Lewis Tackett Sr. (1676 - 1744)

Born 1676 in France

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1744 at about age 68 in Prince William, Colony of Virginia

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Lewis Tackett Sr. was a Huguenot.

Biography

Lewis Tackett Sr. was a Virginia colonist.

Registered Huguenot

Lewis Tackett, is listed under: Huguenots Settling in Early Colonial Virginia^[1]

Lewis Tackett's Registered Lineage.^[1]

Lewis Tackett is listed under Documented French Huguenot Names by The National Huguenot Society.^[2]

Birth

Lewis Tackett was born about 1670 in France.

Emigration

Lewis is said to have emigrated as a youngster, and spent his early years in England.

His family may have fled France just before the Edict of Nantes was revoked in 1685, and immediate persecution of Huguenots began. It is estimated Lewis was between the ages of 11-16, using the range of birth years 1670-1675 that have been associated with him.

No documentation has been discovered to support his year of birth, or year of arrival in England.

Marriage

Lewis Tackett married Mary Sarah, a British subject, before 1686. Her maiden name is unknown

See Mary Sarah's profile regarding the speculation that her maiden name was Spiller.

Immigration

Lewis Tackett migrated to the British Colony of Virginia, a 13 week journey across the Atlantic Ocean, around 1686-1687. His name appears on a 1686-1687 list of Huguenot passengers, whose passage was paid by Englishman, and Notary Public, Nicholas Hayward.^[3]

Lewis Tackett JR, the first son of Lewis and Mary, was born about 1709.

In August of 1711, Lewis Tackett, and another Huguenot Immigrant, Louis Reno, jointly patented land in Cedar Run.

John was born about 1712, and William, was born around the year 1722. Rachel Tacketts year is of birth is unknown.

Death and Burial

Lewis Tackett passed away about

Surname Variations

Tacquette, Tackket, Tackette, Tacket, Tackit, Tackett.

The varied spelling of the Tackett surname, over a 300 year period, is evident on many United States documents.

Historically, people who recorded important legal documents such as land grants, vital records, and population census, used phonetic spelling.

Many used an anglicized spelling of a French surname to disassociate a person from the French, enemies in the British Colonies the Huguenots fled to, during the French and Indian War.

Research Notes

1. There has been speculation that Mary Sarah's surname is Spiller. There is no documentation to support this. For more information about this, please see her profile.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "The Huguenot Society", database, names documented as early founders of Manakin Town and Colonial Virginia, registered lineages: *TACKETT, TACQUETT, Lewis #, Tackett John, Tackett, Lewis,; Tackett Lewis, Tackett Keziah, Young, Jacob.(https://web.archive.org/web/20010201070500/http://huguenot-manakin.org/)
2. ↑ "The National Huguenot Society," list of documented French Huguenot names; Lewis Tacquette, (https://web.archive.org/web/20010201070500/http://www.huguenot.netnation.com)
3. ↑ http://www.virginiaplaces.org/religion/huguenots.html

Family Data Collection - Individual Records

Name Lewis Tackett Parents Lewis, Mary Tacquett Tackett, Sarah Tackett, Spiller Birth Place Stafford Co, VA Birth Date 1709 Death Place Frederick Co, VA

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

Name Lewis Tacquett Gender Male Birth Year 1685 Spouse Name Mary Number Pages 1 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Name Lewis Tacquett Birth Date 1676 Birth Place France Death Date 1744 Death Place Stafford County, Virginia, USA Has Bio? N Spouse Mary Sarah Tacquett Children Lewis Tackett

Name: Lewis Tacquett Birth Date: 1676 Birth Place: France Death Date: 1744 Death Place: Stafford County, Virginia, USA Cemetery: Has Bio?: N Spouse: Mary Sarah Tacquett Father: Lewis J Tacquett Children: Lewis Tackett John Moses Tackett

• Source Citation for Family Data Collection - Individual Records

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Source Citation for U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

• "Find a Grave", database and images (accessed 23 Nov 2021), memorial page for Lewis Tacquett (1676–1744), Find A Grave: Memorial #128020820, Burial place unknown.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Ron Eldridge for creating WikiTree profile Tackett-212 through the import of Eldridge Family Tree on Nov 5, 2013.