Person:Charles Månsson (1)

Records of Charles Mansson (Anderson)

• 1701, Nov. 20, Md., Cecil Co., deed, John Silk of London, and wife Mary late Mary Wild widow of Abraham Wild, mariner, to Edward Warner of London, for 600 acres Haslemore on east side of Chesapeake bay, south side of Elk River, adj. Grove, adj. Manns Anderson (2: 29.)

• 1710, Sep. 2, Cecil Co., inventory of estate of Thomas Kelton (innkeeper), inventory L.279.14.0.; debts, Andrew Friend, John Sequence, Raner Harmon Van Borkelo, John Oliver, Christopher Mounts,

Charles Anderson, Capt. Hance Steelman, John Numors, Robert Money, Christopher Hendrixon, Samuel Frisby, Barnet Hendricks, Thomas Seferson (31: 429.)

• 1712, July 30, Cecil Co., account of estate of Samuell Holleday, inventory L.54.17.10. & L.83.1.11.;

payment to Charles Anderson. (33B: 86.)

• 1712, Md., Cecil Co., lawsuit re: Indian trade goods; Andrew Friend and Charles Mounts Anderson (trader, s/o Mans Andersson), suit against Anne LeTort (widow of trader), executrix of Nicholas Godin. (Cecil Co., Md., Judgments, Book E, page 204.)

• 1713, Aug. 11, Md., Cecil Co., account of estate of Thomas Penninton, inventory L.19.11.2. & #5213 tobacco; payment to Charles Anderson. (35B: 14.)

• 1717, Sep. 17, Md., Cecil Co., inventory of estate of James Barbot, debts: Mr. Anderson of New Castle, Charles Anderson (37B: 54.)

• 1722, Nov. 2, Friday, Proceedings of the Maryland Assembly: evil consequences of Shuanuo Indians entertaining runaway Negro slaves Charles Anderson, Indian trader, hereby Impowered to enter into articles of Friendship upon Potomack River together with chiefs Pockaseta and Oneakoopa (Archives of Md., Vol. 25, pages 394-395.)

• 1725, May 20, Proceedings of the Maryland Assembly, John Powell, Gent. of Prince George Co., and Interpreter, to go to Shuano town on Potomack, commonly called Opessas Townto visit Oneeacoopa and Pockaseta entertaining our Negro Runaway slaves; to present three deer skins; to bring them to house of Charles Anderson on Mononknisea where they shall receive a Calico shirt and scarlet worsted stockings. (Archives of Maryland, Vol. 25, pages 442-444, 450-451.)

• 1725, Nov., Md., Prince George Co. Court, John Fowler, poor helpless orphan 7 weeks old the

29 day of this November is by the Justices of the Court here bound unto Charles Anderson until It comes to the age of 21 years and the said Charles in Consideration of the childs infancy is allowed 1200 pounds tobacco in the present Levy (L: 511-512.)

• 1734, May 30, Va., Richard Paulson partner in 834 acres adj. Shepherds Island, with Charles Anderson & Josiah Jones; surveyed by Robert Brooke, Potomac River. (MHM 34: 326.) (sic)

• 1736-1739, Charles Anderson had a cabin at Old Town, then crossed the river and lived

on the Va. side; he probably gave two shillings to Indians for use of land at what came to be called Two Shillings Creek. (MHM 34: 325-333.)

• 1739, Nov. 8, Md., warrant to John Charleton, for Indian Seat (site of Opessas Town) mentions Charles Andersons cabin there Cresap purchased same 20 May 1746, called Good Hope;

surveyed 22 March 1749. (MHM 15: 365; 34: 326.)

• 1743, Nov. 9, survey for Thomas Bladen for Three Springs (in Md.) mentions it is 1 mile east of Old Town, and opposite Charles Andersons cabin on the Va. side. (MHM 34: 326.)

[Source: Rootsweb.com post, http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/OHCLERMO/2001-01/0980625777]

Information on Charles Mansson

From Genforum.com post:

Joseph Mounts and Catherine Williams Posted by: Tina Williams Swyers (ID *****5207) Date: September 13, 2006 at 10:47:27

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Is anyone familiar with the following information on Joseph Mounts and Catherine Williams. My interest is Catherine Williams. Our Williams family was in Frederick Co., Maryland around 1733 and I am trying to determine who the father of Catherine Williams was. We had a Joseph, Providence Williams in MD around this time. So the childrens's names of Joseph Mounts and Catherine Williams fit.

In the Swedish Colonial News: Charles Månsson, better known during his lifetime as Charles Anderson, was born c. 1664 in Delaware. He married around 1700 (name of wife unknown) and established his home at first at the head of the Northeast River, close to Hans Justis and Andrew Friend, both also Swedes. By 1712, he was actively engaged in Indian trading with Andrew Friend.

Around 1720, he moved to Monocacy Creek, near the Potomac River. As an Indian trader, he was called upon by the Maryland government in 1722 and 1725 to bring Shawnee chiefs from present Oldtown, Maryland, to his house for peace negotiations. In 1734 land was surveyed for him on the Potomac River in Frederick County, Virginia (now Berkeley County, WV).

He turned this land over to his son, Joseph Mounts, and moved on to Oldtown, Maryland, where he lived for the reminder of his life. In 1740, at the age of 75, he signed an affidavit for use in the Pennsylvania-Maryland boundary dispute. He died shortly thereafter.

Of Charles Anderson’s family, the only proven member was his son Joseph Mounts, who was born about 1700 and married Catharine Williams, by whom he had three sons (Providence, Joseph and William Mounts) who perpetuated the surname Mounts for succeeding generations.

Tina Williams Swyers