The Idaho recorder., 1922-04-21

Is Il plat to u grant of land made to Robert Craw
ford by the governor of that Province Of South
Carolina in 1775 The plantation so granted
tanned 620 acres, and lay along Waxhaw Creek.
with the line between the Provinces of North
Carolina and South Carolina the eastern
boundary.
The certificate to the plat recites that the tract
ned previously beep granted to Andrew Pickens
by the governor of North Carolina under the mis-
apprehension that II lay within the bounds of
North Carolina. At the time of Jackson's birth
the line between the two Provinces at this point
had not been agreed upon bazed out In 1164
Governor Bull had directed that straight line con-
meeting a gum tree Twele Mile Creek with n
stone about a mile south of Waxhaw Creek should
he considered the line until agreement should
be reached. In 1772 this line officially agreed
to, and by that agreement the land whereon Craw-
ford then lived shown to be South Carolina
territory, and was then formally granted to Craw
ford, who had doubtless been on 1t for years.
In 1908 the States of North Carolina and South
Carolina entered into conventional agreement
for definitely fixing the boundary line between
the two States at certain points, One of these
points was the eight-me line referred to above.
In 1913 the commissioners and surveyors appoint
ed by the two States ran, blazed out, and made a
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
this map, those OF J. Crawford and r. Crawford.
In 1920 the State of South Carolina began the
compilation of "A series of maps of the districts
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 J. Boykin, native of that section
of the State and surveyor of wide reputation.
His map fixes Gen. \. Jackson's birthplace" on
the Crawford plantation exactly where the map
made under General Jackson's direction in 1913
placed it, Before publishing Mr.. Mills sent a proof
of the map to General Jackson, who wrote back
that the birthplace thereon given was correct that
he born on the Crawford place In the same
year (lSaOl Eugene Reilly. surveyor and en-
gineer,' delineated, map of Lancaster district
differing from Boykins map regards landmarks
but placing General Jackson's birthplace" ex-
acly 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
born at the house of one George McKemey n rela.
live There is not single direct statement
from anyone that he or she knew of his or her
own knowledge of the place where Jackson was
born rs ll.of this hearsay testimony was offered
long after jackson and all OF his elders and con-
tenpoCaries were dead
- 3" General Jackson had half n dozen or more hi.
ographers who wrote during his lifetime, at least
four of whom We're his intimate friends-John
keid John IL. Eaton Gen. James GadSden Will
liam Cohbett, Goodwin and Amos Kendal-and
every one Of them credited him 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 legisla
tive reports and resolutions and journals: and
when he died very many editors and eulogists In.
Guiding the great historian Bancroft spoke of
MN as native OF South Carolina. yet fifteen
years later. after his contemporaries had passed
away and proofs had disappeared new claimants
arrived on the field to claim him as a native OF
North Carolina. But the evidence is against Them
and South Carolina should acknowledge him ss
our own and place lasting marter on the spot
where he first saw the light