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IV. JACKSON, EDWARD, a merchant, (s. of Jonathan and Mary,) grad. at H. C., 1726, m. Dorothy Quincy, Dec. 7, 1738, and had Jonathan, June 4, 1743, and Mary, who m. Oliver Wendell. Samuel Sewall was appointed Jonathan's guardian, in 1762. He had his father's farm, in Braintree, of two hundred and eighty acres, and buildings, appraised at £2,390.
Two slaves - named Cato,
13, 13s. 4d.
and Boston, . 30, 13s. 4d.
Personal, 6,195 acres of land, in Shutesbury, 1,568.
5,895.
£9,897, 6s. 8d.
He d. 1757, leaving a will.
V. JACKSON, JONATHAN, (s. of Edward and Dorothy,) grad. at H. C., 1761, m. Hannah Tracy, 1772, and had Robert, March 4,
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1773, d. 1800 ; Henry, Jan. 12, 1774, d. 1806; Charles, May 31, 1775, grad. H. C., 1793, L.L. D., Judge S. J. C; Hannah, July 3, 1776, m. Francis Lowell; James, Oct. 3, 1777, grad. H. C., 1796, M. D .; Sarah, June 26, 1779, m. Capt. Gardner; Patrick, Aug. 14, 1780; Merchant, d. 1847 ; Harriet, Jan. 20, 1782 ; Mary, Oct. 3, 1783, m. Henry Lee. He was a member of the Provincial Congress early in the war; M. C., 1781 ; State Senator for the Co. of Essex; ap- pointed by Washington first Marshal of Mass. Dist .; Inspector of Excise, Supervisor, Treasurer of Mass., and Treasurer of H. C. He took an early and zealous part in the Revolution, was an ardent friend of liberty, and the owner of a slave. Seeing his inconsist- ency, he placed on record, in the Suffolk Probate office, the follow- ing document - A NOBLE TESTIMONY. "Know all men by these presents, that I, Jonathan Jackson, of Newburyport, in the County of Essex, gentleman, in consideration of the impropriety I feel, and have long felt, in holding any person in constant bondage, - more especially at a time when my country is so warmly contending for the liberty every man ought to enjoy, - and having sometime since promised my negro man Pomp, that I would give him his freedom, -and in further consideration of five shillings, paid me by said Pomp, I do hereby liberate, manumit, and set him free; and I do hereby remise and release unto said Pomp, all demands of whatever nature I have against Pomp. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 19th of June, 1776."
"JONATHAN JACKSON." [Seal.]
" Witness, Mary Coburn, Wm. Noyes."
This document is dated just two weeks before the glorious Declara- tion of Independence was issued, proclaiming all men to be born free. Pomp enlisted in the army, as Pomp Jackson, served through the war of the Revolution, and received an honorable discharge. He afterwards settled in Andover, near a pond, still known as "Pomp's pond." Pomp d. in 1822, æ. about 94, leaving two daughters, Rosa and -. Jonathan Jackson d. 1810, æ. 67.
