Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

John K. Jackson (b. circa 1773 - d. circa 1835)
MSA SC 5496-050745
War of 1812 Claimant, St. Mary's County, Maryland

Biography:

John K. Jackson was born around 1773.1 He married Mary Jarboe on January 7, 1811.2 Although Jackson did not own any slaves in 1810, he owned four slaves in 1813: twenty-five-year-old Joe, twenty-seven-year-old Mary, two-year-old Mary, and five-year-old Dick.3 Jackson's farm stood on Cedar Point, near the mouth of the Patuxent River.4

Jackson's slaves Ralph Jackson and Joseph escaped to British forces in August 1813 and May 1814, respectively.5 John K. Jackson, Charles John Carroll, and Nicholas Sewell later boarded the San Domingo in an attempt to retrieve their slaves, but did not succeed.6

Jackson owned twelve slaves in 1820,7 and eight in 1831: John, age two; Sam, age four; Rachael, age six; Bob, age ten; Angess, also ten; Anny, age thirty-eight; Mary, age fifty; and Suck, age sixty-five.8 He was sick when he made his will in May of that year, and had passed away by August 1835. Jackson bequeathed his estate to his wife Mary, and to their children, Joseph, Elizabeth C. (b. 1812), Mary Ariminta (b. 1813), Ann Rebecca (b. 1818), Mary (b. 1824), and Johanna.9
 

Footnotes

1.     Claim of Angelica Hopewell, Case 307, Case Files, compiled ca. 1827 - ca. 1828, documenting the period ca. 1814 - ca. 1828. *ARC Identifier 1174160 / MLR Number PI 177 190*. National Archives, College Park.

2.     ST. MARY'S COUNTY COURT, (Marriage Licenses), 1794-1851, Film Reel: CR 7450-1, [MSA CM905-1]. John K. Jackson and Mary Jarboe, January 7, 1811.
        U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Elizabeth Marks, 1850, St. Mary's County, District 2, Page 12, Line 41 [SM61-145, M 1500-2].

3.    U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) John K. Jackson, 1810, St. Mary's County, Page 23b, last line [MSA SM61-56, M 2061-3].
        ST. MARY'S COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE TAX, (Assessment Record, Slaves), 1813, [MSA C1544-32]. John K. Jackson, April 6, 1813.

4.     State of Maryland, The General Public Statutory Law and Public Local Law of the State of Maryland, Vol. 1 (Baltimore, MD: John D. Toy, 1840) 817.

5.     Claim of John K. Jackson, Saint Mary's County, Case No. 835, Case Files, compiled ca. 1827 - ca. 1828, documenting the period ca. 1814 - ca. 1828. *ARC Identifier 1174160 / MLR Number PI 177 190*. National Archives, College Park.
5.     Definitive List of Slaves and Property/, compiled ca. 1827 - ca. 1828/ *ARC Identifier 1174162 / MLR Number PI 177 192*, National Archives at College Park.
5.     John McNish Weiss, The Merikens: Free Black American Settlers in Trinidad 1815-1816 (London, UK: McNish & Weiss, 2002) 33.

6.     Claim of Charles John Carroll, Case 612.,Case Files, compiled ca. 1827 - ca. 1828, documenting the period ca. 1814 - ca. 1828. *ARC Identifier 1174160 / MLR Number PI 177 190*. National Archives, College Park.

7.     U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for John K. Jackson, 1820, St. Mary's County, District 2, Page 4b, Line 5 [MSA SM61-76, M 2067-2].

8.     ST. MARY'S COUNTY LEVY COURT, (Assessment Record, Slaves), 1831, [MSA C1545-9]. John K. Jackson, 1831.

9.     ST. MARY'S COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS, (Wills), 1826-1840, Liber EJM 1, Folio 318, Film Reel: WK 281-282-3, [MSA CM926-8]. John K. Jackson, May 13, 1835. Probated August 13, 1835.
        ST. MARY'S COUNTY COURT, (Marriage Licenses), 1794-1851, Film Reel: CR 7450-1, [MSA CM905-1]. James Marks and Elizabeth C. Jackson, December 27, 1836.
        ST. MARY'S COUNTY COURT, (Marriage Licenses), 1794-1851, Film Reel: CR 7450-1, [MSA CM905-1]. Walter Ford and Rebecca Jackson, May 3, 1841.
        ST. MARY'S COUNTY COURT, (Marriage Licenses), 1794-1851, Film Reel: CR 7450-1,  [MSA CM905-1]. Elkanah Wise and Mary A. Jackson, Feb 6, 1847.
        U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Mary A. Wise, 1850, St. Mary's County, District 2, Page 13, Line 38 [SM61-145, M 1500-2].
        U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Rebecca Ford, 1850, St. Mary's County, District 2, Page 12, Line 35 [SM61-145, M 1500-2].
        U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Elizabeth Marks, 1850, St. Mary's County, District 2, Page 12, Line 41 [SM61-145, M 1500-2].
 

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