Benjamin Jackson, Sr.^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1751 - 1842  (91 years)

• Name	Benjamin Jackson
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	5 Mar 1751	Rockaway, Morris Co., New Jersey   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1776	Morristown, New Jersey Militia   [6]
  	Sergeant
  Residence	1833	Morris Twp, Knox Co., Ohio   [7]
  Died	6 Jun 1842	Bellville, Richland Co., Ohio   [5]
  Buried	Bellville Cemetery, Bellville, Richland Co., Ohio   [8, 9]
  Person ID	P10	Robert Jackson
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Joseph Jackson,   b. 9 Feb 1709/1710, Flushing, Queens Co., New York ,   d. 1769, Rockaway, Morris Co., New Jersey  (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Annie Unknown,   b. Est 1712,   d. 1760, Rockaway, Morris Co., New Jersey  (Age ~ 48 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail Mitchell,   b. 5 Dec 1755, Elizabeth, Essex (now Union Co.), New Jersey ,   d. 2 Nov 1843, Bellville, Richland Co., Ohio  (Age 87 years)
  Married	20 Aug 1774	Essex Co., New Jersey
  Children	1. Ziba Jackson,   b. 2 Feb 1777, Rockaway, Morris Co., New Jersey ,   d. 27 Sep 1848, Fredericktown, Knox Co., Ohio  (Age 71 years)  [natural]   2. Isaac Jackson,   b. 15 Jun 1779, New Jersey ,   d. 27 Dec 1813, Knox Co., Ohio  (Age 34 years)  [natural]   3. Elizabeth (Betsey) Jackson,   b. 14 Feb 1782, Rockaway, Morris Co., New Jersey ,   d. 21 Mar 1862, Jefferson, Madison Co., Ohio  (Age 80 years)  [natural]   4. Phebe Jackson,   b. 23 Jun 1784, Morris Co., New Jersey ,   d. 19 Jun 1889, Morrison, Whiteside Co., Illinois  (Age 104 years)  [natural]   5. David Jackson,   b. 30 Sep 1786, Rockaway, Morris Co., New Jersey ,   d. 15 Aug 1883, Columbia City, Whitley Co., Indiana  (Age 96 years)  [natural]   6. Daniel Jackson,   b. 16 Jul 1788, New Jersey ,   d. 9 Apr 1836, Wabash, Wabash Co., Indiana  (Age 47 years)  [natural]   7. Benjamin Jackson, Jr.,   b. 8 Nov 1792, Fishkill, Dutchess Co., New York ,   d. 3 Apr 1868, Bellville, Richland Co., Ohio  (Age 75 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jackson Ledger @ HCPD: "Benjamin removed from Morris County, NJ to Ohio in 1814." O. B. Robbins book: "Benjamin owned the old Homestead up to 1814, when he sold it and removed to Ohio, where he died June 6, 1842 (and is buried in Cemetery near Bellville, Ohio; grave marked with a tall monument) aged 90 years and 3 months.. He left seven children, six of who were living at the time of his death. Benjamin served as a sergeant with New Jersey troops. His application for a pension was executed June 13, 1833 at which time he was living in Morris Township, Knox County, Ohio, having moved there....He later removed to Bellville, Richland County, where his son Benjamin Jr. lived." See "Historical Stories" in Table of Contents, this site, for an article that give a lot more detail about Benjamin. This is a retelling of his removing from NJ and traveling with his extended family and the Allens in covered wagons, over the mountains to Knox County, Ohio. There is a second article in "Introduction to Virgil Allen's Papers" that is a history of Benjamin's life and times, including his church life and his application for pension: http://www.jacksonfamilygenealogy.com/pages/bioBenjaminJacksonbyVirgilAllen.htm. OBR quotes his daughter Phebe's obit on pg 59: "Mrs. Vennum's parents were of old Puritan stock, honest, hardworking pioneers; her father being engaged in both coopering and farming." Colonial Ancestors: "He was a Revolutionary soldier." His gr-grandson Daniel Webster Jackson based his SAR application on Benjamin's service. That application is #95042. His gr-grandson Albert Judson Jackson based his SAR application on Benjamin's service. That application is #10337. Copied from the 1897 SAR Application #10337 of his gr-grandson Albert Judson Jackson: "He [Benjamin] resided at the time in Morris County, in the State of New Jersey. The applicant remembers, when a child about five years of age, being at the residence of this Ancestor, on his farm located on the highway at a place called 'Half-way', between the city of Mount Vernon in the State of Ohio, and the Village of Fredericktown, in the same State. The Ancestor's wife Abigail, was alive at the time; and my parents were visiting with them. We remained with the family of my Ancestor, over night. I distinctly remember that during the evening we were there, my great-grandfather related to my parents and others present, incidents that he recalled as happening while the war was in progress, and especially concerning the movements of the Colonial forces." Old maps and O. B. Robbins spell Belleville with an e in the middle, newer maps leave out that e. Notes copied from his Find-a-Grave memorial# 72419235: Benjamin is buried with wife and son, in Belville cemetery according to cemetery records. I suspect the stone at Old Fredericktown cemetery is a memorial stone while burial took place at Bellville cemetery. I am still looking for more documents to support this beyond just cemetery records, which are known to have mistakes. I believe two memorials need to be maintained for Benjamin as two nice tombstones exist in two well separated locations. I still think documents or book will surface shedding light on the burial details. TJD ------------------------- Oscar Burton Robbins' book, pg 20 says "He and his wife Abigal are buried in the old cemetery at Bellville. The inscription on his monument reads 'Benjamin Jackson died June 6, 1842, aged 91 years, 3 months.' Hers reads "Abigal wife of Benjamin Jackson died Nov 1st, 1843, aged 88 years, 10 months, 25 days.' You have a picture of his monument, perhaps the inscription is weathered by now. I do NOTE that Robbins' record of Benjamin differs slightly by saying Benjamin was b 5 Mar 1752 and died 5 Jun 1842. (I had not noticed until now how Abigal's name was spelled in the Robbins book and maybe on her gravestone! Later papers spell it Abigail.) Janie

  
  

• Sources

  [S347984669] Jackson Ledger from Hackers Creek Pioneer Descendants, (http://www.jacksonfamilygenealogy.com/pages/transcribernotesledger.htm), 10, 11. [S347984670] Book: "History of the Jackson Family of Hempstead, Long Island", Oscar Burton Robbins, (1951, Loveland, Colorado), 14,20, 49-52. [S347984683] Pension Application, S.4430 Benjamin Jackson. [S347984684] Allen, Virgil: Biography of Benjamin Jackson, 1937, (http://www.jacksonfamilygenealogy.com/pages/bioBenjaminJacksonbyVirgilAllen.htm). [S347984685] Find-a-Grave Index at Family Search, (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2221801), Memorial# 72419235. Robbin's book, pg 30: Benj died aged 91 years, 3 months. [S347984686] Sons of the American Revolutionary War Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2204), Application #10237 of Albert Judson Jackson. [S347984686] Sons of the American Revolutionary War Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2204), #95042 Application for Daniel Webster Jackson. [S347984670] Book: "History of the Jackson Family of Hempstead, Long Island", Oscar Burton Robbins, (1951, Loveland, Colorado), 20. [S347984674] Find A Grave Website, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi), Memorial# 72419235. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72419235