AmeliaJosephJackson Joseph Jackson as Isaac Tinsley’s son-in-law, etc. Linda Sparks Starr January 30, 2003 [This file is an attempt to make a preponderance of evidence case for one Joseph Jackson to be the same person as: 1) son-in-law of Isaac Tinsley who died 1777 in Amelia County, VA; 2) then separate this Joseph from the other Joseph(s) Jackson in Amelia County between early 1730s and 1780; 3) prove Joseph of Amelia is the same person as Joseph Jackson in Pittsylvania County VA records between 1778 and 1790; 4) and finally, the Joseph Jackson who died 1797 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, is the same as the Amelia Co. Joseph. Before I begin, I want to give credit where it is due – to Carol Milgram for locating and transcribing all the Pittsylvania County records as well as accumulating lots of data on various Joseph(s) Jackson and the people associated with him. Carol’s sister Marla Cohen for contacting Jim Jackson who shared his extraction of all Jacksons from the Amelia County tax records. To Marc Doty for his continuing search for clues on surnames not directly related to his own lines. We four worked so closely together sifting through Lincoln Co. KY records, I’ve lost tract of who contributed what at that end. And always, Rhoda Fone, Janet Hunter and Karen Wood for sharing your knowledge of southside Virginia families and researching through your assorted reference books and doing internet searches. I couldn’t have done this without all of you. LSS] 1. Joseph as Isaac Tinsley’s Son-in-Law I begin with the transcription of the Amelia County will of Isaac Tinsley, whose inventory was ordered August 28, 1777. [WB 2, p. 235 as abstracted by Gibson Jefferson McConnaughey, Amelia County Virginia Wills 1771-1780] The will dated March 13, 1776 names wife Margaret, the ‘estate divided equally among children’ by lot, oldest child to have first lot, then next oldest, next lot, till they all have taken their lots. Executors – William Ford, Joseph Jackson and Joshua Chaffin. Witnesses were David White, Samuel Allen and David Tinsley. The Appraisers appointed by the court were Alexander Walker, Isham Clement and Richard Phillips; they were sworn in by Edmund Booker Jr. Isaac was a member of the Baptist Church of Christ on Sandy Creek in Amelia County. Slaves named in the inventory: Negro man Yorksher, woman Hannah, men Frank, Jack & Wiggon; woman Tinnea, girl Aneca. According to Tinsley researchers, the above William Ford and Joshua Chaffin are sons-in-law of Isaac Tinsley. I believe Joseph is a son-in-law as well since Isaac did not distinguish between the three co- executors. Although there are always exceptions, in my experience with colonial wills, the writer of the will usually noted the relationship IF the relationship between them and him was different. Joseph Jackson’s 1797 will is an example: “I appoint my son Ephraim & Zach'a Shackelford Exor.” A better example is the Franklin Co. VA will of Elisha Estes dated October 1, 1790. He appointed: “wife Frances, son Bottom and friends Frederick Reves and Samuel Calland” executors of his will. Even though I thus feel it is not unreasonable to assume Joseph Jackson is a son-in-law, lacking a marriage bond, I acknowledge I’m on shaky ground due to ‘exceptions’ to every case. Therefore, I turn to tithable lists showing slave names to prove the connection. My hypothesis, IF Joseph were married to a daughter of Isaac Tinsley, then we can assume she inherited at least one of the slaves seen in Isaac’s household. In 1762 Isaac Tinsley was taxed on slaves York, Jude, Hannah and ?Jane per [http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~ysbinns/vataxlists/index.htm ] At the time of his death Isaac Tinsley had Yorksher, Hannah, Frank, Jack, Wiggon, Tinnea and Aneca. In 1768 Joseph Jackson is taxed in Thomas Munford’s list, Raleigh Parish, on 200 acres and slave Jude. Joseph Jackson appears on the 1779 list of Pittsylvania County tithables taken by William Short with 5 polls – himself and slaves Mical, Wigan, ?Grilby and Sarah. Joseph Jackson’s inventory in Lincoln Co. KY in 1797 lists the following: Jason, Anaxa, Lucy, Hannah, Rhody, Stephen, Michael & wife Loab, Sarah, George, Hezekiah and Abner. With Jude in his household in 1768 and then Wigan in 1779, I believe we’ve made a good case that Joseph at least had access to Jude in 1768 and ended up with Isaac’s slave Wiggon after the division of Isaac’s estate. 