John Jackson
August 1768–
England
The Life Summary of John
When John Jackson was born in August 1768, in England, his father, David Jackson, was 31 and his mother, Ann Taylor, was 29. He married Ann Anderson on 23 March 1793, in Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons.
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Family Time Line
John Jackson
1768–
Ann Anderson
1770–
Marriage: 23 March 1793
William Jackson
1793–
George Jackson
1796–
William Jackson
1800–
James Jackson
1802–1873
Joseph Jackson
1804–
Spouse and Children
1768–Male
1770–Female
Marriage
23 March 1793Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Children
(5)
1793–Male
1796–Male
1800–Male
1802–1873Male
1804–Male
Parents and Siblings
1737–Male
1739–Female
Siblings
(6)
1767–Male
1768–Male
1771–Female
1773–Male
1779–Female
+1 More Child
World Events (2)
1770 · Boston Tea Party
Age 2
1770 · Boston Tea Party
Age 2
Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.
1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World
Age 7
1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World
Age 7
"On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the ""shot heard around the world"" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England."
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and northern Irish: patronymic from Jack . In North America, this surname has absorbed other patronymics beginning with J- in various European languages, in particular those derived from equivalents or short forms and other derivatives of the personal name Jacob , e.g. Norwegian Jacobsen or Jakobsen and, in some cases, Slovenian Jakše (from a derivative of the personal name Jakob ). This surname is also very common among African Americans (see also 2 below).African American: from the personal name Jackson (or Andrew Jackson), adopted in honor of Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the US; or adoption of the surname in 1 above, in many cases probably for the same reason.History: This extremely common British name was brought over by numerous different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One forebear was the father and namesake of the seventh US president, Andrew Jackson, who migrated to SC from Carrickfergus in the north of Ireland in 1765. The Confederate General Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson came from VA, where his great-grandfather John, likewise of Scotch–Irish stock, had settled after emigrating to America in 1748.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Sources (24)
- Jno. Jackson in entry for William Jackson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Jackson, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- John Jackson in entry for William Jackson, "England, Nottinghamshire, Church Records, 1578-1937"
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