David Edward Jackson
| David Edward Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1788 Randolph County, Virginia |
| Died | December 24, 1837 (aged 49) Paris, Henry County, Tennessee |
| Cause of death | typhoid fever |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Davey Jackson, David Jackson |
| Occupation | clerk, trapper, fur trader, explorer |
| Employer | Rocky Mountain Fur Company |
| Known for | Being a co-owner of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, with Andrew Henry, after buying out the company shares, of William Henry Ashley |
| Spouse(s) | Juliet T. Norris |
| Children | Edward John, William Pitt, Nancy Norris and Mary Jones |
| Parent(s) | Edward and Mary (nee Elizabeth Hadden) Jackson |
| Relatives | Stonewall Jackson (nephew) |
David Edward Jackson (1788–December 24, 1837) was an American pioneer, trapper, fur trader, and explorer. He was a clerk for the William Ashley and Andrew Henry partnership, and later, became a partner in the company.
David Edward Jackson was the grandson of John Jackson (1715 or 1719 – 1801) and Elizabeth Cummins (also known as Elizabeth Comings and Elizabeth Needles) (1723–1828). John Jackson was a Protestant (Ulster-Scottish) from Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ireland. While living in London, England, he was convicted of the capital crime of larceny for stealing £170; the judge at the Old Bailey sentenced him to seven years of indentured servitude in America. Elizabeth, a strong, blonde woman over 6 feet (180 cm) tall, born in London, England was also convicted of larceny in an unrelated case for stealing 19 pieces of silver, jewelry, and fine lace, and received a similar sentence. They both were transported on the prison ship Litchfield, which departed London in May 1749 with 150 convicts. John and Elizabeth met on board and were in love by the time the ship arrived at Annapolis, Maryland. Although they were sent to different locations in Maryland for their indentures, the couple married in July 1755.
The family migrated west across the Blue Ridge Mountains to settle near Moorefield, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1758. In 1770, they moved farther west to the Tygart Valley. They began to acquire large parcels of virgin farming land near the present-day town of Buckhannon, including 3,000 acres (12 km²) in Elizabeth's name. John and his two teenage sons, were early recruits for the American Revolutionary War, fighting in the Battle of Kings Mountain on October 7, 1780; John finished the war as captain and served as a lieutenant of the Virginia militia after 1787. While the men were in the Army, Elizabeth converted their home to a haven, "Jackson's Fort," for refugees from Indian attacks.
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