Person:James Anderson (218)

Land Survey in Virginia

• 11 March 1774 - James Anderson, 77 acres on Wolf Creek, Branch of Greenbrier River in Botetourt County. USGenWeb Archives

Records in Botetourt County, VA

• At a court held for Botetourt County the 13th day of May, 1773. - Ordered that James Anderson do give the church wardens security to indemnify the Parish for the maintenance of Ann, a bastard child of Ann Brooks, a servant of John Maxwell. USGenWeb Archives

• At a court continued & held for Botetourt the 16th day of September, 1773. -

Patrick Coults, Assee. of John Mann Plff. )

ngst. ) In Debt

James Glency Deft )

This day came the parties by their attornies & thereupon came also a jury, towit: Joseph Scott, John Stewart, Jas. Anderson, James Leatherdale, David Cloyd, Stephen Rentfro, John Young, David Little, Wm. Napier, Alexr. Walker, Jesse Clark and Walter Linsay, who retd. verdt. in favor of the deft. Judgt. accdgly. and costs to be paid by the plff. USGenWeb Archives

• At a court continued and held for Botetourt County the 10th day of August, 1774. - Ord. that James Anderson enter into bond with security to the church wardens of Botetourt Parish to endemnify the said Parish for the maintenance of Anne Brooks, a bastard child of Anne Brooks, a servant of John Maxwell, and he is admitted to the goal until he comply with this order. And it is further ordered that the church wardens bind out the said Anne acedg. to law. USGenWeb Archives

• Marriage Record: Cartmill, Henry and Sarah Anderson, dau. [of] James Anderson, May 27, 1776. [Source: Worrell, Anne Lowry. "Early marriages, wills, and some Revolutionary War records, Botetourt County, Virginia". (Baltimore [Maryland]: Genealogical Pub. Co., c1976), pg. 10.]

• At a court held for Botetourt County the 8th of September, 1778. - Ord. that James Anderson be apptd. in the room of John McRoberts to appraise the estate of George Inglebird, decd. USGenweb Archives

• At a court held for Botetourt County the 13th day of May, 1779. The Commonwealth against John Patterson, a jury sworn to enquire into the offences supposed to have been committed, towit: Robert Preston, Wm. Anderson, Michael Ogletree, Edward Springer, Wm. Kyle, Thomas Miller, Jno. Taylor, James Anderson, John Jameson, William Walton, Andrew Armstrong & John Potts returned a verdict for the defendant and judgment that he should be acquitted of the charge. USGenWeb Archives

• May 12, 1784. - James Anderson exempted from payment of parish and County levies in future on account of his age and infirmity. [Note: same James Anderson?]. USGenWeb Archives