Descendants of Thomas Anderson
Generation No. 1
1. Thomas3 Anderson ("Northern Virginia"2, "Colonial
Virginia"1) (Source: J. Estele Stewart King, Abstracts of
Wills, Inventories, and Administrations Accounts of Frederick County, Virginia, (Virginia Book Company, Berryville,
Virginia; 1961).) was born Bef. 1690 in Unknown, and died 1748 in Frederick
County, Virginia. He married Jane ?
Bef. 1720. She died Aft. 1747.
Notes for Thomas
Anderson:
ANDERSON, THOMAS
Will, 2 March,
1747, [probated] December 11, 1747.
Sons: James,
Colbert Daughter Mary Yeats
Legatee: Patrick Riley
Exrs: wife Jane
Anderson & son James
Wit: Markey Hamley, John Cunningham, Denia
Sullwance(?)
"Abstracts of
Wills, Inventories, and Administrations Accounts of Frederick County,
Virginia", Compiled by J. Estele Stewart King, 521 West First Street,
Scotsdale, Arizona, 1961, reprint by Virginia Book Company, Berryville,
Virginia 22611. page 9
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Subj: Thos. Anderson
Date: 98-09-03 02:57:26 EDT
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected], [email protected]
Patrick & Ann,
First let me go thru my possible double
And. tie: Thos. And.->Eliz. md. Jonathan Seaman->John->Sarah md. Chas.
Gee<-Henry wife looks like was Mary Anderson. Here's my info on Thos..
Talbot Co. Md.
The 1692 will of Dr. Thos. Anderson
mentions wife Rebecca, daug. Sarah
to be raised a Protestant & kinsman
Thos. And. who at 21 yrs. of age
will get 300 acres, "Hackers
Garden", conditionally upon his remaining
with testator's wife during his minority,
elsewise kinsman Wm. And. in
England to get said land should condition
aforesaid not be observed
1710 Rebecca Darden (Dr. Thos. widow)
& John Carr gift of love to
Thos. Anderson of 50 acres & the same
day Thos. & his wife Ann convey
this land to Wm. Troth
1 Mar 1719 Jane Hollinsfort servant to
Thos. And. begat an
illegitimate child
10
Jan 1722 Thos. And. md. Sarah Hollinghurst
1725 deeds start showing up with Thos.
& wife Jane
21 Feb 1729 Thos. And. gave deposition
saying he's 51 yrs. old that
mentioned Dr. Thos. And. & Wm. Troth
both decd.
1733 last deed for Thos. & Jane
others here: John And. & wife Eliz.
1725 deed, 15 Jul 1732 John bn.
son of Thos. & Eliz. And., 1744 Thos. And. decd. eldest son
is John &
wife Martha
1735 Orange Co., Va. Thos. And. get land
1738 Frederick Co. created from Orange
Co.
Frederick Co.
1740 Thos. And., blacksmith, sold 1/2 of
his land to son Colbert &
Jonathan Seaman was living on the other
1/2.
11 Dec 1747 Thos. Anderson writes his
will; probated 2 Mar 1748
wife: Jane sons: James & Colbert
daugs.: widow Mary Yeats
mentions: Patrick Riley & Wm.
Mitchell
1. James, the oldest son, moved to SC.
His Colleton Co. will dtd. 2
May 1770 sons: eldest Thos., 2nd oldest
John, 3rd oldest James, 4th
oldest Colbert, daug. Ann Mount, 5th
oldest son Wm. & 6th oldest son
Stephen
2. Colbert, his estate was inventoried 31
Mar 1749, he had 1 son
Colbert (Ann, your guy) his widow md.
Francis Lilborn
3. Mary md. Abraham Yeats, 23 Jun 1743
estate of Abraham admin. by
Mary
4. ?? md. Patrick Riley (my guess)
5. Eliz. md1. Jonathan Seaman bn. @ 1716
d. 1743 Fred. Co.
Ch: Jonathan, John bn. @ 1742,
Eliz. & Phebe (have more info)
md2. by 1845 Wm. Mitchell
others here:
1. Bartholmew, you know about
2. Thos. And. will wr. 4 Mar. 1748 prb. 7
Jun 1748
Legatee: Phebe Strutton, daug. of
Francis Strutton
Exrs: wife Eliz. & Robt. Bangus[?]
of Fairfax Co., Va.
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Posted by B. A. Parham
on November 26, 1998 at 16:45:03 on GENFORUM
In Reply to: ANDERSON,
Thomas - VA c1730 posted by Edwin Harris on
November 11, 1998 at
13:30:53:
This Thomas Anderson
built ca. 1738 and operated a grist mill on the OPEQUON River in
"old" Frederick Co, VA--in 1863 this area became
Berkeley Co, WEST VA.
Though it burned several times, this mill was restored each time and is cited
as being one of a handful of authentic
colonial era operating
mills left in the U.S.; it is on the Dept of Interior's National Historical
Landmarks List (correct title?). It was in superb shape when I last saw it 10 years
ago, located 3/4 mile east of hamlet called "BUNKER HILL" about 10-15
miles north of Winchester,
VA, on U.S. Highway 11
and was then owned by the Gilchrist family, who were very appreciative of what
they had.
Thomas died ca. 1748
(see will in Frederick Co Circuit Court Archives) leaving two sons:
JAMES AND COLBERT
(sometimes misread as CUTH- BERT due to illegible handwritting. COLBERT
remainded in Berkeley Co and his descendants are said to still live in that co
and in Frederick Co. JAMES, however, sold his inher- ited lands in 1763 and
migrated with his family to up-country region of "old" Colleton Co,
SC--now either Edgefield or Greenwood Co, SC. Descendants are said to be living
there.