II. JACKSON, SEBAS, sometimes written Seaborn upon the old records ; (some confirmation of the tradition that he was born on the passage of his parents to this country,) s. of Edward, Sen., m. Sarah, dr. of Thomas Baker, of Rox, 19, 2. 1671, and had Edward, - Sept. 12, 1672 ; Sebas, March 12, 1673, d. young; John, March 1, 1675 ; Sarah, Nov. 8, 1680 ; Elizabeth, March 2, 1683; John, March
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15, 1685 ; Jonathan, Sept. 10, 1686 ; Mary, Dec. 27, 1687 ; Joseph, March 6, 1690. Elizabeth m. - Grant, and 2d, John Taylor- Sarah m. John Draper, of Rox. - Mary m. Timothy Whiting, of Dedham, 1714. Extract from Edward, Senr's will, -" I do give and bequeath to my son Sebas, his heirs and assigns forever, that my house in which he at present dwelleth, with one hundred and fifty acres of land adjoining, as it is already laid out and bounded; also two gilded silver spoons." That house was eighteen feet by twenty- two, with two stories, and stood on the same spot now occupied by the mansion of William Jackson, Esq., a told water man, who con- tinues to draw from the old well, a pure fountain, which has served seven generations, and is none the worse for wear. The old house was built about 1670, and enlarged before 1690, which increased its length to thirty-nine feet. It was demolished in 1809, having with- stood the tempests of about one hundred and forty years. He d. Dec. 6, 1690. If born upon the passage, he was but 48 ; none of his children were then of age, and the youngest only nine months. His wife Sarah outlived him thirty-six years, and d. March 25, 1726, æ. 84. He left a will, giving all the estate to his wife, for her main- tenance, and the well bringing up of his children, during her life, or so long as she continues to be his widow. In case she marry, she shall have the west end of his house, a small orchard behind the house, fire wood, and £5 yearly, &c. His oldest son Edward to have sixty acres of land, and the remainder, one hundred and ten acres, to be equally divided among his other three sons. His three daughters to have equal shares, less £10 each ; and s. Edward to have a double portion. If any of his sons choose a trade, they shall abate £10 of their portion. His sons to have a convenient way through each other's lands. If any of his sons choose to sell their lands, their brothers to have the refusal, giving as much as another. His inven- tory amounted to about £600. The estate continued in the hands of the wid., seventeen years after his death, when it was divided and settled by agreement, among the heirs. He had but four sons and three daughters living, at his death. In 1714 his son Jonathan went to sea, on a voyage to the bay of Campeachy, and never returned.
III. JACKSON, EDWARD; (s. of Sebas, Sen.,) m. Mary -, and had Experience, Aug. 9, 1696 ; Edward, Oct. 1, 1698 ; Isaac, Feb. 2, 1701; Sarah, Oct. 28, 1703; Sebas, April 20, 1706 ; Michael, Feb. 28, 1709; Jonathan, June 25, 1713; Anna, Aug. 1714. Experience m. John Toser, 1718 - Sarah m. Philip Norcross, of Wat. - Jona-
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than grad. at H. C. 1733, and d. at Kittery, Me., June 26, 1736, æ. 23. In 1734, he gave half his homestead to his s. Edward, being sixty acres, which he had from his father Sebas ; and the other half to s. Michael, being house and seven acres, s. by the highway, N. by heirs of Barton, and E. by Joseph Jackson. He d. intestate, March 27, 1748, æ. 76. She d. 1753, æ. 88.
III. JACKSON, JOHN, a tanner, (s. of Sebas, Sen.,) m. Mary Curtis, and had John, July 24, 1701, d. 1712; Mary, Nov. 23, 1702 ; Hannah, July 1, 1704 ; Amos, Oct. 31, 1706 ; Abigail, Feb. 8, 1708. 2d w. Mary Bettis, of Watertown, Oct. 3, 1712, removed to Woodstock, Conn, and had Elizabeth, Oct. 16, 1713; Margery, June 1, 1716 ; Jonathan, June 9, 1718. Abigail m. Nathaniel Perrin, of Conn., 1730 - Hannah m. Jno. Gary, 1731 -Mary m. Eleazer Sanger, 1731 - Jonathan m. in Woodstock, and his descendants are in that vicinity.
