Jeanne: William was born 1742 in Augusta Co., VA, son of John Maxwell and Mary. He died 1820 in Logan Co., KY. OOOO! I see what you mean. I wrote 1885 instead of 1785. Thanks for catching that for me Jeanne. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "jj" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [TNDAVIDS] Family Mystery > Pat - Do you know when was William Maxwell born? It seems > unlikely that he came to TN with Benjamin Drake if he fathered a > son in 1885. Jeanne > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard and > Pat > Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 12:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TNDAVIDS] Family Mystery > > I have been following this conversation with interest because my > husbands > GGG-Grandfather, William Maxwell, was in that area at the same > time. > According to history passed down he migrated with the John > Buchanan and > Benjamin Drake group. I find them mentioned in the history books > but > haven't found mention of Wm. Maxwell. I guess he was one of those > "others". > I do find William in the Sumner Co. tax lists in the 1880's. > > I can see that much good research has been done by all of you and > was > wondering if any of you might have come accross mention of William > Maxwell. > I would like to confirm that he was actually with the Buchanan > group and > when he actually went to Tennessee. His son, William Jr. was born > in TN in > 1885. > > Pat Stevens > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gene Phillips" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 6:36 PM > Subject: Re: [TNDAVIDS] Family Mystery > > >> Andrew Jackson had 2 adopted children, one who took his name. He > was >> Andrew Jackson Jr. He was the son of Rachel's brother., Severn > Donelson. >> The other was an Creek Indian boy named Lyncoya who died at age > 16. >> >> The Jacksons also acted as guardians for eight other children. > John Samuel >> Donelson, Daniel Smith Donelson and Andrew Jackson Donelson were > the sons >> of Rachel's brother Samuel Donelson who died in 1804. Andrew > Jackson >> Hutchings was Rachel's orphaned grand nephew. Caroline Butler, > Eliza >> Butler, Edward Butler, and Anthony Butler were the orphaned > children of >> Edward Butler, a family friend. They came to live with the > Jacksons after >> the death of their father. >> >> As you can see lots of people were named after Andrew Jackson > around >> Nashville. >> My gg-gf's brother was Andrew Jackson Phillips. >> >> >> Gene >> >> >> >> At 12:58 PM 7/8/2007, you wrote: >>>As I grew up, the family "mythology" was that our family was in > some way >>>connected or related to Andrew Jackson. As a kid, I was > somewhat >>>interested and looked up Andy and his family. He and Rachael > had no kids, >>>so I knew it wasn't a bloodline relationship. That pleased me > because I >>>understand that Jackson was a violent and contentious man, and I > don't >>>want to be connected to that. I've never been able to find a > link, so >>>I'll give the details I know for sure: my great grandfather was > Captain >>>Edmund Jackson (the missing link must be with him) I don't know > which army >>>he fought with but I think it might have been the Army of > Tennessee >>>(confederate) and he married Elizabeth Morton. They lived in or > near >>>Paris, and are buried in the Manleyville Cemetary near Paris. > However his >>>daughter, (Sarah Cook Jackson) my grandmother married Rush > Clover from >>>Indiana. All the Clovers were Union supporters, so either they > were open >>>minded or maybe he did fight for the north. >>> >>> I asked questions when I was young but never got answers. > Everyone got >>> quiet and uncomfortable and changed the subject. My dad had > two cousins, >>> Louise Butler and Alice Jackson. When I was about 13 and > visiting Paris, >>> I asked them both about it and they agreed that it was indeed > true but >>> didn't want to talk about it. All my family died when I was > young and >>> now there's no one left to ask. >>> >>> If any of you have a clue to this, I'd appreciate it if you'd > let me >>> know........thanks...Diane >>> >>> >>> Diane Clover-Evans >>>"Roll with the stars and run with Orion...." >>> >>> >>>------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the >>>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message