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8. John Sacket, 1660–1745. of Weathersfield, Mass., son of (4) John and Abigail Hannum Sacket, was married, Dec. 1, 1686, to Deborah Filley, 1661-1701, daughter of William Filley and his wife Margaret, of Windsor, Conn. On May 17, 1702, he was married by Joseph Haley, Justice of the Peace, to Mahitable Danks, widow of John Harris and daughter of Robert Danks and his wife Elizabeth Swift.      33. John Sacket, b. Mar. 3, 1688, d; m. Sarah Macerany.
     34. Abigail Sacket, b. Oct. 16, 1690, d; m. Capt. Griswold.
     35. Daniel Sacket, b. Aug. 14, 1693, d. Feb. 9 1776; m. Mary Weller.
     36. David Sacket, b. July 7, 1696.
     37. Benjamin Sacket, b. Oct. 31, 1698, d. 1753; m. (62) Thankful King.
     38. Deborah Sacket, b. Nov. 16, 1701.      39. Isaac Sacket, b Feb 14, 1703, d. Oct 29, 1773; m. Elizabeth Shepard.
     40. Ezra Sacket, b. in 1704, d. May 13, 1706.
     41. Israel Sacket, b. Mar 6, 1706, d. in 1786.
     42. Eleakim (sic) Sacket, b. Mar 12, 1712, d. in 1764; m. Bethesda Fowler.
     43. Mary Sacket, b. Mar 5, 1715.

9. William Sacket, 1662–1700, of Westfield, Mass., son of (4) John and Abigail Hannum Sacket, was married December 26, 1687, to Sarah Crain, who a short time thereafter died without issue. In 1689 he was married to Hannah Graves, daughter of Isaac Graves and Hannah Church. In the winter of 1699–1700 he was drowned in the Connecticut River near Deerfield on his return from a wedding he had been attending with a party of relatives and friends.
     Thomas Graves, colonist the grandfather of Hannah Graves Sacket, came to New England accompanied by his wife and several almost or quite grown up sons previous to the year 1631, presumably in one of the vessels of Governor Winthrop's fleet in 1630. Very soon thereafter he erected a dwelling house a few miles inland from Boston. It is recorded in the ancient records of the Colony that when, on March 6, 1632-3, the "line of division between Newtown and Charlestown" was established, it was determined that "the neck whereon Mr. Graves' house standeth shall belong to Newtown."
     When in 1636 Mr. Hooker and the larger number of the inhabitants of Newtown removed to Hartford, George Graves, one of the sons of Thomas, joined the migrating company. An account of their memorable journey has been given in the biographical sketch of (1) Simon Sackett, colonist, and his wife Isabel.
     The name of George Graves appears engraved on the monument erected, some sixty years since, to the memory of the "Founders of Hartford," in the ancient burying ground of that city. A few years after the date of the Hooker migration, Thomas Graves, with his wife and several children - including his son Isaac - removed from Newtown, then called Cambridge, to Hartford.
     Isaac Graves, son of Thomas, the colonist, was married at Hartford about the year 1645 to Mary Church. In 1656 they removed to Hatfield and later to Hadley, where on January 24, 1666, their daughter Hannah, who married William Sacket, was born.
     Richard Church, colonist, and his wife Annie, were at Hartford in 1637, and removed from there in 1660 to Hadley, where he died in December, 1667. In his will he mentions his daughter "Hannah, wife of Isaac Graves."      44. Joseph Sacket, b. May 1690, d. in 1756; m. Abigail ___.
     45. Hannah Sacket, b. June 1692.
     46. Rebecca Sacket, b. Sept. 18, 1694, d. Sept. 15, 1782; m. T. Dewey.
     47. Jonathan Sacket, b. Mar. 20, 1696; d. Sept. 1, 1773; m. Ann Filer.

10. Abigail Sacket, 1663–1683, oldest daughter of (4) John and Abigail Hannum Sacket, was married, Sept. 13, 1682, to John Noble, of Westfield, Mass., son of Hon. Thomas Noble and his wife Hannah Wariner, who was the daughter of William Wariner, colonist, and his wife Joana Searl. Bridgeman, in his "Inscriptions on Graves Stones." published in 1850, states that a stone erected to the memory of Abigail Noble is the oldest found in the burying ground at Westfield, and contains this inscription, "Here lieth the body of Abigail the wife of John Noble, who died IV ly, ANO 1683, in ye 20 year of her age."     48. Abigail Noble, b. June 30, 1683, d. March 28, 1700.

