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Jacksons of Carland Church and related families

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Contents

Introduction

Carland Presbyterian Church is located in Donaghmore Parish in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Founded in 1646 during the Plantation of Ulster, it is the oldest Presbyterian Church in the vicinity. It is unknown when Jacksons first migrated into the area, but Jackson families have continually appeared in church records since the middle-1700s.

The first minister at Carland was the Rev. Thomas Kennedy, who came from Scotland to Ireland to serve as chaplain to Monro's Army, which met with defeat at the battle of Benburb in 1646[1]. The first mention of Rev. Kennedy as commonwealth minister was in that same year, and he served in this role until he passed in 1716 at 89 years of age. His son John was Minister at the Presbyterian church in Benburb, and some early records of Jacksons appear in his diary[2]:

  • (1731) "married Will Abernethy's dau and Rob Jackson"
  • (~1732) "went to James Jacksons - baptised a child"
  • (1732) "baptised a child to Robert Jackson"
  • (~1734) "baptised a child to Robert Jackson"
  • (1736) "baptised a child to Robert Jackson"

In connection with the first entry is a memorial of a deed showing that Robert Jackson and William Abernathy were neighbors in 1740, living on a parcel in Coolkill townland and part of Roan townland in Clonfeacle Parish.[3]

The first Jacksons in extant records of Carland Presbyterian Church appear in the registers of Rev. William Kennedy, son of John, who was Minister of the church from 1754 until he retired from active ministry in 1794. He passed in 1801. In these records, we find baptisms

  • September 28, 1760: Hugh, son to Andrew Jackson of Clagan
  • March 23, 1762: Margaret, daughter of Andrew Jackson of Clagan
  • September 8, 1765: Andrew, son to Robert Jackson of Clagan
  • September 10, 1775: Martha, daughter to Robert Jackson of Clagan

and marriages

  • October 19, 1783: William Jackson and Jean Robinson
  • February 6, 1791: William Jackson and Mary Fleming, Glendever (possibly Glendavagh)
  • September 21, 1800: Andrew Jackson and Margaret Bryars

A scan of the page of the register containing the 1760 baptism is given in McLean's book[4]:

Baptism of Hugh Jackson, Sept. 28, 1760

It is difficult to piece together the family relationships from this data, and we may guess from the small number of records that this data is incomplete -- perhaps because some of these people moved or switched churches or because the church records were incomplete.

Later Jacksons in the Carland congregation believed they were cousins of Andrew Jackson, President of the United States from 1829-1837. The next section gives an analysis of the possible origin of this piece of family lore and theories about the identities of Andrew and Robert Jackson of Clagan, the fathers in the above baptismal records. The section following then takes up a more typical account of the Jackson families near Carland Church, based mostly in traditional genealogical sources.

Robert and Andrew Jackson

At least two family lines of Jacksons living near Carland Church have claimed kinship with President Andrew Jackson[5]. President Jackson's family history is poorly documented, especially compared with other presidents. The only undisputed facts about his Jackson lineage are that his father was also Andrew Jackson and he immigrated from Ulster to America shortly before son Andrew was born. The remaining uncertainty has induced a number of Jackson families of Irish descent to claim him as their own. This offers an unusual entry point for genealogical investigation: disregarding the truth of these claims, we may seek to determine if some of them have a common origin as lore passed through multiple branches of the same family.

In 1822, Robert Jackson of Beaver County, Pennsylvania wrote a letter to then General Andrew Jackson claiming to be his uncle [6]. We entertain here the idea that Robert may be the father of Andrew in the Carland baptismal record from 1760.

Robert was undoubtedly from Ireland. His children Andrew and James appear with "Ireland" as birthplace in US Federal Census records, and his belief that he was General Jackson's uncle suggests that he was from Ulster. There are two sources connecting Robert with County Tyrone in particular:

  • A web post by John Dulin[7] claims that there is a record about Robert that was at one point in an archive in Beaver County, Pennsylvania[8] on which some unknown person annotated that Robert was from County Tyrone.
  • A bio of Albert Jackson, native of Beaver County, says his grandfather James Jackson came from County Tyrone and became a well-to-do farmer in Pulaski Township[9]. There are not many candidates to be this James, and the most probable seems to be Robert's son.

The baptism in the Carland register of Andrew, son of Robert on September 8, 1765 fits fairly well with the data on the age of the son Andrew of Robert of Beaver County. In the US census of 1810, Andrew appears in Beaver County heading a household with eldest male aged 26-45. In 1820, the eldest male is over 45. We infer that this is Andrew and that he was born in the decade 1765-1775. Welchly says he passed on February 4, 1846 at 79 years of age, suggesting a birth year of 1766[10].

Robert also named his brothers Andrew, James, and "Hu" in his letter to General Jackson, and he states, "I think I Was about 17 When Your Father Started To the Land of Liberty". He adds that his brother Andrew had a son "Hu" when he emigrated, and then second son Robert was born at sea and third son Andrew was born in America.. Examining the baptismal records for children of Andrew of Clagan, we see a son Hugh born to Andrew in 1760, a daughter Martha in 1762, and then no further records for Andrew. This corroborates the story told by Robert -- a son Hugh who should have been born probably in the early 1760s, then a few years later Andrew disappears from the records with no further sons, and this disappearance occurs at around a time when Robert of Beaver County would have been in his late teens or early twenties.