For best reference to
what I have written here, consult a superbly researched book on the history of
Frederick County,VA, published within the last 5-10 years. I apologize formy
forgetfulness. Also, see Chalkey's "Annals of the Scotch-Irish"; Judge Chalkey-- a circuit judge--abstracted
local cases involving the S-I as he held court through his circuit, which was a
large part of northern VA. Chalkey cites this law case which involved son JAMES
ANDERSON. THOMAS, his wife (MARY?), COLBERT, are named as well as
grandchildren. JAMES, by
then in SC, had to
give power of attorney to COLBERT to clear up
problem. Good luck.
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Subj: Anderson Surname
Date: 99-05-24 22:49:18 EDT
From: Jabates73
To: PatAnder73
Hello Pat Anderson,
Thanks for the
information just printed all of it out so as to read it very carefully. I have J. Estelle Stewart Kings improved
edition of the Abstracts, etc of Frederick County, Va. and did find Thomas
Anderson's will listed. A cousin had
done much research on the family in the 1970's and according to her info she
hand copied his will from pages 163, 164 and 165 of the Will Book No. 1 .
Frederick County Court, Winchester, VA.
His will info is also published in the Hopewell Friends History 1734-1934
, Frederick County, Va., published by the Genealogical Publishing Co. Have you
seen this will. I have a hard time
understanding it since it is dated Dec. 11, 1747 and was probated in March of
1747. [editors note: this last date is actually March of 1748, the Gregorian
calandar with the new year starting on January 1 was not introduced to English
colonies until 1751) The first line states that it is his last will and
testament . I have an idea the dates
have been recorded wrong. Thank you
very much for your assistance. I would
like to know more about Colbert Anderson's Rev. War records. I shall pursue that further at a later
date. Also, I want to know if anyone
knows where Thomas Anderson is buried.
He was a Quaker. Thanks Pat.
June Anderson Bates
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Subj: Locate John W.
Anderson, Terre Haute, IN
Date: 7/13/03 9:27:13
PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:
[email protected]
Sent from the Internet
(Details)
Back in '98, John W.
Anderson, 2000 N. 28th St., Terre Haute, exchanged mail with you on your
colonial VA Anderson website. He said he had extensive printed matter re
Anderson line who were in the British navy.
I ignored this at the
time, but since then noticed that the inventory of my mysterious Thomas
Anderson, Berkeley Co., VA (d. 1747) contained "a large Semon (sic)
book." Could this be
"seaman"?
Have attempted to
locate this man, but email to his old address, [email protected] has bounced,
and he is not currently listed at the above address. Do you know this man or
the woman (Ann?) whom he had visited?
Thanks.
Gen. Charles Hill
Anderson
Signal Mtn., TN 37377
Children of Thomas
Anderson and Jane ? are:
+ 2 i. James4 Anderson, born Abt. 1720;
died 1770 in Colleton County, SC.
3 ii. Mary Anderson (Source: J. Estele Stewart King,
Abstracts of Wills, Inventories, and Administrations Accounts of Frederick
County, Virginia, (Virginia Book
Company, Berryville, Virginia; 1961).).
She married ? Yeats.
+ 4 iii. Colbert Anderson, died 1749 in Frederick
County, Virginia.
5 iv. Eliza Anderson. She married (1) William Mitchell. She married (2) Jonathan Seaman; born 1716; died 1743.
Notes for Eliza
Anderson:
Eliz. md1. Jonathan Seaman bn. @ 1716 d. 1743
Fred. Co.
Ch: Jonathan, John bn. @ 1742,
Eliz. & Phebe (have more info)
md2. by 1845 Wm. Mitchell
6 v. daughter Anderson. She married Patrick Riley.
Generation No. 2
2. James4 Anderson (Thomas3,
"Northern Virginia"2, "Colonial Virginia"1)
(Source: J. Estele Stewart King, Abstracts of Wills, Inventories, and
Administrations Accounts of Frederick County, Virginia, (Virginia Book Company, Berryville,
Virginia; 1961).) was born Abt. 1720, and died 1770 in Colleton County, SC.
Notes for James
Anderson:
James 02/20/1754
Frederick Co
350a adj his own &
David Lewis on MIll Creek
NNG H/425
James 01/12/1754
Frederick Co
350a adj his own where
he lives
NNG H/473
Virginia Land Office
Patents and Grants - Northern Neck
http://image.vtls.com/collections/NN.html
James, the oldest son, moved to South
Carolina. His Colleton Co., SC will dated 2 May 1770 lists sons: eldest Thos.,
2nd oldest John, 3rd oldest James, 4th oldest Colbert, daug. Ann Mount, 5th
oldest son Wm. & 6th oldest son Stephen
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Subj: Anderson, Thomas - Frederick Co., VA
Date: 99-01-04 09:21:36 EST
From: CHASHAND
To: ANNTEEK123
CC: PatAnder73, Rwjohn151
I am descended from
Thomas, through James, SC. Have researched this line for about 30 years, but
largely ignored Colbert, who remained in VA.
I suspect they may be
related to the Anderson-Opdyck "Dutch" family (e.g., Bartholomew,
Cornelius, Enoch), but cannot as yet
establish this. The Thomas in Talbot Co., MD is not our line, according to professional researcher.
Will be happy to share
info.
Have found no answers
to Thomas' "New York" origin, as alleged in Colbert Jr.'s lawsuit.
