Isaac Anderson (1758 - 1839)

Born 15 Sep 1758 in Donegal, Ireland

Husband of Euphemia (Moorehead) Anderson — married Nov 1788 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 18 Dec 1839 at age 81 in Ross, Butler, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Lt Isaac Anderson served with 8th Pennsylvania Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Isaac Anderson is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-103485
Rank: Soldier

Lt Isaac Anderson was Prisoner of War during American Revolution.

Isaac Anderson is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A002394.

Isaac Anderson was born in 1758 at Donegal, Ireland.^[1] His parents are unproven, but currently a subject of research.^[2] According to Isaac Anderson's biography, published in 1882, Isaac Anderson was the youngest of 13 children. His parents died when he was about twelve years old. He realized that he had a gift for mathematics, and began to study the profession of surveying.^[3]

In 1774, at the age of 16, Isaac Anderson immigrated to the New World. He was fortunate that the captain allowed him to study nautical navigation with him on the journey from Donegal to America. He landed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before the Revolutionary War. Interestingly, some of Isaac Anderson's elder siblings had already immigrated to the Virginia Colony, but he did not seek them out.^[4]

When the American Revolutionary War began, Isaac Anderson enlisted. His first tour of duty as a private was under Colonel Morgan's Regiment and his first battle was Bemis Heights under General Gates.^[5] Eventually, Isaac Anderson worked his way up the ranks and became a Lieutenant for the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment on the Continental Line.

In 1781, Isaac Anderson accompanied General George Rogers Clark on an expedition to the Falls of Ohio. At that time, he was a Lieutenant in Captain Shannon's Regiment. He kept a journal of this expedition that has been passed down through his family.^[6]

Isaac Anderson migrated to Cincinnati Ohio in the winter of 1795/96. He purchased a lot in town from Joseph Moorhead, who had purchased the land when he was there with General St Clair`s Army.^[7]

Isaac Anderson was an early resident of Butler County, Ohio.^[8]

Isaac Anderson died at Butler County, Ohio in 1839.^[9] He is buried at the Venice Cemetery in Ross, Butler County, Ohio.

Isaac Anderson's widow, Euphemia, collected a Revolutionary War pension based upon his service until her death in 1851.^[10] Her pension number was W4628.

Isaac Anderson has numerous living descendants.^[11] Many are members of the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution.

Only small portions of his lengthy biography have been shared here. For more information, please see the original story.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed August 5, 2022), "Record of JIsaac Anderson", Ancestor # A002394.
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LZS9-BHZ
3. ↑ A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Sketches of its Representative Men and Pioneers, Western Biographical Publishing Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, published in 1882, pp 76, 169, 304, 317, 459-462. Link to Book Link to Biography
4. ↑ A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Sketches of its Representative Men and Pioneers, Western Biographical Publishing Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, published in 1882, pp 76, 169, 304, 317, 459-462. Link to Book Link to Biography
5. ↑ A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Sketches of its Representative Men and Pioneers, Western Biographical Publishing Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, published in 1882, pp 76, 169, 304, 317, 459-462. Link to Book Link to Biography
6. ↑ A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Sketches of its Representative Men and Pioneers, Western Biographical Publishing Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, published in 1882, pp 76, 169, 304, 317, 459-462. Link to Book Link to Biography
7. ↑ McBrides Pioneers Biographies, Volume 1.
8. ↑ A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Sketches of its Representative Men and Pioneers, Western Biographical Publishing Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, published in 1882, pp 76, 169, 304, 317, 459-462. Link to Book Link to Biography
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7801381/isaac-anderson: accessed 05 August 2022), memorial page for Isaac Anderson Sr. (15 Sep 1758–18 Dec 1839), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7801381, citing Venice Cemetery, Ross, Butler County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Dan Morris (contributor 46531159).
10. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-R5TS : accessed 5 August 2022), Isaac in entry for Euphemia Anderson, ; citing Ohio, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 20; FHL microfilm 1,319,400.
11. ↑ Sons of the American Revolution Application, member number 50899, Clarence Boal Hoover, Link to Page
12. ↑ A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Sketches of its Representative Men and Pioneers, Western Biographical Publishing Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, published in 1882, pp 76, 169, 304, 317, 459-462 Link to Biography