The main sticking point is the list of Robert's children. His letter makes no mention of Martha, but he does mention other children that are not in the Carland register: Andrew, Hugh, Jane, and Elizabeth. Their absence from the register may be because Robert moved elsewhere before emigrating or because the church records are complete. Robert would not have named Martha in his letter if she had died young or if she had remained in Ireland. And he mentions no females among his own siblings and among brother Andrew's children. It is unlikely that neither Andrew nor his father had any daughters between their seven sons, so perhaps Robert was purposely omitting females. But the question remains, why is he then being inconsistent and talking about his daughters in America[11]?

Other evidence supporting this theory is more circumstantial. First, there is identical family lore: the Jacksons near Carland and the Jacksons of Beaver County both claimed to be cousins of President Jackson. Second, we find repeated forenames among both branches of Jacksons: the descendants of Robert Jackson of Beaver County and of William Jackson of Mulnagore gave the male forenames Robert and James more than any other. Robert's letter states that he had three brothers Andrew, James, Hugh, and that their father was Hugh. While only one occurrence of the name "Hugh" can be found among his grandchildren (and only a possible grandchild, at that), it occurs frequently among the Mulnagore Jacksons, suggesting Hugh was the name of their antecedent. Robert's son Andrew named his daughter Martha, just as Martha daughter of Robert was baptised at Carland, and Jane and Ann were common female names in both branches.

Finally, there seems to be an alliance in both branches with a Robinson family. We first see this in Tyrone with William Jackson marrying Jean Robinson in the Rev. Kennedy's marriage register. Then there is a map[12] dated sometime between 1770 and 1840 but most likely drawn before 1820 that shows William Jackson as a tenant on a farm in Mulnagore Townland. The map indicates that his neighbors were Robinsons. The 1829 Tithe Applotments show a couple of Robinsons still in Mulnagore, but by Griffith's Valuation in 1860, they no longer appear and their farms are occupied by Jacksons. McLean's book states that there are Robinsons buried in the Carland churchyard[13].

In Beaver county, we find Robert's son Andrew married to Agnes Robison, and they named a son "Robinson Jackson" (but a bio of their son James says her family came from Lancashire, England. If true, these Robisons may not be connected to those in Mulnagore, but many of these bios have some inaccuracies.) Andrew and James Jackson (probably Robert's son James) received large land bequests from their neighbor, Joseph Jackson, in his will of 1813.

There is a third line of Jacksons claiming kinship with Andrew Jackson by descent from his paternal grandfather, Hugh. The most distant identified progenitor of this family is Mariah (Jackson) Robinson[14]. We note immediately the familial connections to Robinsons. This family also tended to name boys Hugh or Robert, and Kennedy was a popular middle name. This was also the case with certain descendants of William of Mulnagore, who presumably used this name in honor of the Reverends Kennedy. Descendants of Mariah have drawn a tree connecting them to Carrickfergus, from which President Jackson believed his father emigrated, and cite Kennedy as Mariah's mother-in-law's maiden name. But the commonalities between these families are striking, and the sourcing in all three cases is pretty sketchy.

Perhaps the ideas presented above may be sufficient to induce further research. In particular, it is hoped that living men will be located who can trace their paternal lines to Robert and his nephew James in Beaver County or to William in County Tyrone, and further that they will be amenable to have their Y-chromosomes sequenced for comparison.

We close this section with some reflection on the truth of the kinship claims. We must note that the theory that Andrew Jackson Sr. emigrated from the Carland area is in conflict with the standard accounts that both of President Jackson's parents were from Carrickfergus. On the other hand, these accounts are based on the words of Jackson and people around him, and not on birth, marriage, and death records. Jackson's father died when he was very young. His mother died when he was a teenager, although he remained in contact with others of her relatives who had emigrated. We may imagine, then, that Jackson's accounts of his mother's family may be fairly reliable. But knowledge of his father's side would have been passed to him by his mother, and then by his mother's relatives, and it is hard to know how much true knowledge she possessed of her husband's family. It is not beyond reason, then, that the details of the theory espoused here are essentially correct and conflict with those in Jackson's own account simply because information transmitted to him was incomplete or incorrect and presumably became less reliable as he aged.

Jacksons in Civil Records

A comprehensive genealogical study would examine government civil registrations and census records in addition to the church records. Unfortunately, civil registration was not mandated in Ireland until the mid-1800's. Also, almost all Irish census records predating 1900 were lost when the building housing the Public Records Office burned during the Irish Civil War in 1922. There was, however, a Religious Census (not a complete census) in 1766 and two important census substitutes from the 1800's that we now review. Records tend to be geographically categorized by parish. Before the twentieth century, most of the congregation of Carland Church probably lived within a few miles of the church in parts of Donaghmore, Dungannon, and Pomeroy parishes.

