Near Lancaster in Lancaster County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009
1. Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson Marker
West side
[West Side]
Erected to the memory of Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson. Mother of Andrew Jackson seventh President of the United States.
[South Side]
It was her zeal for accomplishment that made handicaps seem to resolve themselves in her favor which enabled them to endure the hardships of the great wagon road to the gardens of the Waxhaws
[East Side]
Elizabeth Hutchinson, wife of Andrew Jackson, Sr. of Larne County, Antrim, Ireland settled in Waxhaws 1765. While nursing Waxhaw patriots on a British prison ship in Charleston, S.C. Elizabeth was stricken with small pox died November 1781, buried near Charleston S.C.
[North Side]
Last words to her son "make friends by being honest, keep them by being steadfast. Never tell a lie - nor take what is not your own - nor sue for slander".
Erected 1949 by Catawba Chapter-Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1781.
Location.
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Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Waxhaw Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); A Nest with a Bird's-Eye View (approx. 2.6 miles away); Footbridge (approx. 2.7 miles away); Culvert (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Canal Bed (approx. 2.7 miles away); Landsford Canal State Park Trails (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Guardlock (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Dam (approx. 2.7 miles away); Mill Complex (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.
Also see . . .
1. Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson. Elizabeth Hutchinson was born circa 1740 in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland. She was the daughter of Francis Cyrus Hobart Hutchinson and Margret Lisle of Royston. Andrew Jackson, Sr. was born about 1730 in northern Ireland. Elizabeth and Andrew were married in Carrickfergus circa 1761, and the couple emigrated to America in 1765
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009
2. Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson Marker
South side
2. Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson: The Missing Matron. In 1765, the Jackson family, Andrew Jackson, Sr., Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, and their two children, Hugh and Robert, immigrated to the American colonies from Northern Ireland following a tumultuous period of political unrest and religious persecution against Protestants from an Anglican-controlled British government. (Submitted on May 31, 2016, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009
3. Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson Marker
East side
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009
4. Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson Marker
North side
Photographed By Brian Scott, March 21, 2016
5. Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson Monument
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009
6. Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson Marker
Some of the graves around the marker are of Revolutionary War veterans.
Photographed By Brian Scott, March 21, 2016
7. Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson Monument
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009
8. Waxhaw Presbyterian Church
Photographed By Mike Stroud, March 6, 2012
9. Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson Marker, on campus, College of Charleston
Elizabeth Jackson,
Mother of President Andrew Jackson,
She gave her life cheerfully for
the independence of her country,
on an unrecorded date in Nov, 1781,
and to her son Andy this advice:
"Andy, never tell a lie,
nor take what is not your own,
nor sue for slander,
settle those cases yourself."
Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,806 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 29, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. 5. submitted on May 31, 2016, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 6. submitted on October 29, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. 7. submitted on May 31, 2016, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 8. submitted on October 29, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. 9. submitted on April 17, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
