Teena/Sharon Don't know if Sharon has ever looked into the parents of Andrew Jackson, just throwing it out there. Still working on editing my presentation for next Thursday at Burt. One of the side lines I was going to present is a bit on Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the US. Some particulars of his parents are below:
*“Andrew and Elizabeth Jackson, parents of future US President Andrew Jackson, lived at their homestead north-east of the town, in the Bellahill townland close to Ballycarry. They relocated to a thatched cottage in Boneybefore a couple of years before immigrating to South Carolina in 1765. The ruins of the house still remain at the Bellahill site and Jackson descendants allegedly farmed in the area until well into the 20th century. A local story recalls that Andrew Jackson was in fact born in Boneybefore and smuggled into America under his mother’s dress, therefore making his Presidency illegitimate – however, no evidence exists to authenticate this tale.”* *Carrickfergus History (carrickfergushistory.co.uk/about-carrick-2/ <http://carrickfergushistory.co.uk/about-carrick-2/>)* *“The English Colonial Era" * *“Andrew Jackson recommended the reading of the life of William Wallace, and of the Scottish chieftains, to those younger men he mentored. He spoke of how his mother would recount tales of the old country. William Wallace’s mother was a Crawford, and Jackson was raised in a Crawford family home. His mother’s best friend was Nancy Craighead, whose ancestry was Robert Craighead, the pastor of Londonderry, during the siege.”* *“Andrew Jackson” by James A. McQuiston FSAScot U.S.A. (thecelticguide.com <http://thecelticguide.com>)* *“The story begins in 1765 when Andrew Jackson, Sr., an Irishman, settled with his family in the Waxhaw Indian lands spanning the border of the Carolinas, just inside North Carolina. He died two years later, leaving two small sons, Robert and Hugh, and a pregnant wife. Mrs. Jackson decided to move to the plantation of a sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Crawford, just inside South Carolina. * * Enter the controversy. * * The South Carolinians say Mrs. Jackson and her sons arrived at the Crawfords before Andy was born. Not so, say the North Carolinians. Labor pains, they claim set in on the journey, and she stopped at the home of another sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George McKemie (or McKamie) and gave birth to the child, moving on to the Crawfords’ when he was six weeks old. The site of the McKemie cabin is on the North Carolina side of the boundary – by a distance of 407 yards.” * *“Indiana Evening Gazette” Tuesday, March 13, 1962* The main reason I'm adding this to my presentation is because of the tie-in with Jackson being born in the cabin of George McKemie, his uncle. Andrew Sr., McKemie, and several others had married 5 of the Hutchinson sisters. >From the research I've garnered together McKemie married Margaret Hutchinson, sister of Jackson Jr's mother Elizabeth and were already established in the Waxhaws region of the North/South Carolina border. Jackson Sr. was killed in a farming accident shortly before Jackson Jr. was born in 1767. Stories are all over the board regarding where he was born but most historical researchers do state that after the burial of Jackson Sr. Elizabeth, pregnant with Jackson Jr., were headed to live with one of her other sisters Jane (or Jennette) Crawford, wife of James Crawford. She went into labor walking to Crawford's cabin but all the party went to McKemie's cabin which was nearby the Waxhaw Presbyterian Church where Jackson Sr. was buried. The Waxhaws region was very hotly contested during the revolution. In fact most of piedmont region of both North and South Carolina, particularly South Carolina had broken down into pretty much a civil war. My grandfather Robert McKemy, 6 generations back, was killed mid to late 1774 in what was then the Ninety-Six District. In researching any possible event/s that led to his being killed I found out, through many, many personal notes my father had amassed during his research, that Robert's wife, Sarah Jane Cunningham, had as one of her brothers was William "Bloody Bill" Cunningham. There's plenty on the net regarding him and his escapades. Most are very vitriolic with the exception of those written by a Samuel Curwen who lived in SC at the time. I love this stuff!!!! Anyway... just thought I'd throw that out. Hope all is well with the both of you! Best to all, David On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 