Catherine Anderson

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Catherine was the eldest of 12 children of Thomas Runyan and his wife Martha, whose parentage is disputed. Some say that Martha is the daughter of Hugh Dunn and Elizabeth Drake Dunn, but this has never been proved.

She married Cornelius Anderson on Dec. 2, 1721. They had 12 children: Anna in 1723, Martha in 1724, Rachel in 1726, Cornelius (III) in 1728, Thomas in 1731, Jemima in 1733, Hannah in 1736, Andrew in 1738, Thisbe in 1740, Zilpha in 1743, Cathrine in 1745 and Francina in 1748.

There is some question as to whether Elijah Rowland (b. 1741) and Rachall Rowland (b. 1743) were also their children because they appear on the pen and ink sketch of the Anderson family tree that is held by the Hopewell Museum. It is more likely, however, that they were grandchildren from Martha and the Rev. John Rowland, who wed on June 16, 1740.

The family lived in Hopewell Twp. (now Mercer Co.), New Jersey.