*James Carr Andrews (Anders),

son of John ANDREWS & Mary CHEEK,

was born Dec. 24, 1802, in Orange Co., NC;

and died Oct. 2, 1893, in Alleghany Co., NC.

He married Elizabeth Crouse,
daughter of Jacob CROUSE & Sarah EDWARDS.
She was born Apr. 29, 1809, in Ashe Co., NC,
and died May 14, 1887, in Alleghany Co., NC.

James and Elizabeth (Crouse) Andrews are buried at the James Andrews Cemetery, Road 1428, Alleghany Co., NC
Cemetery is also known as Quincy Higgins (a later owner)

had family of 11

Children of James Carr Andrews & Elizabeth Crouse:

1. Sarah Andrews,
b. Jan. 1826, Ashe Co., NC;
d. Oct. 12, 1914, Alleghany Co., NC;
m. Meredith CHEEK,
son of Richard CHEEK & Jane "Jennie" ANDREWS,
m abt. 1845
(b. May 1823; d. Nov. 12, 1903);
bur. Nichols Cemetery, Rd. 1121, Alleghany Co., NC.

2. John Andrews,
b. Nov. 10, 1829, Orange Co., NC;
d. Aug. 22, 1899, Grayson Co., VA;
m. Catherine BLEVINS,
daughter of Thomas Jefferson BLEVINS & Phebe WOODRUFF,
m. abt. 1848
(b. Jan. 17, 1831; d. 1903);
bur. Andrews Cemetery, a.k.a. Kemper Andrews Farm, Rd. 632, Baywood, Grayson Co., VA.

3. Candice/Candis Andrews, FAG 30814231
b. Jan. 1, 1830, Ashe Co., NC;
d. Sep. 20, 1811, Alleghany Co., NC;
m. William H. JOINES,
son of Ezekiel JOINES & Pheraby CAUDILL, Aug. 7, 1853, Ashe Co., NC
(b. Oct. 17, 1828; d. Jan. 25, 1911);
bur. Zion Primitive Baptist Church, Alleghany Co., NC.

4. Mary "Polly" Andrews,
b. Jan. 25, 1834, Ashe Co., NC;
d. Jan. 13, 1913, Alleghany Co., NC;
m. John R. COX, son of David COX, Jr., & Lucy REEVES, m Nov. 27, 1853, Ashe Co., NC
(b. Jan. 20, 1821; d. June 3, 1898);
bur. J.R. Cox Cemetery, Rd. 1411, Alleghany Co., NC.

5. Henry Andrews,
b. abt. 1835, Ashe Co., NC.

6. Matilda Andrews,
b. May 4, 1839, Ashe Co., NC;
d. Feb. 11, 1905, Alleghany Co., NC;
m. Commodore H. COLLINS,
son of Mahlon COLLINS & Effie HAYS, Dec. 24, 1857, Ashe Co., NC
(b. June 28, 1836; d. Dec. 7, 1905);
bur. Crab Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Ennice, Alleghany Co., NC.
Children: Mitchell G. Collins (1859), Martin Kennie Collins (1861), Mahlon Leander Collins (1863), Sarah L. Collins (1866), William Hayes Collins (c.1869), James B. Collins (1871), Etta L. Collins (c.1875), John Mack Collins (c.1879), Mary E. Collins (1881).

7. Abiah "Aby" Andrews,
b. Mar. 5, 1841, Ashe Co., NC;
d. May 28, 1924, Alleghany Co., NC;
m. Enos RECTOR,
son of James RECTOR & Ruth SWINDLE,
m Feb. 15, 1858, Ashe Co., NC
(b. May 22, 1832; d. Oct. 23, 1900);
bur. Crab Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Ennice, Alleghany Co., NC.
Children: Thomas Preston Rector (1859), Betty E. Rector (1862), Sarah C. Rector (1868), Laura Ennice Rector (1870) m. Andrew D. RICHARDSON.

8. Blevins Andrews,
b. abt. 1842, Ashe Co., NC.

9. Burris Andrews,
b. Mar. 1844, Ashe Co., NC,
d. Dec. 17, 1930, Alleghany Co., NC;
m. Lucy Jane DOUGHERTY, July 8, 1875, Alleghany Co., NC (b. May 5, 1854; d. May 19, 1947);
bur. James Andrews Cemetery, Rd. 1428 near Zion Church, Alleghany Co., NC.
Children: Etta Andrews (c.1875), William Andrews (c.1877), Letcher Andrews (1879), Sarah Andrews (1884), Manlon Andrews (c.1886), Pearl Andrews (c.1889), Bettie Andrews (c.1891), Platt Andrews (c.1895), Ruth Andrews (c.1900), Grace Andrews (c.1904).

10. James Andrews, Jr.,
b. abt. 1847, Ashe Co., NC;
d. 1859, Alleghany Co., NC;
bur. James Andrews Cemetery, Road 1428, Alleghany Co., NC.

11. Martin Andrews,
b. Mar. 22, 1848, Ashe Co., NC;
d. Jan. 11, 1927, Alleghany Co., NC;
m. Sarah Catherine HIGGINS,
daughter of John HIGGINS & Susan EDWARDS,
m abt. 1868
(b. July 8, 1848; d. Feb. 11, 1925);
bur. John Higgins Cemetery, Ennice, Alleghany Co., NC. Children: Laura Alice Andrews (1869) m. William Horton WOODRUFF; Emmett C. Andrews (1871), John R. Andrews (1874), James Mack Andrews (1877), Mary Caroline Andrews (1880), Reeves Preston Andrews (1886) m. Minnie Lee JENNINGS; Etta (Effie) Andrews (1892).

12. Caroline Andrews,
b. abt. 1852, Ashe Co., NC;
d. Dec. 11, 1933, Alleghany Co., NC;
m. Squire Jackson IRWIN,
son of William M. IRWIN & Nancy ANDREWS,
m Oct. 10, 1871, Alleghany Co., NC
(b. 1847; d. 1917);
bur. Squire Irwin Cemetery, Road 1114, Alleghany Co., NC.
Children: Mack McCoy Irwin (1871), Laura Ellen Irwin (1875), Rosa Irwin (1877), John Preston "Press" Irwin (1880), Jennie Irwin (1882), Candace Irwin (1886), Alice Irwin (1888), Ollie Irwin (1898), Celia Irwin (1900; d. young).

NOTES from RL Moon:

James Carr Andrews and his family lived on the Little River in Alleghany County, NC, near their cousin William Andrews/Anders, Jr., and William's son Orpha Anders. (See Alleghany DB 9:342).

James and his wife Elizabeth are buried at the James Andrews Cemetery in Alleghany Co., NC, located on Road 1428, 2 miles east of the Chestnut Grove Baptist Church. (Alleghany County Cemeteries Through 1986 pub. by the Alleghany Co. Hist-Gen. Society.)

James "ANDERS" wrote his will on June 9, 1890, and it was recorded Oct. 30, 1893, in Alleghany County, NC.
The will refers to a 51-acre farm on the Little River and 9 children who are not identified by name.
The estate file, however, shows that his estate was distributed to his heirs Burrus ANDREWS, Martin ANDREWS, John ANDREWS, Sally CHEEK, Candace JOINES, Polly COX, Matilda COLLINS, Abiah RECTOR and Carolina IRWIN.
His son-in-law Commodore Collins was the executor. (Alleghany WB A, pp.147-148; NC Archives Box No. CR.004.508.1)

The 51-acre tract mentioned in the will was probably the same 51 acres that James Anders purchased from Henry Woodruff on Sept. 1, 1855 (Ashe DB 20:93).

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