ANDREWS

Anders , Andres , Andris, Andrews

"Windows Into Our Past A Genealogy of the Garton, Smith & Associated Families, Volume 2", compiled by Judy Parsons Smith © 2003

The origin of the last name Andrews goes back to the Apostle Andrew ’s bones, which were found and taken to Scotland and buried.  A flag was raised at this gravesite.  When the Scots were driven out of this country, most of them went to the Southeast.  This flag was brought to America and was used as the base of the Confederate flag.  In Scotland there is a St. Andrews University named in honor of Apostle Andrew [i].

Andrews Family

William Anders  **

William Anders, Sr[ii], b. ca. 1660, Ireland or Scotland.

In the early records of Virginia, we find where a William Anders  who was of Scotch-Irish descent landed there in the late 1600’s and settled near Hopewell, Virginia.

William Anders  had a son:

Thomas Anders**

Thomas Anders[iii], son of William Anders , b. ca. 1690, Hopewell, VA; d. will probated 1737, Hillsborough, NC.

It was Thomas Anders who landed in the Hopewell, Virginia area in the late 1600’s. He migrated from Virginia to Hillsborough, NC in the early 1700’s and settled in the Hillsborough district.  In his will, which was probated in 1737, he mentions three children:  Bell, Robert and Penelope. 

Thomas Anders and his wife had three (3) children[iv]:

1.       Bell Anders , b. ca. 1690, Hopewell, VA
2.       Penelope Anders , b. ca. 1690, Hopewell, VA
3.       Robert Anders , b. ca. 1725, Hopewell, VA; d. 1793, Orange Co., NC

Robert Anders **

3  Robert Anders [v], son of Thomas Anders  and wife, b. ca. 1725, Hopewell, VA; d. 1793, Orange Co., NC; m. Sarah Unknown .

Robert Anders  migrated from the Hopewell area of Virginia to the Hillsborough area of North Carolina in the early 1700’s.  As his father also migrated to North Carolina around this same time they most likely did so together.

Robert Andrews , a Quaker, left a will in Orange Co., NC dated 12 Jan 1792, proved Aug 1793, witnessed by John Carter  and James Woody .

Robert & Sarah (Unknown) Anders had nine (9) children:

3.1.     Robert Andrew
3.2.     David Andrew
3.3.     Thomas Andrew, named executor in his father’s will
3.4.     William Andrew, named an executor in his father’s will.
3.5.     Jane Andrew
3.6.     Katherine Andrew
3.7.     Ann Andrew
3.8.     Sarah Andrew
3.9.     John Andrew , b. ca. 1725, Hopewell, VA; d. by 1792.  His son, Robert Andrew  is named in his grandfather’s will.

William Anders

3.4 William Anders, possible son of Robert  & Sarah (Unknown) Anders of Halifax Co., NC**, b. 1750, Orange Co., NC; d. will dated 15 Feb 1820 – proved 2 Feb 1824[vi], Orange Co., NC; bur 1824, near Haw River, Orange Co., NC; m. unknown, but is thought to be Mary Lloyd **, d. probably bef. 1820, as she is not mentioned in his will

He was named an executor in his father’s will.  [It is not known for certain that this William Anders is in fact the William mentioned in the will of Robert Anders dated 12 Jan 1792, Orange Co., NC.]

Revolutionary War Service:

He is listed as providing a patriotic service.

William Anders left a will that was probated 2 Feb 1824.  The will mentions ten children, five of these children lived in Ashe Co., North Carolina at sometime between 1800 and 1859.  Although his will does not identify his wife, it is the belief of some that his wife was Mary Lloyd **.  However it appears that the only connection that he may have had with her was in his capacity as Constable, at which time he presided over the sale by auction of a female slave to her.

