John Jackson

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Information from hand drawn chart by (Phi)Lura Lincoln Cook:

John Jackson was born in Ireland and came to the United States when he was 9 years old. He was a weaver until he married Rachel Orr. They moved to her birthplace in PA and later to Jefferson County, OH, about 6 miles from Wellsburg, VA. Their first home was a log cabin without glass in the windows. Her father gave Rachel a black mare. When the Indians came near, the horse would put his head through the window opening and neigh. Once this happened when Rachel was alone because John had ridden on horseback to the mill, a 2- or 3-day trip. The Indian only wanted something to eat. John was a second cousin of President Andrew Jackson.

RESEARCH NOTES - 3/3/2001 - Mormon Church Family History Library, Santa Monica, CA:
Jefferson County, Ohio - Records show Jacksons and Orrs still in the area for the American Revolution and for the War of 1812. This list is taken from Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications, Volume VIII, pages 257 260: Officers of Jefferson County Regiment War of 1812 - David Jackson, Peter Jackson, Thomas Orr.
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Jefferson County, Ohio Court House Records, Will Book No. 1 Index 1798 - 1821:
Jackson, James, 1801; City of Havanna. Merchant of Charleston, VA. from Ireland, son of William and Agnes (Petter) Jackson; mentions brother JOHN, NEPHEW JOHN. (James sick). BONNY, GET A COPY OF THIS TO SEE IF THIS IS THE CORRECT JOHN JACKSON.
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1810 Tax List: Joseph Orr - Knox Township, Thomas Orr - Wayne Township, John Jackson - Warren Township, Robert Jackson - Warren Township.

NOTES from SAR Patriot Index Database - Feb. 2001: This entry could be an ancestor of our John Jackson - still needs proof -
John Jackson, b. 1719 Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland; m. 4 July 1755, probably in WVa, (spouse??), d. 25 Sept, 1804, Clarksburg, Harrison Co., WVa; buried Sept 1801, Jackson Cemetery, on E. Pine Street, Clarksburg, WVa.

Source: Letter from "Aunt Lou" (this is Philura Buchanan Lincoln) to "Dell" (this was Rachel Adella Tobias), 10 Feb. 1915, with family history details.

"Grandfather Buchanan was born in Washington County, PA, married Jane Cummins of West Virginia. The state line went lengthwise of their porch. They lived a few miles apart, part of her "sitting out" was several negro slaves. They went to keeping house in Pennsylvania which was not a slave state so she could not keep them.

Grandfather Jackson was born in Ireland, came to this country at 9 years of age and could weave. He followed weaving until he married Rachel Orr. They moved from Philadelphia where she was born and brought up, to Jefferson County, Ohio, about 6 miles from Wellsburg, Virginia. Their first home was a log cabin without glass for windows. Her father gave her a black mare. When the Indians come aroung the mare would put its head in the window opening and snort. One time Grandfather went on horseback to mill and was gone two or three days. An Indian came by and the mare snorted. The Indian only wanted something to eat. I guess it was a hard place to be alone."

John married Rachel Orr. Rachel was born about 1790 in Philadelphia,,PA; died in in OH ??. [Group Sheet]

1. Rachel Jackson was born on 16 May 1816 in Ohio; died on 25 Nov 1875 in Lansing,,MI; was buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery,Lansing,MI.

James married Agnes Petter. Agnes was born about 1725 in Ireland. [Group Sheet]