Pat, As you might be aware, most of the Courthouse records in Caroline Co., VA were destroyed by fire. I have been able to tie some of the property records together, but not sure of the same names. Still working. You have my permission to fold this information into your website. I did find a Lawrence page on website and would appreciate your sending me the current GEDCOM of Lawrence Anderson family. I thought the information I posted was interesting since it came from Joel Anderson, Sr.'s Bible. I have additional information on dates if you are interested, but I believe you might have most of it. Esta and Roger Anderson Williamsburg, VA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger and Esta Anderson" <esta@widomaker.com> To: <ANDERSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 11:46 AM Subject: [ANDERSON-L] Anderson, Lawrence, Caroline Co., VA > I found the folliwng information in the Virginia State Library and I was permitted to make a copy, and I would share this info. with anyone who has an interest. I have some additional info. on birth dates, etc., but I wanted to reproduce in the exact form I retrieved it from the Library. > > This info. starts off with Lawrence Anderson, who was a son of Lawrence, Sr. (1652-1725) who was married to Mary Pucket and they had 4 children: William (b. 1689 - bur. in MD); Thomas (b. 1692 - bur. in MD); James (b. 1699 - bur. in MD); and Lawrence, Jr. (b. 1703-1780 - Bur. Caroline Co., VA. > > Caroline Co., VA was formed out of the Counties of Essex, King William and King and Queen about 1728. Lawrence Anderson, Jr. lived in what was known as Drysdale Parish, Caroline Co., which is on the county line of Caroline Co. and Essex. > > Below is the exact info. I retrieved from the Library: > > Lawrence Anderson, Essex, Birginia - Tappahannack, County > > Children: > (1) James - m. Miss Troy, Spottsylvania Co., Va. > (2) Betsy m. Roberts - Ky. > (3) Sarah m. Sutton - Ky. > (4) David lived in Spottsylvania Co., Va. > (5) Hannah m. Blanton > (6) George moved to Ky. near Georgetown > (7) John lived in Caroline Co., Va. > (8) William m. _____? from Va. to S. C. --Sabine River > > James Anderson m. Miss Troy - Spottsylvania Co., Va. > Children: > (1) Lawrence > (2) William, Rev. Soldier (Cumberland Co., Va. ) m. Miss Shirley > (3) George > (4) Jessa > (5) John > (6) Mollie > (7) Richard > (8) Jacob > (9) James - Copy of Will > (10) Merideth (Rutherford Co., Tenn.) > (11) Thomas > (12) Peter > (13) Millie > (14) Sallie > > William Anderson m. dau. of John Shirley, Spotsylvania, Co., Va. > Children: > (1) James - died young > (2) Betsy > (3) Polly > (4) Nancy > (5) john m. a Lawrence lived in Centerville, Va. > (6) Thomas m. a Roberts lived in Jackson Co., Tenn. > (7) Joel, b. 1781, m. (1) Annie Shasteen (2) Sarah Davis Greer > Came to Wm. Co., Tenn. from Cumberland Co., Va. > (8) Garland m. a Roberts lived in Jackson Co., Tenn. > (9) Shirley m. An Anderson - Va. > (10) Fannie > (11) Sallie > (12) Caleb > (13) Paul - died young > > Joel Anderson m. (2) Sarah Davis Greer and had 10 children: > (1) Polly - Murry Co., Tenn. > (2) Catherine m. John Kirkpatrick, Williamson Co., Tenn. > (3) Nancy m. Sam Hughes > (4) James m. Henrietta Anderson - (cousin) April 10, 1835 - by Andrew Craig. Son: Chris!! > (5) Anna > (6) Darinda m. Wm. S. Samuel - Connersville > (7) Sallie > (8) Francis Marion m. John A. Jackson, Pulaski, Tenn. > (9) Joel Andrew Anderson m. L. Caroline Greer and had 4 children > Sallie m. G. M. Neely who had Lee M., Frank, Carl & Geo. > Jimmie died young > Fannie m. Nichol - no children > Carrie m. March - had Frances M. Brevard > > The above was copies from Joel Anderson Sr. Bible by his daughter Francis Marion March Brevard - The records were burned in his residence in Wm. Co., Tenn. > > This is also a copy of the Will of James Anderson (bro. of Wm.) > Will probated May 16, 1782 in Cumberland Co., Va. > > Note: Mrs. Brevard states that she remembers our Wm. Anderson and called hism "Cousin" but she doesn't know why??? She does remember that "Cousin Will" baptized her Aunt