Adventures in Anderson genealogy!
For the past few weeks (months) I've been working on a project I set out in my Genealogy Goals for 2019, a short biography of my 3rd great-grandfather, Stephen Irwin. It has taken up most of my available research time, which is why the blog posts have been a little weak! In the course of... Continue Reading →
Today I'm wrapping up the story of my patriot ancestor, Lewis Anderson. If you are not caught up on the previous parts you can find them here: Part I, Part II, Part III. Following his military service and his miraculous return home Lewis took up farming. In his pension file Lewis' trade is described as... Continue Reading →
If you have not already read the other transcribed portions of Lewis Anderson's Revolutionary War pension file, you may find them here: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV. Witness Testimony of Robert McChesney, Justice of the Peace State of New Jersey, Middlesex County | Be it known that on the seventeenth day of... Continue Reading →
If you have not already read the other transcribed portions of Lewis Anderson's Revolutionary War pension file, you may find them here: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV. Interrogation of Lewis Interogatories put by the Court to the above named applicant. 1. Where and in what year were you born? Answer I was... Continue Reading →
Lewis Anderson, my 5th great-grandfather, is the first patriot ancestor of which I was aware and remains my most documented patriot ancestor. He is likely to also have one of the most interesting stories in my family tree and I am still awed that have an account of it in his own words. I thought... Continue Reading →
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