Similarly, most of the SC families were Loyalists during the Revolution (James,
Jr. and Colbert were refugees behind British lines in Charleston, where
apparently James died; Colbert's
property confiscated; family almost disappeared, except my branch, which
removed to Pendleton District, then East TN).
[email protected] Charles Hill Anderson
221 Diane Drive
Madison, TN 37115
(O) 615-612-5821 (H) 615-860-4462
FAX 615-612-5820
Children of James
Anderson are:
7 i. Thomas5 Anderson, born Bet. 1740
- 1755.
8 ii. John Anderson, born Abt. 1745.
+ 9 iii. James Anderson, died 1782.
+ 10 iv. Colbert Anderson, born Abt. 1745; died 1785
in Abbeville District, South Carolina.
11 v. Ann Anderson. She married ? Mount.
12 vi. William Anderson.
13 vii. Stephen Anderson, died Aft. 1782.
4. Colbert4 Anderson (Thomas3,
"Northern Virginia"2, "Colonial Virginia"1)
(Source: J. Estele Stewart King, Abstracts of Wills, Inventories, and
Administrations Accounts of Frederick County, Virginia, (Virginia Book Company, Berryville,
Virginia; 1961).) died 1749 in Frederick County, Virginia.
Notes for Colbert
Anderson:
Colbert, his estate
was inventoried 31 Mar 1749, he had 1 son
Colbert (Ann, your guy) his widow md.
Francis Lilborn
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Re: Thomas Anderson,
Berkeley Co., VA
Posted by: Richard
Blue Date: August 30, 1999 at 08:56:24
In Reply to: Re:
Thomas Anderson, Berkeley Co., VA by John W. Robertson of 8399
Your Anderson line is
that of Thomas Anderson, blacksmith and miller on Mill Creek just east of
Bunker Hill, WV by 1735. The name Culbert or Colbert (as it is generally rendered)
is a pretty indicator. The lineage runs: 1)Thomas Anderson 2)Colbert Anderson I
3)Colbert Anderson II. Thomas had only one other son, James Anderson who
migrated to District Ninety-Six, SC to found a dynasty of Andersons from there.
The first Colbert died
young leaving only two children: Rebecca and Colbert, Jr. (II) who was just an
infant at the time of his father's death. This second Colbert acquires the
Anderson lands and the mill, etc., marries Nancy (aka Ann), and fathers a large
family. I descend from William Anderson, the eldest son and executor of his
father's estate. William moved to Brown Co., OH (then Adams Co.) in about 1808.
Children of Colbert
Anderson are:
+ 14 i. Colbert5 Anderson, born March 16,
1747/48 in Frederick County, Virginia; died 1804 in Berkley Springs, Virginia.
15 ii. Rebecca Anderson.
Generation No. 3
9. James5 Anderson (James4, Thomas3,
"Northern Virginia"2, "Colonial Virginia"1)
died 1782. He married Agnes ?.
Notes for James
Anderson:
Posted by: Rosemarie
Benefield (ID *****0935) Date: September 07, 2002 at 17:22:38
of 13736
Deed Book 8: 1793-1794
Edgefield County SC
Pp. 119-123. 11 Dec
1767: Patrick Dooly and Ann, his wife of Ninety Six SC to Maknerness Good,
Planter of same place but late Virginia, for 5 pounds, sold 300 acres
originally granted 20 Aug. 1767 unto Patrick Douly on Ninety Six Creek in
Barkley Co. Sc adj. lands by Moses Thompson and Colbert Anderson and Jas.
Anderson.
S/ Patrick Dooly, Ann
(X) Dooly, Wit: Richard Allison, William Christie.
I was also present and
witnessed above signatures. S/ John Savage, J.P. Red. 20 May 1793.
(James, Jr. and
Colbert were refugees behind British lines in Charleston, where apparently
James died; Colbert's property
confiscated
Children of James
Anderson and Agnes ? are:
16 i. Rebecca6 Anderson, born 1780.
Notes for Rebecca
Anderson:
Subj: Anderson
family
Date: 3/1/03 8:11:31 PM
Eastern Standard Time
From:
[email protected]
Sent from the Internet
(Details)
Patrick,
I found your email address at
Ancestry.com. I am wondering if my Anderson family ancestors tie in with yours.
I am a descendent of a Rebecca Anderson born about 1780 in South Carolina-believed
to have been raised in the Abbeville District town of Ninety Six. Her father
was James Anderson who, in his will, bequeaths land to his son Stephen
Anderson. He acquired this land when his brother Stephen Anderson left land to
him (James Anderson) and to Colbert Anderson. He also mentions daughter Sarah
and Rebecca and his wife Agnes. Colbert Anderson was appointed one of the
Executors. Will was probated 1782. Let me know if you have run across this
family. Look forward to hearing from you.
Ginger
17 ii. Stephen Anderson.
18 iii. Sarah Anderson.
10. Colbert5 Anderson (James4, Thomas3,
"Northern Virginia"2, "Colonial Virginia"1)
was born Abt. 1745, and died 1785 in Abbeville District, South Carolina. He married Mary ?.
Notes for Colbert
Anderson:
Posted by: Rosemarie
Benefield (ID *****0935) Date: September 07, 2002 at 17:22:38
of 13736
Deed Book 8: 1793-1794
Edgefield County SC
Pp. 119-123. 11 Dec
1767: Patrick Dooly and Ann, his wife of Ninety Six SC to Maknerness Good,
Planter of same place but late Virginia, for 5 pounds, sold 300 acres
originally granted 20 Aug. 1767 unto Patrick Douly on Ninety Six Creek in
Barkley Co. Sc adj. lands by Moses Thompson and Colbert Anderson and Jas.
