15. Simon , Jr. Sackett-3 (Simon , Thomas , Thomas ) was born in 1630 in England. He died on 9 Jul 1659 in Springfield, MA..
Although it would appear certain that Simon was born in Thanet in c 1630, no record of his birth or baptism has been found.
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Charles Weygant's record [p15] for Simon is as follows:"3. SIMON SACKETT, 1630 - 1659, son of (1) Simon Sackett and his wife Isabel, was born in England and brought to New England by his parents before he was one year old. About the year 1652 he was married to his step-father's daughter, SARAH BLOOMFIELD, who had been his companion and playmate from early childhood. His home at the time of his marriage was at Springfield, Mass. The records of that town show that in 1653 he was granted several town lots as an inducement to make it his permanent place of abode, that on March 15, 1653, he purchased from "William Brooks 20 acres of land fronting on ye Great River," and that on March 13, 1653, he subscribed to the "Oath of Fidelity." So far as known he continued to reside at Springfield on the banks of "ye Great River" to the day of his death."
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Administration of the estate of Simon Sackett [Source: Chrisman, Patty: Pynchon Court Record]."[*80] An Order of Administration upon the estate of Symon Sackett deceased who died the 9th day of July 1659: which Order was graunted by the Commissioners the 14th day of the Same Month. Symon Sackett of Springfeild who deceased the Ninth of July 1659 dyinge intestate; and it beinge necessary that Administration be made upon the said Symons Estate; And William Blomefeild of Hartford appearinge to be assistant to his Daughter wife of the said deceased party to Administer to the aforesaid estate; therefore the said William Blomefeild is hereby allowed and appoynted to be Administrator and Sarah his Daughter wife of the said deceased party to be Administratrix to the Estate of the said Symon Sackett deceased:
An Inventory of the Estate of Symon Sackett deceased taken the 15th day of July 1659 by Richard Fellowes and Samuell Chapin:
Inprimis one barne 6. 00. 00
Item 3 piggs 1. 01. 00
Item one sow and a pigg 1. 00. 00
Item a chayne 0. 08. 00
An axe 3s, a pott with the hookes. 6s. 6d 0. 09. 06
A parcell of brass with old Iron 0. 02. 00
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9. 00. 06
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One chape for a cart 0. 02. 00.
a sickle 6d 2 fork tynes--2s 0. 02. 06.
a bed tick with a pillow 0. 06. 06
a cellar .1£ 4 score rayles. 12s 1. 12. 001 tray, and a half bushell the 1/2 bushell John
Dumbleton had 0. 04. 00.
2 barrells 0. 02. 00.
2 acre and neere a quarter of wheat at 38s per acre 4. 05. 00.
7 bushel of wheat to be paid by William Brookes 1. 04. 06.
4 bushel of wheat from Joseph Crowfoote 0. 14. 00.
1 acre of Pease 1. 10. 00.
One parcell of Indian that Obadiah Miller bought 2. 00. 00
One parcell of Indian and the grass 1. 16. 00
A parcell of Oates with the Oates in the Orchard and water mill: 0. 16. 00.
an acre of Oates 1. 15. 00.
a plough share 0. 12. 00
a garden that Richard Fellowes bought 0. 10. 00
a cart with Irons to it 1. 05. 00
a spade 2s 3 pounds tallow 1s 6d 0. 03. 06
a steer 1. 15. 00
a yoke staple and ring 0. 03. 06
Item 8s due from Daniel Blomefeild 0. 08. 00
An Oxe 6. 10. 00
2 hoggs if found 2. 00. 00
A Canow to Richard Fellowes 0. 08. 00
30. 04. 06all the Oates and pease and water-millions and the use of half the barn is for
Richard Fellowes for to pay 3£ 12:
On the other side 9. 00. 06
39. 05. 00This is a true account as we judge witnes both our hands: July 15, 1659
Samuell Chapin, Richard Fellowes
theres due Goodwoman Sackitt from Goodman Bloomfeild 4s
Onely the heiffer and steere to Daniell for 3L 17s that Simon oweth
Daniell:
1. Steere yeere and vantage 1L 15s.
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References:
Appendices:
Burt, Henry: History of Springfield
Paige, Lucius: History of Cambridge, Mass
Pynchon Papers, 1He was brought to New England by his parents before he was one year old. About the year 1652 he was married to his step-father's daughter, Sarah Bloomfield, who had been his companion and playmate from early childhood. His home at the time of his marriage was at Springfield, Mass .
The records of that town show that in 1653 he was granted several town lots as an inducement to make it his permanent place of abode, that on March 15, 1653, he purchased from "William Brooks 20 acres of land fronting on ye Great River", and that on March 13, 1653, he subscribed to the "Oath of Fidelity". So far as known he continued to reside at Springfield on the banks of "ye Great River" to the day of his death.
Simon married Sarah Bloomfield-3sp in 1652 in Springfield, MA.. Sarah was born in 1633 in England.
