Deborah Sackett

91. Deborah Sackett, 1718-1759, daughter of (23) Judge Joseph and Hannah Alsop Sackett, was married, Oct. 28, 1737, to James Stringham, son of Capt. Samuel Stringham, and grandson of Peter Stringham.
     Peter Stringham was a resident of Jamaica, L. I., several years prior to 1683, on which date his name is recorded in list of resident taxpayers of that town.
     Capt. Samuel Stringham, son of above, was a resident of Flatbush, L. I., and in 1715 was a member of the military company of that town, commanded by Capt. Jonathan Wright. A few years later he was commissioned Captain of same company, which office he held as late as 1738.
     James Stringham, son of Capt. Samuel, was a resident of Flushing, L. I., in 1736. On July 17 of that year, he was granted a patent for 1,630 acres of land near the present City of Middletown, Orange County, N. Y. Some three months later he was married to Deborah Sackett, as above stated. James Stringham's name appears under date of 1738 as a member of a company of Orange County militia known as "The foot company of the precinct of the Highlands," which saw considerable service on the nearby Indian frontier.