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Group Administrator: Evyonne Eddins evonandrews@sbcglobal.net
Group Co-Administrator: Don Jackson odonj@suddenlink.net
Project Surnames:Project Background: UPDATED 7/10/2007
Welcome to our FTDNA Jackson Project website. You, must be (or find) a known relative to be) a DIRECT MALE DESCEDANT OF YOUR SPECIFIC JACKSON FAMILY . The Jackson surname is one of the most numerous in the United States (within the top twenty) with most of the original immigrants coming from the United Kingdom England, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Shetland (for the most part): patronymic from JACK. We have tried to make our web pages viewer friendly, and sincerely hope you enjoy as well as keep up with current items periodically posted.
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CONTENTS:
Earliest Jackson Group Ancestors
Short Bio Sketches submitted by members
Why is DNA So Important?
FTDNA Interesting tid-bits
Website COUNTER - installed 12/18/06
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Some of our Jackson earliest ancestors (some conjectured, most proven) are:
5th Century – Niall of the Nine Hostages (FTDNAKit#17281-Clint Jackson)
1582 – Richard Jackson b. 1582 England came to Conn. c1630
1605 – Robert Jackson 1605 – 1681 Hempstead, Long Island, New York
1645 – John Jackson b. abt 1645 VA
1650 – Ralph Jackson b. 1650 England d. 1708-1709 England
1675 – James & Rebecca Hallett Jackson circa (1675-1735 NY)
1713 – John Jackson died within the Colony of Virginia
1719 – Benjamin Jackson Sr. b. 1719 Queens Co.,d.abt 1805 SC
1730 – Samuel Jackson b. 1730 Chester County, Pennsylvania
1730 – Richard Jackson b. circa 1730 England
1730 – Thomas Jackson, Sr. b. circa 1730
1737 – William Jackson b. 1737 N. Ireland d.1792 in Guilford Co., NC
1745 – Ambrose Jackson b. Colony of VA d. 1745 Brunswick Co., Colony of VA
1758 – Churchwell Jackson b. 1758 VA d. aft 1858 Marion Co., TN
1761 – Richard Jackson b. 1761 (place unknown) d. Barnstable Co, Mass.
FTDNA has done it again! One of our members has been notified that his markers coincide with those of Niall Noigiallach a.k.a. Niall of the Nine Hostages. When you visit our RESULTS web page, and you will find our member who has matching markers to “Niall of the Nine Hostages” shown in bold print! Go the FamilyTreeDNA’s home page and find out more about these markers.
…NEAT SHORT BIO-SKETCHES on ancestors or descendants of some of our FTDNA Jacksons....
Do you have a notable ancestor, or one with an unusual, interesting story a (during the 1800s)? WHO HAS THE NEXT GOOD STORY TO SUBMIT??? – Email it to Mary Ann or Evyonne (email addresses are shown at the top of each of the Jackson Project web pages– Your name & Kit# will be printed at the end of your submission
LIST OF BIO-SKETCHES SUBMITTED
1 - Niall Noigiallach A.K.A. Niall of Nine Hostages
2 - Surviving a Texas Twister
3 - I will never again harm any living thing…..
A Pledge made by a CSA Veteran, and How His Family Helped Him Fulfill His Decree
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1 - Niall Noigiallach a.k.a. Niall of Nine Hostages (A VERY distant ancestor of Kit #17281)
Niall of Nine Hostages was a favorite, during all of my studies on Ancient history. Most professors emphasize Alexander the Great, Caesar. Marco Polo, etc.,
Niall Noigiallach really stood out (for me) not only because of his early life, but also because of his accomplishments. As I remember, his father was an Irish King, who took a second wife. Niall’s step-mother wasn’t happy until the “first-in-line” for the throne was outcast. That in turn would put her four sons, by the King, in more favor. She was successful not only in having Niall being “cast-out”, but also had the court status of Niall’s mother reduced to becoming her servant.
Niall was not “received in court” until he reached his adult years, with the blessings of his father. Through the “ups and downs” – his father chose Niall as heir to the throne before his death. More ups and downs followed with his stepmother coming back into the picture and succeeding in her efforts to get her oldest son named King. He did not last long (as Kings ruled during this time period)- - his own sister poisoned him.
Niall becomes King – a strong King. He received his “nickname” during his early reign. He was successful in consolidating his power at home by unusual means – he took hostages, in one instance nine ROYAL hostages, thus becoming known as Niall of the Nine Hostages.. With his now consolidated Scot and Pic allies, he moved against the Romans in Britain, and took St. Patrick as hostage. He created a dynasty that lasted over half a century, and heavily damaged the Roman strength to control Britain, eventually even taking part of France.
You can now see why Niall Noigiallach was my favorite during my years of
Ancient history studies. Do you think that the Oral History of my family regarding Irish ancestry have anything to do with such an interest?
……………………………………………………Evyonne Andrews Eddins 2006…….
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2 - Surviving a “Texas Twister” – Duke Allen Jackson & family – A Descendant of William & Margaret Wilson Jackson - Kit #12725
Duke Allen Jackson migrated from Hardeman Co., TN to Texas in the late 1870s. He and his family had to stop at Granbury, Hood County, Texas for the birth of his first-born son, Willoughby "Willibie" Allen Jackson. Less than a year later, he and his family were settled at "The Gap", which later became known as Santa Anna, in Coleman County, Texas. Duke Allen Jackson was instrumental in the founding of the first public school within the area. By 1888, he had purchased land in Brown County (adjacent to Coleman County) and settled in what was called Bangs, Texas - 15 miles from Santa Anna.
It was at Bangs, Texas where he and his family lived through an experience with what was known as "The Bangs Cyclone of 31 March 1892". All of the children of Duke Allen remember living in the dirt floor log cabins at the base of the Santa Anna Mountain then called "The Gap" and at Bangs and especially remember their terrifying experience with the cyclone. Below is how three of Duke Allen's children recounted the disaster, the first by Kittie, Willoughby Allen and then by Mary Lula:
When Molly and Duke lived in Bangs a cyclone hit one night just as they were going to bed. All the family was in bed except Duke, Ophelia, and one of the boys. There was a deafening roar, but since they lived near a railroad track they thought at first that it was a train. When the roaring became even louder, the father opened the door to see what it was. He closed the door quickly, but was lifted up, door and all over the wall with the doorknob still in his hand.
"Molly" saw him clearly being lifted up and away. He landed in the orchard little the worse for the flight. The son had removed one boot and was also lifted up and blown into the orchard. As soon as he landed, a plow landed right beside him. He had to show the family his landing tracks beside the plow before they would believe the plow had landed so close to him. Ophelia was blown into the yard. When they found her, she was draped over two logs and her head was caved in at the back as if one of the logs had hit her. As the father landed in the orchard, he could see the bedclothes flying over and thought it was his children in their nightclothes being taken away. The rest of the family was left in their beds on the floor, but the remainder of the house was completely gone. Some logs pinned Minnie, Mittie, and another in their beds, but did them no hard.
The "one of the boys" as mentioned above was my grandfather, Willoughby Allen Jackson, Duke and Molly's eldest son, who suffered a bad cut resulting in a scar on his head from the ordeal. He retold the story many times always saying:
Ophie went straight out where the door use to be, I went up behind and to the side of Paw. I remember seeing Ophie - she looked like an angel floating through the air like she was on her way up to heaven. I never did find my other new boot. I was so proud of those new boots. Didn't have anymore for a long time.
Mary Lula, Duke Allen's oldest child, told the following of her recollections of the cyclone to her grandson, John William Davis, Jr.: The roar of the storm was as frightening as the storm itself, like the sound of a big train coming across the top of you. I got under the bed and could see the logs coming off the cabin one by one, round and round the room. I thought all my family was dead and I crawled out from under the bed. When ask why she came out from under the bed, she replied: I did not want to be the only one alive when it was over. She went on to tell her grandson: Someone, I don't remember, was blown outside and was hanging onto an orchard tree limb that was violently going up and down, up and down caused by the blinding, howling wind. Whoever it was wasn't hurt, but from holding on for dear life, and with the limb forcing them up and then down so much they were pounding a dent/hold deep in the ground until the storm was over. [This would have been her father, D.A. Jackson - her brother Willoughby landed "splat" within the orchard with the plow coming down beside him] From that day forward, Mary Lula had a deep set fear of any type of bad weather, and would not live in a house without a storm cellar.
As we're finding new information, and the "ole timers" memory jog returns, another grandson of Mary Lula's, also recounted: his grandmother saying A barrel of flour was picked up, and left the flour just as though someone had picked up the barrel and mounded the flour in a pile. Chickens were running all around without feathers. They had all been blown from the birds. There were straws embedded on the windward side of the trees from the force of the wind. The roof was blown off the house; my brother was picked up by the storm and carried out into a field where a cultivator was dropped on top of him. That was how he sustained a head injury.
Mary Lula also recounted to her grandsons of: going from Santa Anna to Brownwood: It was a two-day trip. On our return, we would camp over night on a creek somewhere. The trip was by wagon, drawn by a yoke of (two) oxen. She went on to tell: Indians were bad trying to steal horses and cattle, and her father "standing guard" when they were around.
A little over a year after the storm, Duke Allen took his family to Celeste in Hunt County where he had kin living in Celeste and Leonard in Fannin County (just across the county boundary line). Here, he lost a child, and then gained another, then lost little Alvin shortly after they moved to Eden in Concho County in 1901, then returned to Brown Co., TX by 1910.
……………………………………………………Evyonne Andrews Eddins 2006…….
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3 - I will never again harm any living thing….. A Pledge made by a CSA Veteran, and How His Family Helped Him Fulfill His Decree The story of Benjamin F. Jackson and his haunting misery of the Civil War.
My g-X4-grandfather John Rickman Holland, came to the “Republic of Texas” and helped settle the country after we took it from Mexico, my g-g-grandfather Henry Lyda Jackson was chasing Indians out of Ft. Gates in Coryell Co. in 1852 and, while gone, his wife Nancy Holland took sick and died, leaving him with 9 small children.
However, one of my favorite story concerns g-grandfather Benjamin F. Jackson who was a young man when Texas joined the CSA in the great war of northern aggression Ben and his brother Thomas enlisted in the 15th Texas Infantry and were assigned to the SW Louisiana Theater of Operation.
Ben served as a sharpshooter with his unit. These soldiers, in today’s army, are known as snipers and take a special person to perform this one shot-one kill function. Ben served in this position throughout the war, being wounded, slightly, in the only major battle in which he engaged; the Battle of Sterling’s Plantation.
This major battle of the Civil War took place within Pointe Coupee Parish, La at the Fordoche Bridge on the Atchafalaya River. After the Union defeat at Sabine Pass earlier in the month, the Union forces sent a 1,000 man detachment, the 2nd Davison, XIII Army Corp, to control the river, and make ready to disembark on the plains and march overland to Texas. The Union army met its match again. The Texas forces began crossing the Atachafalaya River on 28 Sept 1863 with all forces over the river by midnight. On dawn of the 29th the battle was over. Confederate cavalry began skirmishing the Union pickets at Fordoche Bridge before noon and continued for about a half hour. The Texas troops hit the Union forces again, drove them and captured many. Gen. Tom Green and his Texans had defeated this Union force handily with over 575 Union casualties, 454 being of the Union army and 131 other casualties with only 31 CSA casualties reported (others being slaves and other persons within the line of fire of the Union cannons which were later captured by the Texans.
After the war, Ben returned to Ellis County, Texas where he met and married g-grandmother Eady E. Swofford. He also made a public announcement; I will never again harm any living thing. The killing during the war had had a profound effect on him.
Ben had his brother Thomas teach his new bride how to handle a gun for home protection. She also learned how to slaughter animals and even castrate bull calves (Ben said: She has a gentle way about her and it doesn’t hurt the animals so bad.
Although Ben had no problem doing the butchering of the slaughtered animals or the cleaning of chickens, he was never known to hurt another living creature throughout his life.
……………………………………………………….Edwin Ray Jackson – 2006… ……………………………………………………… Kit #12604
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Why is DNA so important? -
#1 - To confirm your dedicated family research. DNA and a good thorough paper trail go hand-in-hand/ Each compliment the other. Now we have two methods of proving our ancestors, both going a different route, both coming to the same conclusion.
#2 - To reach those conclusions, one must MATCH with another of the same surname (or variation). We all have searched for a possible “research” candidate for DNA testing (not one who is closely related, but one we suspect and have found “weak” or even PRIMARY documentation (with a little variation) to support a PROBABLE distant cousin. Doubts? There are always doubts – we need a second opinion, which is when we turn to DNA to confirm our research and remove those doubts!
#3 - What if you do not match another Jackson through DNA testing? Do NOT GIVE UP – in the meantime, continue your dedicated standard genealogical research – as you progress, you will begin to find a cousin or two – persuade them to be tested to confirm your new research – DNA testing is still young – more and more are coming around, dis-believers are beginning to realize its importance – of being able to have their research proven by a different type of “research” other than standard genealogical methods.
#4 – What if you match a surname(s) other than Jackson? You will be provided contact information for the specific surname(s) for further research. This is not an unusual happening – there are many reasons for this occurrence. DNA has given you guidance, not a defeat, only a little twist and turn in your road to reach your quest. Imagine the unknown mystery you may uncover about your family. Yes, more comprehensive research will be needed. However, you’ll never regret it – documentation is out there which are waiting for you to discover – it’s unbelievable the amount of often-neglected sources – Check out our GOALS page for suggestions.
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05/20/06 - Family Tree DNA launches the world's tightest test for genealogy purposes coupled with Haplogroup prediction: the Y-DNA 66-marker test
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03/20/06 - Family Tree DNA launches the world's tightest test for genealogy purposes coupled with Haplogroup prediction: they-DNA 59 marker test! Members of the Jackson Project proudly stay on top of the new technology offered by FTDNA – we are “hooked” – We want to be sure, we want to know, we want to learn, we want to help others. In checking out our RESULTS web page, you will notice, some of our members are already upgrading their markers to the new Y-DNA 59 as well as upgrading their Haplotype Prediction to be confirmed by the new DEEP CLADE SNP test. Again, members are taking advantage of this new technology, wanting to know more about their geographic origin as well as prove beyond that shadow of a doubt of a match, and where they “fit” into a lineage as you will see when you visit our RESULTS web page.
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Feb. 2006 - From recent FamilyTreeDNA newsletter: In conjunction with the announcement of the 59 Marker Y DNA test, and as a result of economy of scale from our increased volume and implementation of robot technology at the lab, we are pleased to announce new pricing. The prices for the Y-DNA tests have been reduced, and the 25 marker test is now available only through projects. Those taking a Y-DNA test outside a project will have a choice of 12 Markers, 37 Markers or 59 Markers. To receive Project Pricing, you must order as a member of a Project. To order as a member of a Surname Project, first find out if a Surname Project exists for your surname. Click on the Top Link to JOIN for new membership or to upgrade your current markers - - JOIN US – YOU’LL LIKE IT!
