Col. John Donelson (1718–1785), explorer and adventurer, was, with Colonel
Samuel BartonColonel Samuel Barton was a pioneer and Patriot of the American Revolution but is remembered more for the exploration and settlement of what was to become Nashville, Tennessee. Little is known of his early youth...
and
James RobertsonJames Robertson was a North Carolina farmer and explorer of the 18th century. He was born in Brunswick County, Virginia, of Scottish-Irish descent. Around 1750, his father relocated to Wake County, North Carolina...
, co-founder of
Fort NashboroughFort Nashborough was the stockade for the settlement that became the city of Nashville, Tennessee, USA. A reconstruction today stands on the banks of the Cumberland River near the site of the original fort.-Preparations:...
in 1780, which would eventually become the city of
Nashville, TennesseeNashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is the second most populous city in the state after Memphis. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state...
. Donelson was the father of
Rachel JacksonRachel Donelson Robards Jackson, born Rachel Donelson wife of the 7th President of the United States, Andrew Jackson.-Biography:...
, the wife of seventh
President of the United StatesThe President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition...
,
Andrew JacksonAndrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . He was military governor of Florida , commander of the American forces at the Battle of New Orleans , and eponym of the era of Jacksonian democracy...
. His great-grandson
Donelson CafferyDonelson Caffery was an American politician from the state of Louisiana, a distinguished soldier in the American Civil War, and a sugar plantation owner.-Biography:...
of Louisiana, was a U.S. Senator from 1892-1900 and his great-great-great grandson,
Patrick T. CafferyPatrick Thomson Caffery is a retired Louisiana politician and former United States Representative from Louisiana's 3rd congressional district....
of
LouisianaThe State of Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state divided into parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, was
a U.S. Representative from 1969-1973.
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Col. John Donelson (1718–1785), explorer and adventurer, was, with Colonel
Samuel BartonColonel Samuel Barton was a pioneer and Patriot of the American Revolution but is remembered more for the exploration and settlement of what was to become Nashville, Tennessee. Little is known of his early youth...
and
James RobertsonJames Robertson was a North Carolina farmer and explorer of the 18th century. He was born in Brunswick County, Virginia, of Scottish-Irish descent. Around 1750, his father relocated to Wake County, North Carolina...
, co-founder of
Fort NashboroughFort Nashborough was the stockade for the settlement that became the city of Nashville, Tennessee, USA. A reconstruction today stands on the banks of the Cumberland River near the site of the original fort.-Preparations:...
in 1780, which would eventually become the city of
Nashville, TennesseeNashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is the second most populous city in the state after Memphis. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state...
. Donelson was the father of
Rachel JacksonRachel Donelson Robards Jackson, born Rachel Donelson wife of the 7th President of the United States, Andrew Jackson.-Biography:...
, the wife of seventh
President of the United StatesThe President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition...
,
Andrew JacksonAndrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . He was military governor of Florida , commander of the American forces at the Battle of New Orleans , and eponym of the era of Jacksonian democracy...
. His great-grandson
Donelson CafferyDonelson Caffery was an American politician from the state of Louisiana, a distinguished soldier in the American Civil War, and a sugar plantation owner.-Biography:...
of Louisiana, was a U.S. Senator from 1892-1900 and his great-great-great grandson,
Patrick T. CafferyPatrick Thomson Caffery is a retired Louisiana politician and former United States Representative from Louisiana's 3rd congressional district....
of
LouisianaThe State of Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state divided into parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, was
a U.S. Representative from 1969-1973.
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