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John Anderson, of Beverley Manor
▼Facts and Events
John Anderson was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
▼ Early Land Survey
From Chalkley's:
- Vol. 2, pg. 375. (62) 9 ber, 1738, survey for ye Reverent James Anderson, beginning at a Red Oak and White Oak by Midow Side ye Midow bearings S.50 W.4, Run; N.40 W.164 to 2 Chestnuts, Oaks and 1 White Oak; S.50 W. 560 to a White Oak ad 2 Locus standing on ye side of a hill by a branch, thence S. 40 E. 230 to a branch running to ye right to 2 White Oaks in ye head of a velley [valley]; N. 50 E. 280 to 1 small Hiccory, thence S. 40 E. 40 to 1 White Oak; N. 50 E. 288 to a Red Oak and Hiccory, thence -- [Note: possibly for this James Anderson, it appears to border his brother George Anderson's land from another Chalkley's record listed below]
▼Land
John Anderson's land (Beverley Manor NE, 747 acres) as shown on the map meticulously drawn by J.R. Hildebrand, cartographer. This map is copyrighted©, used by permission of John Hildebrand, son of J.R. Hildebrand, April, 2009. The land of John Anderson's brother, George Anderson is located nearby just to the southeast.
Acquisition of Land from History of Augusta County, Virginia, by John Lewis Peyton:
- 5 June, 1738, Grant from William Beverley, 747 acres in "Beverley Manor", believed to be on a farm on Middle River, where the Valley turnpike crosses.
Acquisition of Land from Orange County, VA Records:
- Pages 227-232. 5-6 June 1739. William Beverley, Gent. of Essex County to John Anderson of Orange County, farmer. Lease and Release; for ₤10 current money, 747 acres supposed to be in the bounds of Beverley Manner ("Beverley Manor") at a bunch of elms on the south side of Cathey's River which divides this and the land of Robt. Patterson... down the river... John Henderson... W. Beverley. Wit: James Porteus, Thos. Wood, John Latham. 28 June, 1739. Proved by James Porteus, Thos. Wood and John Latham. [Relinquishment of dower as above, Beverley to (William) Smith]. [Orange County Will Book 3, Pg. 16].
Acquisition of Land from Annals of Augusta County, Virginia, by Joseph Addison Waddell, pg. 22:
- Outside the large land grants to Beverley, Borden and others, patents were issued from time to time for small tracts to various persons. One of the earliest of this class, which we have seen, is dated September 1, 1740, and is signed in the name of King George II by James Blair, acting Governor. It was granted to James Anderson 270 acres "lying in that part of Orange county called Augusta, on a branch of Cathry's river, called Anderson's branch," &c., in consideration of the importation of five persons to dwell within this our Colony and Dominion of Virginia, whose names are: John Anderson, Jane Anderson, Esther Anderson, Mary Anderson, and Margaret Anderson," and the further consideration of five shillings—provided the "fee rent" of one shilling for every fifty acres be paid annually, and three acres in fifty be cultivated and improved within three years. The tract is probably the same now owned by Thomas S. Hogshead, near Stribling Springs. But no stream in that neighborhood is known at this day as Anderson's branch.
Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:
- Page 305.--19th August, 1747. John Anderson to John Hogshead, £9 current money Virginia; 270 acres patented, 1st December, 1740, to Jno. Anderson. Teste: Thos. Lewis, John Maxwell, James Hogshead. Acknowledged by John, and dower released by Jane, his wife, 19th Auagust 1747.
- Page 154. day , 176—. John Anderson to James Anderson, £—, 200 acres on Long Glade, a branch of North River of Shanandoe, part of 400 acres on which Jno. now lives, line of James Anderson's land. Teste: Robert Anderson. Delivered: James Anderson. March, 1765.
- Page 436.—16th May, 1781. John ( ) Anderson to his son James Anderson, tract conveyed by Beverley to John, 16th March, 1739; also 186 acres patented to John, on Middle River of Shanandore.
- November 8, 1786. James Anderson and Ann (Agness),part of 747 acres, conveyed by Beverly to John Anderson, March 15, 1739, also part of 135 acres, patented to John, and conveyed to James by John, May 15, 1781.
