Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-08-07


permission from the States they adorned,
to remove and locate in the constellation
in Richmond. would have James Mad
ison there, tho but young actor at the
time,he grew SO Immediately and great on
the finish of the revolution 10 be a child
of it. would seek out the remains of
George Rodgers Clarke and Andrew
Jackson, ;he latter Of whom | claim Jas
the first undoubtedly was one, 10 me un-
doubted authority, as a child Of Virginia,
born-in Berkely county, on the estate Of
James Slrode. | claim his birth for Vr.
ginia, on the declaration Of the late Mrs.
IShepherd. the rellct Of the late Captain
Abraham Shepherd, and Mrs. Bedinger,
the wife Of the late Major Henry Bedin-
ger, oc Berkely county. These gentle
men were officers in the army OF the rev.
olution. These ladies were respectively
married, Mrs. Shepherd in the early part
of the revolution, and Mrs. Bedinger, a
younger sister, at the conclusion. The
war Of 1912 gave TO Gen. Jackson, celeb
rity, and the question OF nativity was star
ted, and among those advanced in life,
who remained in Berkeley and Jefferson
taken thereirom, at that period were those
ladies, from whom | learned that an Irish
family named Jackson, came 10 their ia
lher's the late James Strode, somewhere
about the year 1850, TO whom their father
furnished small tenement and gave them
employment--that they were then young
girls--,hat about 1854 or '65, son was
born 10 that family, who they named An
drew-that they had two other sons old
er-that being themselves without BROTH
ers, they with their two elder sisters,
sought and obtained the consent Of their
father and mother, when in 1868 the
Jackson's were making arrangements to
emigrate TO the Waxhaw Settlement in
North Carolina, TO obtain from the Jack
sons their youngest son, Andrew, to be
raised as brother-but weIe unable so to
do, though they went some five miles on
the road, impor,uning---the Jacksoa's s
were poor, the Suode's having all that
could be desired. 1t seems as if the hand
Of destiny was in the matter, and that An
drew was a fated boy. Many years after
had received this information from these
ladies, | think in 1924 early, when Gen.
Jackson was put forward by his friends
for the Presidency, | met with George
Johnson, Scotchman, very eyed man
in my neighborhood, who in early life
think was in Braddock's defeat, and
soldier through the revolution, and who
had resided near Mr.. Strode's residence
from 1850 10 the revolution, advocating
the election of Gen. Jackson, (to whom |
was then opposed, Mr.. Crawford, you
know, being The Democratic nominee for
the Presidency on the ground OF his su-
perior military talent. Immediately en-
quired if he had ever known family OF
the name Of Jackson. who had resided on
Mr.. James Srode's estate previous 10 the
revolution, if so, how many children they
had and of what sex, and what became Of
the family. He replied promptly that he
knew such famiIy--that they had three
sons, the youngest of whom was called
Andrew Andy as he called him. who
was carried on the hip.,ha, is, was not
able TO travel, when in 1868, they went 10
the Waxhaw settlement in N. Carolina.
No history or biography of Gen. Jackson
had then been written, and if one had
been, Johnston was iIliterae and he had
no idea of the object Of my enquiry. Up
on his answering as above, | asked him
h. tbot al, v1hn
claim he was advocating was the little
Andy Jackson, the son Of the poor Irish
family, who had resided on Mr.. Suode's
farm previous to the revolution, and who
left there and settled in the Waxhaw set
tlemeni in North Carolina. He answer
ed, no and enquired OF me, if it was so.
| replied certainly. Upon which he
abused the old General, and swore he
would cut his throat, the poor Irishman,
TO desire TO be President of The United
States and at that election and the sub
sequent one he voted against him. The
biographer Of Gen. Jackson, (Eaion)
places The ARRIVAL Of the family in 1868
direct from Ireland, in the Waxhaw SET
uenehl III COu'n NdioIiud--oIingIhS !He
youngest son of the family named Andrew
with them. Thus we have on good au-
lhOTiiy, mine cannot be doubted, for my
.infoTmsnls survived I'LL recently, two fam
lies, both Irish, who emigraleG 10 tie
Waxhaw settlement and each family hav-
ing their Youngest son named Andrew.
have understood that that settlement
was believed TO be in North Carolina pre-
yious 10 The revoluiion---ihat her courts
had jurisdiction over lis inhabitants, II be-
ing included in one of her counlies--that
after the revolution the two States Of South
and North Carolina, had the division line
run, and that that settlement fell into
South Carolina. Gould il be possible