Judge Joseph Sackett1
(1680-1755)
Judge Joseph Sackett|b. 1680\nd. 1755|p4402.htm|Capt. Joseph Sackett|b. 1655/56\nd. 1719|p3342.htm|Elizabeth Betts|b. c 1660\nd. bt 1700 - 1710||Simon Sackett|b. 1630\nd. 1659|p2424.htm|Sarah Bloomfield|b. c 1633||Capt Richard Betts|b. c 1613\nd. 1713||Joanna ___|||
| Father | Capt. Joseph Sackett (1655/56-1719) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Betts (c 1660-bt 1700 - 1710) |
Judge Joseph Sackett, of English Kills, Newtown, Long Island, New York, son of Capt. Joseph Sackett and Elizabeth Betts, was born in Newtown in 1680.2 He died in English Kills on 26 September 1755.1,2 He married on 23 May 1706, Hannah Alsop, daughter of Capt Richard Alsop and Hannah Underhill.2 Hannah was born in 1690.3 She died on 17 June 1773.1
Joseph was named as a beneficiary in his father's will made in Newtown, Queen's County, on 20 September 1719.
On 19 August 1731, Judge Joseph was appointed attorney by his 14-year-old nephew Joseph S Sackett, son of Judge Joseph's deceased brother Simon.4
Joseph made his will on 31 March 1755, naming as beneficiaries his wife Hannah, his sons William, Thomas, Joseph, John, James and Samuel, his daughters Elizabeth and Hannah, and the children of his late daughters Frances Blackwell and Deborah Stringham.3 The will was proved on 22 October 1755.3
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Joseph was named as a beneficiary in his father's will made in Newtown, Queen's County, on 20 September 1719.
On 19 August 1731, Judge Joseph was appointed attorney by his 14-year-old nephew Joseph S Sackett, son of Judge Joseph's deceased brother Simon.4 Joseph made his will on 31 March 1755, naming as beneficiaries his wife Hannah, his sons William, Thomas, Joseph, John, James and Samuel, his daughters Elizabeth and Hannah, and the children of his late daughters Frances Blackwell and Deborah Stringham.3
The will was proved on 22 October 1755.3 Sacketts of America: biography
Sackett Family Association descendants: Tom Smith · Barbara Bell · Floyd Oster · Marlene Bekey ·
Family | Hannah Alsop |
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| Last Edited | 29 November 2008 |
| Reference | 23.4L.7 |
Notes & Citations
- [S466] James Riker, The Annals of Newtown, in Queens County, New-York: containing Its History from its first Settlement, D Fanshaw, New York (1852), "Joseph Sackett, son of Joseph, received a considerable property from his father, and resided at the English Kills, on the premises late Judge Jones’. He was a man of probity, a justice of the peace, and a judge from 1749 till his death, which occurred at an advanced age, Sep. 26, 1755. His wife Hannah, dau. of Richard Alsop, survived till June 17, 1773. Their ch. were Joseph,4 John, James, Samuel,5 Thomas, William, Elizabeth, who m. Jonathan Fish; Hannah, m. Thomas Whitehead; Frances, m. Jacob Blackwell; and Deborah, who m. Jas. Stringham."
- [S467] Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "23. Joseph Sackett, b. in 1680, d. Sept. 27, 1755; m. Hannah Alsop."
- [S467] Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America.
- [S956] Hunterdon [NJ] County Records 1701-1838,
"Power of attorney dated 19 Aug. 1731 of Joseph Sackett, aged ca. 15 years., son of Simon and Mary Sackett, of Trenton dec'd to "my dear beloved and honored uncle Joseph Sackett of New Town, Queens County, Island of Nassau" yeoman, "my guardian"...to dispose of any real and personal property "until I become twenty and one". Wit: J. Forster and Chas. Reilly. No date of recording."