Andersons of Colonial N. Carolina

This is the Henry listed on the 1790 and 1800 Census… his son Henry is also listed on the 1800 Census (the son of William Anderson d.1789 (Henry) did not marry until 1799).

Edgecombe County Will Abstracts  1793-1823  by David Gammon

(7)     HENRY ANDERSON   24 Nov 1801   Feb Ct 1802   O   D/137

“…being very sick…”

wife CHARITY ANDERSON – lend half of my land of my personal estate for her lifetime or widowhood.  At her death or marriage her share shall be divided between my five sons WILLIAM ANDERSON, ALLEN ANDERSON, JOHN ANDERSON, HENRY ANDERSON and FREDERICK ANDERSON.

Sixty dollars of my estate shall be kept out, to be shared by my daughters VINEY ANDERSON and POLLY ANDERSON.

Ex.     friends DRURY MAY, JOHN ANDERSON

Wit.  JOHN LITTLE, P. SUGG

Estate Records of Edgecombe County, N.C.  1730-1820  by Joseph W. Watson

ANDERSON, HENRY,   inventory taken Feb. 7, 1802 included 259 acres of land, Feb Ct. 1802. Accounts of sales by John Anderson and Drury Mayo (May), exrs., Dec. 11, 1801 and June 2, 1802.  Charity Anderson was the principal buyer and John Anderson bought, Feb. Ct. 1804. Account current with the exrs., Dec. 17, 1803, in which an account was paid to Charity Anderson for keeping the children, Feb. Ct. 1804.  Division of money arising from the estate agreeable to the will among the lawful heirs and claimants, to wit, the widow Charity Anderson, Levina Anderson, Polly Anderson, John Anderson, Henry Anderson, and Frederick Anderson,    Dec. 17, 1803, Feb. Ct. 1804.

EDGECOMBE COUNTY KINFOLKS  by Joseph W. Watson

DB 12-190 Division of the real estate of HENRY ANDERSON agreeable to the will among the heirs, to wit,  (1) CHARITY GATLING, wife of BENJAMIN GATLING, formerly the widow of the deceased;  (2) the children of said deceased, Nov. 24, 1807.

Edgecombe Co. N.C. Deeds  Vol. 3: 1778-1786  by Stephen E. Bradley Jr

966-(216) William Cobb Jr of Edgcomb Co to Henry Anderson of same.  19 Sep 1781.  60£ hard money.  120 acres, joining Briry Pond, Doil, David Avaritt, Abraham Little.  Wit: John May, John Hines,

Edward Cobb.  Feb Ct 1785.  Edward Hall CC

Edgecombe County, NC, Land Warrants 1778-1900 by Dr. A.B. Pruitt    Abstracts

502 (2883). Henry Anderson 76 ac; warrant #16 issued Jan 4, 1787 by John Goodman to “Henery” Anderson for 100 ac on N side of Tar R, runs to William Little jr’s line, & “round and about” to beginning; 76 ac surveyed Sept 25, 1789 by Benjamin Dicken; James “Cob” & Jonathan Thigpen chain carriers; grant #587 issued Nov 17, 1790.

Edgecombe Co. N.C. Deeds  Vol. 4: 1786-1794  by Stephen E. Bradley Jr

880-(344) William Cobb of Pitt Co & Henry Anderson of Edgecombe Co to Drury May of Pitt Co. 22 Nov 1791.  110£ spedie. 70 acres on the north side of Tar River, joining Long Pond, sd Henry Anderson, Dail, Hillery Mannen.  Wit: Britain Cobb, Allen May, Allen Atkinson.  Feb Ct 179_.

Edward Hall CC

Edgecombe Co. N.C. Deeds  Vol. 5: 1794-1798  by Stephen E. Bradley Jr

46-(55) State Grant No 587 to Henry Anderson.  17 Nov 1790.  76 acres on the north side of Tar River, joining his own corner, Edward Cob, John Bonner, William Little Jr.  Wit: J. Glasgow, secretary.   Proved May Ct 1794.  Edward Hall CC

DB 15-425   HENRY ANDERSON was son of HENRY ANDERSON, dec’d.; three brothers of said HENRY ANDERSON JUNR. were deceased, to wit, WILLIAM ANDERSON, ALLEN ANDERSON, and FREDERICK ANDERSON, Dec. 29, 1815.

EDGECOMBE COUNTY KINFOLKS  by Joseph W. Watson

DB 8-686   SARAH ANDERSON, wife of HENRY ANDERSON was formerly SARAH COX, widow of ROBERT COX, dec’d., Aug. 6, 1796.