Mary Lloyd , Bill of Sale, Orange NC, 1809           Orange County, NC Book 5, Page 436

William Anders to Mary Lloyd

                Whereas by virtue of an Execution to me directed from Thomas Brewer  Esq a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Orange bearing date the 23 day of May 1809 to satisfy a judgment obtained before the said Thomas Brewer Esq. In favor of Mary Lloyd  agains John Oneal  for the sum of sixty Dollars with cost.  Now know all men by these presents that I William Andris  Constable having levied said Execution on a Negro Girl Ailsey the said property of said John Oneal and having advertised the same Agreeable to Law did on this day of June capose said Negro Ailsey  to Public Sale when Mary Lloyd being the highest and last bidder at the sum of Sixty Dollars the said Negro Ailsey was knowcked down to her.  Now know ye that I the said William Andres Constable have by these presents do bargain and Sell and deliver the said Negro Girl Ailsey to the said Mary Lloyd forever for the said sum of Sixty Dollars And I do warrant and defend the title to said Negro as far as my office compels me and no farther.

                Witness my hand and seal this 30-day of June AD/1809

Williams Andres  (Seal)

The Execution of the foregoing Bill of Sale was duly acknowledged in open Court by William Andrew s  the Subscriber thereto and ordered to be Registered – Test J. Taylor  CC

William Anders had ten (10) children[vii]:

3.4.1.         Sterling Anders , b. ca. 1748, Orange Co., NC; m. Elizabeth Williams
3.4.2.         Laborn/Laban Andrews , b. 1770; d. 1844
3.4.3.         Mark Andrews , b. 1772
3.4.4.         John Andrews , b. 1774
3.4.5.         Elizabeth Andrews , b. 1776, Orange Co., NC; d. 10 Jan 1817, Ashe Co., NC; d. 1816, Paul Evans  Store, near Sparta, NC; m. 28 Aug 1792, Orange Co., NC to David Edwards , Jr , son of David & Elizabeth (Morris) Edwards , b. 1774; d. 1828; bur. 1828, Stratford, NC.
3.4.6.         Henry Andrews , b. 1778
3.4.7.         Martha ‘Patsy Andrews , b. 1778/80, Orange Co., NC; d. 1856; m. 27 Nov 1798, Orange Co., NC to Robert Cheek , son of James Cheek .
3.4.8.         Jennie/Gennie Andrews, b. by 1785/1787; m. 3 Jul 1805, Orange Co., NC to Richard Cheek .
3.4.9.         William Anders , Jr , b. 1792; d. 1899, NC; m. Aby Swindle .
3.4.10.      Archibald Andrews , b. 1796; m. Mary Reeves .

Grandchildren mentioned in will:

Milly Cates
William Cates
Polly Cates

Sterling Anders

3.4.1  Sterling Anders [viii], son of William Anders , b. ca. 1748, Orange Co., NC; m. Elizabeth Williams .

Sterling & Elizabeth Anders were living in Montgomery County, NC when the census was taken in 1810 and 1820[ix].  They were living in Ashe Co., in 1830[x].  It is believed that his three sons settled in Grayson Co., VA[xi].

Sterling & Elizabeth (Williams) Anders had four (4) children:

3.4.1.1      [Elizabeth] Jane Anders, b. 15 Jan 1813, Orange Co., NC; m. David Edwards
3.4.1.2      Thomas Anders , b. 1814; m. Sarah Richarson .
3.4.1.3      Sandy Anders , b. 1820; m.  Sally Moncus
3.4.1.4      Henry Anders , b. 1828; m. Julia Ann Hall

Laborn Anders

3.4.2  Laorn/Laban Anders[xii], son of William Anders , b. 1770/1773; d. 1884, Orange Co., NC; m. Rebecca King .

Laborn & Rebecca (King) Anders had four (4) children:

3.4.2.1      John Anders
3.4.2.2      Henry Anders
3.4.2.3      Willie Anders
3.4.2.4      Alfred Anders

Mark Andrews

3.4.3  Mark Andrews[xiii], son of William Anders , b. 1768/1772, Orange Co., NC; will dated 1829 – proved 1830[xiv]; m. 5 Sept 1796, Orange Co., NC to Elizabeth Bailey , b. 1781.

Mark Andrews  first appears when he signs his name on 23 Mar 1792, as a witness to a deed.

It appears that he moved his family from Lunenburg Co., VA to Kentucky in 1798, at which time he was solvent.  After purchasing land in Chatham Co., NC in 1822, Mark Andrews  moves into the area, it is believed that he was a minister there.

The church minutes of the Antioch Church of Orange County (formerly Haw River Mountain Church) has a lot of information on Mark Andrews .  Charges were brought against him and he was expelled from the church at the January Conference in 1825.

