John Sackett

(1714/15-1798)
FatherThomas Sackett (1676-1760)
MotherElizabeth Nuby (1680-)
John Sackett, of St John in Thanet, Kent, son of Thomas Sackett and Elizabeth Nuby, was baptized at Birchington, KentG, on 20 February 1714/15.1 He died aged 84 in St John in ThanetG on 21 September 1798 and was buried there on 28 September 1798.2,3 He married first at St John in ThanetG on 20 October 1735, Mary Austin.4 Mary was born in about 1715.5 She died aged 47 on 22 June 1762 and was buried at St John in ThanetG on 27 June 1762.3,6 He married second at St John in ThanetG on 21 December 1762, Elizabeth Smith.7 Elizabeth was born in about 1710.5 She died aged 85 on 17 February 1796 and was buried at St John in ThanetG on 4 March 1796.3,8
     John died intestate and his estate was not finally settled until 1813 when letters of administration were granted to his only surviving child Henry.9
Letters of administration of the estate of John Sackett of Margate, Kent.
Granted by: Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 14 October 1813.
Source: National Archives, PROB 6/189/F262-313.
John Sackett, late of Margate, widower.
Letters of administration granted to Henry Sackett, natural & lawful son & only child, he having been duly sworn to administer.

Children of John Sackett and Mary Austin

 Notes & Citations

  1. Burials Register, All Saints, Birchington, Kent (Findmypast image), "20 February 1714/15 John s. Tho & Elisabeth Sackett."
  2. Burials Register, St John in Thanet, Kent (Marion Sackett transcripts), "28 September 1798 John Sacket, 84."
  3. Thanet Obituary (monumental inscriptions), St John's Church, Margate, Kent, stone tomb, iron railings, "John Sackett, 21 September 1798 aged 84; Mary ux., 22 June 1762 aged 47; John their son, 27 November 1745 aged 9; Elizabeth their daughter, 4 April 1753 aged 15; Ann their daughter, 3 June 1758 aged 17; Mary their daughter, 27 June 1758 aged 17; Elizabeth his 2nd ux., 17 February 1796 aged 85; Hannah Sackett, daughter of Henry & Hannah, 18 November 1799, 11y 10m."
  4. Marriages Register, St John in Thanet, Kent (Marion Sackett transcripts), "20 October 1735 John Sackette & Mary Austin."
  5. Birth date calculated from age at death.
  6. Burials Register, St John in Thanet, Kent, "27 June 1762 Mary Sackett wife of John."
  7. Marriages Register, St John in Thanet, Kent, "21 December 1762 John Sacket & Elizabeth Smith."
  8. Burials Register, St John in Thanet, Kent, "4 March 1796 Elizabeth Sacket wife of John, 85."
  9. Letters of administration of the estate of John Sackett of Margate, Kent, granted at Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 14 October 1813 (National Archives), "John Sackett, late of Margate, widower.
    Letters of administration granted to Henry Sackett, natural & lawful son & only child, he having been duly sworn to administer."
Sackett line3rd great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
ChartsLine 3 (English)
Sackett shipwrights of London
Generation.TreeL.3
Last Edited16 Nov 2019
 

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