Descendants of James Anderson
Generation No. 1
1. James3 Anderson (North Side2, Colonial Virginia1) (Source:
William and Mary Quarterly, Volume XII, pages 196-205.) was born Bef. 1690 in
Scotland, and died in England. He
married Anne McNeale (Source: William and Mary Quarterly, Volume
XII.). She was born in Ireland, and
died in England.
Notes for James
Anderson:
William and Mary
Quarterly, Volume XII, pages 196-205
Children of James
Anderson and Anne McNeale are:
+ 2 i. John4 Anderson, born in Ireland;
died in York County, Virginia.
+ 3 ii. William Anderson, born in Ireland; died Aft.
1756 in York County, Virginia.
Generation No. 2
2. John4 Anderson (James3, North Side2,
Colonial Virginia1) (Source: William and Mary Quarterly, Volume
XII.) was born in Ireland, and died in York County, Virginia.
Child of John Anderson
is:
4 i. daughter5 Anderson (Source:
William and Mary Quarterly, Volume XII.), died in Caroline County, Virginia.
3. William4 Anderson (James3, North
Side2, Colonial Virginia1) (Source: William and Mary
Quarterly, Volume XII.) was born in Ireland, and died Aft. 1756 in York County,
Virginia. He married Sarah Pate
(Source: William and Mary Quarterly, Volume XII.) February 17, 1736/37 in
Gloucester County, Virginia. She died
Abt. 1778.
Notes for William
Anderson:
Kept a school near
Chiskiac Church
Children of William
Anderson and Sarah Pate are:
5 i. Annie5 Anderson (Source: William
and Mary Quarterly, Volume XII.), born December 26, 1737; died in Gloucester
County, Virginia. She married John
Mourning.
+ 6 ii. James Anderson, born January 24, 1739/40 in
Gloucester County, Virginia; died September 08, 1798 in Williamsburg, Virginia.
7 iii. Sarah Anderson (Source: William and Mary
Quarterly, Volume XII.), born November 26, 1741; died June 01, 1824 in
Williamsburg, Virginia.
8 iv. William Anderson (Source: William and Mary
Quarterly, Volume XII.), born November 18, 1743; died in Gloucester County,
Virginia.
9 v. Matthew Anderson (Source: William and Mary
Quarterly, Volume XII.), born October 06, 1745; died November 11, 1803 in
Williamsburg, Virginia.
+ 10 vi. Mary Anderson, born March 05, 1747/48; died
December 10, 1822 in Williamsburg, Virginia.
11 vii. Rachel Anderson (Source: William and Mary
Quarterly, Volume XII.), born July 09, 1756; died December 06, 1825.
Generation No. 3
6. James5 Anderson (William4, James3,
North Side2, Colonial Virginia1) (Source: (1) William and
Mary Quarterly, Volume XII., (2) tyler.FTW, Date of Import: May 24, 2000.) was
born January 24, 1739/40 in Gloucester County, Virginia (Source: tyler.FTW,
Date of Import: May 24, 2000.), and died September 08, 1798 in Williamsburg,
Virginia. He married Hannah Tyler
(Source: (1) William and Mary Quarterly, Volume XII., (2) tyler.FTW, Date of
Import: May 24, 2000.) February 08, 1766 (Source: tyler.FTW, Date of Import:
May 24, 2000.), daughter of John Tyler and Anne Graves. She was born December 25, 1740 in Essex
County, Virginia (Source: tyler.FTW, Date of Import: May 24, 2000.), and died
January 12, 1803 in Richmond, Virginia.
Notes for James
Anderson:
DAR PS, public
armorer, gunsmith at Williamsburg later at the Richmond Rope Works which were
burned during Arnold's raid into Virginia during the Revolutionary War. Wife Hannah lived in Richmond after the War
and filed many clams for reimbursement for arms manufactured during the
war. Gave up his blacksmith shop in
Williamsburg to his son James Anderson on 01/01/1794 as advertised in the
Virginia Gazette and General Advertiser on 12/09/1793.
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Subj: Colonial Virginia Andersons
Date: 5/20/00 3:20:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (SCHWARZ KENNETH ...
MIDTOWN)
To: [email protected] ('[email protected]')
Patrick
I am Kenneth Schwarz,
a blacksmith at the James Anderson blacksmith shop at Colonial Williamsburg in
Williamsburg Virginia. I have been
doing historical research into James Anderson blacksmith and armourer to the state
of Virginia during the Revolutionary War, and have gathered quite a lot of
information, mostly business records and Government correspondence. I am interested in contacting any
descendants who might have family related artifacts, and of course I am willing
to share my research. I am trying to
gather as much information as possible about the eighteenth century family,
especially here in Williamsburg. I hope
to assemble a publishable manuscript about blacksmiths in Colonial Virginia and
highlight James Anderson as a unique example
of a patriot and entrepreneur in the period.
