Andrew Jackson Captain Hugh Hill of Carrickfergus, Ireland. His father was John Hill, and his mother Elizabeth Jackson daughter of Hugh Jackson the grandfather of President Andrew Jackson. Member of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick >From "Irelands Important and Heroric Part in America's Indepence and Development " Author Rev.Frank L Reynolds Page77 Ann Keegan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Lindsey" <galloglas@pars.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 1:25 PM Subject: Re: [Civil-War-Irish] Summation: U.S. Grant and Matthew Brady. > Hello List, > > To jump to a second (or third inning) on American Presidents, I've not seen > Andrew Jackson listed as Irish. However, if faulty memory serves, he was the > first American President to have a direct link to Ireland. Father (or parents > both; at least grandfather) was born in Ireland. > Can anyone confirm or deny? > Also, to pause for reflection on Eamonn's point. IMHO, Ken Burn's "The Civil > War" series is the finest history of the war yet presented in a visual medium. > Eight hours of the best time I ever spent had with my eyes open! But where would > Ken Burns have been without Matthew Brady? > > Best Regards, > > Phil > > "McNulty, Eamonn" wrote: > > > A chairde, > > > > Summing up the combined wisdom of the Irish Civil War Group regarding the > > ethnicity of Grant and Brady we find that: > > > > US Grant considered himself thoroughly American, though we know his great > > grandfather was John Simpson, born at Dergina Co. Tyrone in 1738. > > > > Matthew Brady said he was American too, though one source claims him as an > > Eireannach (Irishman). We appear to have nothing tangible on his parents but > > with a name like Brady (O' Bradaigh) his paternal ancestry can't be > > anything but Irish. Personally I'm a bit dissappointed that we don't have > > more on this fascinating character, who was responsible for the recording of > > such a rich pictorial archive at immense personal expense. Is mo/r a truaigh > > (It's agreat shame). > > > > Many thanks to all who took part, > > > > Is mise le meas, > > > > E/amonn Mac an Ultaigh. > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR-IRISH Mailing List ==== > > To leave the list, type a message with only the word > > unsubscribe > > in the text and mailto:CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > > ============================== > > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR-IRISH Mailing List ==== > To review past messages, visit the list archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L/ > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > >