The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-09-21
WAS GEN. JACKSON A NORTH CARO-
LINIAN BY BIRTH?

The question as to where Cen Jackson vas born
having been again raised recently, Gen. Saml. H.
Walkup, of Union county, has gathered up facts
and certificates which we think prove conclusively
that Jackson is native of North Carolina, having
been born in Mecklenburg now portion of Union
county. Gen. Walkup contemplates publishing
the certificates as soon as he can arrange them in
proper form. In letter written to US on the sub
ject, he says:
The facts about these as shown by the papers
L have: Old Andrew Jackson father Of Gen. Andrew
Jackson, President of the United States) George Nc
Camie, or Mckinney, James Crawford, John Leslie,
Samuel Leslie, and James Grow, all married sisters:
Betty, Peggy, jimmy, Molly, Sally and Grace, whose
maiden names were Hutchson. The two first and Saml.
Leslie settled about 1865 or Sc in North Carolina the
other three in South Carolina. George McCamie and
Samuel Leslie lived within a half mile of each other
near Cureton's Pond, n. c. James Crawford and his
brother Robert lived about p miles from them and in
South Carolina, each other. Old Andrew Jacks On
settled about ten miles from Mechanics Twelve Mile
Greek in North Carolina, where he died before the birth
of his Andrew Crow and John Leslie settled about
the same distance off in South Carolina. After the
death of Andrew Jackson Senr, his widow left Twelve
Mile Creek to live with her friends in Waxhaws and
more particularly with the CrawordS. who the
most wealthy. On her way there from her residence
Twelve Mile Creek, she stopped her sisters, Mrs
Mechanic, and taken in abour there and deliv
cred of Andrew Jackson Junr afterwards General and
President of the United States. As soon she re-
covered from her confinement at McCamc's, she took
her son Andrew and proceeded to what is called the
Wren Place, about q miles from McCamies in South
Carolina belonging to Crawford. and there remained
with her son until he was taken to Crdwfords resi-
dence near Waxhaw Creek Bridge, where he remained
until about the close of the Revolutionary
The evidence TO subsantiate these facts is the cerl
Gates OF Benz Massey, Esq., and John earns, of Lancas
ter Dist, S. c. published in Charlotte paper of Sept,
lS45; and the evidence of James and Thos. Faulk-
and John Latham, the second cousins of General
Jackson all of S. c., and grandsons of Mrs Sarah
Leslie IF MRS. Sarah Latham These
that they have often heard Mrs Sarah Les
lie and Mrs Sarah Latham say that they present
on the night of the birth of Cen Andrew Jackson, and
that he born at George McCame's in North Caro-
lima Cureton's pond; that they walked there it
being by, and remembered well of going the
way through the fields; that Mrs Jackson afterwards
went on to Crawfords; that old Andrew Jackson had
died Twelve Mile Creek \. c.. before the birth of
his and that Mrs Leslie his tGenl Jackson's
aunt Then we have the statement Of Saml McWhorter
proving that his grandmother, Mrs Elizabeth McWhor
ter, said often that she neighhor to Nc
Camie-was sent for and present on the night of
Andrews birth, and that it took place at Mechanics
that George McWhorer, the father of Samuel, often
said he very intimate with Andrew Jackson Jun'r
was on visit with his mother at Mc('amle on the
next day after Andrews birth, and then years OF
age. We prove also by other old persons Hugh Nc
Common and wife Julia Thos. Cureton. Senr, John
Porter and Others where the McCame place was, and
been born there. We establish the George McCamie
tract and trace it from the original survey for John
McCane, 1857. and patent to him ISL to Repentance
Townsend. l761 ; from Repentance Townsend to Geo.
McCamie 1866; from George McCamie 1892, to Thos
Crawford 7Ga and from Thos, Crawford to jeremiah
Cureon. who died in ls47 leaving the land to his
VIM j. CHretOn. who still owns it:-See your Register
Books in Charlotte-Book No. ID. page 2G2. Book No
II. page 3s, and Book for 9th Sert'r l766.-Robert
Harris Register and Clerk. July court. l7GG.
Taking all together think it amounts to cogent and
convincing proof stronger far than the opinions
of Genl jackson anybody else whose opportunities
were not half so good for knowing the facts"