This page contains research and discussion associated with the James Crawford and Jane Hutchinson associated with the family of President Andrew Jackson.
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James Crawford
Relationship to President Jackson: Maternal Uncle by marriage
Father: John Crawford - A placeholder profile has been created, since there is no evidence supporting any of the existing John Crawford profiles. John S Crawford or possibly Colonel John Crawford, of Ayrshire[1]. John S Crawford has been detached as the father until evidence to support the relationship is found.
Conclusion: Col. John Crawford 'of Ayrshire, Scotland' has been the traditional Father of James Crawford, Robert Crawford, and Joseph Crawford of Lancaster County, South Carolina, accepted by most genealogists to date.[2] The date of birth for John is not known. There is no other information about this John currently accepted. The date of birth currently on his profile is likely a bit too early.
Mother: Currently unknown. Mary McConnell has been detached as the mother until evidence to support the relationship is found.
Alternatives: John Crawford and Hannah Anderson - This couple is actually a cousin of James Crawford, husband of Jane Hutchinson.
Conclusion: The spouse of John Crawford 'of Scotland' is not known. John S Crawford and Mary McConnell are not the parents of this James, or his brothers, Joseph and Robert Crawford of the Waxhaws, in South Carolina. This conclusion is based on numerous conflations made by early researchers, specifically those based on the fabricated Horn Papers.
Date of Birth: about 1728 - 1730 - no source
Place of Birth: Pennsylvania[1] or Ireland - no source
Siblings:
- Robert Crawford, brother of this James[1][3] died 5 Oct 1801, in South Carolina.[4]
- Joseph Crawford, the brother of this James[3]
Spouse: Jane Hutchinson (see below)
Date of Marriage:
Place of Marriage:
Note: There is no documented source for the marriage location in Pennsylvania. In fact, several sources indicate that he arrived at Charleston, Virginia Colony and not Pennsylvania. It is likely that they married before leaving Ireland.
Date of Immigration: 1765
Place of Immigration:
Details: James Crawford, along with his two brothers, Robert and Joseph Crawford; along with Andrew Jackson, his wife and two children emigrated to America in 1765.[3] The argument for this to be the case hinges on this James being the son of Col. John Crawford of Pennsylvania and the same James who accompanied Andrew Jackson to the Americas.
Second Alternate Claim - The arrival date given in The Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, dated November 1920, pg 640, is "about 1760".[1] In 1763, Robert and Joseph Crawford bought the Crawford lands in the Washaws - original source: Deed Book 5, pg 215, Mecklenburgh County records, Charlotte). James resided on a portion of this land and received title to it on September 12, 1768.
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Jane Hutchison
Relationship to President Jackson: Maternal Aunt.
Father:
Mother:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Siblings:
- Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson[5]
Spouse: James Crawford of the Waxhaws; see above
Date of Marriage:
Place of Marriage:
Children:
- Details:
- Mrs. Crawford was an invalid[9] Mrs. Jackson became the Crawford family's housekeeper and raised her children with the Crawford children.[10]
Notes and Discussion
Excerpts from the Book: The Life of Andrew Jackson; Parton, James; Vol. I; Published 1866, Tricknor and Fields, Boston
- Five sisters of Mrs Jackson had gone, or were going to America. Pg 46
- Andrew Jackson was a poor man, and his wife, Elizabeth Hutchinson, was a poor man's daughter. Pg 47
- Elizabeth Jackson left her home on Twelve Mile Creek after her husband died to live with her brother-in-law, James Crawford, at Waxhaw Creek. Pg 54
Excerpts from the Book: The Life of Andrew Jackson; Bassett, John Spencer, Ph.D; Pubished 1925, MacMillan Company, New York.
- With them came James Crawford and his wife, a sister of Elizabeth Jackson. Another sister had already come to the area, and her husband, George McKemy, bought land on the North Carolina side of the boundary line. Pg. 5
Notes
Potential Father (source needed) for Janet Hutchinson: Francis Cyrus Hobart Hutchinson, born in England and moved to Ireland.
Source Analysis
Please see Waxhaw Area Crawford Family Sources
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ramsburgh, Edith Roberts, "A Page in Heraldry - Crawford", Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine" (New York City : R.R. Bowker Co., 1913), Vol. 54:(1920):640
- ↑ Sorting the Waxhaw Crawfords; Veach, Mary Francis Thomas; 1993, Pg 143
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Parton, James; The Life of Andrew Jackson; Vol. I; Published 1866, Tricknor and Fields, Boston; Pg 46
- ↑ Find-A-Grave, Memorial 10224841, with image
- ↑ Book: The Life of Andrew Jackson; Bassett, John Spencer, Ph.D., Professor of American History in Smith College on the Sydenham Clark Parsons Foundation; Two Volumes In One; Illustrated, New Edition; 1925, The MacMillan Company, New York; Pg 5
- ↑ Book: History of Carroll County, Tennessee, Vol. One - 1987; by Carroll County Homecoming '86 Historical Book Committee; Turner Publishing Company, Paducah, KY; Pg 289
- ↑ The Papers of Andrew Jackson:1821-1824; by Jackson, Andrew; Smith, Sam B; etc.; Pg 438
- ↑ The Papers of Andrew Jackson:1821-1824; by Jackson, Andrew; Smith, Sam B; etc.; Pg 438
- ↑ Book: The Life of Andrew Jackson; Parton, James; Vol. I; Published 1866, Tricknor and Fields, Boston; Pg 57/58
- ↑ Book: The Life of Andrew Jackson; Parton, James; Vol. I; Published 1866, Tricknor and Fields, Boston; Pg 58