Moses
Pocknett
Born in Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Elijah Pocknett
and Mercy (Moody) Pocknett
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mercy (Squib) Pocknett
— married
about 1825 in Massachusetts, United States
Husband of
Julia W (Johnson) Pocknett
— married
May 1870 in Gay Head, Aquinnah, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Father of
Louisa (Pocknett) Devine, Alexander D Pocknett, Sarah Pocknett, Pheobe A (Pocknett) Cooper, Philenia N (Pocknett) Tobey, Susan (Pocknett) Handy, Grafton G. Pocknett, Reliance Pocknett, Henrietta Pocknett, Tryphosa (Pocknett) Peters, Eliza (Pocknett) Oden, Nathan Alton Pocknett, Charles Francis Pocknett, Johnathan Pocknett, Clarissa Pocknett, Bertha Pocknett and Winthrop Bradford Pocknett
Died about
at about age 77
in Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jun 2017
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Biography
Moses was Mashpee Wampanoag.
Moses Pocknett was a Native American. The Reports below were taken over a few years and the ages may be off a little bit:
- In 1849, Moses Pocknett is 55yo. And a member of the Marshpee Wampanoag tribe in Marshpee, Barnstable, Mass.[1]
- In 1861, Moses Pocknett is 60yo. And is listed as a member of the Marshpee Wampanoag tribe in Marshpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts.[2]
Birth
- 10 Mar 1799: Mosses Pocknet was born in Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He is the son of Elijah and Sarah Pocknet.[3]
Marriages
- By 1834: Moses Pocknet and Mercy Moody are listed as husband and wife on a record of families created in 1834. First daughter Eliza was born 11 Feb 1834. Parents and other children are also on record.[4]
- 1860: Residence[5]
- The 1870 census records a recently married Moses Pocnet, age 72, to Julia A., 25; and a one-month-old Eliza.[6]
Research Notes
There may be a younger Moses Pocknett, but this is who we [who?] were always told our grandfather was. Paternity of Winthrop Pocknett is questionable. Any help figuring out this mystery is greatly appreciated.
When did Moses die?
- He was alive in 1870 when he was recently married to Julia.
- Julia gave birth to a daughter (Clara, later called Clarissa) in Jun 1874; only the mother is named BUT the clerk has chosen to record that the birth was "Legitimate". [7] This birth date calculates back to a September 1873 conception, and suggests that Moses died after that conception but before the birth of Clara the following June. It is odd, however, that Moses was not named as the father.
Sources
- ↑ https://sites.rootsweb.com/~usnatttp/wampanoag/briggsrpt1849.htm
- ↑ https://sites.rootsweb.com/~usnatttp/wampanoag/earlerpt1861.htm
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-VC2V : 18 February 2020), Moses Pocknet, 10 Mar 1799; citing Birth, Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009563.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8979-DDDV?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DC-BZJ%3A353349701%2C353408101%2C353408102 : 13 July 2016), Barnstable > Mashpee > Births, marriages, deaths 1834-1870 > image 11 of 49; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZH8-YXP : 18 March 2020), Moses Pocknet, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6PZC-F6S?cc=1438024&wc=K2XM-3TL%3A518657101%2C519025701%2C519031401 : 12 June 2019), Massachusetts > Dukes > Gay Head > image 1 of 4; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-62QQ-5Z4?cc=1463156 : 27 October 2020), > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Boston.
See also:
- Moses Pocknet (FamilySearch profile).
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Julia gave birth to a daughter (Clara, later called Clarissa) in Jun 1874; only the mother is named BUT the clerk has chosen to record that the birth was "Legitimate".
See "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-62QQ-5Z4?cc=1463156 : 27 October 2020), > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Boston.
This birth date calculates back to a September 1873 conception, and suggests that Moses died after that conception but before the birth of Clara the following June. It is odd, however, that Moses was not named as the father.
edited by Melissa (Webster) Snyer
The record that was made, recording Moses' birth date was made in 1834, long before Winthrop's birth. I have no reason to believe it's inaccurate.
There is clearly an 1834 marriage recorded for Moses to Mercy Moody (not Squib).
But his daughter, Louisa, who we know was born in the 1820s, lists her parents as Moses and Mercy.
Do you know where the "Squib" maiden name for Mercy comes from?
I guess it's possible that Moses and Mercy lived together as man and wife as early as 1825, but that the state did not recognize their marriage until 1834. OR he was previously married to another Mercy.
edited by Jillaine Smith
"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-65T9-P9D?cc=1469062&wc=3PMM-2NL%3A1042553901 : 27 October 2020), 004267381 > image 247 of 1042; State Archives, Boston.
It is saying how old someone was on a specific date [their birthday] in a specific year -- in most cases 1834. I've seen something similar in old (pre 1700) Yarmouth records. So... for example, Moses Pocknet was 35 on March 10, 1834. This translates to his birth date being 10 March 1799. Sigh.
There is a Moses Pocknett age 60 and Mercy S. Pocknett age 50 on this report. They are listed as members of the Marshpee Wampanoag Tribe. I hope this helps <ref>http://sites.rootsweb.com/~usnatttp/wampanoag/earlerpt1861.htm</ref>