2. Separating Joseph(s) Jackson in Amelia County, VA If my theory the co-executors of Isaac Tinsley’s estate are his sons-in-law, then it seems reasonable the Joseph Jackson living nearest Isaac is most likely the one who married Isaac’s daughter. Isaac’s will provides one good clue as to where he resided. When the will was written in 1776 he was a member of the Baptist Church on Sandy Creek in Amelia County. Since there’s more than one Sandy Creek in what once was Amelia County, we need other geographical features and neighbors to pinpoint the area where Isaac lived. The first Amelia County record we’ve located outside tax lists that mentions Isaac Tinsley is the 1760 deed Hector Truly and William Foster to Elizabeth Allen: The land was originally patented to James Hurt in 1736 and was bounded [in 1760] by John Hurt, Edmond Walker, Isaac Tinsley, Great Bent Creek and Hurt’s Mill Pond. [Deed Book 7, p. 248 per Amelia Co. VA Deeds 1759-1765 by TLC, Miami 1990, p. 23.] Bent Creek and Little Bent Creek are located today near Clememtown Mills in northwest-central Amelia Co., just south of the Appomattox River. The Sandy Creek I’ve pinpointed as the correct one lies about five miles to the West of Bent Creek. It begins north of Flatt Creek and flows in a northerly direction until emptying into the Appomattax River, east of, but not far from the boundary line between Amelia and Prince Edward County. Both Flatt and Deep Creek are mentioned as boundary lines on various tax lists. This Sandy Creek is north of both. Thus I believe the Joseph(s) Jackson who appear on various tax lists as living “north side Deep / north side Flatt or between either of those creeks and the Appomattox River” is the Joseph(s) Jackson we are interested in. This area was always in Raleigh Parish during the period of our study. Thus any Joseph Jackson in Nottoway Parish, or on earlier tax lists living “south side either Flatt or Deep Creeks”, can be ignored for now. Saylor’s Creek is mentioned in deeds cited below. Lying a mile or two to the west of Sandy Creek, it closely parallels and crosses the border between Prince Edward and Amelia Counties. Turning now to the Amelia County references to Joseph Jackson I believe is son-in-law of Isaac Tinsley: January 27, 1778 Joseph Jackson of Amelia Co. sold to James Maglason 200 acres on both sides of a branch of Lanoy Creek [not located yet] adjacent the lines of Joseph Turner, Peter Claybrook, Henry Meader. Witnesses John Ford, Joshua Chafin, Tomlin? Anderson, Mosses Endaly. Joseph signed by mark. [Deed Bk 14, p. 264 per Bette Jackson] Based on witnesses John Ford and Joshua Chaffin, I submit this deed as a record for the Joseph Jackson, co-executor of Isaac Tinsley’s will. I don’t know the relationship between John and William Ford, but we’ve located no other Chaffins in Amelia records to date. Additionally, Peter Claybrook can be linked back to the February 1760 Amelia Co. deed Jonas Jordan to John Harris for 50 acres. It was part of a patent to Abraham Hurt and bounded by [in 1760] Quarles, Peter Claybrook, Jonas Jordan and Saylor’s Creek. [Deed Bk 7, p. 159 per TLC p. 16] Note the John Hurt and Hurt’s Mill Pond on Great Bent Creek in the above deed with Isaac Tinsley as a neighbor. The mention of Saylor’s Creek in this deed clinches I’ve located the correct Sandy River in Amelia