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April 2005 – Family Tree DNA, the leading genetic genealogy company which has been selected to perform the public participant testing for the Project.> Source: National Geographic – GREAT NEWS! Quite a few of our members jumped on the bandwagon for a small fee of $15.00 going to help in the research to map the migration pattern of early civilizations. A little more on the GenoProject………
The National Geographic Society announced the Genographic Project. Testing is provided by Family Tree DNA, and participants can upgrade to the FamilyTreeDNA database at no charge. The Genographic Project is a real time effort to map how humankind populated the earth. It is a five-year research partnership between National Geographic and IBM with support from the Waitt Family Foundation, and public participation through Family Tree DNA. After the five year program the Geographic Project DNA results will be retired; whereas results transferred to FamilyTreeDNA will be kept for 20 years.
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Dec 2002 The Jackson FTDNA Surname Project became a reality with two members. We have grown to our current membership as population becomes aware of the benefits of using DNA to confirm their research. You will find our Project Member Status History within our RESULTS web page
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In visiting our website, we have matched close cousins as well as distant cousins, with some having more research than others giving all the ability to advance the lineage, and perhaps go beyond that presently known common distant ancestors.
With DNA, our Jackson group has matched many with the Jackson surname confirming GOOD DOCUMENTAL RESEARCH to a common ancestor. Then we have quite a few who have yet to find a match. We have some Jackson surname members as matching other surnames. – Another challenge, but it is being accomplished. We’ve even included some TRUE events as to how it happened (these circumstances can be found within our Jackson GOAL web page. We are dedicated in helping all members in their quest for their earliest ancestor
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Welcome to the FTDNA Jackson Group GOALS page. The purpose of this website is to encourage all males with the surname of Jackson to join in the Jackson DNA project so that it can be determined who are genetically related and to prove or disprove family pedigrees
The objectives are for our Jackson surname:
l. To help members find the relationships of person(s) with the surname of Jackson or if your results may possibly match another surname.
2. To help members find the relationships for anyone who suspect they may be related to President Andrew Jackson, Stonewall Jackson or other “Notable” Jacksons.
3. To determine the relationships of various European Jackson families back to their roots.
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CONTENTS:
Cost of FTDNA Testing (For New & Current Jackson Group Project Members)
Match Another Surname?
Important Persons Lost in History - NEW
Notable Jacksons
Questionable “Notable” Jacksons
Jackson who took the Outlaw Trail
Helpful & Unusual Research Tips
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……Objective #1 – To help find the relationships of people with the surname of Jackson or if matching another surname other than Jackson
How many to test? 12, 37, 67 markers?
http://www.familytreedna.com/faq2.html (copy/paste URL)
In order to confirm research and/or find a match to your ancestry, DNA is much more successful at the 37 or 67 marker level is establishing a more secure relationship match: (Very Tightly Related, Tightly Related, Related, Probably Related, Possible Related). You will always be able to "Refine" (Upgrade) your makers to a higher level at a later date. However, depending on an individual’s level of expenditure, the following is offered by FamilyTreeDNA based on current rates:
……FTDNA KIT at Discounted Costs for NEW MEMBERS of the Jackson Group Project
*Recommended for FTDNA Jackson Group Project
12 Marker Test – $99.00
37 Marker Test - $189.00*
67 Marker Test - $269
NOTE: New Members for the Jackson Group Project – Click on: Join our Jackson Group found in left hand Sidebar
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UPGRADES FOR CURRENT MEMBERS OF JACKSON GROUP *Recommended for FTDNA Jackson Group Project
Y-Refine 12 to 25 - - Male 12 to 25 Marker Paternal Test Refinement $49
Y-Refine 12 to 37 - - Male 12 to 37 Marker Paternal Test Refinement $99*
Y-Refine 12 to 67 - - Male 12 to 67 Marker Paternal Test Refinement $189
Y-Refine 25 to 37 - - Male 25 to 37 Marker Paternal Test Refinement $49 *
Y-Refine 25 to 67 - - Male 25 to 67 Marker Paternal Test Refinement $148
Y-Refine 37 to 67 - - Male 37 to 67 Marker Paternal Test Refinement $99
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MITOCHONDRIA – mtDNA Tests – for females & female of male lineage
mtDNA For HVR1 $129
mtDNAPlus For HVR1 & HVR2 – also verified Native American & African ancestry $189
mtDNA Full Sequence $495
COMBINED – Y – CHROMOSOME & mtDNA TESTS
Y-DNA12 + mtDNA - $229
Y-DNA37 + mtDNAPlus - $389
COMPREHENSIVE ANCESTRAL TESTS
Y-DNA67 + mtDNAPlus $489
Super DNA (Y-DNA67 & mtDNA Full Sequence $764
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ITEM & OTHER TESTS AVAILABLE
Y-DNA Haplo Chart - - Y-DNA Haplogroup Chart $20
Deep Clade Test (DSNP) – This test goes more in depth than the Predicted Haplogroup) results) $79.00
Y-DNA Universal Male Test $149 (not available for discounted cost through Jackson Group Project – contact FTDNA office in Houston, TX or go www.familytreedna.com to order)
…..Native American ancestry
…..African American ancestry
…..Jewish ancestry (Ashkenazi, Sephardic Origins + Levite and Cohanam)
mtDNA Universal Female Test $129 (not available for discounted cost through Jackson Group Project – contact FTDNA office in Houston, TX or go www.familytreedna.com to order)
…..Native American heritage
…..African American ancestry
…..Jewish ancestry
Genographic Project
…..Current Genographic Project members – to become part of Jackson Project – FREE - go to GenographicProject link “Learn
…….... More” to have info added to FamilyTreeDNA database and the Jackson Group
…..Current FTDNA members – to become members of Genographic Project $15.00 (all proceeds going to the Genographic Project)
Oxford Conversion Kit (convert your Oxford results to our Y-DNA for 37 Marker test $169
Ancestry Conversion Kit – (convert your Ancestry results to our DNA for 37 markers $169
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……………………….…………...MATCH ANOTHER SURNAME?
………………There are many reasons as to how this can happen – these are TRUE events:
WHETHER YOU HAVE A Y-DNA MATCH, AND MATCH ANOTHER SURNAME AS WELL OR SOLEY MATCH ANOTHER SURNAME, DO NOT DISCOUNT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DIFFERENT SURNAME. The following examples came to light on September 27, 2006 on the following Individual Jackson Sub-Group who have found a common ancestor, and are shown within our RESULTS page:
#! – The CHURCHWELL JACKSON GROUP members now have members with three DIFFERENT SURNAMES, two of which matching with 2 and 3 Genetic Distance results. – Both of these new members live in CANADA (one testee resides in England) with their most distant ancestor being from SCOTLAND AND SHELTON. It has come to light that the grandfather of one member gave information that their surname was changed due to an uprising evolving into a serious religious violence in Scotland, which in turned caused our member to do the DNA testing. He MATCHED the Jackson surname with a genetic distance of 2 (Not bad, not bad at all – in fact GREAT NEWS!) Upon researching this family lore, it has been found that indeed, during the late 1600s to mid 1700s, there was such a violence between the Royals (Catholic) and residents (mainly early Presbyterians) – Many, many of our early Jacksons came from Scandinavian countries, migrating into Scotland, Shelton, Ireland and the entire UK. This may not concern all, but it is well worth not ignoring that different surnames, as well as brush up the early social, political, and geographical history of your origin.
#2 – The JACKSON/WILSON GROUP & UNK COMMON “K” GROUP – Another member reported recognizing important geographical information given (with this member also matching a different surname as well as his Jackson surname, as being the same as that of his great grandmother Jackson – In doing additional research, he found the lineage (within the Jackson/Wilson Group being that of his great grandmother, thus finding a DIRECT link to his gggg grandparents! The importance: Update your Ancestral information giving dates, city/county/state for others to check out – YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MAY DISCOVER if you check out other entries within our Jackson Project website beside those within your own group, even if you do not have a Y-DNA match of the other entries!
