Colonel Richard Sackett
(c 1746-1799)
Colonel Richard Sackett|b. c 1746\nd. 1799|p6482.htm|Hon Nathaniel Sackett|b. 1720\nd. bef 1768|p5285.htm|Anne Bush|d. c 1746||Rev Richard Sackett|b. 1686\nd. 1737|p4405.htm|Elizabeth Kirtland|||Justus Bush Jr|d. aft 1737|||||
| Father | Hon Nathaniel Sackett (1720-bef 1768) |
| Mother | Anne Bush (-c 1746) |
| Reference | 341.6N.7 |
Colonel Richard Sackett, son of Hon Nathaniel Sackett and Anne Bush, was born in about 1746. He died in Tioga County, New York, in 1799.1 He was buried at Owego, Tioga County. He married in about 1769, Rachel Holmes, daughter of Isaac Holmes and Abigail Mead.1,2
Richard Sackett served as an officer throughout the American Revolutionary War. He rose to become a Captain in the 2nd Midland Regiment. He was captured by the British but later exchanged. After the War he was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel Commandant of the Westchester County Regiment of Militia.
Richard made his will in New York City in 1798, naming as beneficiaries his wife Rachel, his sons Nathaniel and Caleb, and his daughters Betsey and Polly.3 His estate was to be shared equally between his two sons after making financial provision for his wife and two daughters. Executors of the will were to be his sons Nathaniel and Caleb, together with Colonel Richard's cousin Richard Sackett of Bedford.
Sacketts of America: biography
Sackett Family Association descendants: Sheila Partington ·
Richard Sackett served as an officer throughout the American Revolutionary War. He rose to become a Captain in the 2nd Midland Regiment. He was captured by the British but later exchanged. After the War he was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel Commandant of the Westchester County Regiment of Militia.
Richard made his will in New York City in 1798, naming as beneficiaries his wife Rachel, his sons Nathaniel and Caleb, and his daughters Betsey and Polly.3 His estate was to be shared equally between his two sons after making financial provision for his wife and two daughters. Executors of the will were to be his sons Nathaniel and Caleb, together with Colonel Richard's cousin Richard Sackett of Bedford.
Sacketts of America: biography
Sackett Family Association descendants: Sheila Partington ·
Family | Rachel Holmes |
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