From a Publication of the Rhode Island Historical Society, October,
1894.
Stephen Jackson of Providence, R. I., was born in 1700, in Kilkenny,
Ireland. He came to America, it is said, in 1724, to escape political
persecution. He married, 1725, August 15, Anne Boone, daughter of Samuel
and Mary Boone, of North Kingstown, R. I. He hired land in Providence in
1745, and at this period is called “schoolmaster.” He bought and sold
several parcels of land subsequently. In 1762, he and his son, Samuel,
bought of Stephen Hopkins, land on the new street, called Benefit
Street, where they were then living. Stephen Jackson died, 1765, July
22, and was buried in the North burial ground. His wife, Anne, was born,
1709, September 18. She died at Pomfret, Conn., 1782, January 30.
Stephen and Anne (Boone) Jackson had children as follows:
1. George, b. 1727; m. Lydia Harris, daughter of Toleration and Sarah
(Foster) Harris. He died 1769, March 1. His will mentions wife
Lydia, daughter Lydia and son Joseph. He was a “noted
commander.”