12. Hannah Sacket, 1669–1749, daughter of (4) John and Abigail Hannum Sacket, was married in April, 1688, to Thomas Dewey, 1664-1690, of Westfield, Mass. On May 3, 1691, she was married to her second husband, Capt. Benjamin Newbury, 2nd, 1669-1709. Previous to the year 1719 she was married to her third husband, a Mr. Merryman.
     Hon. Thomas Newbury, colonist, grandfather of Capt. Benj. Newbury, 2nd, came from England in 1634, and was one of the Assistants in the Government of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1636, and died that year leaving property valued at £1520, 4, 7.
     Capt. Benjamin Newbury, 1st, father of Capt. Benjamin Newbury, 2nd, was born in England and came to America with his father in 1634. He was married, June 11, 1646, to Mary Allen, daughter of Hon. Matthew Allen.
     Hon. Matthew Allen was one of the early residents of Newtown, Mass., where in 1632-3 he built a house for himself and family, adjoining that of the colonist Simon Sackett. Paige, in his "History of Cambridge," quoting from records made by Hinman & Hazard, says:     49. Benjamin Newbury, b. Jan. 31, 1693, d. Sept. 24, 1709.
     50. Roger Newbury, b. June 24, 1706.
     51. Marah Newbury, b. Feb. 3, 1709, d. June 5, 1753.

Capt. Benjamin Newberry [son of Maj. Benjamin and Mary (Allyn) Newberry], born in Windsor, Conn., 20 Apr. 1669, inherited about half of his father's lands there upon which he resided, and during his lifetime acquired a substantial estate. In May 1696 he was commissioned ensign of the south Windsor military company; and on 13 Dec. 1704 was appointed captain in a force of two hundred men dispatched from Connecticut for assistance in the defence of towns in Hampshire County, Mass., during Queen Anne's War. (Records of Connecticut, printed vol. 4, pp. 162 and 496-7.) From his will it appears that in June 1709 he was again in active service, this time as captain in Col. William Whiting's Connecticut regiment in Gen. Nicholson's provincial army raised for an expedition against Quebec, Canada. This force rendezvoused at Wood Creek near Albany, N.Y., and was encamped there several months awaiting the arrival of a fleet and troops from England, to co-operate by way of the St. Lawrence River. During the summer and autumn great mortality prevailed in the army at Wood Creek, over one quarter of the force perishing from typhus fever and other camp diseases, and as the reinforcements from England failed to appear, late in the autumn the expedition was abandoned. Although the exact circumstances of the death of Capt. Newberry have not been learned, he died 3 Nov. 1709, during or as a result of this service.
     The will of Capt. Benjamin Newberry of Windsor, Conn., dated 14 June 1709: "Whereas I, Benjamin Newbery of Windsor, am going forth in Her Majestie's service, and do therefore leave this as my last will: I give to my wife Hannah £100 to be at her own disposal forever; also the use and improvement of my whole estate until my children arrive at age, my sons to twentyone years and my daughters to eighteen years. I give to my son Benjamin £200, to my son Roger £150, and to my two daughters Hannah £100 and Abigail £100. I appoint my wife Hannah to be sole executrix, and desire Mr. John Eliot, Esq., John Moore, sen., Roger Wolcott, and Thomas Moore, to be overseers". [Signed] Benjamin Newbery. Witness: John Moore, sen. Proved 2 Jan. 1709/10. Inventory taken 31 Mar. 1710 and 17 May 1720, showed a total estate of £1285–11–6. (Hartford Probate Records, printed vol. 2, pp. 263–4.)
     On 6 Mar. 1718/19, Hannah Newberry alias Merriman, executrix of the will of Capt. Benjamin Newberry, rendered account. The court ordered division as follows:
To Hannah Newberry alias Merriman, the relict, £100–0–0
To the heir of Benjamin Newberry, deceased, eldest son, £261–1–7
Including his portion in his own right of Abigail Newberry's part in said estate, who died before the eldest son.
To Roger Newberry, second son, £258–1–5
Including his portion of his sisters Hannah and Abigail Newberry, both deceased.
To Mary Newberry, daughter of said deceased, £117–16–11
     On 6 Mar. 1718/19, Mrs. Hannah Newberry alias Merriman was appointed guardian of her children, Roger Newberry aged thirteen years, and Mary Newberry aged nine years.
     On 3 Apr. 1723, Mrs. Hannah Merriman alias Newberry, relict of Capt. Benjamin Newberry, petitioned for dower of one-third of the real estate of deceased. This was granted, although opposed by James Porter and Ruth Newberry, guardians of Benjamin Newberry, grandson of the deceased. (Hartford Probate Records, printed vol. 2, p. 264.)

