Isaac Jackson
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Isaac Jackson (1734 - 1807)

Isaac Jackson
Born in London Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvaniamap
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Husband of — married 13 May 1762 in New Garden Twp, Chester, Pennsylvaniamap
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Died at age 72 in New Garden Twp, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USAmap
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Biography

Isaac was a Friend (Quaker)

He was born on 2 Sep 1734 in London Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvania and his parents were Katherine (MILLER) and William JACKSON.

Jackson began his career as an apprentice to John Wood, Sr. of Philadelphia and served as a journeyman under Benjamin Chandlee, Jr. of Nottingham in the early 1750’s. In 1757 he returned home to London Grove and continued clockmaking there and after receiving a 200 acre farm in New Garden by his father in 1762. Between 1774 and 1778 clockmaker Elisha Kirk apprenticed under and became a partner to Isaac Jackson.

Most Jackson faces have the motto "Time Passeth Swiftly Away" engraved on disks located in the spandrels. One, in the Chester County Historical Society collection has a Bible verse engraved on the dial.

He was an excellent clockmaker and his works are now antiques. [1] [2]

In addition to clockmaking and farming, Isaac Jackson was an active abolitionist. His father bought him a farm in New Garden Twp. Being a Quaker, for many years, his dwelling was a refuge for those who were escaping from slavery and they were always sure of assistance at his hands. Living as he did near the Maryland state line, he was frequently called upon to inter­pose when fugitives from slavery were pursued and reclaimed; and when free people of color were captured on false pretenses. His efforts in many cases were effective, and thus he helped many people secure their freedom. On such occasions, he and Jacob Lindley usually acted together and they were sometimes involved in considerable personal danger; for the claimants were generally desperate, armed and well attended. This work led to his appointment as clerk of the Yearly Meeting. His home was, for many years, a refuge for those who were escaping from slavery. He labored to convince the Yearly Meeting of Friends in Philadelphia to take steps for the emancipation of all slaves held by members of the Society and personally visited the owners of more than eleven hundred slaves.[3]

Isaac JACKSON first married to Hannah JACKSON [daughter of Eleanor Hamilton (McDOWELL) and Michael JACKSON] and they had no children.

Isaac JACKSON married secondly on 13 July 1762 at New Garden Meeting House in New Garden Twp, Chester County, Pennsylvania, [4] [5] [6] [7] to Hannah JACKSON (daughter of Susanna MILLER & Joseph JACKSON) and they had about 13 children including ...

  1. Joseph Jackson b: 13 Feb 1763
  2. William Jackson b: 01 Mar 1764
  3. Mary Jackson b: 08 Feb 1766
  4. Hannah Jackson b: 13 Dec 1767
  5. Katharine #1 Jackson b: 22 Dec 1769
  6. Katharine #2 Jackson b: 22 Aug 1771 m: Jesse PUGH
  7. Susanna Jackson b: 23 Oct 1773 m: Emmor KIMBER
  8. Elizabeth Jackson b: 1775 m: Anthony REYNOLDS
  9. Isaac Jackson b: 01 Oct 1775
  10. Phebe Jackson b: 07 Jul 1777
  11. Alice Jackson b: Jun 1779 m: Enoch LEWIS
  12. Rebecca Jackson b: 13 Dec 1781
  13. Samuel Jackson b: 03 Aug 1783-1788.

He died on 27 Jun 1807 and was buried at New Garden Friends Cemetery in New Garden Twp, Chester County, Pennsylvania. [8]

Sources

  1. ↑ http://heddonhistory.weebly.com/blog/isaac-jackson-clocks
  2. ↑ http://home.ccil.org/~nghc/index.htm?biographies:isaac_jackson:swnf0003.htm
  3. ↑ Jackson, Isaac. Isaac Jackson Journal, 1776: Short account of a visit made by Isaac Jackson to Friends (who keep slaves) on the Western Shore of Maryland. HC.MC-975-11-017. Available online.
  4. ↑ Historical Society of Pennsylvania, New Garden Monthly Meeting Records, Chester County, Pennsylvania; FHL#0389405 for Hannah JACKSON b: 27 (7th Month) 1741 (daughter of Susanna MILLER & Joseph JACKSON of New Garden Twp); m: 13 (5th Month) 1762 New Garden Twp, Chester, Pennsylvania to Isaac JACKSON (son of Katherine MILLER & William JACKSON of London Grove).
  5. ↑ Quaker Marriage Certificates (New Garden Monthly Meeting, Chester County, Pennsylvania 1704-1799) p55 by Gwen Boyer Bjorkman & Heritage Books Inc. in 1991.
  6. ↑ Ancestral File by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Family History Library as of 5 Jan 1998.
  7. ↑ JACKSON family: a history of Ephraim JACKSON, first ancestor to come to America and his descendants 1684-1960 p12,18,19 by Jesse Calvin Cross in 1961; HeritageQuest Online & Multnomah County Library Website.
  8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #141195456 for Isaac JACKSON
  • Early Church Records of Chester County, Pennsylvania v2
  • History of Chester County, Pennsylvania with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches by J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope
  • Proceedings of the sesqui-centennial gathering of the descendants of Isaac and Ann JACKSON at Harmony Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvania on eighth month, twenty-fifth, 1875, together with the family genealogy by Halliday JACKSON in 1878.
  • WikiTree profile Jackson-5553 was created by Jo Gessford through the import of partial tree 2012.ged on Nov 10, 2012.




