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John Jackson (bp. 1602–1675)

Margaret Unknown (c. 1624–1684)

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John, the son of Christopher Jackson and Susan Johnson, was baptized on 6 January 1602 in St. Dunstan's, Stepney, London. [1] Deacon John Jackson died on 30 January 1674/5 in Newton. [2] He married Margaret ___. He probably had an unknown first wife. Margaret was much younger than John.

Margaret was born about 1624. Margaret, the wife of John, died on 25 August 1684, age 60, in Newton. [2]

The 13 July 1635 list of people who desired to go to New England on The Blessing includes John Jackson, a 40-year-old fisherman, Margaret Jackson, age 36, and John Jackson, age 2. [3] They may be the family here, although the ages are off.

John Jackson was the first settler of Newton in 1639. [4] A transcription of the 1939 proprietors' records of Cambridge says: [1]

John Jackesone Boughte of Miles Ives one Dwellling house; with eightene Acars of Lond one ye South side of Charles River: In Cambridge bounds: Bounded on ye Southeast on Samuel Hollys on ye Northeast upon Charles River Southwest being ye end of itt Joineing to ye Comon sett out by stakes ye Northwest Bounded with a Brooke & he to reach to ye middle of it.

John took the freeman's oath in 1641 [4] or more probably 10 May 1643. [5] He was one of the first deacons of the church in Newton. [4]

On 18 October 1647 he bought twenty acres from Thomas Danforth. In 1647/8 he was granted ten acres on the south side of the Charles River. On 10 April 1648 he bought two acres of meadow on the south side of the Charles River. On 11 June 1648 he bought three-and-a-half acres of meadow on the south side of the Charles River. On 25 December 1650 he bought land in Dedham. [1]

Administration on John's estate was granted to his widow Margaret on 16 February 1674/[5?]. [1] He left an estate valued at £1,230, included 863 acres. [4] Margaret, the widow of Deacon John; Abraham, his son, on behalf of his sisters Deliverance and Sarah Jackson; and James Trowbridge, Noah Wiswall, Samuel Truesdall, Daniel Preston, and Elijah Kendrick in the rights of their wives, agreed on a distribution of the estate on 20 December 1676. [1]

Newton was part of Cambridge in John's lifetime. Hence, his family shows up in both the Newton and Cambridge vital records.

Children of John and unknown first wife:

i. John Jackson was born about 1639. John Jr. died on 17 October 1675, age 36, in Newton. [2]

John made his will on 27 September 1675; it was proved on 4 April 1676. His will says that he did not yet receive his double portion from his father’s estate. He left ten pounds to his mother-in-law [stepmother], 50 pounds to his unmarried sister Sarah, five pounds each to his other sisters and five pounds to Reverend Mr. Hobard. He left the residue to his two brothers Edward and Abraham, whom he named his executors. He named his brothers-in-law James Trowbridge and Elijah Kenrick his overseers. His inventory amounted to 216 pounds.[1][5]

Children of John and Margaret Johnson: The children whose births are recorded in Newton are referred to as the children of John and Margaret (second wife). Linzee [1] says that annotation "second wife" is written in more modern handwriting and that Margaret might have been the mother of all John's children.

ii. Theodocia Jackson was born about 1643. She died on 27 November 1725 in Newton. [1] She married first Captain Noah Wiswall on 14 December 1664 in Newton or Cambridge. [2][6] Noah, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Wiswall was baptized on 30 December 1638 in Dorchester. [1] He was slain in battle by Indians on 6 July 1690. [1] She married second Deacon Samuel Newman of Rehoboth as his third wife about 1694. [1] Samuel, the son of Samuel and Sibel (Fealty) Newman, was born on 6 July 1625 in Banbury, England and died on 14 December 1711 in Rehoboth. [1] He married first Bathsheba Chickering on 6 December 1659 in Dedham or Rehoboth. [1] Bathsheba, the daughter of Francis and Ann (Fiske) Chickering, was born on 23 December 1640 in Dedham and buried on 8 August 1687 in Rehoboth. [1] Samuel married second as her second husband Elizabeth Viall after 1685 and before 1688. [1] Elizabeth, the daughter of Richard Smith, Sr. of Narragansett County, Rhode Island, died on 29 September 1693 in Swansea, Rhode Island. [1] Elizabeth married first as his second wife John Viall about 1663. [1] John, the son of John and Elizabeth Viall, died on 26 February 1685/6 in Swansea. [1] He married first Mary Unknown about 1638 and she died about 1660–1663 in Boston. [1]

iii. Caleb Jackson was born, died, and was buried on 12 December 1645 in Newton or Cambridge. [2][6]

iv. Hannah Jackson was born on 7 June 1646 in Newton or Cambridge or 8 March 1647 ("Anna") in Cambridge. [2][6] She died before 10 April 1732, when she was not mentioned in her second husband's will, and probably before 1728. [1] She married first Elijah Kenrick about 1668. [1] Elijah, the son of John and Anna Kenrick, was baptized on 21 January 1643 in Boston. [1l] He died on 24 December 1680, age 37, in Newton. [1] Hannah married second John Hyde on 20 January 1682 in Cambridge or 7 April 1682 in Newton. [1]

