Anderson McCORMACK

  General Notes:

Anderson is the surety on marrige bonds between Thomas McCormack & Nancy Durrett, 16 Aug. 1795 as well as the marrige bond between Suky McCormack & John Wheeler 14 Sep. 1809. Is he the father of Thomas & Suky

The following two deeds from Bedford County Virginia show Anderson to be the son of Micjah McCormack.

This indenture made the 7th day of February 1815 Between Micajer Mccormack of the county of Bedford of the one part and Anderson McCormack of the said county of the other part . . in consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars current money of Virginia . . tract or parcel of land in the county of Bedford lying on the north side of Cates Creek containing fifty acres . . beginning on a corner white oak in Masons line thence south a new line to the ? of Micager McCormacks line thence a strait line to Cates Creek thence up said creek as it meanders to the mouth of a branch to Nimmos line . . .along Masons line to the first beginning Mecager McCormack (his mark)Presence of Robert Nimmos, Francis Gilpin, James NimmosAt a Court for Bedford County at the courthouse the 26th day of July 1815 This indenture of bargain & sale between Micajah McCormack of the one part and Anderson McCormack of the other was acknowledged by the said Micajah McCormack and desired to be recorded

Two Years later Anderson is in Breckinridge Co., KY and sells the same parcel of land: . .made this 19 day of December 1817 Between Anderson McCormack of the County of Breckenridge and state of Kentucky of the one part and Harris Bryor of the County and state aforesaid of the other part witnessed that the said McCormack for and in consideration of the sum of Two hundred Dollars to him in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth grant bargain sell alien (?) convey and confirm unto him the said Harris Bryer a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Bedford and state of Virginia and on Kates Creek and containing fifty acres be the same more or less the boundaries of which are not recollected but recorded in the Bedford County Court Clerks Office in a deed from the said McCormack's father unto him the said McCormack . . . Anderson McCormack (his mark) Kentucky Breckinridge County to Wit: (Clerks office December 19 1817The matters situated of bargain and sale and this day in my office duly acknowledged by the grantor within named and the grantee requests ? to record. ? whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said coat. ______ Eli Houston Clerk Breckenridge County CourtKentucky Court I James Moorman (?) presiding justice of the County of Breckenridge County do certify that Eli Houston whose attestation is to the above certificate same as the date thereof and still is deputy clerk of said Court duly qualified to act and that the attestation is in due-forever of Law agreeably to the law of the Comonwealth Given under my hand and seal this 23rd day of August 1818 James MoormanBedford Clerks Office September 7th 1818 This indenture of bargain and sale between Anderson McCormack of the one part and Harris Breor of the other part certified from the County of Breckenridge and State of Kentucky and thereupon admitted to record.

1810 census, Bedford County, VA (Crickard) p 8 McCormack, John males under 10 1 females 26/45 1 males 26/45 1

McCormac, ? males under 10 ? females 10/16 2 males 10/16 1 females 16/26 ? males 16/26 1 females over 45 1 males over 45 1

McCormack,Micajah males over 45 1 females 10/16 1 females over 45 1

McCormack, Richrd males 26/45 1

McCormack, Jesse males under 10 3 females 26/45 1 males 26/45 1

McCormack, Anderson males uder 10 1 females under 10 1 males 10/16 1 females 26/45 1 males 26/45 1

McCormack, Dennis males under 10 3 females 16/26 2 males 10/16 1 females 26/45 1 males over 45 1 Beverly Neises: We are interested in a proposal that Micajah's son, Anderson, was the progenitor of the Roan County, Tennessee, McCormacks. Anderson's wife was named Mary, and the 1810 census shows she was in the same age group as the widow Mary McCormack of Roane County, Tennesse. According tot he 1810 census of Bedford County, Anderson McCormakc's famly was a pefect match for the ages and gender of the Roane County McCormacks.

Anderson McCormack was the only son of Micajah McCormack not represented on the 1820 censu of Virginia. Anderson and Mary sold their land in Bedford County, recorded 1818, and they disappeared from the record books after the 1816 tax lists. The inference is strong that they left Bedford County, and the timing of their departure conincides precisely with the arrival of our McCormacks in Roane County, Tennessee. Since Clayton was married in Roane County, in eary March of 1820, it stand to reason he had been in the county for a least a year or two. Mahaly married the same year, and later records state she was a "stranger in the neighborhood" at the time of her marrige. We state with near certainty that the McCormacks arrived in Roane County, Tennessee, in about 1817-1819. If Anderson McComack was the husband and father of the Roane County McCormacks, he must have died shortly after arrival in Tennessee.

Update from Beverly Neises: This minute received those pages from "Breckinridge County Kentucky Records," Vol. 3 & 4, by Michael Lewis Cook, C. G. and Bettie Anne Cummings Cook, C.G., Cook Publications, 1984. The only entry for Anderson McCormick was as follows:

Volume 4, p. 273 p. 233, December 19, 1817, Anderson McCormick, to Harris Prior, for $200.00, 50 acres in Bedford County, Virginia on Nantes (?) Creek, as recorded in a deed in said county from McCormick's father unto him. Certified and recorded December 19, 1817.

This is the same information recorded in the Bedford County, Virginia, deed books. It seems Harris Prior resold the land a few weeks later and made a twenty dollar profit:

Volume 4, p. 274 p. 238, January 26, 1818, Harris Prior and Mahulda his wife, to Huston & Allen, for $220.00, 50 acres in Bedford County, Virginia, said land being deeded to Anderson McCormick by his father and by said Anderson McCormick to Harris Prior. Certified and recorded January 26, 1818.

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IT IS NOW CERTAIN THAT ANDERSON McCORMACK DID NOT PURCHASE LAND IN BRECKINRIDE COUNTY, KENTUCKY. He did not remain in Breckinridge County and was long gone before the 1820 Census. It seems he sold his land (back in Bedford County) to a man who never intended to take possession. In my mind Anderson was getting ready to move on, and he needed cash for the journey.

This was a real heart stopper for me, but it ends well. These records seem only to reinforce my original thinking. I still believe Anderson died sometime between 1818-1820, and I still believe that was his widow (MARY) and children in Roane County, Tennessee. They are the only McCormacks who fit the family of Anderson McCormack, on the 1810 census. In the absence of other unforeseen developments, I think we can close the books on this one.

Anderson married Mary. (Mary was born before 1780.)