1Herbert Ierson Brackett, Brackett Genealogy: Descendants of Anthony Brackett of Portsmouth and Captain Richard Brackett of Braintree, pp. 84, 85-86 (1907).
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"Zachariah Brackett, son of Captain Anthony Brackett, (see chap. III), by his second wife, Susannah Drake, was born January 20, 1682.
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The truth probably is that the first wife of Zachariah Brackett was his cousin, Hannah Libby, daughter of Anthony, who was his fifth child. He had four daughters, viz., Sarah, who married June 18, 1701, Israel Smith; Mary, who married Mar. 7, 1709, John Lane; Hannah; Jane, 1). Aug. 5, 1700, who married in 1720, Deacon Abraham Moulton. In his will, dated Feb. 17, 1718, Anthony Libby bequeathed to his daughters whom he named thus- "4th. To my beloved daughter Sarah, 6£. 5th. To my beloved daughter, Mary, 6£. 6th. To my beloved daughter, Hannah, 20s. 7th. To my beloved daughter, Jane," cattle on her marriage day.
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Zachariah Brackett married (2nd), intention published Feb. 16, 1741, Mary Ross; she was probably daughter of the Ross mentioned by Abraham Brackett in his affidavit as the Ross "then lately (1740) come from Scotland." Dr. Brackett related that because of the trouble she made in the family, Zachariah sold the farm and removed to Ipswich. There probably was opposition on the part of the chil- dren to their father's second marriage ; the wife was many years his junior. Her estate was administered in 1793, probably shortly after her death. Issue: 1. Sarah, b. 1 Mar., 1709; mar. (1st), Isaac Sawyer, b. about 1707 or 8, in Gloucester, Mass., was son of Isaac; he was b. in 1684, in Gloucester, mar. in 1706, Martha , removed to Falmouth in
1725, d. in 1772, was son of James; he was a weaver in Gloucester, mar. Sarah Bray, dau. of Thomas of Gloucester; James may have been son of William who came to New England about 1640. An Isaac Sawyer was one of the organizing members of First Parish church in Falmouth, in 1727. Mar. (2nd), subsequently to 1752, Jonathan Morse; he united with the First church in Falmouth in 1737, having been dismissed from the church in Newbury, Mass. Issue by Isaac Sawyer: 1st. Zachariah, bapt. 10 June, 1732. 2nd. Zachariah, b. 27 Aug., 1733; mar. in 1754, Sarah Knight; mar. (2nd) 13 May, 1784, Mrs. Susannah (Watson) Skillings; resided in Falmouth until his second marriage when he removed to Gorham. Children: Hannah, b. in 1755 ; Nathan, who mar. Tabitha Skillings ; Jonathan; Isaac; Zachariah; Brackett, b. 19 Mar., 1775, mar. Eliz- abeth Webb, d. 21 Apr., 1851 ; Amos, lost at sea; Levi, b. 13 May, 1786. ad. Anthony, bapt. in 1735; d. 21 June, 1805; mar. Susanna Marston. Children: Ephraim ; child; Daniel; Asa; Joseph; Rob- ert, and six others. 4th. Anne. 5th, Hannah Brackett, b. in 1739. 6th. A child. 7th, Thomas. 8th, Benjamin. 9th, Isaac. 10th. Sarah, who m.ar. her cousin, Peter Brackett (see fam. 4, div. 5). 11th. Obediah. 2. Jane, b. 13 Jan., 1711; mar. Daniel Mosher, son of James and grandson of Hugh ; resided in Gorham. Issue: 1st. Hannah Brackett b. in 1734; mar. Moses Akers. Issue: I. Jenny Mosher, b. 13 Aug., 1756; int. of mar. 20 Mar., 1784, with Thomas Brackett; mar. 17 Mar., 1785, James Brackett of Fal- mouth (see fam. 4, div. 7). II. Daniel Mosher. III. John. IV. Hannah Baker. V. Rebecca. VI. Susannah Baker, b. 17 Oct., 1775. 2nd. Catherine, who mar. Joseph Watson. 3d. James, bapt. in 1737; mar. in 1758, Abigail Frost. who d. 2 Oct., 1834, aged 99 years. 3. Anthony, b. 25 Aug., 1712. See division 4. 4. Abraham, b. 3 July, 1714. See division 3. 5. Zachariah, Jr., b. 30 Nov., 1716. See division 6. 6. Thomas, b. in 1718. See division 5. 7. Susannah, b. 13 Feb., 1720; mar. John Baker who came from Boston. Children were Josiah, bapt. in 1741 ; John; and Susan. 8. Joshua, b. 7 Jan., 1723. See division 7. 9. Abigail, b. 21 Aug., 1727; mar. James Merrill of Falmouth. Children by wife, Mary Ross: 10. Mary, bapt. in 1742. 11. Ann, bapt. in 1745."
