West Virginia Pioneers

Family: William ANDERSON / Nancy McCAMPBELL (F1016)

m. 2 Apr 1779


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  • Father | Male
    William ANDERSON

    Born  Est 1740–1758   
    Died  1821/2  Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  2 Apr 1779  [1]  Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father   
    Mother   

    Mother | Female
    Nancy McCAMPBELL

    Born     
    Died  1828  Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  Andrew McCAMPBELL | F2376 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Nancy [McCampbell] | F2376 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    William Anderson

    Born     
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Male
    Samuel Stuart Barber Anderson

    Born     
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Female
    Martha Anderson

    Born  Abt 1794  Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Mathias Rhodes | F2377 
    Married  13 Mar 1810  Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    Alexander ANDERSON

    Born  Between 1790 and 1800  Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Between 1840 and 1850   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Catherine RHODES | F1037 
    Married  8 Feb 1815  Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Sarah ANDERSON

    Born  14 Jun 1800  Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Jun 1875  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Archibald Sloan SKIDMORE | F216 
    Married  12 Jun 1826  Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • 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

  • Sources 
    1. [S86] Marriage Records, Rockbridge Co, VA.