EDGECOMBE COUNTY KINFOLKS  by Joseph W. Watson

DB 16-90   MARY ANDERSON and HENRY ANDERSON were children of HENRY ANDERSON, dec’d., Feb. 24, 1818.

EDGECOMBE COUNTY KINFOLKS  by Joseph W. Watson

DB 16-64   MARY ANDERSON of Craven Co., N.C. was daughter of HENRY ANDERSON, dec’d., Feb. 3, 1818.

Edgecombe Co. N.C. Deeds  Vol. 5: 1794-1798  by Stephen E. Bradley Jr

680-(686) Henry Anderson & his wife Sary (Sarah) of Edgecombe Co to Jesse Knight of same.  6 Aug 1796.  £20.  A tract which sd  Sarah Cox now the wife of Henry Anderson has as right of dower at the death of her former husband Robert Cox dec’d.  Wit: Allen Hardy, Frank Knight.

Proved Feb Ct 1797.  Edward Hall CC

Edgecombe Co. N.C. Deeds  Vol. 6: 1798-1802  by Stephen E. Bradley Jr

432-(358) Henry Anderson of Edgecombe Co to Joseph Kelley of same. 10 Feb 1800. $250.  189 acres, joining Briry Pond, Drewry May, Hillery Manning, William Little Jr, Abraham Little’s former line, Luke Manning, my own former corner.  Wit: Jesse Knight, John Edmonson.

Proved Feb Ct 1800.  Edward Hall CC

Sometime before 1804 Henry and wife Sarah remove to Ga… see accounts below.

Tax defaulter’s list for Washington County, GA, dated 1811.

Those listed in Capt. Renfroe’s district were:

Wm Thrasher,
Joseph Perkins

David Batemon

Henry Anderson

1825 Tax 100th District, Washington County GA
Henry Anderson Was K Creek Boundry on Womble
Lewis Griffin Was K Creek Boundry on Womble
The K Creek is believed to be Keg Creek that intersects with Union Church
Road and Linton Road in the north part of Washington that borders Hancock
County.

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This information is from note cards compiled carefully by a local genealogist, Elizabeth Newsom. Since the 1800 and 1810 Georgia Census records were destroyed, she carefully gleaned information from any source possible.

Note Card by Elizabeth Newsom:
ANDERSON, Mrs. Sarah
Had an a/c with Bennett Hill in 1808, p. 136 (Bennett Hill was a store that
recorded purchases)
3-17-1804 p. 27 Bethlhm Ch Min. Recd by letter Sarah Anderson

ETHEREDGE, Allen
1808 had an a/c with Bennett & Hill, p50
The Bennett-Hill store is in Warthen.

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From: Genealogical Abstracts from the Georgia Journal Milledgeville
Newspaper 1808-1840 Vol. II 1819-1823 Page 794 Issue of December 22, 1822

Will be sold on the 1st Tuesday in February next, in the town of
Sandersville, Washington County, the following property, to wit: 2 sorrel
mares, taken as the property of Henry Anderson, to satisfy a fi fa in favor
of M. Brown
Page 897 Issue of July 1, 1823

Will be sold in the first Tuesday in August next in the town of
Sandersville, Washington County.the following property to wit: 37 acres
pine land.on the waters of the Ohoopie, adjoining John Tison.levied on as
the property of Noah Tison, to satisfy an execution in favor of Henry Wood
for the use of John Simmons vs. said Tison, Samuel Kennady, and Henry
Anderson.
Page 996 Issue of December 2, 1823

Will be sold on the first Tuesday in January next, in the town of
Sandersville, Washington County.the following property, to wit: ..One negro
girl named Ruthy, levied on as the property of Lee M. Robison, to satisfy a
fi fa in favor of Henry Anderson.

Declaration of a Widow for Pension

Under the Act of February 14, 1871

War of 1812

State of Georgia, County of Randolph, On this second day of July, A. D., eighteen

hundred and seventy three, personally appeared before me, Michael Gormley, Judge & exofficio clerk of the court of ordinary, a court of record in and for the county and state aforesaid, Nancy Ethridge, aged 85 years, a resident of the county of Randolph, state of Georgia, who …  declares that she is the widow of Allen Ethridge, who served in the war of 1812, and who was the identical Private who was drafted in Captain Gilberts company … about September 1812, and was  discharged at February or March 1813; that the discharge of Allen Ethridge was attached to her partition for land warrant.  The warrant was issued & the discharge will doubtless be found in proper department at Washington  City, that she was married under the name of Nancy Anderson, to said Allen Ethridge on the  ___[blank] day of June A. D. 1807, by Henry Wooten Minister at Washington Co.,

