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In the mid-1700s, John, Jane, and their children, along with other families, left Pennsylvania where land was getting scarce and conflicts with Natives more regular. Little did they know that before it was over, their entire family would play a role in another conflict – this time with Great Britain. Not only would Col. Thomas play a pivotal role as a Patriot leader, but Jane and her children as well. Left alone at their homestead, she would famously hold off attacking Tories and keep them from taking precious gunpowder housed at their home.

Until her death, Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson heard that same clarion call and never faltered in her struggle against British tyranny and passed her heroic strength on to her son, President Andrew Jackson. Though her hardships and challenges were many, she met them all with strength and fortitude. She was consistent in choosing a life of helping others and was undaunted by the daily toil of eighteenth century life. Her perseverance is noteworthy, and her life is one to follow, respect, and remember.