The 1766 Religious Census of Ireland

Unfortunately, returns for the 1766 Religious Census of Ireland for Donaghmore and Pomeroy parishes are lost. In the returns for Dungannon[15] (i.e., the combined parishes of Drumglass, Tullaniskan, and the town and corporation of Dungannon), there is listed just one Jackson household, that of William Jackson in Congo Townland in Drumglass parish. Carland Church is sits just across the border from Congo in Gortnaglush Townland, but we have no record connecting William to the church.

The Tithe Applotments

Between 1823 and 1837, tithe applotments were set throughout Ireland indicating amounts that families owed to the Church of Ireland by government mandate (harsh penalties could be imposed for failing to pay). The Tithe Applotment records are a limited census substitute that only include Heads of Household and miss cottiers (rural laborers), the landless, and people in urban settlements.

There were five Jacksons listed in three townlands in Pomeroy Parish during its assessment in 1829[16]:

  • in Claggan: Ann and John Jackson
  • in Dungororan: John Jackson
  • in Mulnagore: James and William Jackson

and one family in Drumglass:

  • in Tullygun, Drumglass Parish: William Jackson

Again, we have no certain record that any of these families belonged to Carland, although it is possible that William of Mulnagore is the one mentioned in a history of Carland Church (see below under "Mulnagore Townland") and there is a birth record of Hugh Jackson, born to Andrew Jackson of Claggan, in the church records from the late 1700's (see below under "Claggan").

Griffith's Valuation

Griffiths Valuation was a government survey of land owners and tenants, similar to the Tithe Applotments but conducted to create a consistent system of taxation. The valuation of County Tyrone was completed in 1860[17]. Near Carland there are several Jacksons listed in Pomeroy Parish:

  • in Crossdernot: Richard Jackson
  • in Dungororan: James and William Jackson
  • in Mulnagore: Hugh, Richard, Robert, and William Jackson
  • in Tulnagall: Robert Jackson

There were also:

  • in Agharan, Donaghmore Parish: James Jackson
  • in Tullygun, Drumglass Parish: William Jackson

The Mulnagore Jacksons belonged to Carland Church. Robert, Hugh, and several of Hugh's descendants were buried in the Carland graveyard, and most of the family was married in the church.

We will now look in more detail at Jackson records from this area. We organize this information by townland, since we infer immediate familial connections between Jacksons in the same townland. The following map depicts the placement of townlands in the vicinity of Carland church. For reference, the width of the depicted region is about 5 miles.

Map of townlands near Carland Church

Jacksons in townlands near Carland Presbyterian Church

Congo

The only record of a Jackson living in Congo Townland is the Religious Census of 1766[15], which shows a William Jackson residing in Congo. William is listed as protestant, but we do not know if he was Presbyterian, Anglican, Quaker, or something else. If he was Presbyterian, the only established congregations close enough for William to attend would have been Carland and Dungannon. Of these, Carland would have been much closer, maybe even within walking distance.

Claggan

There was a family of Jacksons living in Claggan in the late eighteenth century. In the records of Rev. William Kennedy, who was minister of Carland at this time, there is a baptismal record for Hugh Jackson, son of Andrew. (It is suggested above that this may be recording the baptism of the older brother of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States). Rev. Kennedy's session records and records of baptisms, marriages, and deaths from his ordination in 1754 until his death in 1801 are an invaluable source of information about the church history. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), and the next important task in researching the Jacksons of Carland Church is going to PRONI and viewing them.

As of now, we know of Hugh's baptismal record only because it is depicted in an image in McLean's book "The Old Meeting House at Carland". The image is a single page of baptisms given as an illustration of Rev. Kennedy's impeccable record-keeping. The page does not show the year of the records, so the best we can say at present is that the baptism occurred between 1759-1799, which, according to McLean, is the the time period spanned by Rev. Kennedy's baptismal records.

The 1829 Tithe Applotments[16] show Ann Jackson and John Jackson in Claggan. It remains to find a link between Ann and/or John and Hugh and/or Andrew.

Dungororan

John Jackson is shown residing in Dungororan in the 1829 Tithe Applotments[16]. William Jackson and James Jackson are shown in Dungororan in Griffith's Evaluation of 1860.

Mulnagore

William Jackson is the probable progenitor of all of the known Jacksons of Mulnagore. He lived in the late 1700's, and since that time there have always been Jacksons residing in Mulnagore. Throughout the eighteenth century and into the nineteenth, the family farmed and ran a grocery store and creamery. (Google Maps's "Street View" shows a verdant and picturesque landscape of rolling hills and farmhouses. It seems unsurprising that Jacksons have been reluctant to leave!)

The early family relationships are uncertain, so we review the known records here and the most likely structure that they indicate.

  • William the father

William is recorded on the marriage certificates of his sons Hugh Jackson[18] and Robert Jackson[19] (see below). There are three other records that might show William: a will from 1816 listing William Jackson as co-executor[20], an old map[12] of Mulnagore, and the Tithe Applotment book for County Tyrone from 1829[16] . All three records indicate a William Jackson of Mulnagore, but it is unclear whether they depict William, his son William, or some other relative.

