Mary Jane Jackson

Brief Life History of Mary Jane

When Mary Jane Jackson was born in 1782, in Virginia, United States, her father, Thomas Jackson, was -53 and her mother, Drusillia Cravens, was 17. She married Benjamin Winters in 1799, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Monroe Township, Muskingum, Ohio, United States for about 20 years. She died in 1860, at the age of 78.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Winters
1763–1840
Mary Jane Jackson
1782–1860
Marriage: 1799
Jerusha Winters
1780–
Reese Winters
1806–1867
Brice Winters
Harriet Rebecca Winters
1807–1874
Lewis Winters
1810–
Hannah Winters
1812–
Jane Winters
1819–1883

Sources (6)

  • Jane Winters in household of Christopher Cornelius, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Jane Winters in entry for Jane Cornelius, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
  • Jane Winters in household of Christopher Cornelius, "United States Census, 1850"

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World Events (8)

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

1788 · Becomes the 10th state

On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state. 

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

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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