Mary (Abbott) Jackson (abt. 1612 - 1689)

Born about 1612 in England [uncertain]

Died 1689 at about age 77 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut

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Disputed Associations

Not the wife of Henry Jackson d. 1686. A "Mary [Abbott?] is mentioned as the wife of Henry Jackson d. 1718 in New England Marriages prior to 1700. By subscription, see AmericanAncestors; works consulted as "Stamford Hist. 54; Fairfield Fam. 1:664?; Wheeler 492."^[1]

Her profile had been attached as the wife of Henry Jackson d. 1686. This association was severed in 2021 with the note, she "can be reattached if any evidence is ever found to substantiate a relationship."

Disputed parentage. Mary Abbott (if that was her maiden name) was probably not a daughter of George Abbott (c1635-1689), since she was probably born about 1610-1615. However, it is very possible that they were brother and sister. Especially since George Abbott and Mary Weed apparently had a daughter Mary born in 1667.

Torrey's original manuscript concludes that Henry's wife is unknown, and discusses Mary Abbott, Mary Wheeler, and one other (illegible) as possible wives of Henry's grandson Henry (he settled on Mary Wheeler in the manuscript, and she is called "wife of Henry Jackson" in her father's will).

Other researchers have clung to Mary Abbott, partly because in Torrey's published work he went back to the wife of [grandson] Henry Jackson ( -1713, Stratfield) as "Mary (Abbott?), dau. Geor; ca 1680-90? Stamford CT/ Stratford, CT". The abbott book says George Abbott (advanced as the father of the Mary above) came from England and was one of the first settlers of Norwalk, CT, a proprietor, his name appearing in the records as early as 1653. His will, made 1689, was recorded 11 Mar. 1690. The name of his first wife, who was probably the mother of his children, is not known. [Others have claimed she was Mary Weed.]

His last wife was the widow Johanna Williams, who left heirs James, William, Elizabeth and Sarah, when she died in 1682.

The children of George are John, Jonathan, Dorothy Rook, Pricilla Clason, Mary Jackson, George 9b. c. 1669), and Daniel (b. c. 1672). The husbands of the daughters were not named. But the approximate birthdates of George and Daniel, as given by Abbot, assuming them to be in line with the rest of the family, would preclude Mary from being the mother of Henry 91) Jackson's children, since the oldest was born in about 1640 However, other researchers report that the passenger list of the "Hopewell" from the Port of London, bound for New England in April 1635 included a Marie Abbott and a Jno. Abbott, both aged 16. Their identity is unknown.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Jackson-[Abbott?] ca. 1680-90?, New England Marriages prior to 1700 (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015), multiple vols,, 2:641 (Jackson); database and digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
2. ↑ Source: #S546 Page: 11 June 1999

• S546 Email from Madeline. Better source sought.

• Jacobus, Daniel Lines, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, MA 1930, Vol 1, p 213-214
• James Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England before 1692: Boston, MA 1860-62; Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1986, Vol 2, p 529

Pedigree File

These files provide information regarding date and place of birth for individual as well as the names and pertinent information for spouse(s), parents, and children. In most cases, these files also provide date and place of death, depending on whether particular region kept records at the time. BETTER SOURCES SOUGHT.

• [1]

"Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/94FV-XLQ : entry for Mary Abbott

• [2]

"Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9H7D-LKF : entry for Mary Abbott

• [3]

"Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SYM7-9TX : entry for Mary Abbott

Marriage

• [4]

U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 about Mary Abbott and Henry Jackson

Acknowledgments

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