Porter Sackett

FatherMenardus Sacket (1770-1854)
MotherFanny Nimocks (1773-1838)
Birthsay 1800, New York StateG,1,2
Death22 October 1837, Natchez, Adams County, MississippiG,3,2
Porter Sackett, son of Menardus Sacket and Fanny Nimocks, was born in New York StateG say 1800.1,2 He died in Natchez, Adams County, MississippiG, on 22 October 1837.3,2
     Porter made his will in NatchezG, Mississippi, about 1837. He was evidently unmarried. He left all his estate, comprising promissory notes totalling some $1,000, to his mother Fanny, with reversion to his father Menardus and then to his sister Fanny.3 Porter's will was evidently mislaid and his brother Corydon was granted administration of his estate by the Adams County Probate Court on 30 April 1839, the court having been informed incorrectly that Porter had died intestate.3
Abstract of will of Porter Sackett of Natchez, Mississippi.
Date: undated but probably 1837 based on position in probate file & date of a note in the will.
Burial: to be burying ground of City of Natchez, according to rites of Methodist Episcopal Church.
Beneficiaries:
Mother Fanny or, if dec'd, father Manardus or, if also dec'd, sister Fanny, all monies, notes, & accounts in my pocket wallet, comprising bills & notes of: $5 on Agricultural Bank in Natchez, $129 on A Clendemine signed by Charles W Pitts of Baltimore, $150 on James B Caldwell of Natchez, $12.13 on H B Newson, $60 on Mr Whiting, $50.50 on Dr Adam Calending, note drawn on 9 Jan 1837 for $600 by Day & Caldwell. Moneys, when collected by executor from Excum Lewis Merchants of Natchez, to be sent by safe means to my friend Elizabeth Snyder of Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
Executor: James M Knight of Rodney, Mississippi.

Obituary
Died, in this city, on Sunday, the 22d inst., at the residence of Mrs. Davis, Mr. Porter Sacket, a native of New York, and for the last eighteen months a resident of this place, during which time, he had, by his gentlemanly deportment, his suavity of manners, his nice sense of honor, his generosity of soul, and all those qualities which dignify and ennoble the human character, endeared him to a large and numerous circle of acquaintances and friends, who mingle their tears and griefs with the relatives of this young man.
     It may be some gratification to his friends to know all the attention that could he rendered during his illness was administered to him by his friends.
A. B.

The Mississippi Free Trader, Natchez, Mississippi, 31 Oct 1837, p 3

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "1242. Porter Sacket."
  2. Obituary.
  3. "Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982" (Ancestry image).
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4th great-grandson of Simon Sackett the colonist
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Corydon Sackett

FatherMenardus Sacket (1770-1854)
MotherFanny Nimocks (1773-1838)
Birthsay 18001
Corydon Sackett, son of Menardus Sacket and Fanny Nimocks, was born say 1800.1
     On 30 April 1839 Corydon was appointed by the Adams County Probate Court, Mississippi, administrator of his brother Porter's estate.2
     No other record of Corydon has been found.

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "1243. Corydon Sacket."
  2. "Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982" (Ancestry image).
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4th great-grandson of Simon Sackett the colonist
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George Sacket

FatherMenardus Sacket (1770-1854)
MotherFanny Nimocks (1773-1838)
Birthabout 1800, New York StateG,1,2
Deathafter 18703
Marriage28 February 1827, Hamden, Delaware CountyGEliza Ann Peake1,4
George Sacket, farmer of Colchester, Delaware County, New York, son of Menardus Sacket and Fanny Nimocks, was born in New York StateG about 1800.1,2 He was last known living in Colchester in 1870.3 He married in Hamden, Delaware CountyG, on 28 February 1827, Eliza Ann Peake, daughter of Roswell Peake and Jane Mason.1,4 Eliza was born in New York StateG about 1807.3 She is presumed to have died between 1865 and 1870.3 She was buried at Hamden Cemetery, Delaware CountyG.5
     George was listed in the 1840 census as a householder in HamdenG.6
     In 1850 George was living in ColchesterG and was recorded in the census as George Sackett, a farmer, aged 44 and born in New York. Living with him were his wife Eliza, aged 42 and also born in New York, and their children, Porter, 19, Augustus, 17, Charles, 15, Fanny, 10, Harriet, 8, Eliza, 6, and Shepard, aged two.7
     In 1860 he was living in ColchesterG and was recorded as George Sackett, a farmer, aged 60. Living with him were his wife Eliza, 52, and their children, Porter, 29, George, 26, Charles, 23, Fanny, 20, Harriet, 18, Eliza, 14, and Gideon, aged eleven.8
     In 1870 he was living in ColchesterG in the household of his son Porter, and was recorded as George Sackett, aged 70.9

