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Oldest Ancestors § Big Families § Witches § Childhood Deaths § Soldiers § Restauranteurs § Old-Timers § Founders of Towns § Famous People
Oldest Ancestors
Here are some of the most remote relatives that can be reliably traced.
Muelan/Amiens
| Waleran de Meulan (ca. 902-ca. 986) | Born in Meulan-en-Yvelines, France | 34th great-grandfather |
| Liegardis Amiens (ca. 902-991) | Born in Meulan-en-Yvelines, France | 34th great-grandmother |
Mauduit
| William de Mauduit I (1010-1038) Avelina Meulan (1014-1081) |
Saint Martin-du-Bosc, Normandy | 31st great-grandparents |
Wynterward
| Renaud Wynterward, Lord of Wentworth (1030-1066) | Born Wentorh, Yorkshire, England | 29th great-grandfather |
Bonnie’s oldest English ancestor.
Capet
| Hugh Capet, Count of Vermandois (1057-1102) | 28th great-grandfather |
Douglas/Stewart
| George Douglas, Earl of Angus (1378-1402) | Born North Berwick, Scotland | 17th great-grandfather |
| Maria Stewart (1385-1460) | Born Dumfermline, Scotland | 17th great-grandmother |
This line leads, seven generations later, to Walter Haynes (1583-1664) and Elizabeth Gourd (1585-1659) who arrived in America in 1638.
Noyes/Hastings
| Robert Noyes (1390-1432) | Born in Suffolk, England | 16th great-grandfather |
| Alice Hastings (1393-1437) | Born in Suffolk, England. | 16th great-grandmother |
Big Families
Large families have been commonplace among the Billick/Jackson ancestors. Here are some of the most abundant families.
| Isaac Mixer (1629-1716) | Bonnie’s 7th great-grandfather | Fathered 15 children between 1656 and 1682. By two of his three wives. Thirteen by Rebecca Garfield. One died in infancy and another at birth. |
| Johannes Eisenhauer 1727-1789; and Veronica Freney Meyer 1737-1777 | Bonnie’s 5th great-grandparents | At least 13 children between 1753-1777. So Veronica was pregnant just about half of her adult life. Three are known to have died very young. Margaretha, at 2 years, 9 months. Son, Joseph, at 2 years, 2 months. Son, Jacob, 1 year, 9 months. |
| George Phillip Eisenhauer (1754-1828) Eva Klinefelter (1758-1803); and Elizabeth Bixler (1768-1828) |
Bonnie’s 4th great-grandparents | George Phillip, Johannes’s son, fathered 16 children, including two sets of twins, between 1781 and 1821. He was 66 years old when his last son was born. He had 11 children by his first wife, Eva, including two sets of twins; and five by his second wife, Elizabeth. |
| Alfred Krotzer (1873-1952), and Matilda Clink (1878-1962) | Bonnie’s grandparents | 13 children between 1899-1921. |
| John Haynes (1621-1697) and Dorothy Noyes (1627-1715) | Bonnie’s 8th great-grandparents | 12 children between 1644-1670; two after Dorothy’s 40th birthday. |
| Peter Klingler (1756-1833) and Mary Elizabeth Haag (1759-1839) | Bonnie’s 3rd great-grandparents | 12 children between 1783 and 1807; five born after Elizabeth turned 40; the last when she was 47 years old. One set of twins, Adam and Catharina, born in August of 1784. |
Witches
Two ancestors were among the accused witches in Salem, MA, in 1692.
- Elizabeth Jackson Howe (1635-1692). Wife of Bonnie’s 9th great-uncle. Found guilty in Salem Trials and hanged in November of 1692.
- Abigail Dane Faulkner (1652-1730). A relative of Mary Faulkner Marble, Bonnie’s 7th great-grandmother. Accused in 1692; eventually exonerated.
Childhood Deaths
Given the very large number of children traced in the family tree, there are surprisingly few documented deaths of young children or infants.
