Patrick Anderson created his site some time before I created my NC Anderson site. He was my inspiration. He has since disappeared, and the site is not updated.
https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~anderson/virginia.html
I have always been intrigued if any of the boys from Southside (one from Henrico, northside of Appomattox) ever made their way down to NC. I do know of one (John) who ventured down to and died near Occoneechee Neck (a cadre of Indian Traders). Other than that one Virginian, I have not stumbled upon any others…but I do have suspicions…and I continue to research said suspicions.
I am presently doing a Study of a James Anderson who eventually wound up with a plantation named Arnols on the Blackwater… I rely heavily on Patrick Anderson’s notes… Good Stuff…
This is interesting on a number of levels… It may be a site of a former Indian Tribe … It was formerly owned by Jordan family members…the adjoining property also seems to have some historical notes (Wintico)…all fascinating to me and likely many others of you.
I suspect, but have not proven definitively, that a James Anderson (of Northampton County, NC and the notorious Occoneechee Neck) is my ancestor, son of Elizabeth Anderson d.1733. Nailing this guy down is my never ending frustration. There are some loose ends of Patrick’s research that keep me referring back to him…my Arnols study being an example.
You can find said James Anderson in the middle of this NC map. Many of the other folks on this map hail from Southside. Most are Indian traders (several notorious).
All of which is the genesis of my interests in Indian Traders…that and the fact that, as a kid, I reveled in watching Rowdy Yates kick ass on Gunsmoke.
And yes… I know it was Rawhide and not Gunsmoke… but someone will correct me… smiling.