Notes:Jacks Run Road

Source:History-of-allegheny-county, part II, p. 386: "Andrew Jack, grandfather of James P., came from east of the mountains during the early part of the present century, settling at Jack's run, which was named after him, and here he built a gristmill and a stone house. He was pilot of the steamer New Orleans (the first steamer on the Ohio, or built at Pittsburgh), which made her first voyage to New Orleans in 1811; he continued on the river for many years, making many trips to New Orleans and returning on foot. He died at Natchez, Miss., of yellow fever."

Source:Bellevue-35th: "It is about 100 years since the commonwealth of Pennsylvania granted a tract of land to James Robinson called 'Sandy Bottom,' and out of this tract Bellevue has grown, until today it has a population of close to 5,000. . . . Shortly after the grant to Robinson he disposed of a portion of his holdings to what can be called the first settlers. The tract included 640 acres within the borough limits, and the purchasers were Samuel Dilworth, Andrew Jack, Zachariah Blackburn, Erasmus Cooper and William Whitesides. Capt. Jack owned all that portion of Bellevue lying south of Lincoln avenue between Fremont street and the Allegheny city line, and at the mouth of the run named in honor of the owner, Capt. Jack kept a tavern and operated a ferry and grist mill."

Source:History-pgh-environs-3, p. 763: "Bellevue was incorporated September 7, 1867, from a portion of Ross township, and is contiguous to the city, being separated from the North Side by Jacks Run, and is about four miles from the business section of Pittsburgh. It is a suburban residential borough, with no manufactures and a limited local trade. The original settlers were Samuel Dilworth; Andrew Jack, who was proprietor of a ferry, hotel and mill; Zachariah Blackburn, and Erasmus Cooper."

Source:Historical-background: "Originally, the borough [of Bellevue] was a farm owned by Joseph Robinson, to whom the state deeded the tract in 1816. Subsequently, he sold portions to Sam Dilworth, Andrew Jack, Zacharias Blackburn, Erasmus Cooper and William Whiteside. Jack supplied the section with flour from a grist mill, running a ferry also across the Ohio river."

Source:Bennett-river: "Jacks Run: Andrew Jack built a grist mill and stone house along its banks early in the 19th century. The stream separates the city from Bellevue."