Azariah Sackett
(say 1753-c 1805)
| Father | Thomas Sackett of Hopewell (say 1720-) |
| Mother | Sarah Haywood (say 1720-) |
Azariah Sackett, son of Thomas Sackett of Hopewell and Sarah Haywood, was born, presumably in PennsylvaniaG, in say 1753.1 He died in OhioG in about 1805.2 He married Elizabeth Young.1
Azariah served as a sergeant in the Cumberland County (Pennsylvania) Militia in the American Revolutionary War.3,4
Azariah was listed as a freeman of Fannett, Franklin County, PennsylvaniaG, in tax lists from 1779 to 1785.5 In 1786 he was a taxpayer in Armagh, Cumberland County, PennsylvaniaG. He paid tax there on two horses and two cows in 1788 and on 400 acres of land in 1789.6
In 1790 Azariah was living in Mifflin, PennsylvaniaG. In his household were one man, one boy, and three females.7
Azariah removed, probably in the late 1790s, to Ohio. He was named on a petition to Congress, dated 20 February 1801, by settlers on the public land between the "Waters of Muskingum, and Sciota River" seeking pre-emption rights for the land they had settled and improved.8
Azariah served as a sergeant in the Cumberland County (Pennsylvania) Militia in the American Revolutionary War.3,4
Azariah was listed as a freeman of Fannett, Franklin County, PennsylvaniaG, in tax lists from 1779 to 1785.5 In 1786 he was a taxpayer in Armagh, Cumberland County, PennsylvaniaG. He paid tax there on two horses and two cows in 1788 and on 400 acres of land in 1789.6
In 1790 Azariah was living in Mifflin, PennsylvaniaG. In his household were one man, one boy, and three females.7
Azariah removed, probably in the late 1790s, to Ohio. He was named on a petition to Congress, dated 20 February 1801, by settlers on the public land between the "Waters of Muskingum, and Sciota River" seeking pre-emption rights for the land they had settled and improved.8
Bill of Valuation of the personal estate of Azariah Sacket
Clear Creek Township, Ohio
Date: undated (between entries dated 26 Jul 1805 & 18 Oct 1805)
Items included:
Two young draft steers & yoke $37, 1 red & white cow $11, 1 red & white milk cow $9, 1 old cow $7, [various livestock: heifers, steers, bull, calf], 1 waggon $30, 2 colts one a black stud $25, the other a bay mare $25, 20 grown hogs $45, 5 pigs $3, 1 black mare $75, 1 black mare & colt $30, farm utensils, household furniture & effects, wearing apparel, a quantity of books $5.75, 1 woman's saddle $8, 1 spinning wheel $2, cash in the hands of widow Sacket $50.
Appraisers: Charles Friend, Nathl Wilson Sen, Henry Abrams.
Sworn by: Chas Friend, JP for Clear Creek Township.
Clear Creek Township, Ohio
Date: undated (between entries dated 26 Jul 1805 & 18 Oct 1805)
Items included:
Two young draft steers & yoke $37, 1 red & white cow $11, 1 red & white milk cow $9, 1 old cow $7, [various livestock: heifers, steers, bull, calf], 1 waggon $30, 2 colts one a black stud $25, the other a bay mare $25, 20 grown hogs $45, 5 pigs $3, 1 black mare $75, 1 black mare & colt $30, farm utensils, household furniture & effects, wearing apparel, a quantity of books $5.75, 1 woman's saddle $8, 1 spinning wheel $2, cash in the hands of widow Sacket $50.
Appraisers: Charles Friend, Nathl Wilson Sen, Henry Abrams.
Sworn by: Chas Friend, JP for Clear Creek Township.
Children of Azariah Sackett and Elizabeth Young
- William Sackett+ b. 1799, d. 1 Dec 1860
- Jonathan Y Sackett+ b. 8 May 1804, d. 19 Nov 1880
282. Azariah Sackett, of Lancaster, Ohio, son of (82) Thomas and Sarah L. Haywood Sackett, was married to Eliza Young.
Children.
753. William Sackett, m. Rachel Young.
754. Jonathan Sackett, b. May 8, 1804, d. Nov. 19, 1880; m. Rachel Lush.
754. Jonathan Sackett, b. May 8, 1804, d. Nov. 19, 1880; m. Rachel Lush.
Notes & Citations
- Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "282. Azariah Sackett, m. Elizabeth Young."
- "Ohio Probate Records, 1789–1996" (FamilySearch image), undated Bill of Valuation of the personal estate of Azariah Sacket (between entries dated 26 Jul 1805 & 18 Oct 1805).
- Website National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, "Sackett, Azariah
Service: Pennsylvania
Rank: Private
Birth: (Circa) 1758, Pennsylvania
Death: (Ante) 1806, Fairfield Co-Prob, Ohio
Service Description: Capt Noah Abraham, Cumberland Co., Mil.
Residence: Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania
Spouse: Elizabeth Young." - "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783" (FamilySearch transcript), "Sacket, Azariah, Sergeant, 1778, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Capt Samuel Penton's Company."
- "Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801" (Ancestry image), "Fannett, Cumberland County, 1779, freemen, Azariah Sackett, £3."; "Fannett, Cumberland County, 1781, freemen, Azariah Sacket, tax 35."; "Fannett, Cumberland County, 1782, freemen, Azareah Sackett, £2 18s 6d."; "Fannett, Franklin County, 1785, freemen, Azariah Sacket, state tax 14s 7d."
- "Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801", (Ancestry image), "Armagh, Cumberland County, 1786, Azariah Sackett, state tax 10s."; "Armagh, Cumberland County, 1786, Azariah Sacket, rates 10s."; "Armagh, Cumberland County, 1787, freemen, Assiria Sackett [sic], 10s."; "Armagh, Cumberland County, 1787, Azariah Sackett, state tax 10s."; "Armagh, Cumberland County, 1788, Azariah Sackett, 4s 6d."; "Armagh, Cumberland County, 1788, Azariah Sacket, 2 horses 2 cows, rates £9."; "Armagh, Cumberland County, 1789, Azariah Sackett, 400 acres, rates 100, 2 horses 2 cows 16, total 116."; "Armagh, Cumberland County, 1789, Azariah Sackett, £1 11s 5d."
- 1790 United States census, Azariah Sackett. Mifflin, PA. 1 white male (16+), 1 white male under 16, and 3 white females.
- "U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820" (Ancestry transcript), "Petition to Congress, 20 Feb 1801, by settlers on the public land between the "Waters of Muskingum, and Sciota River" seeking pre-emption rights for the land they have settled and improved."
| Appears in | Sacketts in the Military |
| Sackett line | Son of Thomas Sackett of Hopewell |
| Charts | Line 3a (American) |
| Generation.Tree | 6N.3 |
| Last Edited | 23 Nov 2023 |
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