- Page 73.--8th November, 1786. James Anderson and Ann (Agness) to Nathaniel Birkett (delivered: Andrew Moody, 25th October, 1788), part of 747 acres conveyed to John Anderson by Beverley, 16th March, 1739; also part of 135 acres patented to said John and since conveyed to James by said John, 15th May, 1781.
- Page 47.--19th October, 1790. Andrew Anderson and Martha and James Allen and Margaret to John Griner, part of tract patented to John Anderson, deceased, and by him conveyed in his lifetime to Andrew and James.
▼ Will of John Anderson
- Page 550 - - 4th March, 1779. John Anderson's will - - To wife, Jane, the mare called the Carolina mard; to son, Robert; to son, William, in case he return from his journey; to son, James; to son, Andrew, tract adjoining John Patterson; to son William's son, John, infant; to son-in-law, James Allen; to son-in-law, Wm. Craig. Executors, sons James and Andrew. Teste: James Anderson, James Blair, George Anderson. Codicil, 17th May, 1786, transfers slave from son James to son Andrew. Teste: James and George Anderson. Proved, 20th February, 1787, by James and George Anderson. Andrew qualifies.
▼ Processioning List of 1756 & 1760
- "Processioning" was the periodic review and agreement of property lines between settler's lands. Processioning Lists are useful in determining the general area of a settlers lands and their neighbors at specific time periods:
- Vol. 2 - Page 179 - 1756: Processioned in Capt. Israel Christian's Company by John Henderson and Wm. Baskins, viz: For Rev. John Craig, for Daniel Denniston, for James Wallace, for David Bell, for Robert Poage, for John Anderson, for Andrew Russell, for John Hutcheson, for Patrick McCollum, for James Coyle, for Geo. Anderson, for Robert Patterson, for Mathew Armstrong, for William Lewis, for James Lesley, for Archibald Hamilton, for John Poage, for Mr. Shodder, For Wm. Bell, for Wm. Wallace, for Robert McClenachan, for Alex. Wright, for Samuel Wilson, for John Cunningham, for Alex. McNite, for John Black, for Nathan Gililand, for John Bigham, for John Coulter, for John Buchanan, for Elijah McClenachan, for Robert Breckenridge, for Wm. Baskins, for Widow Crawford, for Joans Henderson, for Andrew Scott, for John Henderson.
- Vol. 2 - Page 272. - 1760: Processioned by John Malkem and Alex. Blair, viz: For John Young, for Robert Young, for James Anderson, for Alex. Blair, for John Anderson, for John Francey [Francis], for Wm. Cunningham, for John McKemy, for Walter Trimble, for Hugh Dever, for John Davies, for ____ Douglas, for Daniel Smith, for Bigham's land formerly known by the name of Gragg's, for Gabriel Pickens, for Robert Poage, for Abraham Smith, for Isaiah Shipman, for David Robiston, for Silas Hart, for John Cunningham, for Henry Smith, for Widow Ramsey, for Thomas Woodal, for Moses Hall, for Audrey McCown, for James Bell, for Edward Erwin, for Alex. Craig, for Wm. Frame, for Thos, Waterson, for Francis Brown, for John King, for John Searight, for John Kear, for Hugh Campbell, for Alex. Kite, for Robert Fowler, for James Gamble, for James Leeper, Sr. and Jr., for James Blair, for Edward Erwin's land formerly known as Brownlee's place, for Adam Stevenson, for Umphrey's place on North River, for Stevenson's place they live on, for Jacob and Christian Roleman, for John Malcom, for William Flimen, for Charles Campbell, for Robert Campbell, for William Brown, for Widow and John and James Alexander, for Robert Campbell, for William Brown, for Widow and John and James Alexander, for Michael Dickey, for James Young, for James Patterson, for Andrew Erwin, for John Erwin, for Edward Erwin, for Francis Erwin, for Hugh Campbell, Jr., for James McGill, for Robert Brown, for James Young.
