Have you tried here? Put in his surname and given name and see what you get. If nothing, put in just the surname. Good luck, Sandy USGenWeb Project Search (USGenWeb Web sites) <http://searches.rootsweb.com/htdig/search.html> ----- Original Message ----- From: <BKAYMEL@aol.com> To: <ANDERSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 10:37 PM Subject: [ANDERSON-L] John Anderson > I have so many John Anderson's but none that would have been in the VA/WV > area as early as 1797 I don't think. I was thinking on the Charlestown > Academy though and I could see my Anderson's sending a son there as we > were/are a family of educators and big believers even back then in education. > In fact, one of my ggggggg-fathers' sons (don't know how many) was probably > one of the first teachers in PA: > > Taken from the 1910 Historical Souvenir Book for Phoenixville, Pa: > > "that probably the earliest teacher in this vicinity was Patrick Anderson, > son of James Anderson, a Scotchman by birth, who was the first settler in > what is now SchuykillTownship, in about the year 1710. Patrick Anderson, his > son, when quite young, was sent by his parents to Philadelphia, there to be > educated; and this was done of course, because of the lack of schools then in > this section of the country. Mr. Pennypacker in his history says, that upon > Patrick's return from Philadelphia, 'he taught the children of the neighbors > in his father's house.'" > > > ==== ANDERSON Mailing List ==== > Try this link to <a href="http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~anderson/virginia.html">Colonial Virginia Anderson Families</a> with family trees from 1600 to 1800. >