Paul Sackett
| Father | Paul Sackett (1692/93-1761) |
| Mother | Ann (___) Simmons (c 1698-1769) |
Paul Sackett, shipwright of St John in Thanet, Kent, son of Paul Sackett and Ann (___) Simmons, was baptized at St John in ThanetG on 25 July 1736.1 He died aged 44 in St John in ThanetG on 24 May 17812 and was buried there on 30 May 1781.2,7 He married first at St John in ThanetG on 25 December 1762, Margaret Wheatley.3,4 She died on 20 April 1774 and was buried at St John in ThanetG on 27 April 1774.2,8 Paul married second at Ash next Sandwich, KentG, on 1 August 1776, Alice Reynolds.5,6 Alice was born about 17539 and died aged 73 in LondonG in 1826.10 She was buried at Bunhill Fields, LondonG, on 13 April 1826.10
Paul was named in his father Paul's will made at MargateG on 4 April 1752.11
As a master shipwright, Paul took on a number of apprentices. He paid stamp duty on apprenticeship indentures for George Smith in 1760, Robert Watson, 1765, Francis Spiller, 1767, Richard Clarke, 1769, Jethro Sandwell, 1775, and Silver Matthews in 1778.12
Paul, described as a boat-builder, was involved in the sale of imported timber at MargateG in 1770.13
Paul's widow Alice made her will in Penton Place, Pentonville, MiddlesexG, on 1 December 1820, naming as sole beneficiary her late husband's granddaughter Sarah Eleanor Sackett, to whom she left everything.14
Paul was named in his father Paul's will made at MargateG on 4 April 1752.11
As a master shipwright, Paul took on a number of apprentices. He paid stamp duty on apprenticeship indentures for George Smith in 1760, Robert Watson, 1765, Francis Spiller, 1767, Richard Clarke, 1769, Jethro Sandwell, 1775, and Silver Matthews in 1778.12
Paul, described as a boat-builder, was involved in the sale of imported timber at MargateG in 1770.13
Paul's widow Alice made her will in Penton Place, Pentonville, MiddlesexG, on 1 December 1820, naming as sole beneficiary her late husband's granddaughter Sarah Eleanor Sackett, to whom she left everything.14
Abstract of will of Alice Sackett of Penton Place, Pentonville, Middlesex.
Date: 1 December 1820.
Proved: Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 19 August 1826.
Source: National Archives, PRO PROB 11/1716/f458.
Testatrix: Alice Sackett, late of Quality Court, Chancery Lane, Middlesex; now of Penton Place, Pentonville, Mdx; widow.
Beneficiary:
Dear step granddaughter Sarah Eleanor Sackett, now residing with me, everything, & executrix jointly with my friend Thomas Harris Devonshire of Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, Mdx, law stationer.
Witnesses: Ed. Jones, Ann Jones.
Probate granted to Thomas Harris Devonshire, power reserved to Sarah Eleanor Devonshire, heretofore Sackett, his wife.
Date: 1 December 1820.
Proved: Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 19 August 1826.
Source: National Archives, PRO PROB 11/1716/f458.
Testatrix: Alice Sackett, late of Quality Court, Chancery Lane, Middlesex; now of Penton Place, Pentonville, Mdx; widow.
Beneficiary:
Dear step granddaughter Sarah Eleanor Sackett, now residing with me, everything, & executrix jointly with my friend Thomas Harris Devonshire of Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, Mdx, law stationer.
Witnesses: Ed. Jones, Ann Jones.
Probate granted to Thomas Harris Devonshire, power reserved to Sarah Eleanor Devonshire, heretofore Sackett, his wife.
Children of Paul Sackett and Margaret Wheatley
- Thomas Sackett b. 23 Oct 1764, d. Sep 1767
- Paul Sackett+ b. 11 Mar 1767, d. 28 Nov 1805
- Thomas Wheatley Sackett b. 25 Feb 1770, d. 28 Oct 1804
- Anne Sackett b. 12 Aug 1772, d. Feb 1775
Children of Paul Sackett and Alice Reynolds
- Ann Sackett b. 4 Jun 1777, d. 14 Jun 1802
- Stephen Sackett b. 12 Apr 1779, d. 26 Jul 1820
- Elizabeth Sackett b. 6 Jun 1781, d. Jul 1781
Notes & Citations
- Baptisms Register, St John in Thanet, Kent, "25 July 1736 Paul s. Paul & Ann Sackett."
- Thanet Obituary (monumental inscriptions), St John's Church, Margate, Kent, head & body stone, "Paul Sackett, 24 May 1781 aged 44; Margaret, ux., 20 Apr 1774 aged 36; two of their children, ob. infants; Ann, dau. of Paul & Alice, 14 Jun 1802 aged 25." [The two children would have been Thomas d. 1767 and Anne d. 1775].