Anderson.
S/ Patrick Dooly, Ann
(X) Dooly, Wit: Richard Allison, William Christie.
I was also present and
witnessed above signatures. S/ John Savage, J.P. Red. 20 May 1793.
(James, Jr. and
Colbert were refugees behind British lines in Charleston, where apparently
James died; Colbert's property
confiscated
Children of Colbert
Anderson and Mary ? are:
19 i. James6 Anderson.
Notes for James
Anderson:
Subj: COLBERT
ANDERSON-GENEALOGY
Date: 7/19/03 10:20:20
PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:
[email protected]
Sent from the Internet
(Details)
IN DOING RESEARCH ON MY
MATHIS/MATTTHEWS FAMILY LINE IN SOUTH CAROLINA, I CAME ACROSS THE WILL OF
COLBERT ANDERSON WRITTEN 1772 , INVENTORIED MARCH 10, 1786 IN EDGEFIELD
DISTRICT. INVENTORY MADE BY RICHARD
LANIER, OBEDIAH FIELDS AND THOMAS ROSS.
ADMINISTRATORS WERE COLBERT'S WIFE, MARY AND HIS BROTHER JAMES ANDERSON.
THE WILL WAS PROVED ON NOVEMBER 29, 1785 AND
WITNESSED BY WILLIAM AND MOLLY MATHIS (MATTHEWS) AND ELIZABETH MC CRAE.
IN THIS WILL, COLBERT STATES THAT HIS
CHILDREN ARE JAMES, JOHN, JANE AND COLBERT AND THAT HE HAD BROTHERS JAMES AND
STEVEN. ALSO THAT HE HAD LAND ON
HALFWAY SWAMP...
DO I ASSUME CORRECTLY THAT THESE ARE THE
SAME RECORDS FOR YOUR SOURCES?
FURTHER, ON OCTOBER 29, 1832, RE THE JAMES ANDERSON
ESTATE:
"STATE OF S.C., EDGEFIELD DIST..,
PERSONALLY APPEARED WM. HOLLOWAY, SR. AND CALEB HOLLOWAY, SR. AND AFTER BEING
DULY SWORN SAY THAT LUKE MATHIS AND PERMELIA SALE ARE HALF-BROTHER AND SISTER
TO JAMES ANDERSON WHO FORMERLY LIVED NEAR CAMBRIDGE, S.C. AND LATELY IN
CHARLESTON DIST., NEAR GOOSE CREEK AND THAT SAID LUKE MATHIS AND PARMELIA SALAE
ARE THE ONLY OR NEAREST RELATIONS AND HEIRS THAT THEY KNOW OF THAT ARE LIVING
UNLESS THERE SHOULD BE SOME OF JOHN ANDERSON'S CHILDREN LIVING AND THAT IF ANY
OF SAID JOHN ANDERSON'S CHILDREN ARE ALIVE THEY DO NOT LIVE IN THIS STATE AS
THEY BELIEVE...
JUNE 1, 1835, JAMES
ANDERSON, DECEASED, ESTATE, WM. ANDREWS, ADM.
WILLIAM ANDREWS, HAVING BEEN CITED BY LUKE
MATHIS, HALF-BROTHER OF JAMES ANDERSON...
"KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT
WE LUKE MATHIS, GILLAM SALES, BARTHOLOMEW JORDAN, THOMAS EFFORT OWEN, ALL OF
ABBEVILLE DISTRICT IN THE STATE AFORESAID, ARE HELD AND JOINTLY BOUND TO WM.
ANDREWS OF EDGEFIELD DISTRICT IN THE SAID STATE IN THE SUM OF $1000 TO BE PAID TO
THE SAID WM. ANDREWS, HIS....ETC...
WHEREAS A BALANCE REMAINS IN THE HANDS OF
THE AFORENAMED, WM. ANDREWS, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF JAMES ANDERSON, LATE OF
EDGEFIELD DIST., DECEASED, ...
THE SAID LUKE MATTHEWS BEING A BROTHER OF
THE HALF-BLOOD OF THE SAID JAMES ANDERSON AND PAMELA SALES, WIFE OF THE SAID
GILLAM, BEING A SISTER OF THE HALF-BLOOD: AND WHEREAS JOHN ANDERSON, A BROTHER
OF THE SAID JAMES ANDERSON DIED MANY YEARS AGO LEAVING TWO SONS WHICH TWO SONS
LEFT THE STATE AND HAVE NOT BEEN HEARD OF FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS...
THIS LUKE MATHIS IS IN
MY DIRECT FAMILY LINE.
APPARENTLY, JAMES'
MOTHER, MARY, WIFE OF COLBERT ANDERSON, IS THE MOTHER OF OUR LUKE
MATTHEWS. AS BEST AS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO CONJECTURE, SHE MARRIED WILLIAM MATTHEWS AFTER COLBERT'S DEATH..
COLBERT ANDERSON'S WILL SHOWS THAT WILLIAM
AND MOLLY MATTHEWS WERE WITNESSES. THIS
WOULD BE IN KEEPING WITH OUR OTHER RECORDS WHICH SHOW THAT OUR LUKE
MATHIS/MATTHEWS AND HIS SISTER,
PAMELA/PERMELIA WERE BORN BETWEEN 1787-1790.
