Hi, I received this from another list last year and saved it. Hope it helps someone. Ken <Who was looking for President Andrew Jackson's line? Andrew Jackson Jr. and Andrew Jackson Donaldson were the two children adopted by President Andrew ( born est 1767 in Waxhaw, Lancster, SC, Married January 17, 1794 in Nashville, TN and died June 8, 1845 in Hermitage, TN) & his wife Rachel Donaldson b. 6/15/1767 in Nashville, Tennesse d. December 22, 1828 in Hermitage, Tennesse (I've been told that she was Scot-Irish). Both children were actually orphaned relatives. Both lived in the White House. Andrew Jackson Donaldson married Emily (a neice of Rachel) and had 4 children in the White House. President Andrew Jackson's father was Andrew Jackson b. est. 1720 d. March 1, 1767 in Virginia and m est 1760 to Elizabeth Hutchinson b. est 1737 in Belfast, Ireland d. Nov. 2, 1781 in Charleston, SC Andrew's parents were Dr. Joseph Jackson and Elizabeth Vance b. est 1680 in Belfast, Ireland (She goes back quiet a ways in Ulster, Ireland) Dr. Joseph Jackson's father was John Jackson m. Katherine McKinley. John Jackson's father was John Jackson b. 12-2-1624 who emmiagrated from England as an infant with his parents to Jamestown, VA on the ship "Warwick" John's parents were Sir Anthony "John" Jackson b. est 1599 in England m. est 1623 in England to Ann b. est 1605 in England. Sir Anthony "John" Jackson's parents were Richard Jackson b. est 2/26/1471 in Landcaster, Eng. m. Ursula Hilyard b. est 1577 in Beverly, Yorkshire, England. Richard's parents were Sir Anthony Jackson be. est 1546 in England and Margaret Frobisher b. est 1547 in Alofts, Yorkshire, England. ( sister to Sir Admiral Martin Frobisher, the English explorer who covered himself with glory when England destroyed the Spanish Armada. The rest goes back into more of England history. So President Jackson was (Ulster) Irish from his Mother's and his Grandmother's side. Somewhere I heard there are a large percentage of American Presidents with Ulster heritage. Diane> ----- Original Message ----- From: <FortIII@aol.com> To: <TNDAVIDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 1999 11:50 AM Subject: Andrew Jackson > > In a message dated 4/29/99 10:50:54 AM, you wrote: > Hi, > Does anyone know if President Andrew Jackson's father had any brothers? > If so, did they come to America also? > Thanks > >

In a message dated 4/29/99 10:50:54 AM, you wrote: >Andrew Jackson died without issue, and his brother died aboard a British >prison ship during the Revolution. His mother, a widow, died from disease >she fell victim to while treating her prisoner of war son. If you have >family ties to the Jacksons, it would have to be a collateral line from >Andrew's grandparents. Hi, Does anyone know if President Andrew Jackson's father had any brothers? If so, did they come to America also? Thanks

--WebTV-Mail-389064265-1301 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit You might try the following for Colonel John Donelson's Company<http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndavids/donelson.htm> for Capt James Roberson's group,you can find a list of all those that paid a tax for paying the Militia employed in cutting the road and escourting families from the town of Cinch Mountain to the Cumberland Settlements taken on August 25th,1789 and by removing those that went with Colonel John Donelson you should pretty well have the names of those that wet with Capt. James Robertson. You can find this list by pulling up <http://members.aol.com/cathelk/sumner/sn1789.htm> I hope this is of some assisstance to you. Good Luck. Patrick Moore --WebTV-Mail-389064265-1301 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from mailsorter-101-2.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.96) by postoffice-151.iap.bryant.webtv.net; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 23:51:59 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: <TNDAVIDS-D-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.27]) by mailsorter-101-2.bryant.webtv.net (8.8.8/ms.graham.14Aug97) with ESMTP id XAA23906; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 23:51:58 -0700 (PDT) From: TNDAVIDS-D-request@rootsweb.com Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id XAA00782; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 23:49:46 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 23:49:46 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199904280649.XAA00782@bl-11.rootsweb.com> Subject: TNDAVIDS-D Digest V99 #90 X-Loop: TNDAVIDS-D@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <TNDAVIDS-D@rootsweb.com> archive/volume99/90 Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" To: TNDAVIDS-D@rootsweb.com Reply-To: TNDAVIDS-L@rootsweb.com - ---------------------------- Content-Type: text/plain TNDAVIDS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 90 Today's Topics: #1 Re: James Robertson & John Donelso [MNNICHOL@aol.com] #2 Re: TNDAVIDS-D Digest V99 #89 [CBStark@aol.com] #3 Re: TNDAVIDS-D Digest V99 #89 [CBStark@aol.com] #4 Waatkins [Alice Ann Watkins <aliceann@arkans] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from TNDAVIDS-D, send a message to TNDAVIDS-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ - ----------------------------

