Captain James Anderson

1768 - 1844

• Title	Captain
  Born	17 Feb 1768	Anderson's Bottom, Hampshire, Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1830	Perry, Fairfield, Ohio   [3]
  _UID	921A3A9D7BC24882B8DFF94AC79BAD0C7FBB
  Died	24 Oct 1844	, Clinton, Indiana   [2, 4, 5]
  Buried	, Clinton, Indiana
  	After James Anderson returned from the wars, 1796, Captain James Anderson, like many another veteran, was restless and dissatisfied. The Old Dominion; was no longer the dominion of his heart. The towering mountains, fertile valleys, and clear swift streams of the region of his birth, had lost their inspiration and charm. He longed for the rolling savannas, and dense primeval forests beyond the Ohio. He was not at home very long before he found a maiden to his taste, Miss Priscilla House, daughter of John and Ruth Metcalf House, of Hampshire, to whom he was united in marriage. He immigrated west to Fairfield county, Ohio, in the month of March, 1806, with his father and family. They reached Lancaster, then a little cluster of wooden houses, April 6, 1806, and their farms on Clear Creek, the next day. James and Priscilla, were the parents of eleven children. Ten of whom grew to be men and women. Several of his children settled in Clinton county, Indiana, so James decided to join them. He sold his property in Ohio, and moved to Indiana several years before his death, which occurred October 24, 1844. His main occupation was divided between agriculture and surveying. He was also noted for his active and timely labors in behalf of needy pioneers, for his earnest support of religion, and of the Whig party. Captain James Anderson had one son, Rev. H. H. Anderson, and one son-in-law Rev, Alfred N. Cave (a chaplain), and seventeen -Thelma Brooks Morgan ... www.findagrave.com
  Notes	James Anderson moved his family to Fairfield Co., Ohio with his father's family in 1806. James served as an officer under Gen. Anthony Wayne in all his campaigns against the Indians. He married 1796, Priscilla House. James & Priscilla Anderson had may gallant grandsons in the Union Army during the Civil War -- many of whom lost their lives. Ensign in the cavalry during the whiskey rebellion, promoted Captain. Letter from John Anderson to James H. Anderson: "My father was James Anderson, second son of Capt. Thomas Anderson. He was born February 17th 1768, where his father was born, on the Anderson Bottom, in Hampshire County, Va. He died October 24th, 1844. He entered the Calvary service as a Second Lieutenant, or more properly speaking, Ensign; aided in putting down the Whisky Insurrection, and afterwards served under Gen. Anthony Wayne, until his (Wayne's) death, in December, 1796. He was a gallant and meritorious officer, and for meritorious service and gallantry was made a Captain. I have seen his three commissions, that of Ensign, Lieutenant, and Captain. He was a member of the church of his ancestors until he settled in Ohio, and then became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church simply because there was no Episcopal Church in his neighborhood. He removed to Fairfield County, Ohio in 1806 and settled on his farm there on the 7th day of April the same year. He was united in marriage in Virginia to Miss Priscilla House, by whom he had eleven children, ten of whom grew up and married. They were Levi Henshaw, Thomas Jefferson, John and Mahala (born on the old place in Virginia) and Elizabeth, James Madison, Ruth, Rebecca, Hiram and Priscilla, born in Ohio. My mother (Priscilla House), the wife of Capt. James Anderson, died on the 7th day of August, 1847, seventy years of age. My father was an upright citizen and a soldier of undaunted courage. My father was a mathematician and engineer, and in addition to his other military duties he superintended the construction of most of Wayne's forts." Served in the Rev War as an Army Draftsman under Gen. Anthony Wayne. He drew plans for Fort Wayne, Fort Erie and Fort LaBoeuf. [2, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I1299780	7_families
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2004

  
  

  Father	Thomas Anderson,   b. 1733, Anderson's Bottom, Hampshire, Virginia ,   d. Oct 1806, , Fairfield, Ohio
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Bruce,   b. 1744, Winchester, Frederick, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1761	, Frederick, Maryland
  Family ID	F471391	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Priscilla House,   b. 1777, Of, , , Virginia ,   d. 7 Aug 1847, , Clinton, Indiana
  Married	1796	, Hampshire, Virginia   [2, 8]
  Children	> 1. Levi Henshaw Anderson,   b. 1797, Anderson's Bottom, Hampshire, Virginia ,   d. Aft 1870 > 2. James Madison Anderson,   b. 1798, , , West Virginia ,   d. 1850 > 3. Judge Thomas Jefferson Anderson,   b. 2 Apr 1801, , Hampshire, Virginia ,   d. 25 Jan 1871, Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri > 4. John Anderson,   b. 4 Mar 1803, Anderson's Bottom, Hampshire, Virginia ,   d. 3 Jan 1888, , Marion, Ohio > 5. Rachel Mahala Anderson,   b. 26 Aug 1805, , Hampshire, Virginia ,   d. 25 Oct 1891, Payson, Utah, Utah   6. Elizabeth Anderson,   b. Abt 1807, , , Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Ruth Anderson,   b. Abt 1809, , Hampshire, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Rebecca Anderson,   b. Abt 1811, , Hampshire, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown > 9. Reverand Hiram H. Anderson,   b. 20 Nov 1815, , , Ohio ,   d. 13 Feb 1888, , , Ohio > 10. Priscilla Anderson,   b. 5 Aug 1817, , Fairfield, Ohio ,   d. 1 Jan 1870, , Jefferson, Indiana   11. Samuel Anderson,   b. Abt 1819, , , Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2006
  Family ID	F471426	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Feb 1768 - Anderson's Bottom, Hampshire, Virginia Married - 1796 - , Hampshire, Virginia Census - 1830 - Perry, Fairfield, Ohio Died - 24 Oct 1844 - , Clinton, Indiana Buried - - , Clinton, Indiana  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S8188] Descendants of William Anderson of Anderson's Bottom, W. Va., Olive I. McFarland, (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. Film #940943, item 14), 940943, item 14., 2: James Anderson, born 7 Feb 1768 in Hampshire Co., Virginia (Reliability: 3). [S8197] Letter - John Anderson to James H. Anderson - 26 Oct 1886, John Anderson, (26 Oct 1886 One of the few first person documents in existence relating to William and Thomas Anderson and their families.), http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?o.. [S8223] Ohio, Fairfield, Perry - 1830 - Federal Census, Ohio, Fairfield, Perry, (www.ancestry.com). [S8188] Descendants of William Anderson of Anderson's Bottom, W. Va., Olive I. McFarland, (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. Film #940943, item 14), 940943, item 14., 2: James Anderson, died 24 Oct 1844 in Fairfield Co., Ohio (Reliability: 3). [S8113] Ohio, Marion County History, (Tucson, Ariz. : W. C. Cox Co., 1974 Microreproduction of original published: Chicago : Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1883. xiii, 1031 p.), 1000330 Item 2.. [S8188] Descendants of William Anderson of Anderson's Bottom, W. Va., Olive I. McFarland, (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. Film #940943, item 14), 940943, item 14., 2: James Anderson, Officer under Gen. Anthony Wayne (Reliability: 3). [S877] Life and Letters of Judge Thomas J. Anderson, James H. (James House) Anderson, (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. Film #940397 Item 4), 16 (Reliability: 3). [S8188] Descendants of William Anderson of Anderson's Bottom, W. Va., Olive I. McFarland, (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. Film #940943, item 14), 940943, item 14., 2 (Reliability: 3).