John Sackett (bef. 1699 - abt. 1776)

Born before 23 Apr 1699 in Margate, Kent, England.

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Austin) Sackett — married 20 Oct 1735 in Margate, Kent, England

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Biography

John was named as a beneficiary in his uncle Richard Sackett's will made in St John in Thanet on 28 October 1730. He was appointed overseer of the will jointly with Richard's brother-in-law Cornelius Tomlin, and was left an amount of 40 shillings.

John was named as a beneficiary in his father's will made in St John in Thanet on 24 April 1739. He was to receive the residue of the estate after bequests of £100 to each of his three sisters, and reversion of the house and land after the death of his mother who had lifetime enjoyment.

John made his will in St John in Thanet on 10 February 1764, naming as beneficiaries his sisters Mary, Hannah and Martha, his nephews John Baker, Thomas Baker, John Wood, Thomas Wood, Sackett Wood and John Underdown, and his niece Anne Wood.

Birth

John Sackett was born at Margate, Kent and baptised on 23rd April 1699 at St John the Baptist, Margate.^[1] He was the son of Peter and Ann

Marriage

John Sackette married Mary Austin on 20th October, 1735 at St John the Baptist, Margate ^[2] Neither had been previously married.

His Uncle's Will

e: 28 October 1730. Proved: Prerogative Court of Canterbury, April 1731, by Martha Sackett, widow & relict. Source: National Archives, Kew, PROB 11/644. Testator: Richard Sackett, yeoman, St John in Thanet. Beneficiaries Wife Martha Sackett, £80 over & above her joynture, one-third of "household stuff within Door". Daughter Susana Sackett, £400 which is due to me on South Sea Stock & India Stock as soon as she comes of age or marries; interest & profits until then; £300 from my personal estate when 21; trustees to invest & she to get interest until then; one-third household stuff within door & my silver tankard marked R|M; to live rent-free in the house until 21 or marriage; reversion to my son Richard Sackett. Son Richard Sackett, messuages, tenements, malthouse, barns, stables, outhouses, edifices, buildings, lands, wood land, & premises, freehold & real estate at Northdown, St Johns, & elsewhere; Richard to pay Susana £4 per year for her life out of that part of the estate bought of Margaret Smith, widow, plus £4 per year to Susana after Martha's death out of the estate where she now lives; if Richard dies without heirs, reversion to Susana & her heirs; one-third household stuff. Cousin John s. William Evas of Ramsgate, cousins Hannah & Martha Sackett, cousin Hannah Tomline, cousin James Taddy, 20/- each within 3 months after my decease. Poor of St Johns, 20/-. Son Richard, residue. Executors: Richard Sackett & Martha Sackett. Overseers of will: brother Cornelius Tomline, cousin John Sackett, 40/- each. Witnesses: John Piers, Ann Emplage, Geo. Witherden.

His Father's Will

Abstract of will of Peter Sackett of St John in Thanet, Kent. Date: 24 April 1739. Proved: Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, 13 June 1741, by John Sackett. Source: Kent Archives Office, PRC 17-91-29. Testator: Peter Sackett, yeoman, St John in Thanet. Beneficiaries: Wife Anne, messuage, & lands in Swalecliffe & Whitstable for life. Daughters, Mary, wife of Thomas Baker; Hannah, wife of Thomas Wood; Martha, wife of Vincent Underdowne, £100 each to be paid 1 year after death of wife Anne, plus £10 each for funeral clothes. Son John, residue plus reversion of messuage & lands. Executor: son John.

His Will

Abstract of will of John Sackett of St John in Thanet, Kent. Date: 10 February 1764. Proved: Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, 4 October 1766. Source: Kent Archives Office, PRC 17-97-370. Testator: John Sackett, yeoman, St John in Thanet. Beneficiaries: Sister Hannah Wood, wife of Thomas Wood, messuage & lands etc. at Swalecliffe & Whitstable for life, with reversion to her children, Anne Minter wife of Henry Minter, & John, Elizabeth, Sarah, Thomas, & Sackett Wood. Brother-in-law Thomas Wood, £20. Nephews John & Thomas Baker, sons of sister Mary Baker, widow, messuage & land etc. at Margate in which he [?who] now lives. Niece Martha Swinford, widow, £200. Sister Martha Underdowne, £200. Brother-in-law Vincent Underdowne, £20. John Underdowne, son of Vincent & Martha, £200. Joint executors: John Baker & John Wood.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJWL-KMD : 11 February 2018, Ann Sackett in entry for John Sackett, ); citing 36, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,886,154.
2. ↑ "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGNJ-7NNG : 19 April 2019), Mary Austin in entry for John Sackette, 20 Oct 1735; from " Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1913," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d); citing Marriage, Saint John in Thanet, Kent, England, United Kingdom, page , Citing Canterbury Cathedral Archives, England.

• Baptisms Register, St John the Baptist, Thanet, Kent, "23 April 1699 John s. Peter & Ann Sackett."
• Burials Register, St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent (Parish Registers 1570-1650 (U3/140/1/1) (Debrett's); Tyler transcripts; IGI), "13 September 1766 John Sackett, 67."

Thanet Obituary, monumental inscription, St John's Church, Margate, Kent, stone tomb, "Peter Sackett, gent., aged 75; Ann, ux, aged 75; four children, ob. infants; John, their son, aged 67."

• Will of Richard Sackett of St John in Thanet, Kent, 28 October 1730, proved at Prerogative Court of Canterbury, April 1731 (National Archives, PROB 11/644).
• Will of Peter Sackett of St John in Thanet, Kent, 24 April 1739, proved at Canterbury Archdeaconry Court, 13 June 1741 (Kent Archives Office, PRC 17-91-29).
• Will of John Sackett of St John in Thanet, Kent, 10 February 1764, proved at Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, 4 October 1766 (Kent Archives Office, PRC 17-97-370).
• https://sackettfamily.info/g3/p3303.htm