Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-08-10

Andrew jackson Claimed as n Virginian.
Mr. Bra1tOn Davenport, OF Altona, Va, addresses
a letter to Gov. Wise through the CharlestOwn
Spirit in which he claims to have made discovery.
He says;
Virginia had SINS, great ones too, soldiers, in
other States, in the Revolution, whose remains /
would ask permissi from the States they adorned
10 remove and locate in the constellation in Rich
moud / would have James Madison there, thoughbut
a young actor at the time, he grew so Immediately,
and great on the 6nish Of The Revolution, 70 De
child of it. | would seek out the remains Of George
Rogers Clarke and AdreW jackson, the latter o.
whom claim les the hrst undoubtedly Was) on, 10
me- undoubted authority ss q child OF Virginia, born
n Berkely county, on the estate Of James Sirode
claim his birth for VriHgis the declaration Of
the late Mrs Shepherd the reiet Of the late Captain
Abraham ShepeTd, and Mrs Bednger, the wife
n q laie Major Henry Bedinger, Of Berkely county
These gentlemen were 5ficers in the army Of the
Revolution These ladies Herc re pc lively married
Mrs Sheperd in the early part Of the Revolution,
and Mrs BediDger, younger sister, al the eonclu
sion. The war Of 1912 gave 70 Gen. jackson oeie
briry and the question Of nativity was started, aud
among thuse advanced in life, who TemaiHedin BerEe
lev and jefferson taken therefrom, So that period
we're those ladies, from whom learned that an lrish
family named J-ckson 10 their iathers the late
James Strode somewhere about the year lt05 TO
whom their father furnished small tenement and
emDlOymeut-lnai Lhey were tntu yOuHb BilAS
that about 764 or '65, son vas born 20 thai
family. whom they named Az iFeW-that they hsd two
other sons older-that beiDg themselves without
brothers they With being two elder SISTERS, sought
and obi aimed the consent OF their ather and motner
when in 1T6S the Jacks0us were makIrg arrange
ments 20 emigrate to the Nazhag Seitiement 10 Of'n
Carolina to obtain from the Jacksons their younges
son Andrew &c be raised q brother but we're
bie To do So though thep went GONE miles hVe 90
the road imporiuning-lhe Jseksons we're poor, the
Strodes having all that could be desired IL seems
as If the hand Of destiny was IN the natter ana lhs
Andrew was flted boy. Many years aiter nall
Ieceived This informaion from these ladies, think
in 1894 early. when Gen. Jaekson was put forward
~, b,s frfsn js fol the Presidency. met with George
Johnston a Seoichman, very eyed nan, N ny,
neiebborhood Who 10 early life, ihluk. was 10
Brad locks Defeat, and soldier lhrCugnt the heHo
luton. and Eho had retided near Mr Srodes Iesi-
danoe from 1850 to the Revolution, advocating The
election Of Gen Sackson, % whom vas then oP
nossd Mr Crawford you know, be ng the Demo-
eratio nominee for the Presiieney,l on The ground
| Of his superior military talent Immediately III
o,,iro5 if he had ever known family Of the Strokes
esrats previous 10 the Revolution, if So how many
cbiIdTsp they had and oi what sex, snd what became
| az tbe family tie replied promptly q a. he knew
- fsr,iIt-thatthey had three sous, the y0unEsst
| of vbom vas called Andrew. candy as he called
! him Who was carried on the hip-that IS was NOS
| ~ to travel when ia l76S they went % the Wax
! bav sstilement in North CarOlins No history or
1 biography Of Gen. ckson had 'hen been written,
and il one hsd been, huston illiterate and be
| had 10 idea Of the objec' Of my inquiry Upon MN
answering as above, I asked him il be knew that the
/ General Jackson whose claim be was advocating
/ was the little Andy Jackson, the son OF me poor
! Irish family, who ha,F resided Mr srodes farm
previous 10 tho revolution, and who ett there aud
settled in the Wa1haW settlement in North Carolina
/ He answered, no-and inquired Of ne # II was 20
replied certainly, Upon which ne abused the oil
/ General ana svore he would cut his throat, the
poor Irishmau to desire 70 be president Of the Uni
te States and at that elect on ID the subsequent
/ one he voteI against him. This biographer Of Gen
Jackson tEatou) places the arrival ofthe family ia
l76s. direct from ireland. the WaxhaW settlement
In south Carolins-briuRirg the youngssts0 son fthe
1 family. named Andrew, with them. Thus We have.
on ood authority, (mins cannot be doubted, fer ny
Infermsats survived 6lrseently) two families, both