     Capt. Benjamin Newberry married 3 May 1691, Mrs. Hannah (Sackett) Dewey, born in Westfield, Mass., 7 Mar. 1668/9, daughter of John and Abigail (Hannum) Sackett, and widow of Thomas Dewey of that place. After the death of Capt. Newberry, she married for a third husband one Merriman, being named as "my daughter Hannah Merriman" in the will of her father John Sackett of Westfield, dated 10 May 1718; and she died at Windsor, Conn., 30 Aug. 1749.
     On 26 Dec. 1749, administration on the estate of Mrs. Hannah Newberry alias Merriman, late of Windsor, deceased, was granted to Roger Wolcott and Elizabeth Newberry. The inventory of her real estate taken 11 Jan. 1749/50 and 20 Nov. 1750, mentions nearly a thousand acres in Windsor, Simsbury, Barkhamsted, Torrington, Harwinton, and Colebrook. On 4 Feb. 1752, the court ordered the estate distributed among her heirs, as follows:
Inventory £5894–3–8
Debts 907–2–4
Net estate to be distributed, £4989–1–4
To the heirs of Capt. Roger Newberry, 3326–0–10
To Roger Wolcott, jun. and his wife Marah, 1663–0–5

     Children of Capt. Benjamin and Hannah (Sackett-Dewey) Newberry of Windsor, Conn.:
—J Gardner Bartlett, The Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas Newberry of Dorchester, Mass., 1634, Boston, Mass (1914)

13. Mary Sacket, 1672–1729, daughter of (4) John and Abigail Hannum Sacket, was married, Oct. 2, 1689, to Benjamin Moseley (originally Maudsley), son of John Maudsley and his wife Mary Newbury, daughter of the first Capt. Benjamin Newbury.     52. Thomas Moseley, b. in 1690, d. in 1719.
     53. Benjamin Moseley, b. in 1693, d. in 1719.
     54. Jemima Moseley, b. in 1694.
     55. Bethsheba Moseley, b. in 1697.
     56. Azariah Moseley, b. in 1701, d. in 1719.

14. Samuel Sacket, 1674–1709, of Westfield, Mass., son of (4) John and Abigail Hannum Sacket, was married in 1698, to Elizabeth Bissell, daughter of Samuel Bissell. In 1712 widow Elizabeth Bissell Sacket was married to John Root.     57. William Sacket, b. in 1700, d. in 1756; m. Hannah Bagg.
     58. Elizabeth Sacket, b. Feb. 20, 1702, d. Nov. 22, 1755; m. Luke Noble.
     59. Samuel Sacket, b. in 1704, d. in 1760; m. Ruth Trumbell.
     60. Benoni Sacket, b. May 18, 1710, d. Apr. 6, 1783; m. Mindwell Smith.

Davis, Historical Sketch of Westfield, 1826

A daughter of the second wife of a Mr. Sackett (her name I do not know) was taken captive by the Indians and carried to the Northwest part of New York, married an Indian, and remained among them as long as she lived. Her descendants have been here to see their mother's friends several times since the French war. Previous to that they used some exertions to make others of the Sackett family captives but did not succeed.

—Emerson Davis, A.M., Preceptor of Westfield Academy, A Historical Sketch of Westfield, printed and published at Westfield by Joseph Root, 1826, p 10.

