Hi Janet: I had received some great papers from my Jackson cousin LeeAnn McFaddin about the Jackson family, I just can't thank her enough, was so sweet of her to share:) So I thought I would transcribe some of the Dr David Jackson papers to see if you have this information, might take me a while. Cousin Michael Ann

A Partial History of David Jackson Family

By

David Bunyan Jackson M.D.

His Grandson

Greer S.C.

Jan. 13th 1935

I have no history of any of David Jackson's brothers or sisters, except that he had brother Simon who went to MO. Simon at the same time he came to South Carolina. His father was also named David, and served in the Revolutionary War. I have a complete transcript of his service furnished me by the State Library at Richmond Va. David Jackson, Jr. my grandfather was born near Craig O'Sully Scotland.

His father David Jackson Sr. to Va. when David, Jr. was quite small. David, Jr. was born July 27, 1773. Grew up to Manhood in then Stafford County Va. near Culpepper Court house. Married Mary Barrett of Fredricksburg Va. After his marriage he and his father in law Reubin Barrett emigrated to the upper part of Greenville County Highland Township S.C. I do not know why he came to this particular section of S.C. possibly on account of his relationship to other Jackson's, who preceded him in occupying this section.

There was a family of Jackson's, located two miles west of Tigerville S.C. who were related to my grandfather but I do not know the degree of relationship, but my father John Jackson recognized them as relatives. The descendants of that family of Jackson's married. One Tomson married Prince Forrester. His daughter married Daniel McKinney, another married a Southern of this marriage Daniel Southern, William Southern, Harry Wood Southern & Alfred Southern another married.

Turner his descendants married. One nicknamed Sir married Burrell Cox, another John Johnson, another Clara married a Trommell, another married Milton Trommell. Miss Misouria never married. One son Lafayett Turner married Milton Trommell's daughter by his first wife. All of these and their descendants are related to me, but I don't know the degree, but we all know that we are kinfolks. Another Jackson Elder Nathaniel Jackson a Primitive Baptist minister organized and supplied Tiger Baptist Church and is buried in the cemetery of that church.

David Jackson, bought a tract of land from William Fero known as the Munson place, another from William Jackson. Built a kitchen and a living house separate as was the custom at that time. The logs in both buildings all chestnut. Cracks all daubed with white mud acid strapped inside with finely shaved pine boards. Buildings were neat and up to date at that date. His occupation was farming, growing tobacco which he packed in a hogshead attached shafts and carted it by horse power to Charleston S.C. the only market at that time. His peach orchard, thirteen acres was another part of his work. He usually produced 200 gallons brandy every year. He was very temperate and not one of his children were drinkers of brandy or whiskey.

They were devout church members and active workers in church service. He did not make any profession of religion, took very little or no interest in church affairs. He held the office of Justice of the Quarum, (now Justice of the Peace) for a long term. His Policties were Union (now Republican). He gave his real estate to his youngest son John Wood Jackson and his two daughters, Huldah V. Dill and Pernecy Custus Pitman. The personal property was negligible. The will was unequal. I know of no reason why he made it so.

The other children had gone west, and scattered and my father John W. Jackson remained in the house with him and the other two daughters were here besides, at that time real estate was not al all valuable. The taxes on his entire real estate being only ten cents. The old home place where David Jackson settled and died in still in the ownership of and occupied by his grand daughter and her children Marmie Fowler is the grand daughters name. The old spring which he chiseled of rock when he settled here (4th Generation) still gushes a free volume of the purest and best water ever drank.

David Jackson died at his old home Highland Township, Greenville County, S.C. Feb 4th 1863, and was buried on a ridge in front of the old homestead. No other grave with his. this was by his own request, besides at the time of his death there was a heavy snow on the ground which would have made it difficult to have carried his body to Tiger Church Cemetery where his wife was buried.

I remember the occasion of his death and burial well, although I was only six years old at that time. The Casket was a plain undressed unpainted coffin made by James Odom a boy whom he had raised, the grave was a pit with a vault cut in the bottom in the shape of the coffin, after the coffin was lowered into the vault, plank were laid cross the bottom of the pit which was after filled with dirt. I also remember his death which accurred early in the morning he arose and went out to a place in the corner of the house and chimney, and collapsed, my father heard his cries for help and brought him in at once he breathed only a few times after being laid on his bed. He suffered from Asthma.

He was a Master Mason during his day. Wheat was threshed with a flail or trodden out by horse treading, Horse sleds were used to do much of the hauling. The barn and sable was 2 or 3 hundred yards from the house. Much reaping of grain was done with a Reap hook. Plows had a band under the plow, through which the foot of the plow stock was inserted and wedged (No heel bolt.) Gourd were much used for various purposes at that time. David Jackson had only two months at school. His studies during that period was Dillworths Spelling book a spelling book which preceded Websters.

Not with standing his limited Education he was well versed in national government affairs, and correctly predicted the result of the war between the states, he said the "North had the army and navy and would whip the South."

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