Joseph was baptized on 24 May 1743 (or possibly 1753) at the Swedish Lutheran Church at Raccoon (Swedesboro), Gloucester Co., NJ. No parents are named in the baptismal record--only the godparents are listed, published as Martin (really Matthew?) and Maria Tomlin. Joseph and his children had several land transactions in connection with Matthew Tomlin family lands, so there may be a genealogical connection.
He is presumed to have been born in Gloucester County, NJ, and might be the son of Richard Jackson and Sarah Leddon. Richard advertised in 1742 (the year of Joseph Jackson's birth) that he would not pay any debts of his wife Sarah, alias (formerly) Leddon. Sarah was probably the daughter of Joseph Liddon/Leddon, founder of the Gloucester County Ledden family, who lived in old Greenwich Township. Joseph Jackson had a grandson named Joseph Leddon Hillerman born in 1810, the year of Joseph Jackson's death. It is possible, and seems likely (based on knowledge of the Liddon/Ledden family), that the middle name Leddon was given to the namesake grandson so as to recognize and preserve that Joseph Jackson was named for his own (apparent) maternal grandfather, Joseph Leddon/Liddon.
Joseph Jackson married Ann Shute on 15 Nov. 1765 at the Swedish Lutheran Church, Swedesboro. They had at least 9 children together (see below). They lived initially in Gloucester and Greenwich townships, Gloucester Co., and possibly later Woolwich Township (set off from Greenwich in 1767). Joseph lived in Philadelphia, PA, at the end of his life, and his will is probated there.
Joseph and Ann had considerable land holdings in Gloucester County. They may have also owned properties in Philadelphia (research on this is underway). On 8 Apr. 1772, Joseph and Ann mortgaged 374½ acres in Gloucester Twp., Gloucester Co., to William Heysham, merchant of Philadelphia. A few months later, on 30 Sep. 1772, Joseph purchased 727 acres in Greenwich Twp. from the executors and heirs of John Alford for £254.9. Joseph was referred to as a yeoman and of Greenwich Twp. in the deed, which also indicates that he was already in possession of this land under a 1-year lease bearing the same date.
The 727-acre property (at present-day Aura, NJ, in Elk Township) appears to have been fully in the new Woolwich Township, created in 1767, even though the 1772 deed and a few subsequent documents refer to Greenwich. The Greenwich references were probably based on earlier title documents. In-depth analysis and mapping of the subdivision of this tract demonstrate that it was squarely in the portion of old Franklin Township that came from Woolwich, not Greenwich. While the homestead portion was closer to the Greenwich Township line, Joseph was assessed on 727 acres in Woolwich in the 1790s (100 acres of improved land and 627 acres of unimproved land). His other acreage assessed in Greenwich varies.
At this time it is unclear as to whether Joseph and Ann actually resided on the 727-acre tract. They might have leased it, or parts of it. And it may be that their sons worked this land when they were of age. Joseph devised it to his son John in his will, but multiple descendants (including son Isaac and family, and later son Henry) owned portions of the tract for well over a century after the 1772 purchase. The area became known as Union or Unionville after the establishment of the church there, and was subsequently called Aura. This was part of Franklin Township when that municipality was formed in 1820, then Clayton Township when it was formed in 1858, and then Elk Township when it was formed in 1891. It encompasses the Aura Methodist Church property (set off to the congregation by Joseph in 1807), and the present-day Elk Township municipal building.
Joseph was an early convert to Methodism and held prayer meetings at his home. He was a founding trustee of Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church on 10 Mar. 1794, when Aaron and Margaret Dilkes deeded 1/2 acre to him and eight others to establish a house of worship and burial ground. He and his wife, and other family members, are interred in this ground at Hurffville, Deptford Twp.
In 1800, Joseph was appointed guardian of the four minor children of his daughter Sarah Jackson West upon her petition to the county.
