The Silver Bowl 1875 will of Richard JACKSON

1875 Oct 12 will proved: Richard JACKSON of Dennyloghan (or Derryloghan)

Derryloughan Road runs through the townland where Richard JACKSON leased his farm..

Dan Winter’s Cottage is at the intersection east of it.

The accident that resulted in the death of Richard JACKSON’s was at those crossroads.

Belfast Weekly Telegraph. Oct 9, 1875.

Last week, at Tartaragan, County Armagh, were interred the remains of the late Mr. Richard Jackson, who held the position of a District Master of the Orange Fraternity. The deceased was returning from Portadown Market on the previous Saturday evening to his home at. Dennyloghan, and when going over the historic hill known as The Diamond[1], he had to descend from his cart for the purpose of assisting some man to put on a grindstone. In getting out of the cart, his foot slipped and he received such internal injuries that notwithstanding all the skill of Doctor Leeper of Loughgall and Doctor Robinson of Armagh, he expired on Tuesday morning. At the funeral, there were no less than 42 lodges represented, The members were wearing the regalia of the order. The funeral service was impressively conducted by the Reverend Mr. Robinson, rector of the parish.

Other possible links:

· His farm was near Richhill where a leather merchant Joseph JACKSON (1801-1868) had his business. Vertical integration of business interests, as it was practiced then, usually involved relations, so that farmers, butchers, cordwainers, leather merchants and tanners shared overlapping business interests.

o 1890 September 11 Will of John JACKSON of Richhill, tanner. His father was Joseph JACKSON (see 1867 May 3 Will of Joseph JACKSON of Richhill aka Rich Hill, Co. Armagh. He died August 23, 1868. He was a Leather Merchant and Farmer.).

o Other Leather merchants and related trades ():

§ Jacksons of Steeple & Loonburn & Islandmagee - Antrim. the first George JACKSON (1634-?) is referred to as a Gent, and was a successful merchant. He was probably associated with the leather trade - aka a cordwainer

§ Timeline of JACKSONs of Steeple 1673 Peter Jackson, Cordwainer, was included as a Freeman of Carrickfergus. He would have been in the Cordwainers’ Company. SEE: http://www.cordwainers.org/ Their trades included tanners, livery, and shoemakers. NOTE: This Peter JACKSON may or may not be connected to the JACKSONs of Steeple, but it may give a hint to the origins of their subsequent wealth.

§ Michael JACKSON, Clothier of Pimlico. John MATTHEWS Cordwainer d. After 1741

§ Jacksons of Co. Down Gilbert JACKSON (1677-1723) tanner and James JACKSON (1669-1711) both of Co. Down;

§ Joseph JACKSON in Co. Monaghan (father of Richard JACKSON (1769-1836));

§ Robert JACKSON (abt 1650-1711) of Crooked Staff in Dublin;

§ William JACKSON of Killmainhorn, Co. Dublin;

§ Daniel JACKSON (prob b. bef 1688- d.1737) of Athy, Co. Kildare mentioned in a 1709 deed;

§ Richard JACKSON of New Row, Coleraine was a butcher. Son James.

§ Alderman Richard JACKSON was active in shipping tanned goods in the late 1600s in Drogheda. ROD: 489-72-306027. Nov 3, 1793.

· The middle names of Simpson and Redmond – may refer either to family or business relationships.

· The forenames: Richard, Joseph, George are forenames repeated inter-generationally in several other JACKSON trees (to name a few):

o JACKSONs of Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland and Coleraine, Londonderry;

o Quaker Jacksons in Ireland;

o JACKSONs of Tartaraghan; and

o Jacksons of Steeple & Loonburn & Islandmagee - Antrim,

o Jacksons of Co. Down

In checking Richard JACKSON’s possible links to others - with a focus on JACKSONs of Tartaraghan, I have explored:

· The Conn-Cowen-Greenaway Families: From Co. Armagh to Upper Canada. Nancy H. Conn. 1995 Toronto, Canada. Given that this book was written before digital searches were possible, it is an amazing piece of research work.

· The Ulster Jacksons: From Cumbria and the Whitehouse, Shenandoah and Australia. D.J. McCartney. Published by Carrickfergus Borough Council. 1997.

· The Irish Ancestry of Stonewall Jackson. Steven Jackson 2008. This is an extensive and exhaustively researched document done by a son of Eric Jackson. He builds on and fleshes out the work done by his father and others. NOTE: I have not had access to the complete book, only the parts available online.

· Townland Indexes:

o Townland Index 1833-1835. Focus on JACKSONs or relations connected to Derryloughan as Grantees around the time of Richard JACKSON’s birth.

o Townland Index 1865-1869. Focus on JACKSONs or relations connected to Derryloughan as Grantees around the time of Richard JACKSON’s marriage.

o Townland Index 1875-1879. Focus on JACKSONs or relations connected to Derryloughan as Grantees just after the death of Richard JACKSON.

· Grantor Index HEWITT 1860-1869 and HEWITT 1970-1879. No JACKSON Grantees spotted. The HEWITT name is connected to many leases in Co. Cork.