Hoyt, A History of the Indian Wars, 1824

In the various attacks upon small parties, by surprise, the enemy had generally been successful; but scouting parties under brave and cautious officers sometimes turned the scales against them. A gallant case of this kind occurred about the time colonel Williams took the command. Captain Humphrey Hobbs, with forty men, was ordered from Charlestown, through the woods to fort Shirley, in Heath, one of the posts on the Massachusetts line. The march was made without interruption, until Hobbs arrived at what is now Marlborough, in Vermont, about twelve miles northwest of fort Dummer, where he halted on the twenty sixth of June, to give his men an opportunity to refresh themselves. A large body of Indians under a resolute chief, by the name of Sackett,* discovered Hobbs' trail, and made a rapid march to cut him off. Without being apprized of the pursuit of the enemy, Hobbs had circumspectly posted a guard on his trail, and his men were regaling themselves at their packs, on a low piece of ground, covered with alders, intermixed with large trees, and watered by a rivulet. The enemy soon came up, and drove in the guard, which first apprized Hobbs of their proximity. Without the least knowledge of their strength, he instantly formed for action; each man selecting his tree for a cover. Confident of victory from their superiority of numbers, the enemy rushed up, and received Hobbs’ well directed fire, which cut down a number, and checked their impetuosity. Covering themselves also, with trees and brush, the action became warm, and a severe conflict ensued between sharp shooters. The two commanders had been known to each other, in time of peace, and both bore the character of intrepidity. Sackett who could speak English, in a stentorian voice, frequently called upon Hobbs to surrender, and threatened, in case of refusal, to rush in and sacrifice his men with the tomahawk. Hobbs, in a voice which shook the forest, as often returned a defiance, and urged his enemy to put his threats in execution. The action continued with undaunted resolution and not unfrequently, the enemy approached Hobbs’ line; but were driven back to their first position, by the fatal fire of his sharp sighted marksmen; and thus about four hours elapsed, without either side giving up an inch of their original ground. At length, finding Hobbs determined on either death or victory, and that his own men had suffered severely, Sackett ordered a retreat, carrying off his dead and wounded, and leaving his antagonist to continue his march without further molestation.
[Hoyt's footnote] * This chief is said to have been a half blooded Indian, a descendant of a captive, taken at Westfield, Massachusetts.

—E. Hoyt, Esq., Antiquarian Researches: comprising A History of the Indian Wars in the country bordering Connecticut River and parts adjacent..., Ansel Phelps, Greenfield, Mass., Dec 1824, pp 249–250.

Holland, History of Western Massachusetts, 1855

About this time [1748] a skirmish took place in Marlborough, Vt., which has so many assoociations with persons and localities coming within the range of this history, as to claim a notice. A detachment of 42 soldiiers, under Captain Humphrey Hobbs of Springfield and Lieut. Alexander of Northfield, left the fort at Charlestown for Fort Shirley in Heath. Hobbs had halted in a low piece of ground, to allow his men opportunity to eat, leaving in the rear a small guard. Previously, one Sackett, a half-blooded Indian chief, supposed to be the descendant of a captive taken at Westfield, had discovered the passage of the party, and, with about 300 Indians, followed the trail, and coming upon the guard, drove them in. Hobbs did not know the strength of the enemy, but instantly commanded every man to take his tree, and fight. Confident in the power of his numbers, Sackett rushed in, and his men received a murderous fire, which killed a number, and immediately put the remainder upon their caution and their best behavior; and there the two parties fought for four hours. Hobbs and Sackett were old acquaintances, and the latter frequently called upon the former to surrender, and threatened in case of a refusal, to close in and finish the work with the tomahawk. Hobbs always returned a defiant answer, and bade him put his threats into execution. The determination of Hobbs was too much, and Sackett retreated, taking with him his dead and wounded—a large number. His force was at least six times that of Hobbs, while the latter lost but three men, and only three more were wounded.

—Josiah Gilbert Holland, History of Western Massachusetts: The Counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire, Samuel Bowles & Co., Springfield, 1855, pp 178–179.