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………………..OTHER POSSIBLE REASONS FOR MATCHING ANOTHER SURNAME:
#1 – CHANGE OF SURNAME: This has happened – during the Civil War, it is known that one JACKSON (and his twin) fought with the CSA. One twin went AWOL- went over to the UNION side, changed his surname name, kept his first and middle names, and fought on the opposing side. After the war was over, he filed for Pension from both the CSA & Union, and received benefits (using the same address). He had left a wife in TN (never saw her again, and married another he had met while fighting for the Union. – How was he found? By tracking down suspicious duplicate Pension records, gleaning clues to use on census records. This happened in Illinois.
#2 - PARENTS KILLED BY INDIANS - This infant was the sole survivor during the 1840’s, he was raised by his mother’s sister. In subsequent census records, he shown up as a male within the household with his parents surname, but as other “siblings” became of marriage age, all could be accounted, except this “orphaned infant” having another surname. Upon checking all within county looking for his birth surname, nothing was found – but another male surname was found (same as his Aunt & Uncle) who could not be accounted – It was later found within county records, the “Infant” had changed his surname to that of his Aunt and Uncle (document found that he was raised by his aunt & uncle, but they were the only parents he ever knew, thus using their surname – the court accepted same. This happened in the lower portion of Middle Tennessee. Check out early court records Then too, there is the legal adoption of an infant. After 1900, unless one is aware of same, adoption status becomes more difficult to confirm, but it is not impossible to verify.
#3 - MALE HAVING A WIFE as well as A CONSORT – A male (of your surname) marries and raises his family - - BUT he couldn’t leave his consort behind. He takes her (his #2, yet unofficial wife) and their children where ever they migrated to another location – the “consort” always living in a separate house, raising their children (their children always carried HER SURNAME) – This was proven by the male’s will leaving her a substantial amount, along with privileges to be buried within the same cemetery with he and his “legal” wife, but to be buried on the other side of him. Her children filed a lawsuit enabling them also to be buried within the same cemetery as their mother, but the children of their father’s legal wife protested. A compromise was reached by a small separate cemetery was provided directly adjacent to the original with a gate being provide access to both, with entrance remaining at the original cemetery. This happened in Georgia.
#4 - VISITS “ACROSS TOWN” - How many children did the male have during the years of his weekly visits to this woman? No one ever knew – the children did not carry the same surname as the father (always used the woman’s surname. His wife was actually grateful for those weekly visits in that she did not have to indulge in that “nasty stuff” (as told by descendants) – She always had his late evening meal ready for him when he returned as well as insisted he provide generously for any children he may have fathered during his frequent visits.. - - Then there were the isolated incidents to where “Oops” took place, and the male left the female high and dry, with court record records being filed “BASTARDY BONDS” to where the male was required by the court to provide money to the mother to raise the “unexpected” child – in these instances, the child carried the mother’s surname – Always check census records to where a woman is Head of Household with several children over the decades with no husband (her surname may match your “mismatch” – or Male HH who has grown children with obvious infant within household that stands out – child probably carried name of HH and not the actual father. (daughter’s surname may match your “mismatch”. One happened in South Carolina, and the other in Tennessee.
#5 - TYPO MISTAKE During the enlistment of World War I, his “hypothetical” name, “Alfred Allen Ward”, was accidentally misspelled to reflect “Alfred Allen ALWARD” – after discharge, he was advised by the military to keep the misspelling because it could affect his benefits. Always check out varied possible spelling of surnames. This happened in Alabama.
#6 - APPRENTICESHIP or GUARDIANSHIP - Many times in court records, one may find to where close friend of a deceased family is put under guardianship. This child may in turn change their name as they become older to that of the one who raised or trained him/her. Same thing happened to INDENTURED SERVANTS during early times. – Check out census records, when/where they disappear, and/or EARLY court records. This happened in Virginia and New Hampshire.
#7 – JACKSON MALE MARRIED WIDOWED FEMALE WITH SMALL CHILD Many times the child’s birth surname is shown on census records (different from the Head of Household), other times only their given names are shown – Always check out marriage records on bride for previous marriage(s). This happened in North Carolina.
#8 - CHANGED SURNAME DUE TO:
……….a. Severe Family Squabbles, abuse, divorce with female reverting …………..back to her maiden surname in some instances with children …………..shown under the mother’s maiden family surnace – This happened in …………..Missouri and Tennessee
……….b. “On the Run” from the law (these usually went into Oklahoma Territory …………..or Central Texas during the 1830s and 1840s. One happened in IT (later …………..the state of Oklahoma), the other happened in Texas.
#9 - MULTIPLE MARRIAGES Always check for multiple marriages of the male as well as female – male may have had an unknown first marriage, as well as female. Researchers may disagree on marriage with another researcher – this was solved in Tn where multiple marriages of the same male having two marriages, eith one female having a previous marriage.
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…Objective #2 HELPFUL RESOURCES - NOTABLE JACKSONS….
Andrew Jackson In 1933, Marquis James wrote his book entitled: Andrew Jackson – Riverboat Captain based on heavy investigative research and thoroughly documented: Andrew Jackson, Jr. was the most roaring, rollicking, game-cocking, horse racing, card-playing, mischievous fellow, that ever lived in Salisbury….the head of the rowdies hereabouts.
The above excerpt may sound like a harsh description of young Andrew, but as he matured through the years, he learned from his early life-style. He gained the ability to have an understanding of people, how to calculate his next move, how to be an extremely independent, as well as an innovative person with the ability to bring others to his way of thinking. No doubt, Andrew Jackson was a very complex person. The book is out of print, but can be found with reputable online book dealers
The online site (copy/paste URL) of The Hermitage http://www.thehermitage.com can give you a more in-depth biography as well as his family (including his grand father and uncles) – they make it clear that Jackson’s uncles are controversial by some. He and his wife, Rachel did NOT have any natural children. The Hermitage site gives you interesting and informative on Jackson’s home, what they have found in their archeological diggings, and much more.
Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson and his wife did NOT have a surviving male heir, only females. The online site (copy/paste URL) of The Jackson Brigade - http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~hyde/jackson/ has excellent, documental information on his father, Jonathan; his grandfather, Edward; and his g. grand parents, John Jackson and Elizabeth Cummins. The online site of VMI Virginia Military Institute has excellent information on his military career as well as family history.
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……….IMPORTANT PERSONS LOST IN HISTORY
You may match one of the following surnames OR you may have one of the following surnames mentioned within one of your allied lines…….
==========WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT?=========
Be sure and read the following NOTATION following this brief which has been around the internet world for a long time, and reported to Snopes.com for verification. ……….
I'm sure that George Washington was your best guess. After all, no one else comes to mind.
But think back to your history books. The United States declared its independence in 1776, yet Washington did not take office until April 30, 1789. So who was running the country during these initial years of this young country?
It was the first eight U. S. Presidents. In fact, the first President of the United States was one John Hanson.
I can hear you now - John who? John Hanson, the first President of the United States.
Don't go checking the encyclopedia for this name. He is one of those great men that are lost to history. If you're extremely lucky, you may actually find a brief mention of his name, but that's about it.
The new country was actually formed on March 1, 1781 with the adoption of The Articles of Confederation.
This document was actually proposed on June 11, 1776, but not agreed upon by Congress until November 15, 1777.
Maryland refused to sign this document until Virginia and New York ceded their western lands (Maryland was afraid that these states would gain too much power in the new government from such large amounts of land). Once the signing took place in 1781, a President was needed to run the country.
John Hanson was chosen unanimously by Congress (which included George Washington). In fact, all the other potential candidates refused to run against him, as he was a major player in the revolution and an extremely influential member of Congress.
