Late 18th century tax records
indicate the presence of: ANDERSON, Benjamin ANDERSON, George Jr. ANDERSON, George Sr. ANDERSON, Nathaniel
Late 18th century marriage records
indicate the presence of: ANDERSON, Nathaniel MAYO, Mary 20 Nov 1785* PAYNE, Richard B. ANDERSON, Judith 12 Jan 1795 BOWLES, Anderson PERKINS, Nancy 22 Jan 1795 ROWE, Anderson LYON, Nancy 27 Feb 1800 STANLEY, Anderson WALKER, Elizabeth H. 25 Nov 1802 ANDERSON, Robert PUCKETT, Rachel 04 Sep 1808 MINTER, Scrugg ANDERSON, Caty 25 Dec 1810* Caution: There are two marriage bonds in Virginia like this: one here in Chesterfield for Nathan and Mary Ann Mayo and another in Fluvanna for Nathaniel and Mary Mayo separated by a year or so, but regrettably the similarity in names has caused most compilers of marriages for Virginia to combine these bonds into one record. This is not so, they were two different couples. In addition this has caused many researchers to cross link these two distinct families. Mary and Mary Ann (Marianne) were cousins. Nathan was from a south side Anderson family and Nathaniel from a north side Anderson family.
18th century Virginia land patents
reveal the presence of: Nathaniel 03/01/1781 Fluvanna Co 305a both sides of middle fork of Cary Creek in fork of James River grants c/537
1810 Virginia Census
Anderson, Benjamin Fluvanna 284 02101-10001-0,0 Anderson, Benjamin Fluvanna 284 00010-00010-0,4 Anderson, George Fluvanna 284 00101-00001-0,4 Anderson, George, Jr. Fluvanna 284 21010-20010-0,0
Discussion
These men are sons of George Anderson who was a son of Matthew Anderson and are members of the York River Watershed family spreading southwestward.
The MIDI file of "Why Have My Loved Ones Gone" (lyrics) by Stephen Collins Foster (1826-1864) is used by permission of Benjamin Robert Tubb from his website at Public Domain Music http://www.pdmusic.org.
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