John Sackett

(1564-1623/24)
John Sackett|b. 1564\nd. 1623/24|p806.htm|William Sackett|b. c 1520\nd. 1572|p701.htm|Johan ___|b. c 1520\nd. aft 1572||||||||||||||
FatherWilliam Sackett (c 1520-1572)
MotherJohan ___ (c 1520-aft 1572)
John Sackett (1564–1624), memorial brass plate, St Peter's Church, Thanet, Kent
John Sackett, yeoman of St Peter in Thanet, son of William Sackett and Johan ___, was baptized at St Lawrence Church, St Lawrence in Thanet, Kent, on 22 October 1564.1 He died in St Peter in Thanet on 24 February 1623/24.2,3 He was buried at St Peter's Church on 27 February 1623/24, where is found a memorial brass plate
          Here lyeth interred the corps of John Sackett
          late of this Parrish who yelded his Spirit
          into his Saviours hands in the 59 yere of his
          age upon the 24 of February Anno Dn'i 1623.4,5

     John was named as a beneficiary in his father's will made in Jordan Down, St John in Thanet, on 20 December 1572.6
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     
John was just eight years old when his father died but his father created a Trust providing that, upon reaching 22, he was to inherit a tenement and lands at Church Hill, St Peter's, and other lands at Mill Down(?) and Bennett's Hill.
     John married Agnes Sampson on 14 October 1588 St Peter's Church.7 (She was referred to as Agnes on her marriage record but as Ann in both her husband's will and her own will and on her burial record; it is clear from the contents of their wills that Ann and Agnes were the same).
     John is recorded as having given his consent in the marriage licences of his son Richard and of his daughter Ann, both marriages taking place in 1620.8,9
     John made his will in St Peter in Thanet on 8 February 1623/24, naming as beneficiaries his wife Ann/Agnes, his sons William, Richard, John and Steven, his daughters Margaret, Marie and Ann, and his granddaughters Ann Cleybrooke, Elizabeth Cleybrooke and Margaret Cleybrooke.10
Will of John Sackett of St Peter in Thanet, Kent, 8 February 1624, proved in the Canterbury Archdeaconry Court, 14 April 1624 (Kent Archives Office, PRC 17-66-354). (Researched by Michael Callé).

JOHANNIS SACKETT     
Dated 8 Feb 1623/4          Proved 14 Apr 1624                    [Abstract by Michael Callé]
Yeoman, St. Peter in Thanet

Dau = Margaret     wife of Thomas CLEYBROOKE               £5
Dau = Mary     wife of William JENKIN                    £5
Dau = Ann     wife of Daniel PAMPHLETT               £5
Grandchildren = Ann, Elizabeth & Margaret CLEYBROOKE     50/- each
           = Children of William & Mary JENKIN          50/- each
Wife = Ann          half household goods; farm at Boars Hill for life;
farm at Reading Street until son Stephen reaches age 21; reversion to Stephen.
Son = William          farm & lands in which his father lived; other tenements & lands
Son = Richard          farm & lands at East Northdowne; house at Margate near to the sea
Son = John          residue of lands & tenements
Joint executors = William, John & Richard     to divide other half of household goods

He did not, however, mention his granddaughter Etheldred Cleybrooke. John would appear to have been a reasonably prosperous yeoman farmer and was able to leave farms to each of his four sons, that to his youngest son Steven being held by John's widow Ann until Steven came of age. The will was proved in the Archdeaconry Court, Canterbury, Kent, on 14 April 1624.10

     John's widow Anna made her will on 31 January 1630/31 Swalecliffe, Kent,, naming as beneficiaries her sons William, John, Richard and Steven; and her daughters Margaret, Marie and Ann.11
Will of Ann Sackett of Swalecliffe, Kent, 31 January 1631, proved in the Canterbury Archdeaconry Court, 15 February 1631 (Kent Archives Office, PRC 17-67-505). (Researched by Michael Callé).

ANNA SACKETT     
Dated 31 Jan 1630/1          Proved 15 Feb 1630/1                    [Abstract by Michael Callé]
Widow, Swalecliffe               [burial at St. Peters]

Dau = Margaret CLEYBROOKE     
Dau = Mary JENKIN               20/- apiece
Dau = Ann PAMPHLETT     
Son = William          
Son = John                    5/- apiece
Son = Richard          
Son = Steven                    Residue. Executor.
Ann/Agnes Sampson died within a few days and was buried at St Peter's Church on 5 February 1630/31.12 Her will was proved on 15 February 1631 in the Archdeaconry Court, Canterbury.11

Sackett Family Association descendants: Joan Leary ·

Family

Ann/Agnes Sampson (c 1565-1630/31)
Children
ReferenceG.1

 Notes & Citations

  1. [S329] Baptisms Register, St Lawrence the Martyr, Thanet, Kent, "22 October 1564 John s. William Sackett."
  2. [S368] Thanet Obituary.
  3. [S459] John Lewis, The History & Antiquities of the Isle of Tenet (1736).
  4. [S337] Burials Register, St Peter the Apostle, Thanet, Kent, "27 February 1623/24 John Sackett householder."
  5. [S1535] Monumental inscription on the grave of John Sackett (St Peter's Church, Thanet, Kent), "Here lyeth interred the corps of John Sackett/ late of this Parrish who yelded his Spirit/ into his Saviours hands in the 59 yere of his/ age upon the 24 of February Anno Dn'i 1623."
  6. [S349] 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).
  7. [S336] Marriages Register, St Peter the Apostle, Thanet, Kent, "14 October 1588 John Sackett & Agnes Samson."
  8. [S343] Marriage Licences, Canterbury, Kent, 25 Jan 1619/20 Richard SACKETT of St Peter in Thanet, yeoman, bachelor, about 18, son of John SACKETT same parish, yeoman who consents & Susan LUNCE of Swalecliffe, maiden, about 17, daughter of Joan LUNCE same parish, widow, who also consents. Thomas CLAYBROOKE, Clerk of Swalecliffe, parson, bondsman.
  9. [S343] Marriage Licences, Canterbury, Kent, Daniel PAMFLETT of St John in Thanet, yeoman, bachelor, about 22 & Ann SACKETT of St Peter in Thanet, maiden, about 17, daughter of John SACKETT, same parish, yeoman, who consents, at St Mary Bredman’s Canterbury. John SACKETT of Sidney College Cambridge BA & Isaac ELVIN of Canterbury, clerk, bondsmen.
  10. [S367] Will of John Sackett of St Peter in Thanet, Kent, 8 February 1624, proved in the Canterbury Archdeaconry Court, 14 April 1624 (Kent Archives Office, PRC 17-66-354).
  11. [S369] Will of Ann Sackett of Swalecliffe, Kent, 31 January 1631, proved in the Canterbury Archdeaconry Court, 15 February 1631 (Kent Archives Office, PRC 17-67-505).
  12. [S337] Burials Register, St Peter the Apostle, Thanet, Kent, "5 February 1630/31 Ann Sackett, widow, wife sometymes of John."
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