Paul Sackett
(1705-1791)
Father | Paul Sackett (1665-1720) |
Mother | Jane Bridges (c 1673-) |
Paul Sackett, son of Paul Sackett and Jane Bridges, was baptized at St John in Thanet, KentG, on 21 May 1705.1 He died aged about 85 and was buried there on 15 March 1791.2 He married at St Dunstan, CanterburyG, on 27 March 1735, Sarah Gilbert.3,4 Sarah was born in about 1707.5 She died aged 67 and was buried at St John in ThanetG on 4 May 1774.6
Paul and his wife Sarah were named as the beneficiaries in the will of their son Paul who died abroad while serving in the Royal Navy.7
Paul and his wife Sarah were named as the beneficiaries in the will of their son Paul who died abroad while serving in the Royal Navy.7

Children of Paul Sackett and Sarah Gilbert
- Mary Sackett b. 22 Feb 1735/36, d. Apr 1761
- Paul Sackett b. 1737, d. between 1755 & 1757
- Sarah Sackett+ b. 10 Feb 1739/40
- Thomas Sackett b. 1742
- Ann Sackett b. 30 Nov 1744, d. Apr 1787
- Robert Sackett b. 1747
- John Sackett b. 3 Sep 1749, d. Oct 1750
Notes & Citations
- Baptisms Register, St John in Thanet, Kent, "21 May 1705 Paul s. Paul & Jane Sackett."
- Burials Register, St John in Thanet, Kent (Marion Sackett transcripts), "15 March 1791 Paul Sackett, 85."
- Marriage Licences, Canterbury, Kent, "26 March 1735 Paul Sackett of St John in Thanet, bachelor & Sarah Gilbert of Faversham, spinster. At St Dunstan Canterbury or Faversham."
- Marriages Register, St Dunstan's, Canterbury, Kent (Transcript), "27 March 1735 Paul Sacket & Mary Gilbert (Lic)." [This seems to be a mistake for Sarah Gilbert. See Licence & subsequent issue at St John in Thanet].
- Birth date calculated from age at death.
- Burials Register, St John in Thanet, Kent (Marion Sackett transcripts), "4 May 1774 Sarah Sackett wife of Paul senr., 67."
- Will of Paul Sackett of H.M.S. Yarmouth, 28 April 1755, proved at Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 9 March 1757 (National Archives, PROB 11/829 quire 102).
Sackett line | 6th great-grandson of William Sackett of St John in Thanet |
Charts | Line 2 (English) |
Generation.Tree | M.2 |
Last Edited | 23 Nov 2019 |