Rev John Sackett
(1596-bt 1664 - 1664)
Rev John Sackett|b. 1596\nd. bt 1664 - 1664|p964.htm|John Sackett|b. 1564\nd. 1623/24|p806.htm|Ann/Agnes Sampson|b. c 1565\nd. 1630/31||William Sackett|b. c 1520\nd. 1572|p701.htm|Johan ___|b. c 1520\nd. aft 1572||||||||
| Father | John Sackett (1564-1623/24) |
| Mother | Ann/Agnes Sampson (c 1565-1630/31) |
John Sackett, son of John Sackett and Ann/Agnes Sampson, was baptized at St Peter's Church, Thanet, Kent, on 6 February 1596/97.1 He died within a day or two of making a codicil to his will on 20 August 1664 and was buried at Great Mongeham, Kent, on 24 August 1664.2 He married first at Denton, Kent, on 19 April 1624, Elizabeth Rogers, the fifteen-year-old daughter of Francis Rogers DD, having obtained a licence at Canterbury on the 8th of that month.3,4 Elizabeth Rogers died at the age of eighteen and was buried at Eythorne, Kent, on 8 November 1627.5 He married second in 1628 or 1629, Sarah ___. 6
John was named as a beneficiary in his father's will made in St Peter in Thanet on 8 February 1623/24.7
John's father was evidently a fairly prosperous yeoman farmer and John the son was left the unspecified residue of lands and tenements after specific bequests of properties to his brothers William and Richard. The three brothers were joint executors of their father's estate.
John was named as a bondsman in the marriage licences of his brother William in 1618, of his sister Ann in 1620, and of his brother Rev Stephen Sackett in 1632.8,9,10
John was named as a beneficiary in his mother's will made in Swalecliffe, Kent, on 31 January 1630/31.11 John (and each of his brothers William and Richard), having been well provided for by his father, was left just five shillings in his mother's will, the residue of her estate going to the youngest son Steven.
John made his will in Great Mongeham in 1664, naming as beneficiaries his sons Nathaniel, George, Samuel and John, his daughters Margaret, Elizabeth and Patience, and his brother William.12 The will was proved in the Archdeaconry Court, Canterbury, Kent, on 14 September 1664.12
A more detailed account of John Sackett's life and times is given in Marion Sackett's A Dynasty of Vicars.
John's widow Sarah made her will in Braunston, Lincoln, on 13 April 1676, naming as beneficiaries her daughters Elizabeth and Patience.13
John was named as a beneficiary in his father's will made in St Peter in Thanet on 8 February 1623/24.7
John's father was evidently a fairly prosperous yeoman farmer and John the son was left the unspecified residue of lands and tenements after specific bequests of properties to his brothers William and Richard. The three brothers were joint executors of their father's estate. John was named as a bondsman in the marriage licences of his brother William in 1618, of his sister Ann in 1620, and of his brother Rev Stephen Sackett in 1632.8,9,10
John was named as a beneficiary in his mother's will made in Swalecliffe, Kent, on 31 January 1630/31.11
John (and each of his brothers William and Richard), having been well provided for by his father, was left just five shillings in his mother's will, the residue of her estate going to the youngest son Steven. John made his will in Great Mongeham in 1664, naming as beneficiaries his sons Nathaniel, George, Samuel and John, his daughters Margaret, Elizabeth and Patience, and his brother William.12
The will was proved in the Archdeaconry Court, Canterbury, Kent, on 14 September 1664.12 A more detailed account of John Sackett's life and times is given in Marion Sackett's A Dynasty of Vicars.
John's widow Sarah made her will in Braunston, Lincoln, on 13 April 1676, naming as beneficiaries her daughters Elizabeth and Patience.13
Family | Sarah ___ |
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| Last Edited | 6 November 2007 |
| Reference | H.1 |
Notes & Citations
- [S335] Baptisms Register, St Peter the Apostle, Thanet, Kent, "6 January or 1/6 February 1596/97 John s. John Sacket."
- [S395] Burials Register, Great Mongeham, Kent, "24 August 1664 John Sackett."
- [S391] Marriages Register, Denton, Kent, "19 April 1624 John Sackett & Eliz. Rogers."
- [S343] Marriage Licences, Canterbury, Kent, 8 Apr 1624 John SACKETT of Herne, Clerk, MA, bachelor, about 27 & Elizabeth ROGERS of Denton, maiden, about 15, daughter of Francis ROGERS, Doctor in Divinity, same parish, who consents. At Denton.
- [S392] Burials Register, Eythorne, Kent, "8 November 1627 Mistress Sackett the wife of John Sackett, minister."
- A marriage record for Rev John Sackett & Sarah (___) has not been found. The date of the marriage is assumed to have been between the death of Elizabeth (Rogers) in Nov 1627 and the birth of Sarah's first child in 1630.
- [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).
- [S343] Marriage Licences, Canterbury, Kent, 19 Sep 1618 William SACKETT of St Peter in Thanet, yeoman & Ellen SAMPSON of St Lawrence in Thanet, virgin. At St Peter in Thanet. John SACKETT of St Peter in Thanet, BA & Isaac ELVIN of Canterbury gentleman, bondsmen.
- [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.
- [S343] Marriage Licences, Canterbury, Kent, 13 Jul 1632 Stephen SACKETT Clerk MA vicar of Blean bachelor about 27 & Alice FRISBY of Great Mongeham virgin about 17 daughter of Samuel Frisby deceased & of Sarah Frisby alias SAY who consents. At Gt Mongeham. John Sackett Clerk rector of Gt Mongeham bondsman.
- [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).
- [S394] Will of John Sackett of Great Mongeham, Kent, 1664[?], proved in the Canterbury Archdeaconry Court, 14 September 1664 (Kent Archives Office, PRC 17-72-97).
- [S393] Will of Sarah Sackett of Braunston, Lincoln, 13 April 1676, proved in the London Consistory Court, 15 August 1676 (National Archives, LCC 1676/216 INV 179/178).