The JACKSON Family of Stepney, London, England, Cambridge and Newton
First Generation
CHRISTOPHER JACKSON (d. 1633)
Parents: Unknown
Christopher Jackson was buried on 5 Dec 1633 in London. [Ref]
Christopher Jackson of Mile End married Susan Johnson of Mile End on 20 Oct
1602 in St. Dunstans, Stepney. [Ref]
Susan was baptised on 8 Mar 1579 in St. Dunstans. [Ref]
She was the daughter of Phillip and Sarah (Berry) Johnson, who married on 27
Apr 1579 in St. Dunstans. [Ref]
Children of Christopher Jackson and Susan Johnson:
- Dea. John Jackson was baptised on 6 Jan 1602
in St. Dunstans. He died on 30 Jan 1674/5 in Newton. He married Margaret Unknown.
- Edward Jackson was baptised on 3 Feb 1604
in St. Dunstans. He died on 17 Jun 1681 in Newton. He married first Frances
Unknown. He married second Elizabeth (Newgate) Oliver.
- Myles Jackson was baptised on 28 Jun 1607 in St. Dunstans. [Ref]
He married first Anne, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Edes) Dawes
of London. He married second Joane Jones on 20 Jun 1645 in St. Dunstans. [Ref]
He was a mariner. [Ref]
Second Generation
DEA. JOHN JACKSON (bp. 1602 - 1675)
of Stepney, Cambridge and Newton
Parents: Christopher Jackson and Susan
Johnson
John Johnson was baptised on 6 Jun 1602 in Stepney. [Ref]
He died on 30 Jan 1674/5 [Ref]
at Cambridge Village (Newton). [Ref
does not give the date.] He married Margaret Unknown. She was born about 1624.
She died on 28 Aug 1684, age 60. [Ref]
He may have had an unknown first wife. Margaret was much younger than John.
Savage [Ref] says that he presumes
that John came to New England in the Defence in 1635. This man was age
30 and called a "wholesale man in Burchen lane". [Ref]
Savage says that he had a first wife, who died soon after John left for New
England and suggests that she may have been the mother of his two eldest daughters.
He bought the estate of Mile Ives in 1639. [Ref]
This was a dwelling house and 18 acres on the south side of the Charles river
in Cambridge. [Ref]
John was probably a freeman on 10 May 1643, but possibly on 2 Jun 1641. [Ref]
In 1647 it was recorded that 10 acres in Cambridge were laid out to John Jackson
and 40 acres to Edward Jackson "adjoining that
of his brother John Jackson." [Ref]
In 1656 Dea. John Jackson and Elder Thomas Wiswall petitioned the General Court
to be released from paying for the support of the ministry at Cambridge church.
[Ref]
By a 25 Mar 1673 deed, John Jackson, Sr. of Cambridge, yeoman, and Margaret
Jackson sold land to Daniel Mahey. [Ref]
John was a wealthy man: his estate included 863 acres and was valued at £1230.
[Ref] On 16 Feb 1674, administration
on his estate was granted to his widow. [Ref]
His estate was settled on 20 Dec 1676. His widow Margaret Jackson and his son
Abraham Jackson, acting on behalf of his daughters Deliverance Jackson and Sarah
Jackson, and James Trowbridge, Noah Wiswall, Samuel Truesdale, Daniel Preston
and Elijah Kendricke, acting in the rights of their wives, agreed on a division.
Note: there were other John Jacksons in the early Massachusetts Bay Colonly.
