2A. Andrews/Andrus Family

The beginning of the Andrews family in America was descended from Bishop Lancelot Andrews, D. D. an eminent English Devine born in London, 1555, and died at Winchester House, Sep. 25, 1626. He was successively Bishop of Chichester, of Ely and Winchester, and was made Privy Councilor by King James I of England. The descendants appear to be in order:

William (or T), born ca 1585, died 1676, wife born 1586, died 1623

William, born 1606, of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. His wife, Mary Britton born  1604, died 1663
     This Progenitor of the family came on the ship "James" leaving London on Apr. 6, 1635 for Boston. MA. 
     He removed from Boston to become one of the original settlers of the New Haven Colony, Cumberland Co. CT.

Nathan, born Nov. 17, 1639, died 1712 mar. Deborah Abbott, born ca 1647, died 1672
         Nathan
         Abigail
         Daniel
         Caleb
Nathan, born Oct. 18, 1662, died 1713 mar. Mary Martin born 1666, died 1723

Jonathan, born Oct. 10, 1701, died 1786 mar. Jemima Hotchkiss, born Nov. 26, 1702, died 1779

Abel, born Jan. 28, 1728, died 1790, mar. Feb. 10, 1757, Wallingford, CT,  Lattice/Letis Williams.

           Samuel

     From here the record seems to be more precise.

Samuel Andrews, born 1757, mar. Annice ?Murray, and changed his name to Andrus.
     They had at least two sons: Charles and James.

James Henderson Andrus, born Feb. 3, 1791, Stillwater, Saratoga Co. NY, died Feb. 15, 186?, at Pavillion, Kalamazoo Co., MI, mar. Dec. 31, 1815, in Prattsburg, Stueben Co., NY, Hannah Mary Dodge, born Oct. 14, 1794, Westmoreland, Oneida Co, NY, died May 17, 1850,  daughter of Phineas and Esther Dodge.
Children:

WILLIAM PATRICK, born  Oct. 24, 1816
Ester, born 1818
George B. born 1820
Eunis, born 1822
Phinias D. born 1824
George B. II, born 1826
Ruth D., born 1828
Susan, born 1830
Delevan E., born 1832
Eunice Amanda, born 1834
James Henderson, 1837
Eunis Jane, born 1839

William Patrick Andrus, born Oct. 24, 1816, mar. ca. 1841/2, Cohocton, Steuben Co., NY, Mary Gilbert born 1821 probably in Bristol, Ontario Co., NY. They resided in Prattsburg, Stueben Co., NY until moving their family to Carbondale, Jackson Co., IL where he died.
Children:  

James Franklin, born May 18, 1842 died Oct. 3, 1935 Ladysmith, Ruch
                    Co. WI, married  Sarah Elisabeth Bethel, born May 18, 1948
Mortimer L., born  Dec. 16, 1843
Rosabell, born 1846
Floretine Eugene, born 1848
HANNAH E., born Feb. 2, 1850
(See Gilbert and Tramblie Family Addendums.)

Ref: (104), (105), (106)