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Chester County clocks and their makers
Chester County clocks and their makers
Chester County clocks and their makers
Chester County clocks and their makers
PG92 JACKSON Quaker meeting records VOL 14 NEW GARDEN PA
PG92 JACKSON Quaker meeting records VOL 14 NEW GARDEN PA


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Harris-25184 Jen (Harris) Hill
his oldest son, Isaac supplemented his agricultural activities with

clockmaking.


Isaac Jackson,


The Clockmaker of New Garden


Isaac Jackson was born at the family homestead, Harmony Grove, on July 2, 1734. Little has been recorded about his early years. As the oldest child in a large family on a Chester County farm in the pre-Revolutionary War period it may be safe to infer that he learned how to work. Both his father and his grandfather were weavers in addition to their farming pursuits; hence Isaac had an opportunity to cultivate mechanical aptitudes. The atmosphere of the Quaker home in which he was reared included, in addition to work and religion, some cultivation of intellectual interests. Two hundred years ago, before the availability of either private or public schools in Chester County, parents appear to have been decidedly


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successful in molding the minds and developing the personalities of their children. Indeed, it is by no means certain that our current gadgets of modernity, which have so successfully removed the burdens of physical labor, have brought us equally compensating gains in developing the lives of our children.


On November 11, 1755, the Minutes of New Garden Meeting report, “Isaac Jackson, son of William Jackson requests our cert. to Nottingham M. Mtg.” “Certificate approved and signed the 27th of 12th mo. 1755.”’ In view of the fact that Isaac became a clock- maker and as Benjamin Chandlee, a highly skilled Quaker clock- maker, was located at Nottingham at this time, circumstantial evidence indicates that Isaac went there to learn the trade of a clockmaker. The Chandlees lived only some fourteen miles from Isaac’s boyhood home. The return to his home is indicated in anoth- er New Garden Monthly Meeting record: ‘Isaac Jackson produced a certificate from Nottingham Mo. Mtg. bearing date, the 2lst: Smo. 1757.’’ Between this time and 1762, he was taxed as a resident of London Grove Township.


Among fifteen of his clocks which have come to the attention of the writer, one has inscribed on its face “Isaac Jackson, London Grove, 1761.’’ This clock has an enamelled face which indicates that it is not the original. However, it appears reasonable to suppose that the wording on the face was copied from the original brass one. In 1761, Isaac was still living in London Grove Township but moved to New Garden Township the following year.


According to the Jackson Genealogy Isaac’s first marriage was with Hannah Miller. If this is correct, this Hannah must have died because he married Hannah Jackson, a distant cousin, on May 13, 1762. This Hannah was a granddaughter of Ephraim Jackson who had come to Chester County, Pennsylvania, from England in 1687. In anticipation of this marriage William Jackson deeded two hundred acres of land in New Garden Township to his son, Isaac, on April 10, 1762 (Deed Book K-14-222). This property was located adjacent to and southeast of New Garden Meeting House. Here Isaac and Hannah founded a home which represented an enriching and stabilizing influence on the community for four decades.


The following excerpts, taken from the tax records of New Garden Township relating to Isaac Jackson, give some indication of his operations:

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Chester County clocks and their makers by James, Arthur Edwin, 1897-1989

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https://archive.org/details/chestercountyclo00jame/page/138/mode/2up?q=%22Jackson++Genealogy%22

posted by Jen (Harris) Hill
[Living Emmons]
Isaac seems to have picked up an extra spouse named Hannah Jackson. Do you know which one is correct?
posted by [Living Emmons]

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