Children of George Sacket and Eliza Ann Peake


1241. George Sacket, of Downsville, N. Y., son of (559) Menardus and Fanny Nimocks Sacket, was married, about 1825, to Eliza A. Peake.
Children.
3153. Electa M. Sackett, b. in 1827.
3153a. Maria A. Sackett, b. in 1829.
3153b. Porter M. Sackett, b. in 1831, d. in 1900.
3154. Geo. Augustus Sackett, 1833-1885; m. Huldah A. Raymond.
3155. Charles E. Sackett, b. in 1837, d. in 1902.
3156. Frances Sackett. b. in 1841.
3157. Harriet M. Sackett, b. in 1843.
3158. Eliza A. Sackett b. in 184?.
3159. Gideon S. Sackett, b. in 1848, d. in 1903.

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "1241. George Sacket, m. Eliza A Peake."
  2. Birth data from census.
  3. Census.
  4. Delaware Gazette (Delaware County, New York) (USGenWeb Project transcript), 7 Mar 1827, "Sackett, George. Married Eliza Ann Peak, daughter of Roswell Peak, at Hamden last Wednesday by Walter Chase."
  5. Find a Grave.
  6. 1840 United States census, "George Sackett, Hamden, Delaware County, New York State, 1 male under 5, 2 males 5-9, 1 male 40-49, 1 female under 5, 2 females 10-14, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 60-69, total 9."
  7. 1850 United States Federal Census, Roll: M432_495 Page: 384 1162/****
    Sackett, George, 44, farmer, b. NY
    Sackett, Eliza, 42, b. NY
    Sackett, Porter, 19, laborer, b. NY
    Sackett, Augustus, 17, laborer, b. NY
    Sackett, Charles, 15, [occupation blank], b. NY
    Sackett, Fanny, 10, b. NY
    Sackett, Harriet, 8, b. NY
    Sackett, Eliza, 6, b. NY
    Sackett, Shepard, 2, male, b. NY.
  8. 1860 United States Federal Census, Roll M653_744FHL Film 803744, p 895
    Colchester, Delaware, New York
    Sackett, George, 60, farmer, real estate $1,800, personal estate $750, b. NY
    Sackett, Eliza A, 52, housekeeper, b. NY
    Sackett, Porter M, 29, farmer, b. NY
    Sackett, George A, 26, farmer, b. NY
    Sackett, Charles E, 23, farmer, b. NY
    Sackett, Fanny C, 20, housekeeper, b. NY
    Sackett, Harriet M, 18, housekeeper, b. NY
    Sackett, Eliza A, 14, b. NY
    Sackett, Gideon S, 11, b. NY.
  9. 1870 United States Federal Census, Roll M593_923, p 69A
    Colchester, Delaware, New York
    Sackett, Peter M, 36, farmer, real estate $1,200, personal estate $400, b. NY
    Sackett, G S, 21, farmer, b. NY
    Sackett, Julia A, 20, keeping house, b. NY
    Sackett, George, 70, at home, personal estate $110, b. NY.
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4th great-grandson of Simon Sackett the colonist
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Brian Williams, Kathy James, Beverley Service and Henry DeJulia.
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Ezekiel W Sacket

