Oh, how I wish I had a DOB, DOD, spouse, anything on this John Anderson. All I know is that he is mentioned over and over again in family oral history and the story is consistent: He lived in Charlestown, Jefferson County, VA (now WVA), he was a friend of George North, he may have been a cooper, he had a son David born April 15, 1797 in Charlestown who grew up in Charlestown, attended the old Charlestown Academy (an educational institution to teach Latin and the classics to young boys). He was probably pretty well off for the times and also well educated himself. The Norths were both and probably would not have been good friends with a family that was not peers (not snobbishness, just reality!), especially since John's grandson and George's granddaughter married. There are sooooooo many John Andersons but I can't get a connection on this one! Any help would be much appreciated as this is my last significant brick wall! Susan