  • Margaret, Mary, Hannah, Hugh, Richard, and Robert

The inscription on a stone in the Carland Church graveyard[21] says the stone was erected to the memory of Margaret Jackson late of Mulnagore died 1871, her brother Hugh who died 1887, his wife Anne, and several other family members of later generations. This inscription shows conclusively that the Hugh Jackson, son of William, who married Anne McMinn, was the same who died in 1887. There is a death record for Hugh Jackson of Mulnagore[22] showing the same death date, and if the age at death is correct, Hugh was likely born in 1807.

The last will and testament of Robert Jackson[23] connects Margaret and Hugh to Robert, Mary, and Hannah. In it, he states that he is of Mulnagore and makes bequests to his sisters Margaret, Mary, and Hannah and brother Hugh. A stone in the graveyard at Carland Church[21] indicates the burial of Robert Jackson in June, 1862, aged 54 years, indicating a birth year of 1807/1808.

That Robert and Hugh were brothers is further confirmed by the father "William", farmer of Mulnagore, listed on each of their marriage certificates[18][19].

The death records for Margaret Jackson[24], Hannah Jackson[25], and Mary Jackson[26], all of Mulnagore, show that none of them married. If the ages listed at death are correct (and Margaret's matches that on the gravestone at Carland Church), Margaret was likely born in 1799, Hannah in 1800, and Mary in 1802. All records indicate a last name "Jackson".

Mary's death record indicates that her brother Richard was present at her death. A separate death record for Richard[27] of Mulnagore, if accurate, indicates a birth year of 1797.

Griffith's Valuation of 1860[17] shows Robert Jackson, Hugh Jackson, William Jackson, and Richard Jackson on neighboring plots in Mulnagore with Robert's property being transferred to Hugh and William's to Richard in 1871, and then Richard's holdings transferred to Hugh in 1881. There is frequently a lag of a year or two between a property transfer and the corresponding annotation in Griffith's Revision Books, but it is difficult to account for the lag of nine years following Robert's death. Robert's will said his farm should be "valued by two disinterested & intelligent men & given to my brother Hugh Jackson at the valuation". Perhaps this process took longer than one might expect.

Altogether, the above records paint a fairly tidy picture of a group of siblings, all with the same father, William Jackson, and born in between 1797 and 1808, or so.

  • William the son

The connection between William and the other listed siblings is much weaker. It is conceivable that the William mentioned in Griffith's Evaluation[17] is the father of the sibling group listed above and not a brother. This would probably require us to believe that the father William was still running a farm in his 80's or even 90's. But from two marriage records, we learn that a William Jackson of Mulnagore had daughters Eliza Jane and Sarah Louisa. Sarah Louisa's marriage in 1866 indicates that she was William's second daughter. Therefore, they cannot be part of the sibling group of Margaret, Mary, and Hannah, and there was definitely a second William Jackson in Mulnagore during the early nineteenth century. The sibling group above lacking a son named after the father, it is natural suppose that the second William was this son, and this is the inference made in the Wikitree profiles. Still, we have no document directly connecting the younger William either to siblings or to a father.

We must be careful for each individual record of William Jackson of Mulnagore to consider that it may refer to the son or the father. Aside from the marriage records of Hugh, Eliza Jane, and Sarah Louisa Jackson, the following records show William Jackson of Mulnagore:

A will from 1814 showing William Jackson of Mulnagore as co-executor[20],
An old map of Mulnagore, drawn sometime between 1770 and 1840[12],
The Tithe Applotment of 1829[16],
Griffith's Valuation of 1860[17] and Griffith's Revision Books.

It seems safe to assume from these dates that the first record shows William the father while the last shows William the son. For the other two, it is hard to guess, although an analysis of the other people on the map may help to narrow it's origination date.

William Jackson also appears in a history of Carland Church[28]. It indicates that he was on a committee formed in 1857 to fund and build a new church structure, that which exists to this day. The book refers to William's son-in-law Joseph Young, who married Eliza Jane, so we can be sure that this was William the son.

  • James

Their is strong evidence for the kinship of William and James, but to move past that, we rely on considerable speculation. The only known record of James' birth place and death are mentions in obituaries of his son James Slater Jackson and grandson Holmes Condict Jackson[29]. Both indicate that James came from Northern Ireland, from the same family as Andrew Jackson. (This is quite a common claim among Jackson families in Northern Ireland. Unless other evidence arises, any such connection should be considered distant and the claim as unreliable "family lore".) James Slater Jackson's obituary pins down the place of origin as County Tyrone and states that James's wife Grace (Holmes) Jackson and their children emigrated to the USA shortly after James's death. This seems likely to have been in the early 1840's.

There are two pieces of evidence connecting James and with William the son, of Mulnagore:

No document has been found showing the relationship between James and William. James applied for a marriage license in 1816, putting his birth year probably in the early 1790s, but maybe in the late 1790s if he was a minor. It seems most likely that William was born between 1800 and 1815. These dates are close enough that for now we are assuming they were brothers, but it is quite possible that James was William's uncle, or even that James and William were cousins.

