JACKSON, Colonel John

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Jerusalem, Long Island NY
• Occupation: 1691, Sheriff of Queens County, NY USA
• Will: 6 Dec 1725

Notes:

From Jackson Family History site

JOHN JACKSON (c. 1645/50-1725) was a son of Robert Jackson of Hempstead, Long Island, who had moved from Stamford, Connecticut, to Long Island, in 1644.  Robert was the first of the line in this country as at present established.  The son John was born about and between 1645 and 1650 presumably at Hempstead.  He lived much of his life at Jerusalem, Long Island.  His wife was Elizabeth, a daughter of Captain John Seaman (1610-1695 of Hempstead, by his first wife Elizabeth, a daughter of John Strickland of Hempstead.  It is not known when Elizabeth (Seaman) Jackson was born or died. 
John Jackson's will was made on August 26, 1724, and proved December 6, 1725, so he certainly died in 1725.  The will disposed of considerable land to all his sons and left slaves and furniture to his daughters, he having nine children in all. 
John Jackson was Sheriff of Queens County in 1691, was a member of the Assembly, and a Colonel of the Long Island militia.  His rank in the militia was a very high one for the times and the details of his appointment are not known but the fact of his commission is well established.  He was promoted from Captain to Major in 1697.  In 1700 he was a Lieutenant Colonel commanding the regiment of foot of Queens County under commission of the Earl of Bellomont, Governor of the Province of New York, and later promoted.
Authorities:  Jones Family of Long Island, Report of New York State Historian for 1896, Abstracts New York Wills, New York Civil List, Bunker's Long Island Genealogies, N. Y. Gen. and Biog. Record, XI, XLII.

Birth:
The son John was born about and between 1645 and 1650 presumably at Hempstead. He lived much of his life at Jerusalem, Long Island.

Died:
John Jackson's will was made on August 26, 1724, and proved December 6, 1725, so he certainly died in 1725.

Family/Spouse: SEAMAN, Elisabeth. Elisabeth (daughter of SEAMAN, Captain John and STRICKLAND, Elizabeth) was born in 1653. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: TITUS, Peter. Peter (son of TITUS, Edmond and WASHBURNE, Martha) was born on 24 Jun 1674; died on 25 Oct 1753. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Jerusalem, Long Island NY

Family/Spouse: HEWLETT, John II. John (son of HEWLETT, John and SMITH, Mary) was born about 1702; died on 5 May 1790 in Woodbury, Nassau, NY USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SCUDDER, Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From history of Jones family:

His father-in-law, John Hewlett, a large landholder at East Woods (now Woodbury), in the town of Oyster Bay, near the Suffolk Co. line, was a justice of the peace, and, having sworn allegiance to the King, and being forty-five years of age, refused to take arms on either side. This was treated by the supporters of Congress as excusable, and he was not harshly dealt with, nor were the Quakers, which some members of the family joined. There were many Quakers in the town located between the Royalists on the west, and the supporters of Congress on the east.

The Hewlett family was numerous ; an early George on L. I. in 1668 had four sons, who all left descendants, including George and the first John, living in 1683, whose son John, b. 1703, m.
Hannah, dau. of 2d Col. John Jackson, and was the father of the third John Hewlett, the justice above mentioned. The mother of the justice being a Jackson, he doubtless was befriended by
that large family.

Capt. Richard Hewlett, son of Daniel, who had served in the French war, supported the English government. He became Colonel, Qr. Master, and Commissary, was active on L. I. during the war, and assumed the right to order the local militia or English subordinates. He or his captn. gave some orders to this John Jones (TIL 12) which required acts that were unpopular, such as collecting assessments of hay. Some of the hay collected and stacked was burned by the Continentals. Although not accused of any misconduct, the fact of losing the hay may have deprived his troop of reward from the British, who occupied the place in force during the winter.

The justice of the peace, by order, took charge of collecting the assessment imposed as they would a tax. The Judge George Duncan Ludlow (called a "Superintendent of Police") took charge of them and their local action. The native officers probably acted with more moderation than the foreigners.

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His father-in-law. Justice John Hewlett, lived until 4 April. 1812, and was buried on a hill near his home at East Woods called "Mount Nebo." The justice divided his large landed estate among some of his children by deeds in 1791, etc. His daughter Mary married Isaac Youngs ; his eldest son, Townsend, married a sister of this John Jones. His second son, Isaac Hewlett, married Rhoda Van W>ck, and his son Divine married Ann, dau. of Jac. Coles, of Duck Pond. His dau. Elizabeth married Samuel Jones, son of William.

It will be noticed how strongly the members of the family were tied together ; living near the boundary line between Queens and Suffolk Co., through a long civil war, the hostilities and jealousies which convulsed the whole country doubtless taught them to adhere firmly to each other and avoid giving offence.

Buried:
Justice John Hewlett lived until 4 April 1812, and was buried on a hill near his home at East Woods called "Mount Nebo."

John married TOWNSEND, Sarah in 1751 in Queens, New York. Sarah (daughter of TOWNSEND, Reumorn and ALLEN, Mary) was born on 18 Mar 1735/36 in NY, USA; died on 9 Sep 1808. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1773, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York

Samuel married ROBBINS, Abigail on 7 Nov 1773 in St George’s Church, Hempstead, Nassau, NY USA. Abigail (daughter of ROBBINS, Jeremiah and CARR, Hannah) was born on 9 Aug 1755; died before 1814. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Vital: 1767, Nassau
• Vital: 1767, Queens
• Residence: 1790, Huntington, Suffolk, New York

Devine married COLES, Anne on 25 May 1786 in Westbury, Nassau, New York, USA. Anne (daughter of COLES, Jacob and COCK, Sarah) was born on 23 Aug 1768 in Glen Cove, Long Island, NY; died on 22 Apr 1855 in Cold Spring Harbor, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]