FatherMenardus Sacket (1770-1854)
MotherFanny Nimocks (1773-1838)
Marriageabout 1819Ruth Hart4
Ezekiel W Sacket, son of Menardus Sacket and Fanny Nimocks, was born in Stephentown, Rensselaer County, New York StateG, about 1792.1,2,3 He married about 1819, Ruth Hart.4 Ruth was born in New Lebanon, Columbia County, New York StateG, about 1789.2,3 She died aged about 75 on 8 November 1864 and was buried at Brady Hill Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw County, MichiganG.5
     Ezekiel served in the War of 1812 as a Corporal in a New York rifle battalion.6,7,8
     Ezekiel was listed in the census in 1830 and 1840 as a householder in Sherburne, Chenango County, New York StateG.9,10
     In 1850 Ezekiel was living in SherburneG and was recorded in the census as Ezekiel Sacket, a shoemaker, aged 59 and born in New York. His wife Ruth, 62, was living with him.11
     In 1855 he was living in SherburneG and was recorded as Zekill Sacket, a shoemaker, aged 67. Living with him were his wife Ruth, 66, and their grandchildren, Althea, 7, and Edwin, aged five (children of Orsemus.)12
     In 1860 he was living in Porter, Van Buren County, MichiganG, in the household of his son Benjamin and daughter-in-law Mary, and was recorded as Ezekel Sackett, a shoe maker, aged 68 and born in New York.13

Children of Ezekiel W Sacket and Ruth Hart

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "1244. Ezekiel Sacket."
  2. Birthplace from son Benjamin's death record.
  3. Census.
  4. Date of marriage based on birth of first child.
  5. Find a Grave.
  6. "U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815" (Ancestry transcript), "Sacket, Ezekiel, Rifle Battalion (Hall's), New York, rank-induction 1 Corporal, rank-discharge 1 Corporal."
  7. "New York, U.S., War of 1812 Payroll Abstracts for New York State Militia, 1812-1815" (Ancestry image), "Sackett, Ezekiel, Corpl, Co of Capt James Sanford, paid from 23 Sep 1812 to 4 Nov 1812, $10.43, remarks, discharged, in service at Lewiston, NY."
  8. "New York, U.S., Military Equipment Claims, War of 1812" (Ancestry image), "Sackett, Ezekiel, Sherburne, New York, allowed amount $61.00."
  9. 1830 United States census, "Ezekiel Sacket, Sherburne, Chenango County, New York State, 1 male under 5, 2 males 5-9, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 30-39, total 5."
  10. 1840 United States census, "Ezekiel Sackett, Sherburne, Chenango County, New York State, 2 males 15-19, 1 male 40-49, 1 female 50-59, total 4."
  11. 1850 United States Federal Census, Roll M432_487, p. 254
    Sherburne, Chenango, New York
    Sacket, Ezekiel, 59, shoemaker, b. NY
    Sacket, Ruth, 62, b. NY.
  12. 1855 New York state census, Sherburne, Chenango County, 13 Jun 1855
    Frame house, value $200
    Zekill Sacket, 67?, b. Runsler? [prob. Rensselaer], res Sherburne 24y, shoe m
    Ruth Sacket, 66, wife, b. Runsler?, res Sherburne 24y
    Alp..? G Sacket, 7, gdau, b. Chenango
    Edwin J Sacket, 5, gson, b. Chenango.
  13. 1860 United States Federal Census, Roll: M653_562; Page: 1005; Image: 467; Family History Library Film: 803562
    Porter, Van Buren County, Michigan, 20 Aug 1860
    Sackett, Benjamin A, 39, farmer, real estate $300, personal estate $300, b. NY
    Sackett, Mary S, 31, b. NY
    Sackett, Cornelia E, 9, b. NY
    Sackett, Austin H, 5, b. NY
    Sackett, Eva M, 3, b. MI
    Sackett, Ezekel, 68, shoe maker, real estate $500, b. NY.
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4th great-grandson of Simon Sackett the colonist
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Frances Sackett

FatherMenardus Sacket (1770-1854)
MotherFanny Nimocks (1773-1838)
Birth27 June 1798, Westfield, Hampden County, MassachusettsG,1
Death7 September 18581
Marriage7 January 1819Walter Noble1
Frances Sackett, daughter of Menardus Sacket and Fanny Nimocks, was born in Westfield, Hampden County, MassachusettsG, on 27 June 1798.1 She died aged 60 on 7 September 1858.1 She married on 7 January 1819, Walter Noble, son of Luther Noble.1
     Frances was named in the will of her brother Porter made in NatchezG about 1837. She would inherit the estate, which comprised promissory notes totalling some $1,000, if both her parents predeceased Porter. In the event, the will was evidently mislaid and her brother Corydon was appointed administrator of the estate by the Adams County Probate Court on 30 April 1839, the court having been informed that Porter had died intestate.2

