Polly Brass
(c 1787-1870)
| Father | Henry Brass (say 1765-) |
| Mother | Mercy Sacket (1768-1809) |
Polly Brass, daughter of Henry Brass and Mercy Sacket, was born in about 1787 and baptized at Chester, Hampden CountyG, on 24 August 1794.1 She died aged about 83 in Westfield, Hampden CountyG, on 6 December 1870 and was buried at Old Burying Ground, WestfieldG.2 She married at First Church, WestfieldG, on 31 March 1808, Russel Sackett, son of Gad Sacket and Lucy Williams.3,4,5,6 Russel and Polly were first cousins once removed, Russel's father Gad Sacket and Polly's grandfather Ozem Sacket being brothers.
Polly was named as a beneficiary in her uncle Ozem Sacket's will made in WestfieldG on 13 March 1846. She was to receive a share calculated in the proportion of $25 of the estimated $2,300 total land value.7
In 1850 Polly was living in Westfield, Hampden County, MassachusettsG, and was recorded in the census as Polly Sacket, aged 60, and born in Massachusetts. Living with her were her children, Mercy, 36, and Charles, 27, and a William Sacket, aged eleven.8,9
In 1860 she was living in WestfieldG in the household of her son Roland, and was recorded as Polly Sacket, houseworker, aged 72, and born in Massachusetts.10
In 1870 she was living in WestfieldG in the household of her daughter Mercy, and was recorded as Polla Sackett, aged 83.11
Polly was named as a beneficiary in her uncle Ozem Sacket's will made in WestfieldG on 13 March 1846. She was to receive a share calculated in the proportion of $25 of the estimated $2,300 total land value.7
In 1850 Polly was living in Westfield, Hampden County, MassachusettsG, and was recorded in the census as Polly Sacket, aged 60, and born in Massachusetts. Living with her were her children, Mercy, 36, and Charles, 27, and a William Sacket, aged eleven.8,9
In 1860 she was living in WestfieldG in the household of her son Roland, and was recorded as Polly Sacket, houseworker, aged 72, and born in Massachusetts.10
In 1870 she was living in WestfieldG in the household of her daughter Mercy, and was recorded as Polla Sackett, aged 83.11
Polly (Brass) Sackett (1787–1870), Old Burying Ground, Westfield, Massachusetts
(Src: Find a Grave, Thurmon King)
(Src: Find a Grave, Thurmon King)
Children of Polly Brass and Russel Sackett
- (male child) Sackett b. 1809, d. 7 Apr 1810
- Lucy Sackett b. 17 Dec 1811, d. 3 Dec 1881
- Mercy Sackett+ b. c 1814
- Caleb Sackett+ b. 1815, d. 1882
- Julia E Sackett b. c 1817
- Henry Sackett+ b. 1819, d. 12 Dec 1900
- Lemuel Sackett+ b. 27 May 1821, d. 22 Nov 1857
- Charles Sackett b. c 1822
- Eliza Ann Sackett b. c 1826
- Joseph L Sackett b. after 1827
- Rowland Sackett b. 13 Jul 1827, d. 5 Feb 1868
- Seth Sackett+ b. 30 Sep 1831, d. 17 Nov 1881
Notes & Citations
- "Massachusetts, Town and Vital records, 1620–1988" (Ancestry image), "Polly Brass, ch. Harry and Mercy, bp. Chester, 24 Aug 1794. C.R.I."
- Find a Grave.
- Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "510. Russell Sacket, b. in 1782, d. in 1839; m. Mary Brass."
- Vital Records (LDS), Westfield, Massachusetts, C:304.
- "Westfield, Massachusetts, Marriage Records (Dougherty abstracts)" (American Ancestors transcript), "Russell Sacket of W. and Polly Brass of W; m. Mar. 31, 1808."
- "Westfield, MA: Marriage Records of the First Church, 1781–1835" (American Ancestors transcript), "1808 Russel Sacket of Westfield & Polly Brass of Westfield."
- "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991" (Ancestry image).
- 1850 United States Federal Census
M432_318/227
Westfield, Hampden County, MA
Polly Sacket, 60, b. MA
Mercy Sacket, 36, b. MA
Charles Sacket, 27, whips, b. MA
William Sacket, 11, b. MA. - The 11-year-old William was possibly an illegitimate son of Mercy.
- 1860 United States Federal Census
M653_502/839/33
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
198/256
Edmond Cooley, 51, laborer, $-, $50, b. Conn
Sophiona Cooley, 51, b. VT
Malissa Cooley, 28, whips, b. NY
Lewis J Cooley, 17, laborer, b. NY
Valorous Cooley, 15, male, R Road, b. NY
257
Lydia Sacket, 40, washer woman, $-, $50, b. Mass
Fanny Sacket, 2, b. Mass
754/918
Roland Sacket, 32, whip maker, $1,500, $150, b. Mass
Polly Sacket, 72, house work, b. Mass
Mercy Sacket, 44, whips, b. Mass
William W Halliday, 21, whips, b. Mass
Samuel J Sacket, 10, b. Mass. - 1870 United States Federal Census
M593_619/429
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Sackett, Mercy, 57, keeping house, b. Mass
Sackett, William, 31, works in stall, b. Mass
Sackett, Clara, 6, attending school, $200, $-, b. Mass
Sackett, Jasper, 4, at home, $200, $-, b. Mass
Sackett, Polla, 83, no occupation, $1,500, $-, b. Mass
Sackett, Eliza, 45, no occupation, b. Mass.
| Sackett line | 6th great-granddaughter of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet |
| Charts | Line 3a (American) (#1) Line 3a (American) (#2) Russell Sacket & Polly Brass relationship chart |
| Generation.Tree | 7O.3 |
| Last Edited | 28 Nov 2021 |
and 
are links to Text and Image exhibits.
English line of Thomas Sackett the elder & other English lines
American line of Thomas Sackett the elder through Simon Sackett the colonist
Line of John Sackett of New Haven