Jaccson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Jaccson family

Early History of the Jaccson family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jaccson research. Another 125 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1567, 1570, 1586, 1589, 1593, 1599, 1639, 1641, 1645, 1646, 1662, 1666, 1669, 1686, 1689, 1700, 1707, 1717, 1763, 1767, 1769, 1845 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Jaccson History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jaccson Spelling Variations

Although the name, Jaccson, appeared in many references, from time to time, the surname was shown with the spellings Jackson, Jaccson, Jacson, Jacksone, Jackston and others.

Early Notables of the Jaccson family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was Sir Anthony Jackson (1599-1666) was an English lawyer, soldier, knighted by Charles II, but later imprisoned in the Tower of London for over a decade; Henry Jackson (1586-1662), an English clergyman and literary editor; General Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), the 7th President of the United States; John Jackson (fl.1700-1717), the first chaplain to the garrison at St John's, Newfoundland, and is credited with building the first Anglican church in Newfoundland; and John...
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Migration of the Jaccson family to Ireland

Some of the Jaccson family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Jaccson family

Gradually becoming disenchanted with life in Ireland many of these uprooted families sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. These overcrowded ships often arrived with only 60 to 70% of their original passenger list, many dying of cholera, typhoid, dysentery or small pox. In North America, some of the first immigrants who could be considered kinsmen of the Jaccson family name Jaccson, or who bore a variation of the surname were John, Margaret, Robert and Henry Jackson, who all settled in Boston, Massachusetts in 1635; Abram Jackson, who arrived in Virginia in 1667; Ann Jackson, who immigrated to Maryland in 1744.