George & Keziah (Jackson) Needels

note: This entire entry was written by C.B. Needels, custodian of our family history from 1876-1905.

--ally

GEORGE Needels son of Thomas and Sarah (Cubbage) Needels born August 5, 1773 (in Kent Co. Del).

Married Kezia Jackson May 22, 1796 by whom he had 14 children: five sons & nine daughters, thirteen of whom married & had families.  He was five feet eleven inch high, light black hair, weighing one hundred & seventy pounds, good constitution, high tempered, a methodist Class leader for 20 years, at one time an exhorter but gave up his papers as he was a poor scholar.  Accumulated considerable property & was a pillar in society.  Died July 7, 1845 & buried at Bloomfield, Ohio.

KEZIA (Jackson) Needels wife of George Needels and daughter of Alexander and Jane (Barrett) Jackson was born Nov 4, 1778.  Was 5ft 3in high, red hair, light complected weighting 160 pounds.  A good scholar for her time.  Educated for a clerk, belong to the aristocracy, a faithful Christian.  She was born in Kent Co., Del.  Married May 22, 1796, moved to Maryland afterward to Ohio.  Raised 13 children, braved all the hardships of a frontier life in the woods & among the Indians.  Lived to the ripe age of 84 years 3 months & 3 days (died Feb 3, 1863).  Left over one hundred children and grandchildren & great grandchildren, most of which that were old enough were Methodist.  She & husband are buried at Bloomfield, Morrow Co., Ohio.

The following are the CHILDREN of George and Kezia (Jackson) Needels:

• Alexander, born Mar 6, 1797, died Aug 4, 1878
• Sarah,        born Mar 12, 1798, died ___ 24, 188?
• Sally,         born Jan 22, 1800, died same day
• Wm,          born Dec 18, 1800, died Aug 18, 1864
• Jane,          born Aug 18, 1802
• Mary,         born Mar 30, 1804
• Kezia,        born June 8, 1806
• Mariam,     born Oct 20, 1808
• George C., born July 8, 1810, died Oct 9, 1860
• John,          born June 10, 1812
• Barrett J.,   born March 29, 1816
• Lucinda,     born May 13, 1818
• Lovina Ann, born July 20, 1820

The Jackson Family

The following is all I know of the Jackson family which I received of my uncle B.J. Needels of Lithopolis, O.

Alexander Jackson of Willow Grove, Kent County, Delaware was born March 17, 1759 and died Aug 17, 1818....  Alexander Jackson Sen was buried at the Friends Meetinghouse called the Brick Meetinghouse, Cecil Co., Md.

Jane Barrett his wife was born April 17, 1760, died March 1841 on the 29 day of March.

The above parties were married Oct 23, 1777....  Jane Jackson his widow was buried at the Christenia Church near Newark Del -- Presbyterian.

[Their children]:

• Kezia Jackson born Nov 1, 1778
• Mariam born Febry 28, 1780
• Lettetia born Nov 18, 1781, died Sept 23, 1786
• Sarah born Oct 12, 1783, died Jany 30, 1785
• Sarah born Oct 6, 1785
• Lettetia born Nov 8, 1787
• Barret born Dec 17, 1789, died Sept 1791
• Nancy born Mar 20, 1792
• Mary born Aug 16, 1794
• Alexander born Aug 20, 1797
• Barret J. born Nov 10, 1799
• Caleb born Jany 24, 1805

Our forefathers in Delaware: [William Jackson, grandfather of Alexander]

It is said that Wm and Thomas* Jackson brothers emigrated from England*.  Said Wm settled in the forest Murderkill Hundred, Kent Co. Del. upon a tract of land by him located by virtue of a warrant to him granted bearing date the 17 of April 1737 and lived and died on the same.  

*Another account says Ireland in place of England.

He left a will dated March 23, 1746.  In his will he named to survive him Richard by his first wife and by his second wife Thomas, Mary, James, William and Joseph (four sons & one daughter).

The said Wm Jackson Sen bequeathed in his will his land to (his second-eldest son by his second wife named) Thomas and James.  But being a deficiency in the clerk it was only left to James & he died in his minority.  Then Mary, Wm, Joseph & Richard claimed an equal part with Thomas being James' share of half.  Caused a dispute.  

It was finally agreed upon by Thomas releasing to them & they to him.  But Wm Manlove by purchase became the owner of Mary, Joseph & Richard's shares, therefore Manlove & Wm Jackson released to Thomas & Thomas to Manlove & Wm J. by proper lines.  

The said last named Thomas J son of the first Wm J administered on the estate of his Father Wm J by letters of administration dated June 1, 1748, inventoried Feb 1, 1748 and sold June 11, 1748.  The said Thomas Jackson remained the owner of said land and died on the same Sept 23, 1791 supposed to be 70 years old.  

*Thomas Jackson the first above named some place in the State of Virginia no more is known of him.

William Jackson (the first above named) settled in the State of Del as aforesaid.  Thomas Jackson was his son and Alexander Jackson his grandson and my Father.

--Caleb Jackson

(Who was brother of my grandmother [Kezia Jackson]. --C.B. Needels, custodian 1876-1905)