A Thread from the New Haven
branch of the Sackett family 1632-1999
Compiled and Submitted by Richard
Heath Sackett of West Palm Beach, Fl
*
John Sackett, the colonist, founder of the NewHaven, Ct
branch of the Sackett family,
came
to New England from Bristol, Eng. with brother Simon and
3 yr old son John Sackett Jr.,
on
the ship Lyon in the winter of 1630-31. No record of any
other member of his immediate
family
has been found. He was a companion of the brilliant and
popular non-conformist
minister
Roger Williams, whom he followed, first to Plymouth
settlement and afterwards to
Rhode
Island. Tiring of life in the wilderness, he made his way
to New Haven settlement,
where
in the records, he is mentioned, as early as 1640 and as
late as 1684. He was married
to
Abigail Hannum 1640. John and Abigail were parents of *
John Sackett Jr.
*
John Sackett Jr b about 1628 d Sept 3, 1684 m Agnes
Tinkham. John Jr and Agnes were
parents
of: * Joseph Sackett
*
Joseph Sackett b 1660 d 17?? m 2nd wife Hannah Denison.
Joseph Sackett served as Lieut in
the
New Haven militia for active service against the 'common
enemy'. Joseph and Hannah were
parents
of * Joseph Sackett
*
Joseph Sackett b Oct 27, 1712 New Hawn, Ct. d 17?? m
Hannah Denison.
Joseph
and Hannah were parents of Sarah, Reuben, Joseph, Hester
b 1743 d 1816 and
*
Samuel b 1747 d Aug 20, 1816
*
Samuel Sackett b 1747 in New Hawn, Ct d 1816 m Thankful
Wood (daughter of John Wood) in
1767
and in same year settled on a 250 acre section of Big
Nine Partners, in Dutchess Co.,
NY
near Huns Lake. He built a comodious farm house, in which
all but the two oldest of his
nine
children mere borm and all grew to maturity. Gradually,
as his children became able to
assist
him, his wilderness section was transformed into a
cleared and exceedingly productive
farm
and at his death Aug 20, 1816 he was reputed a man of
large means. Several of his
children
had died previous to his demise and were buried in a
family plot on his farm and
there
he too was laid to rest. His wife Thankful lived to her
92nd year. In the war of the
Revolution
he was an active patriot, serving through several
campaigns in the Sixth Dutchess
County
Regiment. By the terms of his will his Dutchess Co. farm
passed to his sons Isaac
and
Joel. The children of Samuel and Thankful were: Jehial b
July 24, 1768 d in 1822
m
Samantha Knapp, Samuel W. Sackett d Feb 10, 1845 m Anna
Hanmond of New Haven, Ct.,
James
m Susan Pulver, Hannah m Mathew Scott, Phoebe m James
Jermond, Polly m James Rowe,
Betsey
m Darius Sweet, * Joel b in 1786 d in 1836 and Isaac b in
1786 d in 1836 m Betsey ??.
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Joel Sackett b in 1786 in Stamford, Dutchess Co., NY, son
of Samuel and Thankful Wood
Sackett,
was married to Betsey Husted. The children of Joel and
Betsey were: Nathan b
Nov
1796 d Nov 1876 m Martha Wilson, Leonard b 1798 d 1868 m
Ruth Gildersleve, Theron
b
1800 d 1882 m Flora Blake, Egbert b 1802 d 1877 m Harriet
Latham, Maria b 1804 d 1883 m ??
Gildersleve,
Cynthia b 1806 m ?? Ward, John b 1808 d 1895 m Jane
Brown, Julia b 1810 d Dec
18,
1883 m Edward Latham, * Hiram b Dec 6, 1812 d 1895 m
Millicent Smith, Morgan b Sept 8,
1814
m Almira Ward, Eliza b 1818 m ?? Smith and Emma b 1822 m
Richard Bartlett
Note:
Capt. Isaac Sackett, 1786-1836, of Dutchess Co., NY, was
the son of Samuel and
Thankful
Wood Sackett, He was in 1815 commissioned a Lieutenant in
the 29th Regiment NY
Infantry
and the following year was promoted to captain in the
same Regiment.
