John Donelson (1718), member of House of Burgesses, removed to Nashville, Tennessee, married Rachel Stockley
Their daughter Rachel married General Andrew Jackson. Though she was dead before her husband took office, Rachel Jackson is listed as a First Lady by White House historians. Without a wife, President Jackson asked his wife's niece, 21-year-old Emily Donelson, to perform White House hostess duties. After she refused to socialize with the scandal-plagued Margaret O'Neill Eaton, wife of Secretary of War John Henry Eaton, President Jackson asked Sarah Yorke Jackson, the wife of his adopted son Andrew Jackson Jr., to became his de facto hostess at official events.
Catherine Donelson Hutchings, my fourth great grandmother, died in Jackson, Madison County, TN. According to the Hermitage, she was buried with her husband Thomas in Nashville. The Hermitage relocated the bodies. Jean Rawlings Meaney Contributor: Jean M. W. (46600816) •
John Donelson (1718), member of House of Burgesses, removed to Nashville, Tennessee, married Rachel Stockley
Their daughter Rachel married General Andrew Jackson. Though she was dead before her husband took office, Rachel Jackson is listed as a First Lady by White House historians. Without a wife, President Jackson asked his wife's niece, 21-year-old Emily Donelson, to perform White House hostess duties. After she refused to socialize with the scandal-plagued Margaret O'Neill Eaton, wife of Secretary of War John Henry Eaton, President Jackson asked Sarah Yorke Jackson, the wife of his adopted son Andrew Jackson Jr., to became his de facto hostess at official events.
Catherine Donelson Hutchings, my fourth great grandmother, died in Jackson, Madison County, TN. According to the Hermitage, she was buried with her husband Thomas in Nashville. The Hermitage relocated the bodies. Jean Rawlings Meaney Contributor: Jean M. W. (46600816) •
Family Members
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Alexander Donelson
1751–1834
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Mary Donelson Caffery
1751–1823
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Col Stockley Donelson
1752–1805
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Capt John Donelson
1755–1830
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COL William Donelson
1758–1820
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Jane Donelson Hays
1766–1834
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Rachel Donelson Jackson
1767–1828
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Samuel Donelson
1770–1804
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Mary T "Mattie" Donelson Smith
1770–1834
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Severn Donelson
1773–1818
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Levin Donelson
1777–1833
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