III. JACKSON, JOSEPH, (s. of Sebas, Sen.,) m. Patience, dr. of Samuel Hyde, the g. s. of Dea. Samuel, Nov. 28, 1717; took the homestead and had Lydia, Sept. 20, 1718; Timothy, April 20, 1726 ; Joseph, Aug. 2, 1729 ; Patience, April 21, 1734. Patience m. Thad- deus Spring, April, 1762, and settled in Weston. He d. June 28, 1768, æ. 78. She d. Oct. 25, 1775, æ. 84. He left a will, but all the heirs joined in a memorial to the Judge of Probate, to have it set aside, because he sold the greatest part of his real estate, after mak- ing his will. It was set aside, and the estate was settled by agree- ment, among the heirs. The wid. to have the improvement of all the real estate, and Timothy to have it after her decease, paying out to the other heirs as agreed, &c., all agreeing that if their honored mother stand in need of any thing more to support her comfortably, that each one bear an equal part. | Joseph and Edward had a long and expensive law suit between them, relative to the settlement and division of the estate of their brother Jonathan, who was lost at sea ; his estate amounting to near £500, which law suit produced much bitter fruit. Joseph was so much in the Court house, that he acquired considerable law knowledge, was called a quack lawyer, and was often consulted by his neighbors about law matters. It, however, proved to be a dear school, as he had to part with most of his farm, to pay for the schooling. He was a clothier, worsted comber, self- taught lawyer and farmer, a very good penman, and a pretty well informed man for his day. He was famous for raising honey bees, and sweetened his Minister and neighbors with large donations of honey. Parson Cotton came annually for his pot of honey ; he had
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much company in " honey time," and treated them with bread spread with both butter and honey, and had matheiglin and cider to wash it down. He was so lame during his last years as to be unable to walk, but could use his arms with much vigor; whereupon, a large armed chair was constructed for him, in which he sat, to cut wood, plant, hoe, and weed his garden, and do many other useful things. This old chair is still preserved in the family with much care; its value seems to double with every succeeding generation. One of his accomplished female descendants, of the fifth generation,* who had often graced the venerable seat, thus moralized on beholding the ancient relic.
"That chair, that chair, that good old chair, Which nestles in the corner there ! Where did it hide this many a year ? And now, what chance has brought it here ? A broad, old-fashioned, polished thing, With velvet seat, 't would suit a king ! Ah, never a king was seated there - "Tis a thorough-going republican chair, That lived in its beauty and pristine worth, When our grandsire's grandsire walked the earth. Not walked, alas ! affliction came, And fell disease her iron chain Clasped on his limbs, and bade him stay -
An idler all the livelong day ! Oh, how for wearing toil he sighed ; But, no, this boon must be denied ;
In tedious rest, the lengthened day, Chained to his chair, he dragged away. While through the casement stretching wide, He saw the lab'rers side by side, Their cheerful toils with joy prolong, And with the breezes blend their song.
Sitting one morn, with sadness pressed, A cheering thought waked in his breast - To ask some kind, supporting aid, And seek the cooling garden shade,- There, in a chair, made large and wide, To sit, and hoe around the side. A happy thought; the purchase made, A kindly neighbor lent his aid ; And when the day was bright and fair, And breezes stirred the morning air, You'd see the good man seated there. The deep, dark forests, round him stand ; The yellow corn is close at hand ;
* Mrs. Marian Gilbert, wife of Rev. Lyman Gilbert.
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While fields of waving wheat and rye, In rivalship of beauty vie. The fleecy clouds float through the sky, The happy birds sail softly by ; With music's thrill, the gentle breeze Sifts through the ever varying trees. His heart its grateful incense brings, And silently, upon the wings
Of the clear, heaven-pervaded air,
Goes up his heart-felt morning prayer."
" Then to his toil, with arms stretched wide, He'd hoe around on every side ; Then rest himself, and sit and sing Until he made the forests ring, That good old song, 'God save the King !'
" His toils are o'er, his labor done, The chair, forsaken and alone, Stands in some distant corner, where It patient waits the future heir."
The above lines are but the commencement of this Poem, which · ingeniously brings this venerable chair and its surroundings, through each successive generation, down to the present time.
IV. JACKSON, LIEUT. TIMOTHY, (s. of Joseph,) m. Sarah Smith, of Camb., Feb. 20, 1752, lived in the E. part of the old mansion which then measured eighteen by thirty-nine ft., and had Lucy, Jan. 22, 1753; Sarah, Nov. 9, 1754 ; Timothy, Aug. 3, 1756 ; Mary, Jan. 22, 1760; Abigail, June 10, 1763. Lucy m. Moses Souther, and settled in Marlboro' - Mary m. Caleb Gardner, of Brookline, 1781, d. 1851, æ. 91 - Sarah d. unm., 1788, æ. 34 - Abigail d. unm. Dec. 5, 1851, æ. 88. He was a soldier in the French war. His w. carried on the farm, and worked on the land, in his absence. He d. of consumption, June 18, 1774, æ. 48, intestate and insolvent. His inventory, personal, £59, 10s., real, £314 ; in all, £373, 10s. The estate was considerably in debt. His wid. Sarah paid off the debt, by legacies which she received from her father Smith's estate. She was a woman of great courage and perseverance. The inventory specifies nine and a half acres of land, N. side of the road, with part of the dwelling house and barn, and twenty-one acres of pasture land, on the s. side of the road. She d. Nov. 27, 1797, æ. 81.
