Andersons of Colonial N. Carolina

Anderson researchers will have to bear with me…  my quest of tracking Indian Traders of the 1715 era leads me astray…

from Journals of the Virginia Council, Feb 27, 1714   pg 365  (see my “blogroll” on the right for a link to these Journals… good stuff)

“Whereas Robert Poythres of the County of Prince George being accused of Supplying the Tuscaruros with Ammunition during the prohibition of Trade with the sd Indians was this day brought before the Council, & there charged with the said Offence by the oath of Robert Lang It is the opinion of the Council & accordingly ordered that M’ Attorney Generall do prosecute the sd Pothres at the next General Court for his contempt of the orders of the Government in a matter of such consequence to the Safety of her Majesties Subjects.”

Edgecombe County Court Minutes 1744-1762

Peter Anderson

[198]-17  (Feb 175_-Jun 1758)   On Motion of Bigans Sturdivant Order’d that a Summ. Issue for Joshua Tatum & Peter Anderson Evidences to a Deed of Feefment, from James Smith to the sd. Biggans, to appear here at Next Court to prove the sd. Deed. (this paragraph crossed out in original)

[214]-25  (Jun 1758-Sep 1758)   Sackfd. Adams to Peter Anderson Deed proved by Bigins Sturdivant

[215]   James Smith to Biggans Sturdivant Deed proved Peter Anderson

These references to Sturdivant pique my interest… a reputable genealogy (I assume) from 1970 http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~okgs/oklahoma_roots_sturdivant.htm has Biggens Sturdivant as the son of Daniel who was the son of John Sturdivant and brother of Matthew Sturdivant… whew, bear with me…

JOHN STURDIVANT, second husband of SARAH (HOLLAM) WOODWARD/STURDIVANT, apparently died ca. 1683/4. There is some evidence to indicate that he was employed, as an Indian trader, by WILLIAM BYRD I, of Westover, who wrote, 29 April 1684, from James City, to Thomas Grendon in England: “Old STURDIVANT, his son, Milner, Shipy, Womacke and Hugh Cassell were all killed by the Indians in their returne from the westward, about 30 miles beyond Ochanechee, what prejudice it is to mee you may guesse they having (had they come well in), made a very advantagious journey.” [Meyer & Dorman, op. cit., p. 351] & Tinling. The Correspondence of the Three William Byrds of Westover, Virginia, 1684-1776. pp. 15-16].      http://www.woodwardsof17thcenturyvirginia.info/index/VIRGINIA_(1681-)

another reference…

Death of John Sturdivant, Adventures of Purse and Person, P 351

John Sturdivant seems to have been an Indian trader in the employ of William Byrd I of Westover, who wrote April 29, 1684 from James City to Thomas Grendon in England.

“Old Sturdivant, his son, Millner, Shipy, Womacke and Hugh Cassell were all killed by the Indians in their returne from the westward, about 30 miles beyond Ochanechee, what prejudice it is to mee you may guesse, they having (had they come well in) made a very advantagious journey.”

The Correspondence of the Three Williams Byrds of Westover, Virginia 1684-1776

Letters of administration on the estates of John Milner, Thomas Shippy, Richard Womeck (and John Davis) were granted to their widows at the same Henrico County Court Aug. 1, 1684.

All of these men’s inventories shows some connections with the Indian trade: Indian boys and girls, trading knives, a tomahawk, Indian baskets.

The “Ochanechee” referenced above is not the Occoneechee Neck area I focus on… it is the Indian “fortress” island on the main “Trading Path” where the Virginia traders beat their path to the Catawbas, Cherokees and others.

“In 1727 Daniel Crawley sold Gideon and Mary Gibson 100 acres in Occoneechee Neck on

the north side of the Roanoke River between land owned by John Pace Sr. (Indian trader)

and Edward Clark. (I think this is Edward Clark Jr., son of Edward Clark the sexton of

New Kent Co.) Neighbors included John Hawthorne, John Pace Jr.,

Richard Turberville (Indian trader), Matthew Sturdivant (Indian trader) Thomas Whitmell (Indian trader),

Ralph Mason (Indian trader), Hezekiah Massey and John Gibson,

Gideon’s brother and also an Indian trader.”

