The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

request has been made for the An
derson family, and though they have
/ been already referred to several times
IN previous records. and some lines given.
| yet, such arc tho many numerous bran
ches Of this interesting family, that it
will take several numbers to trace them
! all. and GEAR up their many intricacies:
| 1t Ia said by New England writer's that
Alexander Anderson, who was born in
Great Britain, l775, was the first wood
engraver Of notes, In America Henry
| A. Anderson. of New Castle gentleman.
a descendant OF Alexander, was granted
| arms time OF Edward VI, being "a
shield. or on q chevron gn, between three
hawks heads, erased arg, three acorns,
slipped, of the last: On centon sa.
three martlets. of the third: Crest-A
falcons head of the shield; Motto-Nigila
(watehD."
These are given in Burke's General
Armory 1889, and Encyclopaedia 11eraldi-
! ca" 1873, and from the arms for the
4 New England Anderson who first settled
at WATERFOWL. Mass, 100 The Vir-
GINA Andersons as given by DIR. r.. a.
Brock, III his history of the family, states:
| The Anderson family of Virginia, promi-
nent representative of which are scat
tered throughout the South and Western
States, are deduced from two brothers,
| who emigrated from Scotland, and set
| tied in Hanover county, Va, during the
seventeenth century; these were Robert
and David Anderson
| Cro2ur. in his General Armory of Amer
lean families, however, gives the first
| emigrant as Thomas Anderson. of North
| CUMBERLAND county, England WHO settled
| in Gloucester county. Va. 1884, whose
| arms are given as follows: "or, on a
/, chevron, gules, between three hawks
heads erased, sable, as many acrons,
! slipped, argent.
I Crest: IAN eagles head. erased argent,
| holding in the beak pathways, an ar
row. gulis. beaded and feathered; or,
motto: Nil Desperandum, auspic Deo'
Thus it is clear, the Virginia family are
of the same English stock, though their
| arms are somewhat varied, and they
landed much earlier than the New Eng
land branch. Henning, in his statutes,
gives no less than thirty names of An
derson, who were in the early colony,
many of whom served in the Revolution
airy War. Robert and Matthew Ander-
son were in New Kent county IN leso'
| and must have been sons of Thomas. The
name of Robert Is mentioned frequently
| afterwards, for a Robert Anderson was
living in Louisa, 1852, and one in VIII
liamsburg, 1888, each succeeding genera
ton repeating the same family name.
OF the two brothers, Robert and DaVld
who came from Scotland and settiea ~
Hanover Robert, the eldest, of Gold
Mines married Mary Overton; and
David married Elizabeth -, and had
eleven children. one of whom. Edmund
Anderson, married Jane NJ. Lewis, daush'
ter of Colonel William Lewis, OF 'Locus'
HILL" of Albemarle, and sister of Cap
tain NIeriwether Lewis, the explorer ane
I t,ja rn1
marriage, Locust HILL" the historic
birthplace OF Meriwether Lewis. descend
ed to the Andersons; first, to their son
i Dr NIeriwether Lewis Anderson, who
married Lucy Harper; and last, u
| Charles Harper Anderson, who married
Miss S. II. L. Scott, OF Albemarle, WIN
has since sold the old homestead to MI
Small, an Englishman. There We're man
of the Anderson family who settled II
snotsylyania during the eighteenth cen
turv: George Anderson, of Essex county
honeht lands there in 1920, and was livinl
III. ,-.,,,a -,
~ settled there in 1876; his son JOSEPH
married Mary Ann Guerner, April IL, I'@a
He. too, had n son, Joseph, Jr. Jane
Anderson married Margaret Troys, 174t
Thera were also David. Meredith, Rich
nrd. Thomas, and Harmon, OF tn
, branch. each Of whom had issue.
Tho Andersons Of Henrico and Rich
mond. during its early settlement. DC
, came noted as merchants. Under tn
. "flush times" of the colony. when to
bacco was "king," and passed as cur
rency, there was firm In London, WI
liam Anderson d company VINO i'''. N,ns
nearly all the weed which was thel
Skinned from Virginia. one of the son
of this William. also named William
Anderson, Jr, was sent over, ana al
most of the buying and shipping for tn
J firm. and in time amassed fortune
! Even up to 1915, the well-khown s's
!. OF civilian Anderson, Jrn IA Car
4 Street, was seen. captain paVlu AZ
:. derson a descendant Of the Anderson
Who had settled in Hanover. married
: about 1900 the widow of Mr., jaime
: Leitch, another prosperous merchant
Richmond. being cousins. rms Jane
: I,e,tch was the merchant who had fun
o nished Mr.. Jefferson with lquors an
Q groceries needed at Monticello Tor III
!: numerous guests always there. inc 81
!, was allowed to Increase to such an o.
: font. that, when 1t was finally presented
t Mr.. Jefferson was unable to meet !
: and, in order to make a settlement, Il
turned over to this merchant, Jane
q I,citch, one of his 'tpet farms" Gale
n .Pantops," just opposite Monticello. A
y ter tho death OF James L'eltcll, ms wldoN
V who had married captain Anuerso'i' w
I possession OF the farm and BUILT the iir
g house thore. Their son, Meriwether Ar
y derson. inherited the estate, where !
y lived and died.
il Thus tho AIidersons in Albemarle hay
!. long been noted in connection with u
y Lew!ses, Meriwethers. Thorntons. Dat
neys. and others,
Thtough the Scotch Andersons are
be traced also the limo OF the late Goloii
| naa RiGlmOnu,
d their connections with the celebrated o
l. ,families OF Archers, Masons. Pegram
10 and other early residents of the cit
% whose descendants are stu to be foui
IL there among its most prominent citizen
10 Tho name OF Anderson has been link
l. with the prosperity and growth OF Rici
mona for many generations and both