385. Ann Moore, born in Pennsylvania.
Notes for John Anderson:
From: http://www.elesoft.com/band/tree/doc/scot/scotchirish.htm (Bill Anderson)
There is a record of a John Anderson entering Pennsylvania in 1722, but it is not known for certain if he was our ancestor. In any event, our John Anderson was born in Ulster. In Pennsylvania, he married Ann Moore, daughter of Margaret Moore. Margaret Moore got word that her British soldier husband was thrown off a horse and died. Because of his military service, she was entitled to land in North Carolina. Ann Moore and her husband John Anderson inherited this claim.
John Anderson, a 6th great-grandfather, and his wife Ann Moore moved to North Carolina during 1738-1739 winter. Their plan was to settle near either Yadkin or Catawba River. In progress, they learned of a smallpox outbreak at those locations. Consequently, they moved east and settled where the two forks of Eno River combine. Eno River is named for local Oenock Indians. Being one of the first settlers in that area, John Anderson became a prominent resident. Eno Presbyterian Church was established in his home
Children of John Anderson and Ann Moore are:
ii. James Anderson, born March 19, 1730/31 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died 1802; married Elizabeth Mebane; born Abt. 1740 in Pennsylvania; died Abt. 1781.
Notes for James Anderson as posted by Bill Anderson:
Hawfields Presbyterian began in 1755 in Orange, later Alamance, County. Mebane family attended. The original site is a few miles east of current site. It is near and on the south side of highway I-85. Its cemetery is the burial site of Alexander Mebane I family and James Anderson, a 4th great-grandfather. Sometime during the 1800s, farmer A. Wilson removed all tombstones and plowed over the graveyard. He was prosecuted..
iii. Charity Anderson, born August 17, 1725; married Thomas Lapslie; born Abt. 1725; died Abt. 1781.
iv. Ann Anderson, born August 05, 1730.
v. David Anderson, born March 25, 1734; died Abt. 1821.
vi. John II Anderson, born March 10, 1734/35; died Bet. February - May 1806 in Orange County, North Carolina; married Lettice Stuart.
Notes for John II Anderson:
Shields, Ruth Herndon, [View Citation] [Table of Contents]
Abstracts of wills recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1752-1800 : and 202 marriages not shown in the Orange County marriage bonds) and Abstracts of wills recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800-1850 Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1972, 446 pgs.
D 169 Will dated 15 February 1806, proved May Court 1806.
JOHN (x) ANDERSON wife: Lettice
daughters: Mary, Pheby and Ann
sons: Robert, John
Executors: sons Robert and John.
Witnesses: Thos. Armstrong, Robert Anderson, Wm. Anderson.
vii. Elizabeth Anderson, born Abt. 1738; died Bef. 1800; married George Allen; died Abt. 1806.
viii. Robert Anderson, born March 30, 1740; died Abt. 1820; married Nancy McKee.
Notes for Robert Anderson:
Shields, Ruth Herndon, [View Citation] [Table of Contents]
Abstracts of wills recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1752-1800 : and (202 marriages not shown in the Orange County marriage bonds) and Abstracts of wills recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800-1850
Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1972, 446 pgs
D 572 Will dated 8 December 1818, proved Feb Court 1820
ROBERT (X) ANDERSON wife: Nancy
daus: Charity (she is married), Mary
sons: Robert, William (he is married), Alexander
Executors: friend William Maris, and son Alexander.
Witnesses: John Anderson, Wiatt Hickman.
ix. Michael Anderson
x. Pheobe Anderson
387. Mary or JaneTinnen, born 1720 in Pennsylvania; died Abt. 1800.
Notes for Alexander Mebane as posted by Bill Anderson:
Alexander Mebane I, an Anderson-related 6th great-grandfather, moved his family from Pennsylvania to North Carolina about 1748. His brother William Mebane II moved his family further west to Buffalo Creek in present-day Guilford County. In 1751, Alexander Mebane I was an Anson County justice of the peace. On 31 March 1752, when Orange County was established, he was appointed sheriff. The name Orange is a reference to William of Orange, liberator of Ulster in 1689
Hawfields Presbyterian began in 1755 in Orange, later Alamance, County. Mebane family attended. The original site is a few miles east of current site. It is near and on the south side of highway I-85. Its cemetery is the burial site of Alexander Mebane I family and James Anderson, a 4th great-grandfather. Sometime during the 1800s, farmer A. Wilson removed all tombstones and plowed over the graveyard. He was prosecuted.
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Shields, Ruth Herndon, [View Citation] [Table of Contents]
Abstracts of wills recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1752-1800 : and 202
marriages not shown in the Orange County marriage bonds) and Abstracts of wills recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800-1850
Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1972, 446 pgs.
B 216 Will in Archives. Dated 30 April 1789, proved Feb '93.
ALEXANDER MEBANE wife: Name not stated
sons: William, Alexander, James, John
daus: Jennett Anderson, Ann Morrow, Margaret Murdaugh.
granddaughter: Margaret Anderson.
grandson: Alexander Anderson.
Executors: Alexander Mebane, James Mebane.
Witnesses: Thos. Mulholland, Edward Wilson, William Wilson.
