William is supposed to be buried in the Anderson Burying Grounds, in what is now known as Anderson's Bottom, Ridgeley, Mineral County, West Virginia. To my knowledge, the actual cemetery, nor any headstones, have been found on the Anderson's Bottom property.
Husband of Mary Rachel Lauren
From "Life and Letters of Judge Thomas J. Anderson and Wife," by James H. Anderson, Chapter 1:
"(My father's great grandfather) William Anderson, of Scotland, descended from a family of considerable prominence. Born in the Highlands in 1693, implicated in the rising of 1715 in behalf of the pretender, Prince James, son of James II (of England; James VII of Scotland) he fled in disguise, after the cruel suppression of this incipient rebellion, through England to Virginia, where British loyalists of his views ever found a warm welcome. It was not long after his arrival in America, until he received remittances (?gold-from Scotland?) with which he bought real property in Maryland and Virginia. He owned, in 1738, and prior thereto, several plantations in the Conegochiege Manor in Prince George's County, Maryland, one of which was called Anderson's Delight. (Note: It was located near today's Sharpsburg, Frederick County, Maryland. Using the deeds and land descriptions, Jim Burrows plotted the exact location of Anderson's Delight. It was right in the middle of the Antietam battleground, and is part of the National Historic Monument today.) William sold this property to Dr. George Stewart of the city of Annapolis in 1739."
"It was soon after coming to the country, that a rich and beautiful valley far up the Potomac on the North Branch attracted his notice, and on it he encamped and built a hunting lodge. This valley has ever since been known as The Anderson's Bottom. When Hampshire County, Virginia, was erected, it embraced the Anderson Bottom which was only five miles from Fort Cumberland, constructed in 1754."
"He was a brave and burly man and gallantly defended the infant settlements that soon made an appearance near his new home, from the murderous incursions of the Indians. His military experience now was of use to him, for while earnestly striving to avoid conflict with the Indians, he was engaged in many. He recruited a company of soldiers in the Valley of Virginia, which joined General Braddock's army at Ft. Cumberland, in June 1755, and although disastrously defeated by the French and Indians near Ft. Du Quesne, (9 July 1755) these Virginians sustained their ancient reputation for valor.* In war, William Anderson was a good soldier; in peace a good citizen. He died on the Anderson Bottom, in Hampshire County, Virginia, in 1797, at the great age of 104. He died as he lived, a devout member of the Protestant Episcopal Church."
(Note: William's will was submitted to Probate 9 April 1796. If his birth date was 1693, he was about 103 years old.)
Supposed to be buried in the Anderson Burying Grounds, in what is now known as Anderson's Bottom, Ridgeley, Mineral County, West Virginia. To my knowledge, the actual cemetery, nor any headstones, have been found on the Anderson's Bottom property.
Died 1797
Anderson Bottom, Hampshire County, Virginia, USA
Married Rachel Mary Lauren
1731, Virginia Colony
Parents
Jacob " Northern" Anderson
1670-1730, Scotland
Elizabeth Peters
1671-1732, Scotland
Married
1691, Scotland
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A short Biography of William Anderson and his Descendants
This story is a transcription of a letter written in 1886 by a great-grandson, John Anderson to his nephew.
Letter from John Anderson to James H. Anderson of Columbus, Ohio
Marion, Ohio, Oct. 26, 1886
Mr. J. H. Anderson, Columbus, Ohio
Dear Nephew;
I now undertake to give you some account on my ancestors. My Great-grandfather, William Anderson was born in Scotland, in the year 1693 and died in Virginia in 1797. He was a friend of the Stuart dynasty, and joined the standard of Prince James, the Pretender, (as he was styled by some) son of James II, the deposed King of England.
After the rising in 1715, he fled into England where he tarried awhile, and then made his way in disguise, I am told, to Virginia, where he had relatives. He went up the Potomac River till he came to a beautiful and fertile valley or bottom, on the North Branch, and here he decided to settle. It has ever since been called the Anderson Bottom, and was afterward included within the boundaries of Hampshire County, Virginia. That was then a wild region, inhabited mainly by Indians, but there were a few French and probably a few British subjects west of William Anderson's new home.
He was strong and brave, and helped to protect the frontier settlements from murderous Indian foes. In "Braddock's defeat" (Braddock's engagement with the French and Indians near Fort Duquesne) though beaten he fought bravely.
He was father of four children, two boys and two girls. One of his sons, William was killed by the Indians in the mountains near his home. One of his daughters married Captain William Henshaw, of Berkley County, Virginia, whose plantation was near Bunker Hill, on Mill Creek.
As he, William Anderson was 104 years old at the time of his death, he was a little childish, but at 80 he was as strong and active as ever. He brought a large amount of gold from Scotland, or was afterward sent to him, and he was known to possess a great deal when he died, but after his death it could never be found.
My father often saw it and believed it had been stolen during his sickness or put away by him with too much care. He was opposed to the marriage of his daughter to Capt. Henshaw on account of his poverty, but the Captain afterward inherited a fine English fortune -- he was an Englishman by birth-- and became wealthy and prominent.