Lockwood, Westfield and Its Historic Influences, 1922

King George's War
In June, 1748, Captain Humphry of Springfield was ordered to go from Charlestown, through the woods, to Fort Shirley, with a force of forty men. When they reached the present location of Marlborough in Vermont, about twelve miles northwest of Fort Dummer, he halted to rest his men. They were refreshing themselves on a piece of ground on which grew alders and many large trees, through which a rivulet flowed, when the guard posted by Hobbs on the trail was driven in by a large body of Indians, commanded by a chief named Sackett, a half-breed descendant of a captive taken at Westfield in an earlier war. Though startled by the sudden onslaught, and totally ignorant of the strength of his opponents, Hobbs and his company immediately prepared for action, each man selecting a tree for cover. The English had learned much about frontier warfare since the days of Bloody Brook in Philip’s War. Hoyt’s account says:
[Lockwood quotes the above extract from Hoyt's history]
The size of Sackett’s force is estimated by Hoyt at fully four times that of the English. Later in the same summer a part of the same band killed and wounded several settlers in the region of Fort Dummer and Northfield. This half-breed chief was probably familiar with the region about Westfield. Doctor Davis, in his historical sketch of Westfield, the only copy of which known to be extant is carefully preserved in the Westfield Atheneum, says, referring to an earlier period, “A daughter of the second wife of a Mr. Sackett (her name I do not know) was taken captive by the Indians and carried captive to the northwest part of New York, married an Indian and remained among them as long as she lived. Her descendants have been here to see their mother’s friends several times since the French war. Previous to that they used some exertions to make others of the Sackett family captives but did not succeed.

—John Lockwood, Westfield and Its Historic Influences 1669-1919, volume 1, published by the author, 1922, p 367.

Pitoniak, Western Massachusetts history: the Westfield area, 1970

The records show that Elizabeth Sackett died on June 15, 1682, but long research proves this was false. Elizabeth was actually captured by Indians during a raid, other members of the family managing to get safely into the log house. Rev. E. Davis, in a history of this area, mentions the fact that the Indians captured a daughter of John Sackett and took her to northern New York. Here she was raised as an Indian. Later, around 1710, Elizabeth visited Westfield with her Indian husband and son and daughter. As they were not used to living in a log house, they built a teepee where they lived while in Westfield. They eventually left and Elizabeth never returned, but her son grew up to be an Indian Chief and took his mother's name of Sackett. In later years Chief Sackett was well known around the area for his raids and he is mentioned by J.G. Holland in his History of Western Massachusetts as having attacked a detachment of soldiers near Heath, Massachuetts in 1748.

—Stephen J Pitoniak, Western Massachusetts history: the Westfield area, unknown publisher, 1970, p 3.

16. Abigail Sacket, 2nd, 1683–, youngest child of (4) John and Abigail Hannum Sacket, was married, about the year 1701, to David King, 1677–1730, of Westfield, Mass. A short time after the date of their marriage they removed to a "new plantation," in what became the town of Sheffield, Mass.
     Capt. John King, 1629–1703, colonist, the father of above mentioned David King, came to New England in 1645, and lived at Hartford for about five years, when he removed to Northampton. There on Nov. 18, 1656, he was married to Sarah Holton. Theirs is the first marriage recorded and it is believed to have been the first solemnized at Northampton. John King was for several years captain of the Northampton military company, and in 1679, was representative.
     Hon. William Holton, colonist, father of Sarah Holton King, was born in England in 1634. He came from Ipswich to New England in the ship Francis, and was one of the early proprietors of Hartford, Conn. In 1655, he removed to Northampton, Mass., and was one of the first deacons of the church there. In 1666, 1667, 1669, 1670 and 1671 he was a Representative, serving one year for the neighboring town of Hadley.      61. David King, b. in 1702.
     62. Thankful King, b. in 1701, d. in year 17—; m. (37) Benjamin Sacket.
     63. Moses King, b. in year 1706.
     64. Stephen King, b. in year 1708.
     65. Benjamin King, v. in year 1710.
     66. Aaron King, b. in year 1714.
     67. Asafel King, b. in year 1718, d. in year 1719.
     68. Eldad King, b. in year 1718.
     69. Gideon King, b. in year 1722.