Following the death of his wife Ann (Shute) in Sep. 1802, Joseph married Mrs. Lydia Barber Shute, the widow of Ann's late brother Henry. In 1807, Joseph and Lydia gave 4 acres to the Methodist Church of Unionville, as was noted, for the congregation's use as a place of worship and burial ground. His son John, who is buried there, was a founding trustee of that church at the time.
In his will, Joseph named son John and son-in-law Josiah Heritage as co-executors. Joseph, then living in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia, may have resided there with second wife Lydia for some years. He is presumed to have died there, but this is not certain.
Joseph and Ann Shute Jackson's children were:
1. Ann "Nancy," born say 1767, married Rev. James Abbott--linked below
2. John, born about 1771--linked below;
3. Sarah, born say 1772/74, married first to Job West and second to Robert Sparks, died after 1800;
4. Edith, married Mr. West;
5. Mary, born 24 Mar. 1780, married Rev. Josiah Heritage--linked below;
6. Isaac, born abt 27 Mar. 1783--linked below;
7. Hannah, born about 1785, married William Hillerman--linked below;
8. Thomas, born 1788/89, relocated to Wayne Co., NY--linked below; and
9. Henry, born 21/22 Mar. 1789--linked below.
Note: Heartfelt thanks to rjackson20 for creating this memorial and the gravestone image.
He is presumed to have been born in Gloucester County, NJ, and might be the son of Richard Jackson and Sarah Leddon. Richard advertised in 1742 (the year of Joseph Jackson's birth) that he would not pay any debts of his wife Sarah, alias (formerly) Leddon. Sarah was probably the daughter of Joseph Liddon/Leddon, founder of the Gloucester County Ledden family, who lived in old Greenwich Township. Joseph Jackson had a grandson named Joseph Leddon Hillerman born in 1810, the year of Joseph Jackson's death. It is possible, and seems likely (based on knowledge of the Liddon/Ledden family), that the middle name Leddon was given to the namesake grandson so as to recognize and preserve that Joseph Jackson was named for his own (apparent) maternal grandfather, Joseph Leddon/Liddon.
Joseph Jackson married Ann Shute on 15 Nov. 1765 at the Swedish Lutheran Church, Swedesboro. They had at least 9 children together (see below). They lived initially in Gloucester and Greenwich townships, Gloucester Co., and possibly later Woolwich Township (set off from Greenwich in 1767). Joseph lived in Philadelphia, PA, at the end of his life, and his will is probated there.
Joseph and Ann had considerable land holdings in Gloucester County. They may have also owned properties in Philadelphia (research on this is underway). On 8 Apr. 1772, Joseph and Ann mortgaged 374½ acres in Gloucester Twp., Gloucester Co., to William Heysham, merchant of Philadelphia. A few months later, on 30 Sep. 1772, Joseph purchased 727 acres in Greenwich Twp. from the executors and heirs of John Alford for £254.9. Joseph was referred to as a yeoman and of Greenwich Twp. in the deed, which also indicates that he was already in possession of this land under a 1-year lease bearing the same date.
The 727-acre property (at present-day Aura, NJ, in Elk Township) appears to have been fully in the new Woolwich Township, created in 1767, even though the 1772 deed and a few subsequent documents refer to Greenwich. The Greenwich references were probably based on earlier title documents. In-depth analysis and mapping of the subdivision of this tract demonstrate that it was squarely in the portion of old Franklin Township that came from Woolwich, not Greenwich. While the homestead portion was closer to the Greenwich Township line, Joseph was assessed on 727 acres in Woolwich in the 1790s (100 acres of improved land and 627 acres of unimproved land). His other acreage assessed in Greenwich varies.
At this time it is unclear as to whether Joseph and Ann actually resided on the 727-acre tract. They might have leased it, or parts of it. And it may be that their sons worked this land when they were of age. Joseph devised it to his son John in his will, but multiple descendants (including son Isaac and family, and later son Henry) owned portions of the tract for well over a century after the 1772 purchase. The area became known as Union or Unionville after the establishment of the church there, and was subsequently called Aura. This was part of Franklin Township when that municipality was formed in 1820, then Clayton Township when it was formed in 1858, and then Elk Township when it was formed in 1891. It encompasses the Aura Methodist Church property (set off to the congregation by Joseph in 1807), and the present-day Elk Township municipal building.
