Person:Sarah Jackson (231)

See the Notes in father, James Jackson's record!

There is a lot of conflicting information about the Sarah who married John Ross. Some have her born in Guilford and some in Woodbridge, NJ. Most all have her married to John Ross who could have been born in NJ or NC, depending on whose chart you look at. I have seen no documentation either way.

There is a marriage record for a Sarah Jackson and John Ross in NJ but whether this is the same Sarah as daughter of James Jackson and Mary Thorne is up for discussion. Folks posting info on John's wife are using James' daughter's birth date or they say she was born in Guilford. Other charts say she was d/o William Jackson and Margaret of Guilford.

I have found no clearance in Quaker records for James' daughter Sarah to be married or to leave Woodbridge MM. That's not to say it didn't happen - just that I haven't found the records yet.

Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey Marriage Licenses. The Marriage Ceremony Females. J page 219 Jackson, Sarah, Woodbridge, and John Ross, Middlesex 1759 June 20

LATER: Doug Wilson sent the 1805 Will of John Ross (see John's Notes) which was written in "Bonham Town, Middlesex Co. NJ, mentioning his wife Sarah and listing his children. This is obviously NOT the same Sarah who married John Ross of Guilford, NC. So that bit of conflicting data is resolved. I have not determined the parents of the NC Sarah.

1.   Extracted by Alan Taplow, Quaker Records: Rahway Plainfield Monthly Meeting Record of Births 1706 - 1888 membe.

   Name spelled Jacson