Edward Jackson

• Not the son of Christopher Jackson & Susan Jackson
• Described in contemporaneous records as the brother of Dea. John Jackson.

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Disputed origins

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The most recently published research on Edward Jackson (2023) asserts that he was baptized at St Dunstans, Stepney, London, on 3 February 1604[/5] and that he was the son of Christopher Jackson, tailor, of Bednal Green, London, and Susan Johnson.[1][2] However, this is assumption is almost certainly incorrect. Edward's headstone says he was "aged 79 years & 5 mons Dec'd June ye 17 1681", so he was probably born in England in early 1602. Edward was known to have been a nail-maker, living in Whitechapel parish, London, before he went to America.[1]

Origins

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We know from Middlesex deeds that Cambridge Village called Edward Jackson and John Jackson "brothers" when they assigned Edward 40 acres next to John. We also have the baptisms for eight of Edward's children in the same place. Furthermore he and his supposed father were both called nail makers in England, and he was called a nail maker in Cambridge Village. Perhaps the correct baptism records will be found or perhaps it is lost to time.

Disputed origins of his first wife, Frances

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Frances (___) Jackson's date and place of birth and parents are unknown. Some online trees call her Frances "Taft", but there is no support for this last name at birth. Based on her estimated marriage date of about 1630, her date of birth is estimated at about 1610. She was most probably born in England. Frances married Edward Jackson by about 1630 in England.[1] They has 9 children before emigrating in 1643. After Frances' death, her husband remarried to the widow Elizabeth (Newgate) Oliver.[15][16] He had five more children with Elizabeth. Edward died at Newton, Massachusetts, aged 79 years and 5 months, on 17 July 1681.[1]

(Note: all of their children's births are recorded in Newton Vital Records, although most - if not all of them - were born in England):

1. Israel, baptized at Stepney, London 9 March 1630/1;[2] probably buried there on 20 March 1631[1] (no record found)
2. Margaret, baptized at St. Mary's 1 January 1632/3[3]
3. Hannah, baptized at St. Mary's 1 May 1634;[4] married John Ward[1]
4. Rebecca,[5] baptized at St. Mary's 12 October 1636;[6] married Thomas Prentice[1]
5. Caleb, baptized at St. Mary's 10 October 1638;[7] buried there on 20 November 1638[8]
6. Joseph, baptized at St. Mary's 13 September 1639;[9] buried there on 28 September 1639[10]
7. Jonathan,[11] married Elizabeth Baker[1] and died 28 August 1693;[12] no birth/baptism found
8. Sebas/Sebeas, who married Sarah Baker,[13] is thought to have been born in 1643, on the passage from England,[1] but no birth/baptism found, but Newton Vital Records says "b. aft. ch. b. Sept. 13, 1639?"[11]
9. Frances,[11] died 5 October 1648,[14] no birth/baptism found

The family apparently came to New England between February and October, 1643,[1] when Edward was deeded land in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[13]

Frances likely died at Cambridge in 1648, perhaps in chldbirth. Williams believes the death record of their daughter Frances was actually the record of the death of Edward's wife, Frances.[1]

Second wife, Elizabeth

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Newgate-19

Elizabeth Newgate was baptized 1 January 1617/8 at St. Olaves, Southwark, Surrey, was the daughter of John Newgate[1] and his first wife, Lydia.[2][3] In 2018, Lydia's last name was discovered to be Kenden.[4]. Elizabeth arrived in New England at age 15, probably in May 1633.
Elizabeth was educated and was known for being a midwife.

Elizabeth married first to John Oliver about 1637 (estimate based on the birth of their first child in July 1638) probably at Boston.[5] Elizabeth's half-sister, Sarah, married John's brother about five years later.[3] John was the eldest child of Thomas Oliver and Ann _____ and had arrived in Boston in 1632.[5]. They had 5 children: John, Elizabeth, Hannah, John (again) and Thomas.

