John Sackett, Jr

John Sacket

• (1660-1745)
• Father John Sacket (1632-1719)
• Mother Abigail Hannum (1640-1690)

Biography

John Sacket, son of John Sacket and Abigail Hannum, was born in Northampton, Massachusetts, on 4 November 1660.1,2 He died in Westfield, Massachusetts, on 20 December 1745.1,3,4,5

He married first in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 1 December 1686, Deborah Filley, of Windsor, daughter of William Filley and Margaret Cockney.1,6,5,7 Deborah was born in Windsor on 21 March 1660/61.8 She died in Westfield on 20 November 1701.3,9,5

He married second at Westfield on 17 May 1703, Mahitable (Danks) Harris, daughter of Robert Danks and Elizabeth Swift.1,3,4,10 Mahitable died in Westfield in November 1744.3,4,11

John was named as a beneficiary in his father's will made in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, on 10 May 1718. History of Westfield John Sacket is included in Lockwood's Westfield History in a list (with his father, also John, and brother William) of townsmen of Westfield who had taken the oath of allegiance to the King.

He is also mentioned in a business account contained in a letter from Rev Samual Mather, pastor of the church in Windsor, Conn. to Rev Edward Taylor, pastor of the church in Westfield.

There are other references in Lockwood to John Sacket but, as they do not specify "Jr", they are taken to refer to his father, John Sackett Sr.12

Children of John Sacket and Deborah Filley

1. John Sacket+ b. 3 Mar 1687/88, d. Oct 1766
2. Abigail Sacket+ b. 16 Oct 1690
3. Daniel Sacket+ b. 14 Aug 1693, d. 9 Feb 1776
4. David Sacket b. 7 Jul 1696
5. Benjamin Sacket+ b. 31 Oct 1698, d. 1753
6. Deborah Sacket b. 16 Nov 1701

Children of John Sacket and Mahitable (Danks) Harris

1. Isaac Sacket+ b. 14 Feb 1702/3, d. 29 Oct 1773
2. Ezra Sacket b. 1704, d. 23 May 1706
3. Israel Sacket b. 16 Mar 1705/6, d. 1786
4. Eliakim Sacket+ b. 12 Apr 1712, d. 7 Jul 1764
5. Mary Sacket+ b. 5 Mar 1714/15

Notes & Citations

• Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "8. John Sacket, b. Nov. 4, 1660; d. Dec. 20, 1745; m. Deborah Filley."
• Website Vital Records of Northampton, Massachusetts (Corbin Collection) (New England Historic Genealogical Society) (http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org), birth, p.7, "Saccot, John, births in 1660, (4) of Noueme John son of John and Abigall Saccot was Borne"; p. 8, "Saccot, John, s. John & Abigall, Nov. (4) 1660"; p.9, "Sacket, John, s. John & Abigall Hannum, Nov. 4 1660."
• Vital Records (LDS), Westfield, Massachusetts, A:23.
• Birth & Death Records (NEHGS), Westfield, Massachusetts, "Sacket, John, Jr. m. Mehitable Danks, May 17, 1703, d. Dec. 20, 1745."
• "Sacket, Mehitable, w. John, Jr. m. May 17, 1705, d. Nov.--, 1744."
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, NEHGS, Boston, 6 (1852): 269, Marriages, Births and Deaths in Westfield, "John Sackett, wife Deborah; chn. John, b. March 3, 1688; Abigail, b. Oct. 16, 1690; Daniel, b. Aug. 14, 1693; David, b. July 7, 1696; Benjamin, b. Oct. 30, 1698; Deborah, b. Nov. 16, 1701. Mrs. D. Sachett d. Nov. 20, 1701. Mr. S. m. again, had several children, d. Dec. 20, 1745."
• Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, "Sackit, John, of Westfield, m. Deborah Filley, of Windsor, Dec. 1, 1686. Windsor Vital Records, 1:61."
• "Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700", database, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org), "John [Sackett] (1660–1745), Westfield & 1/wf Deborah Filley (16611–701); 1 Dec 1686; Windsor, CT/Westfield/Wethersfield. "
• Clarence Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston.
• Birth & Death Records (NEHGS), Westfield, Massachusetts, "Sacket, Deborah, m. John, Jr. d. Nov. 20, 1701."
• Marriage Records (NEHGS), Westfield, Massachusetts, "John Sacket Jr. of W. and Wid. Mehitable Harris of W; m. May 17, 1703."
• Vital Records, Westfield, Massachusetts.
• John (Rev) Lockwood, Westfield and Its Historic Influences 1669-1919, published by the author (1922).

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Source: http://www.sackettfamily.info/g3/p3361.htm

John Sacket, son of John Sacket and Abigail Hannum, was born in Northampton, Massachusetts, on 4 November 1660. He died in Westfield, Massachusetts, on 20 December 1745. He married first in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 1 December 1686, Deborah Filley, of Windsor, daughter of William Filley and Margaret Cockney. Deborah was born in Windsor on 21 March 1660/61. She died in Westfield on 20 November 1701. He married second at Westfield on 17 May 1703, Mahitable (Danks) Harris, daughter of Robert Danks and Elizabeth Swift. Mahitable died in Westfield in November 1744.

John was named as a beneficiary in his father's will made in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, on 10 May 1718.

ABSTRACT of WILL: John SACKET of Westfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Will dated 10 May 1718 Proved 20 May 1719

Wife = Sarah - use of all estate real & personal during her lifetime Son = John - 5 shillings Grandchildren = children of son William - 5 shillings Grandchildren = children of son Samuel - 5 shillings Grandson = William = son of Samuel dec'd - [after wife's death] - team & tackling, 2 plows, harrow Daughters = Hannah Merryman, Mary Maudsley, Abigail King - [after wife's death] - rest of moveable estate in equal division, except for great brass Kettle which goes to Mary Rachel Stiles - a cow & a pair of sheets Executor = grandson William Son John appointed administrator by probate judge until grandson William reaches 21.

History of Westfield John Sacket is included in Lockwood's Westfield History in a list (with his father, also John, and brother William) of townsmen of Westfield who had taken the oath of allegiance to the King.

He is also mentioned in a business account contained in a letter from Rev Samual Mather, pastor of the church in Windsor, Conn. to Rev Edward Taylor, pastor of the church in Westfield.

There are other references in Lockwood to John Sacket but, as they do not specify "Jr", they are taken to refer to his father, John Sackett Sr.

References

• http://freepages.books.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~teking/simon/pafg05.h... “ John Sacket-8 (John , Simon , Thomas , Thomas ) was born on 4 Nov 1660 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA.. He died on 20 Dec 1745 in Westfield, Hampden Co., MA.”
• The Sacketts of America, their ancestors and descendants, 1630-1907; by Weygant, Charles H., 1839-1909. Publication date 1907. Page 24. < Archive.Org >

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