October 5, 2020
Reference: “History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia” by John Davison Sutton, Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919, Pages 395-396.
“John Jackson, the pioneer of the Jackson family in West Virginia, was born in Londonderry, Ireland, about the year 1719, his father removed to London when John was quite young and there he learned the builders trade.
“In 1748, he immigrated to Cecil county in the colony of Maryland and there married Elizabeth Cummins, an English woman, who according to tradition was a large, strong minded, energetic, courageous woman of great strength of character, which traits were inherited by her descendants.
“This couple were the progenitors of a long line of able enterprising men who were distinguished in military and civil life
and left their impress on the times in which they lived.
“Several years after their marriage the young couple moved West and after several temporary locations, in 1769, crossed the mountains and located on the Buckhannon river at the mouth of Turkey Run. Jackson had under the guidance of Samuel Pringle explored the country in the year previous, 1768.
“John Jackson did his share of pioneer work and took an active part in the Indian wars of the period. He was the father of George, who was distinguished above his brothers, the grandfather of John George, the able United States Judge and Congressman, and the great grandfather of Thomas J. (Stonewall) whose fame as a soldier is world wide.
“He died at Clarksburg in 1804, aged 85 years. His wife, Elizabeth, also died in Clarksburg in 1825 at the age of 101 years.”
Submitted by Nancy Ann Jackson
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John Jackson and Elizabeth Cummins thru the son Edward Jackson and Mary haddan. There daughter Margaret Jackson who married John mccoy are my 3rd great grand parents. The son randolph mccoy and Elizabeth sansom are my 2nd great grandparents.