Notley D Anderson (abt. 1825 - 1886)

Born about 1825 in Maryland, United States

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Died 30 Jul 1886 at about age 61 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Notley D. Anderson, of Piscataway, born about 1825 in Maryland, for several years was a constable in the area. Along with that he had the tobacco warehouse (or at least one of them, and by reference in the deeds, sounds like the only one in Piscataway). Notley was listed as a trader in the 1860 census where he went by his initials only. For many items, he went by N. D. Anderson rather than Notley D. Anderson. However, when signing his name in the Libers, (e.g. constable bonds, land sales) he used "Notley D. Anderson" in full as his signature. His signature is pretty clear being his signature and seal and not a mark.

By 1870, he is in Baltimore with his new wife working as a clerk at the port. His first wife passed away in the early 1860s. Perhaps because of that, Notley incurred debt to several individuals. In 1863/4, he put his 5 acres of land on the outskirts of Piscataway in trust to be sold to satisfy those debts. He remarried in July of 1864 to a local woman. Perhaps Notley was acting as innkeeper in 1865 since he had sold/put in trust his lands in the area and still had to take care of his new wife, any new children in that marriage, and at least one child from his first marriage. Plus, I would presume, perhaps his family stayed at the inn.

When in Baltimore, there were several news accounts of his duties as clerk at the port. Even the Germans in their newspapers mention him on occasion, usually around Octoberfest when he apparently took on a certain importance concerning the beer.

It is stated that in American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies by Michael W. Kauffman. Nodley Anderson as the Innkeeper in Piscataway who pointed officials in the direction of John Lloyd concerning the Lincoln Assassination

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