William Anderson Burgess (abt. 1630 - bef. 1670)

Born about 1630 in Mordington, Berwickshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Boswell — married 12 Jun 1656 in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England

Descendants

Died before 5 Jun 1670 before about age 40 in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England

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Biography

William Anderson, Burgess, called William Anderson "junior" in parish records, was born at Mordington, Berwickshire, Scotland, about 1630, son of Patrick and Effala (Smith) Anderson. He may have been the William "Andersoune," son of "Patrik Andersoune," who was baptized at Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire, Scotland,13 June 1630.^[1] He was probably given the "Junior" appellation to distinguish himself from an older William Anderson.^[2] William Anderson was buried at Berwick-upon-Tweed, 5 June 1670.^[3]

He married at Berwick-upon-Tweed, 12 June 1656, Anna Boswell, born at Alnwick, Northumberland, about 1630, daughter of William and Mary (Raw) Boswell. The register reads, "Will., burgis, s. Patrick Anderson, late of Mordington, of the Shirridome of the Marse, Scotland, and Anna, d. Will. Boswell, of Alnewick, Co. Northumb., before Andrew Crispe, J.P. Wit. Will. Anderson, Gawan Bowton."^[4] Anna (Boswell) Anderson was buried at Berwick-upon-Tweed, 7 December 1706.^[5]

Children of William and Anna (Boswell) Anderson, baptized at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England:^[6]

1. Absalom Anderson, bap. 6 Jan. 1662/3.
2. Mary Anderson, bap. 20 Dec. 1664.
3. Margery Anderson, bap. 13 June 1666; bur. Berwick, 22 Jan. 1666/7.^[7]
4. Ann Anderson, bap. 14 March 1668/9; m. Joseph Paterson.

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1RK-7QN : 16 Sept. 2021), William Andersoune, 1630.
2. ↑ This William Anderson was bur. Berwick, 13 Dec. 1634; he m. Berwick, 11 Feb. 1598, Jane Grynlaye, who was bur. Berwick, 18 March 1630. They had the following children, bap. Berwick: Margaret Anderson, bap. 27 March 1599; Isabell Anderson, bap. 15 Oct. 1601; Elizabeth Anderson, bap. 1 March 1604, bur. Berwick, 30 Dec. 1613; Jane Anderson, bap. 16 Dec. 1606, bur. Berwick, 29 Sept. 1610; Annis Anderson, bap. 12 July 1609; Isabel Anderson, bap. 19 Aug. 1611, bur. Berwick, 30 Dec. 1613; and Catherine Anderson, bap. 19 June 1614.
3. ↑ England, Northumberland, Berwick-upon-Tweed, parish registers, 1574-1961: Births and baptisms, marriages, burials, EP/38/3 (1695-1754, 1695-1754, 1695-1750) (FHL film 100,310,183).
4. ↑ Edwin Dodds, Herbert Maxwell Wood, The Registers of Berwick-upon-Tweed, In The County of Northumberland (Vol. 1 Baptisms, 1574—1700) (Vol. 2 Marriages 1572—1700) (Newcastle, 1905), p. 53.
5. ↑ England, Northumberland, Berwick-upon-Tweed, parish registers, 1574-1961: Births and baptisms, marriages, burials, EP/38/3 (1695-1754, 1695-1754, 1695-1750) (FHL film 100,310,183).
6. ↑ Edwin Dodds, Herbert Maxwell Wood, The Registers of Berwick-upon-Tweed, In The County of Northumberland (Vol. 1 Baptisms, 1574—1700) (Vol. 2 Marriages 1572—1700) (Newcastle, 1905).
7. ↑ England, Northumberland, Berwick-upon-Tweed, parish registers, 1574-1961: Births and baptisms, marriages, burials, EP/38/3 (1695-1754, 1695-1754, 1695-1750) (FHL film 100,310,183).