John Oliver died 11 April 1646, leaving a will dated 25 August 1641 and proved 11 September 1647 in which Elizabeth was named executrix.[5][8] When the estate was divided, Elizabeth received one-third of the residue with the remainder going to her three children.[3]

Elizabeth married second in Cambridge to Edward Jackson on 14 March 1648/9.[9] Edward had arrived in New England about 1643 with his first wife and several children.[3] Edward and Elizabeth had the following children:

1. Sarah, born 5 January 1649/50,[9] baptized 21 April 1650 at Boston, died at Newton on 23 February 1711/2; married Nehemiah Hobart[3]
2. Edward, born 15 December 1652,[9] died at Newton 30 September 1727; married first to Grace ______; married second to Abigail Wilson[3]
3. Lydia, born about 1656,[9] died in Newton 12 January 1725/6; married Joseph Fuller[3]
4. Elizabeth,[10] born 28 April 1658,[9] died 25 January 1740/1; married first to John Prentice; married second to Jonas Bond[3]
5. Hannah, born about 1660[11] (birth not in town records), died 26 September 1690; married Nathaniel Wilson[3]
6. Ruth, born 15 January 1664,[9] died unmarried[12] on 7 January 1691/2[3]

On 2 June 1666, Elizabeth and Edward sold the farm at Pulling Point that had belonged to John Oliver for £333.[3]

Edward Jackson died in Cambridge (Newton) leaving a will dated 11 June 1681 and proved 26 August 1681. Elizabeth, her step-son Seabas and son Edward were named as co-executors.[3]

Death and Will

Elizabeth died at Newton on 30 September 1709, aged 92 years.[13] "A small stone at the left of Edward [Jackson]’s stone (the face of which is scaled off), marks a grave, and the footstone, bearing the name Elizabeth Jackson."[11]

Elizabeth left a will dated 8 September 1709 and proved 14 November 1709.[14] Her sons Thomas Oliver and Edward Jackson were named as its executors. In her will, Elizabeth named sons John Oliver (who had already received his full portion), Thomas Oliver, Edward Jackson; daughters Elizabeth Wiswall, Sarah Hobart, Elizabeth Bond; son-in-laws Nehemiah Hobart, Joseph Fuller; grandchildren Elizabeth Prentice, Elizabeth Fuller, children of deceased daughter Hannah Wilson and the children of daughter Sarah Hobart.[3]

Biography

Edward Jackson was a nail maker. He was christened on 3 February 1604 in St. Dunstan's Church, Stepney Whitechaple, London, England.

He was the son of Christopher Jackson and Susan Johnson. [sic: disproved.]

On 2 December 1629 Edward, at age 25, married Frances unknown, in London, England. Edward Jackson and Frances lived in 1643 in Cambridge, now Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Edward Jackson became a freeman in May 1645 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He served between 1647 and 1676 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as a representative to the Massachusetts General Court.

On 14 March 1648/49 Edward, at age 45, married Elizabeth Newgate, daughter of John Newgate and Anne unknown, in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Their marriage date is recorded as 14 (1) 1648/49. On 25 November 1664 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts,

Edward Jackson was mentioned in the will of John Newgate.

Edward Jackson served in 1665 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as a Selectman. He served again in that office in 1682.2

Edward Jackson gave 20 acres of land to his daughter, Lydia, by the following:

This present witnesseth, that I, Edward Jackson, have given to Joseph Fuller, and to my daughter Lidia his wife, Twenty accers of Land, lying and being vppon the South West corner of the farme which I bought of Mr. Broadstreete, and also I have sold some tenne accers more adioyning to the foresayd Twenty as it is layd out and Bounded by David Fiske of Cambridge bounds Surveyor, also I doe by these presents acknowledge that I have receaved the sume of six pounds in money in and his father John Fuller is to pay sixeteene more as followeth, upon the first of March in the yeare 1681, and five pound in the first of March 1682, and the last five pound on the first of March 1683, the which somes beeing so payd as above expressed, I doe by these presents assigne and make over to the above named Joseph Fuller and to his heires forever, to have and to hold without any just mollestation of me my heires Executors and Administrators, or any of vs; in Witness hereof I have set to my hand and seale John Mason, EDWARD JACKSON. SEAL. Isaac Bacon.8

He died on Tuesday, 17 June 1681 in Cambridge, now Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 77 years, 4 months and 14 days.

His estate was probated about July 1681 in Cambridge, now Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, His estate was about 1700 acres and a number of slaves.