WILLIAM MATTHEWS IN THE
1790 ABBEVILLE CENSUS SHOWS TO HAVE THE CORRECT NUMBER OF MALES OVER 16 AND
UNDER 16 , AND FEMALES FOR THEM TO HAVE BEEN MARY'S CHILDREN BY COLBERT
ANDERSON, AND THE TWO SHE HAD BY WILLIAM (LUKE AND PAMELA). ALSO, HE IS IN THE CENSUS BESIDE JOHN CARSON
WHOSE DAUGHTER, ISABELLA (PHOEBE) MARRIED OUR LUKE MATHIS, AND LATER WENT TO
THE EDGEFIELD DISTRICT...
THANKS YOU SO VERY MUCH
FOR ALL THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDED ON THE COLBERT ANDERSON LINEAGE...I JUST
WANTED TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH YOU ON THE OFF CHANCE THAT YOU MIGHT NOT
HAVE IT. I, ALSO, HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO
FIND MARY'S MAIDEN NAME, THOUGH IT IS CERTAIN FROM THESE RECORDS THAT SHE
MARRIED A MATTHEWS AND HAD A SON NAMED LUKE, AND A DAUGHTER NAMED
PAMELA/PERMELIA BY A MATTHEWS. .
ANY FURTHER INFORMATION
YOU MIGHT FURNISH WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
20 ii. John Anderson, born Abt. 1770.
21 iii. Jane Anderson.
22 iv. Colbert Anderson.
14. Colbert5 Anderson (Colbert4, Thomas3,
"Northern Virginia"2, "Colonial Virginia"1)
was born March 16, 1747/48 in Frederick County, Virginia, and died 1804 in
Berkley Springs, Virginia. He married Nancy
?.
Notes for Colbert
Anderson:
Colbert 10/19/1779
Berkeley Co
22a adj west side of
Opeckon Creek
NNG Y/344-345 NNS
5/224-225
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Subj: Colbert Anderson....
Date: 98-02-24 22:31:23 EST
From: ANNTEEK123
To: PatAnder73
2nd note: I visited
your website and home page. I have Colbert's will probated in Berkley spgs
1804; His son John married Rebecca Stout in 1804; don't know where. Their
daughter Elizabeth was born 5/22/1814 married William Shank, 9/22/1835. Their
daughter, Margaret Jane, was born in Edgar County, IL. 12/7/1849. Elizabeth
died in Edgar County and so did William. He was born Morgan Co, Va 10/19/1814.
I have worked around this so long that it makes me cross-eyed, but I love it.
Thank you for your info; I will share whatever I find with you. Ann
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Subj: Anderson information
Date: 98-07-13 21:45:48 EDT
From: Rwjohn151
To: PatAnder73
We ate supper with Ann
yesterday evening and she told me of your page. I have much printned material on this Anderson family which I
promised to copy for Ann. If you would
like I will run a extra copy and mail you.
One area discuses a young Anderson who was in the english navy and then
came to America. He was on the war
council (?) and the english navy was forming a semi circle around a fort. He advised not to fire till the semi circle
was completed and his advice was followed and the battle was a success for the
americans. I will be happy to send you
a copy if you like.
John W. Robertson
2000 North 28 street
Terre Haute, Ind.
47804
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Posted by: John W.
Robertson Date: January 03, 2000 at 11:05:50
In Reply to: Re:
COLBERT ANDERSON III, WVA/VA/KY by Larry Copley of 8399
Genforum.com
Hi Larry
Colbert Anderson II
married Nancy ____ and died 1804 in Berkley Co. and left 9 children by my
records.
1.Colbert A. III
married Isabel VanMeter
2.William A.
3.James A. married
Elizabeth Light
4.John R.
5.Providence A.
6.Rebecca A.
7.Eleanor A. married
John Kerney
8.Mary A.
9.Nancy A.
I believe I may have
more information on this family but will have to do a lot of digging. John
Robertson
___________________________________
Posted by: Charlene
Dodenhoff Patterson Date: August 29, 2000 at 12:38:50
In Reply to: Re:
COLBERT ANDERSON III, WVA/VA/KY by Richard Blue of 8399
genforum.com
I am not related to
this line but have info re Colbert Anderson of Berkeley Co. VA that I thought
might be of interest to you.
My ancestor, Mehitable
Ester Nolan b. ca. 1762, had an illegitimate daughter Mary born in 1783.
According to the court records, she named Colbert Anderson as the father of her
"baseborn" child and he was fined and ordered to pay support for 3
yrs.
Mehitable Ester Nolan
married in 1785 to Moses Russell and they moved to Ohio. Moses raised Mary as
his own child and she married
Phineas Matthews.
I thought it might be
helpful for you to have this knowledge in your possession in case descendants
of Mary are trying to research her ancestry.
If you have any
questions you may contact me direct at: [email protected]
Charlene Dodenhoff
Patterson
Posted by: Richard
Blue Date: January 04, 2002 at 11:30:33
of 12142
I just discovered
another piece of information relating to Kentucky Lands that were supposed to
be willed to the five
sons of Colbert
Anderson of Berkeley Co., VA c1805. Source is a set of volumes titled
"Kentucky Court of Appeals
Deed Books"
compiled by Michael L. Cook and Bettie A. Cook, Cook Publications, Evansville,
IN 47712, published 1985.
Volume II page 94
(original page 356)
Indenture, January 23,
1805 Andrew Waggoner of Berkeley Co., Virginia and Mary Waggoner, his wife to
Colbert Anderson of Berkeley Co., for $4,262 two tracts of land in Livingston
Co., Kentucky, one of the tracts containing 1,200 acres which was conveyed to
James Garrard, Governor of Kentucky by deed dated December 9, 1784 being part
of a military warrant, and beginning on the bank of the river, thence
northeast, the other tract containing 931 acres by survey dated October 5,
17907 and beginning on the bank of the river at the upper corner to a survey of
Benjamine Holmes thence up the river, it being granted to Waggoner by Kentucky
on April 13, 1800 by virtue of a military warrant and entered December 9, 1784.
