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Martha Anderson

Female Abt 1794 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Martha Anderson 
    Born Abt 1794  Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I7066  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 30 May 2005 

    Father William ANDERSON,   b. Est 1740–1758,   d. 1821/2, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Mother Nancy McCAMPBELL,   d. 1828, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 2 Apr 1779  Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800
      Name: William Anderson
      Spouse: Nancy Mccampbell
      Marriage Date: 2 Apr 1779
      Marriage Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia

      1810 Botetourt Co, Va
      William Anderson Sr [there is also a Wm Jr and a Major William w/11 people]
      1m 0-10
      1m 10-16
      1m 16-26 [Alex - married in 1815]
      1m 45+
      1f 10-16 [Sarah]
      1f 16-26 [Martha - just married in Mar]
      1f 45+
      -01
      William Anderson Jr 1m 0-10, 1m 16-26, 1f 16-26 - is this their Willam or a nephew, etc?

      In 1820, There are 3 in Arnolds Valley, listed this way:
      1820 Botetourt, VA - Arnolds Valley
      Alexander Anderson [married 2/8/1815 Rockbridge Co]
      1m 0-10 [Could be William b c 1820]
      1m 26-45
      3f 0-10 [Margaret b c 1819, ?? on other 2]
      1f 26-45
      1 in agriculture

      William Anderson
      1m 16-18 [these could be Sam & Wm but Wm Jr is next - he could be a nephew, etc
      1m 26-45 [or one of these may have died before William or this could BE Wm]
      1m 45+ [and this could be a father]
      1f 10-16 [Sarah b 1800, m 1826]
      1f 26-45
      4 in Agriculture
      Slaves
      1m 0-14
      1f 0-14
      1f 14-26

      William Anderson Jr
      1m 0-10
      1m 16-26
      3f 0-10
      1f 16-26
      2 in Agriculture

      There are other William Andersons, but the fact that these three are in the same area seems important to me.

      Rockbridge Co Marriages:
      Anderson, Wm.
      McCampbell, Nancy
      Bondsman: McCampbell, James
      Date: 2 Apr 1779
      jpeg # 1779-018.

      Botetourt County Will Book C, pg 341
      William Anderson
      daughter Sally Anderson
      son Samuel Stuart Barber Anderson
      sons Alexander Anderson and William Anderson -200 a lying on Uglys Creek a branch Dunlop Creek branches of Jackson River, Bath County Virginia to be equally divided between the said Alexander and William Anderson
      4/13/1821

      Codicil: 5/4/1821
      my wife Nancy Anderson the negro woman Bettey Wiath

      Recorded - Botetourt February Court 1822

      Nancy will written 12/29/1827 - names Archibald Skidmore, executor, listed a daughter Martha Rhodes to receive a negro boy named David and daughter Sarah Skidmore one negro woman named Betty and her children Will and Jacob.

      There are 3 William Andersons in the 1794 Botetourt County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List :
      1st District:
      Anderson, Thomas, 1 white, 5 horses
      Anderson, John, 1 white, 2 horses
      Andersons in 2nd District:
      Anderson, James, 1 white 16+
      Anderson, William, 1 white, 2 black 16+, 3 horses ??
      Anderson, Alexr., 1 white, 1 horse
      Anderson, William, 1 white, 4 horses
      Anderson, James, 1 white, 1 horse
      Anderson, William, 1 white, 1 horse
      Anderson, Dubartus, 1 white, 2 horses
      Anderson, Thomas, 1 white, 5 horses
      Anderson, Robert, 2 whites 16+, 4 horses
      Anderson, Joseph, 1 white, 1 horse
    Family ID F1016  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mathias Rhodes,   b. Between 1770 and 1780, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1846, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Married 13 Mar 1810  Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Rockbridge Co Marriages:
      Rhodes, Mathias & Martha Anderson 13 Mar 1810; bondsman William Anderson, father. Minister Samuel Houston- 29 Mar 1810

      1820 Botetourt Co VA - A Va (Arnolds Valley?)
      Mathias Rhodes
      1m 45+ [to 1775]
      1f 26-45
      Next is Christian Rhodes (45+) than Christian Rhodes (16-26)

      1830 Botetourt, VA
      Matthias Rhodes
      1m 50-60 [1770-1780]
      1f 20-30
      1f 30-40

      1840 Jackson, VA
      1m 10-15
      1m 70-80 [1760-1770]
      1f 40-50
      next to Sarah Skidmore

      1850 Jackson, VA #409-413 (next to Sarah Skidmore) 8/22/1850
      Rhodes Martha 56 F Del

      1860 Jackson County, VA
      pg 40 # 367-336, Reynolds, James M and Angelina
      Rhodes, Martha, 66, VA
      [Angelina's aunt]
    Family ID F2377  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S86] Marriage Records, Rockbridge Co, VA.