John Bray (1525-1615) and Margaret Haslonde (1536-1588) lost six children.
| John | Born 1554 | Died at age 4 months |
| Margaret | Born 1556/57 | Died at age 2 months |
| Laurence | Born 1558 | Died about age 13 |
| Joan | Born 1560 | Died in infancy, perhaps stillborn |
| Thomas | Born 1562 | Died about age 8 |
| Henry | Born 1605 | Died in infancy |
Thomas Whitney (1550-1637) and Mary Beth Bray (1563-1629) also had six children die in infancy. Mary was a daughter of John Bray and Margaret Haslonde (above).
| Thomas | Born 1587 | Died at 3 weeks |
| Henry | Born 1588 | Dies at about age 8 weeks |
| Arnwaye | Born 1590 | Died at age 19 months |
| Nowell | Born 1594 | Died at 18 months |
| Mary | Born 1600 | Died at age 6 days |
| Robert | Born 1605 | Dies at age 4 |
John Whitney (1588-1673) and Elinor (surname?) (1599-1659).
| Mary | Born 1619 | Died at age 6 |
| Caleb | Born 1640 | Died same day |
Isaac Mixer (1579-1642) and his second wife Susan.
| Mary | Born 1628 | Died a couple of days after birth |
John Howe, Sr. (1620-1680) and Mary Martha Jones (1618-1672).
| Almy Mary | Born 1645 | Died at 4 weeks |
| Mary | Born 1646 | Died |
Dorothy Badcock (1652-1686) and husband John Daniels (1648-1718) had eleven children, four of whom died early.
| William | Born 1674/75 | Died before age 2 |
| Doroth and Mary, twins | Born 1676 | Both died before their 12th birthday |
| John | Born 1680 | Died 1685, age 5 |
| Hannah | Born 1681 | Died at age 14 |
Adam Brunthaver (1748-1846) and Maria Magdalena Kunkle (1762-1846).
| Unnamed infant | Born 1794 | Died in infancy |
John F. Krotzer (1841-1934) and Susannah Eisenhour (1845-1885) and husband John Daniels (1648-1718) had eleven children, four of whom died early.
| Unnamed daughter | Born 1868 | Died at birth |
| Cary Amelia | Born 1880 | Died 1884, at age 3 |
| Unnamed daughter | Born 1883 | Died in infancy |
| Cora May | Born 1884 | Died at age 8 months |
Soldiers
Many ancestors participated in the nation’s endless wars. This list is not exhaustive. More details are available for some individuals: consult the index for page references for people, wars and battles.
Crusades
- Hugh Capet (1057-1102). Bonnie Jackson’s 28th great-grandfather. Participated in a Minor Crusade at the 2nd Battle of Heraclea, in 1101.
- Robert Grosvenor (1160-ca. 1230). Bonnie’s 25th great-grandfather. Fought in the Third Crusade, ca. 1190.
- Robert Hougham (1150-1230). Bonnie’s 23rd great-grandfather. Fought in the Third Crusade, ca. 1190.
King Phillip’s War
- William Hagar (1594-1675). Bonnie Jackson’s 10th great-grandfather. Died in the “Great Swamp Fight” (also called Battle of Narragansett Bay, RI) in encounter with the Narragansett tribe in December 1675.
- Nathaniel Healy (1658-1734). Bonnie’s 8th great uncle. Wounded in “Great Swam Fight.” (Nathaniel not described in this document.)
- Benjamin Whitney (1660-1736). Bonnie’s 8th great-uncle.
Revolutionary War
- Joseph Mixer (1705-1794). Bonnie’s Jackson’s 5th great-grandfather. His sons also served: Timothy Mixer (1748-1819), Asa Mixer (1746-1849), and Joseph Mixer (1731-1810)
- Jedediah Tucker (1712-1811). Bonnie’s 5th great-grandfather.
- Adam Brunthaver (1748-1834). Bonnie’s 4th great-grandfather, served several years in the 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment. May have been a participant in the Battle of Long Island, the Battle of Brandywine, and at Valley Forge
- Johan Peter Eisenhour (1772-1789).
- Phillip Eisenhour (1754-1828). Johan Peter’s son.
- John Klingler (1738-1787). Bonnie’s 4th great-grandfather.
- Peter Klingler (1756-1833). John’s son. Berks County, PA, Militia.
- Joseph Fay (1738-1777). Bonnie’s 6th cousin. Severely injured in the Second Battle of Stillwater, NY; died in November of 1777.
War of 1812
- Adam Brunthaver, Jr. (1787-1861). Bonnie’s 3rd great-grandfather.
- Martin Eisenhauer (ca. 1795-ca. 1859).
Civil War
- Adam Brunthaver III (1845-1880). Enlisted at age 16. Taken prisoner in Mississippi and spent some 18 months at Andersonville Prison in Georgia.
