Christopher Anthony1

Male, #46584, (24 Mar 1744 - 28 Oct 1815)

ParentJoseph Anthony Sr.1 (2 May 1713 - 23 Nov 1785)
ParentElizabeth Clarke1 (15 Feb 1720 - 1813)
Christopher Anthony|b. 24 Mar 1744\nd. 28 Oct 1815|p46584.htm|Joseph Anthony Sr.|b. 2 May 1713\nd. 23 Nov 1785|p10012.htm|Elizabeth Clarke|b. 15 Feb 1720\nd. 1813|p10013.htm|Mark Anthony|b. say 1680|p10030.htm|Isabella Hart|b. 1682|p10031.htm|Christopher Clarke|b. 1681\nd. 1754|p10029.htm|Penelope Johnson|b. 14 Aug 1684\nd. 10 Aug 1756|p10032.htm|

Birth*24 Mar 1744 He was born on 24 Mar 1744 at Louisa Co., Virginia.1 
 He was the son of Joseph Anthony Sr. and Elizabeth Clarke.1 
(Family Member) Relocationcirca 1758 He was an accompanying familiy member in the relocation of Joseph Anthony Sr. circa 1758 at Bedford Co., Virginia.2 
Marriage*say 1765 He married Judith Moorman say 1765.1 
Marriage*5 Jun 1775 He married Mary Jordan on 5 Jun 1775.1 
(heir) Will24 Sep 1785 In Joseph Anthony Sr.'s will on 24 Sep 1785 at Henry Co., Virginia, Christopher named as heir(s).3 
Death*28 Oct 1815 He died at Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, on 28 Oct 1815.1 
Biography Christopher was a member of the Society of Friends South River Monthly Meeting in which he served in the capacity of elder and clerk. This meeting had been established in 1757 from Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting and encompassed the Virginia counties of Bedford, Campbell, Albemarle, Amherst, Halifax, Pittsylvania, Henry, Franklin and Patrick.

In February of 1769, he and Micajah Terrell were appointed to build a new meeting house on SOuth River which was possibly the second wooden structure constructed there. In 1788, he was considered one of the most eloquent speakers of the Quakers who libed in Bedford County. However, finding himself at odds with a country that was in favor of slavery, he moved with his family to Cincinnati in 1812.
(Names referenced above: Christopher Anthony Christopher Anthony). 

Last Edited 23 Oct 2002

Citations

  1. Genealogies of Virginia Families.
    Volume I, A-Ch, Anthony-Cooper, page 13.
  2. William C. Stewart, Gone to Georgia: Jackson and Gwinnett Counties and their Neighbors in the Western Migration, Washington, DC: Nat'l Genealogical Society, 1965.
    page 255.
  3. William C. Stewart, Gone to Georgia: Jackson and Gwinnett Counties and their Neighbors in the Western Migration, Washington, DC: Nat'l Genealogical Society, 1965.
    pages 253-254.