The Tithe Applotment of 1829[33] lists just two Jacksons in Mulnagore -- William and James. This is the only Irish record of a James Jackson in Mulnagore and seems very likely to be the James discussed here.

Jacksons of Mulnagore in Griffith's Valuation and Revision Books

While Griffith's Valuation was not intended as a census, and so has certain weaknesses that would be mitigated in an actual census, when combined with Griffith's Revision Books we have a resource that provides something no census does: longitudinal data. After the initial valuation, when plots were identified on maps and valued, assessors would return every year or two to see if land had changed hand. The first time this happened, they brought a copy of the original valuation books and crossed out any entries that were incorrect, annotating the corrected information. Assessors would keep returning with the most recent Revision Books and continued to note any changes since the last pass-through.

Recorded here is the timeline of land transfers between Mulnagore Jacksons in Griffith's Valuations from the initial valuation of 1860 until 1906, when the situation became much more complicated. (Dates listed after the initial valuation are those entered in the Revision Books -- officials visited infrequently, so the actual transfers may have occurred a year or more before the date shown.)

1860 — the initial evaluation[17].
  • Robert Jackson, lot 18, house/offices/land on 22 acres rented from John Lindsey and an unoccupied house owned by Robert
  • Hugh Jackson, lot 19, house/offices/land on 45 acres rented from John Lindsey
  • William Jackson, lot 20, house/offices/land on 23.5 acres rented from John Lindsey and an unoccupied house/offices owned by William
  • Richard Jackson, lot 21, house/offices/land on 11.5 acres rented from John Lindsey
1862[34] — the unoccupied house/offices on lot 20 are crossed out (reason seems to be given, but illegible)
1869[35] — an additional 4.5 acres on plot 22, with house/offices/land, owned by John Lindsey, is transfered from neighbor John Irwin to Richard Jackson. (The buildings were shown as removed in 1875.)
1871[36] — plots 18 and 20 and associated properties were transferred to Hugh.
1881[37] — plots 21 and 22 are transferred from Rick Jackson to Hugh Jackson. Hugh Jackson is now shown as the tenant for all of plots 18–22
1882[38] — All of plot 18 except for the vacant house is transferred to William James Jackson. Plots 21 and 22 are transferred to Richard Jackson
1886[39] — a vacant house on plot 18 (subplot 18Ba) is transferred to William James Jackson, and Robert Higgins is shown taking residence in a house on plot 20Aa
1888[40] — plots 19 and 20 are transferred to "Rep. of Hugh Jackson"

This situation is then in place until 1906.

We note that in the initial valuation, there is also just under 1 acre of land in Crossdernot with tenant listed as Richard Jackson. He holds the land until 1881, at which point the revision book shows it being transferred to Hugh Jackson, and then on to Richard Jackson Junior in 1887. According to the Valuation Map, this land is on the border with Mulnagore, contiguous with the Jackson lands in Mulnagore. It seems safe to assume this small plot was held by the same Richard Jackson as was listed in Mulnagore.

The initial valuation also shows about 1.5 acres, with house, offices, and land, shown with tenant Robert Jackson, transferred to Robert Montgomery in 1872. Strangely, the corresponding region on the map is clearly larger than 1.5 acres, but it is unclear whether the map or the listed acreage is erroneous. While Tulnagall borders Mulnagore, the plot shown on the map is on the far side of Tulnagall but less than a mile from the Jackson lands in Mulnagore. Here, we are on shakier ground if we assume Robert of Mulnagore is the same person as Robert of Tulnagall.

The map for Griffith's Valuation shows that the Jacksons farmed almost the entire southern quarter of Mulnagore. It is interesting to compare this map with an older map[12] that shows William Jackson with much smaller properties in this part of Mulnagore. This map was created sometime between 1770 and 1840, and an analysis of the residents may help to narrow down this date. But it appears that in the first half the 1800s, the Jacksons had greatly increased their holdings in Mulnagore.

Agharan

James Jackson is shown as a tenant in Agharan, Parish of Donaghmore in Griffith's Evaluation of 1860.[17]

Tullygun

William Jackson is shown as a tenant in Tullygun, Parish of Drumglass in Griffith's Evaluation of 1860[17]. The Revision Books show that he holds this land until 1882, when it is transferred to John Casey.


Carland Church

Carland Meeting House is one of the oldest Presbyterian congregations in County Tyrone. It's graveyard dates back to at least 1800, and the current structure was built in 1859.

Jacksons buried at the Carland Church graveyard

There is a grave marker with the inscription[41]

Erected to the memory of Margaret Jackson late of Mulnagore, who departed this life 6th November 1871 aged 72 years. Her brother Hugh Jackson died 14th Dec. 1887 and his wife Anne died Sept. 1918, their sons Richard, died 23rd July 1904, John died 16th June 1921. Also Joseph Jackson died 18th Jan. 1914 and his wife Elizabeth died 9th May 1926, their sons Thomas died 1st Jan. 1914, Hugh died 28th Dec. 1943, Samuel Jackson died 23rd May 1952, Eliza Ann Jackson died 19th October 1969

A separate grave marker is inscribed[41]

Here lie the remains of Robert Jackson of Mulnagore who departed this life June the 11th 1862 aged 54 years.

