Frequency & Distribution

According to the on-line Telephone Directory in March 2001, there are 21 telephone subscribers with the surname Anderton in the State of Maryland.

There is one entry in the Database for Maryland:

17th Century Andertons & the Maryland Colony by Linda Eaton

My Andertons first show up in the Maryland colony in 1659, which was founded as a refuge for Catholics who didn't agree with the church of the day in England. It appears that the Andertons of Lancashire, England, had the same beliefs. (See The Andertons & Religion).

John Anderton was awarded 300 acres for transporting himself, his wife Gertrude Smith, and a servant to Maryland. Gertrude's father, Thomas Smith, had been executed in 1646(?) for his part in Claiborne's Rebellion, which involved Virginians attempting to seize Maryland lands. Gertrude's mother, Jane, was married twice, both to men executed for political reasons.

Land records show that this John Anderton received 600 acres called "Anderton" on Tred Haven Creek at Anderton's Point in Dorchester Co., MD, Aug. 15, 1659. He also owned "The Reserve", 800 acres surveyed for him on the west side of the Nanticoke River in that county April 16, 1665. This land was later absorbed into the Nanticoke Indian Reservation, and his lands always seem to have adjoined Indian lands.

He had two sons that I know of, John and Francis. Francis Anderton was active in Dorchester County land records from 1692-1713, so may have been born about 1670? His will was filed in Dorchester County Dec. 7, 1713, and he probably died Mar. 10, 1713/14 (no later than Mar. 17) Francis married Mary Abraham and they had (at least):

1. Francis, who died in Aug. 1731
2. James, who is active in Dorchester County land records from 1722 to Oct. 22, 1728
3. John, in Dorchester land records in 1711 and 1731
4. Mary, b. ca. 1700, d. before 1748, m. before 1725 to Thomas EATON in Dorchester County
(My line comes from their son Anderton EATON).

View the  17th Century Andertons of Maryland contributed by Linda Eaton.

Baltimore National Cemetery Baltimore City, Maryland

Frank J Anderton
born: 26th December 1892
died: 18th August 1962 (US Navy)
buried: 21st August 1962
Gertrude M Anderton
born: 27th September 1898
died: 22nd November 1994 (US Navy)
Resident of Baltimore, MD
buried: 28th November 1994
Lemuel Thomas Anderton
born: 29th January 1897
died: 13th February 1956 (US Navy)
Resident of Baltimore, MD
buried: 16th February 1956
Rosa Anderton
born: 15th March 1888
died 12th December 1965 (US Army)
Resident of Chase, MD
buried: 16th December 1965

Christ Church - St. Michaels Parish, Talbot St., St. Michaels, MD

J.H.C. Anderton (1885-1911)
From the Tombstone Book for Talbot County, Volume One, by the Upper Shore Genealogical Society in 1995.

Books that include Andertons:

"Early Settlers of Maryland -1633 to 1680" by Gust Skordas

Contains records of the land each immigrant received for coming to MD.

Websites that include Andertons of Maryland:

John Anderton of Maryland's House "Lostock" named after the family's ancestral home in England, Lostock Hall, Lancashire

If you have any information about Anderton branches in Maryland, please submit your information to help other researchers in this state.

I would be delighted to include your contribution on these pages.