PRONI Abstract: The Will of Richard Jackson late of Dennyloghan[2] County Armagh Farmer deceased who died 27 September 1875 at same place was proved at Armagh by the oaths of John Walker Redmond of Sandymount and Robert M'Clelland of Dennyloghan both in (Richhill) said County Farmers the Executors. Effects under £600 Image Date of Death : 27 September 1875 Date of Grant : 8 July 1876

I Richard JACKSON[3] by the will of God being of sound mind though unwell in body leave all my property, which I shall die possessed chattels, lands and money to my wife, Frances JACKSON[4], for her own use, and that of my three children, George Simpson[5], Joseph[6] and Jonathan JACKSON[7], and if she should marry at any time, I direct that all my property be sold and the proceeds to be divided equally between my wife and my surviving children. And I bequeathed to my sister Mrs KELLY[8], the sum of £60 pounds ie 60 pounds as being the amount that I am due to her and her husband on a promissory note; and my wish is that John Walker REDMOND[9] and Robert McCLELLAN[10] be my executors to this my last will and also that they be guardians to her and my children until my eldest boy is of age of 21.

Witness present. W.W. LEEPER[11]. Robert HEWITT[12].

Richard JACKSON. In Her Majesty's Court of Probate, the District Registry at Armagh in the. Goods of Richard JACKSON, deceased, I William Waugh LEEPER of Loughgall in the County of Armagh, Doctor of Medicine, age 30 years and afterwards make oath that I am one of the subscribing Witnesses to the last Will and Testament of the said Richard JACKSON late of Dennyloghan[13] in the county of Armagh, farmer deceased; The said will being now hereunto annexed without date except in the margin thereof and which date in the margin was inserted after the execution thereof, but which will was in fact executed on the 27th day of September 1875. And that the said testator executed the said will on the said day by signing his name at the foot or end thereof as the same so appears thereon in the presence of me and of Robert HEWITT, the other subscribed witness thereto, both of us being present at the same time, and we thereupon attested and subscribed, the said will in the presence of the said testator and of each other. And I further say that said testator executed said will in manner aforesaid, being of the time weak in bodily health, but of sound mind, memory, and understanding. W. W. LEEPER. Sworn at Armagh in the County of Armagh the 12th day of October 1875. By the said William Waugh LEEPER. Before me, and I know deponent. George Hill SMITH[14]. Deputy Registrar. Approved 8th July. 1876.

[1] The Diamond:

· ‘The Diamond’ is a hamlet in the townland of Grange Lower, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. In 1835 it was recorded as being part of Newry within the barony of O’Neilland. SOURCE: Dan Winter’s Cottage. It is on Derryloughan Road, and the townland of Derryloughan is on its western border.

· The Battle of the Diamond was a planned confrontation between the Catholic Defenders and the Protestant Peep o' Day Boys that took place on 21 September 1795 near Loughgall, County Armagh, Ireland. … The Diamond, which was a predominantly Protestant area, is a minor crossroads in County Armagh, lying almost half-way between Loughgall and Portadown. SOURCE: Wiki – Battle of the Diamond. Also: Lurgan Ancestry’s: The Battle of the Diamond. uses T.A. JACKSON’s book as a primary source: Ireland Her Own: An outline history of the Irish struggle for national Freedom and independence. Thomas Alfred JACKSON (1879 –1955), born in England, is not related to the Jacksons of this area.

[2] I could not find a place named Dennyloghan. Probably Derryloughan, Parish Kilmore (ONeilland West portion), Barony Oneilland West abt 2 mi north of Rich Hill or Legacorry, Parish Kilmore (ONeilland West portion), Barony Oneilland West

[3] Richard JACKSON (1832-1875)

· Marriage Cert: 1869 Jan 28 Richard JACKSON Bachelor [?erryloghan] son of Joseph JACKSON farmer marriage to Frances HEWITT of Clonroot [Clonroot, Parish Kilmore (ONeilland West portion), Barony Oneilland West] dau of Jonathon HEWITT farmer Co Armagh. NOTE: There is a possibility that he was a son of Joseph JACKSON (1801-1868) of Richhill. Clonroot is abt 2 km north-east of Richhill.

· Children:

o 1869 Dec 12 George Simpson JACKSON Derryloghan son of Richard JACKSON & Frances HEWITT -Armagh birth

o 1871 Jan 19 Joseph JACKSON son of Richard JACKSON Dennyloghan & Frances HEWIT aka HEWITT Armagh

o 1874 May 29 Jonathon William Redmond JACKSON son of Richard JACKSON Dennyloghan Armagh & Frances HEWITT

· Death Cert: Richard JACKSON (1832-1875) Age 43. Married. Died of rupture to bladder. Derryloughan Co Armagh Robert McCLELLAND present. NOTE: The death day is one day different from the probate record: 28 Sept 1875.

· Burial He is buried at St Paul's, Tartaraghan, Co. Armagh with the Sullivans. Source: Billion Graves - thanks to Hadley Bensen for alerting me to this.