William Bloomfield, 1604-1664, the father of Sarah Bloomfield Sackett, was born in England. In 1634 he sailed for New England in the ship Elisabeth, which left Yarmouth in the month of April and reached Boston the following June. He brought with him his wife Sarah, aged 25, and their only child, an infant daughter, named for her mother, aged about one year. The Bloomfields on disembarking at Boston seem to have proceeded immediately to the comfortable home of Simon Sackett, at Newtown. The two families doubtless had been neighbors and friends in England, and they were destined to become more closely united in the New World. Sarah, wife of William Bloomfield, probably died soon after their arrival in Newtown. The records show conclusively that William Bloomfield did not remain for any considerable length of time in Newtown after Mr. Hooker and his congregation removed to Hartford. Paige , in his "History of Cambridge," states that William Bloomfield was there in 1635 and removed to Hartford, Conn. Hartley's "Hartford in the Olden Time" records the fact that William Bloomfield, as a citizen of that town, participated in 1637, with Captain Mason and his Ally, the Indian Chief Uncas, in their short and decisive campaign of extermination against the Pequots. The Newtown, Mass records show that in 1638 William Bloomfield transferred to Robert Stedman the house and lot "on the north side of Winthrop Street, between Dunster and Brighton Streets," which property, according to Paige's "Map of Cambridge in 1635," was the Sackett Homestead. "Porter's map of Hartford in 1640," shows the dwelling of William Bloomfield in the centre of a spacious corner lot near "Little River," on road from "Mill to Country." The historical catalogue of First Church of Hartford records the fact that William Bloomfield and family remained there until 1648, when they removed to New London. It is not known how long they remained in New London, but in 1656 they were at Springfield, Mass., and shortly thereafter at Middleberg, Long Island, where for the remainder of his life William Bloomfield was recognized as a leading citizen. In 1663, when the English towns of New Netherland rebelled against Dutch authority, the civil affairs of Middleberg were by the choice of the inhabitants placed in charge of William Bloomfield and five other "trusted citizens."
Simon and Sarah had the following children:
� 31 M i Samuel Sackett-6 was born in 1653 in Springfield, MA.. He died about 1659 in Springfield, MA.. + 32 M ii Joseph Sackett-7
16. John Sackett-4 (Simon , Thomas , Thomas ) was born in 1632 in Newtowne (Cambridge), MA.. He died on 8 Apr 1719 in Westfield, Northampton Co., MA..
[Biographical Sketch by Thurmon King]
Notes by Chris Sackett:
Weygant's record of John is as follows:pp16-17
"4. JOHN SACKET, 1632 - 1719, son of (1) Simon Sackett and his wife Isabel, was, so far as known, the first white child born in Newtown (now Cambridge), Mass. In 1653 he became a resident of Springfield, Mass., receiving from the town commissioners a gift of four pieces of land, agreeable to an ordinance passed to encourage the speedy settlement of that place. On November 23, 1659, he was married to ABIGAIL HANNUM, 1640 - 1690, daughter of WILLIAM HANNUM (colonist), and his wife, HONOR CAPEN, of Dorchester, Windsor and Northampton. A short time after date of his marriage to Abigail Hannum, John Sacket sold his land at Springfield and removed to property he had purchased some fifteen miles up the Connecticut River at Northampton. There he and his family lived until 1665, when he again sold out and moved to a farm purchased of one Chapin near Westfield, on what are now called Sacket's Meadows. Mr. Sacket's removal to Westfield was at the date of the first permanent settlement of that town, and about ten years previous to the commencement of King Philip's Indian wars. There Mr. Sacket built a house and barn, both of which were burned, Oct. 27, 1675, by the Indians, who, at the same time, destroyed a large amount of other property, and drove off his cattle. He rebuilt his house and barn, and also erected a saw mill on a creek which ran through his farm and emptied into the Waronoco (now Westfield) River."The building of a dam on this creek was the occasion of a vexatious lawsuit, brought against him by Thomas, Jedediah and Jonah Dewey, who claimed that by reason of Sacket's saw mill dam the water was backed up on their grist mill. The case was tried at Springfield before a jury, who found for plaintiff, but the court in giving judgment, recited that it was a hard case for the defendant and "therefore ordered that the plaintiffs should, with a hired man and oxen, work with said Sacket 9 days in taking down and removing said dam."
"At a town meeting held in 1672 at Westfield, John Sacket was chosen a selectman, and as late as 1693 he held the same office.
"Abigail Hannum Sacket died October 9, 1690, and about a year later John Sacket was married to SARAH, daughter of JOHN STILES and widow of John Stewart of Springfield. He continued to reside on his Westfield farm to the day of his death."
