Person:Thomas Anderson (97)

Will of Thomas Anderson

From Frederick County, Virginia:

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

Records of Thomas Anderson in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:

• Vol. 2 - Anderson vs. Demoss--O. S. 1; N. S. 1--In 1734 Thos. Anderson bought from Alexr. Ross & Morgan Bryan 1,000 acres west of Opeckon but Fairfax entered caveat. Thomas Anderson died after having deeded 6th March, 1774-5, 600 acres to Colbert Anderson, one of his sons, and devised 300 acres to James Anderson, his eldest son. Colbert settled on his tract and lived there until his death, 17__, intestate, leaving orator Colbert, eldest son, an infant of tender years. After Colbert's death his widow married Francis Lilburn who obtained a patent in his own name & then sold out in small parcels to persons who afterwards relinquished to Colbert, Jr., except Rebecca Demoss, who with her children Sarah, Ann, the widow of Charles who is dead without issue, William, Thomas, Lewis, Catherine & Throckmorton Demoss are in possession of 80 acres. Writ dated 28th December, 1792. Thomas Anderson came in 1734 from New York. Copy of Thomas Anderson's will 11th December, 1747. Blacksmith. Wife Jane, son James, son Colbert to Patrick Riley (he having received his proportion already) daughter Mary Yeats to William Mitchell. Mary Yeats is a widow--proved 2nd March, 1747-8. Thos. Anderson of Colleton Co., So. Carolina, appoints Colbert Anderson of Frederick Co., Va., Power of Att'y--dated Charleston 28th June, 1771. Will of James Anderson, Senr., of Colleton Co., So. Carolina, dated 2nd May, 1770. Eldest son Thomas, 2nd son John, 3rd son James, 4th son Colbert, daughter Ann Mount, 5th son William, 6th son Stephen.

Information on Thomas Anderson

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 (Note: appears to be be an error based upon other record, s/b Jane?)

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

Children:

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.

Source: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~anderson/va/trees/thomasn.html

Additional Information on Thomas Anderson

Additional information on this family is located in the "Col. Ernest R. Swanson Papers, 1885-1985", at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois:

Box 64

Colony of Virginia and the United States

1. Thomas Anderson and Jane; James Anderson Sr.; Colbert Anderson Sr. and Mary

2. Abraham Yeats and Mary Anderson; Colbert Anderson Jr. and Nancy (Ann); Peter Custer and Elizabeth; Providence Anderson and Hannah Custer

3. William Henry Anderson and Ann Collis

4. Providence Anderson and Ruth Ellen Walker

5. Thomas Jefferson Anderson and Emma Jane Pool; William H. Anderson; Lydia M. Anderson; Daniel W. Anderson

6. James Robert Cross and Hulda Ann Anderson; James N. Anderson; Joseph Higgins and Hannah I. Anderson

7. James J. Musick and Eliza C. (Lida) Anderson; Descendants of George Musick and Anne Allen; Sanford Hudson and Rachel L. Anderson

Source: http://www.augustana.edu/x14834.xml

1.   Kerns, Wilmer L. (Wilmer Lee). Frederick County, Virginia: settlement and some first families of Back Creek Valley, 1730-1830. (Baltimore [Maryland]: Gateway Press, c1995).

   The Founders of Frederick County, Virginia and the Quaker Hopewell MM in 1734/1735
   
   Anderson, Thomas, from NJ?, b. 1680's, d. 1747
   
   The Anderson family has been difficult for me to trace, but my hunch is that it may have moved from NY to VA. One of Thomas Anderson's daughters, Elizabeth, married Jonathan Seaman III, who immigrated from NY to VA. The Hood family also moved from NY to VA. [I (DLH) add that I think he was born ~1680s maybe, died 1747, and son James moved to SC; unknown ancestry.]
   
   http://haygenealogy.com/hay/quaker/70founders.html