IV. JACKSON, JOSEPH, (s. of Joseph,) m. Abigail, dr. of Jona- than and Elizabeth Brown, April 11, 1754 ; settled in West Newton, and had Joseph, Jan. 19, 1755, d. 1756 ; Lydia, Oct. 12, 1756; Joseph,
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Nov. 12, 1758 ; Amos, Nov. 16, 1760 ; Abigail, April 21, 1763 ; Abijah, April 5, 1765, d. 1792; Elizabeth, Jan. 13, 1767. Lydia d. unm. 1792 - Abigail m. Isaac Greenwood, Feb. 1784 - Elizabeth m. - Fuller - Amos went out of town - Abijah m. - Fuller, and d. Oct. 11, 1792. He d. Nov. 16, 1803, æ. 74. She d. 1815, æ. 84.
IV. JACKSON, EDWARD, (s. of Edward and Mary,) m. Abigail Gale, and had Abraham, Dec. 4, 1721 ; Jonas, March 12, 1723 ; Ed- ward, Oct. 28, 1724 ; Joshua, April 26, 1726 ; Jonathan, April 29, 1727 ; Ephraim, Oct. 12, 1729 ; Mary, Oct. 25, 1731 ; Sarah, Jan. 5, 1734; Samuel, April 16, 1737 ; Jonathan, Sept. 29, 1740. Mary m. Nathan Morse. He d. July 1, 1738, æ. 40. Wid. Abigail and Isaac Jackson, admin. on the estate. Inventory, £560. Abraham took the land s. side highway, paid his brothers and sisters, and heirs of his bro. Jonathan, deceased. Edward and his son Abraham, both lived near the house built by Col. William Trowbridge. Wid. Abigail m. Joseph Morse.
IV. JACKSON, ISAAC, (s. of Edward and Mary,) m. Ruth, dr. of John Greenwood, Esq., July 10, 1729, and had Josiah, April 23, 1730; Isaac, May 29, 1732; Oliver, Sept. 15, 1734, d. unm. 1757; Elisha, Feb. 12, 1737 ; Edward, Sept. 3, 1739 ; Ruth, Oct. 17, 1741. Ruth m. Capt. Edward Fuller, 1759. He was a carpenter, served his time with Isaac Beach, who gave him four acres land with house, adjoining the burial place. He was Selectman five years, and d. Feb. 5, 1769, æ. 68. He owned a large tract of land in Westminster, which by his will, (1765,) he gave to his sons Josiah, Edward, and Elisha, who settled upon it, and they were among the first settlers of Westminster, with four others from Newton, viz : John Hall, Dea. Joseph Miller, Nathaniel Norcross, and one other.
IV. JACKSON, SEBAS, (s. of Edward and Mary,) m. Abigail Patten, Dec. 1731, and had Abigail, March 22, 1733; Sebas, May 27, 1735 ; Sebas, July 10, 1737; Mary, (?) Sept. 13, 1738; Jonathan, Aug. 28, 1739, d. 1745 ; Daniel, Aug. 14, 1742 ; Ann, July 19, 1746. Abigail m. F. Learned, 1759 - Mary m. John Kidder - Ann m. Joseph Hyde, Jr., 1778. He d. 1771, æ. 65, and s. Daniel admin. on the estate.
