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JACKSONs & Townland clusters in Ireland


 

It has been far too long since I posted anything substantive on my website. Although my work has been proceeding at a glacial pace, much of it - like an iceberg - has been added underwater and is substantive. The results will soon be included in a number of shorter pieces (this one is 21 pages long - ARGH!).
In Townland Clusters – a tool for unearthing women’s history - I have assembled a timeline which includes clusters of holdings which Abigail JACKSON (1683-1763) held in Dublin, Cavan, Meath and Monaghan, and which were mentioned in her January 5, 1737 marriage settlement (I have included extensive notes on it). These holdings echoed the holdings listed in the will of Samuel JACKSON (1705) of Dublin. This marriage memorial was recorded 31 years after the death of her uncle Samuel JACKSON - when she was 54 years old and her (second) husband Oliver CROFTON (1710-1780) was 27 years old.
In a later piece, which I am still working on, I will say more about Abigail & Oliver, and their most unusual marriage.
https://www.thesilverbowl.com/history/Townland%20Clusters-Samuel%20JACKSON-Abigail%20JACKSON.html