Carolyn, On 22 May 1740 John & Jane Anderson and their (then) children: Esther, Mary, & Margaret, had to prove their "importation" at the Orange County, VA Court. This Anderson family unit came to the "colonies" from Northern Ireland. If John & Jane Anderson's son: JAMES is the James Anderson thought to be the father of our Mary "Polly" (Anderson) Spence we'll find James in his final days in Anderson Co., VA., which the county is named after James' brother, Robert. James died 9 Sept 1813 and is buried in the Old Carmel Church there in Anderson Co., SC. Time will tell all..........Jim James F. Carver 610 Gay Street, Box 214 Portsmouth, Ohio 45662-0214 e-mail: heritage@zoomnet.net