IV. JACKSON, MICHAEL, tanner, (s. of Edward and Mary,) m. Phebe Patten, Oct. 1733, and had Michael, Dec. 18, 1734 ; Nathaniel, April 13, 1736, d. 1742; Phebe, March 28, 1738 ; Mary, Sept. 13, 1739 ; Deborah, June 15, 1741 ; Elizabeth, Feb. 17, 1743 ; Nathaniel,
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Aug. 7, 1744, d. 1745; Patten, Dec. 19, 1745, went to the South ; Catherine, Oct. 29, 1747; Jonathan, Sept. 27, 1749; Thomas, June 21, 1751, settled in Maine ; Priscilla, Dec. 19, 1753; Phineas, Nov. 3, 1755 ; Oliver, Dec. 13, 1756. Phebe m. Aaron Child, 1761 - Mary m. - Deborah m. Samuel Woodward, 1764 - Elizabeth m. Nathan- iel Fuller, 1786 - Catherine m. Joshua Fuller, Jr., 1773 - Priscilla m. Samuel Woodward, 1786. He took the homestead, and d. Aug. 27, 1765, æ. 56. She d. 1776. Inventory, £453.
IV. JACKSON, JONAS, (s. of Edward and Abigail,) m. Martha Hyde, Aug. 1744, and had William, Jan. 11, 1745; Gersham, Nov. 16, 1746 ; Patty ; Enoch, March 3, 1749, d. in infancy ; Jonas, Jan. 24, 1751 ; David, Jan. 12, 1753; Aaron, Aug. 11, 1755 ; Hannah, Dec. 21, 1757 ; and Moses. Patty m. Solomon Newell - William m. Sarah Hastings, 1768 - Gersham m. Sarah White, 1769. All these sons went into the army.
IV. JACKSON, EDWARD, (s. of Edward and Abigail,) m. Susan Dana, of Camb., May 29, 1755. He kept the Cattle Fair Tavern, in Little Camb., and had Samuel, Sept. 2, 1759 ; Susan, who m. John Fowle, of Wat .; and Mary, who m. - Dickinson, of Deerfield. Samuel m. Betsy Curtis, and had two sons, George and Samuel.
V. JACKSON, ABRAHAM, blacksmith, (s. of Edward and Abi- gail,) m. Mary Hyde, Nov. 1745, and had Abraham, March 1, 1746 ; Esther, Dec. 3, 1748; Sarah, Aug. 5, 1750; Thaddeus, 1752 ; Jesse, April 13, 1754 ; Nathan, Feb. 19, 1758 ; Asa, Nov. 21, 1761 ; Ezra, Mary, and Molly. Wife Mary d. 1768, 2d w., wid. Margaret Marean, 1769, and had one s. Royal, 1773. Esther m. Abner Whit- ney, of Rox., 1768 - Sarah m. Samuel Draper, of Rox., 1771. 3d w., wid. Hannah Woodward, of Brookline. This family removed to Brookline, and were warned out. Thaddeus settled in Brookline, and the other sons went into the army.
V. JACKSON, JOSHUA, tailor, (s. of Edward and Abigail,) m. Huldah Fuller, March, 1749, and had Joshua, Oct. 8, 1751 ; Daniel, July 23, 1753; Nathaniel, July 8, 1755; Josiah, March 3, 1757 ; Hezekiah, Nov. 27, 1758; Jonathan, Nov. 8, 1760 ; Moses, Aug. 23, 1763 ; Keziah, Grace, Ruth and Lucretia. Keziah m. Thomas Hill, of Hebron - Grace m. Reuben Hastings - Ruth m. Amos Thwing - Lucretia m. Thomas Allen - Josiah m. Mary Woodward, went to sea, as first mate, and never returned -Jonathan m. Abigail Cut- ting, of Waltham, and had John and Luther. He d. 1810, æ. 84.
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V. JACKSON, COL. EPHRAIM, (s. of Edward and Abigail,) m. Mary Davis, of Rox., 1753, kept tavern at Lower Falls, and had Edward, April 26, 1755 ; Aaron, 1758; Ephraim, Aug. 19, 1759; Nathan, 1763; and Polly, who m. Abm. Hall, of Vt. - Ephraim m. Martha Little, and 2d, Phebe Titus - Aaron m. Lucy Dewing, had two chil., and d. in Vt. 1802 - Nathan m. - McRoberts, and settled in Vt. He was a Lieut. in the old French war, in 1755 and '56. He was one of the Newton alarm list, in 1775, and was in the battle of Concord, - Lieut. Col. in Col. Marshall's regiment, attached to the Northern army, and was in the several battles that preceded the capture of Burgoyne, and d. in the camp at Valley Forge, Dec. 19, 1777, æ. 48. His wid. Mary m. Capt. Caleb Kingsbury, of Needham, April 25, 1782.
