Hi Patricia & Haley:
I'm not sure if this helps and/or if we're related? My 5th GGF was Thomas H. Anderson, DOB: 1745, Yorkshire, England. DOD: 1841, New Brunswick, Canada. He was married to Mary (Blackburn) Anderson, DOB: January 5, 1748, Yorkshire, England. DOD: January 9, 1828 in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. They had several children (but none were named Alexander.) I believe Thomas is buried in Tantramar Cemetery.
From what I've researched, Thomas and Mary were some of the earliest settlers of Sackville, NB and sailed on The Duke of York from Liverpool, England to Halifax with Charles Dixon in 1772.
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"The Duke of York Sailed from Liverpool, England on March 16, 1772 [or possibly during the week ending March 16, 1772]. Arrived at Halifax after a voyage of forty-six days, carrying sixty-two passengers. No period passenger list survives, and the following list has been assembled from secondary sources." (
http://www.libris.ca/yrkfam/yrkpas.htm#dy)
"It would be interesting to know the names of the passengers with Charles Dixon, and his family, in the ship Duke of York. We are informed there were seventeen families, only one of which, so far as known, settled in Sackville beside Mr. Dixon. Thomas Anderson, with his wife Mary, who were
married just previous to their departure from England, and who, after living for a year or so with Mr. Dixon, bought a property on Coles' Island, of a Mr. Alvason, where they settled and became the founders of the extensive and respectable family of that name, many of whom are still residents of
Sackville."
(
http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofcharles00dixouoft/his...)
If either of you would like to get in touch, I can be reached directly via Ancestry.com. Thanks! :)
~ Robin Anderson