Mary (Sackett) Wynn (bef. 1729 - bef. 1804)

Ancestors

Wife of John Wynn — married 12 Oct 1749 in Holy Trinity Minories, City of London

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Biography

Mary was baptized at St John in Thanet, Kent, on 28 December 1729.
She died aged 75 and was buried at St John in Thanet on 13 July 1804.

Mary was named as a beneficiary in her mother's will made in Margate on 20 April 1754. She was to share the residue of the estate equally with her sister Elizabeth after Elizabeth had received an additional £50 to compensate for Mary having been "better advanced and provided for" by their father John. The estate included assets in Antigua.

Mary was named as a beneficiary in the will of her unmarried sister Elizabeth Sackett, made in Margate, on 9 May 1797. She was to inherit Elizabeth's tenement in Margate and was also to receive the residue of the estate after bequests to Elizabeth's nieces Mary Swan and Mary Wynn.

Her Mother's Will

Abstract of will of Elizabeth Sackett of Margate, Isle of Thanet, Kent. Date: 20 April 1754. Proved: Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 29 March 1797, to daughter Elizabeth as surviving executrix. Source: National Archives, Kew, PROB 11/1288 quire 205. Testatrix: Elizabeth Sackett, widow, Margate, Isle of Thanet. Beneficiaries: Daughter Elizabeth Sackett, all goods & furniture in back chamber, plus £50 "to make her equal with my eldest daughter who was so much better advanced & provided for by my late dear & loving husband John Sackett decd. than my youngest daughter was by him." Daughter Mary Wynn, wife of John Wynn of St John, Wapping, Middlesex, pewterer; and daughter Elizabeth Sackett, equal shares in residue of monies, stocks, household goods & chattels, clothes & personal estate both in England & in Island of Autego [?Antigua]. Executors: John Wynn, son-in-law, & Elizabeth Sackett, daughter. Witnesses: Daniel Butler, Mary Butler.

Her Sister's Will

Abstract of will of Elizabeth Sackett spinster of Margate, Isle of Thanet, Kent. Date: 9 May 1797. Proved: Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 7 Oct 1797. Source: National Archives, Kew, PROB 11/1298 quire 713. Testatrix: Elizabeth Sackett, spinster, Margate, Isle of Thanet. Beneficiaries: Sister Mary Wynn, widow & heirs, all money and messuage in Margate now in my occupation, residue, real & personal. Niece Mary Swan, widow, £50 stock & part of stock in consolidated 3% annuities, & various items of silver, linen, china, books, & clothes. William Reynalls Swan & John Swan, sons of Mary, 2 guineas each. Niece Mary Wynn, £110 in stock & rest of 3% annuities, & various items of silver, linen, china, books, clothes, gold watch & cases, writing desk. Executrixes: Nieces Mary Swan & Mary Wynn.

Sources

• Baptisms Register, St John the Baptist, Thanet, Kent, "28 December 1729 Mary d. John & Elizabeth Sackette."
• Burials Register, St John the Baptist, Thanet, Kent, digital image, Findmypast, "13 Jul 1804, Mary Wynn, 75."
• Marriage Licence Allegations, Vicar-General's Office (Society of Genealogists), "11 October 1749 John Wynn, bachelor, 22+, of St John, Wapping, Middlesex, & Mary Sackett, spinster, 20, of Margate, Kent, daughter of John Sackett, mariner; at Trinity Minories, London; or St John, Wapping, Middlesex; or Woodford, Essex."
• Marriages Register, Holy Trinity Minories (digital image, Ancestry.com), 12 Oct 1749 John Wynn Br to Mary Sachett Spr."
• Will of Elizabeth Sackett of Margate, Isle of Thanet, Kent, 20 April 1754, proved at Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 29 March 1797 (National Archives, PROB 11/1288 quire 205).
• Will of Elizabeth Sackett of Margate, Isle of Thanet, Kent, 9 May 1797, proved at Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 7 October 1797 (National Archives, PROB 11/1298 quire 713).
• https://sackettfamily.info/g5/p5101.htm