He and his brother [sic] Deacon John Jackson were honored on 1 September 1852 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, when a monument was dedicated to the early settlers of Newton with the following words inscribed: "Dea. John Jackson gave one acre of land for this burial place and the first church which was erected upon this spot 1660. Edward Jackson gave 20 acres for the parsonage, 1660, and 3 acres for the ministerial woodlot, 1681.

References

1. WikiTree contributors, "Edward Jackson (abt.1602-1681)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jackson-631 : accessed 15 December 2024). Cites
   1. Williams, Alicia Crane. "Edward Jackson (c. 1602-1681)" in Early New England Families, 1641-1700. Boston: NEHGS, 2023, pp. 1-11. < AmericanAncestors.org($). >
   2. For Edward's baptism, Williams cites: "Notes" in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: NEHGS, Jan 1912, vol. 66, p. 84. AmericanAncestors.org($).
   3. Williams, Alicia Crane. "Elizabeth (Newgate) (Oliver) Jackson (m. 1637)" in Early New England Families, 1641-1700. Boston: NEHGS, 18 Jan 2016, pp. 1-7. AmericanAncestors.org($).
   4. Starr, Frank Farnsworth. The Edward Jackson Family of Newton, Massachusetts. Cambridge, MA: University Press, 1895, pp. 5-27. Archive.org.
   5. Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1905, p. 112-120 (births), 317 (marriage), 467-468 (deaths). Archive.org
2. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Paige, L.R. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877. Boston, MA: H. O. Houghton & Co., 1877, p. 593. Archive.org.
   1. Smith, Samuel Francis. History of Newton, Massachusetts ... 1630-1880. American Logotype Co., 1880, pp. 46-47, 87-89, 276. Google Books
   2. Jacobus, Donald Lines. An American Family, Botsford-Marble Ancestral Lines. Connecticut: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1933, pp. 241-242. Archive.org.
   3. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch, Israel Jackson, 1630.
   4. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch: Margaret Jackson, 1632.
   5. "London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812", London Metropolitan Archives; London Church of England Parish Registers; Ref: P93/MRY1/001. Ancestry Sharing Link (free access); Ancestry Record 1624 #664067($): Hanna Jackson baptism on 1 May 1634.
   6. Binney, Charles James Fox. The History and Genealogy of the Prentice, or Prentiss Family, in New England from 1631 to 1852. The author, 1852, p. 161 and 163. Google Books.
   7. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch: Rebeckah Jackson, 1636.
   8. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch: Caleb Jackson, 1638.
   9. "England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988", FamilySearch: Caleb Jackson, 20 Nov 1638.
   10. "England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988", FamilySearch: Joseph Jackson 13 Sep 1639.
   11. "England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988", FamilySearch: Joseph Jackson, 28 Sep 1639.
   12. "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988", database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) - Ancestry Record 2495 #8349648($): Jonathan Jackson death 28 Aug 1693 in Boston, Massachusetts.
   13. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch: FHL microfilm 007009513. Frances Jackson, 5 Aug 1648; Death, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
   14. Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Print. Co., 1914, vol. 2, p. 291. Archive.org: OLIVER, Elizabeth and Edward Jacson, Mar. 14, 1648-9.
   15. West, Randy. "Updates from English Records for Some Great Migration Immigrants Who Came by 1635" in The New England Historical & Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: NEHGS, Fall 2018, vol. 172, p. 357. American Anestors.org($): Newgate.
   16. Fleishman, Thelma. Where Newton Began: A Guide to the East Parish Burying Ground. Newton Hist. Society, 2004, pp. 5-6, 21-22. NewtonMA.gov.
   17. "Find a Grave", database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #14229620, Memorial page for Edward Jackson (3 Feb 1602-17 Jun 1681), citing East Parish Burying Ground, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.
   18. Will of Edward Jackson (image) on FamilySearch, film #007554514, images 237-243
   19. "England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975", database, FindMyPast Transcription($): Edward Jackson; Baptism date: 03 Feb 1604; Death date: 28 Feb 1604; Stepney, London; Father Christofer Jackson.
   20. "Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Records", images, FamilySearch: image 53 of 174; Newton (Massachusetts). Town Clerk. See also:
