Arkansas true Democrat. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1857-1862, 1858-08-25
General Jackson a Virginian.

Braxton Davenport. in letter to the govern
or of Virginia, claims h 1t Gen Andrew jack
son was born in Berkeley county, Va, on the
estate of James Strobe. The following is his
statement
g ] claim his birth from Virginia, on the de-
claraton of the Mrs. Shepherd the relct of
the late Captain Abraham Shepherd, and Mrs
BeiInger, the wife of the late NJ tior Henry
Brdioger, of Berkeley county. These gem
tlemen were officers in the army of the revo-
luton. . These ladies were respectively m ,rried.
Mrs. Shepherd in the elriy part OF the revolu-
too aud Mrs. lednger, a youn5e. sister at The
conclusion: The war OF 1872 gave to Gen.
jackson celebrity, and the question Of nativity
was started aud among those advanced in life
who remained in Berkeley and Jefferson taken
therefrom at that period we're those lad es. from
whom learned that an Irish family namel Jack
son came to their fathers the late James Strobe.
somewhere about the year 1850, to whom their
father iurused a small tenement and rave EN-
plnymenJ--that they were hen young girls
thA5 about the wear 1854 or 3 son waS born
to that family, whom they named Andrew
that they had two other sons olier--that
themselves being without brothers, they with
their ell Ter sisters, sought and obtained the con-
sent OF their father and mother, when in 1853,
70 emigrate to the Waxhaw settlement in North
Carolina, to obtain from the Jacksons their
youngest son. Andrew, to be raised as 4 brother
but were un ,ble to do 20, though they went
five m les on the road. mporuaing-the } ack-
sons were poor. the Strohes having all that
could be desired. 1t seems as if the hand of
destiny was in the matter and that Andrew
fated boy. Many years after | had re-
ceivel this inform ition from these ladies,
think in 1924, early, when Gen. Jackson was
put forward by his friends tor The PRESIDENCY,
| met with George Johnston Scotchman,
very aged man in my eighb,rhood who in
early life was in Braddock's defeat. and sol
der through the revolution. and who had resi-
ded near Mr.. Strole's residence from 1850 to
the revelation.
immeiial ely enquired If he had ever known
a family of the name OF Jackson, who had
si.:ed on Mr. James Strodc's estate, previous to
the revolution; if so. how many children they
had, aud of what sex, aud what became Of the
family? He replied promptly that he knew
such family; that they had three sons, the
youngest of whom was called Andrew (Andv
as he called hin,) who was carried on thu hip
that is, was not able to travel. when, in 1853,
they went to the Waxhaw settlement in North
Carolina M history or biography of General
Jackson had then been written and if one had
been, Johnston was iliterate, aud he had no
| idea of the object Of my enquiry.
| The biogrpher Of General Jackson (Eaton)
| places the arrival of the family in 1853 direct
| from Ireland. in the Waxhaw settlement in
South Carolina bringing the youngest son Of
the family named Andrew with them. Thus
We have, on good authority (mine cannot be
doubted, for my informant survived till recent
| ly) two families both Irish, who emigraied to
] the Waxhaw settlements and each family hay-