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lksstarr/reports/elijahiv.txt

Just some food for thought…

I have no basis in fact to associate this “witness” to Robert Anderson of Cashy River even though Robert possibly had a grandson named Andrew… it is all probably a coincidence.

So I won’t.

GEORGE CREMOR of ye County of Lower Norfolk . . . Book 4 f 67. dated 21 June 1679. proved 16 Oct. 1679.. . . unto my Eldest sone James Cremor . . . one halfe ye Carpenters tooles … ye age of one and twenty yeares . . . . . . to my youngest sone Jno. Cremor four head of female catle … & ye other halfe of my Carpenters tooles when he shall accomplish ye age of one & twenty . . . . . . unto Ann Cremor my wife . . . Sole Exequetrix. . . my trusty frends Wm Chichester & Jno. Williams and Samuel Milicent . . . Overseers . . . witnesses: Edward Hews.   Andrew Anderson.

George Cremor & Seale

This deed had me near admitting myself to the funny farm. There was no way I could fathom a Micajah Anderson in Edgecombe in 1768.

Edge. Co. Db D, page 107, deed date 11 Aug 1768, recorded May Ct 1769,Aaron Baker and his wife, Martha Baker, Edge. Co to Samuel Ruffin, same county for (90 shillings) proc money, our right of dowry on all and each of several tracts of land whereof Doctor John Jameson died seized and possessed and our right in a certain tract conveyed to said Aaron Baker by Micajah Anderson dated 25 Apr 1768 and is the same land whereon Aaron Baker and his wife Martha now live, containing “one hundred and seventy seven and five acres” beginning at a white oak & hickory on the south side of Tar River a little below Sherwood Haywood landing then by a line of marked trees to a pine in the back line of the patent then along the said line south 40 east to the corner pine then by the other line of the aid patent north 50 east 160 poles to a beach on the side of Tar River near the mouth of a small branch then up the courses of the river to the first station, signed Aaron Baker, Martha Baker, wit James Gray (proved), John Egerton, Arthur Cavenah.  Abstracted 24 Sep 07, NCA film C.037.40003, CTC.

After researching more than I particularly wanted to know about Dr. Jameson and Mr. Baker I concluded that Micajah Anderson was actually Micajah ANDREWS… Read below and save your sanity… no charge.

Source:     http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/f/o/l/Nicky-Foley/PDFGENE8.pdf

Aaron4 Baker (Moses3, Moses2, Moses1) was born Bet. 1737 – 1740 in Bertie Precinct, North Carolina, and died 1782.  He married Martha Jameson 1763.  She was born in Edgecomb, North Carolina, and died 1769.

Notes for Aaron Baker:

About 1763, Martha Jameson married Aaron Baker, who in April of 1765 was appointed the guardian of David, James, and “Jane” Jameson. She and Aaron Baker maintained their guardianship and “trust” of Dr. John Jameson’s estate until February of 1769, when Martha Jameson Baker died. At that year Thomas Williams was made guardian of the three children of John and Martha Jameson until at least 1773. After that the children appeared in various order accountable unto themselves. While married to Aaron Baker the two made the following deeds. In April of 1768, Micajah Andrews made an agreement with Aaron Baker to divide the lands that Andrews obtained in a judgment for his wife, Elizabeth Jameson Andrews, daughter of John Jameson. Baker was then residing on Dr. Jameson’s plantation, claimed under his wife’s name, Martha Jameson, wife of Dr. John Jameson, under her right of Dower. The farm consisted of 175 acres on the south side of Tar River and Baker gave up his right to two tracts of this known as Poke Island and Walnut Creek. On August 11, 1768, Aaron and Martha Baker of Edgecombe co., sold to Samuel Ruffin of Edgecombe co., NC., all rights to several tracts of land belonging to Dr. John Jameson. This included the 175 acre tract which Andrews conveyed to Baker April 25, 1768 and several other tracts as well. On May 15, 1769, Andrews and his wife, Elizabeth, sold to Samuel Ruffin of Edgecombe county two tracts south of Tar River and just below Sherwood Haywood’s property amounting to about 714 acres, this being most of Dr. Jameson’s previous plantation, plus another 365 acres along Walnut Creek. Samuel Ruffin sold these two parcels(714 & 365 acres) on May 24, 1769 to Robert Gray of Edgecombe Co., NC.

