I believe your Anderson line came from Caroline Co.,Va. Look for Lawrence Anderson who had a son named John, born about 1741. John had another son,John, Jr., born about 1762. There was also a Walter. Information is scarce since fire destroyed most of the county records in Caroline Co. and all of the old Anderson homeplaces. I am a descendant of this line with very limited information from 1740-1800. I am searching for additional information. I know of John and Walter from family sources and also from Colonial Church Petitions. I also know that many of the Andersons migrated to KY and ILL. MERRY CHRISTMAS Esta and Roger W. Anderson Williamsburg, VA ----- Original Message ----- From: <Smlathrum@aol.com> To: <ANDERSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 3:58 PM Subject: Re: [ANDERSON-L] Andersons/Buckingham & Nelson Co. Va. > I found it interesting that James Anderson died in Illinois in 1830. My David > Anderson died in Illinois in 1860, but he was born somewhere in Virginia in > 1797. His father was named John and was probably born around 1750-60. David's > best friend was named Thomas Jefferson North and David's son Robert married > two of TJ's daughters! One after the other, of course. David also named one > of his sons John H. > > I just can't find anything on David's father, John, and I am wondering if he > could be a brother to one of these James. I suspect that I am connected to > one of these Anderson families that migrated South, but it looks like my John > stayed in Virginia and raised his family there and probably died there. Then > his son David and all his children moved to Illinois before the Civil War, so > they went West (somewhat) instead of South. I'd be willing to bet that John > had more children than the one son David and I'll bet his father John had a > bunch of siblings, too. So as all you Andersons are checking your databases > looking for James and Johns, I'd sure appreciate it if you'd look for a David > son of John, born in Virginia in 1797, as well. I'm just getting nowhere on > this search for my John Anderson, but I know for a fact that he was in > Virginia around 1790's as a relative has a bill of sale with his name on it. > Any help sure would be appreciated. > > Susan in Milwaukee > > > ==== ANDERSON Mailing List ==== > Do you have a Swedish ANDERSON ancestor? Check the <a href="http://members.aol.com/patander73/swedish.html">Hints and Links to Swedish ANDERSON research</a> I want to keep this web link current so if you have some notes to contribute please send them to the list. > >