Thanet line overlay charts

Thanet line charts

These combination DNA/genealogical charts show test participants' results superimposed over traditional genealogical charts. The charts are abbreviated for simplicity, with numbers of generations being shown where names are omitted. Letter sequences under each name are abbreviated DNA signatures, showing only those markers that differ. The full DNA signature of each individual is available via a pop-up detail panel—the "+" sign. Ancestors' DNA signatures are derived from the test results of their participating descendants.

Thanet chart 1 shows the ancestral lines of participants whose results match closely and whose genealogical paper trails identify them as descendants of Thomas Sackett the elder of Thanet, Kent.

The remaining charts show the ancestral lines of other partipants whose DNA matches the Thanet line but whose paper trails have not yet been fully established.

Thanet chart 1
Most recent common ancestor—Thomas Sackett the elder of Thanet, Kent

Eight participants, Robert Sackett, Ray J Sackett, Fred J Sackett, Herbert R Sackett, Arnold H Sackett, John H Sackett, Charles L Sackett, and Paul S Sackett, have well-documented ancestries linking back to Simon Sackett the colonist and, through him, to Thomas Sackett the elder of Thanet, Kent.

One participant, Michael J Sackett, is a descendant of Thomas the elder through the English line of Sacketts. All known present-day English Sacketts are descended through this line.

Conclusions

From these DNA results, combined with participants' genealogical paper trails, it may be concluded that:

• Simon Sackett the colonist of Newtown, Massachusetts, was descended from Thomas Sackett the elder of Thanet, Kent.
• All known present-day English descendants with the name Sackett and all descendants of Simon the colonist are related, with Thomas Sackett the elder as their common ancestor.

Earliest documented ancestor—Skene Douglas Sackett of New Milford, Connecticut

One participant, Robert E Sacket, who has DNA test results matching those of the Thanet line, is a descendant of Skene Douglas Sackett.

Weygant, in The Sacketts of America, recorded Skene's father as a Josiah Crego Sackett, a son of Captain Richard Sackett (c1678–1746), a descendant of the John Sackett of New Haven line. It has been established that Josiah Crego was not himself a Sackett, but was a stepson of Captain Richard. Skene may have been a grandson of Captain Richard, but neither this nor any other possible ancestry for him has been established.

Conclusions

From this and other DNA results, combined with participants' genealogical paper trails, it may be concluded that:

• Skene Douglas Sackett of New Milford, Connecticut, was a descendant of Thomas Sackett the elder of Thanet, Kent, or at least shared a common ancestor with him.
• Although not proved, it is likely that Skene was a descendant of Simon Sackett the colonist.

Earliest documented ancestor—Capt Richard Sackett of New York City and Dutchess County, New York

The ancestral line of David Sackett, whose test results match those of the Thanet line, may be traced back with reasonable confidence to Captain Richard Sackett of Dutchess County, New York. However, beyond that, his ancestry is uncertain.

Weygant, in The Sacketts of America, recorded Richard as a son of Jonathan Sackett and a grandson of John Sackett of New Haven. Jacobus, in The Families of Ancient New Haven, written several years after Weygant's work but based upon original records, does not list Richard among the children of Jonathan. There are also arguments connected with the respective ages of Jonathan and Richard that suggest a link would have been unlikely.

Conclusion

From this and other DNA results, combined with participants' genealogical paper trails, it may be concluded that:

• Capt Richard Sackett was a descendant of Thomas Sackett the elder of Thanet, Kent, or at least shared a common ancestor with him.
• Although not proved, it is likely that Capt Richard was a descendant of Simon Sackett the colonist.