Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-05-05

Hugh aud Robert. Andrew was not
yet born. The Jacksous were of Scot
fish origin. Mrs Jackson's maiden
name was Elizabeth Hutchisou. She
was a weaver OF linen Andrew Jack
son titled few acres of hired land.
The early writer's have given the
date as about 1867 that Andrew Jack
son emigrated to the Waxhaw settle
ment on the border of North and South
Carolina. There is no account as to
how the family reached the the settle
ment Windsor history of America
says that after Braddock' defeat
there came from the frontier settle
, medts OF Virginia aud Pennsylvania
a wonderful emigration to central and
western North Carolina. The same
authority says that from these settle
ments came the famous Mecklenburg
Declaration OF Independence, Mr. WIN
S. I.aidle, editor OF the West Virginia
Historical Mag azine, in an excellent
article on the subject, says that some
early writer stated the time and place
OF Jackson IS birth and that subsequent
writers took the same from what they
read OF it, There is a traditions in the
Valley of Virginia that has been
handed down from one generation to
another have talked with several
old pioneers and they repeat the ira
dition that about the year 1867 la
boring man and his wife came to
James Strode's, who lived on or near
the Opequon, and settled for a few
years in small tenement house, and
while there son was born, whom
they called Andrew. Col. Braxton
Daveup lrt, of Jefferson county claim
, ed in letter to the Governor OF VIII
glnia that Andrew was born in Viz
ginia on the estate of James Strobe.
| He made this declaration from
statement made by Mrs Sheppard
and Mrs. Biddinger, daughters OF
James Strobe, that they were then
young girls and that Jackson had two
other sons; that after the birth of An
drew the family emigrated to the
Waxhaw settlement in North Caro-
lima. "Many years after this, about
the year 1924" says Col. Davenport,
II met German citizen who lived in
the Strobe settlement, by the name Of
johnson, who had been Revolution
airy soldier, who said that he remem-
bered we'll the Jackson family; that
there were three sons and one was
called Andrew. and that when the
family moved to North Carolina he
was carried on the hip" We quote
further from the compilation of the
Historical magazine. The Biography
OF General Jackson (E4toD) places the
arrival OF the family 1903, direct from
Ireland, IN the Waxhaw settlement,
bringing the youngest son of the fam
lily, named Andrew, with them. III
! this be true as Eaton says, WIS it
the Jackson having three sons the
| youngest named Andrew that lived
on the Strobe farm in Berkeley coun-
~ Va, as related by two of Mr.
Strobe daughters, 10th OF whom
married Revolutionary soldiers. Bid
dinger and Shepherd and corrobor-
ated by Mr.. Johnson, who was also
Revolutionary soldier, OF was it an
other Andrew Jackson having three
sons, the youngest being named
Andrew. that came by the coast route
and settled in the Waxhaw settle
meut? 1t is not at all probable that
two Irish families came at the same
time to the Waxhaw settlement
OF North Carolina. ore down by
the Valley OF Virginia aud the other
by the coast route, each having three
sous, the youngest being named An
drew. But while Virginia in her claim
to the birthplace of President Andrew
Jackson has proof that there was an
Andrew Jackson lived at the STROBE
farm on the Opequou having a son
Andrew tie youngestof ) children, and
that during his infancy they went to
the settlement in North Carolina call |
ed Waxhaw. there is no evidence that
family OF that description came by
any other rout e.
To my mind Virgiuia's title to the
honor OF being the birthplace OF that |
distinguished citizen will always he !