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Sarah Sacket, daughter of Jesse Sacket and Sarah Dewey, was born in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts^G, on 2 November 1744^1,2,3 and baptized at the Church of Christ, Westfield^G, on 4 November 1744.⁴ She died in infancy in Westfield^G on 21 February 1746/47.^1,3,5

Rebecca Sacket, daughter of Jesse Sacket and Sarah Dewey, was born in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts^G, on 10 June 1746^1,2,3,4 and baptized at the Church of Christ, Westfield^G, on 22 June 1746.⁵ She married on 8 November 1771, probably in New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut^G, Salmon Carrington, son of Dr Riverius Carrington and Penelope Bordman.^1,6,7,8,9 Salmon was born in New Milford^G on 18 December 1747.¹⁰ He died there aged 40 on 15 February 1788 and was buried at Center Cemetery, New Milford^G.^11,12 A death (or perhaps a remarriage) record for Rebecca has not been found.
     Salmon died intestate. An inventory made on 30 April 1788 valued his personal estate at some £60, including livestock (5 hogs, 2 cows, a calf, a heifer, and a yoke of oxen) at £20. His real estate comprising six acres of land, still subject to his mother Penelope's widow's dower, was valued on 9 April 1790 at £13. These sums would have been insufficient to meet claims of £91 against his estate, including medical and other expenses incurred "in his last sickness."¹³

Sarah Sacket, daughter of Jesse Sacket and Sarah Dewey, was born in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts^G, on 17 April 1750^1,2,3,4 and baptized at the Church of Christ, Westfield^G, on 10 June 1750.⁵
     There were two Sarah Sackets of about the same age in Westfield, the other being Sarah Sacket the daughter of John Sacket and Rachel Church. The two Sarahs were third cousins. Two marriages appear in the Westfield records, one of a Sarah Sacket to Jared Bush on 13 August 1775 and the other of a Sarah Sacket to Justus Weller in August 1776. There is not sufficient information to determine which Sarah married each man.^6,7
     Justus Weller and Sarah Sacket had a son, Justus Weller, born on 5 November 1776.

Solomon Sacket, son of Erastus Sacket and Elizabeth Leonard, was born in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts^G, on 31 January 1751/52^1,2,3 and baptized at the Church of Christ, Westfield^G, on 26 April 1752.⁴ He died in childhood in Westfield^G on 3 January 1760.^1,2,3

Hannah Sacket, daughter of Erastus Sacket and Elizabeth Leonard, was born in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts^G, on 10 December 1753^1,2,3 and died there in infancy on 3 February 1754.^1,2,3

Ozina Sacket, daughter of Erastus Sacket and Elizabeth Leonard, was born in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts^G, on 18 June 1759^1,2 and baptized at the Church of Christ, Westfield^G, on 29 July 1759.³ She may have married Charles Johnson, son of Nathaniel Johnson and Anna Johns, in 1797.^4,5 She may otherwise have been the Zina Sackett who published an intention to marry Gideon Gunn at Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts^G, on 13 October 1799.⁶
     There is conflicting evidence about Ozina's possible marriage. Sons of the American Revolution membership applications include a record for Elihu Johnson (1800-1883), son of Charles Johnson (no dates) and Ozina Sachett (no dates), and a similar record for Elihu Johnson (1800-83), son of "Charles Johnson (1769-1832) m. 1797 Ozinee Sackett (1769-1824)" appears in the Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book. Find A Grave lists a burial for Ozina Sackett Johnson at Maple Wood Cemetery, Boston, Erie County, New York, with no dates of birth or death. This record lists husband Charles Johnson and son Elihu Johnson, probably taken from the SAR and DAR records.
     Ozina signed an agreement regarding the probate of her father's will on 2 May 1797. She was then unmarried.⁷

Penelope Sacket, daughter of Erastus Sacket and Elizabeth Leonard, was born in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts^G, on 17 January 1761^1,2,3,4 and baptized at the Church of Christ, Westfield^G, on 22 March 1761.⁵ She died aged 76 on 1 June 1837.^1,4 She married in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts^G, on 16 March 1783, Asaph Dewey, son of David Dewey and Rebekah Phelps.^1,4,6,7,8 Asaph was born in Westfield^G on 2 February 1758⁴ and died aged 74 in Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts^G, on 17 January 1833.⁴ He served in the American Revolutionary War.⁴

