Anderson

James Anderson

b.1699 of Dungannon, Ulster, Tyrone Province, Ireland; parents ukn
d.Jan. 8, 1758 No. Yarmouth, ME
m.(1)Ann ______
b.abt.1703 of Dungannon, Ulster, Tyrone Province, Ireland

CHILDREN included:

1. Jacob Anderson b.ca.1728
2. child d.1737
3. child d.1737
4. child d.1737
5. child d.1737
6. James Anderson b.ca.1744
7. Joseph Anderson b.ca.1747

NOTES: The Rev. Nickolas Loring recorded in his diary the death of four children of James Anderson in the spring of 1737. All were victims of the throat distemper epidemic which was raging in Maine at that time. Thus within a little more than three months James and Ann lost all their children except their oldest son Jacob.

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Jacob Anderson

b.ca.1728 Dungannon, Ulster, Tyrone Province, Ireland; s/o James and Ann Anderson
d.Dec. 6, 1803 [also found d.date of Oct. 6, 1790; which is right???]Freeport, ME
m.(1)Oct. 12, 1745 in No. Yarmouth, ME; Agnes Phinney
b.1727 of Brunswick, ME; d/o Robert and Alice Phinney
d.abt.1766 Freeport, ME
m.(2)Sept. 17, 1767 in Harpswell, ME; Hannah ______
m.(3)Feb. 17, 1774 in No. Yarmouth, ME; Margaret Roberts

CHILDREN of Jacob and Agnes included:

1. Job Anderson b.Feb. 26, 1746
2. Elsie (Alice) Anderson b.Jan. 11, 1747
3. Anna/Ann Anderson b.April 15, 1750/1 d.Dec. 10, 1826 in Brunswick ME m.Feb. 20, 1772 No. Yarmouth, Thomas Skolfield
4. Jacob Martin Anderson b.Oct. 30, 1753 d.Arpil 6, 1819 Brunswick, ME m.Dec. 25, 1777 Catherine _______
5. Robert Phyne Anderson b.Feb. 16, 1756
6. James Anderson b.Nov. 4, 1757 m.aft.Feb. 5, 1785 Betsey Malcomb

CHILDREN of Jacob and Hannah included:

1. John Anderson bapt.Nov. 1, 1761
2. Agnes Anderson bapt.July 10, 1768

CHILDREN of Jacob and Margeret included:

1. Joseph Anderson b.ca.1772
2. Samuel Anderson b.ca.1773 d.1793
3. Sarah "Sally" Anderson b.ca.1774 d.1858
4. Margaret "Peggy" Anderson b.ca.1775 d.1848

NOTES: Jacob lived for a short time near Old Orchard Beach before moving to Flying Point, a part of Freeport, where he purchased portions of the Dummer Claim [re: Cumberland County, ME Registry of Deeds]. He was a successful farmer. On his farm he built a strong blockhouse as a protection for the neighborhood from the Indians. He was a noted Indian fighter in the French & Indian Wars.

From Ancient North Yarmouth and Yarmouth, Maine 1636-1936 by Rowe: Appendix VI, Soldiers in Revolutionary War:...Anderson, Jacob, Pvt., Boston; Anderson, James, Pvt, Penobscot; Anderson, Robert, Serg., North River, NY., Penobscot... Return to Anderson Index

Job Anderson

b.Feb. 26, 1746 North Yarmouth, ME; s/o Jacob Anderson and Agnes Phinney
d.1830 Trenton, ME
m.(1)Oct. 24, 1769 (Dec. 12, 1769) North Yarmouth, ME Sarah Proctor
b.Feb. 27, 1748 Trenton, ME
d.May 26, 1816 Trenton, ME

CHILDREN included (all b. Trenton, ME):

1. Joseph Anderson b.1776 d.1844
2. Samuel Anderson b.Oct. 16, 1770 d.1850 m.Oct. 20, 1729 Freeport, ME Anna L. _______
   
3. Jacob Anderson b.Sept. 18, 1773
4. Job Anderson b.Oct. 1, 1775
5. Thomas Means Anderson b.Oct. 17, 1777
6. George Rogers Anderson b.May 26, 1780
7. Sally Anderson b.Oct. 19, 1785
8. Phineus Anderson b.July 18, 1782 m.Dec. 19, 1805 Mary Higgins
   CHILDREN of Phineus and Mary included:
   • Abigail b.May 14, 1807 m.Jan. 24, 1833 William Murch
   • Eliza b.Feb. 19, 1809
   • Sally b.Jan. 5, 1812
   • Ann b.Jan. 4, 1816
   • Phineus b.Feb. 21, 1818
   • Mary b.June 11, 1820
   • Theophilas b.10 June 1822
   • Levi b.Aug. 31, 1824
   • Samuel b.Feb. 22, 1829

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Thomas Means Anderson, Capt.

b.Oct. 17-20, 1777 s/o Job and Sarah (Proctor) Anderson
d.Jan. 21, 1852 Trenton, ME
m.(1)bef.1801 Trenton, ME Joann ________
b.abt.1778
d.July 19, 1816, AE 38
m.(2)1821 Trenton, ME Lovey Bunker
b.Aug. 2, 1791 d/o Benjamin and Mary (Stanley) Bunker
d.Feb. 15, 1885 (AE 93 yrs 6 mos)

CHILDREN of Thomas and Joann included:

1. Sarah E. Anderson b.abt.1801
2. Thomas Anderson b.abt.1804 d.Dec. 17, 1830 (AE 26 yrs. Lost at sea.)
3. Frances Anderson b.abt.1807 d.Sept. 11, 1835 (AE 28 yrs)
4. Joanna Anderson b.abt.1812 Trenton, ME d.July 27, 1848 (AE 36 yrs) m.Dec. 7, 1830 Joseph Cousins who was b.Dec. 22, 1801
5. Edmund Anderson, Capt. b.abt.1814 d.at Saqua La Grande, Cuba Feb. 20, 1858 (AE 44 yrs 4 mos 13 days) m.Salome Jane Leland

1. Lorinda Anderson b.Dec. 1821 d.Nov. 20, 1862
2. Ezra Anderson b.1827 d.Oct. 14, 1869 (AE 41yrs 9mos 9 days) m.Lydia A. Hamor
3. Elbridge Anderson b.abt.1833 d.Jan. 21, 1873 (AE 39 yrs 8 mos 18 days)
4. Melissa Anderson b.abt.1836 d.Jan. 21, 1854 (AE 17 yrs 8 mos)

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