1. John Anderson [1542] [1542] was born in 1740 in Scotland and died in 1794 in Walnut Creek, NC at age 54.

General Notes: The surname Anderson , according to L G Pine, means " Son of Andrew" or
"Servant of St. Andrew", implying devotion to St. Andrew, the patron saint of
Scotland. The Scottish people were Roman Catholic before the Protestant
Reformation and Presbyterian afterward. the Scottish clan Anderson has been organized to nring all Andersons together in a kindred spirit and collect genealogical records and history of it's members. John came to America about
1760. He arrived in Wilmington-Fayetteville, NC area. He had other papers
recorded on page 14 in a manuscripts collection in Raleigh,NC.
Bibliography;
Pine, LG The Story of Surnames, Rutland, Vermont, Charles E Tuttle, Co. Inc
1966
North Carolina Wills, Vol. l and ll. 1700-1900
South Carolina Department of Archives and History Documents as follows:
Elim Baptist Church Records 1827-1927,Reel#3
Darlington County Census, 1800,1810,1820,1840,1850 (pg285), 1850 (pg 286),
1860 (pg440), 1860 mortality schedule, 1880,(pg18), Darlington County Map 1873
Darlington County Will Book 2
Dralington County Deed Book Q,pg53; W 2,pg57
Cemetery Grave markers
Individual Contributions;
Anderson, Anna Sibley Kirby
Anderson, Joe Ervin
Chandler, Capt. William H
First person knowledge (Una McLeod Hoffmann)
Anderson, Dr Jesse T

John married Charity Watson [2756] [MRIN: 228], daughter of John Watson [2757], in 1761.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 M    i. Miles Anderson [342] [342] was born about 1763 in Walnut Creek, NC and died in 1830 in NC about age 67.

   3 M    ii. Thomas Anderson [2758] [2758] was born about 1765.

   4 M    iii. Jessee Anderson [2759] [2759] was born about 1767.

Generation No. 2

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