Opening of the current building

An article concerning this opening, from the Ballymena Observer on November 26, 1859, reads

"Opening The New Presbyterian Church, Carland, Dungannon. This church was opened for Divine service on the 14th ult. by the Rev. John Maenaughtan, Belfast, who preached two eloquent discourses, at twelve o'clock, noon, and six o'clock, evening. The attendance at both services was large and respectable. The collections, with the sums realised from the sale of tickets, amounted to upwards of 105 pounds, including also the following donations: John Lindsey, Esq., Burlyns House, Hampshire, 5 pounds; Richard Pike, Esq., Beechgrove, 5 pounds; Mrs. Pike, Beechgrove, 1 pound; W. J. Barcroft, Esq., Redford, 1 pound; a friend, 2 pounds; Alexander M. Lyle, Esq., Donaghmore, 1 pound; Rev. Robert Hamilton, Castlecaulfield, 1 pound; J. C. B., 1 pound; John Stevenson, Esq., Dungannon, 1 pound; Mrs. Davison, Lisrowen, Moy, 5 s. The following gentlemen kindly collected on the occasion: Counsellor Lowry, rockdale; Richard Pike, Esq., Beechgrove; Thomas Hamilton, Esq. Grange, Moy; L. Nicholson, Esq., Lisdhu; John K. Tener, Esq., Moree; James Irwin, Esq., Springfield; Henry Brown, Esq., Donaghmore; Thomas Dickson, Esq., Dungannon; E. S. Tener, Esq., Moree.

The minister and committee return their sincere thanks to the Rev. John Macnaughtan, to the gentelmen who collected, and to the many kind friends of other denominations who either forwarded donations, or attended and contributed on the occasion. They also take this opportunity of expressing their gratitutde for the very great kindness they have experienced from the various landlords who are owners of property within the bounds of the congregation, most of whom have contributed very liberally to the building of the church, and they feel expecially indebted to John Lindsey, Esp., on whose estate the church is built, and to his very worthy agent, Mr. Tener. Mr. Lindsey has contributed 55 pounds to the erection of the church, 10 pounds to the erection of the school-house, and 5 pounds to the erection of the stable.

They also thankfully acknowledge having received, since the commencement of the building, the following sums from landlords and other friends not members of the congregation: Counsellor Lowry, Rockdale, 20 pounds; William Forster, Esq., 10 pounds; Thomas Hamilton, Esq., Grange, Moy, 5 pounds; Mrs. Hamilton, 10 s; Miss Hamilton, 1 pound; Robert Graham, Exq., Drumgoon, 5 pounds; Mrs. Graham, 2 pounds; Miss Baillie, Dublin, 3 pounds; Lord Claud Hamilton, M. P., 3 pounds; the Hon. H. L. Corry, M. P., 3 pounds; A. M. Lyle, Esq., Donaghmore, 2 pounds; Rev. Jas. Kennedy Baillie, D. D., Ardtrea, 1 pound 1s; Colonel Irwin, Kilkenny, 1 pound; Rev. Thomas Macneece, D.D., Arboe, 1 pound; John Macneece, Esq., Richmond, Virginia, United States, 1 pound; Rev. Thomas Twigg, Pomeroy, 1 pound 1s; Thomas Sloan, Esq., Coalisland, 1 pound; George Sloan, sen., Esq., Coalisland, 1 pound; James Young, Esq., 1 pound; John Brown, Esq., Donaghmore, 1 pound; Messrs. Joseph Geddis, Ballymecall; James Geddis, Skey; William Moore, Fudderland; and John Madden, Moy, 1 pound each; Rev. Mr. Rudd, Donaghmore, 10s; James Irwin, Esq., Springfield, 10s; Messrs. Hugh Jackson, Mulnagore, Richard Jackson, Samuel Paisley, Kilnaslee; and James Geddis, sen., 10s each.

The congregation of Carland is one of the oldest in the General Assembly. In the vestibule of the church, which is a handsome Gothic building,, there is a neat tablet, having the following inscription:

"The Rev. Thomas Kennedy, the first Presbyterian Minister of Carland, was settled in the Parish Church of Donaghmore, A.D., 1646. Was ejected for non-conformity, 1662. Officiated in a log-house in the townland of Carland 1668. Took a refuge in Derry; but afterwards retired to Scotland, and became minister of the South Kirk in Glasgow, 1689. Returned to Ireland and erected a house of worship here, 1693. Died, 1714.

The Rev. Robert Stuart was ordained, A.D., 1714. Died 1746. The Rev. William Kennedy was ordained, A.D. 1754. Rebuilt church 1767. Died, 1801. The Rev. Robert Stewart was ordained, A.D., 1801. Died 1812. The Rev. John Hogg was ordained, A.D., 1815. Died 1846. The Rev. Stewart Carse was ordained, A.D. 1846. Rebuilt church, 1859.