The family lived in Orange Co until 1824 at which time they migrated to Ashe County, NC.  They settled in Bledsoe Creek.  They sold this farm in 1828 and moved away.

Mark & Elizabeth (Bailey) Andrews had five (5) children[xv]:

3.4.3.1      William Andrew s , b. 1804, Orange Co., NC; d. 1877, NC; m. to Sally Cheek.
3.4.3.2      John Andrew s , b. 1808, Orange Co., NC.
3.4.3.3      Jesse M. Andrews  – mentioned in will.
3.4.3.4      Sarah ‘Sally’ Andrews  m. to James Deatherage  – mentioned in will.
3.4.3.5      Mary Andrews , m. to David Hackney  – mentioned in will.

John Andrews

3.4.4  John Andrews [xvi], son of William Anders , b. 1774, Orange Co., NC; d. 1860, Independence, Grayson Co., VA; bur. Adam Wagoner  Farm, Independence, Grayson Co., VA; m. to Mary McCracken/Cheek , b. 1780; d. 1866, Independence, Grayson Co., VA; bur. 1866, Adam Wagoner Farm, Independence, Grayson Co., VA.

The Adam Wagoner  family cemetery is located three miles southwest of Independence, Virginia on Route No. 757.

John & Mary Andrews  migrated from Orange Co., NC to Ashe Co., NC in 1831 and settled on Little River near his brother, William Andrew s , Jr.   They lived there until 1844, at which time they moved to Grayson Co., VA.

John & Mary (McCracken/Cheek) Andrews had nine (9) children:

3.4.4.1.    James Carr Andrews , b. 24 Dec 1802, Orange Co., NC; d. 2 Oct 1893, Orange Co., NC; m. Elizabeth Crouse .  They had had eleven (11) children.
3.4.4.2.    Sally Andrews , b. 1805
3.4.4.3.    Henry Andrews , b. 1808; d. Tennessee
3.4.4.4.    Abidah Andrews , b. 1811; d. 1905, NC; m. to John Irwin .  They had one son, Elijah Irwin .
3.4.4.5.    Patsy Andrews , b. 1813; d. 1897.
3.4.4.6.    Margaret Andrews , b. 8 Jan 1816; d. 24 May 1908, NC; m. to Jacob Wagoner .  They had eleven (11) children.
3.4.4.7.    Mary Ann  Andrews , b. 1820; d. 1901, Grayson Co., VA; m. to Adam Wagoner , Jr   They had seven (7) children.
3.4.4.8.    Berry Andrews , b. 1822; d. 1895, VA; m. Catherine Poole .  They had seven (7) children.
3.4.4.9.    Nancy Andrews , b. 1825; d. 5 Jun 1889, NC; m. to William M. Irwin .  They had six (6) children.

Henry Andrews

3.4.6  Henry Andrews [xvii], son of William Anders, b. 20 Oct 1777, Orange Co., NC[xviii]; d. 1851, Orange Co., NC; m. 13 Jan 1808, Orange Co., NC to Candice Caruthers, b. 1787; d. 1866.

Henry Andrews  was a member of the Antioch Church where his brother, Mark Andrews  was a minister.  He later moved his membership to, what is now, Bethel Church after his brother was disgraced.

Henry made an affidavit for Hannah Lloyd , wife of William Lloyd , where he declared on 27 Aug 1845, that he was age 67…was well acquainted with William Lloyd dec’d the husband of Hannah Lloyd who is a neighbor…. that he clearly understood the said William Lloyd was a soldier in the North Carolina Militia in the War of the Revolution. [signed] Henry Andress .

Henry & Candice (Caruthers) Andrews  had six (6) children:

3.4.6.1.    Lucinda Andrews
3.4.6.2.    Henry Andrews , Jr
3.4.6.3.    Richard Andrews
3.4.6.4.    William Andrew s
3.4.6.5.    Basell Andrews
3.4.6.6.    Elizabeth Andrews

William Anders , Jr

3.4.9  William Anders , Jr  [xix], son of William Anders, b. 1792, Orange Co., NC; d. 1873/1899, Ashe Co., NC; bur. Friel Rector  Farm, Ashe Co., NC; m. to Aby Swindle , b. 1793; d. 1871, Ashe Co., NC; bur. 1871, Friel Rector Farm, Ashe Co., NC.