County. Then Joseph Turner above suggests a link between the above deed to this one: June 5, 1777 Joseph Jackson sold 150 acres to William Johnson, “beginning on Hendricks line to Bernard Hendricks line and John Hendrick to Joseph Turner’s to beginning.” (signed) Joseph (his mark) Jackson. [Deed Bk 15, p. 109 per Bette Jackson] Lacking transcriptions of Amelia records with an entry for ‘Joseph Turner’, I’m reduced to searching for Hendrick references to get a history of this property. Bear with me as I appear to wander through several deeds. In 1766 Benjamin and Leah Hendrick sold 200 acres on both sides May’s Branch of Flatt Creek. [Deed Bk 9, p. 25 per Amelia County Virginia Deeds 1765-1768 by TLC, Miami 1990 p. 5] This deed also mentions James Henrick’s line with witnesses Bernard Henrick and Susannah Harris. I was unable to locate May’s Branch off Flatt Creek in the Virginia Gazateer or at the USGS mapping site. The name possibly changed, or it’s one of the numerous unnamed creeks that flow into the larger Flat Creek. In 1763 Joel Meader sold 25 acres in Raleigh Parish, “bounded by south fork of Sandy Creek, said Meador, John Ford.” This deed was witnessed by John and James Hendrick. [Deed Bk 8, p. 185 per TLC p. 89] May 22, 1760 Jonas Jorden sold 95 acres in Raleigh Parish to Ambrose Meador. [Book 7, p. 218 per TLC p. 21] The tract was part of earlier patent to Jason Meador and was “bounded by Quarles, Harris and Jordan.” Thus we have a direct link via the neighbors between this 1760 deed (Jorden to Meador) and the 1778 deed Joseph Jackson to James Maglason. And by the witness John Ford to Joseph’s 1778 deed and John Ford as neighbor in 1763 Joel Meader deed, which was witnessed by a Hendrick. And then an acknowledged “very tenuous link” back to Isaac Tinsley via the Hurts. Turning now in search of the grantee deeds for when Joseph got the 200 acres on Lanoy Creek and the 150 acres he sold to William Johnson. One is easy: May 23, 1771 Joseph Jackson of Raleigh Parish purchased 150 acres from William Rucker with all the buildings. [No geographical features or witnesses provided by Bette Jackson. Deed Bk 11 p. 265] William Rucker is likely kin to Isaac Tinsley’s wife, Margaret (Rucker). Working backwards with Rucker deeds, I believe this 150 acres was part of the 350 acres William Rucker purchased from Thomas Munford April 24, 1767. [Deed Bk 9, p. 128 per TLC p. 17] This tract was located on branches of Sandy Creek, and was part of a patent to James Quals (sic) bounded by Bentley. More neighbors are identified in the June 26th deed John Scott to William Ware. Ware purchased 96 acres, which was conveyed to Scott by Ambrose Meadows in 1762; it was bounded by lines of John Harris, Jonas Jordan and William Rucker. [Amelia Co. Deed Book 9, p. 191 per TLC p. 20] In fact, this second deed sounds very much like the above 95 / 96 acres Jonas Jordan sold to Ambrose Meador May 1760. [Although not a direct factor here, in 1835 Joseph’s grandson Tinsley Jackson married Thursey Ware in Lincoln Co. KY.] This takes care of how Joseph got the 150 acres he sold in 1777, but we still have the 200 acres he sold in 1778. How and when did he get this land? It’s time to begin sorting between the various Joseph(s) Jackson in Amelia County records. Thanks to Carol we know an early Joseph Jackson’s line is mentioned in a 1737 patent record to Joseph Farley on West’s Creek in Amelia Co. West Creek branches from Deep Creek and is south of Flatt Creek. Thus this is outside our research area. He, or another Joseph Jackson patented 400 acres in Amelia County on the North side Bryer River adjacent Gauling, Mullin and Franklin July 25, 1749. [Cavaliers & Pioneers v.5, edited by Denis Hudgins, VA Genealogical Society, 1994 page 286 per Patent Book 27, p.222.] Again, this area is outside our research field for fell into Prince Edward County when that county was