The Snowflake herald. [volume] (Snowflake, Ariz.) 1913-1969, 1922-04-21

is plat to grant of land made to Robert Craw
ford by the governor of that Province of South
Carolina in 1775. The plantation granted con-
tanned $40 acres and lay along Waxhaw Creek,
with the line between the Provinces of North
Carolina and South Carolina tho eastern
boundary
The certificate to the plat recites that the tract
had previously been granted to Andrew Pickens
by the governor of North Carolina under the mis-
apprehension that it lay within the bounds of
North Carolina. At the time of JacksCns birth
the line between the two Provinces at this point
had not been agreed upon blazed out. In 1894
Governor Bull had directed that straight line con-
Meeting gum tree on Twee Mile Greek with
stone about mile south of Waxhaw Greek should
be considered the line until an agreement should
be reached. In 1772 this line was officially agreed
to- and by that agreement the land whereon Craw-
ford then lived was shown to be South Carolina
territory and was then formally granted to Craw
ford, who had doubtless been on it for some years.
In 1903 the States of North Carolina and South
Carolina entered into a conventional agreement
for definitely fixing the boundary line between
the two States at certain points. One of these
points was the eight-mile line referred to above.
In 1913 the commissioners and surveyors appoint
ed by the two States ran, baZed out and made
map of the line. This map shows the landmarks
along the line. On the plantation granted to Rob
ert Crawford in 1775 two houses were shown on
this map those of ]. Crawford and r. Crawford.
compilation of a series of maps of the districts
of the State under the supervision of Robert Mills,
the great American engineer. The contract for
surveying and making map of Lancaster district
was given to ]. Boykin native of that section
of the State and surveyor of wide reputation.
His map fixes "Gen. A. JackSOnS birthplace"
the Crawford plantation exactly where the map
made under General Jackson's direction in 1843
placed it, Before publishing Mr.. Mills sent proof
of the map to General Jackson, who wrote back
that the birthplace thereon given correct; that
he was born the Crawford place In the same
wear dS2O) Eugene Reilly, surveyor and en-
gineer." delineated a map of Lancaster district,
differing from Boykins map regards landmarks,
bur placing General Jackson's birthplace" ex-
actly where Boykin placed it.
There is no evidence within the reach of the
general investigator to contradict Jackson save
that of several witnesses who have given testimony
from hearsay and tradition that Jackson was
horn at the house of one George McKemey a rela-
five There is not single direct statement
from anyone that he she knew Of his or her
own knowledge of the place where Jackson was
horn as all Of this hearsay testimony was offered
long after Jackson and all of his elders and con-
temporaries were dead.
General Jackson had half a dozen or more hi
Organizers who wrote during his lifetime. at least
four of whom were his intimate friends-John
Reid John III. Eaton Gen. James Gadsden Will
liam Cobbett, Goodwin and Amos Kendell-and
every one of them creulted MIN to South Carolina.
as did hundreds of newspaper and magazine writ
ers of his day; so did the official publications OF
South Carolina and other States, such as legsla.
five reports and resolutions and Journals. and
when he died very many editors and eulogists in
Guiding the great historian Bancroft spoke of
him as a native of South Carolina. vet Fifteen
years later after his contemporaries had passed
away and proofs had disappeared. new claimants
arrived on the field to claim him as native of
North Carolina. But the evidence is against them.
and South Carohna should acknowledge him as
our own" and place lasting marker on the spot
where he first saw the light