Joseph was an early convert to Methodism and held prayer meetings at his home. He was a founding trustee of Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church on 10 Mar. 1794, when Aaron and Margaret Dilkes deeded 1/2 acre to him and eight others to establish a house of worship and burial ground. He and his wife, and other family members, are interred in this ground at Hurffville, Deptford Twp.
In 1800, Joseph was appointed guardian of the four minor children of his daughter Sarah Jackson West upon her petition to the county.
Following the death of his wife Ann (Shute) in Sep. 1802, Joseph married Mrs. Lydia Barber Shute, the widow of Ann's late brother Henry. In 1807, Joseph and Lydia gave 4 acres to the Methodist Church of Unionville, as was noted, for the congregation's use as a place of worship and burial ground. His son John, who is buried there, was a founding trustee of that church at the time.
In his will, Joseph named son John and son-in-law Josiah Heritage as co-executors. Joseph, then living in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia, may have resided there with second wife Lydia for some years. He is presumed to have died there, but this is not certain.
Joseph and Ann Shute Jackson's children were:
1. Ann "Nancy," born say 1767, married Rev. James Abbott--linked below
2. John, born about 1771--linked below;
3. Sarah, born say 1772/74, married first to Job West and second to Robert Sparks, died after 1800;
4. Edith, married Mr. West;
5. Mary, born 24 Mar. 1780, married Rev. Josiah Heritage--linked below;
6. Isaac, born abt 27 Mar. 1783--linked below;
7. Hannah, born about 1785, married William Hillerman--linked below;
8. Thomas, born 1788/89, relocated to Wayne Co., NY--linked below; and
9. Henry, born 21/22 Mar. 1789--linked below.
Note: Heartfelt thanks to rjackson20 for creating this memorial and the gravestone image.
Joseph was baptized on 24 May 1743 (or possibly 1753) at the Swedish Lutheran Church at Raccoon (Swedesboro), Gloucester Co., NJ. No parents are named in the baptismal record--only the godparents are listed, published as Martin (really Matthew?) and Maria Tomlin. Joseph and his children had several land transactions in connection with Matthew Tomlin family lands, so there may be a genealogical connection.
He is presumed to have been born in Gloucester County, NJ, and might be the son of Richard Jackson and Sarah Leddon. Richard advertised in 1742 (the year of Joseph Jackson's birth) that he would not pay any debts of his wife Sarah, alias (formerly) Leddon. Sarah was probably the daughter of Joseph Liddon/Leddon, founder of the Gloucester County Ledden family, who lived in old Greenwich Township. Joseph Jackson had a grandson named Joseph Leddon Hillerman born in 1810, the year of Joseph Jackson's death. It is possible, and seems likely (based on knowledge of the Liddon/Ledden family), that the middle name Leddon was given to the namesake grandson so as to recognize and preserve that Joseph Jackson was named for his own (apparent) maternal grandfather, Joseph Leddon/Liddon.
Joseph Jackson married Ann Shute on 15 Nov. 1765 at the Swedish Lutheran Church, Swedesboro. They had at least 9 children together (see below). They lived initially in Gloucester and Greenwich townships, Gloucester Co., and possibly later Woolwich Township (set off from Greenwich in 1767). Joseph lived in Philadelphia, PA, at the end of his life, and his will is probated there.
Joseph and Ann had considerable land holdings in Gloucester County. They may have also owned properties in Philadelphia (research on this is underway). On 8 Apr. 1772, Joseph and Ann mortgaged 374½ acres in Gloucester Twp., Gloucester Co., to William Heysham, merchant of Philadelphia. A few months later, on 30 Sep. 1772, Joseph purchased 727 acres in Greenwich Twp. from the executors and heirs of John Alford for £254.9. Joseph was referred to as a yeoman and of Greenwich Twp. in the deed, which also indicates that he was already in possession of this land under a 1-year lease bearing the same date.
