Fountain Tankersley is:
223 i. Elizabeth8 Tankersley.