As the first President, Hanson had quite the shoes to fill. No one had ever been President and the role was poorly defined. His actions in office would set precedent for all future Presidents.
He took office just as the Revolutionary War ended. Almost immediately, the troops demanded to be paid. As would be expected after any long war, there were no funds to meet the salaries. As a result, the soldiers threatened to overthrow the new government and put Washington on the throne
as a monarch.
All the members of Congress ran for their lives, leaving Hanson as the only man left running the government. He somehow managed to calm the troops down and hold the country together. If he had failed, the government would
have fallen almost immediately and everyone would have been bowing to King Washington.
Hanson, as President, ordered all foreign troops off American soil, as well as the removal of all foreign flags. This was quite the feat, considering the fact that so many European countries had a stake in the United States since the days following Columbus.
Hanson established the Great Seal of the United States, which all Presidents have since been required to use on all official documents.
President Hanson also established the first Treasury Department, the first Secretary of War, and the first Foreign Affairs Department.
Lastly, he declared that the fourth Thursday of every November was to be Thanksgiving Day, which is still true today.
The Articles of Confederation only allowed a President to serve a one year term during any three year period, so Hanson actually accomplished quite a bit in such little time.
Seven other presidents were elected after him -
Elias Boudinot (1782-83),
Thomas Mifflin (1783-84),
Richard Henry Lee (1784-85),
John Hancock ( 1785-86),
Nathan Gorman (1786-87),
Arthur St. Clair (1787-88), and
Cyrus Griffin (1788-89)
...... all prior to Washington taking office. So what happened? Why don't we hear about the first eight presidents?
It's quite simple - The Articles of Confederation didn't work well. The individual states had too much power and nothing could be agreed upon. A new doctrine needed to be written - something we know today as the Constitution.
And that leads us to the end of our story. George Washington was not the first President of the United States. He was the first President of the United States under the Constitution we follow today. And the first eight Presidents of this country are forgotten in history.
YOU HAVE TO BE A LOVER OF HISTORY and GENEALOGY TO APPRECIATE THIS!!
It took 8 years for us to establish a successful government.
NOTATION:
Snopes & the original email msg. uses a “play of words”was when they stated nor the nation known as the United States of America was created until after he [John Hanson] was dead. True, there was no nation [as we use the term in today’s standard] at that time…When delegates met in Philadelphia to discuss and eventually sign the Declaration of Independence (signed on July 4th 1776). At that time they formed a committee to draw up the Articles of Confederacy for the original colonies [shortly later referred to as states], meeting again the last few days of July and going into the first part of August of 1776. The first article within the Articles of the Confederacy was short, simple and straight to the point - - It reads:
Article I.
The Stile of this Confederacy shall be
"The United States of America"
They met to handle management of general interest to be held in perpetual rotation in a different colony until the whole number be gone through
Another “play of words” comes into place using the word “President” within the email msg sent to Snopes for verification. Whether it be President, Presiding Officer, or Commissioner” revisionist have done their work in giving title to the one who kept the meetings in order. Each delegate was served for a term of one year, electing one to lead, keep control, preside, etc. thus using the word “President, Presiding Officer, Commmissioner or whatever pleased the delegates. By meeting within a different colony for each meeting, more than likely the leading delegate from each colony would more than likely preside within that specific colony/state.
The first seven “leaders” as listed had their hands full, especially John Hanson who was responsible for establishing the basic functions of the Confederacy during meeting under his leadership.
The above examples are excellent situations where DNA TESTING has paid off in most unexpected, pleasant way!
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……..……..NOTABLE JACKSONS “GTT” (Gone To Texas)……..….
Lost an ancestor? – He may have Gone To Texas. The first Federal Census of Texas was enumerated in 1850. Earlier documental records in varied printed form regarding the early settlements of varied colonies and subsequent counties as established..
REMEMBER THE ALAMO
Thomas J. Jackson an ALAMO DEFENDER arrived in Texas on 6 July 1829 and died March 6, 1836. Initially, Thomas J. Jackson was listed on the Alamo roster as from Ireland (Mexico had closed its borders to U. S. citizens, but would allow “foreigners” or those of the Roman Catholic faith to come in and settle. It is known that Jackson entered Texas with a family of four (wife and 3? Children (other sources indicate they had four children (one born in Texas?) Jackson was one of the “Old Gonzales Eighteen, defenders of he Gonzales cannon in the Battle of Gonzales, and entered the Alamo with the Gonzales Relief Force on March 1, 1836.
Jackson, his wife, Louisa Cottle Jackson, Louisa’s parents (Jonathan and Margaret Cottle, and Louisa’s brother, Almond entered Texas from Missouri. It is believed that Jackson gave his Parental Country Origin of Ireland to the Mexican authorities in order for the group to be accepted into the area. He registered his cattle brand in 1830 with the county of Gonzales, and registered for Texas land on May 1, 1831. After Jackson’s death, his wife married James B. Hinds. Some of the Donation Land granted to the Jackson’s heirs was located in Lampasas County, Texas.
William Daniel Jackson an ALAMO DEFENDER arrived in Texas prior to 1836. As with Thomas J. Jackson above, William Daniel Jackson was listed on the Alamo roster as from Ireland, and according to many, gave his Parental Country Origin of a foreign country, in order to be accepted in Texas by the Mexican authorities. He was a former sailor, a participant in the Seige of Bexar, served with the Alamo garrison possibly as lieutenant of an artillery company. Some feel that Jackson also migrated into Texas from Kentucky as did Thomas J. Jackson.
…MEMBERS OF STEPHEN F. AUSTIN’S “Old Three Hundred” Colonists…
Alexander Jackson, Sr. (1786-1829) was born in Dublin, Ireland and immigrated to the United States with his brother Humphrey Alexander in the early 1800s. The father of these two brothers was supposedly a member of the Irish Parliament, with both brothers actively involved in pre-republic of Texas politics. The 1823 census of the Colorado District gives his family as: wife, and four children. After Jackson died sometime during the year of 1829, his two leagues (over 8,000 acres) were divided amongst his three surviving children.
Humphrey Jackson (1784-1833) was born in Belfast, Ireland where his father owned flower and linen mills, and was supposedly a member of the Irish Parliament (which was dissolved in 1801) Humphrey was educated as a lawyer, and migrated to the United States with his brother Alexander. Humphrey first settled in Louisiana where he operated a sugar plantation, and then serviced with the Louisiana Militia during the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.
Humphrey Jackson married a Miss (Unknown) White who died shortly after their marriage. He then married Sarah Merriman. From this union there were four children. Jackson was unable to run his plantation because he did not believe in slavery. He then moved to Texas where he built his cabin outside of Austin’s Colony. When it was discovered his home was outside of the colony, Jackson petitioned the Mexican official, Baron de Bastrop, who on Aug 16, 1824 granted him a league and a labor of land (over 4,000 acres) including he place where he had settled. To become a legal colonist Jackson petitioned the Mexican government to form the San Jacinto District under control of the Austin colony—Jackson was elected Alcalde “Mayor”, of the new district for a number of years, and served as ex officio militia captain of the San Jacitno District. The census of Texas of March 1826 listed him as a farmer and stock raiser, a widower (his 2nd wife died in about 1824) with a household including one servant, three sons, and a daughter.
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….NOTABLE JACKSON POLITICIANS born prior to 1850 and died c,1900….
Courtesy of The Political Graveyard – Copyright notice: Facts are not subject to copyright: see Feist v. Rural Telephone. Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are copyright 1996-2005 Lawrence Kestenbaum. This work is also licensed for free-non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a Creative Commons License Additional can be found on those listed below as well as other notable Jackson politicians at: http://politicalgraveyard.com NOTE: Additional notation has been made on a few listed below who are known to be descendants of John Jackson and Elizabeth Cummins, g. grand parents of “Stonewall” Jackson.