Note:
Egbert Sackett, 1802-1877, of Irving, Chautauqua CO., NY,
son of Joel and Betsey
Husted
Sackett, was married to Harriet Latham. Egbert and
Harriet were parents of:
Joel
Sackett, of Bradford, Pa.
Note:
John Sackett 1806-1895, of Stanford, Dutchess Co., NY and
Fairmont, Martin Co.,
Minn,
son of Joel Sackett and Betsey Husted was married Feb 16,
1833 to Elizabeth J. Brown
1813-1894,
daughter of Dudley Brown, 1778-1847 and Ora Daniels,
1774-1825.
The
children of John and Elizabeth were: George b 1834 d
1863, Cynthia b 1836 m Charles
Otis,
Dudley P. b 1842 d Sept 18, 1906 m Ida Curtis, Chauncey b
1845 d 1863 and William
E.
b 1849 m Ida Bennett
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Hiram Sackett, 1812-1895 of Dutchess Co., NY, and Irving,
Chautauqua Co., NY son of
Joel and Betsey Husted Sackett, was married Dec 6, 1834
to Millicent Smith.
The children of Hiram and Millicent were: Lucretia S. b
1836 m Ebenezer B. Slocum,
Seward died young, * George m Catherine Burmaster and
Frederick B. m Climentia Parker
* George Sackett, of Irvng, Chautauqua CO., NY, son Of
Hiram and Millicent Smith
Sackett, was married to Catharine Burmaster. The children
of George and Catherine
were: Nellie Sackett m Frank Finen (Dunkirk, NY), Howard
m Pearl Gilpin (Erie, Pa),
Cora m Harley Salisbury (Silver Creek, NY), Lulu m
Clarence Parker (Akron, W), Gertrude
m George Gorndt (Silver Creek, NY), * Herbert Joel m
Alice B. Heath (Silver Creek, NY),
Edna m Samuel Wright and Clayton (unmarried)
* Herbert Joel Sackett, b May 8, 1895 in Wng, Chautauqua
Co., NY d Jan 31, 1990 in
Erie, Pa. was married to Alice Katherine Heath, b Nov 8,
1892 in Hamburg, NY d June
14, 1981 in Silver Creek, Chautauqua Co., NY. The
children of Herbert and Alice were:
* Richard Heath b Oct 11, 1919, Clare B. Dunlevie b 1921
d 1992, Charles Gordon b 1921
d 1921 and * Robert Agnew b 1923
Robert resides in Erie, Pa.
* Richard Heath Sackett b Oct 11, 1919 in Hamburg, NY was
married to Mary Theresa
Baynes b Nov 30, 1919 in Elmhurst, Queens Co., NY. 'The
children of Richard and Mary
are: * James Richard b Dec 3, 1962 and Richard Heath Jr.
b Oct 12, 1955
Richard and Mary reside in West Palm Beach, Fl.
* James Richard Sackett, b Dec 3, 1952 in Mary Immaculate
Hosp., Jamaica, Queens Co.,
NY was married to Kathleen Roecklein b May 15, 1954 in
NewYork, NY. The children of
James and Kathleen are: Emily Kate b 1889 and Mary
Patricia b 1991
James and Kathleen reside in Fairfield, Ct.
* Richard Heath Sackett Jr., b Oct 12, 1955 in Mary
Immaculate Hosp., Jamaica, Queens
Co., NY was married to Karen Barker b June 14, 1956 in
Astoria, Queens Co., NY. The
children of Richard and Karen are: Sara Ann b 1989,
Richard Herbert b 1990 and
Catherine Rose b 1993
Richard Jr. and Karen reside in Mastic, NY
Ends .. I now wonder why Hiram came to Irving from
Stanford, Dutchess Co.. was it just
itchy feet or better farm land .. where might I obtain a
map or drawing of the old
town of Irving for the period 1895 .. I remember the
outhouse, the chicken yard, the
icy water from the pump in the front yard, but cannot
remember the street or house
number .. much of this information above is from
Weygant's The Sacketts of America
Bi now.