Georgia there being no legal barrier to such marriage; that her said husband died in Stewart County, Georgia, on the 29th day of August, 1836, and that she has not remarried since his death…   her post office is at Coleman Station, county of Randolph, State of Georgia; that her domicile or place of abode is in the county of Randolph State of Georgia    [signed]  Nancy x her mark   Ethridge

Attest:  W. F. Davis, John M. Cox

Georgia, Randolph County

Personally appeared before me Michael Gormley, Ordinary in & for the county & state aforesaid Henry Anderson a resident & citizen of Stewart county Georgia who being sworn says he knew Allen Ethredge during his lifetime- that said Allen Ethredge was married to the sister, Nancy Anderson, of deponent in Washington County Georgia in or about the month of June 1807- Henry Wooten a minister of the Gospel performed the marriage ceremony-  Knows that Allen Ethredge & Nancy Anderson after their marriage lived & cohabited together & had children born unto them Robert, James, Lewis, & daughter (name not now remembered) who died early in her life-  they lived together & were recognized by deponent & all the Family & acquaintances as Husband & wife until the death of Allen Ethredge which occurred in Stewart County Georgia August 29th 1836-  Nancy Ethredge the widow & applicant for Pension survives & now resides in Randolph county Georgia-  her age is eighty five years deponent being her junior six years-  Deponent further knows & swears that Allen Ethredge served as a private in the company commanded by Captain Gilbert (christened named not remembered) in the war with Great Britain known as the last British War-  Deponent a few days after the departure of Allen Ethredge for the war removed Nancy Ethredge from Wilkinson County Georgia to Washington County Georgia where her Father resided & with whom she remained until the return of her husband in February or March 1813.—

Deponent further swears that Nancy Ethredge has remained unmarried since the death of her husband Allen Ethredge & is now a widow

[signed]  Henry Anderson [ his original signature]

Sworn to & subscribed before me Aug 6th 1873, M Gormley  Ordinary

[Appears to be 2 pages of original bible records]

Allen Etheredge was born January the 29 in the year of our Lord 1783

Nancy Etheredge was born May the 25 in the year of our Lord 1788

No 5548

War of 1812

Widow’s Pension

Georgia, Nancy Ethridge, widow of Allen Ethridge

Company Capt Gilbert’s, Regiment Ga M

Washn D. C. Agency, Rate per month—Eight dollars.

Commencing February 14, 1874

Certificate dated Aug 11th 1873 and sent to Pension agent.

Act 14th February 1871.

Vol. Ga. Page 173

J M Kavanaugh, Clerk

47689-80-55

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+++son John Anderson

EDGECOMBE COUNTY SECOND REGIMENT

WILLIAM P. COLEBURN LEVI DENTON

WILLIAM SAVAGE JOHN LAIN

MAURICE REDMOND JOSEPH SESSUMS

JOHN PARKER SPIER BRADLEY

STEPHEN WEST STEPHEN WHITE

ROBERT BROADSTREET ARCHABALD POPE

JAMES GRIFFIS REUBEN TAYLOR

BERRY BROWN THOMAS STRICKLAND

LOTT KILLIBREW WILLIAM KEA

LADEN ABRAHAMS JOSPEH LOYD

LUKE NOWELLS DANIEL CONNER

JAMES COBB JOHN ANDERSON

JOHN MOON JOHN KNIGHT

DRURY MAYO CHARLES KNIGHT JR.

HARDY HARRILL GERALDUS BATTS

LITTLEBURY EDWARDS DAVID PENDER

THOMAS HAYNER JAMES EVERITT

JAMES TAYLOR JAMES RAINER

READING CRISP MOULDEN LOOPS

JESSE TURNER MICHAEL HORN

J. JOLLY HORN JAMES WILLIAMS

NINCEN VAUGHN ELIJAH JACKSON

ROBERT BARNES JOHN HINES

JOSEPH STALLIONS JOHN PENNY

DAVID LAIN JAMES FOREMAN

JOHN GARROCK JASON MATTHEWS

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG JOHN SARSNOT

JAMES MAYO KENNETH COOPER

LEWIS PURVIS JR. STANCIL HOARD

THOMAS WIGGINS JR. THOMAS JONES

WILLIAM EXUM JAMES PETMAN

BOOK DICKSON

+++daughter Lavina Anderson