David Jackson b.c1730 Ireland d.1801 Chester Co., PA. Lived in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA. – Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania in 1785.
David Sherwood Jackson b. 1813 NY d. 1872 NY – U.S. Representative from New York 1847-1849
Ebenezer Jackson, Jr. b. 1796 Georgia d. 1874 Middlesex Co., Conn. – Member of Connecticut state Legislature; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large 1834-1835
Edward Brake Jackson b. 1793 Harrison Co., VA (now W. VA) d 1826 Bedford Co., PA – Member of Virginia State House of Delegates 1815-1818; Representative from Virginia 1820-1823 (Edward Brake Jackson is a descendant of John Jackson and Elizabeth Cummins who were the g. grandparents of Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall Jackson)
Eleazer Jackson, Jr. Lived in Cornish, Sullivan Co., NH. Member of New Hampshire State Senate 1830-1833.
Elihu Emory Jackson b. 1836 Wicomico Co., MD d. 1907 Baltimore, MD – Member of Maryland State House of Delegates 1882; Member of Maryland state Senate from Wicomico Co. 1884-1886 and 1896-1898; Governor of Maryland 1888-1892.
Frank Darr Jackson b. Wyoming Co., NY d. 1938 San Bernardino Co., CA – Secretary of State of Iowa 1885-1891; Governor of Iowa 1894-1896
George Jackson b. 1757 MD d. 1831; Member of Virginia State Legislature, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1795-1797; 1799-1803 (George Jackson is a descendant of John Jackson and Elizabeth Cummins who were the g. grandparents of Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson)
George D. Jackson Lived in Sullivan Co., PA – Member of Pennsylvania State Senate 1867-1869l 17690(died while office in 1879)
Hancock Lee Jackson b. 1796 Madison Co., KY d 1876 – Delegate to Missouri State Constitutional Convention 1845-1846; Lt. Governor of Missouri 1857-1861.
Henry Rootes Jackson b. 1820 Clarke Co., GA d. 1898 – U.S. Charge d’Affaires to Austria 1853-1854; US Minister to Austria 1854-1858; Delegate to Georgia Secession Convention 1861; served as CSA General during the Civil War.
Horace J. Jackson Member of the California State Assembly
Howell Edmunds Jackson b. 1832 Henry Co., TN d. 1895 – Sate Court Judge in TN 1875; Member of TN House of Representatives 1880; U.S> Senator from TN 1881-1886; Federal Judge 1886; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court 1893-1895.
J. R. Jackson – Member of Dakota Territorial Council 1883-1884
Jabez Young Jackson b. GA – U.S. Representative from GA at-large 1835-39.
Jacob Beeson Jackson b. 1829 d.1893 – Mayor of Parkersburg, W. VA; Governor of West VA 1881-1885.
James Jackson b. 1757 England d. 1806 – Delegate to GA State Constitutional Convention 1777; U.S. Representative from GA at-large 1789-1791; U.S. Senator from GA 1793-1795, 1801-1806 (died while in office 1806); Governor of GA 1798-1801.
James Jackson b. 1773 Wilkes Co., GA d. 1832 Autauga Co., ALA – Member of ALA State House of Representatives 1820; Member of ALA State Senate 1825.
James Jackson b. 1819 GA d. 1887 GA – Member of GA State Legislature; State Court Judge in GA; U.S. Representative from GA 1857-1861.
James Monroe Jackson b. 1825 Wood Co., VA (now W.VA) d.Wood Co., W.VA – Member of W. VA State House of Delegates from Wood County 1870-1871; Delegate to West VA State Constitutional Convention 1872; Circuit Judge in W. VA 1873-1888; U.S. Representative from W. VA 1889-1890; Criminal Court Judge in W. VA 1891-1901.
James Streshly Jackson b. 1823 Fayette Co., KY d. 1862 Boyle Co., KY; Representative from Kentucky 1861; Union Army General during the Civil War, died during the Battle of Perryville, Boyle County, KY.
John George Jackson b. 1777 Upshur Co., VA (now W. VA) d. 1825 Harrison Co., VA (now W. VA.)- Member of the Virginia State House of Delegates 1798-1801, 1811-1812; U.S. Representative from Virginia 1803-1810, 1813-1817 (at-large 1802-1807); Judge of U.S. District Court 1819-1825 [died while in office] - (George Jackson is a descendant of John Jackson and Elizabeth Cummins who were the g. grandparents of Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson)
John Jay Jackson b. 1800 VA d. 1862 – Delegate o Virginia Secession Convention 1861.
Jonathan Jackson 1843 Suffolk Co., MASS d. 1810 Suffolk Co., MASS – Member of Massachusetts State House of Representatives 1777; Delegate to the Continental Congress from MASS 1782; Member of Massachusetts State Senate 1789; Massachusetts State Treasurer 1802-1806.
Joseph Webber Jackson b. 1796 Chatham County, GA d. 1854 Chatham Co., GA – Mayor of Savannah GA 1826-1828; Member of GA State House of Representatives; Member of GA State Senate; U.S. Representative from GA 1850-1853; Superior Court Judge in GA.
Levi Jackson – Lived in Cheshire County NH – Member of New Hampshire State Senate 1812-1816.
Lyman J. Jackson – Lived in Perry County, Ohio – Delegate to Ohio State Constitutional Convention 1873
Richard Jackson, Jr. b. 1764 RI d. 1838 – U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1808, 1809-1815 (at-large 1808, 1st District 1809-1811, at-large 1809-1811)
Thomas Birdsall Jackson b. 1797-1881 NY d.1881 – Member of New York State Legislature; State Court Judge in New York; U.S. Representative from New York 1837-1841.
William Jackson b. 1783 MASS d. 1855 – Member of MASS State Legislature; U.S. Representative from MASS 1833-1837
William B. Jackson b. 1831 – Lived in Wayne Co., Michigan; Member of Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne Co., 1st Dist 1891-1892
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……………………………..QUESTIONABLE “NOTABLE” JACKSONS
…..Members of Quantrill’s Guerrillas in the Civil War (the pride of the South, the “search & destroy” of the North
The following two names being “Notable” depends on whether you take the Confederate or Union Explanation:
George Jackson - shown with Quantrill in 1863
John Jackson – killed in 1864
…..TAKING THE OUTLAW TRAIL (before he was 20 yrs. old)
Frank Jackson was never spoke about unless in a whisper by relatives living in Central Texas so some of the “oldsters” would never hear you. By the late 1870s Sam Bass was back in Texas starting to rob trains again. The “Sam Bass Gang” was staffed at one time or the other by up to seven other individuals. Some called it quits, one “of the boys” turned informant on him with Frank Jackson remaining his friend to the end. Frank Jackson was the only survivor on their last job, the bank at Round Rock, Texas. During their highlight, they led the Texas Rangers on long chases with narrow escapes, always depending on Bass’ ability to disappear and then suddenly surface in an area only to disappear again at the first sign of trouble. Frank Jackson was about twenty years old when they rode into Round Rock (with the Rangers waiting for them). All were killed or wounded except for Frank who helped Sam stay in his saddle while they escaped the area. Sam, being too weak to continue, persuaded Frank Jackson to leave him. He did, but stayed out of sight until Sam was found dead by the Rangers propped up against a tree, and carried back to Round Rock.
Many accounts of what became of Frank Jackson after he left Round “Rock have been told – some believed he headed back to Denton for a few days, other accounts having him becoming a prosperous West Texas rancher, one Ranger claimed he saw him in the Arizona State Prison using a different name, others say he lived out his life on a ranch in New Mexico.
