Person:James Anderson (120)

James Anderson was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

Contents 1 Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA 2 Will 3 Processioning List of 1760 4 Records in Augusta County, VA 5 Notes

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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Acquisition of Land

• Deed book 19, pg. 633: James Anderson, 400 acres at head of Long Glade of North River of Shanando, 10 June 1740.

• Deed Book 27, pg. 462: James Anderson, 50 acres by the Long Glade, 15 Dec. 1749.

• Deed Book 31, pg. 644: James Anderson, 58 acres at head spring Long Glade northwest side of his own land, 10 Sept. 1755.

Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's

• Page 154. __ day, 176—. John Anderson to James Anderson, £—, 200 acres on Long Glade, a branch of North River of Shanandoe, part of 400 acres on which Jno. now lives, line of James Anderson's land. Teste: Robert Anderson. Delivered: James Anderson. March, 1765.

• Page 174.--20th November, 1768. James ( ) Anderson, Jr. and Elizabeth to James Anderson, Sr., his father, £70, 300 acres, part of 400 acres patented to said James Anderson, Sr., and by him conveyed to James Jr., 19th May, 1765, on head of Long Glade. Teste: James Bell, John and William Anderson. Delivered: James Anderson, 15th August, 1771.

Dispositions of Land from Chalkley's:

• Page 789.—19th May, 1766. James Anderson, blacksmith, to his son James Anderson, 800 acres on head of Long Glade Branch of North River of Shanandoe, part of 400 acres patented to James Anderson, Sr. Teste: George and Wm. Anderson and John Frazer. Delivered: Joseph Redburn, September, 1768.

• Page 410.--20th February, 1787. Samuel Anderson and Sarah to William Curry, part of 137 acres patented to James Anderson, deceased (whose heir by will Samuel is), 1st September, 1780.

• Page 551.--17th July, 1787. Samuel Anderson and Sarah to Mustoe and Chambers. 316 acres on Long Glade conveyed to Samuel by his father, corner Phersythe's land.

• Page 262.--21st October, 1788. Samuel Anderson and Sarah, wife of Samuel, heir-at-law of his son, James Anderson, Jr.. deceased, to Anthony Mustoe and Wm. Chambers, on Long Glade, 200 acres devised to said James by his grandfather, James Anderson, Sr., and conveyed to James, Sr., by John Anderson, 17th February, 1762; 34 acres patented to Samuel Anderson, 1st June, 1782.

Will

• Page 72 - - 19th January, 1776. James Anderson's will - - To wife, Jean; to son, John, 5 shillings; to son, George, 5 shillings; to son, James, 5 shillings; to daughter Agnis, 5 shillings; to daughter Jane, 5 shilllings; to son, Samuel, whole estate; to son Samuel's son, James 200 acres, infant. Executors, George Moffett and John Young. Teste: John Blair, Isaac Carson, Peter Challe. Proved, 15th June, 1779, by Blair and Carson. Executors refused, administration granted Samuel.

• Vol. 2, pg. 389. 15th June, 1779 - Saml. Anderson, administrator of James Anderson [dec'd].

Processioning List of 1760

"Processioning" was the periodic review and agreement of property lines between settler's lands. Processioning Lists are useful in determining the general area of a settlers lands and their neighbors at specific time periods:

• Vol. 2 - Page 272. - 1760: Processioned by John Malkem and Alex. Blair, viz: For John Young, for Robert Young, for James Anderson, for Alex. Blair, for John Anderson, for John Francey [Francis], for Wm. Cunningham, for John McKemy, for Walter Trimble, for Hugh Dever, for John Davies, for ____ Douglas, for Daniel Smith, for Bigham's land formerly known by the name of Gragg's, for Gabriel Pickens, for Robert Poage, for Abraham Smith, for Isaiah Shipman, for David Robiston, for Silas Hart, for John Cunningham, for Henry Smith, for Widow Ramsey, for Thomas Woodal, for Moses Hall, for Audrey McCown, for James Bell, for Edward Erwin, for Alex. Craig, for Wm. Frame, for Thos, Waterson, for Francis Brown, for John King, for John Searight, for John Kear, for Hugh Campbell, for Alex. Kite, for Robert Fowler, for James Gamble, for James Leeper, Sr. and Jr., for James Blair, for Edward Erwin's land formerly known as Brownlee's place, for Adam Stevenson, for Umphrey's place on North River, for Stevenson's place they live on, for Jacob and Christian Roleman, for John Malcom, for William Flimen, for Charles Campbell, for Robert Campbell, for William Brown, for Widow and John and James Alexander, for Robert Campbell, for William Brown, for Widow and John and James Alexander, for Michael Dickey, for James Young, for James Patterson, for Andrew Erwin, for John Erwin, for Edward Erwin, for Francis Erwin, for Hugh Campbell, Jr., for James McGill, for Robert Brown, for James Young.

Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's:

• Vol. 2 - Fee Books of Augusta Court, 1757: Page 28, James Anderson; page __, James Anderson, near Carr's [Creek].

• Page 499.--20th March, 1764. Alex. Blair and Jean (Jany to John Blair his son, £10, 102 acres on Long Glade, part of 400 acres on which Alex. lives; corner James Blair's land, joining James Anderson. Teste: John Hogshead, Isaac Carson.

• Vol. 1 - AUGUST, 1768 (A). Anderson vs. Watterson.--James Anderson, blacksmith, 1765.

• Page 588.—12th August, 1778. Robert Stephenson's will—To wife, Martha ; to son, Thomas, all lands; to each of living daughters, $1; to "my Mary Rankin, my daughter-in-law"; to grandchildren and Mary Rankin. Executors. John Polock and James Allen, Jr. Teste: James Anderson, Joseph (his — mark) Reaburn. James Allen, Sr. Proved, 18th August, 1778. James Poage ("executor therein named") and James Allen qualify with Jno. Anderson, James Allen.

• Page 61. [undated, appears to be abt. 1778/79]. Andrew Lewell's will—To wife, Rebecca; to son, Abraham, infant; if Abraham dies without issue, then to be divided between his brothers and sisters; to 3 younger sons, Andrew, Simon and Peter, infants, to be educated and taught trades; to Abraham's sister; to daughter. Hanah. infant. Executors, wife Rebecca and Charles Yarhoss. Teste: John Poage, Jas Allen, James Anderson. Proved, 18th May, 1779, by Poage and Allen. Executors qualify.

• Vol. 1 - MARCH, 1780 (B). Wm. Morrow and Jane, his wife, vs. Samuel Anderson, eldest son and heir of James Anderson, deceased.--Chancery, Writ, 20th February, 1780. [Note: Samuel Anderson was NOT the eldest son of James Anderson, William Morrow's father-in-law, but Samuel did receive most of his father James Anderson's estate, hence the likely reason for the suit].

Notes

Children baptised at Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church, near Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia. Listed in "The Tinkling Spring, Headwater of Freedom", by Howard McKnight Wilson, ThD., pub. by The Tinkling Spring and Hermitage Presbyterian Churches, Fishersville, VA 1954

From Chalkley's Augusta County, VA Court Judgements: (possibly James son/nephew)

AUGUST, 1786 (A to B). James Anderson and Sarah, his wife, vs. Mary Crane.--Writ, 5th July,1784.

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   https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~anderson/va/trees/james4.html

2.   Genealogy.com.

   5 iv. James Anderson1, born Bef. 1719; died 1779 in Barren County, Kentucky.He married Jean ?
   
   https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/anderson/12034/

3.   "Anderson Genealogy," by Mary Lynn Steward (1915/1916), in Steward, Mary Lynn. Anderson Genealogy.
4.   Geneanet Community Trees Index.

   Name James Anderson
   Gender M (Male)
   Birth Date 1713
   Birth Place Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
   Marriage Place Coldingham, Berwickshire (Coldingham), Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
   Death Date 15 juin 1779 (15 Jun 1779)
   Death Place Probate, Barron, (VA), Kentucky, USA
   Father John Anderson
   Mother Margaret Jean Lady Campbell [??, needs research]
   Spouse Margaret Jean Happer
   Child[ren]
   Agnes Anderson
   Ann Anderson
   George Anderson
   James Anderson
   Jane Anderson
   John Anderson
   Mary Anderson
   Samuel Anderson
   Thomas Anderson
   
   - Note: mother and wife listed appear to be questionable, needs further research with primary sources.