
Debunking Aaron Jackson & Thankful Martin as parents.
Aaron Jackson & Thankful Martin are not Aaron's parents. At first glance they seemed to fit except for the following:
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1. Town records for this family clearly list all the children. They did have two sons they named Aaron but both died in childhood. (image below)
2. I did numerous DNA searches on Ancestry.com to try and find connections to Aaron and Thankful. I got many links to the Jackson line beyond Aaron but none leading directly to him. I also did DNA searches for the Martin line as that was Thankful's maiden name. If our Aaron descended from Aaron & Thankful (Martin) Jackson, then I should find DNA matches to her Martin line. I found nothing.
3. In contrast, I searced for DNA matches to the Prescott line as Benjamin Jackson's wife was Patience Prescott. I found multiple matches in the Prescott line. Descendants of uncles, cousins, siblings of Patience Prescott all matched as cousins to M, K, HG, A Jackson. (see Ancestry.comDNA , also see Benjamin Jackson II & Patience Prescott)
also see Additional Prescott DNA matches.
Family of Aaron Jackson & Thankful Martin

Town Records: Belkanp, Gilford, 1811-1854 vol.1; familysearch.org
My belief is that Aaron Jackson, husband of Thankful Martin, was the brother of Benjamin Jackson, husband of Patience Prescott. This makes our Aaron Jackson the nephew of Aaron & Thankful (Martin) Jackson.
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