Aaron Baker resided in Edgecombe co., NC. until 1771 at which time it appears he removed to the George town District in South Carolina. Along with him went David, James, and Jane Jameson as well and they along with Baker’s own children remained at the plantation situated between the Big Pedee and the Little Pedee Rivers just outside and northwest of Kingston Township. On October 15, 1777, Baker purchased a 500 acre tract from Thomas and Sarah Williams of Cheraw District, Anson co., NC. but seems to have kept the George town resident none-the-less. Mr. Baker died March of 1782 and the inventory of his estate was handled by David Jameson and auction by Jonathan Jackson, Sheriff of Anson co., NC. In a later sale performed January 28, 1784, the estate sold one “negro woman” to James Jameson of Anson co., NC. Baker was probably a brother of? Moses Baker of Edgecombe co., NC. who died around October of 1786. His 1781 will lists sons: Michael, Moses, Aaron, Thomas, Joshua, Jesse, and daughters Ann, wife of Ralph Vickers, and Mary, widow of Micajah Stinson.

Notes for Martha Jameson:

Dr. Jameson owned extensive land within Bertie and Edgecombe Counties. After his death his daughter Elizabeth inherited all the lands and plantation on which widow Martha Jameson continued to live with her second husband Aaron Baker. Aaron Baker became guardian to the minor children David, James and Jenny; he filed his last guardianship account with court in Feb. 1769. At the same time another neighbor Thomas Williams was appointed their guardian until at least 1773. His daughter Elizabeth Jameson married Micajah Andrews 26 Jan 1763. She and her husband Micajah Andrews sold all the lands containg 1079 acres on May 15, 1769 to Samuel Ruffin of Edgecombe Co., N.C. — 765 acres

which were located on the south bank of the Tar River., and 365 acres on south side of Tar River on Walnut Creek. This sale did not include the manor plantation of 175 acres which widow Martha Jameson and second husband Aaron Baker lived. This land was claimed as her right of dower by the widow and Baker in an agreement with Micajah Andrews and Elizabeth in Apr 1768. Baker had given up his right to two tracts, one known as the Poke Island tract and the other as the Walnut Creek tract. This was witnessed by a James Raley, and a Samuel Longbottom. Samuel Ruffin later sold the 714 acre tract to a Robert Gray, May 24 1769. The 365 acre tract was also sold to Robert Gray on the same day.

Like an irrate schoolmarm beating me about the head and shoulders with a ruler, I suppose I should mention that about a half dozen Brantley matches have shown up in my DNA search. (I signed up with a 12 point test perhaps 10 years ago with y-search).  I queried one from the Bradley research folks and never got a response… perhaps my suggestion that there may have been some nefarious goings-on was insulting?  In any event one match was from Halifax, NC area and others referenced England and blah, blah usual stuff.

This seems to be the culprit:  Additional information about Paternal Line:
Edward Brantley settled in Isle of Wright Co, VA 1638, his will of 1688 mentions children John, Phillip, Edward and Mary. Name of wife unknown.

So… any Brantley’s want to fess up with some facts?   Hmmm?

I don’t see any fire but there does seem to be some smoke…

There does appear to be some possible early associations of Andersons and Brantleys in Isle of Wight- at least as neighbors.

Ardrewson(sic), George. grantee

25 October 1695

Isle of Wight County

175 acres adjoining the land of George Pearce, John Silleway

Wm. Carver, Wm. Williams and Richd. Brassells.

(The headrights for this grant was – James: Samson   three times

Eliz Samson his Daughter)

In James Sampson’s will (1727) adjoining property of Edward Brantley is noted.

Also in 1647 Elizabeth Barcroft  (wife of James Sampson) listed a “Francis Anderson” as a headright.  The property was described as “1200 acres near the head of Sewards Creek adjoining the land of Mr. Cooper and Captn. Barnard”… the first Edward Brantly was a headright of Seward.

Just sayin’…