2:38 PM Sharon Oddie Brown < [email protected]> wrote: > These are fabulous. Thanks to all the transcribers. Sharon > Sharon Oddie Brown, Roberts Creek, BC, Canada. History Project: > http://www.thesilverbowl.com/ > On 9/24/2019 4:32 AM, Teena wrote: > > Hello All > > These wonderful birth/ marriages & death transcripts are brought to > you, by Jane. > > Thank- you so much Jane! > > The Banner of Ulster > Tuesday, March 25, 1845 > Transcribed by Jane > > Births > On the 18th inst. (March), at Strathmore, the lady of Joshua Robert > FENNELL, esq., of a daughter. > > Marriages > On the 21st inst. (March), by the Rev. Henry J. DOBBIN, Mr. John > GRAHAM, linen merchant, Leighinmore, Ballymena, to Miss Isabella KNOX, > Low Broughshane, Ballymena. > > On the 22th Inst. (March), by the REv. Henry J. DOBBIN, Mr. James > BLAIR, to Miss Margaret J. YOUNG, both of Ballymena. > > On the 20th inst. (March), by the Rev. Andrew McCULLAGH, Presbysterian > minister, Caledon, Robert WILKIN, Esq., near Caledon, to Elisabeth, > youngest daughter of the late William WILKIN, Esq., Caledon > > On the 21st inst. (March), in Dromore, by the Rev. James HUME, of > Gilford, Mr. William HUME, of > Beechfield,Hillsborougdh, to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of the late Mr. > John BAILIE, of Caskum, Loughbrickland. > > On the 28th ult.(February), by the REv. Dr. STEWART of Broughshane, > Mr. James MARTIN of Reughan house, Braid, to Matilda MACMULLAN, > daughter of the late Alexander MACMULLAN, of Glenalye. > > On the 21st inst.(March), by the Rev. Hugh BROWN, of Carryduff, Mr. > James MALCOMSON, of Oughley, to Miss Eliza PETTICREW, of Drumalig. > > On the 19th inst.(March), in the house of the brideès father, by the > Rev. A. HENRY, King's Mills, Mr. Robert FERGUSON, Craigins. to Miss > Eliza Jane ROGERS, daughter to Mr. Watson ROGERS, of Lissara. > > On the 18th inst.(March), at North Muirtown, Perth, by the Rev. John > Y. WALKER, the Rev. H. PERRY, of Portglenone, to Anne, youngest > daughter of the late James WOOD, of Baglie, Esq. > > On the 11th inst.(March), by the Rev. Alexander BRYSON, in the house > of the bride's father, Mr. John McCANDLESS, Dromore, to Matilda, > fourth daughter of Mr. Joshua TATE, Fourtowns. > > On the 18th inst.(March),by the Rev. Alexander BRYSON, Alex. TAGGART, > to Jane, only daughter of Samuel CAMPBELL, both of Edenberry. > > Deaths > Suddenly, this morning, Mr. William SKELTON, of Donegall Street, > cabinetmaker, very deservedly regretted. > > At his residence, 34, Gloucester Street, Belfast, Mr. Patrick CORR, in > the forty-fifth year of his age. He was for upwards of twenty-six > years coachman of the Dublin and Belfast Royal Mail. > > On the 17th inst.(March), Mary THOMPSON, aged eighty years. this > much-respected individual was a faithful servant in a family in > Belfast for the long period of fifty-five years; she had survived two > generations of that family, and the third generation, who watched over > her declining days, feel now, in > parting with her, bereavement and sorrow, as for the loss of a dear > relation. Her remains were interred in the family burying-place. > > Suddenly, at Armagh, on the 20th inst.(March), Hesse Jane, the beloved > wife of Robert TURLE, Esq., Organist of the Armagh Cathedral, and > daughter of the late Thomas GREER, Esq., of Belfast, deeply regretted > by a large circle of sorrowing friends. > > On the 14th inst.(March), in the forty-seventh year of his age, at his > home in Lurgan, Mr. Roderick BYRNE, linen merchant. > > On Tuesday the 18th inst.(March), Mr. John FILSON, Kirkcabbir, in the > ninetieth year of his age. > > On the 11th inst.(March), in Cavan, of pulmonary consumption, Mary, > youngest daughter of the late Mr. RALPH, of Sligo. > > On Wednesday the 12th inst.(March), at his residence, Ferryquay > Street, Derry, Samuel H. WALKER, Esq., Surgeon, in his thirtieth year. > > Happy Hunting > Teena > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] > UlsterAncestry Mailing List Searchable Archives: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.cotyrone.com/mailman/listinfo/ulsterancestry > Website: https://cotyrone.com > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CoTyroneIrelandGenealogy/
_______________________________________________ [email protected] UlsterAncestry Mailing List Searchable Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ http://lists.cotyrone.com/mailman/listinfo/ulsterancestry Website: https://cotyrone.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CoTyroneIrelandGenealogy/
