Abraham Jackson, of the Plymouth Colony

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Abraham Jackson

Birthdate:
Birthplace: England (United Kingdom)
Death: October 04, 1714 (80)
Plymouth, Plymouth, Province of Mass. Bay
Place of Burial: North Carver, Plymouth County, MA, United States
Immediate Family:

Husband of Remember Jackson
Father of Jackson; Jackson; Abraham Jackson, Jr.; Lydia Hall; John Jackson and 2 others

Occupation: Farmer
Managed by: Scott Roger Jackson
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About Abraham Jackson, of the Plymouth Colony

Abraham Jackson came from England as a young man and served an apprenticeship to the secretary of Plymouth Colony, Nathaniel Morton. During this service he Fell in love with his masters daughter, Remember.

Not the same as Abraham Jackson

Family

Remember Morton. Born ca 1637 at Plymouth, MA.152 Remember died at Plymouth, MA, on 24 Jul 1707.31

On 18 Nov 1657 Remember married Abraham Jackson, at Plymouth, MA.3 Born at England. Abraham died at Plymouth, MA, on 4 Oct 1714.2

Children:

  • 23746 i. Lydia (1658-1729)
  • 23747 ii. Abraham (ca1660-)
  • 23748 iii. John (ca1664-)
  • 23749 iv. Nathaniel
  • 23750 v. Eleazer (1669-1736)

GEDCOM Note

Biography

Birth

“Abraham Jackson Senr upwards of 80 years of age admitted March 14th” 1708). Plymouth Ch Recs NEHGS, 276

Death

Recorded at Plymouth:
"Abraham JACSON Sr. decd. Oct. 4th 1714."<ref>Lee D. van Antwerp, compiler, Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1993), p. 137</ref>

Probate

Abraham Jackson of Plymouth made his will on 16 January 1707 in which he made bequests to his "eldest son Abraham Jackson," to "my five children Abraham Jackson, Nathaniel Jackson, Eliezer Jackson, John Jacksonand Lydia Hall", and appointed his son Eliezr. Jackson as sole executor. Witnesses: Nathl. Thomas Jr., Ephraim Little Jr., Mary Thomas. Thewill was proved 22 Dec 1714.<ref>Plymouth County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1881, Abraham Jackson, Plymouth, 1714, file #11163</ref>

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Abraham Jackson, of the Plymouth Colony's Timeline

1633
November 3, 1633
England (United Kingdom)
1651
1651
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
1653
1653
Plymouth, MA
1654
March 9, 1654
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
1658
November 19, 1658
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1664
1664
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
1664
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1669
October 1669
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
1714
October 4, 1714
Age 80
Plymouth, Plymouth, Province of Mass. Bay