Husband of Mary Elizabeth Bruce
Thomas Anderson took part in the Indian Wars. He accompanied Dunmore's Expedition to Chillicothe. He fought bravely throughout the Revolutionary War and commanded a company at Yorktown under Washington when Cornwallis surrendered.
He served as a private with Captain John Gillison and Colonel John Greene of the 6th Virginia Regiment per DAR records.
Thomas moved from Virginia to Fairfield County, Ohio. They arrived in April when Thomas was 73 years of age. He died the following October and is buried in Fairfield County, Ohio.
Hampshire Co., Virginia was Formed in 1753 (or 1754) from Augusta and Frederick counties, Virginia. It became part of West Virginia in 1863.
He was a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church
From a letter from John Anderson to James H. Anderson:
"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, or farther east against the British.
He was at Yorktown, in command of his Company under Washington, at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. His highest rank during the Revolution was Captain. He never knew fear, and in fighting the Indians ran some great 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 a 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, Rachel, 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 settled in Wayne County, Ohio. Elizabeth married Thomas Eagle, nephew of William Eagle, and they settled in the neighborhood. Nancy never married."
Revolutionary War record for Thomas is found as: Name: THOMAS ANDERSON Rank - Induction: CAPT Roll Box: 79 Roll Description: NC
Thomas Anderson took part in the Indian Wars. He accompanied Dunmore's Expedition to Chillicothe. He fought bravely throughout the Revolutionary War and commanded a company at Yorktown under Washington when Cornwallis surrendered.
He served as a private with Captain John Gillison and Colonel John Greene of the 6th Virginia Regiment per DAR records.
Thomas moved from Virginia to Fairfield County, Ohio. They arrived in April when Thomas was 73 years of age. He died the following October and is buried in Fairfield County, Ohio.
Hampshire Co., Virginia was Formed in 1753 (or 1754) from Augusta and Frederick counties, Virginia. It became part of West Virginia in 1863.
He was a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church
From a letter from John Anderson to James H. Anderson:
"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, or farther east against the British.
He was at Yorktown, in command of his Company under Washington, at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. His highest rank during the Revolution was Captain. He never knew fear, and in fighting the Indians ran some great 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 a 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, Rachel, 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 settled in Wayne County, Ohio. Elizabeth married Thomas Eagle, nephew of William Eagle, and they settled in the neighborhood. Nancy never married."
Revolutionary War record for Thomas is found as: Name: THOMAS ANDERSON Rank - Induction: CAPT Roll Box: 79 Roll Description: NC
Husband of Mary Elizabeth Bruce
Thomas Anderson took part in the Indian Wars. He accompanied Dunmore's Expedition to Chillicothe. He fought bravely throughout the Revolutionary War and commanded a company at Yorktown under Washington when Cornwallis surrendered.
He served as a private with Captain John Gillison and Colonel John Greene of the 6th Virginia Regiment per DAR records.
Thomas moved from Virginia to Fairfield County, Ohio. They arrived in April when Thomas was 73 years of age. He died the following October and is buried in Fairfield County, Ohio.
Hampshire Co., Virginia was Formed in 1753 (or 1754) from Augusta and Frederick counties, Virginia. It became part of West Virginia in 1863.
He was a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church
From a letter from John Anderson to James H. Anderson:
"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, or farther east against the British.
He was at Yorktown, in command of his Company under Washington, at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. His highest rank during the Revolution was Captain. He never knew fear, and in fighting the Indians ran some great 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 a 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, Rachel, 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 settled in Wayne County, Ohio. Elizabeth married Thomas Eagle, nephew of William Eagle, and they settled in the neighborhood. Nancy never married."
Revolutionary War record for Thomas is found as: Name: THOMAS ANDERSON Rank - Induction: CAPT Roll Box: 79 Roll Description: NC
Thomas Anderson took part in the Indian Wars. He accompanied Dunmore's Expedition to Chillicothe. He fought bravely throughout the Revolutionary War and commanded a company at Yorktown under Washington when Cornwallis surrendered.
He served as a private with Captain John Gillison and Colonel John Greene of the 6th Virginia Regiment per DAR records.
Thomas moved from Virginia to Fairfield County, Ohio. They arrived in April when Thomas was 73 years of age. He died the following October and is buried in Fairfield County, Ohio.
Hampshire Co., Virginia was Formed in 1753 (or 1754) from Augusta and Frederick counties, Virginia. It became part of West Virginia in 1863.
He was a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church
From a letter from John Anderson to James H. Anderson:
"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, or farther east against the British.
He was at Yorktown, in command of his Company under Washington, at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. His highest rank during the Revolution was Captain. He never knew fear, and in fighting the Indians ran some great 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 a 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, Rachel, 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 settled in Wayne County, Ohio. Elizabeth married Thomas Eagle, nephew of William Eagle, and they settled in the neighborhood. Nancy never married."
Revolutionary War record for Thomas is found as: Name: THOMAS ANDERSON Rank - Induction: CAPT Roll Box: 79 Roll Description: NC
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