created in 1752. That leaves this too-short entry from Amelia Order Book: April 1752 Joseph Mottley came into court and presented his deed to Joseph Jackson. [p. 34 per Amelia County VA Order Book 3, 1751-1753 by TLC Miami, 2002, p. 28] There is no mention of the amount of land involved or where this particular tract lay. However, Joseph Mottley is an interesting for he was a Baptist, as was Isaac Tinsley, and he moved to Pittsylvania County, Virginia as I believe this Joseph Jackson did. Turning now to the Amelia County tax lists. We are fortunate that Amelia’s lists are mostly extant (although not every year) and not every list includes geographical features for clues to location. Some lists appear on the net in transcription or image form. But we’re even more fortunate that Jim Jackson shared his extraction of ALL the Jacksons from the various Amelia tax lists with us. Except for the 1762 on-line ‘image’, I’m using his work. A Joseph Jackson begins appearing in tax records in 1755 – specifically one taken Dec 1755 by Col. Rich’d Booker. In 1756 and 1761 Joseph appears in Greenhill’s list – the latter taken May 14, 1761. This Joseph(s) may or may not be the same Joseph who first appears on Thomas Tabb’s list for Rawleigh Parish in 1762. I believe the subject of our study is the Joseph Jackson in Tabb’s list because of other familiar names on the 1762 list: Isaac Tinsley, Jonas Jordan, Peter Claybrook, William Ware, John Wright. However, I should quickly add, the list comprises four pages, and not all these names appear on the same page. Joseph Jackson and Isaac Tinsley are a striking example. Joseph appears on Tabb’s lists from 1762 until Tabb stopped taking lists in 1768; but Tabb was taking tax lists from 1740 on. Barring Tabb’s move from one end of the county to the other, this raises the question of whether the entries for Joseph Jackson in pre-1762 lists are to different individual(s) named Joseph Jackson? On the other hand, the above John Wright appears in EVERY tax list that “Joseph Jackson” is found in through 1764. Perhaps they lived ‘on the line’. Joshua Chaffin isn’t found in Amelia County Virginia Tax Lists 1736-1764: An Every Name Index by TLC, Miami, 1993, but William Ford begins appearing in 1756. Although the names and number of slaves appear on tax lists from the beginning, it wasn’t until 1763 when the number of acres owned by individuals began showing up. The Joseph in Tabb’s list is shown in 1763 with 200 acres in Raleigh Parish ‘on the Upper side of Flat Creek’. I suggest this is the 200 acres he sold in 1778 – but how he got the 200 acres requires more research. The 1762 Mottley deed to Joseph is a prime candidate, but tax lists show several entries for “Joseph Mottley” under various abbreviations for Joe as well as spellings for Mottley. Most appear to be in Nottoway Parish or south of Deep Creek area, but one does appear in Thomas Tabb’s list in 1740 and 1752. The 1740 list is described as “between Deep and Flatt Creeks”, so the Joseph in 1738 living “between Deep & Flatt Creeks” is probably the same guy. But whether this is the Joseph Motley who sold land to Joseph Jackson is not known at this point. 1765 is the only year two “Joseph Jackson” appear in the Amelia Co. tax lists. The other is living in the household of Thomas Jackson, who owned 200 acres in Nottoway Parish. Thus ‘our’ Joseph is the one with 200 acres in Raleigh Parish. In 1768 “our” Joseph Jackson is taxed in Thomas Munford’s list, Raleigh Parish, on 200 acres and slave Jude. This is the first year Joseph Jackson is shown with a slave, although slaves were shown on earlier tax lists. One will note William Rucker purchased the tract – part of which Joseph sold in 1778 – from Thomas Munford. 