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From: "Sandra Ferguson" <>
Subject: ANDERSON... JERMAN
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 08:14:41 -0400
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You should visit the Chester Co site, and check out the lookup
section......one is for wills, but I'll include, below, what I find for the
names you give. (and, I'd really be interested in your documentation for
"the laughing Scot", and the other personal things...if on line I'd like to
read them....this sort of thing is always so interesting.)-
The Andersons, as they eloped (and James may well not have been a Quaker
anyway), would not have had the option to be Friends.....to marry within the
Quaker faith, both parties must be Quakers and 'declared' okay for marriage
by their meeting. An elopment would negate this possibility, and thus even
if both were Quakers, they would have been disowned. They could, later,
have petitioned their meeting to reconsider (after they met with other
members and discussed the situation ) but, apparently the Andersons just
chose to become Episcopalians.
Here are 2 wills that will fit the bill, I think. Elizabeth's is in
Chester Co, and the address for Records and Archives is located on the
Chester site, under local resources....you may write there for a full copy.
"Grandpa's" is from Philadelphia Co, and as such you must get it from them.
Futhey and Cope has a long bio on Capt Patrick Anderson, b July 24, 1719,
on a farm on the Pickering Creek, in what is now Schulykil twp, the first
child of European parents born within the limits of the old twp of
Charlestown. Patric was the son of James Anderson, the Scots emigrant, and
Elizabeth Jerman, dau of Thomas a noted Quaker preacher and thrifty miller,
who settled very early in the Chester Valley. Thomas Jerman established his
mill at Tredyffrin, in 1710). (There is lots more on Patrick, but nothing
more on his parents or siblings)
Sandra

JERMAN, ELIZABETH. Widow of Thos., Tredyffrin.September 12, 1741. October 1,
1741. B. 93.To each of my grandchildren by my son in law James Anderson £10
as they come of age amounting to £80. To my grandson Patrick Anderson one
cow. To daughter Mary Walker one cow. To daughter Elizabeth Anderson,
wearing apparel. To granddaughter Margaret Walker, bed. To granddaughter
Sarah Walker 2 ewes. Executor: son in law Enoch Walker and friends Robt.
Jones of Merion and Thomas Thomas of Radnor, trustees. Witnesses: Stephen
Evans, Samuel Hodge, John Potts.


JERMAN, THOMAS. Philadelphia County. Yeoman.4 mo. 3, 1740. March 27, 1740.
F.207.Wife and Exec: Elizabeth. Children: Mary (wife of Enoch Walker) and
Elizabeth. Grandchildren: Margaret, Elizabeth, Patrick, James, William,
Thomas, George and Edward Anderson and Mary Walker. Son-in-law: James
Anderson. Cousin: Sarah Walker. Trustees: Robert Jones and Thomas Thomas.
Witnesses: Evan, Margaret, Robert Jr. and Rachel Jones.

(I can find no will for James Anderson, or Elizabeth, in any of the local
counties....at least none with the 'right' mate, children or the 'right'
timeframe'. Unfortunately James Anderson is a VERY common area name, so
there are a ton of them, PLUS a Rev. James Anderson, who comes into play as
executor, etc in MANY wills.)

Sandra



" I am researching my husband's direct line of Anderson. His immigrant
ancestor was James Anderson (I have also seen it James E. Anderson) who
arrived in Chester County, PA in 1707. "



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