The congregation has been largely blessed in connexion with the Revival -- as an evidence of which it may be mentioned that attendance on public worship is more than double what it was formerly -- attendance on the Sabbaty-school is increased fourfold, there being at present twenty teachers -- earnest, praying teachers -- and two hundred children in attendance. On the last communion (?) Sabbath there were nearly twice as many communicants(?) as on any former occasion, and about eighty of these sat down to the Lord's table for the first time. Paryer-meetings held throughout the congregation are well attended. All the pews in the new church are 1st(?), and the church is filled every Sabbath with an attentive congregation.

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  1. ↑ McLean, "The Old Meeting House at Carland", pp.53-54
  2. ↑ These and the baptisms and marriages of Rev. William Kennedy were relayed to Barry Smith through private correspondence from a volunteer at the Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland who looked up the entries in transcripts of Carland Church records kept by the Society
  3. ↑ "Transcripts of Memorials of Deeds, Conveyances and Wills, 1708-1929", Registry of Deeds, Dublin, Ireland, vol. 133 pages 459–460, memorial no. 92,550; digital image through FamilySearch [FHL film #522,835]
  4. ↑ Mclean, p.64
  5. ↑ Both lines descend from William Jackson, the progenitor of the Jacksons who have farmed Mulnagore Townland in the Parish of Pomeroy for two centuries. The obituary of James Slater Jackson, William's grandson, states "Another branch of [James's] family came to this country when American history was in the making, and from that source came "Old Hickory" Andrew Jackson." A descendant of William's son Robert also has relayed to the author via private correspondence that she had heard about the Presidential connection, so it seems the claim in this branch of the family goes back at least to Ireland in the mid-1800s.
  6. ↑ Bassett, Volume III, p.180
  7. ↑ genealogy.com
  8. ↑ The post references a "Jackson family history file". The Beaver County Genealogy and History Center currently has such a file, and it should be searched for this document
  9. ↑ Babcock, Volume 2, p.784
  10. ↑ source needs confirmation -- this comes second-hand from an online post.
  11. ↑ Jane married her first cousin James, son of Robert's brother Hugh, and Robert was living in Jane's household when he wrote the letter
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 A map of lands at Drummond, Crossdermot, Mulnagore, Curlonan, Moree, Drumballyhugh ... and Moynagh in the barony of Dungannon Upper and County of Tyrone. Names of tenants and acreage of holdings shown, Longfield Map Collection; digital image at National Library of Ireland Catalogue (http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000302574, accessed 23 November 2017). The Jackson plots are toward the upper-left of the map. The map orientation is non-standard, with west depicted in the upward direction.)
  13. ↑ McLean, p.48.
  14. ↑ The claim of kinship with President Jackson can be found in bio of Mariah's son Hugh in "Early History and Pioneers of Champaign County", 1886, pp.137-138.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 1766 Religious Census of Ireland, citing the article of , Tomás Ó Fiaich. The article transcribes census returns for the parishes of Drumglass, Tullaniskan and Dungannon, Kildress, Derrylorran, and Aghalow and Caranteele (Aghaloo and Carnteel).
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 “Tithe Applotment Book" for Parish of Pomeroy, PRONI Ref. # FIN5A/231; citing "Pomeroy Parish Tithe Applotment Book, 1829", transcription by Len Swindley, accessible online at County Tyrone Ireland Genealogy Research (http://www.cotyroneireland.com/tithe/pomeroy.html, accessed 23 November 2017)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 Griffith, Richard. "General Valuation of Rateable Property in Ireland", Union of Dungannon, p.150; imaged at "Griffith's Valuation", database with images, Ask About Ireland (http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation: searching family name Jackson, County Tyrone, Parish of Pomeroy, accessed 22 November 2017)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 General Register Office (Northern Ireland) GRONI reg # M/1850/T1/1436/1/36, originated in registration district Dungannon
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 General Register Office (Northern Ireland) GRONI reg # M/1850/L1/1135/1/41, originated in registration district Cookstown
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Memorial in the Registry of Deeds dated March 20, 1816; citing digital image on FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSH3-33W2-1?cat=185720 -- accessed 12/14/17)
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Ulster Historical Foundation "Northern Ireland Gravestone Inscriptions", citing transcription with unknown transcriber, accessible online for a fee (https://www.ancestryireland.com/family-records/gravestone-inscriptions/) searching surname Jackson, county Tyrone
