William Sackett of Jordan Down, yeoman
(c 1520-1572)
William Sackett, yeoman of Jordan Down, St John in Thanet, Kent, was born in about 1520.1 He was buried at St John's Church, Margate, Kent, on 31 December 1572.2 He married in about 1545, Johan ___, who survived him.
William made his will in Jordan Down, St John in Thanet, on 20 December 1572, naming as beneficiaries his wife Johan, his sons Robert, Edward and John, his daughters Johan, Joyce and Alyce, his grandson Robert Norwood, and his granddaughter Joan Norwood.3
William made his will in Jordan Down, St John in Thanet, on 20 December 1572, naming as beneficiaries his wife Johan, his sons Robert, Edward and John, his daughters Johan, Joyce and Alyce, his grandson Robert Norwood, and his granddaughter Joan Norwood.3
Will of William Sackett of Jordan Down, St John in Thanet, Kent, 20 December 1572, proved in the Canterbury Archdeaconry Court, 4 February 1572/73 (Kent Archives Office, PRC 17-41-360). (Researched by Michael Calle).
William Sackett
Will dated 20 Dec 1572 [Abstract by Michael Callé]
Yeoman of Jordan Down, St. Johns, Thanet
Beneficiaries
Johan my wife – complicated reference to dowry including land
Eldest son Robert – tenement & lands at Jordan Down, residue of other land
Son Edward when 21 – tenement & 20 acres arable & pasture in St. Peters lately purchased of
Alexander Norwood, 14 acres arable in St. Johns (mentions land of John Sackett the elder)
Daughter Johan when 18 –
Daughter Joyce when 18 –
Son John when 22 – tenement & 16½ acres at church Hill, St. Peters, lately purchased of
Stephen Ta__ye; 8 acres at ?Mill Down lately bought from Alexander Norwood; land at Bennetts Hill bought of John Graunt. Trust created.
Daughter Alyce Norwood –
Son-in-law Symon Norwood –
Robert Norwood, son of Symon –
Joan Norwood, daughter of Symon –
Servant Joan ?Englishby
Executors
Robert Sackett my son, Thomas ?Lyddows of St. Lawrence my brother in law
Overseers
Johan my wife, Edward ?Lyth__
Witnesses
Edward ?Lyth___, John Beddell, William Solley
Probate
4 Feb 1572/3
It would appear that William was a reasonably prosperous farmer, having sufficient lands to leave farms to each of his three sons. After providing for his wife during her lifetime, he left his tenement and lands at Jordan Down to his eldest son Robert. He left a tenement and 20 acres of arable lands and pasture in St Peter in Thanet and 14 acres of arable land in St John in Thanet to his son Edward when he reached 21. The third son John was to receive, at age 22, a tenement and 16½ acres at Church Hill, St Peter's, 8 acres at Mill Down, and further land at Bennetts Hill. The will was proved in the Archdeaconry Court, Canterbury, Kent, on 4 February 1572/73.3
William Sackett
Will dated 20 Dec 1572 [Abstract by Michael Callé]
Yeoman of Jordan Down, St. Johns, Thanet
Beneficiaries
Johan my wife – complicated reference to dowry including land
Eldest son Robert – tenement & lands at Jordan Down, residue of other land
Son Edward when 21 – tenement & 20 acres arable & pasture in St. Peters lately purchased of
Alexander Norwood, 14 acres arable in St. Johns (mentions land of John Sackett the elder)
Daughter Johan when 18 –
Daughter Joyce when 18 –
Son John when 22 – tenement & 16½ acres at church Hill, St. Peters, lately purchased of
Stephen Ta__ye; 8 acres at ?Mill Down lately bought from Alexander Norwood; land at Bennetts Hill bought of John Graunt. Trust created.
Daughter Alyce Norwood –
Son-in-law Symon Norwood –
Robert Norwood, son of Symon –
Joan Norwood, daughter of Symon –
Servant Joan ?Englishby
Executors
Robert Sackett my son, Thomas ?Lyddows of St. Lawrence my brother in law
Overseers
Johan my wife, Edward ?Lyth__
Witnesses
Edward ?Lyth___, John Beddell, William Solley
Probate
4 Feb 1572/3
Family | Johan ___ (c 1520-aft 1572) |
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| Charts | William Sackett of Jordan Down descendant chart Early Sacketts timeline |
| Reference | G.1 |
Notes & Citations
- The birth dates of William Sackett's sons Robert and Edward are based on the assumption that they would have been about 25 at the date of their respective first marriages. It is also noted that Robert, but not Edward, was of full age at the time of his father's death. Alyce's birth has been placed before Robert's on the grounds that she was married with two children in 1572. But, if married at 18, the order may be reversed. In either case, it may be inferred that William was born c1520.
- Burials Register, St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent (Parish Registers 1570-1650 (U3/140/1/1) (Debrett's); Tyler transcripts; IGI).
- Will of William Sackett of Jordan Down, St John in Thanet, Kent, 20 December 1572, proved in the Canterbury Archdeaconry Court, 4 February 1572/73 (Kent Archives Office, PRC 17-41-360).
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