Children of Alexander Mebane and Mary Tinnen are:
ii. Elizabeth Mebane, born Abt. 1740 in Pennsylvania; died Abt. 1781; married James Anderson; born March 19, 1730/31 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died 1802.
iii. Alexander II Mebane, born November 26, 1744 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died July 05, 1795 in Orange County, North Carolina; married Mary Armstrong; born Abt. 1749 in Orange County, North Carolina; died September 02, 1792.
Notes for Alexander II Mebane from Bill Anderson:
Alexander Mebane II was an Orange County delegate in the Fifth Provincial Congress. At that time he was a justice of the peace. In 1777, he was Orange County sheriff, the same office his father held in 1752. During the Revolutionary War, he was Hillsborough District militia commissary officer.
During 1783-1784, Alexander Mebane II was Hillsborough district auditor. During 1787-1792, he represented Orange County in the North Carolina House of Commons. At the 1788 North Carolina convention for the United States Constitution, he and his brother William Mebane represented Orange County. Alexander Mebane II was also a delegate at the 1789 convention. John Anderson represented Guilford County and James Anderson represented Chatham County. Since these counties are adjacent to Orange County, these men could be Anderson relatives, but no hard evidence is known. All of these delegates were Anti-Federalists who voted against Constitution adoption. (Massengill 1988) contains details.
In 1785, University of North Carolina was chartered. William Richardson Davie led the University of North Carolina establishment during 1789-1794 (Robinson 1957:222-276). As a member of the House of Commons, he introduced the establishing act on 12 November 1789. It passed on 11 December. The act created a board of trustees. Their first meeting was 14 December. During 1790-1792, the Board arranged the financial foundation. Along with William Richardson Davie, Alexander Mebane II was a member of the original board of trustees of the University of North Carolina (Robinson 1957:229).
Despite Alexander Mebane II's Anti-Federalist record, he later was a United States Congressman during 1793-1795. At that time, Congress met in Philadelphia. He was re-elected in 1794. He died on 5 July 1795, age 50. His brother John Mebane represented Chatham County in the state House of Commons for many terms between 1790 and 1811, but not continuously. Another brother, James Mebane, represented Orange County intermittently between 1789 and 1824. He was Speaker of the House in 1821. He was also a state senator.
The City of Mebane, North Carolina traces its beginnings to the early 19th century when a post office was established in 1809. The town was named for Brigadier General Alexander Mebane of the North Carolina Militia and a member of Congress in the 1790's.
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Alexander must have married for a second time after his wife died. Wife Ann is mentioned in his will:
C-53 to 56 Will in Archives. Dated 3 July 1795, proved August 1795
ALEXANDER MEBANE
wife: Ann, has property in Philadelphia.
sons: John Alexander, William, Robert, James.
daus: Jannet Stanford, Mary Hodge, Sarah, Fanny, Susannah, Elizabeth, Nancy.
grandchildren: Arriana and Mary Stanford.
Executors: son James, brother James, and Robert Hodge.
Witnesses: Wm. Hodge, John Matthews
iv. William Mebane, born Abt. 1741 in Pennsylvania; died August 1803 in North Carolina; married Jane Abercrombie.
v. John Mebane
Notes for John Mebane as posted by Bill Anderson:
John Mebane represented Chatham County in the state House of Commons for many terms between 1790 and 1811, but not continuously.
From Rootsweb: John Mebane... tradition says...married the Governor's widow (I do not know which Governor!)
vi. Nancy Mebane, born Abt. 1742 in Pennsylvania; died Bef. 1789 in North Carolina; married James Scott.
vii. Robert Mebane, born Abt. 1745; died October 16, 1781 in Yorktown Seige.
viii. James Mebane, born Abt. 1747; died 1807; married Margaret Allen; born Abt. 1760; died Aft. 1820.
Notes for James Mebane:
Shields, Ruth Herndon, [View Citation] [Table of Contents]
Abstracts of wills recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1752-1800 : and (202 marriages not shown in the Orange County marriage bonds) and Abstracts of wills recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800-1850 Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1972, 446 pgs.
D 112 Power of Attorney from JAMES MEBANE SENIOR to his son Alexander Mebane, both of Orange County, N.C., to sell land in Tennesse (county left blank) on Bartow's (Barton'sn?) Creek, "1000 acres granted by State of North Carolina to me for my military services." Dated 30 November 1803.
Witness: Archibald Murphey.
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D 201-203 Will dated 16 May 1807, proved August Court 1807.
JAMES MEBANE wife gets plantation, etc
daus: Elizabeth, Jenny, Nancy, Polley, Peggy
son: Alexander "200 acres in the State of Tennessee on the waters of Harpeth where he now lives."
" George "200 acres in Tennessee on waters of Harper"
" Robert "2000 acres in Tennessee in Jackson County"
" William "200 acres in Tennessee on waters of Harper"
" Allen "200 acres in Tennessee on waters of Harper"
" Nathaniel 200 acres in Tennessee on waters of Harper"
" James home plantation after wife's death
Other lands in Orange Co, N.C. and Tennessee are to be sold.
Executors: brother David Mebane, James Mebane, John Thompson.
Witnesses: Samuel Nelson, John Nelson, Edward Willson.
ix. Margaret Mebane, born Bef. 1756; died Aft. 1810; married Andrew Murdock.
x. Ann Mebane, born Abt. 1750; died Bet. 1789 - 1800; married William Morrow.
xi. David Mebane, born Abt. 1760; died Abt. 1843 in North Carolina; married Ann Allen.
