William Jackson (1720 - 1800)

Born 17 Sep 1720 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Agnes Nancy (Dixon) Jackson — married 25 Dec 1744 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 9 Aug 1800 at age 79 in Claverack, Columbia County, New York, USA

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Biography

William Jackson

Research Notes:

Note: Buried in Schoolhouse Road Cemetery, Austerlitz, Columbia Co., NY.

Note: Captain in the army of the Revolutionary War per U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

Note: There are military service information, (Memorial stone, roster for Battle of Kings Mountain and gedcom note) that suggests military service that could be categorized. However, there is another "William Jackson" of the same period who was a Captain, from South Carolina and served in the American Revolutionary War. Further research and confirmation is recommended.

Note: There are numerous more birth records of his children online at FamilySearch.

Military Service

"Jackson, William, Captain" Battle of Kings Mountain Patriot Roster ^[1]

The Battle of Kings Mountain, October 7, 1780

Patriots from Southwest Virginia, Northwestern North Carolina, and Eastern Tennessee arose in arms and went to meet the British. God bless this section of country. It should be dearly loved by every man, woman and child in the United States. It is one of God's garden spots for freedom.

These patriots met at Cowpens, South Carolina, selected eleven hundred of their best men and horses. The Virginians were under William Campbell, those from North Carolina were under Generals John Sevier and Isaac Shelby.

They marched all night through the rain and on the morning of October 7, 1780, they arrived at Kings Mountain. The British twelve hundred strong having had the advantage of selecting their positions for fighting, but the battle all the same was on. One regiment of the Americans made an attack and retreated, and were being charged by the British when another American regiment appeared on the mountain top from the opposite direction.

The two armies were now on an equal footing as regards position, with the British having the advantage of one hundred men. But there was no counting of men, for the battle was a life and death struggle, and so was the American cause. There was the clang of sabers, the charge and counter-charges of cavalry. The patriots were fighting with nerves of iron and hearts of steel the conquering invaders. There was in the shriek, the havoc, the bloody struggle, the moan of wounded and dying men, the groans of wounded horses and the neighing of riderless ones, all unheard because of the canon roar.

When the battle ended as all battles must end, the British General was dead. Four hundred and fifty-six of the British army were killed or wounded, and the balance were taken as prisoners. Not a single one escaped. Never in history was such a battle fought, never on earth such a rebuke to British tyranny. The Americans there truly fired the shot heard around the world.

As Thomas Jefferson said it was the turning point of the war. This battle drove home to Great Britain the fact dawning with streaks of light that the patriots of America could not be conquered in a territory or wilderness spread-out over this great continent.

Colonel Campbell's Virginians, who fought so nobly and persistently throughout the action, met with severer losses than any other regiment engaged in the hard day's contest. Of the killed were eleven officers and one private. One lieutenant and one ensign who were mortally wounded, died a few days thereafter. One captain, two lieutenant and eighteen privates were wounded, who recovered. The makes thirty-five killed and wounded of Campbell's Virginians as given in "Kings Mountain and its Heroes" by Draper, page 304.

A national monument has been erected by the U.S. government at the battle field of Kings Mountain in memory of all the American heroes who fought there." ^[2][3]

Connecticut Births and Christenings

Name William Jackson

Gender Male

Birth Date 17 Sep 1720

Birthplace VOLUNTOWN TWP,NEW LONDON,CONNETICUT

Father's Name Robert Jackson

Mother's Name Mary ^[4]

Connecticut Births and Christenings (Daughter)

Name Mary Jackson (Daughter)

Gender Female

Birth Date 22 Apr 1747 Birthplace VOLUNTOWN TWP,NEW LONDON,CONNETICUT

Father's Name William Jackson

Mother's Name Agness

^[5]

Connecticut Births and Christenings (Son)

Name William Jackson (Son)

Gender Male

Birth Date 01 Dec 1755 Birthplace VOLUNTOWN TWP,NEW LONDON,CONNETICUT

Father's Name William Jackson

Mother's Name Agness

^[6]

Family Tree Information Sourced

William /Jackson/

Pedigree Resource File

birth: 17 September 1720 Voluntown, New London, Connecticut, United States

death: 25 December 1800 / 2 December 1800 Claverack, Columbia, New York, United States

burial: Spencertown, Columbia County, New York, USA

residence: 1790 Claverack, Columbia, New York, United States;NY, United States

marriage: 25 December 1744 Voluntown, Connecticut, USA;Voluntown, New London, Connecticut, United States

father: Robert /Jackson/

mother: Mary /Goodwin/

spouse: William /Jackson/;

Agnes Nancy /Dixon/

children:

William /Jackson/, Mary /Jackson/, Hillance /Jackson/, Agnes Nancy /Jackson/, Martha Patsy /Jackson/, Sarah /Jackson/, James /Jackson/, Robert /Jackson/, Isaac /Jackson/, Isabel /Jackson/ ^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]}

Imported gedcom data

Name: William /Jackson/^[15] Birth Birth: Date: 17 SEP 1720 Place: Voluntown, New London, CT^[16]

Death Death: Date: 9 AUG 1800 Place: Claverack, Columbia Co., NY^[17]

Marriage

Husband: William Jackson Wife: Agnes Nancy Dixon Marriage: Date: 25 DEC 1744 Place: Voluntown, New London, CT^[18][19]

Child: Mary Jackson Child: Hillance Jackson Child: Agnes Nancy Jackson Child: Martha Jackson Child: William Jackson Child: James Jackson Child: Robert Jackson Child: Isaac Jackson Child: Isabel Jackson

Husband: Robert Jackson Wife: Mary Goodwin Marriage: Date: 1714^[20]

Child: William Jackson

Family Tree Information Unsourced

William B. Jackson was born on Sep 17, 1720 in Voluntown, New London, Conn. and died in 1800 in ;buried Schoolshouse cem. Austerlitz, Columbia county, N.Y. at age 80.