  22. ↑ General Register Office (Northern Ireland) GRONI reg # D/1888/109/1012/8/260, originated in registration district Dungannon, subdistrict Clonavaddy, 1-Jan-1888
  23. ↑ Public Record Office of Northern Ireland , probate at the district registrar of Armagh, 29-Dec-1862; digital image accessible online at "Search Will Calendars" (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/WillsCalendar_IE/WillsSearch.aspx : accessed 26 November 2017) searching surname Jackson, forename Robert, full abstract Mulnagore
  24. ↑ General Register Office (Northern Ireland) GRONI reg # D/1871/109/1012/3/177, originated in registration district Dungannon, subdistrict Clonavaddy, 19-Dec-1871
  25. ↑ General Register Office (Northern Ireland) GRONI reg # D/1882/109/1012/6/499, originated in registration district Dungannon, subdistrict Clonavaddy, 21-March-1882
  26. ↑ General Register Office (Northern Ireland) GRONI reg # D/1865/109/1012/1/233, originated in registration district Dungannon, subdistrict Clonavaddy, 28-Apr-1865
  27. ↑ General Register Office (Northern Ireland) GRONI reg # D/1878/109/1012/6/23, originated in registration district Dungannon, subdistrict Clonavaddy, 17-DEC-1878
  28. ↑ MacLean, R. J., The Old Meeting House at Carland", p.7 and p.10
  29. ↑ "Obituary Record of Yale Graduates, 1927-1928", Bulletin of Yale University, New Haven, September 15, 1928, pp.237-238.
  30. ↑ 1905 census record, listing Margaret Jackson and Mary Aitken (Marley) Young as cousins
  31. ↑ 1908 death notice for Margaret Jackson, listing Mary Aitken (Marley) Young as her niece
  32. ↑ Will of Ruth Marley, indicating that Enid (Jackson) Giles and Audrey (Jackson) Dade were cousins of Ruth
  33. ↑ “Tithe Applotment Book" for Parish of Pomeroy, PRONI Ref. # FIN5A/231; citing "Pomeroy Parish Tithe Applotment Book, 1829", transcription by Len Swindley, accessible online at County Tyrone Ireland Genealogy Research (http://www.cotyroneireland.com/tithe/pomeroy.html, accessed 23 November 2017)
  34. ↑ “Union of Dungannon, E. D. of Crossdernot, Co. Tyrone, Ref. # VAL/12/B/38/13A (1860–1863), ” p. 50, William Jackson, Parish of Pomeroy; imaged at "Search Valuation Revision Books," database with images, PRONI: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (http://apps.proni.gov.uk/Val12B/Search.aspx : accessed 22 November 2017) > VAL/12/B/38/13A > Mulnagore (townland) > image 52 of 79
  35. ↑ “Union of Dungannon, E. D. of Crossdernot, Co. Tyrone, Ref. # VAL/12/B/38/13B (1864–1880), ” p. 53, Hugh Jackson, Parish of Pomeroy; imaged at "Search Valuation Revision Books," database with images, PRONI: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (http://apps.proni.gov.uk/Val12B/Search.aspx : accessed 22 November 2017) > VAL/12/B/38/13B > Mulnagore (townland) > image 57 of 84
  36. ↑ “Union of Dungannon, E. D. of Crossdernot, Co. Tyrone, Ref. # VAL/12/B/38/13B (1864–1880), ” p. 52, Hugh Jackson, Parish of Pomeroy; imaged at "Search Valuation Revision Books," database with images, PRONI: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (http://apps.proni.gov.uk/Val12B/Search.aspx : accessed 22 November 2017) > VAL/12/B/38/13B > Mulnagore (townland) > image 56 of 84
  37. ↑ “Union of Dungannon, E. D. of Crossdernot, Co. Tyrone, Ref. # VAL/12/B/38/13C (1881–1881), ” pp. 69, 70, and 71, Hugh Jackson, Parish of Pomeroy; imaged at "Search Valuation Revision Books," database with images, PRONI: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (http://apps.proni.gov.uk/Val12B/Search.aspx : accessed 22 November 2017) > VAL/12/B/38/13C > Mulnagore (townland) > images 73, 74, and 75 of 109
  38. ↑ “Union of Dungannon, E. D. of Crossdernot, Co. Tyrone, Ref. # VAL/12/B/38/13D (1882–1897), ” pp. 68, 69, and 70, Hugh Jackson, Parish of Pomeroy; imaged at "Search Valuation Revision Books," database with images, PRONI: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (http://apps.proni.gov.uk/Val12B/Search.aspx : accessed 22 November 2017) > VAL/12/B/38/13D > Mulnagore (townland) > images 71, 72, and 73 of 109
  39. ↑ “Union of Dungannon, E. D. of Crossdernot, Co. Tyrone, Ref. # VAL/12/B/38/13D (1882–1897), ” p. 69, Hugh Jackson, Parish of Pomeroy; imaged at "Search Valuation Revision Books," database with images, PRONI: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (http://apps.proni.gov.uk/Val12B/Search.aspx : accessed 22 November 2017) > VAL/12/B/38/13D > Mulnagore (townland) > image 72 of 109
  40. ↑ “Union of Dungannon, E. D. of Crossdernot, Co. Tyrone, Ref. # VAL/12/B/38/13D (1882–1897), ” p. 69, Hugh Jackson, Parish of Pomeroy; imaged at "Search Valuation Revision Books," database with images, PRONI: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (http://apps.proni.gov.uk/Val12B/Search.aspx : accessed 22 November 2017) > VAL/12/B/38/13D > Mulnagore (townland) > image 72 of 109
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