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 Southwest VIrginia before 1800. Descendants of Southwest Anderson Generation No. 1 1. Southwest1 Anderson (Colonial VirginiaA) Notes for Southwest Anderson: This is not a real individual. Anderson families originating in counties west of henry County in southwestern Virginia are organized under this heading. Children of Southwest Anderson are: + 2 i. Robert2 Anderson. + 3 ii. ? Anderson. 4 iii. 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 04/08/1800 Washington Co 50a Honey Locust Branch of Middle Fork of Holstein River adj James Craig & Wm Gray grants 45/342 James 05/08/1800 Washington CO 200a North fork Reedy Creek north branch Holstein RIver grants 45/355 5 iv. 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 07/05/1786 Washington Co 300a middle fork of Holstein River Grants Y/575 John 06/03/1793 Washington Co 59a southside of north fork of Holstein River grants 29/164 John 06/03/1793 Washington Co 91a bothside north fork of Holstein River grants 29/166 John 07/03/1793 Washington Co 617.5a bothside North fork of Clinch River on Turkey Lick Branch adj Wallens land grants 28/467 John 02/28/1800 Washington Co 267a south branch of north fork of Hostein River adj his own grants 45/178 6 v. Thomas Anderson (Source: Library of Virginia, Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, (http://198.17.62.51/collections/LO.html), "Electronic."). Notes for Thomas Anderson: Thomas 07/19/1802 Washington Co 146a middle fork of Holstein River adj Blessing, Wheeler ets grants 50/219 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 06/20/1785 Washington OC 400a bothsides Glead Spring Branch of Powells River grants Q/399 William 04/12/1786 Washington Co 980a bothsides of Powells RIver opposite Glade Spring AKA Bufflaoe Walks grants Z/161 William 05/08/1786 Washington Co 920a Martins Creek in Powells Valley adj Joseph Martin grants W/725 Willaim 08/11/1796 Washington Co 50a Middle fork of Holstein River top and south of Walkers Mountain grants 34/498 William 02/01/1799 Washington Co 279a head Neals Bracnh middle fork Holstein River grants 38/543 Patrick J. Anderson http://members.aol.com/patander73/home.html 9654 Baltimore Avenue, Laurel, Maryland 20723