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