Individual Details

Lousia Co VA:
10 Apr 1769 David Anderson and Judith his wife of St. Martins Parish, Louisa Co. to Robert Harris of Hanover Co, St. Martins Parish. 35£ for 284 acres granted Robert Anderson by patent 10 Jun 1740. Barrets corner, head of Lickinghole Branch, down sd Branch to Barretts corner along sd Robert Andersons line.
Signed: David Anderson, Judith Anderson

Cty. Lou, Book: 2, Page: 392, David Anderson
Submitted by Ray Anderson (adunits@pair.com) In the name of God Amen. I David Anderson of the County of Louisa and the Parish of Trinity being very sick and weak but of a sound mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and testiment in manner and form following. I commend my soul into the hands of merciful Redeemer who gave it my body. To enter at the discretion of my Exors., hereafter named and as to worldly goods with which it has pleased Almighty God to bless me. I give as followeth. Item – I lend to my beloved wife Judith Anderson my whole estate both real and personal during her natural life in order to enable her to support and bring up my children. Item – My will and desire is that after the death of my wife that my land be equally divided between my following, four sons John. Charles, Archilus & David at the discretion of my Exors. Which sd. part so I laid of I give to my sons to them and their heirs forever. Item – I give and bequeath to each of my sons as named above at the death of my wife one cow and calf & one sow and pig to be delivered to them by any Exors. Item - My will and desire is that as my daughters come of age or marries that my whole estate which I have lent my wife (except the land given my sons) be valued by my Exors., and that one fifth part be delivered to her and to the next that shall come of age or shall marry a fourth and so on to the last, all which parts I give to sd. daughters. Item - My will and desire in that the part remaining in the possession of my wife at her death be equally divided between my four daughters Mary, Sarah Susannah and Elizabeth. Item - I do constitute and appoint Capt. Joseph Shelton and Perrin Farrar Exors. to this my last Will and Testament revoking all other wills by me heretofore made. Signed and acknowledged before us David Anderson (seal) her Elizabeth x Johnson mark Elizabeth Johnson Mary Lacy

Judith Anderson widow made Exor. At a court held for Louisa County on Monday ye 8th day of October 1781. This will was this day exhibited in open court and proved by the oaths of Elizabeth Johnson and Elizabeth Johnson two of the witnesses thereto and by the court ordered to be certified and at a court held for this County at Louisa the 12th day of November 1781 Joseph Shelton and Perrin Farrar who were left Exor. To this this day certified under their hands that did not think it proper to qualify as Exors. to the will. Therefore on the motion of Judith Anderson widow to the sd. David Administration is granted her with the will annexed who to the oath of an Administratrix and entered into bond according to law.

Death

Bef Oct 1781

Louisa County, Virginia

Father	Robert Anderson ( - 1782)
Mother	Frances Poindexter (1737 - 1778)
Sibling	Robert Anderson ( - 1826)
Sibling	Elizabeth Anderson ( - )
Sibling	John P. Anderson ( - )
Sibling	Susannah Anderson ( - 1841)
Sibling	Kitty Anderson (1765 - 1833)
Sibling	Sally Anderson ( - )
Sibling	Ann Anderson ( - )