Both of said tracts being in the district set apart for officers and soldiers
of the Virginia Continental Line on the Ohio River. Witnessed by William
Riddell, George Cunningham, Theodore Messinger, and Elisha Boyd. Mary Waggoner
relinquished the rights of dower.
Recorded March 4, 1805
Berkeley County, Virginia and
November 4, 1805 by
Kentucky Court of Appeals. ...
This states that
Colbert Anderson paid cash for the land while his will prepared shortly
thereafter seems to indicate
that he bartered the
Anderson mill at Bunker Hill, Virginia for the Kentucky land. At least we now
have a better
legal description by
which to locate the land. Still I have no indication that any Anderson
descedant ever occupied this land in western Kentucky. In those days $4262 was
alot of money to pay for a piece of land you never used. I think we should ask
for our money back with interest.
Notes for Nancy ?:
Posted by: Richard
Blue (ID *****8613) Date: August 17, 2003 at 10:28:17
of 15041
In spite of extensive
documentation there is still room, it seems, for some confusion concerning the
family of Colbert Anderson, Jr. of Berkeley Co., WV and his wife Ann. So
I have been
reexamining the extensive probate records for
this couple. I will
say the Colbert Anderson's will is
very explicite on this
point -- there are a total of nine
children designated as
heirs and there are five sons very
clearly named as
William, Providence, James, Thomas, and
Colbert. That leaves
four (4)daughters. In addition to the
will itself we can
examine the estate account records to see who received payments as heirs of
Colbert Anderson which
gives us another fix
on the names of the daughters and their husbands. For example the payments made
11 May 1813
include: "cash to
George Knup who married Rebecca Anderson one of the heirs $82"; "cash
to Mrs. Ann Anderson guardian to Mary and Ann Anderson two of the children of
C. Anderson
$165"; and
"cash paid to John Kerney and Elenor his wife said Elenor being one of the
heirs of C. Anderson dec'd $65"
In those three entries
we have the names of all four daughters: Rebecca Anderson Knupp, Elenor
Anderson Kerney,
Mary and Ann Anderson.
Amelia is nowhere named as an
heir or daughter of
Colbert Anderson, Jr.
However, a few years
later Mrs. Ann Anderson, widow of
Colbert Anderson, Jr.
dies and her estate enters into probate c1823. In this case there is, I
believe, no will
so all legal children
(or their children) can claim an
equal share of the
estate. This includes all of nine children of Colbert Anderson, Jr. as listed
above except
now Mary and Ann are
also married. The surprise is that
there is now, it
seems, a fifth daughter -- Amelia.
Actually Amelia is
deceased so it is her sons, Andrew, William, and John Waggoner, who are to
share in the Ann
Anderson estate. It
seems that Amelia Anderson, wife of
Thomas Waggoner, is a
legally recognized daughter of Ann
Anderson but not a
child of Colbert Anderson, Jr.
Since the Andersons
and the Waggoners were near neighbors
in the Bunker Hill
community this marriage would point
to Amelia having been
around if not in the Colbert Anderson household. If we guess that her age was
not too different from that of her husband it is quit possible that she was
born before Ann's marriage to Colbert Anderson. The eldest son, William
Anderson, was born in 1774 according to his tombstone.
Children of Colbert
Anderson and Nancy ? are:
23 i. Eleanor6 Anderson. She married John Kearney.
+ 24 ii. James Anderson.
25 iii. Mary Anderson.
26 iv. Nancy Anderson. She married John Deck.
Notes for Nancy
Anderson:
COLBERT ANDERSON III,
WVA/VA/KY
Posted by: Russ Elliott
Date: December 27, 1999 at 07:09:16
of 8399
Genforum.com
Colbert Anderson III
was the father of my GGgrandmother Nancy Anderson. Nancy was born in 1809. She
married John Deck 5 Jan 1825 in Berkeley County, Va (now WVA). She and John
migrated to Indiana and the 1850 census listed her as being born in KY. Is
there any info out there about Colbert III being in KY during the 1809 time
period, and if so, where in KY?? Who was Colbert III wife and what was her
ancestry?? Help!! I'm at a brickwall!!
27 v. Rebecca Anderson. She married ? Knupp.
+ 28 vi. William Anderson, born 1774.
29 vii. Thomas Anderson.
+ 30 viii. Providence Anderson, born Abt. 1780; died
1823 in Berkeley, (West) Virginia.
31 ix. Colbert Anderson, born Bet. 1796 - 1798.
Notes for Colbert
Anderson:
Posted by: Richard Blue
(ID *****8613) Date: August 17, 2003 at 09:39:59
I believe there is some
confusion as to which Colbert Anderson married Isabelle VanMeter that I can now
clear up.
There are two options
to consider: (1)The son of Colbert Anderson, Jr. whom I will designate as
Colbert III.
or (2) Colbert the son
of James Anderson and grandson of Colbert Anderson Jr.
The household of
Colbert and Isabelle VanMeter Anderson is
found in the 1850
census neighboring that of Isabelle's
father. In this record
Colbert Anderson indicates his age
as 42, i.e. born in
1808 several years after the death of
Colbert Anderson, Jr.
so that would seem to take Colbert III
out of the running
leaving us with Colbert, son of James, as
the likely man.