>I am searching for connection between Watkins families and >Covey/McFArland/ Sanders families. William Watkins was married in >Jefferson County but I believe that he and his father, Joel, were in >Davidson Co. earlier. One of his sons married Nancy Jane McFarland of >Tennessee, but possibly md in IL. Also looking for family of Benjamin >Sanders who married Eliza Jane Frazier-his possible father was Arden or >Hardin Sanders. This group settled in Fannin Co. TX around 1850. Any >info would be appreciated. There is a possibility that these families >came as a group from NC. >Alice Ann Watkins John Covey (also spelled COVY, COORY) married Patsy WATKINS, daughter of Jacob and Sally, sister of Samuel. She was removed from care of William WATKINS 15 Feb 1799, according to court records, so the marriage was probably after that date. This William WATKINS is thought to have been the brother of Jacob and Benjamin and the son of Aaron WATKINS and Anne RALSTON. Jacob and Sally died shortly after arriving in Nashville. William (and Benjamin?) later moved to Williamson Co., TN, where William is buried . Macalyne Watkins Fristoe Lafayette, IN Transplanted Tennessean

I research CRIBBS, KREBS, CREPS, KRIBBS. Thanks, Bill Cribbs Be sure and check out the Obituary Links Page at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/7748/obit/obituary.htm The Family Surname Obituary Links at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/7748/obit/famobit.htm And the incredible Obituary Search Engine Links Page at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/7748/obit/links.htm

I am searching for connection between Watkins families and Covey/McFArland/ Sanders families. William Watkins was married in Jefferson County but I believe that he and his father, Joel, were in Davidson Co. earlier. One of his sons married Nancy Jane McFarland of Tennessee, but possibly md in IL. Also looking for family of Benjamin Sanders who married Eliza Jane Frazier-his possible father was Arden or Hardin Sanders. This group settled in Fannin Co. TX around 1850. Any info would be appreciated. There is a possibility that these families came as a group from NC. Alice Ann Watkins

In a message dated 04/27/99 6:20:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time, TNDAVIDS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << . The names of some of them follow: John Rains, Kasper Mansker, Abraham Bledsoe, John Baker, Joseph Drake, Obadiah Terrill, Uriah Stone, Henry Smith, Ned Cowan, Robert Crockett. >> In addition to those named above, Walter T. Durham ("The Great Leap Westward.....") names Thomas Gordon, Humphrey Hogan, Cassius Brooks, James Knox, and Richard Scaggs. Durham says that these men came from Rockbridge County and New River County, VA, but unfortunately that doesn't tell us much about their origins as these locales were more jumping off places for adventurous longhunters than places of residence. Joyce

In a message dated 04/27/99 6:20:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time, TNDAVIDS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Family legend says we are related to Andy Jackson >> Andrew Jackson died without issue, and his brother died aboard a British prison ship during the Revolution. His mother, a widow, died from disease she fell victim to while treating her prisoner of war son. If you have family ties to the Jacksons, it would have to be a collateral line from Andrew's grandparents. Joyce

Does anyone know of a list of the people who went overland with James Roberton and via riverboats with John Donelson when they settled Nashville? I have the listing of the ones who were on the Donelson and related boats, but there were others who went along, also. I understand that I have an ancestor who went by boat with her daughters and the males went overland with James Robinson. I would like to check this out, if possible. Margaret Nichol

Family legend says we are related to Andy Jackson, but I can't find a link. Farthest back I have is Edward Mobley, who died in the 1850s, leaving widow Jane and having land in Davidson Co. (1817 grant) and Lawrence Co. (1846 and 1851 grants). Edward's dau Ann married George W. Foster of Hickman County (he is listed in 1840 census). Their dau. Martha Arminta Foster (born 1852, died in Nashville 1932) married Hiram Green Staggs who may have been from Sumner Co. but some of the family says it was Hickman Co. Other names in the family tree, according to tradition -- Bradshaw, Lester, Lee, Jackson. There were is a curious other tradition -- that the family had copper mines out east ??? Any information most appreciated.