· PRONI Probate: Richard JACKSON late of Derryloghan Co. Armagh farmer died 27 Sept 1875 at same place proved at Armagh by John Walker REDMOND of Sandymount and Robert McCLELLAND of Dennyloghan both in (Richhill) farmers, the executors. EFFECTS: Under £600. Resworn 7 June 1877: EFFECTS: under £800.

[4] Frances JACKSON née HEWITT

· Marriage Cert: She married 2ndly James SULLIVAN (1830-1917) of Derrylard Milltown, a farmer. 19 Jun 1879, Kilmore Church of Ireland (NOTE: I presume St. Aiden’s), Armagh, Ireland. Her father was Jonathon HEWITT, a farmer. She was of Derryloughan District of Diamond, Parish Kilmore. His Death Cert: 1917 Feb 22 James SULLIVAN Widower age 86 Derrylard, Co. Armagh. 1911 Census: James SULLIVAN, widower, was living at Corbracky with two sons: Richardson SULLIVAN age 30 and Thomas James SULLIVAN age 28.

· In the 1901 Census, Francis SULLIVAN[sic] was living at Derrylard with husband James and sons Richardson SULLIVAN age 21, Thomas Lewery SULLIVAN age 19.

· Death Cert: 1907 Oct 7 Frances SULLIVAN age 65 wife of farmer Corbrocky, District Tartaraghan, son R. SULLIVAN present.

[5] George Simpson JACKSON (1869-1875)

· Birth Cert: b. 1869 Dec 12. Dennyloghan son of Richard JACKSON, farmer & Frances HEWITT.

· Death Cert: 27 Nov 1875 Derryloughan, Loughgall, Armagh, Northern Ireland.

· Burial He is buried at St Paul's, Tartaraghan, Co. Armagh with the Sullivans. Source: Billion Graves - thanks to Hadley Bensen for alerting me to this.

[6] Joseph JACKSON (1871-?)

· Birth Cert: 1871 Jan 19 Joseph JACKSON Dennyloghan son of Richard JACKSON & Frances HEWIT aka HEWITT Armagh

· 1901 census. I could not find a match.

· Burial He is buried at St Paul's, Tartaraghan, Co. Armagh with the Sullivans. Source: Billion Graves - thanks to Hadley Bensen for alerting me to this. It may be that he died: 1893 Nov 12 Joseph JACKSON bachelor farmer died age 25 Derryane brother William.

[7] Jonathan William Redmond JACKSON (1874-?)

· Birth Cert: 1874 May 29 Jonathon William Redmond JACKSON son of Richard JACKSON Dennyloghan Armagh & Frances HEWITT.

· 1901 census. I could not find a match.

· Death: I have so far been unable to find an obit or a death cert.

· Grave: Billion Graves. He died December 2014 and is buried at St Paul's, Tartaraghan, Co. Armagh with the Sullivans. Source: Billion Graves - thanks to Hadley Bensen for alerting me to this.

[8] Mrs KELLY née Anne JACKSON

· Marriage Cert: 1857 Thomas KELLY farmer Tincary [possibly Turcarra (Tor carrach)] Parish Loughgall mar Anne JACKSON minor spinster Dennyloughan dau Joseph JACKSON Farmer Co Armagh

[9] John Walker REDMOND (1816-1885)

· SOURCE: Ancestry Tree: Born in Richhill, Kilmore, Oneilland West, Armagh, Ireland on Abt. 1816 to Abraham Walker of Richhill and Jane Redmond of Grange House. John Walker Redmond Walker-Redmond of Sandymount House married Mary Robinson of Diviny and had 5 children. He passed away on Apr 1885 - Jun 1885 in Sandymount House, Richhill, Kilmore, Oneilland West, Armagh, Ireland.

· Land Leased: 115a in Richhill 1870-79. SOURCE: Lurgan Ancestry

· Death Cert: 1885 Apr 5 John Walker REDMOND widower age 69 Farmer Richhill. Present at death: G.R. WALKER son.

· Probate: Letters of Administration of the personal estate of John Walker Redmond late of Sandymount Richhill Co. Armagh Farmer who died 5 April 1885 at same place granted in Armagh to James Walker Redmond of Hill Street Newry Co. Down Flour Mill Manager the Son Effects £20

[10] Robert McCLELLAN

[11] William Waugh LEEPER (1822-1894)

· Death Cert: 1894 May 16 William Waugh Leeper, M.D, Derrycaw, Co. Armagh. Married, aged 72. Son Robert Waugh LEEPER Kilkenny present at death.

· Probate 12 Jul 1894 William WAUGH of Loughgall Co. Armagh M.D. d. 16 May 1894 at Derrycaw Co. Armagh. Probate Armagh to Jane LEEPER spinster Robert Waugh LEEPER captain in Her Majesty’s 2^nd Royal Irish Fusiliers and Grace WILSON (wife of rev. Silas WILSON) Seled London 12 July. Effects: £944 in England.

[12] Robert HEWITT

[13] I could not find Dennyloghan. Probably Derryloughan, Parish Kilmore (ONeilland West portion), Barony Oneilland West abt 2 mi north of Rich Hill or Legacorry, Parish Kilmore (ONeilland West portion), Barony Oneilland West

[14] George Hill SMITH