1770 is the last year that Joseph Jackson appears on extant tax lists for Amelia Co. He obviously was living in Amelia during most of the 1770s for appears in various court records as ‘resident of Amelia’ when buying and selling land. I doubt Isaac Tinsley would appoint him co- executor of his estate if Joseph Jackson lived elsewhere. 3. Joseph Jackson of Pittsylvania County, Virginia I think the Joseph Jackson, identified as son-in-law of Isaac Tinsley, moved from Amelia County in 1778 and is the same Joseph Jackson purchasing land in Pittsylvania County, Virginia 18 months later. He drops from sight in Amelia County after he sold his last tract in January 1778 and then a “Joseph Jackson” appears in Pittsylvania County in June 1779. We have only a very few references to him in Pittsylvania County (he is the only JACKSON there), so I begin by listing all in roughly chronological order. June 29, 1779 deed Henry Kerby of Surry Co. North Carolina to Joseph Jackson of Pittsylvania Co. VA. … 335 acres … bounded by John Kerby’s line on the south side of Sandy Creek, then to Murry’s line, Gwin’s line crossing both forks of Sandy Cr. .. witnessed by: John Wright, William (x) Kerby, John Kearby. [Book 5, p. 194, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Deeds 1778-1780 by TLC, 1997, p. 20] November 1779 Joseph Jackson was permitted to build a water grist mill on Sandy Creek. [page 279, Court Record Book 4, per Pittsylvania’s Eighteenth Century Grist Mills, Herman Melton, Chatham, VA 1989 p. 138.] June 14, 1780 Joseph Jackson of Pittsylvania Co. was granted 480 acres on branches of Sandy Creek adjoining Moses Terry’s land. [Book A, p. 420 per Library of VA Index Card.] Carol’s transcription of (page 421) shows Joseph Jackson was assignee of Benjamin Lawless … beginning at Moses Terrys corner … crossing Sandy Cr … Lawless’s old line … Henry Hardin, John Wright and Joseph Jackson witnessed the October 17, 1780 deed Henry Kerby of Pittsylvania County to Theoderick Carter of Halifax Co. … branch of Sweetings Fork of Sandy Creek … line of Henry Hardin, John Wright, Richard Kerby. Thos Burgess and sd Carter. [p. 53 above TLC book] August 20, 1782 Joseph Jackson of Pittsylvania County sold to Hezekiah Smith for Fifty Pounds … tract on waters of Sandy Creek … 180 acres … bounded at Moses Terry’s Corner .. thence North to Sandy Creek … (signed) Joseph Jackson S. S. No witnesses. Joseph acknowledged the deed at court August 20, 1782. No indication his wife signed dower release. [Deed Bk 6, pps 355-357] October 15, 1782 Joseph Jackson appeared before the Pittsylvania County Comissioners to claim reimbursement for 113# bacon and ½ bu corn provided the Continental Line during the war. Amount due him came to L4.5.9, [page 22 Virginia Publick Claims: Pittsylvania County by Abercrombie & Slatten, Iberian Press, GA. ] Joseph appears on the 1782 census for Pittsylvania County with 9 whites and 10 blacks. [usgenweb Pittsylvania Co. site] Other names or surnames found on this list, who can be traced back to Amelia County include: John and Thomas Tinsley; Joseph and Joshua Echols, Moses Hurt, Joel Meadows, Dan and Joseph Mottley, John Scott, Elisha, James and Joseph Walker, James and Samuel Ware, John Wright. There are no Fords or Ruckers on this list. Of these we can specifically link the John Wright who appears as a witness with Joseph Jackson in above Kerby to Carter deed with the John Wright who appears on eight tax lists in Amelia, including five with Joseph Jackson. Two Amelia County deeds corroborate Wright’s presence in Joseph Jackson’s neighborhood. Within the 1767 deed Daniel Harris to Henry Meador … on head of Sandy Creek, both sides of road … part of patent to Jason Meador .. sold to John Wright October 25, 1751. [Deed Bk 9, p. 292 per TLC p. 39] And then within the deed Meador to Meador … bounded by fork of my old spring … 1st branch that leads into the north fork of Sandy Creek, John Wright, John Chapman …[Deed Bk 9, p. 187 per TLC p. 24] 11 September 1784 Joseph Jackson of Pittsylvania Co. sold 335 