In a message dated 4/26/99 7:44:10 PM Central Daylight Time, Wdd72@aol.com writes: << I'm looking for clues as to my Benjamin Drake and his (I assume as this time) brothers who were part of the earliest groups to Ft. Nashborough area. I dont' know "from whence they came" at this time. >> Was Joseph Drake one of yours? The following quote is from History of Davidson County, Tennessee, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, by Prof. W. W. Clayton, J. W. Lewis & Co., Philadelphia, 1880, p. 15. "The company consisted of more than twenty men, some of them from North Carolina, others from the neighborhood of the Natural Bridge, and others from the infant settlement near Inglis' Ferry in Virginia. The names of some of them follow: John Rains, Kasper Mansker, Abraham Bledsoe, John Baker, Joseph Drake, Obadiah Terrill, Uriah Stone, Henry Smith, Ned Cowan, Robert Crockett. The place of rendezvous was eight miles below Fort Chissel on New River." The full text of "The Longhunters" as it appears in Clayton's History can be found on the web site for Metro Archives: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/3661/ There is a Longhunters mail list on rootsweb. You may find something on the Drake's by searching the archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ Debie Cox Nashville

Would you be kind enough to please put subject in subject line so the ones not interested in what you have to say can delete. Those of us who belong to many list and get a lot of mail would really appreciate this consideration. Otherwise we may delete just the mail that is asking for help we can give. Thank You Gladys

That was very interesting historical information that you just gave out. If you wish, could you expound more on those early settlers. From what various places or single areas, did some of the large groups come from? ie. Watauga settlement...I'm looking for clues as to my Benjamin Drake and his (I assume as this time) brothers who were part of the earliest groups to Ft. Nashborough area. I dont' know "from whence they came" at this time.

Thanks to Janet and Jerry for their very enlighting comments on migration patterns to Nashville area. When we share what we have learned with others it opens avenues of understanding that can help so many others in their family research. Some of the family surnames that Iam working on are;WOOLDRIDGE, STEPHENS, SENTER, HOWARD, MEACHAM, PLEASANT, MOSS, MULLINAX, DAVIDSON, LOKEY/ LOCKEY, LASTER, HOUSTON, GILLESPIE, BLACK and McCARTY. Would like to make connection with anyone working on the above and will gladly share what I have collected. Thanks again. Jean Pasmore jpasmore@bscn.com >______________________________

In a message dated 04/26/99 5:26:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time, TNDAVIDS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << One of the reasons I believe you will find that the Nashville area was settled first was that much of the East Tennessee was still in the control of the Indian Nations. by treaty. >> The Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Shawnee Indians had agreed among themselves that the area of Middle Tennessee and Kentucky would be a shared hunting ground and none would have permanent settlements there. The Cherokee lived to the East, the Chickasaw to the West, the Creeks to the South, and the Shawnee to the North. European-Americans erroneously thought that the land was free for the taking since it wasn't occupied, but for fifteen years following their arrival Indians, especially the Creeks, put up serious resistance to that notion. The path between Southwest Point and the Cumberland Settlements was a dangerous one, and migrating families gathered there until there were sufficient numbers to offer some degree of safety during the crossing. Settlers willingly taxed themselves to support Militia units that served as escorts for new arrivals, because the greater the population, the greater the defense against Indian raids. Even after treaties guaranteed safe passage along Avery Trace as well as down the Tennessee River, lives were lost. But enough people braved the hazards to increase the population sufficiently to establish Davidson County in 1783, three years after the arrival of about 250 families, and in 1787 numbers had increased again sufficient to establish a second, Sumner, county. By the turning of the century, five years after the last victim to fall to Indian attack, there were seven counties. But it has been estimated that half those original settlers fell to Indian attack during those first bloody fifteen years. Our ancestors made history, and studying their times tells us their deeds and makes them so much more than names and dates. I was a history buff first and a genealogist second, so imagine my surprise when I learned that those three boys who were killed and scalped doing farm chores were the brothers of my ggg-grandmother and that my gg-grandfather had been in one of the Kentucky militia units that built Fort Jefferson and survived that Cincinatti march. Joyce

