| Anders (Andrew) Nilsson Friend |
family line.
Anders died about 1748 in or near Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia.
His first wife was probably Rebecca, a daughter of Israel Helm. She was born in 1661 in Frederick County, Maryland. (In 1724, his wife was listed as Isabel.)
On December 14, 1683, Anders (Andrew) was appointed Tax Collector of Chester, Pennsylvania (formerly Upland) and again in October, 1689. He split his time between Chester County and West Jersey, where he was taxed for 200 acres in Andrew Robeson's "New Stockholm" tract in 1687. His children by "_______ Helm" were:
1) Israel Friend, b: 1690, Ridley, Delaware Co. Pennsylvania d: Apr.1749 near Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
2) Mary Friend, m: Robert Turner, May.03.1727 in North East, Cecil Co. Maryland.
3) Rebecca Friend, b: 1699 d: Sep.1783 in Woolwich, Gloucester Co. New Jersey.
4) Thomas Friend, b: 1700 in Frederick Co. Maryland d: 1760.
5) Joseph Friend, b: 1702.
He and his wife moved to New Castle Co. Delaware about 1694, and then to Cecil Co. Maryland between 1700 and 1710.
Son Israel Friend became an Indian trader and interpeter. In
1725, he was appointed Ambassador to the Indians, by the Governor of Maryland to set up a peace treaty meeting with the various Maryland Indian tribes.
In January 1727, Israel succeeded in obtaining a deed signed by six Indian chiefs for some 72 square miles of land along the Potomac River and Antietam Creek, with some boundaries being determined by so many shoots of an arrow. The deed was written on tree bark. The State of Maryland
did not recognize Israel's claim and Lord Baltimore in 1736 set aside much
of the land for himself. A copy of this deed is on record at the Clay County
Court House.
Israel married "Sarah" (some say "Bokavar", a Shawnee) about 1729 in James City, Jamestown Co., Virginia, and died about 1753, leaving the bulk of his estate to his sons Charles, Jacob, and Jonas Friend. Sarah later married John Valentine House and supposedly went west with an Indian tribe.
His children were:
1) Jonas Friend, b: 1730 in Rockingham Co. VA d: 1807. Married Sarah Skidmore.
2) Jacob Friend, b: abt 1731 in Rockingham Co. VA d: 1817. Married Elizabeth Skidmore.
3) Charles Friend, b: abt. 1733 in Rockingham Co. VA d: 1811. Married Rachel Tackett.
4) Catherine Friend, b: 1735, Rockingham Co., VA. Married Conrad Peck.
5) Mary Friend, b: 1737 in Rockingham Co. VA d: before 1811. Married Capt. Abel Westfall and Jonathan Clark.
Jacob and Jonas eventually moved to what is now Pendleton Co. West Virginia. Jacob married Elizabeth Skidmore, daughter of Joseph and Agnes (Caldwell) Skidmore. Jacob died about 1818.
Jacob was certified by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), as a patriot on September 11, 1942.
He was certified as a patriot by the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) on Jan.24.1997. At least three of his grandsons (by son Israel James) joined in some land deeds in Braxton Co. WV.
Jonas married Sarah Skidmore, also a daughter of Joseph and Agnes (Caldwell) Skidmore.
Jonas's son, Andrew Pendleton Friend was born in 1779 in Pendleton Co. and moved to what is now the Sutton area of Braxton Co. WV about 1807. He was one of the first settlers in that area and probably built the first grist mill in the territory, on the banks of the Elk River.
He married Elizabeth Frame and served in the military during the War of 1812. He was on the commission that established Nicholas Co. in 1818. Andrew Pendleton Friend died on May.13.1865.
Andrew's son, Andrew S. Friend, married Malinda Williams, and they moved to the Ivydale, WV area around 1835, where they built a log cabin on the banks of the Elk River.
Andrew S. Friend was deeded land on November 19, 1847, which eventually became a large part of what is now Ivydale, WV.
Andrew S. Friend's death date is not known, however, he and his wife are both buried in the Friend Cemetery at Ivydale, WV.
For additional "Friend" special interest pages, click on:
* Nils (Nicholas) Larsson Friend
* John Lewis Friend Sr.
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