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