I have forgotten the name of William Anderson's first wife-- the mother of his children. The name of his second wife was Barnett, to whom he was married at the age of 80. He was a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Thomas Anderson, his son was born in 1733, and died in 1808. He often aided in thwarting the Indians, and in resisting their forays. He fought during the entire Revolution, as an officer, either on the frontier against the Indians, for father east against the British.
He was at Yorktown, in command of his Company under Washington, at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. His highest rand during the Revolution was Captain. He never knew fear, and in fighting the Indians ran some risks, and made many narrow escapes. I have a distinct recollection of his appearance. He looked like my brother Thomas James, your father. He was a member of the same church as his father, was an honest man and a good citizen, and like all the family, of whom I have any account, always paid his just debts. He was a true patriot, and had he been more ambitious might have risen higher during the Revolution.
His wife was Miss Bruce, of Virginia, by whom he had seven sons and four daughters. The sons were William, James, John, Jonathan, Joseph, Abner and George. The daughters were Margaret, Rachael, Elizabeth, and Nancy.
William and Joseph died (soldiers) in the War of 1812. Joseph was a single man; William left a wife, three sons and one daughter. William's sons were Hiram, Joseph and William. The daughter became the wife of my brother Levi.
John married and settled in southern Indiana, when I was a mere boy, and reared a family of children. Jonathan and Abner never married. George died in his youth. Margaret married Joseph Critchfield at the old homestead in Virginia; Rachel married William Eagle, who afterward steeled in Wayne County, Ohio. Elizabeth married Thomas Eagle, nephew of William Eagle, and they settled in the neighborhood. Nancy never married.
My father was James Anderson, second son of Capt. Thomas Anderson. He was born February 17th 1768, where his father was born, on the Anderson Bottom, in Hampshire County, VA. He died October 24th 1844. He entered Cavalry service as Second Lieutenant, or more properly speaking, Ensign; aided in putting down the Whisky Insurrection, and afterwards served under Gen. Anthony Wayne, until his (Wayne's) death, in December 1796. He was a gallant and meritorious officer and for meritorious service and gallantry was made a Captain.
I have seen his three commissions, that of Ensign, Lieutenant, and Captain. He was a member of the church of his ancestors until he settled in Ohio, and then became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church simply because there was no Episcopal Church in his neighborhood. He removed to Fairfield County, Ohio in 1806 and settle on a farm there on the 7th day of April the same year.
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originally shared by tmr089,Westminster, Maryland
other bio link
http://lineagekeeper.blogspot.com/2010/11/colonel-william-andersonscotland-to.html
William is supposed to be buried in the Anderson Burying Grounds, in what is now known as Anderson's Bottom, Ridgeley, Mineral County, West Virginia. To my knowledge, the actual cemetery, nor any headstones, have been found on the Anderson's Bottom property.
Husband of Mary Rachel Lauren
From "Life and Letters of Judge Thomas J. Anderson and Wife," by James H. Anderson, Chapter 1:
"(My father's great grandfather) William Anderson, of Scotland, descended from a family of considerable prominence. Born in the Highlands in 1693, implicated in the rising of 1715 in behalf of the pretender, Prince James, son of James II (of England; James VII of Scotland) he fled in disguise, after the cruel suppression of this incipient rebellion, through England to Virginia, where British loyalists of his views ever found a warm welcome. It was not long after his arrival in America, until he received remittances (?gold-from Scotland?) with which he bought real property in Maryland and Virginia. He owned, in 1738, and prior thereto, several plantations in the Conegochiege Manor in Prince George's County, Maryland, one of which was called Anderson's Delight. (Note: It was located near today's Sharpsburg, Frederick County, Maryland. Using the deeds and land descriptions, Jim Burrows plotted the exact location of Anderson's Delight. It was right in the middle of the Antietam battleground, and is part of the National Historic Monument today.) William sold this property to Dr. George Stewart of the city of Annapolis in 1739."
"It was soon after coming to the country, that a rich and beautiful valley far up the Potomac on the North Branch attracted his notice, and on it he encamped and built a hunting lodge. This valley has ever since been known as The Anderson's Bottom. When Hampshire County, Virginia, was erected, it embraced the Anderson Bottom which was only five miles from Fort Cumberland, constructed in 1754."
"He was a brave and burly man and gallantly defended the infant settlements that soon made an appearance near his new home, from the murderous incursions of the Indians. His military experience now was of use to him, for while earnestly striving to avoid conflict with the Indians, he was engaged in many. He recruited a company of soldiers in the Valley of Virginia, which joined General Braddock's army at Ft. Cumberland, in June 1755, and although disastrously defeated by the French and Indians near Ft. Du Quesne, (9 July 1755) these Virginians sustained their ancient reputation for valor.* In war, William Anderson was a good soldier; in peace a good citizen. He died on the Anderson Bottom, in Hampshire County, Virginia, in 1797, at the great age of 104. He died as he lived, a devout member of the Protestant Episcopal Church."
(Note: William's will was submitted to Probate 9 April 1796. If his birth date was 1693, he was about 103 years old.)
