Display Patriot - P-103424 - Benjamin W ANDERSON

Benjamin W ANDERSON

SAR Patriot #: P-103424

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: SC      Qualifying Service: Civil Service / Private
DAR #: A002348

Birth: Jan 1751 / Newberry / SC
Death: 06 Oct 1853 / Nacogdoches / TX

Qualifying Service Description:

Juror, Niney Six Dist., 1779


Additional References:
  1. Hendrix & Lindsay, Jury Lists of SC, 1778-1779, pg 91
  2. Land Deed Bk, pg 151, 22 Mar 1792, Newberry Co, SC
  3. Nacogdoches Arch, Volume 85, pg 80, 180
  4. Estate Settlement, 18 Feb 1856, A-2, Nacogdoches, TX

Spouse: (1) Polly Currington; (2) Margaret Jane Williams
Children: John W; Benjamin W; Caroline; Margaret Jane; Martha; Napolean B; Andrew J;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1981-09-18 TX Unassigned John Phillip Clark (119187) Carolina   
1981-09-18 TX Unassigned Joseph Mark Clark (119188) Carolina   
1981-09-18 TX Unassigned Kenneth Russell Clark (119189) Carolina   
1981-09-18 TX Unassigned Michael Clark (119190) Carolina   
1992-04-08 TX Unassigned Gary Alan Anderson (138755) John   
2020-05-29 OH 91261 Martin S. Anderson (215475) Benjamin   
Burial:
Black Jack Cemetery (C-0117664)
Location:
/ Nacogdoches / TX / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
2270355
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
Find A Grave Memorial #:
10708509
Marker Type:
SAR and Sons of the Republic of Texas
SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:


Author: 1SG William Edward Sekel Jr.

Benjamin W. Anderson was born in 1751 in South Carolina and joined the Continential Army after the Tories killed his father.  He first married Polly Rebecca Cureton and they had 9 children before she died.  Benjamin next married Margaret Jane Williams and they had 16 children.  He also served with the local militia during the Texas revolution.  Benjamin loved racehorses and rode them until he broke a leg at the age of 96 during a horse race.  He died September 14, 1853 and is buried in Blackjack-Attoyac Cemetery located 3.9 miles north of Chireno, Texas in Nacodgoches County.  According to Clovis' book there are no markers on his grave.  During a conversation with family members they also agreed that Benjamin was buried in an unmarked grave on his farm in Blackjack.  The farm is no longer in family hands and has become inaccessible.  The family placed a memorial headstone in Glenfawn Cemetery in Rusk County to honor their ancestor and where several other family members are buried to include a son of Benjamin.  The Athens Chapter and the James George Chapter of the SRT marked this headstone on November 24, 2018 with many family members in attendance. 


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