i have been working on expanding and filling in my <A HREF="http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~anderson/virginia.html">Colonial Virginia ANDERSON Families</A> collection and the following grants and patents were issued by Virginia for lands in the area now West VIrginia before 1800. Descendants of Western Virginia Anderson Generation No. 1 1. Western Virginia1 Anderson (Colonial VirginiaA) Notes for Western Virginia Anderson: This is not a real individual. Anderson families originating in the counties which later fromed into West Virginia and/or Kentucky are organized under this heading. Children of Western Virginia Anderson are: 2 i. James2 Anderson, born June 01, 1777 in Denmark; died August 05, 1838 in Cross Lanes, Virginia. He married Mary Margaret Bowyer May 17, 1802 in Monroe County, Virginia. Notes for James Anderson: Source: Linda Kay Anderson lindakay@awwwsome.com 3 ii. James Anderson (Source: Library of Virginia, Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, (http://198.17.62.51/collections/LO.html), "Electronic."). Notes for James Anderson: James 11/14/1785 Harrison Co 417a Simpson's Creek above mouth Barris's Run Grants S/646 James 08/01/1786 Harrison Co 234a Booths Creek grants 1/430 James 08/01/1786 Harrison Co 1000a head of Joseph Davisons run & drain of Simpsons Creek grants 3/545 James 06/12/1787 Harrison Co 356a Simpsons Creek grants 11/384 James 06/12/1787 Harrison Co 283a westside Tygers Vvalley RIver adj survey of George Teaters grants 11/386 James 04/18/1788 Harrison Co 400a Jugan's Run a drain of Tygers Valley RIver Grants 16/576 James 05/01/1784 Monongalia Co 400a on Simsons Creek adj Andrew Davison Grants L/98 James 05/01/1784 Monongalia Co 400a Simsons Creek Adj JOhn Powers grants M/14 James 01/01/1785 Monongalia Co 500a Hackers Creek grants R/646 James 01/23/1787 Harrison Co 1000a co-patent with Sml Hanway Monongalia River canoe Creek Crooked Run grants 11/16 James 11/20/1784 Harrison Co 1000a co-patent Sml Hanway freemans creek branch of west fork grants N/385 4 iii. John Anderson (Source: Library of Virginia, Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, (http://198.17.62.51/collections/LO.html), "Electronic."). Notes for John Anderson: John 10/29/1786 Greenbriar Co 1076a Anthony's Crrek sotuhbranch of Greenbriar River grants 4/616 John 10/29/1786 Greenbriar Co 194a adj james Hughston, Samuel Moore etc grants 4/620 John 10/29/1786 Greenbriar Co 560a southside Greenbriar River at Carpenters Place grants 6/257 John 10/29/1786 Greenbriar Co 700a bothsdies Greenbriar River mouth of Howards Creek grants 7/61 John 01/25/1792 Greenbriar Co 93a Anthony's Crrek adj his own grants 24/495 John 01/26/1792 Greenbriar Co 400a walkers Meadow Crrek adj James Ritchen grants 25/424 John 08/06/1799 Greenbriar Co 920a bothsdie Greenbriar River mouth of Howards Creek grants 42/512 ______________________________ John 10/20/1786 Harrison Co 375a bothsides Boothes Creek adj heirs of James Booth grants 7/211 5 iv. Joseph Anderson (Source: Library of Virginia, Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, (http://198.17.62.51/collections/LO.html), "Electronic."). Notes for Joseph Anderson: Joseph 12/18/1786 Monongalia Co 1000a ridge between Buffalo Creek and Bingamin adj his own grants 7/337 Joseph 12/18/1786 Monongalia Co 1000a MIll Creek fork of Buffaloe Creek grants 7/ 339 6 v. Robert Anderson (Source: Library of Virginia, Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, (http://198.17.62.51/collections/LO.html), "Electronic."). Notes for Robert Anderson: Robert 01/17/1799 Greenbrier Co 146a Middle fork Anthony's Crrek adj Ralph Wilson & THomas KIncaid grants 42/129 7 vi. William Anderson (Source: Library of Virginia, Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, (http://198.17.62.51/collections/LO.html), "Electronic."). Notes for William Anderson: William 05/10/1787 Monongalia Co 1000a adj Richard Tenant, Michael Moorer on Stratlers Run bracnh of Dunkard Creek grants 9/222 William 11/05/1787 Monongalia Co 1000a adj his own southeast side head of Slab Camp fork of Deckers Creek grants 14/314 William 01/07/1788 Monongalia Co 2000a Cheat River adj John Overton & THomas Evans grants 14/545 William 01/07/1788 Monongalia Co 1000a Adj Thomas Evans & John Overton on Cheat River grants 15/282 William 01/18/1792 Monongalia CO 300a co-patent John Downer grants 25/440 Patrick J. Anderson http://members.aol.com/patander73/home.html 9654 Baltimore Avenue, Laurel, Maryland 20723