3. Linzee, John William Linzee. The History of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles of Roxbury, MA. Boston, MA: Samuel Usher, 1913, Back matter: pp. 401-402. Ancestry Sharing Link (free access); Ancestry Image($).
4. Putnam, James Jackson. A Memoir of Dr. James Jackson: With Sketches. Cambridge, MA: University Press, 1905, pp. 3-4. Harvard.edu.
5. https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Edward_Jackson_%288%29 (has errors) cites
   1. Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862) Vol 2 pp 220, 532. 2:220, 2:532
   2. Viruk, Frederick Adams (Genealogical Publishing Co 1986).
   3. Edward Jackson of Cambridge Village (now Newton), in Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County). Probate records, 1648-1924. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1964-1967) Case 12407, 26 Aug 1681. will Vol. 5, p. 111 and inventory Vol. 5, p. 118 An abstract can be found on page 402 of Park-Ruggles: The will of Edward Jackson Senr. of Cambridge Village, County Middlesex, mentions wife Elizabeth [dau.] of Mr. John Newgate; son Edward Jackson, dau. Ruth Jackson, son Jonathan Jackson; two sons in law John Ward and Thomas Prentice; son Sebias Jackson; dau. Hannah Ward; dau. Rebeckah Prentice; son in law Nehemiah Hubart; son in law Joseph Fuller; son in law John Prentice; son in law Nathaniel Wilson; dau. Ruth Jackson; grandchild Jno. Ward Jr.; five grandchildren which bear my name; 36 grandchildren & great grandchildren; sons in law Mr. John and Thomas Oliver; daughter in law Elisabet Wiswall; College in Cambridge; son Hobart, dau. Sarah Hobart; Lidia Fuller, Elizabeth Prentice, Hannah Wilson, Ruth Jackson. Made 11 June 1681; proved 26 Aug. 1681. His inventory contained upwards of sixteen hundred acres of land, and amounted to £2,477, 19s.6c. It also included two men servants, appraised at £5 each. He was probably the first slave-holder in Newton. [citing History of Newton]
   4. Edward Jackson, in Church of England, and Ancestry.com (comp.). London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database]. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010)
   5. Tower Hamlets St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney 1568-1608. link:1604[/05]: ffebruary: Edward sonne of Christopher Jackson of [] bapt. 4 day [Note this record is that which has been cited by every author to date on this family. There is one issue to contend with... the same son Edward son of Christopher Jackson was buried on 29 Feb 1604/05 also at St Dunstan and All Saints:link: Buryalles: 1604[/05]: ffebruary: Edward Son of Christopher Jackson of [] Buryed 28 day. [clearly this is not his baptism date as that child died young. However, we do know from Middlesex deeds that Cambridge Village called Edward and John "brothers" when they assigned Edward 40 acres next to John. We also have the baptisms for eight of Edward's children in the same place. Furthermore he and his supposed father were both called nail makers in England and he was called a nail maker in Cambridge Village. So we can't completely dismiss the English origin theory outright. Perhaps the correct baptism records will be found or perhaps it is lost to time].
   6. Jackson, Francis. A history of the early settlement of Newton, county of Middlesex, Massachusetts, from 1639 to 1800: with a genealogical register of its inhabitants, prior to 1800. (Boston, Massachusetts: Stacy and Richardson, 1854) p. 331. He purchased land in Cambridge Village of Samuel Holley in 1643 [note, from other sources: his last child bp 13 SEP 1639 in London was Joseph] Freeman 1645; 1646 purchased a farm from Gov Bradstreet.
   7. Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905) 1:467. Edward, " came From England about 1635, " June 17, 1681, a. 79 y. 5 m. G. R. 1 [six July - see below-
   8. Starr, Frank Farnsworth. The Edward Jackson family of Newton, Massachusetts: in the lines of Commodore Charles Hunter Jackson, United States Navy, Middletown, Connecticut. (Hartford, Conn.: unknown, 1895) 12. which notes that his gravestone in East Parish Burying Ground, Newton (findagrave.com) was repaired [most likely replaced] in 1825 and that his death month was changed to June instead of July as shown by the inventory of his estate.

2 May 1649 married Elizabeth Newgate (widow of Rev John Oliver and daughter of John Newgate.
CHILDREN - Hannah, Rebecca, Frances (M), Jonathan, Sebas (born on voyage to USA to Frances), Sarah, Edward, Lydia, Elizabeth, Ruth* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 16 2024, 0:41:17 UTC