For kicks I have
attempted to get some fix on the birth year for Colbert III. This I think I can
now do from an
examination of the
court records for the Estate of Colbert
Anderson with William
Anderson, Executor. For example,
among payments to heirs
made in 1816 we have a payment
to Thomas Anderson
guardian for Colbert Anderson. I believe
this tells us that
Colbert III is not yet age 21, i.e. born
after 1795. Indeed
several other heirs receive their shares through the agency of a guardian such
as Joel Ward
who is guardian of
James Anderson's children. Again in 1817
Colbert III gets his
share through Thomas Anderson, his older brother, but by 6 Apr 1819 Colbert
Anderson III is,
it seems, old enough to
receive payment in his own right.
I conclude, on this
basis that Colbert Anderson III was
born between 1796 and
1798, at least 10 years before his
nephew of the same
name. I don't know what happened to
Colbert Anderson III
after this, but I am sure he did not
marry Isabelle
VanMeter.
Generation No. 4
24. James6 Anderson (Colbert5, Colbert4,
Thomas3, "Northern Virginia"2, "Colonial
Virginia"1) He married Elizabeth
Light.
Notes for James
Anderson:
Subj: Anderson Genealogy
Date: 8/3/00 9:42:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected]
Greetings! I saw your address posted at the genforum
and hoped you could provide
information. I am a descendant of a
Rebecca Anderson b. 1812/3 in Berkeley,
WV. I have been trying to piece
together Rebecca's line and am hoping that you can be of help. I'll share with you what I think I know and
invite you to either confirm or deny based on your data.
First of all, I found
a marriage record for James Anderson and Christena Schoppert dated April 7,
1805. From my findings their children
included Colbert, Nancy, Eliza, Amelia, and Rebecca:
.... Colbert b. 1807
married Isabel VanMeter
.... Nancy b. 1809 married
John Deck in 1825 (They moved to Ohio and later to Indiana).
.... Amelia b. 1811
married James VanMeter (relation to Isabel above?), and had a son named
Colbert. They too moved to Indiana with
Amelia dying 8/7/1893, in Hancock, IN.
.... Rebecca married
John Morrison on 11/27/1831. I believe
that this is my line. By 1850 John had
shortened his name to Morris. They were
living in Berkeley, WV then but by 1860 they had moved to Hancock, IN (cf.
Amelia above). Their children included
Christena and Colbert along with several others. Their oldest daughter Ann married a Deck (cf. Nancy above).
Do you know anything
about this family? The next question is
if we can go any further. I did find
James Anderson in the 1810 Berkeley census, with two small children which would
correspond with Colbert and Nancy. Next
door is a large Anderson family headed by Ann.
I then found a record for Colbert Anderson d. 1804, leaving wife Nancy
(Ann?) and nine children (girls - Rebecca, Eleanor, Mary, and Nancy; boys - John,
Colbert, Wm, Providence, and JAMES.
This Colbert d. 1804 was the son of Colbert, the son of Thomas. Thomas came from NY to that area of VA in
1738 where he operated a grist mill.
From my understanding, this grist mill is still operational today.
I would appreciate any
information you might have. Thanks so
much!
Child of James
Anderson and Elizabeth Light is:
+ 32 i. Colbert7 Anderson, born 1808.
28. William6 Anderson (Colbert5, Colbert4,
Thomas3, "Northern Virginia"2, "Colonial
Virginia"1) was born 1774.
He married Isabella Daniel.
Notes for William
Anderson:
Posted by: Richard
Blue Date: January 01, 2000 at 08:48:44
In Reply to: COLBERT
ANDERSON III, WVA/VA/KY by Russ Elliott
of 8399
genforum.com
Russ, sorry if I seem
to be hard to find. I've been neglecting my Anderson line a bit. I am
interested in learning more about your line from Colbert Anderson III as I am
unable to account for all the Colbert Andersons that turn up in the IGI or
census indexes, for example. One puzzle left by the will of Colbert Anderson II
is that he specifies that land in KY was to be divided equally amongst his
sons. Your Colbert III seems to be the only son who may have taken up some of
that land. I descend from the eldest son, William Anderson, who went to Brown
Co., OH to settle with his wife's people and, it seems, never did anything with
the KY land claim. The land in question would have been claimed under Military Warrants issued to
Andrew Waggonner and bartered to Colbert Anderson II in exchange for the
Anderson Mill. William Anderson, as executor of his father's estate, was
instructed to sell some of the land and to use the funds to gain clear title
for the
remainder. I don't
know whether William carried out his father's wishes. In addition to my own
Anderson line through William I know something about Providence Anderson's
descendants, but not much else yet.
______________________________
Posted by: Richard
Blue Date: January 11, 2000 at 08:05:17
In Reply to: Re:
R.Blue-William Anderson by Liana of
8399
The William Anderson,
executor of the estate of Colbert Anderson II, as it says in the probate
record, moved to Ohio by about 1808. It says "Adam County, OH"
(actually it was Adams Co.) as Brown Co. had not yet been formed. The actual
location in modern terms is Huntington Twp., Brown Co., OH on a tract
originally survey for Isaac Hite. That tract was purchased by Samuel Daniel and
divided among William
Anderson, Joseph
Daniel, and William Hiett all of whom were heirs of a John Daniel of Berkeley
Co. William Anderson's spouse is Isabella (aka Elizabeth) Daniel. William and
Isabella Anderson are buried in a private plot on their land near the village
of Hiett in Huntington Twp.. William's tombstone bears an inscription which
identifies him as being "of Berkeley County, VA". So I think I can
safely say we have a correct identification of William Anderson although there
is some confusion, for example, in the files of the Berkeley Co. Historical
Society.