General Notes: Info thanks to Coralynn Brown,Melissa Nunn,David Woods, Phil Hill,AlpineWalker, Pat Craig,John Buck,

William married Agnes Nancy Dixon, daughter of James Dixon and Janet, on Dec 25, 1744 in Voluntown, New London county, Conn. Agnes was born on Sep 26, 1722 in Voluntown, New London, Conn. and died about 1812 in Columbia county, New York about age 90.

Children from this marriage were:

18 F i. Mary Jackson was born on Apr 22, 1747 in Voluntown, New London, Conn. and died on May 8, 1801 in Hillsdale, Columbia county, New York at age 54. Mary married Gilbert Palmer, son of John Palmer and Dorothy Noyes, in 1769 in Stonington, Conn. Gilbert was born on Jun 8, 1743 in Stonington, New London county, Conn and died in Mar 1816 in ;buried Methodist Episcopal church cem. Hillsdale, Columbia county, N.Y. at age 72.

+ 19 M ii. Hillance Jackson was born on May 2, 1749 in Voluntown, New London, Conn. and died on Jun 29, 1798 in ;buried Schoolshouse cem. Austerlitz, Columbia county, N.Y. at age 49. 20 F iii. Agnes Nancy Jackson was born on Jun 20, 1751 in Voluntown, New London, Conn. and died in __. Agnes married Timothy Smith about 1775 in __. Timothy was born about 1749 in __ and died in __.

21 F iv. Martha Jackson was born on Nov 20, 1753 in Voluntown, New London, Conn. and died in ___. Martha married Samuel Haalenbeck about 1777. Samuel was born about 1751.

22 F v. Sarah Jackson was born on Nov 20, 1753 in Voluntown, New London, Conn. and died in __. Sarah married David Ecker about 1777 in Columbia county, N.Y. David was born about 1751 in __ and died in __.

+ 23 M vi. William Jackson was born on Dec 1, 1755 in Voluntown, New London, Conn. and died in 1832 in Lenawee county, Mich. at age 77.

+ 24 M vii. James Jackson was born on Apr 1, 1758 in Voluntown, New London, Conn. and died on Mar 26, 1816 in Fairfield, Herkimer county, New York at age 57.

+ 25 M viii. Robert Jackson was born on Apr 5, 1758 in Voluntown, New London, Conn. and died on Apr 28, 1829 in Mayfield, Fulton county, New York at age 71.

+ 26 M ix. Isaac Jackson was born on May 10, 1762 in Columbia county, New York and died on Jun 2, 1850 in Brookfield, Madison county, New York at age 88. 27 F x. Isabel Jackson was born about 1765 in ___ and died in ___. ^[21]

Memorial

William Jackson

Note: Memorial stone images included. Stone inscription states"Patriot."

Birth: Sep. 17, 1720 Voluntown New London County Connecticut, USA

Death: Dec. 2, 1800

Family links: Spouse:

Agnes Nancy Dixon Jackson (1722 - 1812)*

Children:

Mary Jackson Palmer (1747 - 1801)*

Hilance Jackson (1749 - 1798)*

• Calculated relationship

Inscription: in the 80th year of his age Note: birth information per Linda Hausauer, lindahaus59@aol.com Burial: School House Hill Cemetery Spencertown Columbia County New York, USA Created by: Elsie Scharpf Saar (Credit) Record added: Jun 18, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 38501155 ^[22]

Sources

1. ↑ [(From Trish Carden's website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scyork/RevWar/KingsMtnRoster.html)]
2. ↑ [(https://www.geni.com/projects/American-Revolution-Battle-of-King-s-Mountain-1780/2303)]
3. ↑ [(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kings_Mountain)]
4. ↑ [(" Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74S-M4Z : 3 December 2014), Robert Jackson in entry for William Jackson, 17 Sep 1720; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.)]
5. ↑ [("Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F772-FNB : 3 December 2014), William Jackson in entry for Mary Jackson, 22 Apr 1747; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.)]
6. ↑ [("Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74S-M46 : 3 December 2014), William Jackson in entry for William Jackson, 01 Dec 1755; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.)]
7. ↑ [(U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 Ancestry.com : )]
8. ↑ [(Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Ancestry.com :)]
9. ↑ [(Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots Ancestry.com : )]
10. ↑ [(Web: New York, Find A Grave Index, 1660-2012 Ancestry.com :)]
11. ↑ [(U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com :)]
12. ↑ [(1790 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com :)]
13. ↑ [(Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Ancestry.com :)]
14. ↑ [(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:37VD-CQC : accessed 2016-11-20), entry for William /Jackson/.)]
15. ↑ Source: #S291
16. ↑ Source: #S291
17. ↑ Source: #S244
18. ↑ Source: #S306
19. ↑ Source: #S468
20. ↑ Source: #S470
21. ↑ [(http://www.jacksongenealogy.org/robert%20jackson%201690/d1.htm#i17717)]
22. ↑ [(http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38501155)]

• Source: S244 Text: Family tree submitted to Ancestry.com by Joanie Greenbeck Epperson and accessed by Linda Macintosh Rodger on January 24, 2011: http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=:2042490&id

• Source: S291 Text: Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002, v. 3, p. 150. CONT CONT Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.