The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-08
ANDREW JACKSON.
A Short Sketch of Revolu-
tionary History of the
Carolinas.

and neighbors,. John Robert and JOS
eph Crawford, emigrated to America
from Carrick Fergus, Ireland, set
tied in Waxhaw, on the boundary be-
tween North and South Car ro.ina.
Jackson located on Twelve Mile
creek, Mecklenburg comfy, (now
part of Unicn county, North Carolina,
In the spring of 1767 Andrew Jack
son died. and in rude Wagon, his
body was carried to Waxhaw church
and deposited in the graveyard. The
family did not return to Twelve Mile
Greek, but were taken to the home
of George Mckenzie the brother of
Mrs. Jackson, not far from the church
and quarter of mile from the bound
ary Of the States, but in North Car
olina. There the young Andrew
Jackson was born, the night after
his fathers funeral, March fifteenth
seventeen hundred and sixty-seven,
Q967.)
This evidence was collected from
General Samuel Walkup ofsaid Union
county and is found in first volume
Parton's life of Jackson. Three
weeks after the birth, of Andrew,
Mrs. jackson moved to the residence
of her brother-in-law, Mr.. Crawford
in South Carolina, lived there a time.
On account of frequent raids ofTories,
who with her children were obliged
to take refuge with her sister Mrs.
John Wilson (nee Martha McKcmicl
who was also the widow of a soldier
of the revolution, here Andrew Jack
son and John Mckenzie Wilson be-
ing near the same age, grew up to-
gelher, the one minister of the gos-
pei and the other soldier, and ser.
we'd his country as President of the
United States. Mrs Jackson hoped
to have her young son trained for the
ministry also. After studying under
DIR. Humphries at Waxhaw, was sent
to Queen Museum College Charlotte
Mrs. jackson had her two soldier
sons in active service, Robert and
Hugh, and at fifteen years of age
Andrew.
Andrew Jackson had engaged in
skirmishes in his neighborhood. lie
an d his elder brother, Robert, were
at tyaxhaw church with party of
neigI,bors. when they were surprised
by the British under Bullock. Many
were killed, wounded and made pris,
oners. Among the latter were Rob
ert ank Andrew jackson. 1t was in
this church Mrs. Jackson bad conse
Grated her son in baptism. 10 her
devoted love and pious training, may
be ascribed the fact that after tur-
bulent and eventful life, he at last
died in full communioa and faith of
the Presbyterian church and to the
day of his death kept his mothers
family Bible with its old check cover:
on the table of his room. (From
Foots North Carolina history, page
100, 253, 252.)
These Jacksons brothers we're fight
ing under Sumter when taken pris-
oners. They were marched to Cam
den, S. c., and put in prison. Rob
ert died during his captivity from
his wounds. One of the British Of
.6c ers ordered Andrew Jackson to
black his boots. Showing the true
American spirit, the youth refused
to obey, whercupon he received a
sword wound in his head and arm,
the scars from which he carried to
his grave. In prison at Camden he
contracted small pox. frciQ which he
was sick long while. Soon after
this his mothea effected his exchange:
(Frcm Barnes History U. 81
Fro m Ilowe's History of the Presby
terian Church of South Carolina,
page 54l, We find Mrs. Jackson 5
son, Hugh, in prison ship at Char
lesion harbor. She was still living
with her widowed sister, Mrs. John
Wilson, six miles from Charlotte, in
Mecklenburg covnty, N. G. After
Balfords defeat she went on a journey
to Charleston, S. c., in company
with her two friends, Mrs Dunlap,
her pastors wife, and Mrs. Barton,
a ncighbor from WaxhaU. On the
aourney home she took sick with ship
fever and died.
Mrs. jackson died Of ship fever
near the quarter house, six miles from
Charleston. She was attended by
her two friends, Mrs. Barton and
l..