124 THE OWNERS OF SHALLCROSS. 



married at Stockport, December 4th, 1722, Roger Jacson, of 

 Ashbourne, M.B., who was bom in 1687.* He inherited lands 

 in Suffolk and Essex from his father, George Jacson, M.D., of 

 Derby, and was executor and devisee of his eldest brother, 

 George, of teek, in 17 19. He purchased the Shallcross estate 

 from his father-in-law in 1728, and at Shallcross Hall he died 

 November 12th, 1743, aged 56, leaving no issue. His wife 

 survived him, dying May 15th, 1748. He bequeathed his estates 

 to his nephew, Simon, the son of Simon Jacson, his younger 

 brother, who married, in 1749, Anne FitzHerbert, the daughter 

 of Margaret Shallcross {infra). Roger Jacson's sister, 

 Mrs. Anne Gisbome (there are two portraits of this lady at 

 Ford Hall), thus writes, November 15th, 1743, about his death, 

 from Staveley, of which place her husband was Rector, to her 

 daughters, then visiting at Derby (extract) : — 



My Dear Girls will not be surprised I believe to hear that about six 

 on Saturday morning yr iincle Jacson was releas'd from a troublesome 

 world. We may grieve for ourselves in having lost one of the best Friends 

 we had in ye world, but God Almighty is above all, and we ought, and 

 I hope we shall all, submit with thankfulness for all his Mercy's. He is 

 to be interr'd to Day ; yr Pap'a went to Shallcross yesterday, rathef by 

 permission, than invitation, to pay him that last respect ; for ye Funeral 

 will be very Private, according to his desire ; & at Taxall according to 

 his desire also. 'Tis great comfort to hear he was tolerably easie, 

 sensible, & chearfull, for some time, had a deal of Mr. Pottsf company 

 Dayly, & was pleas'd with it, he saw nobody else, except his own Family. 

 My Dear Girls must get something of Mourning upon ys Melancholy 

 occasion ; we think neat Grey Stuff Gowns for Nancy & Kitty will do very 

 well; Dolly we think should have somthing better, as a Grey Poplin, or 

 some such thing ; Plain caps, just what you will want and no more. 



. . You shou'd let yr Uncle John GisborneJ know of my Dear 

 Brors Death as soon as you can, if he does not know already, with Service 

 from us all to him. Niece Nancy, & Dolly Sole. 



The annexed verses by the same writer, who was also mother 



* He was of Jesus College, Cambridge, with James Gisbome, the 

 rector of Staveley. 

 t Vicar of Taxal, 1727-53. 



+ His wife, Dorothy, was sister of the writer, and of Roger Jncson, of 

 Shallcross Hall. 



