| 1755/00/00 |
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Scotch-Irish immigrants establishes a Presbyterian meeting house (lost) and cemetery at the center of their community. It is the first church in upper South Carolina. |
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| 1756/00/00 |
Andrew Pickens Sr |
Died |
Militia leader Andrew Pickens Sr, father of General Andrew Pickens, dies. Mr Pickens and his wife Ann are buried at Old Waxhaw Cemetery. |
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| 1767/03/01 |
Andrew Jackson Sr |
Died |
Andrew Jackson Sr, one of the earliest Waxhaw settlers, dies as result of a logging accident in Waxhaw, Union, Province of North Carolina. Mr Jackson is buried in the Waxhaw Cemetery along with President Jackson's two brothers, Robert and Hugh. |
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| 1780/03/29 |
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Continental soldiers wounded at "Buford's Massacre" are treated at Waxhaw Presbyterian Church while the dead are buried in unmarked graves. Tombstone markings show that 38 Revolutionary War soldiers and partisans are buried here. |
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Battle of Waxhaws |
| 1800/12/16 |
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John Crockett dies at age 70 in Waxhaw, Lancaster, South Carolina. Born on a ship while crossing the Atlantic, his tombstone has a bas-relief carving of a sailing ship. John Crockett, born 12 Jul 1730, was the son of Robert Crockett and Margaret Davis. |
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| 1820/12/00 |
William R Davie |
In Memoriam |
At sometime, William Richardson Davie is buried at Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
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| 1822/08/00 |
Robert Leckie |
Family |
Robert Leckie's 2-year old son, George Bomford Leckie, dies. George Leckie is buried in the Leckie Enclosure. |
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| 1822/09/00 |
Robert Leckie |
Family |
Mary Wilson, aunt of engineer Robert Leckie, passes away. Mrs Wilson is buried in the Leckie Enclosure. |
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| 1823/01/23 |
Robert Leckie |
Family |
Mary Leckie, wife of Robert Leckie, dies. Mrs Leckie is buried in the Leckie Enclosure. |
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| 1824/05/19 |
Robert Leckie |
Family |
Dr James Taylor Leckie dies of pulmonary consumption at the home of Major Allen Jones Green in Landsford. Dr Leckie, son of Robert Leckie, was a graduate of South Carolina College and the Medical College of Pennsylvania. |
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| 1825/00/00 |
Robert Leckie |
Architect |
Robert Leckie builds a 7 ft high, 50 ft square grave enclosure of coursed stone for his family. The wall has no entrance but there protruding rocks set into the wall that serve as steps to allow one to the look over. The markers are part of the west wall. |
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| 1842/06/27 |
James Hervey Witherspoon |
Died |
James Hervey Witherspoon dies at about age 57 in Lancaster, South Carolina. Mr Witherspoon is buried at Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Lancaster. |
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| 1896/00/00 |
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The present Waxhaw Presbyterian Church is erected in brick. Remodeled in 1942, the significant alterations disqualify it for National Register status. |
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