Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Statue erected to the memory of Elisabeth Hutchinson Jackson, mother of Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the united States
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Location	8 miles north of Lancaster off U.S. Route 521, near Lancaster, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°47′20″N80°50′52″W / 34.78889°N 80.84778°W / 34.78889; -80.84778
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	1757
Architect	Multiple
NRHP reference No.	75001701 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 11, 1975

Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery, also known as Old Waxhaw Cemetery, is a historic Presbyterian church cemetery located near Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina. It was founded in 1757 and is a visual reminder of the pioneer settlement of Waxhaw. It includes noteworthy examples of 18th and 19th century tombstones. ^{[2] [3]}

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. ^[1]

Notable burials

• William Richardson Davie, Governor of North Carolina, 1798
• Andrew Jackson, Sr., father of Andrew Jackson
• Andrew Pickens, Sr. and Ann Pickens, parents of Andrew Pickens, U.S. Congressman
• James H. Witherspoon, Lt. Governor of South Carolina, 1826–1828
• Casualties of "Buford's Massacre", May 28, 1780

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Crockett, Nancy (June 4, 1975). "Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
3. "Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lancaster County (off U.S. Hwy. 521, Van Wyck vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 22, 2012.

Further reading

• Patterson, Daniel W., "Backcountry Legends of a Minister's Death," Southern Spaces, 30 October 2012.