Some of his relatives, led by his brother Edmund, tried to demolish his anti-slavery trust. However, citing the cy-près doctrine, Justice Horace Gray denied the relatives' claim and converted the trust into an educational charity for former slaves, to better their living condition. Jackson had three children. His daughter Eliza F. Meriam Eddy ( Eliza Frances Jackson) had two sons and a daughter from her first marriage. One of them, Francis Jackson Meriam (1837-1865) was also in the anti-slavery cause. He joined John Brown in his insurrection against slavers despite being already blind in one eye. Eliza's daughter was the photographer and suffragette, Sarah J. Eddy. Images See also Jackson Homestead, Newton, Mass. References Further reading . Includes remarks by William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips, Samuel May, Lydia Maria Child. External links WorldCat. Jackson, Francis 1789–1861 Petition of Francis Jackson and others in favor of abolition of slavery for the use of Faneuil Hall, 1842. (Office of Boston City Clerk Archives and Records Management Division) Boston Public Library. South Cove, Boston, 1835 Abolitionists from Boston 1789 births 1861 deaths 19th century in Boston People from South End, Boston Underground Railroad people Boston City Council members 19th-century American politicians American suffragists