The 727-acre property (at present-day Aura, NJ, in Elk Township) appears to have been fully in the new Woolwich Township, created in 1767, even though the 1772 deed and a few subsequent documents refer to Greenwich. The Greenwich references were probably based on earlier title documents. In-depth analysis and mapping of the subdivision of this tract demonstrate that it was squarely in the portion of old Franklin Township that came from Woolwich, not Greenwich. While the homestead portion was closer to the Greenwich Township line, Joseph was assessed on 727 acres in Woolwich in the 1790s (100 acres of improved land and 627 acres of unimproved land). His other acreage assessed in Greenwich varies.
At this time it is unclear as to whether Joseph and Ann actually resided on the 727-acre tract. They might have leased it, or parts of it. And it may be that their sons worked this land when they were of age. Joseph devised it to his son John in his will, but multiple descendants (including son Isaac and family, and later son Henry) owned portions of the tract for well over a century after the 1772 purchase. The area became known as Union or Unionville after the establishment of the church there, and was subsequently called Aura. This was part of Franklin Township when that municipality was formed in 1820, then Clayton Township when it was formed in 1858, and then Elk Township when it was formed in 1891. It encompasses the Aura Methodist Church property (set off to the congregation by Joseph in 1807), and the present-day Elk Township municipal building.
Joseph was an early convert to Methodism and held prayer meetings at his home. He was a founding trustee of Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church on 10 Mar. 1794, when Aaron and Margaret Dilkes deeded 1/2 acre to him and eight others to establish a house of worship and burial ground. He and his wife, and other family members, are interred in this ground at Hurffville, Deptford Twp.
In 1800, Joseph was appointed guardian of the four minor children of his daughter Sarah Jackson West upon her petition to the county.
Following the death of his wife Ann (Shute) in Sep. 1802, Joseph married Mrs. Lydia Barber Shute, the widow of Ann's late brother Henry. In 1807, Joseph and Lydia gave 4 acres to the Methodist Church of Unionville, as was noted, for the congregation's use as a place of worship and burial ground. His son John, who is buried there, was a founding trustee of that church at the time.
In his will, Joseph named son John and son-in-law Josiah Heritage as co-executors. Joseph, then living in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia, may have resided there with second wife Lydia for some years. He is presumed to have died there, but this is not certain.
Joseph and Ann Shute Jackson's children were:
1. Ann "Nancy," born say 1767, married Rev. James Abbott--linked below
2. John, born about 1771--linked below;
3. Sarah, born say 1772/74, married first to Job West and second to Robert Sparks, died after 1800;
4. Edith, married Mr. West;
5. Mary, born 24 Mar. 1780, married Rev. Josiah Heritage--linked below;
6. Isaac, born abt 27 Mar. 1783--linked below;
7. Hannah, born about 1785, married William Hillerman--linked below;
8. Thomas, born 1788/89, relocated to Wayne Co., NY--linked below; and
9. Henry, born 21/22 Mar. 1789--linked below.
Note: Heartfelt thanks to rjackson20 for creating this memorial and the gravestone image.
He is presumed to have been born in Gloucester County, NJ, and might be the son of Richard Jackson and Sarah Leddon. Richard advertised in 1742 (the year of Joseph Jackson's birth) that he would not pay any debts of his wife Sarah, alias (formerly) Leddon. Sarah was probably the daughter of Joseph Liddon/Leddon, founder of the Gloucester County Ledden family, who lived in old Greenwich Township. Joseph Jackson had a grandson named Joseph Leddon Hillerman born in 1810, the year of Joseph Jackson's death. It is possible, and seems likely (based on knowledge of the Liddon/Ledden family), that the middle name Leddon was given to the namesake grandson so as to recognize and preserve that Joseph Jackson was named for his own (apparent) maternal grandfather, Joseph Leddon/Liddon.