They both are buried on the farm where they settled when they came to Ashe County, NC in 1814.  The farm is located on the Little River, about 5 miles east of Sparta, NC and is now known as the Friel Rector  Farm.  As far as it can be ascertained William and his wife were the first Andrews family to settle in Ashe Co., NC.  Most of these families changed the spelling of the name Anders to Andrews in the early 1800’s.

William & Aby (Swindle) Anders  had eight (8) children:

3.4.9.1.     Lorenzo Andrews , b. 1813; d. 1890, NC; m. 22 Dec 1832, Ashe Co., NC to Margaret Crouse .  They had seven (7) children.
3.4.9.2.     Martha Andrews , b. 1815; d. 1879, NC.
3.4.9.3.     John Andrew s , b. 1817; d. 1895, NC; m. to Sally Reynolds .  They had five (5) children.
3.4.9.4.     Children Andrews , b. 1819; d. 1823, NC.
3.4.9.5.     Children Andrews , b. 1822; d. 1831, NC.
3.4.9.6.     Orpha Anders , b. 1826; d. 1896; m 1^st to Elizabeth Reynolds .  They had seven (7) children.  He m 2^nd to Nancy Hicks .  They had eight (8) children.
3.4.9.7.     Willis Anders , b. 1830; d. 1861, during the Civil War.
3.4.9.8.     Mary ‘Polly’ Andrews , m. to Ambrose Willey .  They had thirteen (13) children.

Archibald Andrews

3.4.10  Archibald Andrews [xx], son of William Anders , b. 1798, Orange Co., NC; d. 1899, NC; m. 8 Jan 1811 to Mary Reeves , b. 1797; d. North Carolina.

Archibald and Mary Andrews  spend their lives in Orange County, North Carolina.

Archibald & Mary (Reeves) Andrews  had eight (8) children:

3.4.10.1.       Annie Andrews
3.4.10.2.       Mary Andrews
3.4.10.3.       Elizabeth Andrews
3.4.10.4.       Sally Andrews
3.4.10.5.       Calvin Andrews
3.4.10.6.       Chesley Andrews
3.4.10.7.       Irvin Andrews
3.4.10.8.       Atlas Andrews

William Andrew s

3.4.3.1  William Andrew s [xxi], son of Mark & Elizabeth (Bailey) Andrews , b. 1804, Orange Co., NC; d. 1877, Alleghany Co., NC; m 1^st 23 Aug 1823, Orange Co., NC to Sally Cheek, b. 1803; d. 1868.  William Andrews m 2^nd 12 Apr 1870, Alleghany Co., NC to Lydia Hill .

William & Sally (Cheek) Andrews  had four (4) children:

3.4.3.1.1   Leander Andrews , b. 1828; d. 1882, NC; m. to Pheroby Caudill .
3.4.3.1.2   Robert Andrew s , b. 1 Jan 1833; d. 2 Apr 1911, NC; m. to Jane Wiles .
3.4.3.1.3   Eliza Andrews , b. 1834.
3.4.3.1.4   John Andrew s , b. 15 Feb 1836.

Leander Andrews

3.4.3.1.1  Leander Andrews [xxii], son of William & Sally (Cheek) Andrews , b. 1828; d. 1882, NC; m. to Pheroby Caudill .

Leander & Pheroby (Caudill) Andrews  had twelve (12) children:

·         Jesse Andrews , b. 1847
·         William Andrew s , b. 1849
·         Sarah Jane Andrews , b. 1852
·         Francis Andrews , b. 1855
·         John Wilson Andrews , b. 24 Mar 1856
·         Lee Mart Andrews , b. 4 Apr 1858
·         E. Henry Andrews
·         Martha Andrews , b. 1862
·         Biddie Andrews , b. 10 Jul 1867
·         Nancy Caroline Andrews , b. 25 Aug 1869
·         Amanda Catherine Andrews , b. 4 Nov 1871
·         George E. Andrews , b. 1874

Robert Andrews

3.4.3.1.2  Robert Andrews [xxiii], son of William & Sally (Cheek) Andrews , b. 1 Jan 1833; d. 2 Apr 1911, NC; m. to Jane Wiles .

