Brother is William Anderson buried in same cemetery. Memorial ID is 45571752. Thomas is mentioned as a brother in the listing for Alexander as a Revolutionary War veteran.
Contributor: Ed Anderson (49715801)
Thomas Anderson (1753-1935)
Rebecca McClure
Three Anderson brothers, Thomas (1753-1935) (great, great grandfather to Asher), Joseph, and Holbert, sailed from Scotland to the United States in approximately 1770. They settled in Rockbridge County, Virginia, near the Natural Bridge.
John David, son of John J. (1821), whose home was east of the Camp Ground Cemetery, remembered hearing his grandfather, Joseph (1791), son of Thomas, say that he had thrown many a stone over the Natural Bridge.
At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War the brothers enlisted and after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse 1781 in North Carolina, Holbert was never seen or heard from again.
While in his nineties, Thomas B. (1815), grandson of the first Thomas and son of Joseph (1791), remembered two statements made by his grandfather concerning the battle:
"We had the long barreled squirrel rifles and shot at very close range so that
If my rifle didn't bring down one of the enemy, it was because someone else's bullet hit him first because we were so close we couldn't miss."
"Our line had to open to go around a brush pile and we were shot down so fast we
were never able to close our ranks again."
Thomas and Joseph were farmers in Virginia until early 1800, when they emigrated to Boone County, Kentucky. Thomas B., speaking of his grandfather coming to Kentucky, said that he was a sort of Daniel Boone.
Thomas Anderson (1753-1835) was married to Rebecca McClure. At the time they emigrated to Boone County, Kentucky, they apparently had at least two children, Joseph (1791) nine years old and William (1795) four years old. They had several more children after moving to Kentucky.
Two lists of the children of Thomas Anderson and Rebecca McClure have been found. They are not identical. They are as follows:
1. Jane (twin) 1. Joseph
2. John (twin) 2. William
3. Joseph 3. Thomas
4. William 4. Holbert
5. Thomas 5. Rebecca
6. Margaret 6. Betsy Boyd
7. Polly 7. Polly (Penny)
8. Rebecca 8. Ann (McClure)
9. Hannah 9. Hannah
10. Elsie 10. Alsie
11. Betsy
12. James
Jane and John were twins supposedly born in Scotland. Jane died in infancy. John died at the age of 21.
Both lists agree that Hannah and Alsie were never married.
Little information is known about the children other than Joseph.
This information was written by Clarence Felix Anderson in 1967. Much of the earlier history given here was secured from Mrs. Mildred Campbell of Mt. Vernon. Her father was Ira Anderson, son of Dave, who was a cousin of my father and your grandfather, George Anderson. David Samuel was the son of Joseph B. (1819-1894).
Of six paragraphs Mildred had in long hand, one appears to be from a history, the other five, or at least most of it was either from letters from Dave to his grand-daughter Mildred, or dictated by him to someone. The paragraph from Mildred and two of the other paragraphs began "Three brothers sailed from Scotland."
Contributor: N. Dickey (46988895) •
Contributor: Ed Anderson (49715801)
Thomas Anderson (1753-1935)
Rebecca McClure
Three Anderson brothers, Thomas (1753-1935) (great, great grandfather to Asher), Joseph, and Holbert, sailed from Scotland to the United States in approximately 1770. They settled in Rockbridge County, Virginia, near the Natural Bridge.
John David, son of John J. (1821), whose home was east of the Camp Ground Cemetery, remembered hearing his grandfather, Joseph (1791), son of Thomas, say that he had thrown many a stone over the Natural Bridge.
At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War the brothers enlisted and after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse 1781 in North Carolina, Holbert was never seen or heard from again.
While in his nineties, Thomas B. (1815), grandson of the first Thomas and son of Joseph (1791), remembered two statements made by his grandfather concerning the battle:
"We had the long barreled squirrel rifles and shot at very close range so that
If my rifle didn't bring down one of the enemy, it was because someone else's bullet hit him first because we were so close we couldn't miss."
