Katherine Rebecca Anderson is believed to be the daughter of "Robert Anderson and Catherine Graham of Killagorwen, County Donegal," who settled in Botetourt Co., Virginia. I also see her name listed as Catherine. She married John McNutt in about 1751 and had the following known McNutt children:

Joseph, abt 1751

Alexander, 10 Dec 1754, below

Rebecca/Rebeckah, abt 1755 (Jno McCorkle, Authur Glasgow), below

Margaret, 1757 - 17 Nov 1830 (Robt Rhodes), below

Benjamin, 1758 - 1857, below

Robert, abt 1762, below

John, abt 1763, below

William, 16 Apr 1774, below

Isaac, bef 1778 - bef 1840, (Sophia, Rapides, LA)*

"Elizabeth"

unnamed sister, Mrs. Weir of Nova Scotia.

Dr. George West Diehl's (1887-1975) undated article in the local News-Gazette called "Fork of James Family Ties" Chapter 1 states: "...according to family tradition, founded upon a romance not uncommon in those days. Robert Anderson of the Parish of Killagorwen, County Donegal, Ireland, was bitterly opposed to his daughter Catherine's planned marriage to John McNutt since they had let it be known they intended migrating to America. He is said to have married the daughter of the Earl of Montrose, the mother of Catherine, and after her death, to have wed Graham, who had been brought to Ireland to her mother after her father had been executed for his political beliefs in Scotland." Lots of other data. "With his father already in Virginia, John's mind was set on joining his parents and not even the love for Catherine Anderson could hold him in Ireland. Came the day of sailing, John went to the Londonderry quay to board the ship and there he found Catherine waiting for him - she had very quietly slipped away from her home to bid her sweetheart goodbye. In the confusion of embarkation, tearful farewells, and the passengers going on board the ship, she managed to get on the vessel and hid herself. It may not have been with the consent of John, but again, it may have been planned by both. The ship loosed from the moorings and turned seaward, down the River Foyle. When the sails were filled with the breezes and the ship was feeling the swells of the Irish Sea, Catherine came from her place of hiding and joined John on deck. The young couple sought out the captain, told of their situation, and they were soon man and wife, the captain apparently being no novice to such a condition. (V.V. McNitt's "The MacNaughton Saga," Vol. 2, Bk 8."

An article written by kin Wm Anderson Glasgow, in the 29 Feb 1888 issue of the Staunton Spectator about this family and son Alexander of Nova Scotia fame, refers to McNutts receiving land in Nova Scotia: James, Joseph, John, Francis, Martin, Arthur and Agnus, plus Benjamin, and Patrick.

*I found son Isaac McNutt on the 1810 Rapides, LA census with Males: 1 16 - 25, 1 under 10; Females: 1 10-15 and 1 16-25 and 2 slaves and total 6 persons. I also found Isaac McNutt on the 1820 Rapides, LA census, 45 and over with 22 people, sadly including 11 slaves. Only 7 of all were engaged in agriculture. His age is off, as is very common here.

Data on son Isaac: Conveyance Records of Catahoula, LA, Book B & C:

-Book B: 188B 9 December 1818 - ISAAC McNUTT, Curator of ESTATE OF JOHN McNUTT, deceased vs. John Holley - Judgment $316.00

-Book B: 190B 8 February 1819 - Fleming G. Ballew stands justly indebted to the Estate of JOHN McNUTT deceased in the sum of $133.67 and gives note for same. Morgages house and lot. /s/ F.G. Ballew ... Witness: James Stokes, Robert Nobles

-Book C: 17C 22 September 1819 - Indenture between Jno Harrison and James Stokes..Stokes stands bound to Harrison for the payment of $955 ... payable to ISAAC McNUTT, curator of the Estate of JOHN McNUTT, deceased ... tract of land known as the Gin Lot lying in the town of Harrisonburg. Witness: A.M. Robertson, J.N.B. Thomson. Suspect Isaac U. McNutt, 1833 -1913 (27982140) was related to him.

Leander J. McCormick's compilation, Family Record and Biography, 1896, page 338b has an undated photo of the old stone church built in 1793, that Katherine likely attended.

"The McNutt Family of Rockbridge, Jno McNutt, one of the first settlers of the County, married Catharine Anderson, in England (a relative of Judge F. T. Anderson) came to America and settled on the farm now owned by Joseph Falls, on North river. They raised seven sons: Alex, Robert, John, Isaac, Benjamin, William and Joseph; and two daughters, Margaret and Rebecca. Robert died of wounds at the battle of Cowpens...." Hardesty's Historical & Geographical Encyclopedia by Henry H. Hardesty, 1884.

McCormick, Henrietta Hamilton, Genealogies and Reminiscences, Chicago, 1897, p 72, 74, 125+, adds Katherine's brother, Robert Anderson, Jr. also emigrated to America. He married Miss Neeley. Their unnamed mother was the daughter of the Earl of Montrose, who remarried following her passing. Robert was 16 when he left Ireland, going to the Canary Islands before arriving in Virginia. He inherited part of his father's estate, which went to his half brothers, following his passing. She also lists the children of John and Katharine A McNutt: John, Alexander, B 1754; Wm, Margaret, Joseph, Benjamin (removed to Tennessee), Isaac (went to LA when young) and Robert and gives lots of data on them and generations of the McNutts, etc.

I note a George McNutt, 1751 - 1823 in Knoxville, Tennessee, who married wife Isabella Callison "in Rockbridge Co., in about 1779." According to the FaG bio, she had 7 known children, including Rebecca and William.

Katherine lost her husband John, her son Robert and her son in law (daughter Rebecca's first husband), John McCorkle, at the 1781 Battle of Cowpens in Cherokee County, South Carolina.

Bio researched and written by LSP.