What really happen to Frank Jackson? He went back home located in the Central Texas area. Many of his kin would have nothing to do with him. Frank married and moved a few miles north where a several cabins had been built (this little spawn of a settlement had a population of a little over 400 by the year 2000). He lived a quiet farmer’s life, never went into the larger settlement some ten miles away, died and buried along side his wife in a well kept cemetery in the little town in which he settled and raised his family. What happened to the money taken at Round Rock? No one knows (a close relative is suspect), except it is known that some was given to his father and buried. When the father was killed, other surviving kin suspected the gold was buried somewhere on the old home place, but it was never found. Frank was a descendant of the Joshua Moses Jackson who was massacred on the Pecan Bayou which runs through several counties within the Central Texas area. There were only four survivors of this massacre: two sons who were left at home not going on the outing to gather pecans and cut timber, a daughter and another son who had been captured by the Indians, later rescued by the Rangers.
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…..Granny’s HELPFUL & UNUSUAL RESEARCH TIPS…..
Census Records:
1. Free Person of Color – DO NOT disregard – that is a good indication of Native American ancestry of himself or his wife. Slaves during this time period were carried separately and only by the number of slaves the HH owned. (Your ancestor’s know brother, may have been shown as Free White Person within the same enumeration) - - You have most likely found Native American within your family line. Who? How did you reach your conclusion? This will most likely lead you to the Indian Rolls.
Indian Rolls
1. Many of these Rolls are online to where they can be researched. Most importantly, some are in print (Many of you are already familiar with these sources. Those who have never delved into such……Check with your local library. What is often OVERLOOKED or one is unaware of this wonderful resource of information….. those Application which were REJECTED. Applicants were not rejected because of lack of Native American blood, but rejected because the person they were claiming had not registered within the allotted time frame. The Rejected Applications have the same family information, listing both paternal and maternal parents, name of person with whom they are claiming, where they lived and settled, as well as a complete listing of their siblings. All Native American records are maintained within the Federal Archives branch located in Fort Worth, Texas.
Marriage Records:
1. Always write for Marriage Certificates – MANY times the Bride and Groom failed to pick up their “Formal Certificate.” The Court clerk just might send it to you with a letter stating: We though you would like to have the original than a copy.
2. You have Bible Records that give your ancestor’s married on such and such date in such and such County and State – You find out that it is not on record. Request or visit the Court House for Marriage Records using only the BRIDE’S name not Bride and Groom. You will probably find that the bride was a widow, and you will then find her MAIDEN name. that will then match your Bible Records. Request both Marriage Certificates for BOTH marriages (good documental records to reflect both marriages)
Court House Records:
1. If your ancestor died interstate, and you are trying to find his heirs, go to the LAND RECORDS. You will be amazed what you may find – land tractions for each child and where the live (if they had migrated else where)
2. No Will? Delve through the records for Settlement of Estate or sometimes recorded as Crying Sale.
3. You’ve found primary documentation that gives your ancestor’s EXACT birth day, month, and year. You search the area, but NO records of family where he may be shown within census records. Try the Bastardy Bond Records – you NEVER KNOW what you will find and WHERE.
4. Search for GUARDIANSHIP & APPRENTICESHIP RECORDS – Young children were often placed with friends of the family after the death of their parents – some even later assumed the guardian’s surname. Some parents gave permission for their son/daughter to serve as an apprentice under the head of household for so many years to learn a trade
5. CHANCERY COURT RECORDS – They’re a hoot! You’ll find most anything – This takes time, but sometimes, well worth the effort.
Prison Records
1. If the “old ones” of your family seldom speaks of a kin except in a whisper – check out the Prisons within the state. OR the information MIGHT be written on a back page of her old journal or even Bible Record given name and what he did. Joey Smith went to prison for trying to rob a bank in…giving the town and data – he died when he fell off the bar stool across the street from the courthouse. Do not overlook ANY page of ALL old family records.
2. Do a search for OLD PRISONS – all states will come up – Even the Arkansas hangings at Fort Smith, as well as Civil War facilities.
National Archives
1. Check out the old WPA records for your area(s) – you may find a family member who gave information. Great place to obtain lifestyles, economic base, stories of wagon train journals (surnames within parties involved are contained within such journals), trail drives (if brothers went together on the drive, it may give when a brother died, stating when & where), etc.
Military Pension Records If you cannot find your male ancestor’s Pension
1. If you cannot find your male ancestor’s Pension Record – Search for his Widow’s name – It won’t have as much information as what her husband’s may have had, but it will give you pertinent information. If Pensioner received benefits, and died, a Mortuary Record will also be included and many times he/she is buried (most likely they will have been buried together).
Retirement Records
1. All are familiar with the Social Security Records; however, many fail to check out the Railroad Retirement Records located in Chicago, Illinois. You have to write to the Board, stating as much as possible of what is known, especially which Railroad from which he retired. Good information is contained within these records.
General Tips
1. Do not just stay with names, dates, and places – Make your ancestors “come alive”. Gather stories from your relatives.
2. Once you have started a search for your ancestors, make a point to gather information on ALL of the siblings within the family (or at least as many as possible) BEFORE you attempt the next generation. Those “family” Christian names are invaluable.
3. Hit a brick wall? Go through the “back door”, especially if your know the full name of his spouse(s)! Research wife’s maiden name – you may well find her ancestral lineage may provide marriage records, thus may provide additional information of her husband, his parents as well as giving full lineage of her family after marriage.
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….Objective #3 DETERMINING RELATIONSHIP THROUGH DNA….
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. Since surnames are passed down from father to son like the Y-chromosome, this test is for males taking a Y-DNA test. Females do not carry their father’s Y-DNA and acquire a new surname by way of marriage, so the tested individual must be a male that wants to check his direct paternal line (father to father to father to father…) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, or Y-DNA67 marker test. Females who would like to check their direct paternal line can have a male relative with this surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNA or the mtDNAPlus test and participate in an mtDNA project.
One should establish a GOOD THOROUGH paper trail on their ancestors for each generation.. Good research and DNA testing compliment each other. It is like two different forms of research coming together with the same conclusion.
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CONTENTS
Andrew Jackson’s Family Bible – NEW
New Genealogical Websites for RESEARCH and/or DNA Information
The Lost Colony Project
DNA vs Research
Famous DNA’s
News Media Sites
This & That Items of Importance
Did You Know? FTDNA information
Other Web Links of Interest
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………………………………ANDREW JACKSON’S FAMILY BIBLE
The following is an ABSTRACT from a news article published March 19, 1882 within the New York Times, and submitted for publication by Samuel M. Duncan as shown below. The information contained within the news item was copied in the Fall of 1853 from an old Geneva Bible printed in 1560, bound in boards covered with parchment belonging to Richard Hoke, an old mountaineer of Cherokee County, North Carolina. The article is quite lengthy. Only the specific lineage information is shown below, and is typed as shown. Present day spelling of Auchtemuchty (as shown within the article) is Auchtermuchty, Fife Scotland should you want to research this area of Scotland. To view the entire news article go to:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9806E7DD113EE433A2575AC1A9659C94639FD7CF you will have to do a copy/paste to access the URL.
INTERESTING EXTRACT FROM THE FAMILY RECORD – THE PLACE OF HIS BIRTH
Samuel M. Duncan in Lexington (KY) Press
John Jackson & Elizabeth McDonell parents of:
…………Andrew Jackson b. 12 June 1650 near parish church of Auchtemuchty m. Mary Crawford 9 May 1698. Auchtemuchty is a royal burgh approved in 1517 by King James.