Robert & Jane (Wiles) Andrews  had seven (7) children:

·         Esper Andrews , b. 1853
·         Jackson Andrews , b. 1855
·         Enoch Andrews , b. 1857
·         William M. Andrews , b. 7 Jan 1859
·         James P. Andrews , b. 1 Jan 1861
·         Thomas Andrews , b. 1866
·         R. Vance Andrews , b. 1871

John Andrews

3.4.3.1.4  John Andrews [xxiv], son of William & Sally (Cheek) Andrews , b. 15 Feb 1836; d. 19 Oct 1925, NC; m. 3 May 1857, Ashe Co., NC to Matilda/Malinda ‘Linda’ Pugh , daughter of Unknown  & Nancy (unknown) Pugh, b. 1847.

John & Malinda (Pugh) Andrews  had five (5) children:

3.4.3.1.4.1.      Martha Andrews , b. 1858
3.4.3.1.4.2.      Sarah Andrews , b. 1860; d. 1907, Alleghany Co., NC
3.4.3.1.4.3.      Wharton ‘Horton’ A. Andrews , b. Apr 1861/1863, Alleghany Co., NC
3.4.3.1.4.4.      John Calvin Andrews , b. 5 Dec 1866; d. 7 mar 1939, Alleghany Co., NC
3.4.3.1.4.5.      Mary Jane Andrew , b. 17 Dec 1872; d. 27 Apr 1942, Alleghany Co., NC

Whorton ‘Horton’ A. Andrews/Anders

3.4.3.1.4.3  Wharton ‘Horton A. Andrews/Anders[xxv], son of John & Matilda/Malinda ‘Linda’ (Pugh) Andrews, b. Apr 1861/1863, Alleghany Co., NC; d. 1922; m. 10 Aug 1880, Alleghany Co., NC to Rhoda Caroline Paisley , daughter of John Calvin & Caroline (Senter) Paisley , b. 1 Mar 1864, Mouth of Wilson, Grayson Co., VA; d. 19 Sept 1922; bur. Chestnut Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Crumpler, Ashe Co., NC.

They lived in Chestnut Hill, North Carolina.

Whorton ‘Horton’ A. & Rhoda Caroline (Paisley) Andrews     had six (6) children:

3.4.3.1.4.3.1   John Glenn Andrews , b. 15 Jun 1882; d. 8 Sept 1942
3.4.3.1.4.3.2   Pearl M. Andrews , b. Aug 1886
3.4.3.1.4.3.3   Laura Andrews , b. May 1888
3.4.3.1.4.3.4   Samuel D. Andrews , b. 12 May 1896; d. 20 Mar 1963, Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC; m. to Hattie Perry .
3.4.3.1.4.3.5   Lucy Andrews , b. 1899; m. to Clarence Woodie
3.4.3.1.4.3.6   Bettie Lee Andrews , b. 7 Mar 1900; d. 12 Mar 1986; m. 7 Apr 1920 to Eugene Nelson Smith

Bettie Lee Andrews

3.4.3.1.4.3.6  Bettie Lee Andrews [xxvi], daughter of Whorton ‘Horton’ A. & Rhoda Caroline (Paisley) Andrews , b. 7 Mar 1900, Ashe Co., NC; d. 12 Mar 1986, Westminster, Maryland; m. 7 Apr 1920 by Rev. Cep Block  in Sparta, Alleghany Co., NC to Eugene Nelson Smith , son of James & Mollie (Cole) Smith , b. 15 Sept 1897, Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC; d. 2 Nov 1964 (heart attack), Richmond, VA.

Eugene Nelson & Bettie Lee (Andrews) Smith  had three (3) children:

·         Robert Smith , b. 1922, Ashe Co., NC; d. 1929, Nottoway Co., VA, due to an accidental shooting.  He is buried in the Burkesville Cemetery near Jennings Ordinary, Nottoway Co., VA.
·         Ralph Lester Smith , b. 8 Jul 1923, Crumpler, Ashe Co., NC; m. to Renza Louise Garton .
·         Mary Terry Smith

For Further Information See Garton/Smith