While there are some of you on this list talking about some very early Jacksons, I want to ask if anyone knows anything about the William Jackson who was a gunner on the ship, "Bona Nova" ? This ship was sailing the coast in the early 1600's, around 1620 or so, and is the ship that took supplies to the Plymouth Colony, I believe the second winter they were there, if the ship had not taken what supplies they could to these people, they would have starved. In the Plymouth Colony was a Ann Jackson who was taken captive by the Indians. When she was finally resuced after some time, there are court records that state that she was in such bad shape that she "was to be in the care of her brother, and placed on the first ship he could get her on to return to England". The name of the brother is not given, but I have often wondered if the brother could have been the same William who was on the "Bona Nova", it was a English ship, the captain was from Radcliff, England. Does anyone know anything about any of this? Thanks so much, Mary