Late 18th century marriages
indicate the presence of: ANDERSON, Benjamin MIMS, Judith 26 Jan 1769 PEERS, Anderson LEPRADE, Judith 16 Oct 1780 ANDERSON, William HANCOCK, Martha 23 Sep 1786 JOHNSON, Joseph ANDERSON, Betsy 17 May 1787 FUQUA, William ANDERSON, Jane 18 Jan 1794 ANDERSON, Pouncey LINCH, Nancy 15 Jul 1796 TAYLOR, Blagrave ANDERSON, Judith 18 Jul 1796 UNDERWOOD, Thomas ANDERSON, Elizabeth M. 13 Jan 1800 ANDERSON, Edmund ANDERSON, Susanna 30 Nov 1802 SHELTON, William ANDERSON, Nancy 16 Apr 1804 ANDERSON, Benjamin CURD, Rebecca 01 Jan 1806 ANDERSON, Lawrence GREEN, Peggy 23 Nov 1809 HUNTER, Allen ANDERSON, Rhoda 06 Feb 1809 BAILEY, Julius ANDERSON, Lucy 01 Oct 1810 HOPKINS, Anderson JOHNSON, Judith J. 11 Dec 1810
18th century Virginia land patents
reveal the presence of: Charles 06/30/1743 Goochland Co 400a On both side of Dry Creek of Appomattox River 21/298 Charles 08/20/1745 Goochland Co 400a head of Green Creek of Appamattox River 23/1070 Charles 08/20/1745 Goochland Co 130a On both sides of Dry Creek of Appamattox River 23/1076 Charles 08/20/1745 Goochland Co 400a both sides of Little Guinea Creek. 23/1078 Charles 08/20/1747 Goochland Co 400a both sides of Mallory's Branch of Appomattox river 28/131 Elkanah 08/20/1747 Goochland Co 400a both sides of Beaverdam Creek of Willis's River 28/126 Henry 06/06/1730 Goochland Co 1500a north side of Appomattox River adj Henry Clay 13/446 James 09/20/1745 Goochland Co 400a branches of Little Guinea Creek and Tear Wallet Run patents 24/34 James 09/20/1745 Goochland Co 400a Appomattox River above dry creek patents 24/115 Thomas 01/10/1735 Goochland Co 290a both sides Little Byrd near the head patents 16/468 Thomas 09/08/1736 Goochland Co 400a between tear-wallet run & Little Guinea Creek adj Paul Pig patents 17/170
1810 Virginia Census
Anderson, Benjamin Goochland 419 01521-10010-3,0 Anderson, Laurance Goochland 419 10100-00100-0,0 Anderson, Matthew Goochland 419 23001-30100-6,0 Anderson, Meredith Goochland 419 10110-11201-0,1
Discussion
Thomas and his sons Elkanah, Charles and James originated and spread southwestward from the York River Watershed family of Robert Anderson. Henry is a descendant of the Reynard Anderson family and sold his lands shortly after obtaining them.
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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