Francis..after Joel's death. > THE END OF COPIED MESSAGE > > I do not know who the author of the above typed document. It has been posted exactly like it was written, including spelling. > > My interest is John Anderson (b. 1740 - d. 1819). He lived in Drysdale Parish, Caroline Co., VA. We have found him signing Colonial Church Petitions in 1770's and he is listed many times in COLONIAL CAROLINE - A History of Caroline County, Virginia by P.E. Campbell and the book, PEOPLE, POSTOFFICE AND COMMUNITIES IN CAROLINE COUNTY, VIRGINIA 1727-1769 by Rev. Ralph Emmett Falls. > > I have very little information on John Anderson, Sr. as to his family, but I do know that this ties in to the information that was furnished on Oct. 22, 1946 by Sarah Ann Anderson Wright, known as Fannie, the oldest child of Samuel Chapman Anderson - the youngest child and son of Henry and Julia Ann T. Anderson. She states that the information below was some of the things that were told by her Grandmother Julia Ann T. Anderson and some things that she knew about her great great grandfather. > Her father's grandfather was named John Anderson. He was known to be the wealthiest man in Caroline Co., VA. he owned mor3e negroes and more land than he could enumerate. His old home in Caroline Co., VA was known by us as Watt Anderson place, situated half way between Whites Mill and Sparta in Caroline. The old Anderson burial lot is still there where so many of our ancestors are buried. > > "I will try to tell you something about the children of my great great grandfather John Anderson and as much about their families as I can. I being an old person myself not, but I have a very good memory. He had a son named John Jr. who had a good many children: his daughter Fannie, wife of Tom Samuel; John Edward and Easer Anderson. There were others. This is what I know of them. > > Samuel Anderson emigrated to Texas with ten young boys. I heard they lost tract of them; > Judith Anderson, wife of Billie Jordan, parents of William Jordan, who had a son named Charley > Jordan and others; > Tom Anderson - I don't know him. I only knew there was one named Tom; > Walter Anderson, father of Watt Anderson. They always lived in the old Anderson home; > > My Grandfather Henry Anderson married Julia Ann T. Adkins, half sister to William George Garnett > and Emoline Garnett Carter, mother of Luther Eugene Carter and others. > > I will try to tell you something about my grandfather and grandmother. > > Henry Anderson and Julia Ann T. Adkins were parents of the following children: > > William, known as Uncle Billy Anderson, married Ailsie Pitts, parents of Burton Anderson and > grandfather of Herbert Anderson (Ruth Callown's husband and others); > Uncle Billy was wounded in the Civil War; > Mary Toliver Anderson, wife of George Goldman, parents of Pierce, Sweetie Kate and others; > John Anderson killed in the Civil War was not married; > Sarah Ann (Nannie) Anderson, wife of Elic Goldman - no children; > Catherine Kate Anderson, wife of Cornelius Minor - parents of John Goldman and William Henry > Minor; > Samuel Chapman Anderson married Bettie Jane Beasley, parents of ten children: > Sarah Ann, known as Nannie Anderson Wright. Oldest child killed in First World War about > 1918; > Henry Owell Anderson married Jane Dishman - 4 children; > Leticia Jane Anderson Melton, wife of Charles Melton - one son, Herbert; > Samuel Smith Anderson married Baynie Andrews - Parents of 10 children; > Katy Bet Anderson died when she was 11 yrs. old; > Mary Ellen Anderson, wife of Russell Milton. Parents of 3 children; > Jennie Earnest Anderson married Ida Samuel - 7 children; > William John Andrson married Sarah Frances (Fannie) Samuels - 10 children; > Ruth Julia Anderson married William alvis - 1 son." > > THE END > > This might be confusing to some, but I hope it will help others with their genealogy. Should you have any information on the above, I would appreciate your contacting me: > > Roger Anderson mailto:esta@widomaker.com > > > > > > > ==== 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. > >