Richard Clough Anderson (1750 - abt. 1826)

Born 16 Jan 1750 in Hanover County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Clark) Anderson — married 14 Aug 1787 (to 1795) in Jefferson, Kentucky

Husband of Sarah (Marshall) Anderson — married 17 Sep 1797 in Jefferson, Kentucky

Descendants

Died about 16 Oct 1826 at about age 76 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

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Richard Anderson is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A002496.

Richard Anderson is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-103621
Rank: Lt Col

Colonel Richard Anderson served with 5th Virginia Regiment (1776), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Biography

Richard Clough Anderson was an American lawyer, soldier, politician, and surveyor from Virginia. He was born 12 January 1750 at the Goldmine Plantation in Hanover County, Virginia to Robert Anderson and Elizabeth Clough.

His first wife was Elizabeth Clark, sister of George Rogers Clark and William Clark.[2] His second wife was Sarah Marshall (1779–1854), a cousin of John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States.[8]

He is the father of:

1. Richard Clough Anderson Jr.
2. Charles Anderson (27th governor of Ohio)
3. William Marshall Anderson,[9][6]
4. Robert Anderson (who surrendered to Confederate forces at Fort Sumter).[10]

He is the great grandfather of Larz Anderson, an American diplomat involved in foreign affairs, who had the Larz Anderson House built for him and his wife Isabel Weld Perkins, which was bequeathed to the Society of Cincinnati as their international headquarters.[3] He is the father-in-law of Allen Latham who helped him with surveying and administered his estate.[9][7] He was a charter member of the Society of Cincinnati.[3][11] Their home near Louisville was known as "Soldiers' Retreat."[5]

He was chosen to be a captain in the Hanover County, 5th Virginia Regiment on January 29, 1776. ^[1] Anderson fought in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown.^[2]

Under George Washington he led the advance of the Americans to the Battle of Trenton (24 December 1776), crossing the Delaware River in the first boat. He took part in the battles of Valley Forge and wintered at Valley Forge.

He was wounded at the Battle of Trenton on December 26, 1776.^[3] He was aide-de-camp to Lafayette at the Battle of Yorktown.[3][6]

After the Siege of Savannah, was on board the Wasp when Casimir Pulaski was taken north to be treated for the mortal wound he received. He attended Pulaski in his last hours and received from him his sword as an evidence of friendship. At the end of the war, Anderson was promoted to lieutenant colonel.^[4]

On February 10, 1778 he was promoted Major 6th Virginia Regiment and transferred to the 1st Virginia four days later.

Capt. Anderson was wounded at Savannah on October 9, 1779 and taken prisoner at Charleston on May 12, 1780. After being paroled he was promoted to Lt Col 2nd Virginia on February 12, 1781 and was appointed Aide-de-camp to General Lafayette at the battle of Yorktown and the surrender of Cornwallis in October 1781.

Post War

After the war he settled in Kentucky and on December 17, 1783, the Society of Cincinnati appointed him surveyor general in the Virginia Military District, (the land between Scioto and Little Miami rivers), which had been granted to Virginia by Congress in 1784 to be distributed as wartime bounties to Virginia soldiers. which position he held to his death on October 16, 1826.

Family

While prisoner in Charleston he became friends with fellow POW Maj Gen Jonathan Clark, brother of General George Rogers Clark and Capt William Clark (of the Lewis and Clark Expedition). He was introduced to their sister Elizabeth and the couple wed August 14, 1787. Elizabeth passed in 1795 having given birth three times. On September 17, 1797 he married Sally Marshall, first cousin of Chief Justice John Marshall. They had 7 sons and 5 or 6 daughters (accounts vary). Several of his children rose to prominence: Richard C. Anderson Jr. was a Kentucky legislature and US delegate to Columbia; Robert Anderson was the Commanding Officer at Ft Sumter; and Charles was Governor of Ohio.

Genetic link

Trish Iaccarino a genetic cousin, FamilytreeDNA, says her "great grandfather, Charles Kirk Anderson, immigrated to Chicago from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland in the 1880's. His father was born in 1849 - and *his* father's name was James Anderson, but I don't have a birthdate on him, but I figure 1820's - so our link is probably a generation or two before that"

Richard was born about 1740. He was the son of Robert Anderson. He passed away about 1769.

Daughters of the American Revolution information:

• ANDERSON, RICHARD CLOUGH
• Ancestor #: A002496
• Service: VIRGINIA
• Rank(s): LIEUTENANT COLONEL
• Birth: 1-12-1750 HANOVER CO VIRGINIA
• Death: 10-16-1826 LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON CO KENTUCKY
• Service Source: HEITMAN, HIST REG OF OFFICERS OF THE CONT ARMY DURING THE WAR OF THE REV, 1775-1783, P 71
• Service Description: 1) ALSO CAPT, 5TH VA; MAJ, 6TH VA; LCOL, 3RD VA, CL
• RESIDENCE: Created: 2010-03-23 08:46:23.0, Updated: 2010-03-23 08:46:23.0, By: 1) County: HANOVER CO - State: VIRGINIA
• SPOUSE (1): ELIZABETH CLARK; Created: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, Updated: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, By: Conversion 1)
• SPOUSE (2): SARAH MARSHALL; Created: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, Updated: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, By: Conversion 2)
• Child daughter: ELIZABETH CLARK ANDERSON, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] ISAAC ROBERTON GWATHMEY
• Child son: JOHN ROY ANDERSON, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] ELLEN GRIFFIN
• Child daughter: SARAH ANDERSON, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] ANDREW KENDRICK
• Child son: WILLIAM MARSHALL ANDERSON, [Spouse #] Spouse: [2] ELIZA MACARTHUR
• Child daughter: ANN CLARK ANDERSON, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] JOHN LOGAN;[Spouse #] Spouse: [2] BENJAMIN A RIGGS
• Child son: CHARLES ANDERSON, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] ELIZA BROWN
• Child son: RICHARD CLOUGH ANDERSON, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] ELIZABETH CLARK GWATHMEY

Sources

1. ↑ Virginia County Records. Genealogical Association. 1909. ISBN 9780806304694.
2. ↑ Johnson, Rossiter (1906). "Anderson, Richard Clough (soldier)" . The Biographical Dictionary of America . Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 112 – via Wikisource.
3. ↑ "The Anderson family: It's all in the genes". WCPO. July 19, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
4. ↑ "The Anderson family: It's all in the genes". WCPO. July 19, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2019.

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• Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.

• Marriage to Elizabeth Clark
• Marriage to Sally Marshall

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Volume: 75; SAR Membership Number: 6701Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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• Find A Grave Memorial# 6940202
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Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890 Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. I Mackenzie, George Norbury, and Nelson Osgood Rhoades, editors. Colonial Families of the United States of America: in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775. 7 volumes. 1912. Reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1966, 1995. Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 032