Capt. William Hackett

Not the same as William Hackett of Dover

Captain William Hackett was a shipwright, trader, and ship captain.

Captain William Hackett, Sr.

• Born 1647
• Died about 6 Mar 1712 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
• Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
• Husband of Sarah (Barnard) Hackett — married 31 Jan 1667 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

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Disambiguation

[Note: Dispute RE: daughter Rebecca: Some sources indicate he had a daughter Rebecca who married John Whitten/Whiden of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, while others make no connection of that Rebecca Hackett to this William Hackett of Amesbury and Salisbury. William of Salisbury makes no mention of a daughter Rebecca in his will. She was more likely the daughter of William Hackett of Dover. That Rebecca was living in 1719 at Portsmouth. See: Essex Genealogist, Volume 16, 1996 ]

[Caution:: It appears that many older texts have confused details of the two early William Hackett's together, attributing life events in Dover, NH and other locales, to the William of Salisbury, which likely pertain to the other William]

Biography

Captain William Hackett, was a mariner who commanded the sloop Endeavor of Salsbury. [1] He was likely born in England between 1640-3, and was of Amesbury, Massachusetts by 1664. [2]

• 1664: October 11: William Hackett of Amesbury, Massachusetts was chosen for the jury of trials. [2]
• 1667: William received 'common rights' at Amesbury. [2]
• 1667: October 8: He was sued by William Cottle for not delivering or using care in delivery of goods from Newbury to Elizabethtown, New Jersey. The case was defaulted. [2]
• 1668: April 14: William Cottle sued Thomas Barnard and William Hackett for non-appearance at the Hampton Court. Cottle presented an inventory of goods placed on Hackett's vessel in July, 1666 at Newbury, but were never delivered to New Jersey. [2]
• 1671: Captain William Hackett, took his vessel Endeavor from Salisbury, Massachusetts to New York on the first commercial venture to that port, and paying duties to New York, but also traded on the New Jersey side. [2] [3]
• 1671: May: As the Governor of New Jersey, demanded duties at Elizabethtown for anyone trading in the ports, he seized Hackett's vessel and brought him to trial for illegal trade. The first jury was unable to decide the case and a second jury was assembled. They found Hackett guilty and 'his sloop was declared forfitted. ' [3] [2]
• 1680: He signed at petition at Salisbury. [2]

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He married Sarah Barnard/Barnett at Salisbury, Massachusetts on January 31, 1667. [1] [4] Sarah was born at Salisbury on September 28, 1647, daughter of Thomas and Elinor (___) Barnard. [5] He was likely born in England between 1640-3. [2]

After her father's death, widow Elinor marriage George Little. In her will written on July 3, 1695, Elinor left bequests to her children including daughter Sarah Hacket. [5] [6] [2]

On February 20, 1685/6, William Hacket and Sarah, his wife, acknowledged to the court that they had received 'their full satisfaction' out of the estates of their mother Elinor Little and of their father Thomas Barnard. [7] [2]

William died at Salisbury on March 3, 1712/3. [4] [2]

William's will was written on December 4, 1712. In it he left bequests to:

beloved wife Sarah son Judah, sole executor son William son Ebenezer daughter Sarah daughter Catorn(sic)/Katherine [8] His estate was inventoried on March 6, 1713 and was assessed at L170 17s 38d. [8]

Widow Sarah died there on September 10, 1717. [4] [2]

Family

The children of Sarah Barnard and William Hackett were:

1. Sarah [1] born on February 8, 1668. [4] [5] [2] at Salisbury
2. John born at Amesbury on April 15, 1669 [1] [9]; not mentioned in his father's 1712 will. [8] [5] [2] at Amesbury
3. Mary born on June 19, 1671 [9]; not mentioned in her father's 1712 will. [8] [5] [2] at Amesbury
4. Ephraim born on March 7, 1679/80 [4] [1]; not mentioned in his father's 1712 will. [8] [5] [2] at Salisbury
5. William [1] born on March 10, 1682/3; married Hannah Young [5] on December 9, 1708; died on April 25, 1743. [4] [2] at Salisbury
6. Judah [1] born on January 2, 1684; died on March 13, 1740/1; married first Hannah Fowler on December 22, 1714; married second Tameon Evans on November 9, 1721/ [4] [10] [2] at Salisbury
7. Ebenezer born on October 17, 1687; died on October 19, 1741; married Hannah Ring, intentions published on December 10, 1709. [4] [1] [5] [2]
8. Katharine born___ [1] ; married Thomas Flanders on March 8, 1710/11. [4] [5] at Salisbury

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Sources

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hackett-48

1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 33, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1879 p. 10-1
2. Hovanec, Beverly J. F. and Janette Lane. Were There Two William Hackets in Early New England: A Study of the First Generation in America in: The Essex Genealogist, Volume 16, 1996, p. 17-22 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018.)
3. Clayton, W. Woodford. History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Their Pioneers and Prominent Men, Everts & Peck, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1882, p. 100
4. Vital Records of Salisbury Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1915
5. Delorey, Janet Ireland and Marjorie M. Quigg. Thomas(1) Barnard of Amesbury and Salisbury in: The Essex Genealogist, Volume 8, 1988, p. 29-37 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018.)
6. Case 16844: p. 1-8: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
7. Essex County, MA: Early Probate Records, 1635-1681, Volume 3, p. 169: Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.
8. Case 12026: p. 1- 10: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
9. Vital Records of Amesbury Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1913
10. Hoyt, David W. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts: With Some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton, and of York County, Maine, Lewis Publishing Company, 1908, p. 190-1

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Colony