Mother of
the 7TH U.S. President,
Andrew Jackson (1767)
Revolutionary War S.C. Patriot,
Robert Jackson (1764) P.O.W. held by British,
Died of Smallpox, 17 years old.
Revolutionary War S.C. Patriot,
Hugh Jackson (1763) Battle of Stono Ferry,
S.C., Died in Battle, 16 years old.
Mother of
the 7TH U.S. President,
Andrew Jackson (1767)
Revolutionary War S.C. Patriot,
Robert Jackson (1764) P.O.W. held by British,
Died of Smallpox, 17 years old.
Revolutionary War S.C. Patriot,
Hugh Jackson (1763) Battle of Stono Ferry,
S.C., Died in Battle, 16 years old.
Bio by: Find a Grave
Inscription
[Memorial Stone] [North Side:] ERECTED TO THE/ MEMORY OF/ ELIZABETH HUTCHINSON/ JACKSON, MOTHER OF/ ANDREW JACKSON/ SEVENTH PRESIDENT/ OF THE / UNITED STATES/ [West 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 WAGGON ROAD/ TO 'THE GARDEN OF/ THE WAXHAWS.' [South 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./ ERECTED BY CATAWBA/ CHAPTER D.A.R. 1949/ [East 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.'
Family Members
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Andrew Jackson
1737–1767
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Hugh Jackson
1763–1779
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Robert Jackson
1764–1781
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Andrew Jackson
1767–1845
Flowers
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