As for the siblings of
this William Anderson, i.e. the children of Colbert Anderson II I consider the
authoritative sources two wills which name a number of heirs. One is the will
of Colbert Anderson II which makes it clear that the above William Anderson is
the eldest son and Colbert Anderson III is the youngest child. As to who else
should be included, there seems to be some disagreement here. For example, I
find no mention of a John Anderson. I'd really like to know how he gets
included in this family group. The second will of significance is
that of the Colbert
II's widow, Nancy Anderson (aka Ann). For reasons I don't understand it is
probate in neighboring Frederick Co. While all the son's names are still the
same there is an Amelia Anderson Waggoner, dec'd, whose share goes to two
Waggoner sons. I've been told by a Waggoner descendant that Amelia's husband is
likely Thomas Waggoner, a son of the Andrew Waggoner who battered a land claim
for the Anderson mill.
The puzzle is that no Amelia Anderson is mentioned in the will of Colbert
Anderson II. There are clearly two or more Anderson families in the
neighborhood who are not obviously connected to the Colbert Anderson line so
one has to take some care to keep them sorted properly. I have assumed (but can't
prove) that the use of the name Colbert is a useful clue for the identification
of the right Anderson line in subsequent generations. Indeed my William
Anderson did name a son Colbert.
Child of William
Anderson and Isabella Daniel is:
33 i. Colbert7 Anderson.
30. Providence6 Anderson (Colbert5,
Colbert4, Thomas3, "Northern Virginia"2,
"Colonial Virginia"1) was born Abt. 1780, and died 1823 in
Berkeley, (West) Virginia. He married Hannah
Cluster December 21, 1815.
Notes for Providence
Anderson:
Leon O Kearns
<[email protected]>
Children of Providence
Anderson and Hannah Cluster are:
34 i. Mary7 Anderson.
35 ii. Elizabeth Anderson.
36 iii. Margaret Anderson.
37 iv. Nancy Anderson.
38 v. Catherine Anderson.
39 vi. William Henry Anderson, born 1816.
Generation No. 5
32. Colbert7 Anderson (James6, Colbert5,
Colbert4, Thomas3, "Northern Virginia"2,
"Colonial Virginia"1) was born 1808. He married Isabel VanMeter.
Notes for Colbert
Anderson:
Posted by: Richard
Blue (ID *****8613) Date: August 17, 2003 at 09:39:59
I believe there is
some confusion as to which Colbert Anderson married Isabelle VanMeter that I
can now clear up.
There are two options
to consider: (1)The son of Colbert
Anderson, Jr. whom I
will designate as Colbert III.
or (2) Colbert the son
of James Anderson and grandson of
Colbert Anderson Jr.
The household of
Colbert and Isabelle VanMeter Anderson is
found in the 1850
census neighboring that of Isabelle's
father. In this record
Colbert Anderson indicates his age
as 42, i.e. born in
1808 several years after the death of
Colbert Anderson, Jr.
so that would seem to take Colbert III
out of the running
leaving us with Colbert, son of James, as
the likely man.
For kicks I have
attempted to get some fix on the birth year for Colbert III. This I think I can
now do from an
examination of the
court records for the Estate of Colbert
Anderson with William
Anderson, Executor. For example,
among payments to
heirs made in 1816 we have a payment
to Thomas Anderson
guardian for Colbert Anderson. I believe
this tells us that
Colbert III is not yet age 21, i.e. born
after 1795. Indeed
several other heirs receive their shares through the agency of a guardian such
as Joel Ward
who is guardian of
James Anderson's children. Again in 1817
Colbert III gets his
share through Thomas Anderson, his older brother, but by 6 Apr 1819 Colbert
Anderson III is,
it seems, old enough
to receive payment in his own right.
I conclude, on this
basis that Colbert Anderson III was
born between 1796 and
1798, at least 10 years before his
nephew of the same
name. I don't know what happened to
Colbert Anderson III
after this, but I am sure he did not
marry Isabelle
VanMeter.
Child of Colbert
Anderson and Isabel VanMeter is:
40 i. Mary8 Anderson. She married George Henry.
Notes for Mary
Anderson:
Subj: COLBERT ANDERSON
AND OTHERS
Date: 3/10/03 8:56:03
PM Eastern Standard Time
From: Bronson Miller
To: PatAnder73
Dear Patrick, I just
looked on your website at the Anderson/ Since I and related to the andersons
and the vanmeters, I believe we have some common ancestors. Isabel vanmeter
married a colbert anderson, and one of their children was a mary who married
george henry, they had at least wto children, clara , who was born in
germantown,indiana about 1862, and my ggreatmother statten henry. born in 1863
or 1864, I don;t know where she was born at, Anyway, they ended up here at least after the civil war. My
ggreatgrandmother married a john henry. they had one child that survived to
marry and have children,laura ann henry who married my grandfather mahlon
sencindiver mcdonald. statten henry had 3 other childre that failed to live
very long. . any way , my father was lee page mcdonald.who married mary evelyn
(CRAWFORD) mcdonald. I am Merry (mcdonald) Miller., their second child. Also, I
believe that george henry was a sheriff in the county at one time. (berkeley) I
think, that is of w.va. Isabel vanmeter was the daughter of abraham and nancy
vanmeter, (they were both vanmeters, first cousins). Sincerely merry
miller P. O. BOX 467 INWOOD, W.VA
25428. i HAVEN'T DONE MUCH RESEARCH ON THE
ANDERSONS.