John Anderson (1665 – March 28, 1736) was a Scottish colonel who served as acting governor of New Jersey in 1736.
However, after leaving the island, the ship encountered a storm, and limped its way to the port of Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
After Unicorn landed and the survivors were put ashore, she was stripped down and eventually sank in the Arthur Kill, at the foot of Fayette Street.
"The Unicorn reached New York, August 14th, 1699, after a tempestuous voyage; Captain John Anderson saving the ship by his skillful seamanship.
[2] Anderson married Anna, daughter of John Reid on December 7, 1701 in Tintern Manor, in Shrewsbury Township.