Person:Hamilton Jackson (6)

In the book "Kings County, New York Administration Proceedings, 1817-1856" pg 8, Hamilton H. Jackson, Samuel Jackson's "only nephew " was given letter of administration 19 Jun 1832 for Samuel's estate. It is assumed Hamilton was at least 21 years old at the time.

1840 United States Federal Census at ancestry.com Name: Hamilton H Jackson Home in 1840 (City, County, State): New York Ward 14, New York, New York Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 80 thru 89: 1 Persons Employed in Commerce: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 2 Total Free White Persons: 6 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 6

This article contributed by Dr. Anthony Troha: The New-York American, Monday, June 12, 1843 (Volume XXV, Number 2758), Page 3, Column 6:

“WEDNESDAY, June 14. At 12 o'clock, at the Merchants' Exchange The undersigned again offer for sale a large portion of their real estate in the city of Brooklyn. Circumstances over which they could exercise no control prevented the sale advertised to be had on the 15th December last. The estate has been finally divided, and each party in interest will sell separately. The undersigned intend to build a number of buildings on the remaining part of their property during the ensuing summer, and will engage with purchasers for uniformity, against nuisances, &c. All the lots in the vicinity of the East River and on the Heights are of great value. The "homestead" comprises upwards of 800 lots in the Seventh Ward, in the centre of, and now be coming [sic: becoming] the most important in the city. This sale will positively take place on the 14th of June. Full abstracts of the titles, with access to original searches will be furnished to each purchaser for a small amount.—Maps are now exhibited at the offices of the Auctioneers, Wilkins & Rollins and William Dumont. Persons wishing to purchase are invited to visit the premises, and for further information are referred to the subscribers at their residence, 125 Columbia st, Brooklyn, or to Maxwell & Magher, Esqs., No. 8 Nassau st., Charles A. Griffin, Esq., 88 Merchants' Exchange, or to Clarence D. Sackett, 12 Pine st. MARIA JACKSON, CORNELIA A. JACKSON. HAMILTON H. JACKSON WILLIAM PETERS. CHRISTIANA A. PETERS.”

Notes from Dr. Troha: After searching for several hours, I finally found a death notice for Hamilton H. Jackson-5680:

The Morning Courier and New-York Enquirer, Monday Morning, March 3, 1845 (Volume XXXI, Number 5522), Page 2, Column 5:

“DIED : On Friday evening, 28th ultimo [i.e. Friday, February 28, 1845], HAMILTON H. JACKSON. His friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, without further notice, from his late residence, No. 398 Atlantic street, Brooklyn, this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Carriages will be in waiting at the Fulton Ferry, Brooklyn side.”

So now we know when he died, but not where. Digging some more, we uncover a memorial written by a friend and submitted to a local newspaper:

The Evening Mirror, Friday, March 21, 1845 (Volume I, Number 141), Page 2, Column 6:

“COMMUNICATION. Obituary.—Died at his residence, in Brooklyn, H. H. Jackson. The writer cannot restrain an expression of his grief and a testimony to the worth of the deceased, though, from absence and affliction at his loss, the tribute comes later than he could wish. Mr. Jackson was a rare combination of fine qualities. His benevolence, his chivalric spirit, his refinement and constancy in friendship made him beloved as few men are, and he is regretted with proportionate sorrow. His mental qualities were also of the first character. He was an ardent lover of Nature, and eminently fitted to appreciate and enjoy all that was about him. His resting place in Greenwood will be the resort of many a sorrowful mourner over his lost. W—LL.”

1. ↑ Email from Bob Mitchell.

   Birth date calculated from census records

2. ↑ Moorhouse, B-Ann. Kings County, New York Administration Proceedings, 1817-1856: Abstracts of the Earliest Proceedings in the Kings County Surrogate's Court, Brooklyn. (New York, New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 2006)
   pg 8.
3.   Will.

   Mentioned in his grand-father, John Jackson's 1820 Will.

4. ↑ Obituary.
5. ↑ Cemetery: Green-Wood, New York City, New York www.green-wood.com
   Lot 5234 Section 19.