- Marriages Register, St John in Thanet, Kent (Marion Sackett transcripts), "25 December 1761 Paul Sackett & Margaret Wheatley (Lic)." [There is a discrepancy in the dates of the licence and the marriage record; the licence date has been used].
- Marriage Licences, Canterbury, Kent, "23 December 1762 Paul Sackett, St John in Thanet, bachelor & Margaret Wheatley, same parish, spinster. At St John in Thanet."
- Marriage Licences, Canterbury, Kent, "28 July 1776 Paul Sackett, St John in Thanet, shipwright, widr. & Alice Reynolds of Ash, spinster. At Ash. Jas Walton of same, pilot, bondsman."
- Marriages Register, Ash next Sandwich, Kent (Marion Sackett transcripts), "1 August 1776 Paul Sackett widower, St Johns & Alice Reynolds spinster of this parish. Licence."
- Burials Register, St John in Thanet, Kent (Marion Sackett transcripts), "30 March 1781 Paul Sacket, 44." [Assumed error for 30 May 1781; MI has date of death 24 May 1781].
- Burials Register, St John in Thanet, Kent, "27 April 1774 Margaret Sacket wife of Paul jnr., 36."
- Date of birth based on age at death.
- Burials Register, Bunhill Fields, London City, Middlesex, "13 April 1826 Mrs Alice Sackett, 73 years, Winser Terr."
- Will of Paul Sackett of Margate, Kent, 4 April 1752, proved at Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, 12 December 1770 (Kent Archives Office, PRC 17-98-358).
- "UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 1710-1811" (Ancestry image), "9 Sep 1760, Paul Sackett [master], Margate, Kent, boat builder, Geo Smith [apprentice]."
"30 May 1765, Paul Sackett [master], Margate, Kent, shipwright, Robt Watson [apprentice]."
"10 Nov 1767, Paul Sackett [master], Isle of Thanet, Kent, boatbuilder, Francis Spiller [apprentice]."
"29 Dec 1769, Paul Sackett [master], Margate, Kent, boatbuilder, Richd Clarke [apprentice]."
"11 Jan 1775, Paul Sackett [master], Margate, Kent, shipwright, Jethro Sandwell [apprentice]."
"6 Feb 1778, Paul Sackett [master], Margate, Kent, shipwright, Silver William Lawrence Matthews [apprentice]." - "Kentish Gazette, Kent" (Findmypast image), 19 Jun 1770 & 23 Jun 1770, "Notice is hereby given, That there is just landed at Margate in the isle of Thanet, a large assortment of the Best Memel Timber, and Deals of all Sorts—Which will be sold at the Lowest Prices, by the Importer, Stephen Hooper. In his Absence, apply to Mr. Paul Sackett, Boat-builder; or Mr. William Stone, Ropemaker, in Margate aforesaid."
- Will of Alice Sackett of Penton Place, Pentonville, Middlesex, 1 December 1820, proved at Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 19 August 1826 (National Archives, PRO PROB 11/1716/f458).
| Sackett line | 7th great-grandson of William Sackett of St John in Thanet |
| Charts | Line 2 (English) |
| Generation.Tree | N.2 |
| Last Edited | 22 Oct 2022 |
Ann Sackett
| Father | Paul Sackett (1692/93-1761) |
| Mother | Ann (___) Simmons (c 1698-1769) |
Ann Sackett, daughter of Paul Sackett and Ann (___) Simmons, was baptized at St John in Thanet, KentG, on 7 August 1740.1 She died unmarried aged 41 and was buried at St John in ThanetG on 17 July 1781.2
Ann was named in her father Paul's will made at MargateG on 4 April 1752.3
Ann made her will at St John in ThanetG on 1 May 1781, the main beneficiaries being her nephews, Paul Sackett and Thomas Wheatley Sackett, minor sons of her late brother Paul.4 They were to inherit all her lands and the residue of her estate when they reached 21. The assets were to be put in a trust in the meantime, the income to be used to provide for her nephews' support and education.
Ann's will
Ann was named in her father Paul's will made at MargateG on 4 April 1752.3
Ann made her will at St John in ThanetG on 1 May 1781, the main beneficiaries being her nephews, Paul Sackett and Thomas Wheatley Sackett, minor sons of her late brother Paul.4
They were to inherit all her lands and the residue of her estate when they reached 21. The assets were to be put in a trust in the meantime, the income to be used to provide for her nephews' support and education. Ann's will
Abstract of will of Ann Sackett of John the Baptist, Thanet.
Date: 1 May 1781.
Proved: Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1 August 1781.
Source: National Archives, Kew, PROB 11/1081 quire 406.
