Robert Anderson III (Source: William Pope Anderson, Anderson Family Records, (W. F. Schaeffer & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; 1936).), born January 01, 1711/12 in New Kent County, Virginia; died December 09, 1792 in "Goldmine" plantation, Hanover County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Clough July 03, 1739; born April 03, 1722 in Hanover County, Virginia; died November 10, 1779 in Hanover County, Virginia.
Robert Anderson 12/13/1736 Hanover Co
400a bothsides Andersons Creek adj Edward Nix
Virginia patents 17/page 212
His parents were Robert Anderson II and Mary Overton, sister of Captain James Overton (1688-1749) militia officer and vestryman of St Paul's Parish, Hanover, and daughter of William Overton and Mary Waters Overton who emigrated from England to Virginia. Roots.web.
These are the children of Robert Anderson, per Colonial Families of the USA:
1. Richard, died just after birth. No date listed.
2. Robert, b 1741-1805
3. Matthew, 1745-1806
4. Ann, b 1745
5. Richard Clough, 1750-1826
6. Elizabeth, b. 1754
7. George, 1755-1862
8. Samuel, b. 1757
9. Mary, b. 1759
10. Charles b. 1762
The Encyclopedia of LouisvilleAuthor: John E. Kleber. Publisher: University Press of Kentucky, 5 Feb 2015. Page: 36 & 37.Under son; Richard Clough Anderson Sr
Genealogies of Virginia FamiliesAuthor: William and Mary College Quarterly Staff. Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com, 1982. Page: 182.
Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Detail Source Name: Robert Anderson Cemetery: Fincastle Pres Ch Cem Location: Fincastle, Botetourt Co VA 73. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/29791552?h=a1cf95
Thank you to Clay Henson for initially creating this WikiTree profile Anderson-9154 through the import of Henson Family Tree_2013-03-12.ged on Mar 12, 2013.i
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What is the source for Robert and Elizabeth Clough Anderson being the parents of Mary, who married first John Anderson and then Elkanah Talley (per the 1805 Virginia Argus news clipping on Mary's profile page? Any help on Mary's maiden name would be appreciated.
Hi, I am a descendant of these Andersons and am working my way through the first and second generation profiles to update and expand them. I haven't gotten to Robert III yet but intend to do. His line is the most famous among this family. All the family trees I have looked at do not contain any reference to a marriage to Priscilla Briscoe at all, I think that is an error and not sure where it could have come from. His only marriage to my knowledge was to Elizabeth Clough. Pat Anderson's great site on Rootsweb has a good history of this line, and only one marriage for Robert. https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~anderson/va/trees/robert1.html After I finish Robert III's father and uncles, I'll turn to this one and see if I can repair it.
Apologies, looks like Allison added the photo, not Lynn. Allison, are you a descendant? I'm trying to link up with as many of the descendants of the Hanover County Andersons as possible.
Lynn, thanks for adding the photo of Robert's grave. It is on the old Goldmine Plantation property just south of the South Anna River in southwestern Hanover County. I have not made it down there yet but hope to go see it soon. There is some misinformation on the location of the Goldmine Plantation generated by William P. Anderson's 1936 book that included an erroneous attribution of a 727 acre grant to Robert's father as the Goldmine property - it is not, that property is further east between Meachump's and Crump's creeks. You have the location of the Goldmine Plantation correct, near Rockville. The reference in the above bio to the 400 acres on Anderson's Creek is also probably not the Goldmine Plantation - there is no Anderson's Creek near the location of the plantation (it is on Goldmine Creek, not surprisingly), and that property is almost certainly in Louisa County. I have a lot of info on this family and at some point will go into the site and provide some edits and additions.
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What is the source for Robert and Elizabeth Clough Anderson being the parents of Mary, who married first John Anderson and then Elkanah Talley (per the 1805 Virginia Argus news clipping on Mary's profile page? Any help on Mary's maiden name would be appreciated.