Vincent Anderson (abt. 1803 - 1879)

Born about 1803 in Virginia, United States

Died 21 Feb 1879 at about age 76 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Vincent Anderson is a part of US Black heritage.

Vincent Anderson was born between 1803 and 1806 in Virginia.

On April 8, 1830, he married Sophia Taylor in East Fallowfield. In the 1830 census Vincent was in West Fallowfield, Chester, Pennsylvania.^[1] They had at least four sons, the oldest of whom was Osborne Perry Anderson, sole survivor of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia. In the 1840 census Vinson was in East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania.^[2] In the 1850 census Vincent (age 44), laborer, was in West Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.^[3] In the 1860 census Vince (age 50), Day Laborer, was in West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania.^[4] In the 1870 census Vincent (age 65), working In quarry, was in West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania.^[5]

Vincent Anderson was admitted to the Chester County Almshouse on January 31, 1879, with pneumonia,^[6] and he died 21 days later, on February 21, 1879. He was buried in Chester County Almshouse Cemeteries in Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.^[7]

Research Notes

Six records of Chester County, Pennsylvania, courts mention a perpetrator Vincent Anderson. Some of these records may pertain to the subject of this profile:

• Assault & battery, November 1837, Docket M, page 97^[8]
• Threats, out on recognizance, August 1844, Docket N, page 169^[9][10]
• Assault & battery, warrant issued, 1858, warrants folder^[11]
• Surety of the peace, April 1869, Docket R, page 217^[12]
• Affray, January 1870, Docket R, page 296^[13]
• Assault & battery, January 1870, Docket R, page 297

Sources

1. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: West Fallowfield, Chester, Pennsylvania; Series: M19; Roll: 148; Page: 296; Family History Library Film: 0020622
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #464898 (accessed 14 March 2023)
   Vincent Anderson in West Fallowfield, Chester, Pennsylvania.
2. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: 453; Page: 92; Family History Library Film: 0020542
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #2785249 (accessed 14 March 2023)
   Vinsona Anderson in East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania.
3. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: West Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: 764; Page: 276a; Line Number: 22
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #460065 (accessed 14 March 2023)
   Vincent Anderson (44), Laborer, in West Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Virginia.
4. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1094; Page: 723; Family History Library Film: 805094
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #1764249 (accessed 14 March 2023)
   Vince Anderson (50), Day Laborer, in West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania. Born in Virginia.
5. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1325; Page: 194B
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #7867461 (accessed 14 March 2023)
   Vincent Anderson (65), Work In Quarry, in West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania. Born in Virginia.
6. ↑ Residence: "Web: Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Poor House Admissions Index, 1800-1910"
   Admission Books, 1800-1910. Chester County, Pennsylvania Archives and Records. http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1712: accessed 15 April 2016; Book: 1873-1900; Page: 117
   Ancestry Record 70834 #44349 (accessed 14 March 2023)
   Name: Vincent Anderson; Age: 76; Race: Black; Birth Year: 1803; Residence Date: 1879; Residence Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; Source: Admissions, 1873-1910; Item ID: 174; Original URL: http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1712.
7. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #187281923 (accessed 14 March 2023)
   Memorial page for Vincent Anderson (1803-21 Feb 1879), citing Chester County Alms House Cemeteries, Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society (contributor 49923176).
   Ancestry Record 60525 #151277369 (accessed 14 March 2023)
8. ↑ "Web: Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Criminal and Prison Record Indexes, 1681-1911"
   Criminal & Prison Record Indexes. Chester County, Pennsylvania Archives and Records. http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1394: accessed 19 April 2016; Page number: 97
   Ancestry Record 70835 #18273 (accessed 14 March 2023)
   Name: Vincent Anderson; Court Date: Nov 1837; Court Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; Charge: Assault & Battery; Role: Perpetrator; Chapter: M; Original URL: http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1394.
9. ↑ "Web: Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Criminal and Prison Record Indexes, 1681-1911"
   Criminal & Prison Record Indexes. Chester County, Pennsylvania Archives and Records. http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1394: accessed 19 April 2016; Page number: 169
   Ancestry Record 70835 #18274 (accessed 14 March 2023)
   Name: Vincent Anderson; Court Date: Aug 1844; Court Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; Charge: Threats; Role: Perpetrator; Chapter: N; Original URL: http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1394.
10. ↑ "Web: Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Criminal and Prison Record Indexes, 1681-1911"
    Criminal & Prison Record Indexes. Chester County, Pennsylvania Archives and Records. http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1394: accessed 19 April 2016; Page number: 77
    Ancestry Record 70835 #84 (accessed 14 March 2023)
    Name: Vincent Anderson; Court Date: 1844; Court Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; Charge: Surety of the Peace; Role: Perpetrator; Original URL: http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1394.
11. ↑ "Web: Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Criminal and Prison Record Indexes, 1681-1911"
    Criminal & Prison Record Indexes. Chester County, Pennsylvania Archives and Records. http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1394: accessed 19 April 2016
    Ancestry Record 70835 #18275 (accessed 14 March 2023)
    Name: Vincent Anderson; Court Date: 1858; Court Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; Charge: Assault & Battery; Role: Perpetrator; Original URL: http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1394.
12. ↑ "Web: Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Criminal and Prison Record Indexes, 1681-1911"
    Criminal & Prison Record Indexes. Chester County, Pennsylvania Archives and Records. http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1394: accessed 19 April 2016; Page number: 217
    Ancestry Record 70835 #18276 (accessed 14 March 2023)
    Name: Vincent Anderson; Court Date: Apr 1869; Court Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; Role: Perpetrator; Chapter: R; Original URL: http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1394.
13. ↑ "Web: Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Criminal and Prison Record Indexes, 1681-1911"
    Criminal & Prison Record Indexes. Chester County, Pennsylvania Archives and Records. http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1394: accessed 19 April 2016; Page number: 296
    Ancestry Record 70835 #18277 (accessed 14 March 2023)
    Name: Vincent Anderson; Court Date: Jan 1870; Court Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; Charge: Affray; Role: Perpetrator; Chapter: R; Original URL: http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1394.