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Levi JACKSON
RECORD: Jane Parker McManus, Pioneers West Of Appalachia; Privately Printed 1984; Page 215
Levi Jackson, fourth child of Isaac Jackson and Mary Pairson, was born 3 Jan. 1770 in Orange County, North Carolina, where he spent most of his childhood. He married Catharine Thompson on 24 May 1798 and five children were born. Catharine was born 20 May 1780 in Orange County, North Carolina, the daughter of Joseph Thompson (b. 13 Oct. 1756) and Hannah (?) (b. 7 Mar. 1750).
The Jacksons were all members of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting of the Quaker Church. The Cane Creek Monthly Meeting was established 7 Oct 1751 and was located on stream Cane Creek in the Central part of Orange County (now Alamance County), North Carolina. They moved to South Carolina; then to Jefferson County, Georgia by 1802; to Conecuh County, Alabama in 1818.
Levi Jackson served as a Private in Captain Thomas Figures' Company of the Alabama Territory Militia in the Seminole Indian War from 1 Apr - 30 Jun 1818. Quaker records show him "disowned" 26 Jun 1819 (1819, 6, 26), probably for "bearing arms" or "breaking away from the Quaker teachings." At this time, Levi embraced the Baptist faith. He helped establish the Catawba Springs Baptist Chruch, located six miles south of Brewton in Escambia County, Alabama.
History records that Levi Jackson left Alabama for Texas, probably in 1836, served in the Indian War [should be the Texas War of Independence from Mexico], dying shortly after leaving the army. The death dates and burial for Levi Jackson and Catharine Thompson have not been located.
RECORD: History of Escambia County, Alabama;Annie C. Waters;Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama, 1983;page 517:
Levi Jackson married Catharine Thompson May 24, 1798 in N.C. Migrated to GA., then to ALA, arriving ca. 1818. He served in the first Seminole War, later in the Mexican War, and died ca. 1836 on his way back to Ala. They resided in the Catawba Springs community.
RECORD: Robertson County, TX Probate:
Levi Jackson died, without a Will, in Texas, by July 1839, possessed of a certificate for 1/3 league of land. His estate was probated in Robertson County, TX, September 1839, Wright Coley being granted letters of administration. Wright Coley was ordered by the court to sell as much of the real estate as would be required to satisfy demands against the estate. Coley filed for dismissal of the succession of the estate and was discharged from further responsibilities in April 1849. In August, 1849, Micajah Crenshaw filed for and was granted a petition to administer the estate debonos non (to settle an estate that is partially unsettled) for the heirs of Levi Jackson (no names of heirs were given in probate records). Crenshaw was ordered to return an inventory of property of the estate and make an accounting of the sales and all his acts regarding the estate.
Levi Jackson received a 2nd class headright or 1/3 league (1480 acres) of land from the Republic of Texas. Second class headrights were granted to those who arrived in the Republic of Texas between March 2, 1836 and October 1, 1837, heads of families receiving 1280 acres, single men 640 acres. This headright proves the date of arrival of Levi Jackson in Texas and proves that he was still married and a head of household.
RECORD: Texas General Land Office Records, File No. 568:
Part of Levi Jackson's land, 923,780 sqr. varas (163.63 acres), was patented on July 7, 1859 to A. N. Hopkins. (We can surmise from the probate records that this constituted the part of the headright that was used to pay debts owed by the estate.) A Republic of Texas document, dated 1 April 1939, in the file stated: "Wright Coley has appeared before us this Board of land Commissioners for said County and presents the letter of administration on the Estate of Levi Jackson Deceased and proved according to law that said Jackson arrived in this Country previous to the declaration of independence and died in the Texas army and ... a letter ... ... a league of land ... and in our hands this 1st day of April 1839". The survey, dated 30 Sept. 1853, from the Robertson Land District stated "I have surveyed 925780 square vr. of land in Robertson County on the head waters of north Mineral about 24 miles N 30 E from Owensville, by virtue of part of Levi Jackson's H.R. No. 15 opend the 1st day of April 1839". Following was a legal description of the land. The surveyor certified that Micajah Crenshaw applied for the said land and that no other claims had been made on the land since 31 August 1853.