Testatrix: Ann Sackett, spinster, John the Baptist, Thanet.
Beneficiaries:
Nephews Paul & Thomas Sackett, sons of late brother Paul Sackett, all plate, linen, china.
Sister-in-law Alice Sackett, 1 guinea gold mourning ring.
Cousin Elizabeth Cobb wife of Francis Cobb of Margate, 1 guinea gold mourning ring.
Cousin Mary Chancellor, widow, 1 guinea gold mourning ring & black silk gown.
Cousin Ann Tomson, 1 guinea gold mourning ring.
Friend Mrs Masinham of Margate St, London, 1 guinea gold mourning ring.
Miss Hambly of [?] in Kent, 1 guinea gold mourning ring.
Mrs Wilson, wife of Thomas Wilson, master of St John's parish workhouse, 1 guinea gold mourning ring.
Cousin Mary Robson, spinster, dark silk gown.
Niece Ann Sackett, daughter of late brother Paul Sackett, 3 silk & 1 linen gowns.
Francis Cobb, £10.
Francis Cobb & heirs, all lands on trust, profits to support & educate nephews Paul & Thomas Sackett until age 21. Then they inherit. If both die before age 21, then reversion to heirs of late brother Paul Sackett. Residual goods to be sold & money to Francis Cobb on trust to be place in Government or other good security. Interest to nephews Paul & Thomas until age 21, then to be divided between them.
Witnesses: Martha Small, John Harman, Fra Small.
Date: 1 May 1781.
Proved: Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1 August 1781.
Source: National Archives, Kew, PROB 11/1081 quire 406.
Testatrix: Ann Sackett, spinster, John the Baptist, Thanet.
Beneficiaries:
Nephews Paul & Thomas Sackett, sons of late brother Paul Sackett, all plate, linen, china.
Sister-in-law Alice Sackett, 1 guinea gold mourning ring.
Cousin Elizabeth Cobb wife of Francis Cobb of Margate, 1 guinea gold mourning ring.
Cousin Mary Chancellor, widow, 1 guinea gold mourning ring & black silk gown.
Cousin Ann Tomson, 1 guinea gold mourning ring.
Friend Mrs Masinham of Margate St, London, 1 guinea gold mourning ring.
Miss Hambly of [?] in Kent, 1 guinea gold mourning ring.
Mrs Wilson, wife of Thomas Wilson, master of St John's parish workhouse, 1 guinea gold mourning ring.
Cousin Mary Robson, spinster, dark silk gown.
Niece Ann Sackett, daughter of late brother Paul Sackett, 3 silk & 1 linen gowns.
Francis Cobb, £10.
Francis Cobb & heirs, all lands on trust, profits to support & educate nephews Paul & Thomas Sackett until age 21. Then they inherit. If both die before age 21, then reversion to heirs of late brother Paul Sackett. Residual goods to be sold & money to Francis Cobb on trust to be place in Government or other good security. Interest to nephews Paul & Thomas until age 21, then to be divided between them.
Witnesses: Martha Small, John Harman, Fra Small.
Notes & Citations
- Baptisms Register, St John in Thanet, Kent, "7 August 1740 Ann d. Paul & Ann Sackette."
- Burials Register, St John in Thanet, Kent (Marion Sackett transcripts), "17 July 1781 Ann Sackett, aged 41."
- Will of Paul Sackett of Margate, Kent, 4 April 1752, proved at Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, 12 December 1770 (Kent Archives Office, PRC 17-98-358).
- Will of Ann Sackett of John the Baptist, Thanet, 1 May 1781, proved at Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1 August 1781 (National Archives, PROB 11/1081 quire 406).
| Sackett line | 7th great-granddaughter of William Sackett of St John in Thanet |
| Charts | Line 2 (English) |
| Generation.Tree | N.2 |
| Last Edited | 13 Nov 2024 |
Mary Robinson
| Father | George Robinson (say 1695-) |
| Mother | Anne Sackett (1696/97-after 1756) |
Mary Robinson, daughter of George Robinson and Anne Sackett, was baptized at St John in Thanet, KentG, on 27 September 1733.1 She died in infancy and was buried there on 20 October 1733.2
Notes & Citations
- Baptisms Register, St John the Baptist, Thanet, Kent (FamilySearch transcript), "27 Sep 1733, Mary Robinson, d. George Robinson & Anne."
- Burials Register, St John in Thanet, Kent (FamilySearch transcript), "20 Oct 1733, Mary Robinson, d. George Robinson & Anne."
| Sackett line | 7th great-granddaughter of William Sackett of St John in Thanet |
| Charts | Line 2 (English) |
| Generation.Tree | N.2 |
| Last Edited | 24 Nov 2019 |
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