Robert Anderson (November 15, 1741 – January 9, 1813) was a politician, militia officer,
and surveyor from South Carolina. He was a lifelong friend of General Andrew Pickens.
Anderson, South Carolina, Anderson County, South Carolina...are named for him.

In the American Revolutionary War, he joined the Fifth South Carolina Militia.
He became a captain in the regiment commanded by his friend Andrew Pickens when they fought Loyalists.

At the Battle of Cowpens, Anderson was a colonel under Brigadier General Andrew Pickens.
Anderson also served under Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee. He fought in the Battle of
Eutaw Springs in which the British were victorious. Later, his regiment held the line
against the British between Augusta, Georgia, and Ninety Six.

On the western frontier, he fought with Andrew Pickens against the Cherokees.
A treaty signed in 1777 ceded most of the Cherokee lands in the present Anderson, Oconee,
and Pickens counties.


After the war, Anderson was promoted to the rank of general in the state militia
He died at his home on January 9, 1813. A flood prevented his burial at Old Stone
Church, and he was buried on his estate. During the construction of Lake Hartwell,
his body was reinterred at Old Stone Church.

Selected text from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Anderson_(Revolutionary_War) 08-04-2024.

One grandson was THE Samuel Maverick. who later became a mayor of San Antonio.
Small world.