RECORD: Texas General Land Office Records, File No. 678:
Apparently the original Headright Certificate No. 15 was lost and duplicate(s) were issued and filed. The Duplicate Certificate No. 15 was filed December 6, 1958, and Duplicate Certificate No. 35/15 was filed 15 July 1861. On the cover of the file are the words: "File 597 - Robertson 2nd Class - 2 Surveys 1,334,370 sq vs, 6,998,963 sq. vs. - Certificate No. 15 - The within Cert. has been duplicated and Dislocated and patented. - See [File No.] 568. Robt. 2 - 2 678.Milam 2".
RECORD: Texas General Land Office Records, File No. 597:
Field notes in the file contained two surveys, of 1,334,370 sq. vs. (Survey No. 1099? in Robertson County )and 6,998,963 sq. vs (Survey No. 1899 in Johnson County waters of Fall Creek a tributary of the Brazos River about 13 miles No 75 W from the town of Buchanan.) Surveys were dated 24 August 1860. A second set of field notes, dated 28 December 1859, (Survey No. 1082, Johnson County waters of Brazos River about 17 miles north 70 W of Buchanan) contained 9,998,963 sqare varas.
The cover of the file showed: "767 acres in Haskell Co. - 549 acres in Knox - Milam 2nd Clqss - 1316 acres - 7,409,553 Sq. vrs. - Dupl. Certificate No. 35 - H abs[tract?] 01 vol. 11 - Patd June 27th 1861 -- No. 311 Vol 7 Sur[vey?] -- Deld to Jm Tho[...] - July 15/61
RECORD: Robertson County, TX Deed Records:
The heirs of Levi Jackson were not listed by name in the probate records; however, the deed records show that on 29 August, 1854, Allen W. Jackson, of Robertson County, purchased, from Micajah Crenshaw, as administrator of estate of Levi Jackson, for $170, 224 acres on the waters of Duck Creek. On that same date, Josiah Jackson (whom we know to be a brother of Allen W. Jackson) purchased two tracts of land (amount and acreage not stated) on Duck Creek, branch of the Navasoto River, in Robertson County from Micajah Crenshaw.
Some suppositions may be made from the above transaction. The estate of Levi Jackson was finally settled by August 1864 and the heirs of Levi Jackson received their portion. The 224 acres purchased by Allen W. Jackson would represent about 1/6 of the 1480 acres granted to Levi Jackson, allowing for approximately 163 acres [number of acres patented A. N. Hopkins in 1859] to be removed from the estate to satisfy debts. The two brothers, Allen and Josiah were perhaps buying out some of the other heirs. Family records show there were five known children of Levi Jackson. Implications of the land sale are that there may have been a sixth child, or that the estate was not divided into exact numbers of acres, some land perhaps being more valuable than other land and a juggling of numbers might have ensued.
RECORD: Robertson County, Texas Deed Records, Deed Book M (1856-1860); page 244-245, 4 April 1857;
On 4 April 1857, A. W. Jackson, of Robertson County, Texas, sold, for $200, to J. L. Maxwell, 163.8 acres, the legal description of which matches exactly the legal description of land (see File No. 568, Field notes) for which Micajah Crenshaw filed for a land patent, on behalf of the "heirs of Levi Jackson" on July 6, 1859. Thus, it is proved that Allen W. Jackson was an heir to the estate of Levi Jackson. Thus it is proved that Allen W. Jackson is the son of Levi Jackson, and, by implication, the siblings of Allen W. Jackson are children of Levi Jackson.
Thus, anyone who can prove descendancy from Levi Jackson is eligible to apply for membership in the DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS.
RECORD: Conecuh County, Alabama Census - 1820; Levi Jackson 1 - white male over 21 years
(Levi - age 50)
3 - white male under 21 years
(Josiah - age 18)
(Joseph - age 8)
(Allen W. - age 2)
1 - white female over 21 years (Catherine - wife, age 40) 1 - white female under 21 years (Mary or Helen - age 5) 6 - total white population 0 - total of free people of color
0 - total of slaves
6 - total of inhabitants
28.
Josiah JACKSON
30.
Mary JACKSON
31.
Helen JACKSON