From a member:
John Anderson was born in the year 1665 to parents Susannah Hamilton and John Anderson, Sr. in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.Was baptized and educated in the communion of the Episcopal Church. Scotland, 7 Dec 1701 John Anderson married Anna Reid in Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey. "John Anderson 1665-1736 was President of his Majesty's Council and acting Governor at the time of his death, March 1736." ~Early History of New Jersey.
2016 FROM A MEMBER:
The information on this memorial has been superceded by new research published in 2008. Please see: Donald C Lockhart, "The Scottish Origin of Colonel John Anderson", The American Genealogist, 83:1 (2008). He shows that Col. John Anderson was the son of James Anderson of Fortrose, Scotland.
From a member:
John Anderson was born in the year 1665 to parents Susannah Hamilton and John Anderson, Sr. in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.Was baptized and educated in the communion of the Episcopal Church. Scotland, 7 Dec 1701 John Anderson married Anna Reid in Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey. "John Anderson 1665-1736 was President of his Majesty's Council and acting Governor at the time of his death, March 1736." ~Early History of New Jersey.
2016 FROM A MEMBER:
The information on this memorial has been superceded by new research published in 2008. Please see: Donald C Lockhart, "The Scottish Origin of Colonel John Anderson", The American Genealogist, 83:1 (2008). He shows that Col. John Anderson was the son of James Anderson of Fortrose, Scotland.