Supposed to be buried in the Anderson Burying Grounds, in what is now known as Anderson's Bottom, Ridgeley, Mineral County, West Virginia. To my knowledge, the actual cemetery, nor any headstones, have been found on the Anderson's Bottom property.
Died 1797
Anderson Bottom, Hampshire County, Virginia, USA
Married Rachel Mary Lauren
1731, Virginia Colony
Parents
Jacob " Northern" Anderson
1670-1730, Scotland
Elizabeth Peters
1671-1732, Scotland
Married
1691, Scotland
___________________
A short Biography of William Anderson and his Descendants
This story is a transcription of a letter written in 1886 by a great-grandson, John Anderson to his nephew.
Letter from John Anderson to James H. Anderson of Columbus, Ohio
Marion, Ohio, Oct. 26, 1886
Mr. J. H. Anderson, Columbus, Ohio
Dear Nephew;
I now undertake to give you some account on my ancestors. My Great-grandfather, William Anderson was born in Scotland, in the year 1693 and died in Virginia in 1797. He was a friend of the Stuart dynasty, and joined the standard of Prince James, the Pretender, (as he was styled by some) son of James II, the deposed King of England.
After the rising in 1715, he fled into England where he tarried awhile, and then made his way in disguise, I am told, to Virginia, where he had relatives. He went up the Potomac River till he came to a beautiful and fertile valley or bottom, on the North Branch, and here he decided to settle. It has ever since been called the Anderson Bottom, and was afterward included within the boundaries of Hampshire County, Virginia. That was then a wild region, inhabited mainly by Indians, but there were a few French and probably a few British subjects west of William Anderson's new home.
He was strong and brave, and helped to protect the frontier settlements from murderous Indian foes. In "Braddock's defeat" (Braddock's engagement with the French and Indians near Fort Duquesne) though beaten he fought bravely.
He was father of four children, two boys and two girls. One of his sons, William was killed by the Indians in the mountains near his home. One of his daughters married Captain William Henshaw, of Berkley County, Virginia, whose plantation was near Bunker Hill, on Mill Creek.
As he, William Anderson was 104 years old at the time of his death, he was a little childish, but at 80 he was as strong and active as ever. He brought a large amount of gold from Scotland, or was afterward sent to him, and he was known to possess a great deal when he died, but after his death it could never be found.
My father often saw it and believed it had been stolen during his sickness or put away by him with too much care. He was opposed to the marriage of his daughter to Capt. Henshaw on account of his poverty, but the Captain afterward inherited a fine English fortune -- he was an Englishman by birth-- and became wealthy and prominent.
I have forgotten the name of William Anderson's first wife-- the mother of his children. The name of his second wife was Barnett, to whom he was married at the age of 80. He was a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Thomas Anderson, his son was born in 1733, and died in 1808. He often aided in thwarting the Indians, and in resisting their forays. He fought during the entire Revolution, as an officer, either on the frontier against the Indians, for father east against the British.
He was at Yorktown, in command of his Company under Washington, at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. His highest rand during the Revolution was Captain. He never knew fear, and in fighting the Indians ran some risks, and made many narrow escapes. I have a distinct recollection of his appearance. He looked like my brother Thomas James, your father. He was a member of the same church as his father, was an honest man and a good citizen, and like all the family, of whom I have any account, always paid his just debts. He was a true patriot, and had he been more ambitious might have risen higher during the Revolution.
His wife was Miss Bruce, of Virginia, by whom he had seven sons and four daughters. The sons were William, James, John, Jonathan, Joseph, Abner and George. The daughters were Margaret, Rachael, Elizabeth, and Nancy.
William and Joseph died (soldiers) in the War of 1812. Joseph was a single man; William left a wife, three sons and one daughter. William's sons were Hiram, Joseph and William. The daughter became the wife of my brother Levi.
John married and settled in southern Indiana, when I was a mere boy, and reared a family of children. Jonathan and Abner never married. George died in his youth. Margaret married Joseph Critchfield at the old homestead in Virginia; Rachel married William Eagle, who afterward steeled in Wayne County, Ohio. Elizabeth married Thomas Eagle, nephew of William Eagle, and they settled in the neighborhood. Nancy never married.
My father was James Anderson, second son of Capt. Thomas Anderson. He was born February 17th 1768, where his father was born, on the Anderson Bottom, in Hampshire County, VA. He died October 24th 1844. He entered Cavalry service as Second Lieutenant, or more properly speaking, Ensign; aided in putting down the Whisky Insurrection, and afterwards served under Gen. Anthony Wayne, until his (Wayne's) death, in December 1796. He was a gallant and meritorious officer and for meritorious service and gallantry was made a Captain.
I have seen his three commissions, that of Ensign, Lieutenant, and Captain. He was a member of the church of his ancestors until he settled in Ohio, and then became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church simply because there was no Episcopal Church in his neighborhood. He removed to Fairfield County, Ohio in 1806 and settle on a farm there on the 7th day of April the same year.
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originally shared by tmr089,Westminster, Maryland
other bio link
http://lineagekeeper.blogspot.com/2010/11/colonel-william-andersonscotland-to.html
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