Stephen 'Killing' Jackson^{[1, 2, 3]}

1750 - 1832  (~ 82 years)

• Name	Stephen 'Killing' Jackson
  Born	Apr 1750	Anson County, North Carolina   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Sep 1832	Chesterfield Co., South Carolina   [4]
  Person ID	P146	Robert Jackson
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Jackson, Sr.,   b. 26 Jul 1719, prob Flushing, Queens Co., New York ,   d. 1805, prob Chesterfield Co., South Carolina  (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Lively Rushing,   b. Est 1726-27, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia ,   d. date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy Cook,   b. Abt 1754, North Carolina ,   d. 9 May 1843, Humphreys Co., Tennessee  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Married	16 Feb 1771	Abbeville Co., South Carolina   [4, 5]
  Children	1. Male Jackson,   b. Abt 1772,   d. Bef 1783  (Age ~ 10 years)  [natural]   2. Male Jackson,   b. Abt 1774,   d. Bef 1783  (Age ~ 8 years)  [natural]   3. William Jackson,   b. Abt 1776, Anson County, North Carolina ,   d. Bef 1843, Anson Co., North Carolina  (Age ~ 66 years)  [natural]   4. Abel Jackson,   b. Aug 1786, Anson County, North Carolina ,   d. Bef 10 Jul 1857, Humphreys Co., Tennessee  (Age ~ 70 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F4090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Ann Kendrick,   b. 1770/1780, North Carolina ,   d. Abt Mar 1840, Anson Co., North Carolina  (Age 60 years)
  Married	see conflicting data section
  Children	1. Mary 'Polly' Kendrick Jackson,   b. 1791, Anson Co., North Carolina ,   d. 29 Aug 1859, Union Parish, Louisiana  (Age 68 years)  [natural]   2. John Kendrick Jackson,   b. Abt 1794, Anson Co., North Carolina ,   d. Between Aug 1836-1840, Anson Co., North Carolina  (Age ~ 46 years)  [natural]   3. Elizabeth 'Betsey' Kendrick Jackson,   b. Abt 1795, Anson Co., North Carolina ,   d. Aft 1859, Anson Co., North Carolina  (Age ~ 65 years)  [natural]   4. Sarah 'Salley' Kendrick Jackson,   b. Bef 1804, Anson Co., North Carolina ,   d. Aug 1835  (Age > 31 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F4091	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Records and analysis below contributed by Bob Mitchell. The lineage of Stephen Jackson being a descendant of Robert Jackson of Hempstead was proven by yDNA testing 5 Mar 2006 when a descendant of Stephen's son, Abel was a 67/67 match to a well documented descendant of Robert Jackson. The Revolutionary War Pension Application of Nancy Jackson, Widow of Stephen Jackson, is transcribed within a larger Conflicting Data page (URL below). This page studies the various Stephen Jacksons in the area during this time period. Statements in this Declaration prove that Killing Stephen and Nancy Cook had only 4 sons, two of which are named within the documents. http://www.jacksonfamilygenealogy.com/pages/conflictingdataStepheninCarolina_ver2.htm. In addition I (Bob), I now believe that Stephen had a second family based on the many transactions below. Due to the fact that there were three Stephen Jacksons in the Cheraw area of Anson Co., North Carolina and Chesterfield Co., South Carolina during the time period of 1790 through 1810, it is extremely difficult to determine exactly which one of these Stephen Jacksons was the Stephen Jackson who interacted with Nancy Ann Hendrick during that period of time. Based upon a my examination of the available records, it is my opinion that Capt. Stephen Jackson is that Stephen Jackson. There is no document or record that spells this out specifically, and conversely nothing has been found that can refute this assertion. This connection is my opinion only. Known as "Killing Stephen," Stephen Jackson received this title after killing 6 Tories during the Revolutionary War and declaring that he would not quit until he had killed 20. Philip Rushing, a soldier who served under Capt. Stephen Jackson stated in his declaration for pension: "he recollects an anecdote of his Capt that is Capt Jackson that he the Capt usually said that he had killed 19 Tories and that he must kill the 20th before he stopped, that is with his own hand-he killed the nineteen." Stephen Jackson was a Captain in the South Carolina Militia and fought under General Francis Marion, also known as the Swamp Fox. He had two children with Nancy Cook, names unknown, who died during the Revolutionary War. This may explain his hatred for the Tories and his reported statement that he would quit killing Tories when he had killed twenty. Perhaps he intended to exact his revenge by ten fold for each child. Based upon land records, slave transactions and an 1804 Act of the North Carolina General Assembly, I think this is the Stephen Jackson who was also a consort of Nancy Ann Hendrick. It appears that Stephen was not living with his wife Nancy and she in fact had removed to Tennessee where she was living with their surviving son Abel in Humphreys County by 1830. Divorce was not very easily attained in that day and it was not uncommon for husband and wife to split and lead separate lives. CPT Stephen Jackson is named numerous times in various Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions by men of the Cheraws or their wife in providing proof of service. Many of them served with or under Capt. Stephen Jackson. * Historical reg. of officers of the Continental Army. By Francis Bernard Heitman. Washington, DC, 1914. (685p.): 316 Stephen Jackson * 24 Oct 1774, Anson Co., North