I would appreciate any
assistance or leads that you could offer in this project. I look forward to hearing from you.
Ken
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Subj: Colonial Virginia Andersons
Date: 5/25/00 2:22:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (SCHWARZ KENNETH ...
MIDTOWN)
To: [email protected] ('[email protected]')
Pat-
Thanks for your quick
response. I wanted to compare some of
my findings with your information, for although they are nearly identical, I
see a few differences that I thought we might be able to clarify. This is the information as I have it.
"James Anderson
was born in Scotland and married Ann McNeale of Ireland where he settled for a
time and then removed to England where he and his wife died. During his residence in Ireland he had two
sons William and John who after the death of their parents emigrated to America
and settled in Gloucester County Virginia where they both Married- John and his
wife died in Gloucester Co Virginia leaving an only child- a daughter who
married and removed to the county of Caroline to reside- William, the oldest son and great
grandfather to William Tyler Anderson (Author of this history) married Sarah
pate in Gloucester on the 18th of February
1736/37 and by her had the following Children to wit:
- Ann
-James, born on
Thursday, the 24th of January 1739/40
at 7pm and married Hannah Tyler of Essex Co Virginia on the 8th of February
1766. He died in Williamsburg on the _
day of September, 1798 and was buried in the Brutn Parish Churchyard in that
city where the remains of his wife were afterward deposited near to his own in
1803, she having died in Williamsburg on the 12th day of January in that
year. (note: there are no marked
Anderson tombstones at Bruton)
-Sarah
-William
-Matthew
-Mary
-Rachel
Many years previous to
their deaths, William Anderson and Sarah his wife removed from Gloucester to
York Co and settled in the immediate neighborhood of Chiskiak (Ciskiac,
Cheesecake) church at which he kept a school for some years, and where the
remains of himself and wife are deposited.
he died near the church, at his residence and she, some years afterwards
viz 1778 at the residence of her son, James Anderson in Williamsburg and now
1842 the residence of their Grandson Robert Anderson.
William Tyler
Anderson, grandson of James and Hannah, wrote a family history that includes
the same basic information that you have, with some additional information for
each family member, but he records the sixth child as Julia (rather than
Julian) recording thatshe was "born in Williamsburg on the 9th of March
1777, at 7 AM and never married, having died when quite young."
In addition, William
inherited a family Bible and in the 1830's after a religious awakening, kept a
family record in the Bible that runs into about 1850, and takes the family into
new York and New Jersey.
James Anderson (son of
William and Sarah) was a Blacksmith in Williamsburg starting about 1762 when he
shows up in the accounts of Alexander Craig, a saddlemaker, buying leather for
a Bellows. In 1765 he buys a lot in
Williamsburg and in 1768 is appointed to the Government position as
Armourer. There are numerous entries in
the Journals of the Council of the State of Virginia, and the Journal of the House
of burgesses (I believe) for Anderson being issued warrents for payment of his
salary as Armourer. In 1776, Anderson
is Contracted by the Committee of Safety as an Armourer (records of the
Committee of Safety), and eventually wors for the State of Virginia, repairing
arms during the Revolutionary War. In
1780, he relocated to Richmond, along with the Capitol, and worked in his shop
"below the Capitol" until Arnold's raid destroyed his Shop and tools. Anderson moved to a Government arsenal at
Point of Fork, and eventually went back to Richmond to serve out the remainder
of the War. He may have been taken prisoner by the British during the war, for
a signed parole was submitted to a ninteenth century court as proof of service. Following the war, he was in Norfolk for a
brief time, returned to Richmond where he seems to have worked until 1797. (VHS daybook) In late 1797, he returned to Wiliamsburg, where he died in 1798.
He doesn't seem to
work in the Richmond rope works by my record, but rather is in his own shop
(rented by the State) as a public servant.
James advertises that he is leaving the Richmond business to his son
James, in 1793, but James Jr is still a minor at this time (b October, 1774),
and James Sr seems to be running the business (Anderson Daybook, VHS, Anderson
ledger C, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation).
