Some sources refer to him as John Angel James Creswell; however, no evidence that he ever used "Angel James" has been found. His birth entry in his family Bible, matriculation and graduation records from Dickinson College in the mid-1840s, and letters from Ulysses S. Grant late in his career all refer to him as "John Andrew Jackson Creswell." See Osborne, John M. and Christine Bombaro (2015), Forgotten Abolitionist: John A.J. Creswell of Maryland, Carlisle, PA: House Divided Project at Dickinson College, notes 4, 8, 36, 94, and 117.