IDqr 3Jarksou (11qrnutrlrs wl)tnln Jlrt Rtlatta somt facts Tn tht J:lft or Cbt Rtv. '.)obn '.Jackson, JI. B. fils Jlnctstors, t;is Dtsct"'tants, ana Somt Rtiattd f amiliu iSy .Jrr.eh iKiuury ]urksnu. !\. I.. ffl. m. iAurltugtnu. llJrrmnut. 1!14!1 FOREWORD I sing of arms and the man. However I hardly expect to match the song of the great poet of old. I trust this story of the Jackson family will not be drier than the general run of genealogies-nor yet all wet. Like a snowball it has gathered volume as it rolled, and may melt away as rapidly. The relatives o,f my father's time were largely listed in his Family Record, 1891. A further enumeration of the clans appeared in the Jackson Family in 1910, by my uncle, Rev. S. N. Jackson. Later. in 1932, came my Kotes and Charts of the Jackson Family. Parts of the present collection are taken from these previous publications. For earlier generations of Jackson and for the allied families I have spent much time in search during and past 25 years or more, and have accumulated over 3000 pages of notes, only a small part of which are included in these chronicles. Reference to the indicated sources will give further information and details when desired. I have listed about twenty-five to fifty ancestors who came to New England some three !hundred years or more ago. In almost every in­ stance they sailed from Old England, though some originated in France or other countries. Thus we appear to descend from almost pure Eng­ lish stock. At least two criticisms are generally warranted for most geneal­ ogies including this ;-it is incomplete: and it has some errors. Since I a:m human enough to err, I hope my readers will be divine enough to forgive- also helpful enough to send in corrections. Names and dates are most likely to become distorted, especially when copied from three to ten times, as many of these have been. Shakespeare gives man seven ages, but I would settle for three:­ In extreme youth our thoughts are of present pains and pleasures. In our teens and for some years later, we think of the present and future. In our later years we think often of the present and the future, but are prone to dwell upon the past. Now a:s the time app.roaches when I should he gathered unto my fathers, I like to think of them and enumerate their good points. They ihad Christian faith, self reliance, courage, endurance of toil, hunger and cold, enterprise, ingenuity, and a great love of freedom. I also enjoy the present in preserving the past for the benefit (I hope) of fu. ture generations. It will be noted that (like others) our tribe has increased mightily in the past three centuries-and that times have changed, together III with the descendants. Let us hope that future generations will likewise improve with the times, and that our country will continue to thrive and prosper. One little worry sometimes occurs to me. It is written that it is more blessed to give than to receive-also A horse leech had two daugh­ ters who cried "give, give." Yet perhaps there should be some reason­ able limit to giving. Otherwise what should Uncle Sam reply when a hundred million nephews and nieces continually do cry "gimme, gimme." The collection of these chronicles was practically completed in 1948, but some events have been added in 1949 and 1950. Now in Janu­ ary of 1951 it seems ready for the printer. Fred Kinney Jackson, 466 S. Prospect St., Burlington, Vt. IV TABLE OF CONTENTS Part One Chapter One-Early Jacksons in England and America Chapter Two--Jacksons in New Towne, Cambridge Chapter Three-Lieutenant John Jackson and his Children Chapter Four-James Jackson, Jr., and Petersham Chapter Five--Rev. John Jackson of Gill and Brome Chapter Six-fohn Adams Jackson and Rebecca Jackson (Pratt) Chapter Seven-Lucretia Jackson (Frary), and James Madison Jackson Chapter Eight-George Washington Jackson, Sarah Jackson, spinster. Chapter Nine-Joseph Addison Jackson, Horatio Nelson Jackson, twins. Part Two Chapter Ten-The Rogers Line Chapter Eleven-Johnson - Farmer • Rogers - Wiswall - Reed - Winn Lines Chapter Twelve-Rice - Hubbard Lines Chapter Thirteen-The Hollister Family Chapter Fourteen-The Farrand - Miles Lines Chapter Fifteen-The Mayflower Lines:-Chilton - Cooke - Winslow Washburn Lines Chapter Sixteen-The Holmes - Parkyn Lines Chapter Seventeen-The Wood - Kinney - Mower - Towne Lines Chapter Eighteen-Descendants of William Wood Chapter Nineteen~The Keeler - Wadsworth Line, Niles and Bresee Lines V GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS a. Already mentioned: adm., admitted, or administered b. born; bap.-baptized; b.c.--'born about c. (circum)-about, approximately; ch.-church; chil.-children; ct. r.-court record d. died; d. y.