John ANDERSON

1785 - 1870  (84 years)

• Name	John ANDERSON
  Birth	10 Aug 1785	West Blackburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Name	"Scotch John" ANDERSON
  Death	1 Jun 1870	Tippecanoe Township, Carroll County, IN
  Burial	Carroll County, IN
  Notes	(1) Elizabeth Ann Grubb: NOTES: (The following paragraph has been taken from the "Introduction" of the Aug. 1962 "abbreviated family history" written by John M. ANDERSON, Tulsa, OK. Mr. ANDERSON is a descendant of "Scotch John" and his second wife, Catharine BROOKIE.) "The patriarch of our Anderson family, John Anderson, acquired the nickname "Scotch John" when he moved to Jefferson County, Indiana in 1812. Even though the total population of his township was only about 500, another John Anderson had recently moved there who was nearly his same age and belonged to the same church congregation. But because the other John Anderson was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, while our John Anderson was an immigrant from Scotland, our ancestor became known as 'Scotch John' Anderson by the inhabitants of the county, in order to differentiate between the two men..." * * * Per the research of John M. ANDERSON, "Scotch John" was the oldest of the nine children of Thomas and Elizabeth (BECK) ANDERSON, natives of Dumfriesshire, SCOTLAND. The father was a tenant farmer in the parish of JOHNSTONE, West Blackburn, Dumfries. The "Register of Births By Proof" documented at Johnstone School House 22 Oct. 1801 indicates that all of the nine children were born at West Blackburn. By 1810, "Scotch John" was involved in property deeds recorded in Greene County, OH. In 1812 he purchased from the U.S., 160 acres in Jefferson County, IN, just one mile south of where the Carmel Presbyterian Church stood. He appeared on the tax lists of Jefferson County in 1815. In 1820, "Scotch John," his wife, five male children between the ages of 0-16 and one female under the age of 10 were enumerated in the county. One person in the household is "engaged in the pursuit of agriculture" and one of these persons is "a foreigner not naturalized." Later research findings indicate that "Scotch John" was probably the first of this ANDERSON family to immigrate from SCOTLAND. His parents, two unmarried sisters and youngest brother are thought to have arrived from the family home in about 1818. At least the first three of "Scotch John's" sons are thought to have been born in OH. Robert, the fourth son born to John's first marriage was born in IN about 1814. There was another son and possibly a daughter born to this union after Robert's birth. After the death of his first wife, John married Catharine BROOKIE in Jefferson County, IN. This couple had six more children. The family left Jefferson County in about July of 1829 to relocate in Montgomery County, IN. By 1835 the family had again relocated, this time to Tippecanoe Township in Carroll County, where they remained until after John's death. John wrote his last will and testament shortly after the 1854 epidemic of Asiatic cholera which took the lives of so many people in the area; however, he lived until June, 1870. REFERENCES: 1. Virginia KORNS , 2402 E. Rahn Rd., Kettering, OH 45440 (Desc. of Thomas, bro. to "Scotch John" ANDERSON.) 2. John M. ANDERSON, 3721 E. 104th St. S, Tulsa, OK 74371, Author of "SCOTCH JOHN" ANDERSON: An Abbreviated history of his descendants, . . ." Aug. 1982. (Desc. of "Scotch John" ANDERSON) 3. Deed Book I-284; Office of Jefferson Co. Recorder; Madison, IN "James MONROE, President of the United States of America . . . . that John ANDERSON assigne of William JAMES . . ." 4. Photocopy of transcription of "Register of Births by Proof; Johnstone School house 22nd Oct. 1801," copy provided to compiler by V. KORNS (see Ref. #1 above.)
  Person ID	I6270	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas ANDERSON, Sr.,   b. 1 Feb 1754, Firth, Orkney, Scotland d. 16 Feb 1822, Jefferson County, IN (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth BECK,   b. Bef 5 Jan 1763, Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 17 Nov 1821, Jefferson County, IN (Age > 58 years)
  Marriage	1785	Scotland
  Family ID	F709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	--- (ANDERSON),   b. United States d. Abt 1820, Jefferson County, IN
  Marriage	Abt 1800	Probably Greene County, OH
  Children	1. James ANDERSON,   b. Abt 1810, Probably Greene County, OH d. 1854 (Age ~ 44 years)   2. William ANDERSON,   b. 1810, Greene County, OH d. 1854 (Age 44 years)   3. Thomas ANDERSON,   b. Abt 1812, OH   4. Robert ANDERSON,   b. Abt 1814, IN d. 18 Sep 1873 (Age ~ 59 years)   5. George ANDERSON,   b. 1815, Probably IN d. 15 Aug 1881 (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F3165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Catharine BROOKIE,   b. Abt 1800, KY d. Abt 1876, Carroll County, IN (Age ~ 76 years)
  Marriage	17 Jul 1821	Jefferson County, IN
  Children	1. Mary Ann ANDERSON,   b. Abt 1827   2. John Brookie ANDERSON,   b. Abt 1829, Jefferson County, IN d. Abt 1889, Carroll County, IN (Age ~ 60 years)   3. Elizabeth ANDERSON,   b. Abt 1837   4. Samuel I. ANDERSON,   b. Abt 1842   d. Abt 1903 (Age ~ 61 years)   5. Emily Jane ANDERSON   6. Margaret ANDERSON
  Family ID	F3246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024