V. JACKSON, SAMUEL, (s. of Edward and Abigail,) m. Lois Woodward, 1763, and had Samuel, Feb. 16, 1764; Lois, Aug. 17, 1765 ; Rhoda, Feb. 21, 1767 ; Ann, March 30, 1769; Mary, May 30, 1771 ; Antipas, Nov. 20, 1772; Esther, Nov. 24, 1774 ; Ephraim, Feb. 3, 1780; and Sarah, July, 1781. Lois m. John King, Jr., 1784 - Rhoda m. - Grout, of Sherburne - Ann m. Samuel Durell, 1793 -Esther m. - Bennett - Sarah m. Charles Hyde. He d. July, 1801, æ. 64. She d. Sept. 1811, æ. 71.
V. JACKSON, JONATHAN, (s. of Edward and Abigail,) m. - Fuller.
V. JACKSON, COL. MICHAEL, (s. of Michael,) m. Ruth, dr. of Ebenezer Parker, Jan. 31, 1759, and had Michael, Sept. 12, 1759 ; Simon, Nov. 20, 1760; Ebenezer, Dec. 18, 1763; Amasa, June 5, 1765 ; Charles, Jan. 4, 1767, and d. unm., in Georgia, 1801. He was a Lieut. in the French war. At the breaking out of the Revolution- ary war, he was a private in a volunteer company of Minute Men, in Newton. At the early dawn of the 19th of April, 1775, the sig- nal was given that the British troops were on their march for Lex- ington. The company of Minute Men were early upon their parade ground, but none of the commissioned officers were present; the orderly Sergeant had formed the company, and there was a motion made to choose a Captain for the day, when Michael Jackson was nominated, and chosen by uplifted hands. He immediately stepped from the ranks to the head of the company, and without a word of thanks for the lionor, or the slightest formality, he ordered the com- pany to shoulder arms -platoons to the right wheel -quick time-
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forward march! These three words of command were uttered, and the company were on the march to join the regiment at Watertown Meeting-house. On their arrival there, the commissioned officers of the regiment were holding a council in the school house, and he was invited to take part in their deliberations. He listened to their dis- cussion, but soon got the floor, and made a moving speech. He told them that there was a time for all things, but that the time for talk- ing had passed, and the time for fighting had come; not now, the wag of the tongue, but the pull of the trigger. This pro-tem. Capt. accused the officers of wasting time, through fear of meeting the enemy. He told them " if they meant to oppose the march of the British troops, to leave the school house forthwith, and take up their march for Lexington. He intended that his company should take the shortest route to get a shot at the British," and' suiting the action to the word, left the council, and took up his march. This blunt speech broke up the council, without any concert of action, and each company was left to act as they chose. Some followed Jackson, some lingered where they were, and some dispersed. Jack- son's company came in contact with Lord Percy's reserve, near Concord Village, and were dispersed after exchanging one or two shots, but they soon rallied and formed again, in a wood near by, and were joined by a part of the Watertown company. They hung upon the flank and rear of the retreating enemy, with much effect, until they reached Lechmere Point, at nightfall, and took boat for Boston. After the British had rowed beyond the reach of musket shot, this co. received the thanks of Gen. Warren, upon the field, for their bravery. Soon after, he received a Major's commission in the Con- tinental army, then quartered at Cambridge, and was subsequently promoted to the command of the eighth regiment in the Massachu- sett's line, than which no regiment was more distinguished for bravery and good conduct, during the war. In an action with the British, on Montressor's Island, in N. Y., he received a severe wound in the thigh, by a musket ball, from which he never entirely recovered. Lieut. Col. John Brooks then took the command of Jackson's reg- ment, and William Hull was Major. During the sanguinary bat- tles which preceded the surrender of Burgoyne, Jackson's regiment, under Col. Brooks, behaved most gallantly, and nearly half of the regiment were either killed or wounded. He was a man of good judgment and great courage. He d. April, 10, 1801, æ. 66. At his funeral, Gen. Henry Jackson, Dr. Eustis, Col. Joseph Ward, Gen. Brooks, Gen. Knox, and Joseph Blake, were the pall bearers. A
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battalion of Infantry, under Maj. Cheney, performed the escort duty, and a company of Artillery fired minute guns, during the march of the funeral procession, - a tribute of respect due to a man who de- served well of his country, fought her battles, and bled for her inde- pendence. He had five brothers and five sons in the army of the Revolution.
