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Capt Richard Sackett

(1754-1828)
FatherJoseph Sackett (1724/25-)
MotherHannah Budson
Capt Richard Sackett, son of Joseph Sackett and Hannah Budson, was born in Greenwich, Fairfield County, ConnecticutG, on 7 June 1754.1,2 He died aged 73 in Nichols, Tioga County, New York StateG, on 24 January 1828 and was buried at Asbury Cemetery, NicholsG.3 He married in Rye, Westchester County, New York StateG, on 1 April 1782, Tabitha Smith.2,4
     Richard served in the American Revolutionary War.
     In 1790 Richard was living in Bedford, Westchester County, New York StateG. In his household were two men, one boy, and three females.5
     Richard was appointed an executor of the will (made in 1798) of his cousin Colonel Richard Sackett, to serve jointly with Colonel Richard's sons Nathaniel and Caleb.
     Richard was listed in the 1800 census as a householder in BedfordG.6 He was taxed there on a house and farm valued at $2,390 in 1799 and 1800, and on real estate valued at $1,195 in 1801 and 1802.7
     Richard was listed in the 1810 census as a householder in Owego, Tioga CountyG.8 In 1820 he was a householder in Tioga, New York StateG.9
     Richard's widow Tabitha was listed in the census in 1830 as a householder in Nichols, Tioga County, New York StateG.10
Col Richard Sackett (1754–1828), Asbury Cemetery, Nichols, New York
(Src: Find a Grave, LDR)

 Notes & Citations

  1. Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, "Sackett, Richard, [s. Joseph & Hannah], b. June 7, 1754. Greenwich Vital Records, 1:119."
  2. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "370. Richard Sackett, b. June 7, 1754; m. Tobiatha ___."
  3. Find a Grave.
  4. Thurmon King's database.
  5. 1790 United States census, Richard Sackett. Bedford, Westchester, NY. 2 white males (16+), 1 white male under 16, and 3 white females.
  6. 1800 United States census, "Richard Sacket, Bedford, Westchester County, New York State, 1 male under 10, 3 males 10-15, 1 male 26-44, 3 females under 10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 26-44, 2 other free persons, 3 slaves, total 15."
  7. "New York, Tax Assessment Rolls, 1799–1804" (Ancestry image), Bedford, Westchester County, NY, 1799, "Sacket, Richard, house & farm, real estate $2390, personal estate $427, tax $2.81."; 1800, "Sacket, Richard, farm, real estate $2390, personal estate $439, tax $3.34."; 1801, "Sackett, Richard, real estate $1195, tax $3.58."; 1802, "Sackett, Richard, real estate $1195, tax $1.45."
  8. 1810 United States census, "Richard Sacket, Owego, Tioga County, New York State, 2 males 45 and over, 3 females under 10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 45 and over, total 7."
  9. 1820 United States census, "Richard Sackett, Tioga, Tioga County, New York State, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 45 and over, 3 females 16-25, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 45 and over, total 7."
  10. 1830 United States census, "Tabitha Sackett, Nichols, Tioga County, New York State, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 5-9, 2 females 20-29, 1 female 60-69, total 6."
Sackett line5th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
ChartsLine 3a (American)
Generation.Tree6N.3
Last Edited30 Nov 2023
See also Thurmon King's New Sackett Family Database
6938 Capt Richard Sackett
 

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