…………CHILDREN OF THIS UNION:
a. Hugh Jackson b. 10 Dec 1705; baptized by the Rev. James Walsh the 30th
b. George Jackson b. 1 Nov 1707; baptized Nov 30th by the Rev. David Scott
c. Thomas Jackson b. 12 Oct 1709; baptized at the parish church by Rev. Scott on the 25th
d. Rachel Jackson b. 9 May 1711; baptized by the Rev. Scott on the 29th
e. David Jackson b.20 June 1713; baptized at the parish church of Auchtemuchty by the Rev. John Shands June 30
…………OLDEST SON SHOWN ABOVE:
…………Hugh Jackson, the eldest son was united in the bond of holy wedlock at the parish church at Dundee by the Rev. James Craig to Elizabeth Creath, the only daughter of Samuel Creath on the 12 of October 1727. Hugh Jackson was a linen draper living new the Lough or Lok of Belfast in Northern Ireland
CHILDREN OF THIS UNION:
a. Robert Jackson b. 6 Oct 1731
b. David Jackson b. 11 May 1733; baptized by the Rev. Robert Barclay 30th
c. James Jackson b. 10 Feb 1735
d. Andrew Jackson b. 20 July 1737; baptized by the Rev. Robert Barclay Aug 20; d. 20 Nov 1769; Andrew married Elizabeth Hutchison on 7 Feb 1759 at the parish church in Carrickfergus, Ireland. She was b. 9 Jul 1759 in Kirkpatrick Parish, Scotland. Elizabeth was the youngest daughter of Charles Hutchinson and Sarah McConnell
…………Andrew Jackson and Elizabeth Hutchison
CHILDREN OF THIS UNION:
a. Hugh Jackson b. 10 Oct 1762 Northern Ireland; baptized at the parish church of Atrim by the Rev. Barclay Oct 30; d. 1779 South Carolina
b. Robert Jackson b. 16 Oct 1765; baptized by the Rev. Joseph Crews Nov 30 Northern Ireland; d. 1781 at the Battle of Stono
c. Andrew Jackson b. 15 Mar 1767 4 to 5 miles within North Carolina border; baptized by the Rev. Isaac Keeting of Charleston
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Did you know there TWO relatively new genealogy websites now available? World Vital Records – http://www.worldvitalrecords.com and GenealogyBank - http://www.genealogybank.com ? (copy/paste URLs to your browser) These new genealogy website charge a fee for access to all of their records. Both are excellent sites and are either free for the first ten days after they are added or will let you access your ancestor to confirm he/she may be contained within their dabase. WorldVitalRecords have an agreement with the Family History Library that allows you to access everything at the Family History Centers. They have nearly 1 million pages from small town newspapers and will soon add 10,000 family histories from Canada’s Quinton Publications. Neither site gives published lineages – both are RESEARCH SITES; however, WorldVitalRecords’ link to the Family History Centers does provide lineages submitted to the Family History Centers.
1587 - The Lost Colony of NC - The Jackson family is a family of interest for them.
………………………….First the Lost colony project is a non-profit organization.
For those of you who don't know about the mystery of the Lost Colony, here's a primer. In 1587, Sir Walter Raleigh financed a venture in which 116 men, women and children were planning to establish the first permanent colony in the New World. Their goal was to raise tobacco and other supplies that colonists were unable to obtain in England, and to search for precious minerals, like gold.
In the fall of 1587, the colonists finally arrived on Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina, after a very difficult journey in which their food supplies were ruined. They sent John White, whom they had elected governor, back to England to obtain food and supplies and expected his return in the spring of 1588. However, the Spanish attached England and England, having no Navy, impressed all of her fishing vessels and private merchant ships into Naval service. Finally, in 1590, three years after leaving the colonists which included his daughter, son-in-law and infant granddaughter, he returned to Roanoke Island to find it deserted, but not destroyed. It appeared as if the colonists had simply moved. A single word, a clue, Croatan, was carved on a tree. The Croatan were the friendly Indians living nearby. Before John's departure, he had instructed the colonists to carve crosses if they had to leave in distress. There were no crosses.
John White would spend the rest of his life searching for the Lost Colonists. Many hints and clues indicate that at least some of the Colonists survived and were assimilated into the native tribes. The question is, did they, and if so, who are they today?
In 1993, the original site of the Croatan village was located. Subsequent archaeological and genealogical research suggests that the colonists did survive, and that when the land was granted to settlers, it was granted to some of those survivors who were by that time considered to be Indians. With recent advances in DNA for genealogy, we finally have, today, the ability to solve the mystery. We have created a plan that combines history, genealogy and DNA to solve the mystery. However, we can't do this alone. We need the help of the families who have been identified as "families of interest", being either roster members of the Lost Colony of those who obtained land grants on the original Croatan village site. Many of those names are the same.
In order to educate people and work closely with people who are interested, we are sponsoring the Lost Colony Symposium for DNA and Recent Research Sept. 7-9, 2007 at the Lost Colony Center in Williamston, NC. The symposium will be held between the Center and the Holiday Inn, as noted on the flyer at the website. If you are within the area during this time period, it will be a most interesting Symposium to attend.
Given that our JACKSON surname is one of those on their "Names of Interest" list, I hope that people on the list will join with us in our research as well as achieve the following regarding our Jackson surname and FTDNA Jackson Group Project members:
1. To identify a family archival website(s) if one exists.
2. To identify if there are any families of that surname that are from NC
(or early coastal SC or VA), have oral histories of Indian or "mixed"
heritage, are involved with any of the tri-racial isolate groups
(Melungeons, Red Bones, etc.) and/or have any oral history of the Lost
Colonies.
3. To determine if there is any research occurring or that has occurred for
your surname in Great Britain, and if not, if anyone is interested in
pursuing that avenue.
To become involved with the Lost Colony project, or to support the project, if you will be within the area of Williamston, NC, we urge you to try to make it to their Symposium. Their project plan will be announced at the Symposium, and they have a long list of wonderfully educational speakers. Participants are encouraged to bring their pedigree charts and genealogy as the right people will be present to help you with your testing plan.
If you can't attend the conference, you can still join the Lost Colony project.
IMPORTANT – To access all URL’s shown below you must do a COPY/PASTE procedure.
If you are interested in this project or can be of help in any way, please contact Roberta Estes at restes@comcast.net
Lost Colony website: http://lost-colony.com/home.html
Lost Colony blog which includes all surnames “Names of Interest” are located at: http://www.the-lost-colony.blogspot.com/
FTDNA The Lost Colony of Roanoke Mitochondrial DNA Project website: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/LostColonymtDNA/ Group Administrator: Roberta Estes restes@comcast.net Co-Administrator: Penny Ferguson pennyferguson@alltel.net
FTDNA The Lost Colony Y-DNA PROJECT website: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/LostColonyYDNA/ Group Administrator: Roberta Estes restes@comcast.net Co-Administrator: Penny Ferguson pennyferguson@alltel.net
Roberta Estes will be on vacation from now until July 24th, and will have very little access to e-mail. Please e-mail questions about the Symposium or the project to either my volunteer assistant, Nelda Percival at nelda_percival@hotmail.com or Anne Pool, the Center's Educational Director at croatan@peoplepc.com . They will answer any immediate questions about the Symposium and you will be put on an interest list."
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DNA not always used to determine parenthood – Lebanon Daily News, Lebanon PA by James M. Belder: June 25, 2006 Excerpt from article: Before DNA testing offered scientific proof of parentage, genealogists relief almost solely on paper trails blazed by documents that either declared or suggested who an individual’s father and mother were. Various analyses of paper vs. DNA evidence have indicated that from 3 percent to 5 percent of an average individual’s “paper” ancestors are not his or her genetic forebears….In some instances, the “Y chromosome” studies – of the DNA that is able to identify genetic fathers and sons – have resulted in people who are the most fervent researchers of particular surnames finding out that (in terms of | | |