- Daniel Brunthaver (1803-1862). Bonnie’s 4th great-uncle. Enlisted in Pennsylvania Infantry at age 58. Served five months and died of injuries sustained in battle in 1862.
- Martin Brunthaver (1843-1910). Bonnie’s 3rd great-uncle. Enlisted in Ohio Infantry in 1862, at age 19. Participated in the Siege of Vicksburg in 1863.
- Charles Brunthaver (1848-1920). Bonnie’s cousin. Joined the Ohio Calvary in 1864, two months before his 16th Participated in General Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign. Suffered the loss of his right arm.
- Wilson Kratzer (1841-1862). Distant relative. Killed at the Battle of Shiloh, April 1862.
- John Clay Kratzer (1839-1862). Distant relative. Killed at the Battle of Bull Run.
Spanish American War (1898)
- Claud Clink (1876-1889).
World War I
- Joseph Jablonski (1900-ca. 1960). Bonnie’s great-uncle.
- Stanislaw Jablonski (1892-1974). Bonnie’s great-uncle. Served 1918-1919 in France and Germany. Reported to have suffered lung damage from gas.
World War II
- Paul Wallace Krotzer (1921-2002). Navy 1942-46, in South Pacific.
- Robert Eastman Krotzer (1908-1979). Army Infantry 1943-45.
- Albert Griffith Krotzer (1910-1996). U.S. Army, 1942-45.
- Paul Billick (1916-1984). U.S. Army, 1941-45.
- Donald Billick (1920-1994). U.S. Air Force, 1942-1950; 1951-65.
- John Jackson, Jr. (1922-2007). U.S. Air Force.
Vietnam War
- Paul J. Billick (1941-2021). U.S. Marine Corps.
- Donald M. Billick, Jr. (1946- ). Served two tours of duty in Vietnam with the USAF.
- Lynn R. Krotzer (1950-1969). U.S. Marine Corps. Killed in action, 21 Mar 1969, two days after his 19th birthday. He had just arrived in Vietnam on March 9th.
- Donald M. Krotzer (1946-1967). U.S. Army. Killed by friendly fire, 25 Nov 1967. A second cousin of Bonnie Jackson (not discussed in this document).
Restauranteurs
| David Howe 1674-1759 | About a 9th cousin of Bonnie Jackson | Opened the Red Horse Inn (also referred to as the “Howe Tavern”) in 1716. |
| Howard Krotzer 1901-1954 | Bonnie’s uncle | Howard’s Bungalow and The Garden Inn in Toledo |
| John Krotzer 1917-1969 | Bonnie’s uncle | Howard’s Bungalow and The Garden Inn in Toledo. Krotzer’s Steak House |
| Viola Staschke Krotzer. John’s wife | Bonnie’s aunt | Waitress |
| Ester Krotzer 1906-1980 | Bonnie’s aunt | Cook at Edith’s Restaurant and Lutz’s Inn in Gibsonburg, OH |
| Dorothy Krotzer Jackson Snyder | Bonnie’s mother | Owner of Dolly and Joe’s Restaurant in Toledo |
| Bonnie Jackson Billick | Waitress |
Old-Timers
Ancestors who lived to be older than 85. This is surely not a complete list.