The Newton records are annotated, noting that the birth dates for Caleb and Hannah are inconsistent. Probably the Cambridge record for Anna is for Hannah and has the correct date.

v. Abigail Jackson was born on 14 August 1647 in Newton or Cambridge. [2][6, a duplicate record says 4 August 1648] Abigail, the wife of Elder Daniel Preston, died on 24 April 1723, age 75, in Dorchester. [1] She married Daniel Preston of Dorchester in December 1693. [1] Daniel, the son of Daniel and Mary Preston, was baptized on 7 October 1649 in Dorchester. [1] He died on 13 March 1725, age 76, in Dorchester. [1] Daniel and Abigail are buried in the North Burial Ground in Dorchester. [1]

vi. Margaret Jackson was born on 20 June 1649 in Newton or Cambridge. [2][6] She died on 16 or 17 September 1727, age 78, in Newton. [1] She married as his second wife Deacon James Trowbridge. [1] Deacon James Trowbridge, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Marshall) Trowbridge, was born about 1636 in Dorchester and he died on 22 May 1717, age 80. [1][7] James married first Margaret Atherton on 30 December 1659 in Dorchester. [1] Margaret, the daughter of Major General Humphrey and Mary (Wales) Atherton, died on 17 August 1672 in Newton. [1][4]

James and Margaret are buried in the East Parish Burying Ground in Newton. [7]

vii. Edward Jackson was born on 15 December 1650 in Newton or Cambridge. [2, 1652][6] He was either killed by Indians on 21 February 1676 in Medfield or he died on 25 August 1675. [1]

Administration of Edward’s estate was granted to his brother Abraham on 2 October 1677. [1]

viii. Mary Jackson [5] was born about 1652/3. She was living in 1700. [1] She married Samuel Trusedale about 1671. [[1]  Samuel was born about 1646 in England and he died on 2 March 1694/5 in Newton. [1]

ix. Abraham Jackson was born on 14 August 1655 in Newton or Cambridge. [2][6] Abraham, the son of Deacon John, died on 29 June 1740, age 75, in Newton. [2] He married Elizabeth, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Bidleston) Bisco of Watertown, in 1679. [1]  Elizabeth was born on 18 December 1653 in Watertown. [1]  The unnamed wife of Abraham died on 12 September 1737 in Newton. [2]

Abraham’s daughter Elizabeth married Ephraim Williams and their son was the founder of Williams College. [4]

Abraham was chosen constable in Newton in 1683. He was appointed to a committee in Newton to see about the Great Bridge. [4]

x. Deliverance Jackson was born on 5 November 1657 in Newton or Cambridge. She died on 18 March or May 1718 in Newton. She married Joseph Wilson.

xi. Joshua Jackson was born on 15 September 1659 in Newton or Cambridge. [2][6] He was probably dead by 20 December 1676, when he was not mentioned in the division of his father’s estate.

xii. Isabella Jackson was born and died on 12 February 1661 in Newton or Cambridge. [2][6] She died on __ February 1661 in Newton. [2] She is buried there in the Center Street Cemetery. [1]

xiii. Sarah Jackson was born on 10 June 1662 in Newton. [2] She died in September 1680, age 19, in Newton. [2]

xiv. Grace Jackson (according to Savage [5])

References:

1. John William Linzee, The History of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles of Roxbury, Mass. and Their Ancestors and Descendants (Boston: privately printed, 1918), 270–401–2.

2. Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850 (Boston: New England History Genealogical Society, 1905), 112–20 (Jackson births), 317–20 (Jackson marriages), 467–70 (Jackson deaths).

3. John Camden Hotten, The Original Lists of Persons of Quality ... who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600–1700, reprinted (New York: Empire State Book Co., n.d.), 108.

4. Samuel Francis Smith, History of Newton, Massachusetts (Newton: American Logotype Company, 1880).

5. James Savage, Genealogical Dictionary, vol. 4 (Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1860–1862), 529–30.

6. Thomas W. Baldwin, Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts: To the Year 1850 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1915), vol. 1: 389–92 (Jackson births); vol. 2: 216–7 (Jackson marriages), 617–8 (Jackson deaths).

7. George R. Nye, "Thomas Trowbridge (1677–1725) of Newton, Massachusetts, and Canterbury, Connecticut," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 169 (2015): 308–18.

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23-Mar-2023