Ezekiel Sackett
(c 1737-)
| Father | John Sackett MD (c 1702-after 1760) |
| Mother | ___ ___ |
Ezekiel Sackett, son of John Sackett MD and ___ ___, was born, presumably in Dutchess County, New York StateG, in about 1737.1 He married in Amenia, Dutchess CountyG, on 13 November 1759, Mary Atherton, daughter of James Atherton and Elizabeth Dormant.1,2
Ezekiel Sackett served as a private in the American Revolutionary War.3
Ezekiel's wife Mary was left an equal share with her sister Prudence and two other siblings in 150 acres of land in Northmoreland Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in her father James Atherton's will made in Kingstown, Luzerne County on 3 March 1789.4
In 1790 Ezekiel was living in Amenia, Dutchess County, New York StateG. In his household were three males (16+), one male under 16, and four females.5
715. Ezekiel Sackett, of Dutchess County, N. Y., son of (268) John Sackett, M. D., was married Nov. 13, 1759, to Mary Atherton, daughter of James Atherton, who came from Canterbury, Conn., to Dutchess County, N. Y., and removed from there in 1769 to Wilkesbarre, Penn., where he died in 1790. The New York records show that Ezekiel Sackett, of Dutchess County, was adjudged entitled to bounty lands by reason of service rendered in the war of the Revolution.
Ezekiel Sackett served as a private in the American Revolutionary War.3
Ezekiel's wife Mary was left an equal share with her sister Prudence and two other siblings in 150 acres of land in Northmoreland Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in her father James Atherton's will made in Kingstown, Luzerne County on 3 March 1789.4
In 1790 Ezekiel was living in Amenia, Dutchess County, New York StateG. In his household were three males (16+), one male under 16, and four females.5
715. Ezekiel Sackett, of Dutchess County, N. Y., son of (268) John Sackett, M. D., was married Nov. 13, 1759, to Mary Atherton, daughter of James Atherton, who came from Canterbury, Conn., to Dutchess County, N. Y., and removed from there in 1769 to Wilkesbarre, Penn., where he died in 1790. The New York records show that Ezekiel Sackett, of Dutchess County, was adjudged entitled to bounty lands by reason of service rendered in the war of the Revolution.
Children.
1690. Jesse Sackett, m. ___ Blackmeath.
1691. Reuben Sackett, m. ___ Dibble.
1692. Nathaniel Sackett.
1693. Anne Sackett, m. Eliphalet Reed.
1694. Joanna Sackett, was married Jan. 7, 1779, to Reuben Delano.
1695. Della Sackett.
1696. Polly Sackett, m. Reuben Martin.
1691. Reuben Sackett, m. ___ Dibble.
1692. Nathaniel Sackett.
1693. Anne Sackett, m. Eliphalet Reed.
1694. Joanna Sackett, was married Jan. 7, 1779, to Reuben Delano.
1695. Della Sackett.
1696. Polly Sackett, m. Reuben Martin.
Children of Ezekiel Sackett and Mary Atherton
- Joanna Sackett b. c 1760
- Jesse Sackett b. say 1761
- Nathaniel Sackett b. say 1764
- Anne Sackett+ b. say 1766
- Reuben Sackett b. after 1766
- Della Sackett b. say 1770
- Polly Sackett b. say 1772
Notes & Citations
- Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "715. Ezekiel Sackett, m. Mary Atherton, Nov. 13, 1759."
- Website Brooklyn Genealogy, Marriage Index New York 1600s–1900. (Steve Morse), "1759, Amenia, Dutchess County, Sacket, Ezekiel & Artherton, Mary."
- Website National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, "Sackett, Ezekiel
Service: New York
Rank: Private
Birth: C 1737, Amenia Precinct, New York
Death: p 1786, Amenia, New York
Spouse: Mary Atherton." - "Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683–1993" (Ancestry image), Will of James Atherton of Kingstown, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 3 Mar 1789.
- 1790 United States census
Ezekiel Sacket. Amenia, Dutchess, NY. 3 white males (16+), 1 white male under 16, and 4 white females.
| Appears in | Sacketts in the Military |
| Sackett line | Grandson of Captain Richard Sackett of New York |
| Charts | Line 3a (American) |
| Generation.Tree | 6N.3 |
| Last Edited | 11 Mar 2023 |
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English line of Thomas Sackett the elder & other English lines
American line of Thomas Sackett the elder through Simon Sackett the colonist
Line of John Sackett of New Haven