Carolina, Deed Book K, pg 240--Stephen Jackson, blacksmith, sold to William Blewett for 225 pounds--400 acres-- * 23 Jan 1794 Anson Co., North Carolina Deed Book C2 Page 225 - Slave Bill: Stephen Jackson to Ann Hendrick, both of Anson County, North Carolina, for L40, Negro girl Silva, age four or five. /s/ Stephen JACKSON. Wit: Jeremiah Martin, Nehemiah"X" Forehand. * 18 July 1795, Anson County, North Carolina Deed Book D Page 44, Stephen Jackson to Ann Hendrick, both of Chesterfield Co., South Carolina, for L20, 60 acres on southwest side of Pee Dee River in Anson County, North Carolina, on a branch of Thompson's Creek, joining Benjamin Jackson and State Line between the Carolinas - a survey for Malcolm Campbell dated 16 Apr. 1773. /s/ Stephen Jackson. Wit: Jeremiah Martin, William "X" Edding. * 15 Sep 1797, Anson County, North Carolina Deed Book E Page 103, Slave Bill: Stephen Jackson to Ann Hendrick, both of Anson Co., North Carolina, for 150 pounds, slave woman Pat, slave girl Vilet aged about four years... /s/ Stephen Jackson WIT. Malachi Watts, John Goodwin. * 7 Jan 1799, Anson Co., North Carolina Deed Book 43 page 391, Land Grant to Stephen Jackson , 500 acres in Cheraw Dist. * 7 Jan 1799, Anson Co., North Carolina Deed Book 45 page 19, Land Grant to Stephen Jackson 325 acres in Cheraws Dist. * 1800 Anson Co., North Carolina, US Census, Stephen Jackson over 45 years with one son 10-15 years, 2 daughters under 10 years, one daughter 10-15 years and wife 26-44. * 1804 Laws of North Carolina, Chapter CXXVL. "An act to alter names of the persons therein mention, and to legitamate them. Be enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same. That the names of William Joyner, Martha Joyner, Sally Joyner, Joseph Joyner, Mary Joyner and Geraldus Joyner, illegitimate children of Joseph Batts and Elizabeth Joyner, of Edgecomb County, be altered and changed to those of William Batts, Martha Batts, Elizabeth Batts, Sally Batts, Joseph Batts, Mary Batts and Geraldus Batts:...And the names of John Kindrick, Polly Kindrick, Betsey Kindrick and Salley Kindrick, natural born children of Stephen Jackson, of Anson County, be altered to the names of John Jackson, Polly Jackson, Betsey Jackson and Salley Jackson..." * 29 Dec 1810 Anson Co., North Carolina Deed Book O pg 148, Stephen Jackson and Ann Kendrick to John Jackson-for love and affection for our son-one Negro boy named Simon. * 29 Dec 1810 Anson Co., North Carolina Deed Book O, pg 148 Stephen Jackson to John Jackson-for love and affection I have for my son John-250 acres under the conditions it is to remain in the possession of Stephen Jackson and Ann Hendrick during their natural lives. * 16 Oct 1817, Anson Co., North Carolina, Deed Book S, pg 99, John Jackson to Stephen Jackson and Nancy Hendrick. * 16 Oct 1817, Stephen Jackson and Nancy Hendrick, 450 acres on Talton and Cedar Creek branches of Thompson Creek...beginning at a Hickory on Benjamin Jacksons line...from said Stephen Jackson and Nancy Hendrick to said John Jackson...wit John Auld, Daniel McNair, Jesse Jackson * 1819 September Term of Court, Deed Book Y, pg 609- Stephen Jackson and Nancy Hendrick , Division of Land: Lot # 1, Stephen Jackson 200 acres crossing Tarlton Creek; Lot # 2 to Nancy Hendrick 221 1/2 acres crossing Tarlton Creek. * 1820 Anson Co., North Carolina US Census records show Stephen Jackson over 45 years old with a wife the same age range, one male child under 10 years, one male child 10-16, one female child under 10 and one female 10-16. * 25 Mar 1828, Anson North Carolina Deed Book Y page 582, - Stephen Jackson to David Crawford - $50 for acres not stated but was first granted to Bluden Curtis - Benjamin Jackson was an adjoining property owner * 1856 Record: North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal, Vol III, No. 1, pg. 6 Anson Co, NC (Stack File # C.R. 005.928.3) 1. Jackson, Mary, wife of John Field Auld, both of Union Parish, LA., 23 Oct. 1855, appoints James C. Craig of Chesterfield Dist., SC, her attorney to convey to Elizabeth Jackson, wife and widow of Lewis Ganey, her interest in the Estate of her mother, Nancy JACKSON - all of Chesterfield Dist., SC. On 23 Apr., 1856, James C. CRAIG of Chesterfield Dist.,SC, as Attorney aforementioned, sells to said Elizabeth GANEY [widow of David Crawford] for $600. the interest of said Mary AULD and John F. AULD (in right of his wife) in the Estate of Nancy Kendricks of Anson Co., NC. * Descendants of Abel, Stephen Jackson's son, match genetically with descendants of Benjamin Jackson of Hempstead, New York Jackson Families. Proven by yDNA testing 5 Mar 2006. * Descendants of John Hendrick Jackson match genetically with other descendants Robert of Hempstead, confirming that John Hendrick Jackson who married Rebecca Rushing was really Stephen's son.

  
  

• Sources

  [S347984712] Website of Mary Harkey Russell, (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bird/ and Maryiola ATwindstream DOTnet). [S347985668] Email from Linda Ley, (leyelgin add the at wideopenwest add the dot com). [S347985669] Rootsweb chart of Linda Ley: Linda's Family Journey, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2604078). [S347984711] Research of Bob Mitchell: Jackson and Associated Families of North and South Carolina, (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10949968/listofallpeople). [S347985709] DAR Member Application of [Name Restricted], Nat'l #835303, (services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search/).