acres to Mark Chelton on Sandy Creek of Banister River … on Isham Kennon’s, now Col. Robert Williams’ line. Witnesses were John Wright, David Tanner, John Chelton, Henry Kerby, William Summers. [Deed Bk 7, p 401] 13 September 1784 Thomas Burgess sold 224 acres to Henry Kerby, tract commonly called Hanover, paid before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the right whereof the said Joseph Jackson hath given, granted .. unto the said Burgess … one certain tract … on South fork of Sandy Creek at Orlando Smith’s line … plantation where Henry Kerby lived .. witnesses: John Kearby, John Harvey, Henry Kerby. [Deed Bk 7, p. 407] By my calculation of total land grant and purchase deeds we have for Joseph and the above three deeds whereby he sold land, he still owned 76 acres after these two deeds September 1784. I wonder what happened to that smaller tract? Based on these last two deeds, I believe Joseph and his family left Pittsylvania County after the fall harvest 1784. However, there’s one more document in Pittsylvania County to discuss before moving on to Lincoln County, Kentucky. Since Joseph was the only Jackson in Pittsylvania County records in this time frame, he has to be the same Joseph in this lawsuit. Per Carol Milgram’s transcription of Pittsylvania Co. Order Book 6, p. 389, May Court 1790: “a jury was chosen to hear the case Samuel Kirby Plaintiff versus Joseph Jackson Defendant for debt. The jury “do say, that the defendant did not tender to the plaintiff the debt in declaration mentioned, as the plaintiffs by replying hath alledged and thereupon returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the Debt in the declaration mentioned. Therefore it is considered by the Court, that the Plaintiffs recover against the Defendant Six Hundred Pounds, his debt by the Jurors inform aforesaid assessed together with his costs by him about his suit in his behalf Expended and the defendant in But this judgment is to be discharged by the payment of Three Hundred pounds Current money of Virginia with Interest thereon at five per centum per annum from the 25 day of December 1779 till payment, to be settled agreeable to a Scales of depreciation of forty per one and the costs Credit by 247 pounds. 4. Joseph Jackson of Lincoln County, Kentucky And we now come to the biggest leap of all, the jump from Pittsylvania County, Virginia to (then) Lincoln County, Virginia for Kentucky wasn’t created as a state until 1792. From the above deeds, we see that Joseph appears to have left Pittsylvania County after the fall harvest in 1784. His daughter, Rittah, married Charles Hounslin (sic) January 12, 1786 [vol. 1 Lincoln County, KY Records by Michael and Betty Cook] with bond date of December 28, 1785. Joseph Jackson’s name first appears February 22, 1786 when he and Andrew Lair are appointed overseers of a road from the Courthouse to the mouth of Hanging Fork. June 19, 1787 Marvel Nash was appointed overseer in place of Joseph Jackson for the part of the road “from the lick branch towards the old Courthouse till it intersects the new road from Stanford to Danville.” [Introduction to vol. II Lincoln Co. Ky Records ] Lincoln County Court Orders Book entry for October 22, 1788 is our first look at the nearest neighbors to Joseph Jackson. “… view the way from a road from the Courthouse to the mouth of he Hanging Fork … go between John Bailey’s and Samuel Emerson’s from thence through Joseph Jackson’s plantation, thence by James Nevill’s thence to the old road beyond Richard Jackman’s passing through the lands of Benjamin Logan, John Logan, John Short, John Bailey, Joseph Jackson, James Nevill and Richard Jackson, James Nevill, John Short and William Goggin.” [Based on other records, I believe the neighbor should read Richard Jackman instead of Jackson here. Cook vol. II Lincoln Co. KY Records ]] August 18, 1789 James Davis, Joseph Jackson