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- Source: "The Jackson Family; A History of Ephraim Jackson, First Ancestor come to America and his Descendants, 1684-1960", published by Jesse Calvin Cross in 1961.
"Our first ancestor was the Ephraim Jackson who first settled in Bucks County, Penna., appearing in the Pennsylvania Magazine, Page 231 of Volume 9, under the title 'A Partial List of Families Who Resided in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, prior to 1687, with their date of arrival.' The following is quoted from this article.
'Jacob Hall of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, shoemaker and Mary, his wife, arrived in Maryland the 3d of the 12 Mo. 1684, in the [Friendship], of Liverpool, the Mr. Edmund Croston, and afterwards transported to this river, where his family arrived 28th, 3d Mo. 1685. Children, Jacob, born the 8th, 12th Mo. 1679, Sarah and Joseph. SERVANT, Ephraim Jackson, to serve 4 years, and to have meat and drink, washing & lodging, and L6 per annum.'
"Ephraim married Rachel Newlin (1674-1742) on 12-10-1695 at the Concord Monthly Meeting. Rachel was born at Mountmellick, Ireland. Their children are:
- John Jackson b: 1-26-1697
- Joseph Jackson b: 6-19-1698; d: 9-6-1698
- Joseph Jackson b: 7-13-1699
- Nathaniel Jackson b: 6-17-1701
- Josiah Jackson b: 11-20-1702; d: 1-1-1714
- Samuel Jackson b: 12-13-1704
- Ephraim Jackson Jr. b: 11-17-1706
- Mary Jackson b: 4-3-1708
- Rachel Jackson b: 5-10-1710
Ephraim Jackson Sr. d: 1-11-1733
Rachel Newlin Jackson d: 1742
Epraim Jackson Sr. returned to Cheshire, England in 1709 on an extended trip for a visit and did not return until the early part of 1710. Upon his return he produced a certificate of attendance from Newton Monthly Meeting, Cheshire, England, which is recorded in the Providence Monthly Meeting, Chester County, Penna., and reads as follows: 'Ephraim Jackson being returned from Great Britain and Produced a Certificate from Newton Monthly Meeting in Cheshire to the satisfaction of this meeting.'
Ephraim purchased 120 acres of land from Phillip Yarnall, which is recorded in Chester County Deed Book, page 397, the deed bearing the date of the Eight Day of the seventh month, 1696. In 1703, he purchased 228 acres of land in Middletown Township, Chester County, Penna., which is recorded at Harrisburg, Penna., Ref-A-2, Page 520, patent by William Penn. (Note: This land is now in Delaware County, Penna.)
Ephraim Jackson had received a better education than usual for a person of his day. He held the position of clerk of Chester Monthly Meeting of Friends, of which he was an exemplary member. He was employed in civil affairs, especially wheere good penmanship was needed (he had beautiful handwriting) and was a successful farmer and a man of sound business ability. He was conscientiously opposed to selling rum to Indians and took a firm stand against this practice, and was one of the active civic minded citizens who petitioned for a road to be built from Chester to Philadelphia. He was highly esteemed for his integrity, intelligence and accurancy of judgment.
- Buried on his property.
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1656 - 1733 (77 years)