-died young e. emigrated to this country from Eng. £, further record later; frm.-freeman, voter g. or g.s.--grave stone h. husband i. Indians k. killed 1. legal m. married n. related, but exact degree not established, n.f.r.-no further record; N. S.-new style (dating), i. e.-1752 or later 0. S. old style dating, before 1752 p. (per)-through; pr. probably, perh.-perhaps r. resided, or residence s. (sine) without, s. p. (sine prole) without issue t. trace, or traced v. (vide) see or consult; v. s. or v. r.-vital statistics, vital records w. wife x. 2nd wife y. 3rd wife z. May be in our line but untraced SYSTEMS USED FOR PEDIGREE NUMBERS A. First generation in this country ( of the Jacksons) B. Second generation, and so on Numbers following the letter are arbitrarily assigned A.n.-lndicates a side line or collateral ancestor of the first generation B2z.-lndicates undetermined relationship-if any-prO'ba<bly in the 2nd generation. In related lines I have indicated generations as 100 etc. for 1st generation, 200 etc. for 2nd gen. and so on in some cases. In other simpler lists they are simply numbered 1, 2, 3, etc. ABBREVIATIONS USED FOR SOURCE BOOKS A.-Alfred Johnson, Johnson Gen. 1914 Ban.-Bank's Eng. Ancestry of the Pilgrim Fathers VI Bil.-Billerica, by Hazen, 1883 Bo.-Bond's Hist. of Watertown Cas.-L. W. Case, Hollister Fam. 1886 Cut. 1. --Cutters Gen. of Boston and Eastern Mass. Cut 2.-Cutters Gen. of Worcester Co., Mass Cut. 3.-Cutters Gen. of New Eng., 1914 Cut. 4.-Cutters Gen. of Conn. D.-Directory of Ancestral Heads of New Eng. Fams. Holmes, 1923. E.-Early Marriages in Conn. F.-Farmers Memoirs of Bellerica, 1816 F. 2.-John Farmers Genealogic Register of First Settlers in New Eng., 1829 Hot.-Hottens Original Lists of Passengers to New Eng. Hin.-Hinmans Puritan Settlers of Conn., 1852 Hub.-Hubbards History, 1836 J.-Jacksons History of Newton, Mass. Ja.-J. H. Jackson's Family Records, 1891 Jac.-S. N. Jackson's Jackson Family, 1911 K.-Rockwell - Keeler Geneal. L.-Lincoln's Worcester, 1862 M.-Middlesex County Gen. Mx.-Rev. Mix, Baptismal Records, Wethersfield, Conn. N.-New England Historic and Genealogic Register Noy.-Noyes Genealogy, by A. Noyes, 1904 Nut.-Nutt's Hist. of Worcester, 1919 PL-Planters of the Commonwealth, Banks, 1930 Pr.-Probate Records in Early Conn. Pa.-Paige's History of Cambridge Po.-Pope, Pioneers of Mass. R.-Rice Family, 1858 Rev. 1.-Revolutionary Rolls in Conn. Rev. 2.-Rev. Rolls in Mass. Rev. 3 .-Rev. Rolls in Vt. Rev. 4.-Rev. Rolls in N. H. Re.-Reed Family History, 1861 Sav.-Savage, Gen. Die., 1860 Se.-Sewell, Hist. of Woburn, Mass. Sti.-Stiles, Hist. of Wethersfield, Conn. Sh.-Shedd Geneal. by F. E. Shedd, 1921 Tal.--Talcott, Genealogical Notes of New Eng. Families VII Tre.-Treat Fam. by J. R. Treat, 1893 Wel.-Welles Family, 1927 Wins.-Winslow Family, by Holton, 1877 Wat.-Waters, Gen. Gleanings in England, 1901 Whe.-Wheeler Family in America, A. G. Wheeler, 1914 Wil.--Willis Family in Amerioa, by Charles Willis, 1916 Wor.-Worcester Genealogy by J. F. Worcester, 1914 Wy.-Wyman's Charlestown, 1879 ABBREVIATIONS OF TOWNS In Mass. NM-New Milford Bil.-Billerica Mil.--Milford Bos.-Boston Mys.-Mystic Chst.-Charlestown RH-Rocky Hill Con.-Concord Sto.-Stonington lps.-Ipswich Sha.-Sharon Cam.-Cambridge Sal.-Salisbury Lex.-Lexington W a.-Waterbury Mar.-Marlboro Shr.-Sherman Med.-Medford Wi.-Windsor Mid.-Middleton In Vt. and P. Q. Ntn.-Newton B.-Barre Nwb.-Newbury Bu.-Burlington Pet.-Petersham Br.-Brome, P. Q. Ply .--Plymouth FV.-Frost Village, P. Q. Lei.-Leicester Hdk.-Hardwick Sud.-Sudbury Hi.-Hinesburg Tyr.-Tyringham Kn.-Knowlton, P. Q. W at.-Watertown Mor .-Morrisville Wes.-W estminster Mon.-Montreal, P. Q. W or.-Worcester Mplr .-Montpelier Wob.-Woburn Npt.-Newport In Conn. Or.-Orleans Ca.-Canaan Sut.-Sutton, P. Q. Gla.-G lastonbury Sut. J.-Sutton Junction Gro.-Groton Sh.-Sherbrooke Dan.-Danbury St.-Stukely Frf. Fairfield Sto.-Stowe Htf.-Hartford Spg.-Springfield NF-New Fairfield W.-Waterbury NH-New Haven Wns.-Windsor VIII CHAPTER ONE SOME EARLY JACKSONS IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA As our earliest Jackson a:noestry has been traced only as far back as Lt. John Jackson of Cambridge, Mass., it may prove profitable to review the lives of a dozen or so of an earlier date. John's dates, ac­ cording to his g.s. were 1645-1709. The following from England are from Wat. 1077 et seq. The will of "Heliner" Brown, wid., of Cambridge, Eng., dated 11 Nov. 1616, and proved 22 Jan. folg. devised 200 pounds to each of her five sons-Robert, Andrew, Samuel, John, and William-also to her brother, Andrew Boardman, 5 pounds-and to her sons-in-law, John Jackson and Roibert Birder, the residue of• her estate.