John Anderson (abt. 1707 - abt. 1786)

Born about 1707 in Ulster, Ireland

Descendants

Died about 1786 at about age 79 in Augusta, Virginia, United States

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Biography

John Anderson performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

John Anderson is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-103541
Rank: PS

John Anderson ^[1][2] was born about 1707 in Ireland. ^[3]

He arrived in about 1722 in Pennsylvania. ^[4] Arived in Augusta County, Virginia, in about 1738.^[5]

On the 22 May 1740, in the Court of Orange County, Colony of Virginia John Anderson proved his importation to be eligible for lands / land grants. "John Anderson came from Ireland to the Port of Philadelphia with wife Jean (Jane), and his children Esther, Mary, and Margaret." ^[6]

John Anderson was granted 400 acres on a branch of North River of Shanando, called Anderson's Branch on 10 Jun 1740. This was acknowledged on 17 Sep 1747 for .50 current money Virginia as recorded in the Court Records of Augusta, Virginia Colony.^[7]

On 1 Dec 1740, John Anderson was Patented 270 acres of land in Augusta, Virginia. On 19 August 1747, Jane his wife released her dower rights and this was acknowledged by John. ^[8] He was one of the first elders of the Stone Church ^[5]

He had nine known children with his wife Jean . Five sons, all of which served in the Revolutionary War and four daughters. His daughters Margaret and Jean married brothers, Margaret becoming the wife of Capt. James Allen, and Jean the wife of Lieut. Hugh Allen. Lieut. Hugh Allen fell as a soldier in the great battle of Point Pleasant in 1774." ^[5]

1. John
2. William
3. Robert
4. James
5. Andrew
6. Esther
7. Mary
8. Margaret
9. Jean

He died about 1786 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA. ^[9][10][11] There is a memorial site set at FAG for him showing he was buried at Fort Defiance, Augusta County, Virginia, USA. ^[12][13]

The Will of John Anderson was probated in Augusta, Virginia and dated 4 March 1779 reads as follows:

To wife, Jane, the mare called the Carolina mare; to son, Robert; to son, William, in case he return from his journey; to son, James; to son, Andrew, tract adjoining John Patterson; to son William's son, John, infant; to son-in-law, James Allen; to son-in-law, Wm. Craig. Executors, sons James and Andrew. Teste: James Anderson, James Blair, George Anderson. Codicil, 17th May 1786, transfers slave from son James to son Andrew. Teste: James and George Anderson. Proved, 20th February 1787, by James and George Anderson. Andrew qualifies. ^[14]

Military Service

In 1742 he was a member of Augusta County Militia. ^[5] He is listed for his Patriotic Service in Virginia Colony, during the Revolutionary War ^[15] via the DAR with an Ancestor # A002454. His service was helping to raise money and ammunition in Augusta Colony in 1775. Children listed under application are :

1. Margaret Anderson, the wife of Capt. James Allen
2. Jean Anderson the wife of Lieut. Hugh Allen and William Daniel Craig
3. Captain James Anderson the husband of Agnes Nancy Craig

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-882773506
2. ↑ Source: #S-879295997 Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 146 : 1919
3. ↑ Source: #S-882773506
4. ↑ Source: #S-1428644416 Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1722; Page Number: 279
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Biography of John Anderson taken from page 205, "History of Kentucky" Vol. IV, by WILLIAM ELSEY CONNELLEY and E. M. COULTER, Ph. D. Department of History, University of Georgia; Published by THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1922.
6. ↑ Annals of Augusta County, Virginia 1726-1871,' by Joseph Addison Waddell (Staunton, VA, 1902) p.39.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004. Ancestry Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965. Originally published in 1912.. granted 400 acres on a branch of North River of Shanando, called Anderson's Branch on 10 Jun 1740. This was acknowledged on 17 Sep 1747 for .50 current money Virginia as recorded in the Court Records of Augusta, Virginia Colony Book: 1-380
8. ↑ Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965. Originally published in 1912. Ancestry Ancestry.com. Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004. Remarks: Acknowledged by John, and dower released by Jane, his wife, 19th August 1747. 9 current money Virginia. Patented to Jno. Anderson 1 Dec 1740. Description: Grantor. Book: 1-305. Name: John Anderson, Date: 19 Aug 1747. Location: Augusta Co., VA, Property:270 acres.
9. ↑ Source: #S-882773506
10. ↑ Source: #S-879295997 Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 146 : 1919
11. ↑ Source: #S-880288502 Volume: 246
12. ↑ Source: #S-882773506
13. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #155281046
14. ↑ Will books, 1745 - 1871; index to wills, 1745 - 1903; Will of John Anderson 1779 FamilySearch 4 Mar 1779 - John Anderson of Augusta County and Commonwealth of VA. Wife Jane Anderson, Son Robt. Anderson, Son James Anderson, Son Andrew, Son William Anderson, son in law James Allen, son in Law William Craig
15. ↑ Source: #S-879295965

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See Also

• Boogher, William F. Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection. "Historical and Genealogical Notes of John Anderson and His Descendants, of Augusta County, Virginia." (Washington, D.C.: 1903) Archive.org (p 308ff)