▼ Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:
- Vol. 2, pg. 375. [undated, abt. 9ber 1738]. Early Land Survey (66) ( ), beginning at 2 White Oaks in ye Rev. James Anderson's line 23 poles from where we begun and runneth, thence N. 60 E. 143 to 1 White Oak to George Anderson's N.E. 182, 40 8 ch. Robison's Midow Branch to 1 White Oak and blazed Red Oak Seawright. Survey for Geo. Hutchison, beginning at 1 White Oak and runneth -
- Vol. 2 - Muster List (as of 1742): No. 1 - Captain John Smith's List: John Smith, Captain; John Moffet, Lieutenant; William Anderson, Ensign; Daniel Daniston, Sergeant; Sam Hogshead, John Hogshead, Will Hogshead, Dan. McAnear, Math. Edmeston, John Finley, Walter Trimble, John Francis, Robert Ralston, John Young, Alex. Blair, Alex. Craig, Thomas Gillespy, And. Erwine, Benj. Erwine, John Erwine, Edw. Erwine, John Trimble, James Trimble, Rob. Moffett, James Wright, Rob. King, Jam. Armstrong, John Pattison, Jas. Lesley, Felix Kanady, Thomas Gordon, And. Mitchell, Jas. Robertson, Gabrl. Pickins, Rob. Leeper, Sam. Moore, John Miller, James Miller, Patr. Quine, Mat. Armstrong, John Ramsey, Dan. Daniston, Sam Northward, Rob. Renick, John Archer, Sampn. Archer, Jam.'s Sayers, Thos. McCulough, George Anderson, John Anderson, Rob. Poage, Rob. Patterson, Jas. Craford, Will Baskins.
- Vol. 1 - December 9, 1745. Page (1) County Court formed--First Justices: James Patton, John Buchanan, Peter Scholl, Robert Campbell, Robert Poage, Thomas Lewis, Robert Cunningham, Richard Woods, Robert Craven, Adam Dickinson, John Anderson, John Lewis, George Robinson, James Bell, John Brown, John Pickens, Hugh Thomson, John Finla, John Christian, James Kerr, Andrew Pickens.
- Page 213.—24th February, 1749. Codicil to above [Will of Daniel Denniston]. Daughter, Ann Gilaspy's 4 sons; 10 shillings to the Meeting House he now belongs to. Teste: John Anderson, Elizabeth Poage. Proved, 1st, December, 1749 by all witnesses.
- Page 187.—14th March, 1749. Robert King's will—Miller; 30 shillings to the Meeting House; son, John; wife, Catherine, plantation on Falling Spring; daughters, Sarah, Elizabeth and Catherine. Executors, Robert Poage and John Anderson. Teste: John Poage, John Young and John Anderson. 23d August, 1749, proved by John Poage and John Anderson.
- Page 309.->26th February, 1760. Ephriam Love's bond as executor of Charles Gallagher, with sureties Isaiah Shipman, Andrew Lewis. By John Anderson, Robert Pog [Poage], John Peterson.
- Page 349.—18th May, 1751. James Crawford's appraisement, by Robt Poage, Thomas Gordon, Saml. Henderson. John Anderson.
- Vol. 1 - AUGUST 27, 1751. (179) Road ordered to be viewed from John Anderson's to the Co. Ho. by John Poage and James Allen.
- MARCH, 1771 (C). - William Robertson vs. James Anderson (Long Meadow).--Trespass, James killed Robertson's fowls and hogs with ratsbane in 1767. James Meek's deposition, November 1, 1768. He was at James Anderson's house on Long Meadow. James wife was Elizabeth, and they had a daughter Jean. William Robertson's wife was Lettice. Elizabeth was sister of William Skillem and George Skillem(?). Verdict for plaintiff. (Note: shows James Anderson, son of John, as living on "Long Meadow").
- Page 46.—26th August, 1772. John Poage enters 200 acres joining his own, John Anderson, and Beverley Manor.
- Vol. 1 - MAY, 1773 (B). - John Anderson vs. S. Mathews, Mathew and James Lockhart.--Chancery writ, 29th June, 1769. James Lockhart was Sampson Mathews's father-in-law, in 1765. Orator became joint security with Mathews on bond of James Lockhart and Randall Lockhart for collection of public levy in 1765; sometime after securities asked G. Jones and P. Hog to liquidate the account of the Lockharts, when a considerable defalcation was found. Patrick Lockhart was son to James. James Allen was son-in-law of John Anderson. Robert Bratton, aged 60 years, 20th May, 1772. Silas Hart, aged 50 years and upwards, 20th May, 1772. Randall Lockhart was son to James. William Crow, aged 30 years and upwards, 22d August, 1772. James Allen's deposition taken in Botetourt, 1771. Hugh Allen was James's brother.
▼References
- ↑ Web Site - http://www.outfitters.com/~chelle/html/d0007/g0000652.htm.
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