History of Tyringham, (Berkshire County) Massachusetts United States of America

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Giles Jackson, soldier, was born in Weston, Mass., Jan. 27, 1733; son of Deacon John and Mary (Chadwick) Jackson, and grandson of John Jackson, an innholder of Cambridge, Mass., 1672-95, whose ancestors came over in the Defence in 1635. He was a member of the first Continental congress, that convened first at Stockbridge, Mass., and then at Watertown, Mass., in 1774. He served at the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775, and his regiment was the first to enter Boston after the evacuation by the British, March 17, 1776. He served at White Plains, Oct. 28, 1776; as chief of staff to General Gates at the battle of Saratoga, Oct. 16, 1777, and was at Monmouth, June 28, 1778, where he received commendation for his brave stand. He engrossed the articles of Burgoyne's surrender. He was married first in 1754, to Anna Thomas, of Farmington, Conn., by whom he had fifteen children, and secondly, in 1781, to Sarah (Atwood) Orton, widow of Dr. Thomas Orton, who already had five children and one step-child. By her he had five children, making twenty-six children and step-children, living under one roof at the same time. He died at Tyringham, Mass., May 10, 1810.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Tyringham, (Berkshire County) Massachusetts

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