The Sackett Family Association

Samuel Sacket

(1674-1709)

Father

Mother

Abigail Hannum (1640-1690)

Samuel Sacket, son of John Sackett and Abigail Hannum, was born in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts^G, on 18 October 1674^1,2,3,4 and died there on 8 November 1709 aged 35.^1,5,6 He married in 1698, probably in Westfield^G, Elizabeth Bissell, daughter of Samuel Bissell.^1,7 Samuel Sacket's widow Elizabeth married John Root in 1713.⁸

14. Samuel Sacket, 1674–1709, of Westfield, Mass., son of (4) John and Abigail Hannum Sacket, was married in 1698, to Elizabeth Bissell, daughter of Samuel Bissell. In 1712 widow Elizabeth Bissell Sacket was married to John Root.

Children of Samuel and Elizabeth Bissell Sacket.

     57. William Sacket, b. in 1700, d. in 1756; m. Hannah Bagg.
     58. Elizabeth Sacket, b. Feb. 20, 1702, d. Nov. 22, 1755; m. Luke Noble.
     59. Samuel Sacket, b. in 1704, d. in 1760; m. Ruth Trumbell.
     60. Benoni Sacket, b. May 18, 1710, d. Apr. 6, 1783; m. Mindwell Smith.

Children of Samuel Sacket and Elizabeth Bissell

William Sacket+ b. 9 Dec 1700, d. 14 Apr 1755
Elizabeth Sacket+ b. 20 Feb 1701/2, d. 22 Nov 1755
Samuel Sacket+ b. 20 Nov 1704, d. 1760
"Child" Sacket⁵ b. 12 Oct 1707, d. 20 Oct 1707
"Child" Sacket⁵ b. 15 May 1709, d. 20 May 1709
Benoni Sacket+ b. 18 May 1710, d. 6 Apr 1785

Notes & Citations

Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "14. Samuel Sacket, b. Sept. 16, 1674; d. Nov. 8, 1709; m. Elizabeth Bissell."
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Boston: NEHGS), vol 6, July 1852, "Marriages, Births and Deaths in Westfield", p 266, "John Sacket, wife Abigail; chn. Mary, b. June 8, 1672; Samuel, b. Oct. 18, 1674; Elizabeth, b. Aug. 28, 1677, d. June 15, 1682. Abigail, his wife, d. Oct. 9, 1690. He married Sarah Steward, 1691. John Sacket, d. Ap. 8, 1719."
Birth & Death Records (NEHGS), Westfield, Massachusetts, "Sacket, Samuel, s. John, b. Sept. 18, 1674 ."
James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England (Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1860-62).
Vital Records (LDS), Westfield, Massachusetts, A:120.
Birth & Death Records (NEHGS), Westfield, Massachusetts, "Sacket, Samuel, d. Nov. 8, 1709."
"Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700", database, American Ancestors, "Samuel [Sackett] (1674–1709) & Elizabeth , m/2 John ROOT 1712; by 1698, 1700; Westfield. "
Marriage Records (NEHGS), Westfield, Massachusetts, "John Root (Roott) (lst) Lt. of W. and Wid. Elizabeth Sacket of W; m. Sept.--1713."