Joseph Jackson married Ann Shute on 15 Nov. 1765 at the Swedish Lutheran Church, Swedesboro. They had at least 9 children together (see below). They lived initially in Gloucester and Greenwich townships, Gloucester Co., and possibly later Woolwich Township (set off from Greenwich in 1767). Joseph lived in Philadelphia, PA, at the end of his life, and his will is probated there.
Joseph and Ann had considerable land holdings in Gloucester County. They may have also owned properties in Philadelphia (research on this is underway). On 8 Apr. 1772, Joseph and Ann mortgaged 374½ acres in Gloucester Twp., Gloucester Co., to William Heysham, merchant of Philadelphia. A few months later, on 30 Sep. 1772, Joseph purchased 727 acres in Greenwich Twp. from the executors and heirs of John Alford for £254.9. Joseph was referred to as a yeoman and of Greenwich Twp. in the deed, which also indicates that he was already in possession of this land under a 1-year lease bearing the same date.
The 727-acre property (at present-day Aura, NJ, in Elk Township) appears to have been fully in the new Woolwich Township, created in 1767, even though the 1772 deed and a few subsequent documents refer to Greenwich. The Greenwich references were probably based on earlier title documents. In-depth analysis and mapping of the subdivision of this tract demonstrate that it was squarely in the portion of old Franklin Township that came from Woolwich, not Greenwich. While the homestead portion was closer to the Greenwich Township line, Joseph was assessed on 727 acres in Woolwich in the 1790s (100 acres of improved land and 627 acres of unimproved land). His other acreage assessed in Greenwich varies.
At this time it is unclear as to whether Joseph and Ann actually resided on the 727-acre tract. They might have leased it, or parts of it. And it may be that their sons worked this land when they were of age. Joseph devised it to his son John in his will, but multiple descendants (including son Isaac and family, and later son Henry) owned portions of the tract for well over a century after the 1772 purchase. The area became known as Union or Unionville after the establishment of the church there, and was subsequently called Aura. This was part of Franklin Township when that municipality was formed in 1820, then Clayton Township when it was formed in 1858, and then Elk Township when it was formed in 1891. It encompasses the Aura Methodist Church property (set off to the congregation by Joseph in 1807), and the present-day Elk Township municipal building.
Joseph was an early convert to Methodism and held prayer meetings at his home. He was a founding trustee of Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church on 10 Mar. 1794, when Aaron and Margaret Dilkes deeded 1/2 acre to him and eight others to establish a house of worship and burial ground. He and his wife, and other family members, are interred in this ground at Hurffville, Deptford Twp.
In 1800, Joseph was appointed guardian of the four minor children of his daughter Sarah Jackson West upon her petition to the county.
Following the death of his wife Ann (Shute) in Sep. 1802, Joseph married Mrs. Lydia Barber Shute, the widow of Ann's late brother Henry. In 1807, Joseph and Lydia gave 4 acres to the Methodist Church of Unionville, as was noted, for the congregation's use as a place of worship and burial ground. His son John, who is buried there, was a founding trustee of that church at the time.
In his will, Joseph named son John and son-in-law Josiah Heritage as co-executors. Joseph, then living in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia, may have resided there with second wife Lydia for some years. He is presumed to have died there, but this is not certain.
Joseph and Ann Shute Jackson's children were:
1. Ann "Nancy," born say 1767, married Rev. James Abbott--linked below
2. John, born about 1771--linked below;
3. Sarah, born say 1772/74, married first to Job West and second to Robert Sparks, died after 1800;
4. Edith, married Mr. West;
5. Mary, born 24 Mar. 1780, married Rev. Josiah Heritage--linked below;
6. Isaac, born abt 27 Mar. 1783--linked below;
7. Hannah, born about 1785, married William Hillerman--linked below;
8. Thomas, born 1788/89, relocated to Wayne Co., NY--linked below; and
9. Henry, born 21/22 Mar. 1789--linked below.
Note: Heartfelt thanks to rjackson20 for creating this memorial and the gravestone image.