John Jackson, who was in Salem in 1637, also had a wife named Margaret. John
of Boston came in the Elizabeth and Ann in 1635 and had a wife named
Abigail. John of Ipswich is probably the John who was a freeman in 1641; he
had a wife named Catherine. [Ref]
Children of John Jackson and Margaret Unknown:
- Sarah Jackson may be the daughter of an unknown first wife. [Ref]
- Theodocia Jackson may be the daughter of an unknown first wife. [Ref][Ref]
She died on 27 Nov 1725 in Newton. [Ref]
She married first Capt. Noah Wiswall on 10 Dec 1664 [Ref]
in Newton. [Ref] Noah was
the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Wiswall. [Ref]
She married second Dea. Samuel Newman of Rehoboth. [Ref][Ref]
- John Jackson may have been the son of an unknown first wife. [Ref]
He died on 17 Oct 1675, age 36. [Ref]
He died on 17 or 18 Oct 1675 in Newton and is buried in the Center Street
Cemetery. [Ref] He probably
never married. [Ref] Savage
[Ref] says that he was probably
the John Jackson who was a freeman in 1674; Linzee [Ref]
says that he was a freeman on 12 May 1675. In his will, he left £50
to his sister Sarah and only five pounds to each of his other sisters. He
left the rest of his estate to his brothers Edward and Abraham. [Ref]
- Caleb Jackson was born on 12 Dec 1645 [Ref]
in Newton. [Ref] He died
two days later. [Ref]
- Hannah Jackson was born on 7 Jun (probably an error for Jan) 1647 [Ref]
in Newton. [Ref says 7
Jun 1646] She died before 10 Apr 1732, when her second husband failed to mention
her in his will. [Ref]
She married first Elijah Kenrick [Ref]
in about 1668. [Ref] She
married second John Hyde on 20 Jan 1682 [Ref]
in Cambride. [Ref]
- Anna Jackson was born on 8 Mar 1647 in Cambridge. [Ref]
She probably died before 1676, when she was not named in the settlement of
her father's estate. [Ref]
- Abigail Jackson was born on 14 Aug 1648 [Ref]
in Cambridge. [Ref] She
died on 29 Apr 1723 in Dorchester. [Ref]
She was buried in the North burial ground in Dorchester. [Ref]
She married Elder Daniel Preston [Ref]
in Dec 1673. [Ref] Daniel,
the son of Daniel and Mary Preston, was baptised on 7 Oct 1649 in Dorchester,
died on 13 Mar 1725/6, and was buried in the North burial ground. [Ref]
- Margaret Jackson was born on 20 Jun 1649 [Ref]
in Newton (Cambridge). [Ref]
She died on 16 or 17 Sep 1727 in Newton. [Ref]
She married Deal. James Trowbridge as his second wife on 30 Jan 1674 [Ref]
in Newton. [Ref] James,
the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Marshall) Trowbridge, was born about 1636
in Dorchester, baptised in 1637/9 in Dorchester and died on 22 May 1717. [Ref]
- Edward Jackson was born on 15 Jan 1651 [Ref]
in Newton (Cambridge). [Ref
says 14 Jan] He was killed by the Indians on 21 Feb 1676 in Medfield. [Ref]
Administration on his estate was granted to his brother Abraham on 2 Oct 1677.
[Ref]
- Mary Jackson [Ref] was born
about 1652/3 in Newton. [Ref]
She married Samuel Truesdale [Ref]
about 1671. [Ref] Samuel
was the nephew of Richard Truesdale of Boston. [Ref]
He died on 2 Mar 1694/5 and was buried in the Center Street cemetery in Newton.
[Ref] Administration on
her husband's estate was granted to Mary on 1 Apr 1695. [Ref]
- Abraham Jackson of Newton was born on 14 Aug 1655 [Ref]
in Newton. [Ref] He died
on 29 Jun 1740 [Ref] in Newton.
[Ref] He married Elizabeth
Briscoe on 20 Nov 1679 [Ref]
in Watertown. [Ref] Elizabeth,
the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Bidleston) Briscoe of Watertown, was born
on 18 Dec 1653 in Watertown and died on 12 Sep 1737 in Newton. [Ref]
He was the grandfather of the founder of Williams College. [Ref]
Abraham is on a 5 Sep 1688 list of tax payers in Little Cambridge (Newton).
[Ref] He was a freeman in 1690.
[Ref]
- Deliverance Jackson was born on 9
Nov 1657 in Newton. She died on 18 Aug 1692 in Newton. She married Joseph
Wilson.
- Joshua Jackson was born on 15 Sep 1659 [Ref]
in Newton. He probably died before 1676, when he was not named in the settlement
of his father's estate. [Ref]
- Isabella Jackson was born on 12 Feb 1661 in Newton. [Ref]
She died on 12 Feb 1661 in Cambridge. [Ref]
- Sarah Jackson was born on 10 Jun 1662 in Newton. [Ref]
She died in Sep 1680 and is buried in the Center Street cemetery. [Ref]
- Grace Jackson [Ref] probably
died before 1676, when she was not named in the settlement of her father's
estate. [Ref]
EDWARD JACKSON of Cambridge
and Newton
Parents: Christopher Jackson
Edward Jackson was baptised on 3 Feb 1604 or 1605. [Ref]
He died on 17 Jul 1681, age 77. [Ref]
He married first Frances Unknown. [Ref]
She died on 5 Oct 1648. The records say that the Frances who died was Edward's
daughter, but Savage [Ref] says
that it is more likely that she was his wife. He married second Elizabeth (Newgate)
Oliver on 14 Mar. 1649. [Ref]
Elizabeth was the daughter of John Newgate of Boston and the widow of John Oliver,
"the scholar". [Ref]
She died on 30 Sept. 1709. [Ref]
Edward was a nailer. [Ref] He
came to New England in 1643. [Ref]
Edward Jackson is on the __ May 1645 list of freemen. [Ref]
In 1646 he bought the "beautif." 500 acre farm of Gov. Bradstreet
for £140. [Ref] Thomas
Mayhew had sold this farm to Gov. Bradstreet in 1638 for six cows. [Ref]
In his will, signed on 11 Jun 1681 and proved on 26 Aug 1681, Edward mentions
his wife, Elizabeth; the daughter of Mr. John Newgate; his sons Edward Jackson,
Jonathan Jackson and Sebias Jackson; his daughters Ruth Jackson, Hannah Ward
and Rebeckah Prentice; his sons-in-law John Ward, Thomas Prentice, Nehemiah
Hubart, Joseph Fuller, Nathaniel Wilson, Mr. John Oliver, Thomas Oliver; his
daughter Elisabeth Wiswall; his son Hubart and daughter Sarah Hobart; Lydia
Fuller, Elizabeth Prentice, Hannah Wilson and Ruth Jackson. [Ref]
"Son-in-law" had a wider meaning then than it does to day and could
be used to refer to stepsons.