Solomon Sacket, son of Erastus Sacket and Elizabeth Leonard, was born in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts^G, on 7 August 1762^1,2,3 and baptized at the Church of Christ, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts^G, on 25 September 1763.⁴ He died aged 51 in Pittsfield^G on 9 May 1814^5,6,7 and was buried at Pittsfield Cemetery^G.^11,12 He married at the First Church of Christ, Pittsfield^G, on 17 January 1793, Elizabeth "Betsey" Kellogg, daughter of Nathaniel Kellogg and Hannah Barnard Hastings.^8,9,10 Elizabeth was born in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut^G, on 9 December 1772.^11,12,9 She died aged 76 in Pittsfield^G on 6 July 1849^11,13 and was buried at Pittsfield Cemetery^G.^11,14
     Solomon Sacket served in the American Revolutionary War for thirteen days in October 1781.^1,11
     Solomon was listed in the census in 1800 and 1810 as a householder in Pittsfield^G.^15,16
     Solomon and his brother Erastus were founder members, with 24 other townsmen, of the Berkshire Cattle Show, held in the Square in the Village of Pittsfield^G for the first time on 1 October 1810 when "farmers in this County and its vicinity" were "respectfully invited to attend this first exhibition, from nine to three of the clock, with bulls, oxen, steers, and other neat cattle, Merino sheep of the different grades, as well as other improved breeds, hogs or swine of different breeds, and such useful animals as they may think proper" in the hope that "this essay will lead to permanent annual cattle shows, and that an incorporated Agricultural Society will emanate from these meetings."¹⁷
     Solomon's widow Elizabeth was listed in the census in 1820, 1830 and 1840 as a householder in Pittsfield^G.^18,19,20
     Elizabeth Sacket was named in the Pittsfield Sun on 10 October 1821 in a list of persons for whom letters had been received at the post office.²¹
     Solomon was stated in the Kellogg Genealogy to have been childless. However, there were two children, a boy and a girl, in his household in 1800 and 1810. Their ages, between 10 and 15 in 1810, indicating births in or after 1795, would fit with Solomon and Betsey's marriage in 1793.
     A candidate for the boy is Werien/Warren J Sackett, born in Massachusetts in about 1794, whose parents have not otherwise been identified.

Joseph Sacket, son of Erastus Sacket and Elizabeth Leonard, was born in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts^G, on 3 December 1764^1,2,3 and baptized at the First Church of Christ, Pittsfield^G, on 17 February 1765.⁴ He died in Naples, Ontario County, New York State^G, on 17 January 1842.⁵ He married in Pittsfield^G about 1786, Lucy Goff.⁶
     In 1790 Joseph was living in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts^G. In his household were one man, one boy, and three females.⁷
     Joseph was listed in the 1810 census as a householder in Pompey, Onondaga County, New York State^G.⁸ In 1830 he was a householder in Bristol, Ontario County^G.⁹ In 1840 he was a householder in Naples^G.¹⁰
     Joseph died intestate. His son Zelotus petitioned the Surrogate Court of Ontario County, New York, on 25 April 1844 requesting appointment as administrator of the estate. The petition stated that Joseph had died on or about 17 January 1842 leaving surviving children, including Zelotus, but no widow. On 5 March 1845, Zelotus and co-administrator Otis Fuller petitioned the Court for permission to sell Joseph's real estate to meet debts. The petition identified Joseph's other heirs as Huldah Sackett, Joseph Sackett of Independence, Allegany County, Erastus Sackett, and Eliza Watkins, wife of __ J Watkins of Naples. The real estate, comprising about thirty acres with dwelling house and barn in the town of Naples was sold by public auction on 5 June 1845.⁵

Zelotes Sacket, son of Erastus Sacket and Elizabeth Leonard, was born in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts^G, on 17 February 1766^1,2,3 and baptized at the First Church of Christ, Pittsfield^G, on 4 March 1766.⁴ He died in infancy in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts^G, on 22 July 1769.^1,3,5,6