The Somerset reporter., 1895-07-25

The Man for Whom Somerset Town was
Named

The village lying at the junction Of
Moose River and sandy stream Nhctc
the Canada road crosses that liver. for
many years was an Important center Of
the northern Somerset numbering bust
ness and the building of the {. Z. Rail
road through that section within about
three-fourths of mile of that poiht has
stimulated business there and materially
increased its population and importance
This village lies in the plantations of
Jackman and Moose River, but for some
years was know a. Moose River. Now,
however, when the place has become
more populous and assumed greater i'm
portance, the distinction between the
places Jackman and Moose River. is
more marked. Jackman has the rail-
road station, the larger hotel and the
greater number of stores. but the bust
ness portion Of the two towns are so
close together stranger would hardly
know where one leaves off and the other
begins.
Jackman, or ''Jaekman Town. as the
township is more commonly called was
named for James Jackman. who for
many years resided at Scion and who
was prominent man in Somerset
county.
The Jackman family trace their an
cestry back to the other side OF the
water
The first TO come TO this country, also
bore the name James. He was born in
1911 in Exeter county, Devon, England.
He settled in Newbury. Mass. but the
exact date Of his arrival in this country
is not stated. His wife's name was
Joanna. His children were Sarah, born
lG4s; Esther, b. l65l; James, b. 1866 !;
Joanna. b. 1857; Richard, b. 1860. He
died in 1884, aged - years.
Richard Jackman b. 1860. married
Eliza Plummer. Their children were
Richard. b. 1854 James, b. lost; Eliza,
b. 1889; Joseph, b. l6as.
The family name of the wife Of James,
last stated, is not given, but Enoch Jack
man. son of James and Mary Jackman,
was born Oct. l3, lob in Salisbury,
Essex county, Mass, where he lived
until some years after the Revolutionary
war. when he removed to New Glouces-
ter. Me. then to Garland and for II
years lived in Scion, Somerset county.
lie applied for pension for service in
the war of the Revolution in 1892 and
died in Scion, December 20, 1888.
Enoeh Jackman married Hannah
French at Salisbury, Mass. March, IL
Isl. She applied for a pension in
January 1899, years after the death of
her husband, at the age of 50 years, then
living at the house of Josiah French,
Scion. The name of Moses French of
| Scion appears as a witness to the sigma
ture of Mrs. Jackman on the application
for pension.
Enoch Jackman entered the army in
! December l775 and served n the seige of
Boston. He again enlisted in l776 for e
months in company commanded by
! Capt. French, uncle to Josiah French
referred to above, and served in the Lake
Champain region. He served three
months beginning August III, under
Capt. Clark, as sergeant, in General
Sulivan's command. When the expedi-
ton was organized for Penbscot in l179
he enlisted as a marine on board the
"Nengeance". This expedition vas I'M
der the command of Commodore Salton-
stall and General Wadsworth. They
were repulsed at Bagaduce and forced to
abandon the expedition by burning their
vessels and travelling through the wilder
ness to their homes, enduring great
suffering and privation.
The children of Enoch and Hannah
Jaekman were. Betty, b. Oct. 1872;
John, b. March, Isl; Molly, b. Oct.
l7s5 Hannah, b. June 1897; James, b.
July 1883 ; Mercy, b. Mar. l79l; Naba, b.
July. l792. About the year 1872 or
1913 Enoch Jaekman moved to Maine,
where Otis, Martha and Sally were
born.
Enoch Jackman was a man who read
much, had fine memory and was
authority on history and geography in
the neighborhood where he lived. could
tell how every man voGed upon every
measure in Congress in the days of John
! Quincy Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
His religious principles were old style
Congregationalist Rev. George w.
Fargo preached his funeral sermon. and,
says one of his defendants now residing
in Scion, made the grand discovery
that he, (.Jackman), was elected from
the foundation of the world.
In this connection this same Scion
gentleman expresses himself in verse, as
/ follows
"Kind friends, g cd bye
For soon we all must go
To realms of blisstul light
or Gown to deepest
Just as we choose to go"
OF Enoch Jaekman's three sons, John
settled in Garland, Otis in Sangerville
and James in Scion.
James Jackman was very enterpris-
ing man and was employed to take charge
of crews of men in many different kinds
of work, He Was usually called Capt.
Jackman". He was employed by the