In 17th century England, families sometimes gave two living children the same
name: Edward named a daughter Hannah, even though he had an elder daughter named
Hannah.
Children of Edward Jackson and Frances Unknown:
- Israel Jackson was baptised on 9 Mar 1631 at St. Mary's in Whitechapel.
[Ref][Ref
just says Whitechapel] He died in infancy. [Ref]
- Margaret Jackson was baptised on 1 Jan. 1633 in Whitechapel. [Ref]
- Hannah Jackson was baptised on 1 May 1634 in Whitechapel. [Ref]
She married John Ward in 1650. [Ref]
- Rebecca Jackson was baptised on 12 Oct 1636 in Whitechapel. She married
second Thomas Prentice.
- Caleb Jackson was baptised on 10 Oct 1638 in Whitechapel. [Ref]
- Joseph Jackson was baptised on 13 Sept 1639 in Whitechapel. [Ref]
- Jonathan Jackson was probably born in London. [Ref]
He died on 28 Aug 1693. [Ref]
He married Elizabeth Unknown. [Ref]
He joined the Third Church of Boston on 22 Jul 1670. [Ref]
He was a freeman in 1671. [Ref]
His warehouse burned down in the great fire of 8 Aug 1679. [Ref].
Savage [Ref] says that Jonathan
is supposed a son of Edward "in favor of tradition", but Linzee
[Ref] says that he is mentioned
in his father's will.
- Sebas Jackson of Newton "is said" have been born on the passage
from England. [Ref] Savage
[Ref] says that tradition guesses
that this is a corruption of "Seaborn". He died on 6 Dec 1690. [Ref]
He married Sarah, the daughter of Thomas Baker of Roxbury, on 19 Apr 1671.
[Ref] She was born in 1650
and died on 25 Mar 1726. [Ref]
Sebas is on a 5 Sep 1688 list of tax payers in Little Cambridge (Newton).
[Ref] He was a freeman in 1690.
[Ref]
Children of Edward Jackson and Elizabeth Newgate:
- Sarah Jackson was born on 5 Jan 1650. [Ref]
She was baptised on 21 Apr. 1650 in Boston. [Ref]
She died on 23 Feb 1712. [Ref]
She married Rev. Nehemiah Hobart of Newton on 21 Mar 1678. [Ref]
- Dea. Edward Jackson was born on 15 Dec 1652. [Ref]
He died on 30 Sep 1727. [Ref]
He married first Grace Unknown. [Ref]
He married second Abigail Wilson, the daughter of Nathaniel
Wilson. [Ref]
He was a freeman in 1685. [Ref]
is on a 5 Sep 1688 list of tax payers in Little Cambridge (Newton). [Ref]
He was a deacon. [Ref] He was
representative to the General Court in 1702.
- Lydia Jackson was born in 1656. [Ref]
She died on 12 Jan 1726. [Ref]
She married Joseph Fuller in 1680. [Ref]
- Elizabeth Jackson was born on 28 Apr 1658. [Ref]
She died on 25 Jan 1741. [Ref]
She married first John Prentice on 28 Mar 1677. [Ref]
She married second Jonas Bond. [Ref]
- Hannah Jackson was born in 1660. She died on 26 Sep 1690 in Newton. [Ref]
She married Nathaniel Wilson, the son of Nathaniel
Wilson, in 1680. [Ref]
- Ruth Jackson was born on 16 Jan. 1664. [Ref]
Third Generation
DELIVERANCE JACKSON (1657
- 1718)
Parents: John Jackson and Margaret Unknown
Deliverance Jackson was born on 9 Nov 1657 [Ref][Ref
gives the year] in Newton. [Ref]
She died on 18 May 1718 in Newton. [Ref]
She married Joseph Wilson. [Ref]
REBECCA JACKSON (bp. 1636)
Parents: Edward Jackson and Frances Unknown
Rebecca Jackson was baptised on 12 Oct 1636 in Whitechapel. [Ref]
She married second Thomas Prentice. [Ref]
References
Jeffries, Walter Lloyd, "Town Rates of Newton and Billerica, Mass.," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 31, 1877, 302 - 307.
Linzee, John William, The History of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles,
Privately Published, Boston 1913.
Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England
Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, Vol. I-IV,
Boston, 1860-1862.
Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org.
New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.)
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