"Our line had to open to go around a brush pile and we were shot down so fast we
were never able to close our ranks again."
Thomas and Joseph were farmers in Virginia until early 1800, when they emigrated to Boone County, Kentucky. Thomas B., speaking of his grandfather coming to Kentucky, said that he was a sort of Daniel Boone.
Thomas Anderson (1753-1835) was married to Rebecca McClure. At the time they emigrated to Boone County, Kentucky, they apparently had at least two children, Joseph (1791) nine years old and William (1795) four years old. They had several more children after moving to Kentucky.
Two lists of the children of Thomas Anderson and Rebecca McClure have been found. They are not identical. They are as follows:
1. Jane (twin) 1. Joseph
2. John (twin) 2. William
3. Joseph 3. Thomas
4. William 4. Holbert
5. Thomas 5. Rebecca
6. Margaret 6. Betsy Boyd
7. Polly 7. Polly (Penny)
8. Rebecca 8. Ann (McClure)
9. Hannah 9. Hannah
10. Elsie 10. Alsie
11. Betsy
12. James
Jane and John were twins supposedly born in Scotland. Jane died in infancy. John died at the age of 21.
Both lists agree that Hannah and Alsie were never married.
Little information is known about the children other than Joseph.
This information was written by Clarence Felix Anderson in 1967. Much of the earlier history given here was secured from Mrs. Mildred Campbell of Mt. Vernon. Her father was Ira Anderson, son of Dave, who was a cousin of my father and your grandfather, George Anderson. David Samuel was the son of Joseph B. (1819-1894).
Of six paragraphs Mildred had in long hand, one appears to be from a history, the other five, or at least most of it was either from letters from Dave to his grand-daughter Mildred, or dictated by him to someone. The paragraph from Mildred and two of the other paragraphs began "Three brothers sailed from Scotland."
Contributor: N. Dickey (46988895) •
Brother is William Anderson buried in same cemetery. Memorial ID is 45571752. Thomas is mentioned as a brother in the listing for Alexander as a Revolutionary War veteran.
Contributor: Ed Anderson (49715801)
Thomas Anderson (1753-1935)
Rebecca McClure
Three Anderson brothers, Thomas (1753-1935) (great, great grandfather to Asher), Joseph, and Holbert, sailed from Scotland to the United States in approximately 1770. They settled in Rockbridge County, Virginia, near the Natural Bridge.
John David, son of John J. (1821), whose home was east of the Camp Ground Cemetery, remembered hearing his grandfather, Joseph (1791), son of Thomas, say that he had thrown many a stone over the Natural Bridge.
At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War the brothers enlisted and after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse 1781 in North Carolina, Holbert was never seen or heard from again.
While in his nineties, Thomas B. (1815), grandson of the first Thomas and son of Joseph (1791), remembered two statements made by his grandfather concerning the battle:
"We had the long barreled squirrel rifles and shot at very close range so that
If my rifle didn't bring down one of the enemy, it was because someone else's bullet hit him first because we were so close we couldn't miss."
"Our line had to open to go around a brush pile and we were shot down so fast we
were never able to close our ranks again."
Thomas and Joseph were farmers in Virginia until early 1800, when they emigrated to Boone County, Kentucky. Thomas B., speaking of his grandfather coming to Kentucky, said that he was a sort of Daniel Boone.
Thomas Anderson (1753-1835) was married to Rebecca McClure. At the time they emigrated to Boone County, Kentucky, they apparently had at least two children, Joseph (1791) nine years old and William (1795) four years old. They had several more children after moving to Kentucky.
