“Andrew. I once read that half the South claims some kinship to Andrew Jackson so don’t really know.”
That could be more true than not. The population of British North America was around 2 1/2 million in 1776, and of course just the counting the southern states it would be a lot less.
Southern families tend to have a long history there, and if you can trace your line back to the colonial era you are going to have more cousins that you can count. I have a bunch of Scots Irish ancestors from that era but no Jacksons that I’m aware of. Lee, Carroll, Armstrong, Donald, Yarborough, are some of the old SC families I’m descended from.
Welcome to the Canteen, Pelham, and thank you for all the great additional information.