[Weygant reproduces at pp17-18 a typescript of John Sacket's Will.]-----------
Weygant has the date of death for John as Oct 8, 1719 (page 14) which appears to be a typo. John's will is dated May 10, 1718 and on page 18 the probate record shows that the will was presented for probate on May 20, 1719. This is well in advance of the October date given by Weygant.-----------
Savage, James; "Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers"; gives the date of death as April 8, 1719
JOHN, Northampton, had John, b. 1660; William, 1662; Abigail, 1663; Mary, wh. d. 1667; had Hannah, 1669; rem. to Westfield, there had Mary, again, 8 June 1672; Samuel, 18 Oct. 1674; Eliz. 28 Aug. 1677, wh. d. at 5 yrs. His ho. was burn. by the Ind. 1675; his w. d. 9 Oct. 1690; and he m. 1691, Sarah, the only d. of John Stiles, wid. of John Stewart of Springfield; and d. 8 Apr. 1719.The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 6, July 1852, page 266, "Marriages, Births and Deaths in Westfield":
JOHN SACKET, wife Abigail; chn. Mary, b. June 8, 1672; Samuel, b. Oct.
18, 1674; Elizabeth, b. Aug. 28, 1677, d. June 15, 1682. Abigail, his
wife, d. Oct. 9, 1690. He married Sarah Steward, 1691. John Sacket, d.
Ap.8, 1719.
________________Weygant's contention that John was born in Newtown has not been proved. Anderson gives John's date of birth as "say 1630". Since Anderson assumes the date of migration to have been 1632, he assumes, too, that John was born in England.
Riker's reference to John is brief: "His [Simon the colonist's] sons Simon and John removed in 1653 to Springfield, on the Connecticut River, where they took the oath of fidelity, Mar. 23, 1656. John afterwards removed to Northampton, and thence to Westfield, where he d. in 1719, a. 87. His posterity have been numerous in Westfield and its vicinity, and are also found in western New-York."
Burt, in his History of Springfield [see Appendix], includes several references to John Sacket:
p250. 10 Jan 1658. Jno Sackat is granted land.
p126-7. 23 Dec 1659. John Sacket is listed in the seating plan in the meeting house.Lockwood, in his Westfield History (see Appendix], includes numerous references to John Sacket:
p58. 11 Feb 1667. A town meeting orders that a gate be erected by Sacket's house.
p80. 12 Mar 1667. John Sackett's "five acres over the brooke."
p62. 16 Feb 1669. John Sacket is appointed one of three men to lay out grants of land.
p63. 23 Mar 1669/70. The three men are sacked for neglecting their duties and are replaced.
p72. Sackett's Brook was originally called "Tomhaumucke."
p86/7. Original allotment of land.
p91.
In a short biography of John, Lockwood states that John was born in 1632, three years after Simon and Isabel came from England. This implies a migration in 1629.
p101. John is included in a list of settlers who have taken an oath of allegiance to the King.
p217/8. Autumn 1675. John's house and barn are burnt by the Indians.
p226-8.
15 Jan 1675/76. John Sacket, as Constable, writes with details of the expense of maintaining a garrison of soldiers.
p231.
26 Mar 1676. John Sacket is a co-signatory to a document setting out land improvements to be carried out by townsmen.
p179.
17 Aug 1684. John Sacket is a juror in a hearing into the death of Eleezer Weller. The jury finds that death was caused by suicide by hanging.
p183.
Autumn 1685. John Sackett is sued for infringing the rights of a neighbour by setting a mill higher up the brook.
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Appendix:
Anderson, Robert: Great Migration
Burt, Henry: History of Springfield
Lockwood, John: Westfield History
John married (1) Abigail Hannum-4sp1 on 23 Nov 1659 in Springfield, Northampton Co., MA.. Abigail was born on 22 Nov 1640 in Windsor, CT. She died on 9 Oct 1690 in Westfield, Northampton Co., MA.. She was buried in Mechanics St. Cemetery, Westfield, Mass.. [Headstone]
She joined Westfield church 14 Feb. 1681/2
John and Abigail had the following children:
+ 33 M i John Sacket-8 + 34 M ii William Sacket-9 + 35 F iii Abigail Sacket-10 � 36 F iv Mary Sacket-11 was born in 1665. She died on 19 Nov 1667. + 37 F v Hannah Sacket-12 + 38 F vi Mary Sacket-13 + 39 M vii Samuel Sacket-14 � 40 F viii Elizabeth Sacket-15 was born on 27 May 1677 in Westfield, Northampton Co., MA.. She died on 16 Jun 1682 in Westfield, Northampton Co., MA.. + 41 F ix Abigail Sacket-16
John married (2) Sarah Stiles-4sp2.
widow of John Stewart of Springfield.
30. Thomas Sackett (John , Thomas , Thomas ) was born in 1642 in St Peter, Isle of Thanet, County of Kent, Eng.. He died in 1680 in Birchington.
Thomas married 1 Anne Brown on 1 Jun 1669 in St Mary Bredin, Canterbury.
They had the following children:
� 42 M i John Sackett was born in 1669 in Birchington. He died in 1740 in Birchington. � 43 M ii Thomas Sackett was born in Jan 1669/1670 in Birchington. He died in Jan 1670/1671 in Birchington. � 44 F iii Ann Sackett was born in 1673 in Birchington. � � � � Ann married Israel Coleman on 26 Apr 1696 in Monkton. + 45 M iv Thomas Sackett