Two lists of the children of Thomas Anderson and Rebecca McClure have been found. They are not identical. They are as follows:
1. Jane (twin) 1. Joseph
2. John (twin) 2. William
3. Joseph 3. Thomas
4. William 4. Holbert
5. Thomas 5. Rebecca
6. Margaret 6. Betsy Boyd
7. Polly 7. Polly (Penny)
8. Rebecca 8. Ann (McClure)
9. Hannah 9. Hannah
10. Elsie 10. Alsie
11. Betsy
12. James
Jane and John were twins supposedly born in Scotland. Jane died in infancy. John died at the age of 21.
Both lists agree that Hannah and Alsie were never married.
Little information is known about the children other than Joseph.
This information was written by Clarence Felix Anderson in 1967. Much of the earlier history given here was secured from Mrs. Mildred Campbell of Mt. Vernon. Her father was Ira Anderson, son of Dave, who was a cousin of my father and your grandfather, George Anderson. David Samuel was the son of Joseph B. (1819-1894).
Of six paragraphs Mildred had in long hand, one appears to be from a history, the other five, or at least most of it was either from letters from Dave to his grand-daughter Mildred, or dictated by him to someone. The paragraph from Mildred and two of the other paragraphs began "Three brothers sailed from Scotland."
Contributor: N. Dickey (46988895) •
Contributor: Ed Anderson (49715801)
Thomas Anderson (1753-1935)
Rebecca McClure
Three Anderson brothers, Thomas (1753-1935) (great, great grandfather to Asher), Joseph, and Holbert, sailed from Scotland to the United States in approximately 1770. They settled in Rockbridge County, Virginia, near the Natural Bridge.
John David, son of John J. (1821), whose home was east of the Camp Ground Cemetery, remembered hearing his grandfather, Joseph (1791), son of Thomas, say that he had thrown many a stone over the Natural Bridge.
At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War the brothers enlisted and after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse 1781 in North Carolina, Holbert was never seen or heard from again.
While in his nineties, Thomas B. (1815), grandson of the first Thomas and son of Joseph (1791), remembered two statements made by his grandfather concerning the battle:
"We had the long barreled squirrel rifles and shot at very close range so that
If my rifle didn't bring down one of the enemy, it was because someone else's bullet hit him first because we were so close we couldn't miss."
"Our line had to open to go around a brush pile and we were shot down so fast we
were never able to close our ranks again."
Thomas and Joseph were farmers in Virginia until early 1800, when they emigrated to Boone County, Kentucky. Thomas B., speaking of his grandfather coming to Kentucky, said that he was a sort of Daniel Boone.
Thomas Anderson (1753-1835) was married to Rebecca McClure. At the time they emigrated to Boone County, Kentucky, they apparently had at least two children, Joseph (1791) nine years old and William (1795) four years old. They had several more children after moving to Kentucky.
Two lists of the children of Thomas Anderson and Rebecca McClure have been found. They are not identical. They are as follows:
1. Jane (twin) 1. Joseph
2. John (twin) 2. William
3. Joseph 3. Thomas
4. William 4. Holbert
5. Thomas 5. Rebecca
6. Margaret 6. Betsy Boyd
7. Polly 7. Polly (Penny)
8. Rebecca 8. Ann (McClure)
9. Hannah 9. Hannah
10. Elsie 10. Alsie
11. Betsy
12. James
Jane and John were twins supposedly born in Scotland. Jane died in infancy. John died at the age of 21.
Both lists agree that Hannah and Alsie were never married.
Little information is known about the children other than Joseph.
This information was written by Clarence Felix Anderson in 1967. Much of the earlier history given here was secured from Mrs. Mildred Campbell of Mt. Vernon. Her father was Ira Anderson, son of Dave, who was a cousin of my father and your grandfather, George Anderson. David Samuel was the son of Joseph B. (1819-1894).
Of six paragraphs Mildred had in long hand, one appears to be from a history, the other five, or at least most of it was either from letters from Dave to his grand-daughter Mildred, or dictated by him to someone. The paragraph from Mildred and two of the other paragraphs began "Three brothers sailed from Scotland."
Contributor: N. Dickey (46988895) •
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