I am looking for information on the CRANFILL, TREW families of Meigs county Tennessee. I have also heard that some CRANFILL, TREW Families lived all over TN Here is the information I have so far on some of the family. Melinda Katherine Trew born in 1856 My GreatGreatGrandma Bessia Dellaray Trew was her daughter. John Westly Cranfill, born in 1882 died? married Bessia Dellaray Trew, born in 1889 died? Their children Nancy Lee Cranfill *deceased* born 1906 Kitty Henry Cranfill *deceased* Chester Floyd Cranfill *deceased* Martha Etta Cranfill *deceased* Mary Inez Cranfill born 1910 Ruth Marie Cranfill John Ralph Cranfill Thelma Bernice Cranfill Nell Patton Cranfill Mary Inez Cranfill Melinda Katherine Cranfill Born 2/22/1919 <~~my mother Bessia's Brother's are Barney and Sexton Trew ~ her sister's name Nancy* I don't know if she had any other sibblings Barney Trew born 1886 Bessie Trew his wife Their Children Pauline born 1909 John H 1913 Authur 1916 Birtha 19?? I would like to find where John Westly Cranfill, Bessia Cranfill and their deceased children are buried. I would also love to find out the name of my GGGrandmothers husband...Melinda Katherine Trew had a sister named Nancy * Nancy was married, but I couldn't make out her last name it looked like Wallden or Wallder? ...They were all in the Meigs county 1920 Census. Also, if you know any info on any of the Trew, Cranfill families that married into other names I would be interested in that as well. Please if you have any infomation on these families I would greatly appreciate it. Sincerely, Sherry

In a message dated 99-04-25 11:27:35 EDT, Janmim@aol.com writes: << I was wondering why they moved and how they got there. I have an answer now as to why folk would migrate to Nashville area, without stopping in between in Eastern TN. I'd appreciate any commentary. >> One of the reasons I believe you will find that the Nashville area was settled first was that much of the East Tennessee was still in the control of the Indian Nations. by treaty. The Cumberland Settlements (Nashville area) was given over first to the white settlement and permission was given to 'cross' indian lands to get to it. It was somewhat of an island in early Tennessee settlement. Some times when you see large 'family moves' to a new area or county it is because that the land was just recently made available for settlement. This happend a lot in the 1830s and 40s in Tennessee. Jerry FL

Fellow Davidson Co Researchers: (Saunders Researchers see end) I have been looking into my heritage and migration patterns, which starts mostly in VA/MD/PA/NC before (way before in many cases) the Rev. War and ends in SW MO ca 1855, except one group of stragglers from Greene Co TN in 1880s. I was wondering why they moved and how they got there. I have an answer now as to why folk would migrate to Nashville area, without stopping in between in Eastern TN. I'd appreciate any commentary. I read on some list that migration patterns were driven by the search for good bottomland. I recently flew Southwestern Airlines to Califronia from Baltimore. The flight stops in Nashville. It struck me as we flew over Western VA, probably parts of WVA (flight attendants had no idea of the route) and then into TN that all there was for a good deal of the distance was Hills and hills and hills, only a few valleys with cropland visible from the air. Then as we approached Nashville it all changed. There were still an abundance of hills and ridges and topography as compared to Nebraska shall we say, but there was also an abundance of flatter land and water resources that appears perfect for farm land. I can understand why Robertson/Donelson, et al settled there. And I have immense respect for anyone, I guess that would be Daniel Boone and his co-explorers and my ancestors, that made any sense out of the endless hills in between. Regarding SAUNDERS: I have recently made a breakthrough on a semi-brickwall on the ancestors of my Caroline WASH who married Archibald Bolling BAUGH 1827 in Powhatan Co VA. Her father is Lipscomb WASH who married in 1794 in Powhatan Co Elizabeth SAUNDERS who was the daughter of Rev. John Hyde Saunders. The most reverend Saunders according to some sources was expelled from WM and Mary College for childish pranks) and ???. John Hyde Saunders was the son of Samuel Hyde Saunders and Phyllis DUDLEY. >From another Saunders Researcher I have learned that some of John Hyde's descendants moved to Davidson Co TN. I was wondering if there are any of you on the list? I am looking forward to learning more about these Saunders. Janet Hunter

Looking for info on Sevier Drake whose will was filed in Davidson Co, Tenn in 1828. In it he mentions his father John Drake, brother Jonathan Drake, son Nathaniel S. Drake (only child) and wife Mary P. Mitchell who he married in Giles Co, TEnn in 1826. Can anyone connect him to his parents and know more about him? He mentions having other brothers and sistes and talkes about sister Sally Criddle.

Hello All, I have two will abstracts for one person: In one the name is listed as Ealy WRay died 1835 in Wilson Co. TN. The other the name is Aley WRay died 1835 Wilson Co. TN. Then I have a guardianship to Daniel Glen of the minor children of Ely Wray died 1835 Wilson Co. In all three documents the same children are listed so I know this is the same person. This WRay had five children, the oldest, being born in 1808, they others much later. So we suspect two marriages. I have received this marriage from another researcher and was hoping someone could tell me about this family: WRAY, JOHN RAY, JENNY 07 DEC 1807 DAVIDSON Thanks Julie _______________________________________________________ Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/