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Sir Dr. Richard Anderson 1588 – 1635 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1588

Birth Location: Watford, Watford Borough, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 20 Dec 1635

Death Location: Williamsburg, King and Queen County, Virginia, USA

Father: Sir Anderson

Mother: Lady Smythe

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Frost, Lady Immigrant)

Children(s): Thomas Anderson, Sir Anderson

In 1588, Sir Dr. Richard Anderson entered the world in Watford, Watford Borough, Hertfordshire, England, born to Sir Knight Edmund II Anderson and Lady Maudlin Smythe. Sir Dr. Richard Anderson married Elizabeth Frost, Lady Mary Elizabeth Hawkins ( English Immigrant), and had children including Thomas Reynard Anderson, Sir Dr Richard Anderson. Sir Dr. Richard Anderson passed away in 1635 in Williamsburg, King and Queen County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1588, Sir Dr. Richard Anderson entered the world in Watford, Watford Borough, Hertfordshire, England, born to Sir Knight Edmund II Anderson and Lady Maudlin Smythe.
  • Sir Dr. Richard Anderson married Elizabeth Frost, Lady Mary Elizabeth Hawkins ( English Immigrant), and had children including Thomas Reynard Anderson, Sir Dr Richard Anderson.
  • Sir Dr. Richard Anderson passed away in 1635 in Williamsburg, King and Queen County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Anderson's Ancestors

Self
Sir Anderson
1588 – 1635
Birth Place: Watford, Watford Borough, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight Edmund II Anderson
1530 – 1605
Flixborough, Lincolnshire, England
Lady (Maudlin) Smythe
1530 – 1640
Annables, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Lord (William) Anderson
1485 – 1557
Eyworth Manor, Broughton, Bedfordshire, England
Lady (Katherine de) Clayton
1505 – 1560
Clayton, Lancashire, England
Sir (Lord Andrew Christopher) Smythe
1523 – 1605
Wrentham, Suffolk, England,
Lady (Margaret) Hyde
1510 – 1603
Annables Manor, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord Anderson
1465 – 1559
Lady Orde
1465 – 1559
Sir Clayton
1492 – 1550
Lady Tracy
1497 – 1564
Lord Smythe
1490 – 1538
Lady Brounker
1496 – 1579
Sir Hyde
1490 – 1545
Lady Carter
1494 – 1562
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Brouncker
1465 – 1537
Lady Gouldinge
1470 – 1569

Sir Anderson's Descendants

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Sir (Dr. Richard) Anderson (1588 – 20 Dec 1635) m. Elizabeth Frost (18 Aug 1581 – 28 Jul 1634) m. Lady (Mary Elizabeth Hawkins ( English) Immigrant) (18 August 1581 – 28 Jul 1634)
  1. 1. Thomas (Reynard) Anderson (abt 1614 – 1650) m. Frances Potter (abt 1615 – 1653)
    1. 1. Lord (John) Anderson (Abt. 1641 – 12 May 1695) m. Cecilia Poindexter (1643 – 1712)
      1. 1. Captain (Robert Thomas) Anderson (1673 – 22 February 1716) m. Lady (Mary Elizabeth) Overton (28 Jun 1673 – 5 April 1735)
        1. 1. Sarah (Bell) Anderson (05 Apr 1697 – 17 August 1779) m. William (John) Carlisle (1710 – 5 Apr 1769)
  2. 2. Sir (Dr Richard) Anderson (1618 – 1662) m. Lady (Mary Willoughby) Spencer (Bef. 1605 – 14 Jul 1658)
    1. 1. Robert Anderson (1641 – 12 May 1695) m. Cecilia (Poindexter) Massie (1646 – 14 Nov 1721)
      1. 1. Mary (Cecilia) Anderson (07 Aug 1665 – 7 Apr 1735) m. Richard Cottrell (1662 – 16 Mar 1715)
        1. 1. Thomas Cottrill (11 Apr 1690 – 22 Apr 1718) m. Martha Hatcher (1686 – 18 July 1770)

Sir Anderson's Timeline

4 Records

1585
23 Jan 1585
Birth of Sir Dr. Richard Anderson in Watford, Watford Borough, Hertfordshire, England
Watford, Watford Borough, Hertfordshire, England
1585
23 Jan 1585
Sir Dr. Richard Anderson was baptized in London, England
London, England
1588
1588
Birth of Sir Dr. Richard Anderson in Watford, Watford Borough, Hertfordshire, England
Watford, Watford Borough, Hertfordshire, England
1635
20 Dec 1635
Age 47
Death of Sir Dr. Richard Anderson in Williamsburg, King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
Williamsburg, King and Queen County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1585
    Event Place: Watford, Watford Borough, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: Watford, Watford Borough, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1585
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Anderson family records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1635
    Event Place: Williamsburg, King and Queen County, Virginia, USA

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