The Jackson Family Genealogy and history

By William Ross Cooper and Frances Jackson Baldwin. 19??

SOURCE: Library of Congress Microfilm 86/6192 (C)

Notes

The sons of Sir Anthony Jackson who moved to Ireland in 1649 were:

A. John (?) Name uncertain, born about 1624, joined the Presbyterian Church.

B. Richard, born about 1626, joined the Irish Quakers.

C. Anthony, III, born about 1628, joined the Irish Quakers.

The eldest son (per Derry County wills):

5. John (?) Jackson, joined the established church of Scotland, the Presbyterian per old Quaker record stating that he was the ancestor of Pres. Andrew Jackson of the US. The name of his wife is unknown. His will mentions two sons and a daughter living at the time of the will was made, of whom the youngest son:

6. John Jackson born 1667, died 1725. He was the owner of the estates of Ballyreagan of 885 acres in the parishes of Dundonalds and Newtownards, County Down, Ireland, about 5 miles southeast of Belfast. He inherited a leasehold on Ballynisca from his older brother who died without issue. He married Katherine McKinney, member of a prominent family of Dundalks parish (per wills of himself and of his wife). His will mentions their children:

a. Joseph, born about 1690, died about1765 – 7

b. Thomas

c. James

d. John, born about 1710, died 1789. (Line of the Gamble family.)

e. Mary [NOTE: He uses the English system of listing the sons first and then the daughters]

f. Martha

g. Rachel.

The eldest son: Joseph Jackson, and his brothers became noted physicians and surgeons. They all practice in the vicinity of Belfast in Carrickfergus, Ireland. Joseph practiced first at Carrickfergus, then it Belfast, and later moved to Londonderry and Limavady, County Derry. He married, first, Elizabeth Vance of the noted Vance family of Scotland and Ulster, Ireland. There were several children of this marriage, of whom:

A. Hugh, an officer with Braddock, and with Wolf to Québec.

B. David, born 1730, died 1818. Came to Pennsylvania, 1762.

C. Robert came to America. Descendents untraced.

D. Andrew, 1739 -- 1767 (father of Pres. Andrew Jackson.)

E. Elizabeth married James Crawford. To the Carolinas. Perhaps other daughters.

Dr. Joseph Jackson married secondly lady Mary (Carr) Jackson a widow with a son, Hugh, who came to America. Their daughter: Margaret Jackson...[more details on her]

Vance family details.