Person:William Jackson (205)

William's Will, written in 1859, was copied from Tanya Diehl's rootsweb chart:

WILL OF WILLIAM JACKSON

The last will and testament of William Jackson of the County of Knox and the State of Tennessee considering the uncertainly of life and being of sound mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form as follows, that is to say: I give and bequeath to my wife, Ann Jackson, my daughter Fanny Jackson, and my daughter Mariah A. Jackson, all the household and kitchen furniture of every description and also all the perishable and other property belonging to me except the blacksmith tools to be equally divided between said Ann Jackson my wife and Fanny Jackson, Mariah Jackson, and Levina (Jackson) Ramsey, my daughter.

Also will to my daughter, Rhoda (Jackson) Crow, the sum of six dollars paid to her at my death or her heirs. I will to the heirs of my son, James Jackson, one dollar, he having been heretofore provided for. I also will to Michael Jackson, my son, the sum of twelve dollars and also to my son H.L. Jackson, I will the sum of twelve dollars these amounts to be paid out of my land by my son, Thomas G Jackson and my son, John Jackson, at my death.

I also will to my wife, Ann Jackson and my daughters, Fanny Jackson and Mariah Jackson five acres of land including the house where my son Thomas G Jackson now lives the said Ann Jackson, my wife, and Fanny and Mariah Jackson, my daughters to have and hold the said land during their natural life and after their death, I will that it go to my son John Jackson or his heirs, the said Thomas G. Jackson is to have the house in as good repair as it now is they are to have timber of the farm sufficient to keep up the repairs of said 5 acres of land and also to have their fire wood.

I also will my blacksmith tools to my son, John Jackson, I will to my sons Thomas G Jackson and John Jackson all my land estate consisting of two hundred acres more or less lying in District No 3*, Knox County, East Tennessee and bounded as follows by John G. Edmundson on the West and by an entry made by (John crossed out) W. L. Jackson on the north and by Louis Luttrell on the East and S. D. Cole on the south to be equally divided between Thomas G. Jackson and John Jackson, my sons.

The before named property descent to each one of my heirs as named at my death. And lastly if I should be at the time of my death possessed of any money it is my will that my wife Ann Jackson and my daughters, Fanny and Mariah Jackson, to have each twelve dollars and the rest be equally divided between my wife Ann Jackson and my daughters, Lavina Ramsey and my daughters Fanny and Mariah Jackson.

I hereby appoint S. D. Cole executor of my last will and testament. In witness whereof I set my hand and seal Jan'y 1st 1859.

Witness
S. D. COLE
I. L. Wilson
William Jackson (His mark)

Knox County, Tennessee, 1830 census:^S1

Jackson, William

Males

5-10 - 2

10-15 - 1

15-20 - 1

50-60 - 1 [b. 1770-80]

Females

under 5 - 1

10-15 - 1

15-20 - 2

40-50 - 1 [b. 1780-90]

Knox County, Tennessee, 1850 census:^S2

Jackson, William 70 yrs Farmer (real estate = $1,000) b. Virginia (cannot read/write)

      Anna 50 yrs b. Virginia (cannot read/write)

      Fanny 33 yrs b. Tennessee (cannot read/write)

      Thomas 23 yrs b. Tennessee

Knox County, Tennessee, 1860 census:^S3

Jackson, William 84 yrs [no occupation] (real estate = $1,200; personal estate = $100) b. Virginia (cannot read/write)

      Ann 60 yrs b. Virginia (cannot read/write)

      Francis [f] 40 yrs b. Tennessee (cannot read/write)

Sherad, William 16 yrs Farm Laborer b. Tennessee

      Mongomery [sic] 12 yrs b. Tennessee (attended school)

      John 11 yrs b. Tennessee (attended school)

      Mary 8 yrs b. Tennessee (attended school)

      Margaret 6 yrs b. Tennessee (attended school)

      Sarah 5 yrs b. Tennessee

See link to Tanya Diehl's rootsweb chart for her extensive research on this William Jackson. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lilsister27&id=I185
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This family is written about by Jim Jackson in his book "A Jackson Family History from Henry Jackson of Virginia" The book contains not only genealogy but many photos and family stories.

1. ↑ Knox, Tennessee, United States. Knox, Tennessee, United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   p. 327.
2. ↑ Knox, Tennessee, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M432)
   p. 123, house/family 404/409.
3. ↑ Knox, Tennessee, United States. Knox, Tennessee, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   p. 134, house/family 1606/1367[?].
4. ↑ Rootsweb chart of Tanya Diehl: Diehl Family Tree wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi op GET db lilsister2.

   This site contains transcription of William's 1859 will.