Children of Frances Sackett and Walter Noble

  • Louisa Noble b. 17 Oct 1819
  • Walter Noble b. 29 Oct 1823
  • Laura A Noble b. 29 Oct 1825
  • William R Noble b. 20 Aug 1834

1245. Frances Sacket, 1798–1858, daughter of (559) Menardus and Fanny Nimocks Sacket, was married, Jan. 7, 1819, to Walter Noble, of Westfield, Mass. A short time after date of their marriage they removed to Cape Vincent.
Children.
3167. Louiza Noble, b. Oct. 17, 1819; m. Horace A. Fancher.
3168. Walter Noble, b. Oct. 29, 1823; m. Mrs. M. E. Root.
3169. Laura A. Noble, b. Oct. 29, 1825; m. Gilbert Cross.
3170. William R. Noble, b. Aug. 20, 1834; m. Anna M. Van Gueslin.

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "1245. Frances Sacket, b. June 27, 1789 [sic: 1798], d. Sept. 7, 1858; m. Walter Noble."
  2. "Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982" (Ancestry image).
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4th great-granddaughter of Simon Sackett the colonist
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Captain Gideon Shepard Sacket

FatherMenardus Sacket (1770-1854)
MotherFanny Nimocks (1773-1838)
Birth29 November 17921
Death24 September 18601
MarriageFrances Electa Bush1
Captain Gideon Shepard Sacket, son of Menardus Sacket and Fanny Nimocks, was born on 29 November 1792.1 He died aged 67 on 24 September 1860.1 He married Frances Electa Bush.1
     Gideon served as a Private in the New York Militia in the War of 1812. He was later an officer in the 46th Regiment of New York Infantry.1,2
     Gideon was listed in the census in 1820, 1830 and 1840 as a householder in Lyme, Jefferson County, New York StateG.3,4,5
     In 1850 Gideon was living in Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York StateG, and was recorded in the census as Gideon S Sackett, a physician, aged 57. Living with him were his wife Fanny, 54, their children, Julia, 17, and Theophilus, 15, their granddaughter Fanny Sackett, aged two, and Gideon's father Menardus, aged 79.6

Children of Captain Gideon Shepard Sacket and Frances Electa Bush


1240. Capt. Gideon Shepard Sacket, 1792–1860, of Westfield, Mass., and Cape Vincent, N. Y., son of (559) Menardus and Fanny Nimocks Sacket, was married to Frances Electa Bush. He was for several years a commissioned officer in the 46th Regiment of New York Infantry.
Children.
3150. Delos B. Sacket, b. Apr. 14, 1822, d. Mar. 8, 1885; m. Amanda Field.
3151. Julia E. Sacket, b. June 17, 1832; m. James B. Ainsworth.
3152. Theophles E. Sacket, b. May 3, 1835; m. Ann Elisabeth Budd.

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "1240. Gideon S. Sacket, b. Nov. 29, 1792, d. Sept. 24, 1860; m. Frances E. Bush."
  2. "U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815" (Ancestry transcript), "Sackett, Gideon S, 101 Reg't (Cartter's), New York Militia, rank-induction Private, rank-discharge Private."; "Sacket, Gideon S, 1 Regiment (Nellis'), New York Militia, rank-induction Private, rank-discharge Private."
  3. 1820 United States census, "Gideon S Sacket, Lyme, Jefferson County, New York State, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 16-25, total 3."
  4. 1830 United States census, "Gideon S Sacket, Lyme, Jefferson County, New York, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 40-49, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 30-39, total 5."
  5. 1840 United States census, "Gideon S Sarkett, Lyme, Jefferson County, New York State."
  6. 1850 United States Federal Census, Roll 514, p 399b
    Cape Vincent, Jefferson, New York, 17 Aug 1850
    Sackett, Gideon S, 57, physician, real estate $3000, b. MA
    Sackett, Fanny, 54, b. MA
    Sackett, Julia, 17, b. NY
    Sackett, Theophilus, 15, b. NY
    Sackett, Fanny, 2, b. NY
    Sackett, Menardus, 79, b. MA
    Loner?, Thomas, 16, b. Ireland.
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4th great-grandson of Simon Sackett the colonist
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Jim Gould.
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