James Horton Sackett
(c 1800-1846)
Father | Nathaniel Sackett (1763-1812) |
Mother | Bethiah Reynolds (1767-1809) |
James Horton Sackett, son of Nathaniel Sackett and Bethiah Reynolds, was born in about 1800.1,2 He died aged 46 in Woodbridge, New JerseyG, on 11 April 1846.3 He married at St George's Chapel, New York CityG, on 15 July 1830, Jerusha Post, daughter of William Post and Catherine Van Buren.2,4 Jerusha married second in New York CityG on 29 September 1855 Seaborn Goodall of Savannah, Georgia.5,6
James was named in his father's will made in Bedford, New York StateG, on 13 March 1812.7
In 1850 James's widow Jerusha was living in Brooklyn, New York City, New York StateG, and was recorded in the census as Jerusha Sacket, aged 26 and born in New York (this age was clearly wrong but the household context suggests that this must have been James's widow). Living with her were her children, William, 18, Jerusha, 12, James, 11, Frances, 10, and Sarah, aged six.8
James was named in his father's will made in Bedford, New York StateG, on 13 March 1812.7
In 1850 James's widow Jerusha was living in Brooklyn, New York City, New York StateG, and was recorded in the census as Jerusha Sacket, aged 26 and born in New York (this age was clearly wrong but the household context suggests that this must have been James's widow). Living with her were her children, William, 18, Jerusha, 12, James, 11, Frances, 10, and Sarah, aged six.8
Children of James Horton Sackett and Jerusha Post
- William Post Sackett+ b. c 1832
- Jerusha Post Sackett b. c 1838, d. 29 May 1872
- James Horton Sackett+ b. 7 Feb 1838
- Frances "Fanny" Sackett b. c 1840
- Sarah Morrison Sackett b. c 1844
Notes & Citations
- Date of birth based on age at death.
- Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "922. James H. Sackett, m. Jerusha Post."
- Website Death Notices from the New York Evening Post, 1801–1890 (New England Historic Genealogical Society), 4/13/1846. "Apr 11 Woodbridge N J 47y Col James A Sackett son in law of late William Post."
- "New York, Marriage Newspaper Extracts, 1801–1880 (Barber Collection)", New York Evening Post (Ancestry image), "Thursday, July 15,1830. This morning, St. George's Chapel, Rev. Mr. Henderson: James H Sackett to Jerusha Post dau of William."
- "New York City, Marriages, 1600s–1800s" (Ancestry transcript), "30 Sep 1855, New York City, Jerusha Sackett & Seaborn Goodall."
- "New York City Marriage Notices, 1835–1880" (Findmypast transcript), "29 Sep 1855, New York, Seaborn Goodall, of Savannah, GA, to Jerusha Sackett, former husband James Sackett. New York Herald, 30 Sep 1855."
- Sacketts of America.
- 1850 United States Federal Census, Roll M432_519, p. 346
Brooklyn Ward 7, Kings, New York
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Sacket, Jerusha, 26, f, b. NY
Sacket, William, 18, m, broker, b. NY
Sacket, Jerusha, 12, f, b. NY
Sacket, James, 11, m, b. NY
Sacket, Frances, 10, f, b. NY
Sacket, Sarah, 6, f, b. NY
Button, Bridget, 30, f, b. NY.
Sackett line | 6th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet |
Charts | Line 3a (American) |
Generation.Tree | 922.7O.3 |
Last Edited | 20 Apr 2020 |