The Archaeological
excavations, and reconstruction of the shop is in Williamsburg at the site of
James anderson, the armourer. We
operate the reconstructed shop as part of the interpretive program in Colonial
Williamsburg. We have 8 full time
blacksmiths carrying on the trade in the Eighteenth Century manner, and talking
about James Anderson as a Revolutionary war blacksmith. We have done a number of Public Television
programs, and video productions related to Blacksmithing. We are currently filming one for PBS as an
"electronic fieldtrip" for students, and are beginning the planning
to film for the "Woodwright's Shop" in 2001. Further Archaeological work is due to take
place this summer on the South end of the lot, eventually followed by
construction of the Kitchen and two outbuildings in the near future.
This educational part
of our programming is the primary resaon for my research. If you have any contact with descendants who
have material on Anderson, or even Anderson ancestry through the other
children, it would be of great assistance to me. Meanwhile, I am eager to share my research with others, with most
of my knowledge of subsequent generations descending through William Tyler
Anderson.
I hope this is useful
to you, and i would appreciate any other material that you have. In addition, My parents live in Maryland, so
I get up that way periodically. Perhaps
we could meet and discuss this face to face someday. Or if you happen to be in Williamsburg, let me know in advance,
and we can get together here.
Best Wishes,
Ken Schwarz
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Subj: RE: Colonial Virginia Andersons
Date: 5/29/00 6:06:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (SCHWARZ KENNETH ...
MIDTOWN)
To: [email protected] ('[email protected]')
Pat-
I would really
appreciate your help in posting information and hoping for replies from other
Anderson descendants. I know that I
have located several already, and hope to find more. I would love to hear from any of them, especially any that may
have materials relating to James Anderson.
I will keep you posted
with relevant material as I find more information as well.
Ken
[tyler.FTW]
DAR PS, public
armorer, gunsmith at Williamsburg later at the Richmond Rope Works which were
burned during Arnold's raid into Virginia during the Revolutionary War. Wife Hannah lived in Richmond after the War
and filed many clams for reimbursement for arms manufactured during the
war. Gave up his blacksmith shop in
Williamsburg to his son James Anderson on 01/01/1794 as advertised in the
Virginia Gazette and General Advertiser on 12/09/1793.
The shop is now
preserved as a historic site and is a main point of interest in the
Williamsburg Tour.
Children of James
Anderson and Hannah Tyler are:
12 i. William6 Anderson (Source:
William and Mary Quarterly, Volume XII.), born January 02, 1767. He married Nancy Lowry Abt. 1788; born in
Norfolk County, Virginia.
13 ii. John Tyler Anderson (Source: William and
Mary Quarterly, Volume XII.), born September 07, 1768; died 1805 in Drowned in
Hampton Roads. He married Ann Jackson
Abt. 1797; born Abt. 1774 in Norfolk County, Virginia; died Abt. 1811.
14 iii. Leroy Anderson (Source: William and Mary
Quarterly, Volume XII.), born December 06, 1770. He married (1) Nancy Shields Bef. 1812; born in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania; died Abt. 1808. He
married (2) Hannah Wright Southgate Abt. 1812; born in Richmond, Virginia.
15 iv. Nancy Anderson (Source: William and Mary
Quarterly, Volume XII.), born October 24, 1772. She married George Camp Abt. 1795; born in Norfolk County,
Virginia.
16 v. James Anderson (Source: William and Mary
Quarterly, Volume XII.), died Aft. 1793.
Notes for James
Anderson:
Blacksmith in
Williamsburg, extensive archeological excavations have been made around his
workshop.
17 vi. Julian Anderson (Source: William and Mary
Quarterly, Volume XII.), born March 09, 1777.
18 vii. Henry Anderson (Source: William and Mary
Quarterly, Volume XII.), born March 29, 1779; died in Powhattan County,
Virginia. He married Sarah Williamson
February 13, 1806.
19 viii. Robert Anderson (Source: William and Mary
Quarterly, Volume XII.), born October 20, 1781. He married Helen Maxwell Macauley August 18, 1814.
10. Mary5 Anderson (William4, James3,
North Side2, Colonial Virginia1) (Source: William and
Mary Quarterly, Volume XII.) was born March 05, 1747/48, and died December 10,
1822 in Williamsburg, Virginia. She
married Jacob Williamson April 20, 1782 in Henrico County, Virginia
(Source: Marriage Records, Southern States, 1728-1850, (CD 229; Automated Archives; 1994),
"Electronic.").
Child of Mary Anderson
and Jacob Williamson is:
20 i. Sarah6 Williamson. She married Henry Anderson (Source: William
and Mary Quarterly, Volume XII.) February 13, 1806; born March 29, 1779; died
in Powhattan County, Virginia.