| Name | Age | Relationship to Bonnie Jackson |
| James Howe, Sr. (1598-1702) | 104 | 9th great-grandfather |
| John Lambert (1489-1589) | 100 | 12th great-grandfather |
| Ruth Whitney (1645-1744) | 99 | 8th great-aunt |
| Jedediah Tucker (1712-1811) | 98 | 5th great-grandfather |
| Peter Daniels (1554-1652) | 98 | 10th great-grandfather |
| Christiana Fort (ca. 1440-ca. 1536) | 96 | 14th great-grandmother |
| Samuel Shattuck (1594-1689) | 95 | 9th great-grandfather |
| Nicholas Picard (1066-1160) | 94 | 27th great-grandfather |
| Thomasine Foxley (1495-1589) | 94 | 12th great-grandmother |
| Alice Arderne (1412-1506) | 94 | 15th great-grandmother |
| Peter Haynes (1654-1748) | 94 | 8th great-uncle (son of Dorothy Noyes, below) |
| John Cockram Spray (1550-1643) | 93 | 11th great-grandfather |
| Jean Russell (1593-1686) | 93 | 9th great-grandmother |
| John Philip Kratzer (1695-1788) | 93 | 5th great-grandfather |
| John F. Krotzer (1841-1934) | 93 | Great-grandfather |
| Judith Stephens (1595-1687) | 92 | Wife (2nd) of 8th great-grandfather |
| Thomas Whitney (1627-1719) | 91 | 9th great-uncle |
| Joanna Shattuck (1679-1770) | 91 | 6th great-grandmother |
| Catherine Cotton (circa 1490-1580) | 90 | 13th great-grandmother |
| John Bray (1525-1615) | 90 | 11th great-grandfather |
| Sarah Fay (1710-1800) | 90 | 5TH great-grandmother |
| Joseph Mixer (1705-1794) | 89 | 5th great-grandfather |
| Dorothy Noyes (1627-1715) | 88 | 8th great-grandmother |
| Mary Brunthaver Walter (1854-1942) | 88 | Cousin |
| Bonita Jablonski Keating (1924-2010) | 88 | 1st cousin |
| Josiah Howe 1678-1766) | 87 | 6th great-grandfather |
| John Foskett (1602-1688) | 86 | 8th great-grandfather |
| Timothy Fay (1716-1802) | 86 | 6th great-uncle (brother of Sarah Fay, above) |
| Jedediah Tucker (1769-1856) | 86 | 4th great-uncle |
| Alfred G. Krotzer (1910-1996) | 86 | Uncle |
| Mary Brunthaver Clink (1813-1898) | 85 | 2nd great-grandmother |
| John L. Jackson (1898-1984) | 85 | Father |
Paul Billick’s family; Bonnie’s in-laws
| Michael Billick (1906-1996) | 90 | Brother-in-law; Paul’s brother |
| Anna Billick Mazur (1907-1996) | 88 | Sister-in-law; Paul’s sister |
| Helen Billick Osowik (1918-1906) | 88 | Sister-in-law; Paul’s sister |
| Tekla Holowka Billick (1882-1968) | 86 | Mother-in-law; Paul’s mother |
| Louis C. Billick (1879-1964) | 85 | Father-in-law; Paul’s father |
Founders of Towns, etc.
Quite a few early Jackson ancestors were founders of colonial towns.
| Isaac Mixer (1579-1642) | Watertown, MA |
| John Whitney (1588-1673) | Watertown, MA |
| Peter Noyes (1590-1667) | Sudbury, MA |
| James Howe, Sr. (1598-1702) | Marlborough, MA |
| Nathaniel Billings (1600-1673) | Concord, MA |
| William Ward (1603-1687) | Sudbury, MA |
| William Sibley Shattuck (ca. 1622-1672) | Watertown, MA |
| Edmund Faulkner (1623-1686) | Andover, MA |
| William Hagar (1625-1684) | Watertown, MA |
| Joshua Whitney (1636-1719) | Groton, MA |
| Hans Georg Schöllhammer (1727-1797) | Schellhammersville, PA |
| David Kratzer (1774-1853) | Kratzerville, PA |
Famous People
So who were some of our more famous ancestors? There are a few very remote ancestors who can be classified as “famous”:
- Hugh Capet (ca. 939-996), a founder of the House of Capet that ruled the Kingdom of France from 897 to 1328. Bonnie’s 31st great grandfather.
- Alice Hastings (1393-1437), wife of Robert Noyes (1390-1432), and Bonnie Jackson’s 16th great-grandparents; was possibly a daughter of Elizabeth Plantagenet (1363-1425), a member of the famous English royal family (but never one of the Plantagenet queens).
More contemporaneously, the family has ties to a famous philanthropist:
- Peter Bent Brigham (1807-1877), founder of the famous Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston was a distant nephew of Mary Brigham (1638-1676), first wife of Bonnie’s 7th great grandfather, John Fay I (1648-1690).
The family has rather tenuous links to three U.S. Presidents:
- Mary Coolidge (1637-1660), 1st wife of Isaac Mixer, III, Bonnie’s 7th great grandfather, was a remote relative of President Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933).
- Rebecca Garfield (1640-1682), 2nd wife of Isaac Mixer, III; she was Bonnie’s 7th great grandmother, and a distant relative of 20th U.S. President, James A. Garfield (1831-1881).
- Martin Eisenhauer (1795-1860), Bonnie’s 3rd great grandfather, was a great-great-great grandfather of President Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969).
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{last update: 10-Mar-2023}