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"Anthony Brackett, Jr., was born August 25, 1712, in Hampton, N. H. In the records of the First church in Hampton, is recorded his baptism on August 2, 1719. In about the seventh year of his age his father with his family, removed to Falmouth and settled on the farm bordering on Back cove. This farm had been the residence of Cap- tain Anthony Brackett, the grandfather of Anthony, Jr., and on it the latter spent his boyhood days.
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He married October 17, 1751, Abigail Chapman; she was several years younger than her husband but did not survive him; died in December, 1762, when her youngest son, Captain John Brackett, was in the second year of his age; was daughter of Edward. He was born in Kittery, Me., April 14, 1725. removed to near Saco Falls in Biddeford where he purchased a farm; here died his wife Mrs. Abi- gail Broughton, of Portsmouth, whom he married October 20, 1725; he again married, and on August 19, 1746. removed to Falmouth and dwelt near where the Union depot now stands; later he went on a farm near the Buxton road, two miles westerly of Stroudwater. By his will, made in the year 1751, he bequeathed to his daughter, Abi- gail, wife of Anthony Brackett; was son of Nathaniel. He married when about the age of forty years, in Ipswich, Mass., December 30, 1674, Mary Wilborn; several children were born in Ipswich, when he removed to Kittery; was son of Edward. He was in Ipswich in 1643, and died there April 18, 1678. Anthony married August 29, 1764, Abigail Brackett, daughter of Joshua (Joshua, Thomas, An- thony) who at the time was the widow of Job Lunt; she survived her second husband over thirty years and remained his widow; died Feb- ruary 1, 1805; her grave is in the Eastern cemetery in Portland. Issue: 1. Jeremiah, b. 6 Feb., 1754. See family 2. 2. Daniel, b. 27 Apr., 1728; never mar.; was living in 1815. 3. John, b. II Apr., 1761. See family 3. 4. Abigail, b. - Feb., 1766; mar. in 1797, Daniel Green of Port- land; d. 12 Jan., 1835. Issue: 1st. Sarah, b. 28 July, 1799. 2nd. A child, b. 3 Jan., 1802. 3d. Abigail Brackett, b. 12 Oct., 1809.".
1Herbert Ierson Brackett, Brackett Genealogy: Descendants of Anthony Brackett of Portsmouth and Captain Richard Brackett of Braintree, pp. 162, 164 (1907)
"From Family No. 1. Descent: Anthony, Anthony, Zachariah, Anthony, Jr., John.
Captain John Brackett, the youngest son of Anthony, Jr., and wife Abigail Chapman, was born in Falmouth, Me., April 11, 1761. He was thirteen years old when his father died, and had but shortly completed his fourteenth year when the battle of Lexington was fought,
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He died February 22, 1844, in Harrison. Married Mary Walker; she was born August 11, 1765, died September 18, 1843, was a daughter of George Walker who resided between Pride's bridge and Duck pond in Westbrook.
Issue:
1. George, b. 26 Sept., 1787; d. unmar. 21 Oct. 1814.
2. William, b. 25 Aug., 1789. See family 8.
3. Abigail, b. 12, Sept., 1791; mar. Alex. Lowell. She d. 18 Jan., 1816.
4. Enoch, b. 27 July, 1793. See family 9.
5. Walker, b. 7 Apr, 1796. See family 10.
6. Elizabeth, b. 2 Dec., 1799; mar. 27. Jan., 1824, John P. Lowell, of Harrison, Me. She died in 1885.
7. John, Jr., b. 2 June, 1804. See family 11.
8. Chapman, b. 21 Aug., 1808. See family 12.".