and Samuel Emerson were appointed Overseers of the Poor for the Middle District in the County. November 1789 Joseph Jackson, Marvel Nash and John Bailey were appointed to appraise the estate of John Glover dec’d. January 1790 Robert Glover, orphan of John, chose William Glover his guardian. Joseph and his son-in-law Solomon Levi signed the 500 pound surety bond with William Glover. [Cook vol. II Lincoln Co. KY Records ] Charles Cameron of Augusta County, Virginia sold several tracts of land in the area through his attorney Gabriel Maddison beginning late 1780s. Cameron’s deed to Joseph Jackson of 250 acres is dated November 23, 1789 and was proved by witnesses Jesse Emerson, John Short and Samuel Emerson. [Deed Bk A, p. 488] Witnesses to Cameron’s deed to John Milner July 15, 1790 were John Bailey, Joseph McCormack and Joseph Jackson. That same day James Feland was appointed guardian of orphans of Thomas Feland deceased. Joseph Jackson and William Cavanaugh signed the 500 pound surety bond. The Felands are traced back to Bedford County, Virginia. [Cook vol. II] The marriage bond of Joseph’s daughter Mary “Polly” to William Lee is dated November 25, 1791. Joseph gave his consent, and his son Ephriam and Charles Ford witnessed the signature. James Young signed the surety bond along with the groom. March 20, 1793 Joseph Jackson, along with Jeremiah Pierce, Zachariah Shackleford and John Short were ordered to view a road from Stanford to the mouth of the Hanging Fork. Jesse Emmerson replaced John Short as the overseer of a road from Stanford to the Hanging Fork toward Danville. Joseph’s will, dated 18 May 1797, was witnessed by Zachariah Shackleford, David Logan and David Arnett. Administration of his estate was granted to his son, Ephraim, and Zachariah Shackleford. The 2000 pound bond was co-signed by James Tinsley, David Arnett, David Logan, Michael Lease and Levi Baldock. Appraisers were Joel Atkinson, Samuel Emmerson, John McRoberts and William Parks. [Carol’s research shows Baldock was a primitive Baptist minister who was born in Orange Co. VA. His route to KY was via Amherst Co. VA however.] Recapitulation Returning to the 1779 list of tithables with Joseph Jackson in Pittsylvania County. The list was taken by William Short and other names / surnames found in Lincoln County include: Samuel Dillard, Samuel Emerson, Richard and Nathaniel Adkins, William Pigg, Henry Hardin, John Baley, John Short, John Adams Sr. and Robert Adams. But going farther back to Amelia County, comparing surnames in various Amelia County tax list [per Amelia County Virginia Tax Lists 1736-1764: An Every Name Index by TLC, Miami, 1993] with Lincoln Co. KY names associated with Joseph Jackson, we find: Shackelford, Short and Nash. Additionally, at the time of his death, the Joseph Jackson names six children and 12 slaves in his will. [Lincoln Co. Will Book B, p. 188] Slave names per will and inventory are: Jason, Anaxa, Lucy, Hannah, Rhody, Stephen, Michael & wife Loab, Sarah, George, Hezekiah and Abner. The Joseph Jackson appearing on the 1782 tax list for Pittsylvania County had 9 whites and 10 blacks (names not given) in his household. This correlates well with the number of slaves appearing in his will. In the 15 years between the two records, Joseph gained two slaves overall, but also lost two members of his household. Since his wife isn’t named in his will, she is a given; the other is probably a child who died before he wrote his will, but could as easily have been another family member / laborer living with them in 1782. Of slaves named in his will: Michael appears in Joseph Jackson’s household in all three counties. Sarah appears in both Pittsylvania and Lincoln Counties. Anaxa and Hannah are names found among the slaves of Isaac Tinsley. I am not specifically suggesting they are the same ones, but these two were likely named for Isaac Tinsley’s slaves.