V. JACKSON, JONATHAN, (s. of Michael, Sen.,) m. Mary Stone, 1790, settled in Brookline, and had Jonathan, Mary, and Phebe. He d. 1822, æ. 73. She d. 1841, æ. 78.
V. JACKSON, PHINEAS, (s. of Michael, Sen.,) m. Ruth Wood, 1778, and had Patten, Sept. 10, 1779 ; Artemas, Feb. 29, 1781 ; Caty, Jan. 24, 1783; Sukey, Nov. 25, 1785; Ruth, March 28, 1789; Sally, April 29, 1792.
V. JACKSON, OLIVER, (s. of Michael, Sen.,) m. Lucy Fuller, and had Amasa, Esther, Mary, and Anna. Amasa m. -.
V. JACKSON, LIEUT. ISAAC, (s. of Isaac, Sen.,) m. Jemima Jones, 1758, and had Caleb, April 16, 1760 ; Oliver, June 29, 1762 ; Elisha, Jan. 9, 1765, d. in infancy ; Jemima, Oct. 3, 1766. She d. April, 1767. 2d w. Sarah Cheney, and had Sibel, and Sally. 2d. w. d. Sept., 1776. 3d. w. Mary Hammond, 1777. Jemima m. - Bicknell, of Rox .- Sibel m. - Fox, went to Fitzwilliam, N. H. He was a soldier in the old French war - Lieut. in the west co., and was in the battles of Lex. and Concord, at Dorchester heights, &c. He d. 1795, æ. 63.
V. JACKSON, JOSIAH, (s. of Isaac, Sen.,) m. Mary -, was one of the first settlers of Westminster, and had Oliver, Nov. 22, 1757 ; Isaac, Aug. 30, 1768.
V. JACKSON, ELISHA, (s. of Isaac, Sen.,) m. Beulah -, was one of the first settlers of Westminster, and had Sullivan, Jan. 19, 1777 ; Elisha, March 28, 1779 ; Josiah, May 23, 1781 ; Ebenezer, July 9, 1793 ; Abel, Aug. 29, 1788; and five daughters. Josiah settled in Westminster, and had Alexander, and three daughters.
V. JACKSON, EDWARD, (s. of Isaac, Sen.,) m. Jemima, dr. of James Trowbridge, Jr., was one of the first settlers of Westminster, a leading man in the settlement, built the first house there, and had John, July 19, 1767 ; Oliver, May 9, 1776 ; Edward, Aug. 8, 1780 ; Josiah, March 28, 1787, went to New York ; Levi, March 12, 1790.
V. JACKSON, SEBAS, (s. of Sebas and Abigail,) m. Mary Bacon, 1767, settled in Westminster, and had four daughters.
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V. JACKSON, DANIEL, (s. of Sebas and Abigail,) m. Fanny Up- ham, 1773, lived near Weston bridge, and had Sebas, Fanny, Daniel, Abigail, 1780, Joel, Walter, Betsy, William, Thomas, Marshall, and Mary. Fanny m. - Bigelow-Daniel, a baker, went to Chelsea, Vt. - Abigail m. Aaron Sanger, July, 1801 - Joel m. and had six chil. - Walter went out of town - Betsy, single - William m. and went to Canada - Thomas, single - Marshall went to Peru - and Mary m. Ira Crawford, of Boston.
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