Born about in Edgecombe, North Carolina
Daughter of William Anderson Sr.
and Martha (Unknown) Anderson
Sister of
Absala (Anderson) Vaughn, George Anderson, James Anderson, William Anderson Jr., William Anderson Jr. [half], Carlos Anderson [half] and Henry Anderson [half]
Wife of
William Hardy Wiggins
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
John Stallings Jr
— married
before 1780 [location unknown]
Wife of
Hardy Wiggins
— married
1790 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Descendants 
Mother of
Abigail (Stallings) Furr, Rhoda (Stallings) Furr, John William Stallings, Adam Wiggins, Ransom Wiggins and Martha (Wiggins) Tucker
Died before
before about age 62
in Cabbarrus, North Carolina, United States
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Biography
- Martha was born about 1758. She passed away before 1820.
- Will of William Anderson 1789
- In the Name of God Amen, This Twenty Ninth day of November in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred & Eighty nine; I William Anderson of the County of Edgecombe in the State of North Carolina being low and weak of bod(y) but of Sound and disposeing mind and memory, and calling to mind the frailty & uncertainty of this Temporal State and knowing the Late flesh must yield unto death when it pleaseth God to call, and for the settleing my Estate that hath pleased God to bestow on me, do order give and dispose of the same in manner and form following——–
- Impremis, I give and bequeath unto my Daughter, Absala Vaughn, five Shillings, Currency of No Carolina, to her heirs & assigns forever,——-
- Item, I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Martha Stallings, wife of Jn_ Stallings __ five Shillings like money to her, her heirs _
- Item, give and bequeath unto my Son George Anderson, five Shillings like money to him, his heirs and assigns forever———-
- Item, I give and bequeath unto my Son James Anderson, five Shillings, like money, to him, his heirs __ forever————-
- Item, I give and bequeath unto my Son William Anderson, son of my former wife Martha Anderson, five Shillings like money, to him his heirs & assigns forever————
- Item, I give and bequeath unto my Son William Anderson, Son of my present wife Mourning Anderson, five Shillings of the like money, to him his heirs and assigns forever———–
- Item, I give and bequeath unto my Son Carlos Anderson five Shillings like money, to him his heirs & assigns forever———–
- Item, I give unto my Daughter Rachel Anderson five Shillings like money to her her heirs & assigns forever———
- Item, I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mourning, five Shillings like money, to her & her heirs forever–
- Item, I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Penelope Anderson, five Shillings like money, to her & her heirs forever———–
- Item, I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Anderson, five Shillings like money to her & her heirs forever—————
- Contin(u)ed————
- Item, after all my Just Debts & le(g)acy’s are paid, before mentioned , I lend upon my loving wife Mourning Anderson, all my land and plantation whereon I now live Situate in our said County of Edgecome & on the South side of Tarr River & on the No. Side of Tyanichey (Tyancokey?) Swamp & on a branch Called Faulks branch, together with all the residue & remainder part of my Estate be it of whatsoever kind or nature Except Twenty eight Acres of Land, more or less, lying on the No. Side of Tarr River, in our said County of Edgecombe during her widowhood, and after her marriage or death.
- I give & bequeath unto my Son, Henry Anderson, all my land & Plantation before lent unto my wife, together with mother, Tract of Land lying on the No. Side of Tarr River as afore mentioned lying between great falling Run & little falling run, together with all the residence of my Estate before lent unto my said Wife to him his heirs & assigns forever——-
- I do hereby nominate Constitute and appoint my friends, Jesse Deloach, John Sharrord, & Elijah Price, Executors, to this my last will and Testament hereby declaring this to be my last will & Testament, and revoking and making Void, all other former wills & gifts by me made and declare this and this only to be my last will and Testament, Whereof I have here unto set my hand & seal the day & year above written,————————–
- Sign’d Seal’d Published
- & declared in presence of
- L.(possibly S.) Ruffin
- Elijah(x) Horn William (his mark) Anderson (Seal)
- Joseph Pitman
Notes
Verify:
Marriage in Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Kinfolk pg 46 DB 10-184 Patsey Wiggins , wife of Hardy Wiggons, was the former widow of John Stallings, decd. They sold their dower rights in the land allotted to Mathew Stallings.1/14/1802.
Db10-197 Mathew Stallings of Anson Co., NC sold land received in the land distribution of John Stallings, decd, recorded in DB 9-557 (pages after 554 missing)1/5/1802.
Martha Anderson, aka "Patsey", widow of John Stallings, remarried Hardy Wiggins.
