Deacon John Jackson

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 1628, England; (1) Abigail ______. Issue: 1. John Jackson (1633-1675)
• Married: Abt 1634, England; (2) Margaret ______. She was born about 1624 in England. She and Deacon John lived in 1639 in Cambridge, now Newton, Massachusetts. She died on Friday 18 August 1684 or 25 August 1684 in Cambridge, now Newton, Massachusetts. She left an estate valued at £1330. Issue: 1. Theodosia Jackson 2. Mary Jackson 3. Grace Jackson 4. Caleb Jackson (1645-1645) 5. Hannah Jackson (1646-1737) 6. Anne Jackson (1647-____) 7. Abigail Jackson (1647-____) 8. Margaret Jackson (1649-1727) 9. Edward Jackson (1651-1676) 10. Abraham Jackson (1655-1740) 11. Deliverance Jackson (1657-____) 12. Joshua Jackson (1659-____) 13. Isabel Jackson (1661-1661) 14. Sarah Jackson (1662-____)
• Immigration: Jul 1635; He came to New England with his wife, Margaret on board the Blessing.
• Residence: 1639, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the first permanent settler.
• Occupation: say 1640; John was a fisherman.
• History: 1 Sep 1852, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; 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."
• Complier's Note: 1900; According to Pope (1900) he was 40 and she was 36 when the crossed on board the 'Blessing' in 1635. This puts his birth about 1595 and hers about 1599.

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