[Anderson,Richard.FTW] [Anderson.FTW] Thomas Anderson arrived on ship Bonaventure 1/2/1634. He lived at Gloucester Point on York River according to tradition and was a shipwright. I am trying to study whether this man may be the father of Reynard Anderson or Thomas Anderson who are the founders of the southside Virginia ANDERSON families. From: Rubroc2 See newspaper article in The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va. 02/26/84. Merchant Hope, ship that brought Richard Anderson to Va. in 1635. His sons John and Thomas were in the shipbuilding business in Gloucester Pt., Va.