Census Records
- 1790 US Census for Hardy Wiggins household in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
- Free White Persons - 2 Males Under 16
- Free White Persons - 1 Male 16 and over (born before 1774)
- Free White Persons - 3 Females
- 6 Household Members
- 1800 US Census for Hardin Wiggins household in Salisbury, Cabarrus County, North Carolina
- Free White Persons - 4 Males Under 10
- Free White Persons - 1 Male -10 thru 15
- Free White Persons - 1 Males - 45 and over (born 1755 or before)
- Free White Persons - 1 Female - 16 thru 25
- Free White Persons - 1 Females - 45 and over
- 5 Household Members Under 16
- 2 Household Members Over 25
- 1810 US Census for Hardy Wiggin in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina
- Free White Persons - 2 males under 10
- Free White Persons - 2 males - 10 - 15
- Free White Persons - 1 male - 16 - 25
- Free White Persons - 1 male - 45 and over (born 1765 or before)
- Free White Persons - 2 females under 10
- Free White Persons - 1 Female 26 - 44
- Free White Persons - 1 Female 45 and over
- 6 Household Members under 16
- 3 Household Members over 25
- 10 Household Members
- 1820 US Census for Hardy Wiggins in Burke County, North Carolina Enumeration Date August 7, 1820
- Free White Persons - 2 Males - 10 thru 15
- Free White Persons - 1 Males - 45 and over (born 1775 or before)
- Free White Persons - 1 Female - 10 thru 15
- Free White Persons - 1 Female - 16 thru 25
- Number of Persons - 3 Engaged in Agriculture
- Free White Persons - 3 Under 16
- Free White Persons - 1 Over 25 1
- 1830 US Census for Hardy Wiggins in Montgomery County , North Carolina
- Free White Persons - 1 Male - 60 thru 69 (born 1761 to 1770)
- Free White Persons - 1 Female - 10 thru 14
- Free White Persons - 2 Females - 15 thru 19
- Free White Persons - 1 Female - 40 thru 49
- Slaves - 1 Female - 36 thru 54
- 3 Free White Persons - Under 20
- 1 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49
Sources
- Will of William Anderson Sr., transcription at William Anderson Sr. profile.
- Note: For more info on the Anderson family visit the following website. https://andersonnc.wordpress.com/ I'm sure you'll enjoy the breadth of information provided but most fun is the commentary..... I love this guy!
Acknowledged
- WikiTree profile Anderson-2874 created through the import of HAYER.GED on May 29, 2011 by Larry Hayer.
- WikiTree profile Anderson-3514 created through the import of Harrington _ McLaurin .ged on Aug 1, 2011 by Linda Griffin.
WikiTree profile Anderson-4602 created through the import of Miller Family Tree.ged on Oct 26, 2011 by Laura Merrington
- William Anderson's will
- I have DNA matches to 5 of her descendants.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha:
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~3.12%
Jimmy Wiggins
:
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch KV3736688 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Peggy McReynolds :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
Jeannine (Clay) Johnson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CC4917183 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Jon McReynolds :
Autosomal DNA Test
-
~0.78%
Becca (Bostwick) Estes :
23andMe, GEDmatch M866851 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member becca_estes
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T337701 [compare], FTDNA kit #373739
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H944627 [compare]
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Heather (Whitman) Carroll :
23andMe, GEDmatch M865794 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Zac Bond :
23andMe, GEDmatch M153339 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Ken Burress :
23andMe, GEDmatch M681653 [compare]
-
~0.78%
~6.25%
Robert Wallen :
23andMe, GEDmatch YR3381774 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B604691
-
~0.78%
Tammy Stewart :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A828142 [compare], Ancestry member TAMMYPOOLE123
-
~0.78%
Vance Johnson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EG4095575 [compare], Ancestry member johnsontl12
-
~0.78%
Jeff Trowbridge :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Michael Riddle :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch m5030 [compare], FTDNA kit #131381
+
MyHeritage DNA
+
Living DNA
-
~0.39%
~3.12%
Brooke Wallen :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
~1.56%
Kyndahl (Johnson) Carlson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A658793 [compare], Ancestry member kyndahlc
-
~0.39%
Heather (Reed) McClure :
AncestryDNA
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Anderson-2874 was given a death date of before 1820 because there is no white female her age in the household of Hardy Wiggins in the 1820 or 1830 U.S. Census records. Do you have a source for her death on Dec 11, 1858 in North Carolina? (She would have been over 100.)
Thoughts?