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Facts and Events
| Name[1][2][3][4][5][6] |
Capt John Anderson |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1][2][3][7][8] |
1665 |
Fortrose, Ross-shire, Scotland |
| Other[6] |
Bet 1665 and 1736 |
New JerseyArrival |
| Residence[7] |
Bef 1675 |
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Residence[7] |
1675 |
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Military[7][5] |
1698 |
Puerto Escocés, PanamaJohn Anderson became captain of the Unicorn, which rescued the survivors of the Darien scheme, a Scottish attempt to colonize Central America |
| Marriage |
7 Dec 1701 |
Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, USATintern Manor, home of Col. Lewis Morris
to Anna Reid |
| Other? |
2 Jun 1712 |
Manalapan, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA"John Anderson, a Scotch Presbyterian," with having, after his return to Amboy, ' ' let his ship rot and plundr 'd her and with ye plunder bought Land.'" Court: accused of breaking the law |
| Other[7] |
Bet 1713 and 1736 |
Matawan, Monmouth, New Jersey, USAElection Appointed by the Queen. Except for 4 years, from 1713 through 1736 he was of the New Jersey Provincial Council. |
| Death[1][3][4] |
28 Mar 1736 |
Monmouth County, New Jersey, USAAge: 71 |
| Burial[1] |
1736 |
Marlboro, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA |
| Other[7] |
Bet 1735 and 1736 |
Election Presidents of New Jersey Provincial Council, Eastern Division. Upper House of the New Jersey Legislature |
| Other[7] |
10 Mar 1736 |
Monmouth County, New Jersey, USAElection Acting Governor of New Jersey Colony. Upon the March 10, 1736 death of Gov. Sir William Cosby; John Anderson became acting governor, and served for eighteen days until his death. |
OBJE:
_DEST: Captained the ship Unicorn for the Darien Scheme to establish a Scottish colony in Central America. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darien_scheme
Date: 1699
Place: "Caledonia" on the Isthmus of Panama
_PHOTO:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find A Grave.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: [database online] (not considered a reliable primary source). (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004)
Source number: 96.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: SAB.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
Volume: 158; SAR Membership Number: 31552.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Symmes, Frank Rosebrook. History of the Old Tennent Church: With Biographical Sketches of Its Pastors. (Freehold, NJ: James S. Yard & Sons, 1897)
Family Records.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Genealogies of New Jersey Families: Families A-Z
Family history.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Passenger and immigration lists index, 1500s-1900s : CD# 354. (TLC Productivity Properties, c2001)
Source Citation: Place: East New Jersey; Year: 1665-1736; Page Number: 6.
Name: Capt John Anderson
arrival date: 1665-1736
arrival place: New Jersey
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Biography.
- ↑ New Jersey Historical Society (Newark, New Jersey). Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society. (Newark, New York: Daily Advertiser, 1845-1966)
Family history.
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