Hello Everyone, First, I have to admit that I have not thoroughly read the postings regarding the Native American cross in the Sackett tree, as I am embroiled in income tax season. I will save the postings and will try to go through them as soon as I can. A few years ago I did try to research such a claim, since I found some correspondence while researching Samantha Sackett ( who married Gideon Cro(w)foot) regarding Native American artifacts. The Cro(w)foots lived in or near the fort which is now Vernon, Vermont and under the Connecticut River as part of Vermont Yankee. The boundary lines of the states changed a few times over the course of history. When it was built it was part of Massachusetts, but later was within the New Hampshire boundaries, and still later Vermont. There were references to Indian attacks and the burning down of the fort, which was later re-built. I believe I made photocopies of the book and will check as soon as I can. I think I gave Thurmon the reference, since a Stephen Cro(w)foot was mentioned as being one of the original fort's builders. The book was part of a Vermont History series and was available through Inter Library Loan. I am sorry I do not have complete details at my fingertips at the moment, but I wanted to add my 2 cents to the thread, before it became stale. Cindy Cairns Vermont > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:30:11 -0500 > From: Fred Sackett <[email protected]> > Subject: [SACKETT] More Sackett Indian Stories > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > > http://www.web-access.net/~hdo/features/camp.html > > http://www.forttours.com/pages/tocroberts.asp > > http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-5817925_ITM > > http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/1pa/1picts/frontierforts/ffenndx2.html > > http://www.walterbright.com/AmericanHistory/index.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:15:21 -0500 > From: Mike Fisher <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SACKETT] Indian Chief Sackett > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > [email protected] wrote: >> I'm not sure if these sites have been found or not as I have just started >> my >> Sackett research but I thought some of you might be interested. Sally >> >> >> _http://files.usgwarchives.org/nh/sullivan/history/charlestown/1746/dead.txt_ >> (http://files.usgwarchives.org/nh/sullivan/history/charlestown/1746/dead.txt) >> >> >> >> _John Sackett of New Haven, CT. - pafg04.htm - Generated by Personal >> Ancestral File_ >> (http://freepages.books.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~teking/john-2/pafg04.htm) >> **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy >> Awards. AOL Music takes you there. >> (http://music.aol.com/grammys?ncid=emlcntusmusi00000002) >> >> SACKETT is a Discussion list for Sackett/Sacket Family Genealogy. >> Associated URL's for this surname: >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sidersn/sackett/ and >> http://www.sackettfamily.info/ >> If you need any help, email the List Admin at: [email protected] >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > I have been reading these posts about Chief Sackett with some interest. > I wish I had time to read them in more depth right now, but the number > of irons in the fire sort of prevents it! Now, I do not wish to rain on > everyone's picnic...but (gulp that word sticks in the craw) I would like > to play devil's advocate for a moment. I am wondering how much of the > data on Chief Sackett comes from "hard" sources (tax roles, census, > other counts, wills, court cases, treaties, land purchases) and how much > is anecdotal. I have not gone back through and noted where the bulk of > the evidence lies. My first reaction, when I hear folks talk about > indian blood they have, is to take a skeptical stance. I have my > reasons for this...the main reason is that the information is often > anecdotal, passed down from generation to generation. I have heard it > from both sides of my family tree, dad and mom's side, but have yet to > find proof of a single drop of indian blood in my tree! Indeed, I have > not found anyone who claims to have indian blood that I have done > personal research for, for whom records have surfaced that show this to > be the case. I am reminded of an article I read on the subject...about > a family who told their paid genealogist that they were descended from > Pocahontas. Turned out that family histories got crossed and garbled > someplace along the lines and the "Pocahontas" from which the family had > come forth was not the indian of lore, but rather the county by that > name in what is now West Virginia! So I am wondering...what do we know > from hard record about Chief Sackett, what is from family or local lore, > and what can we know about him and with what degree of certainty? > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:55:06 +0000 (UTC) > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SACKETT] Indian Chief Sackett > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected].mail.comcast.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Sally, while we wouldn't expect to find much documentation on the Chief's > side of things, we do have accounts recorded in various Town Histories > regarding abductions and about this one in particular. If I recall > correctly, this abducted daughter did return but was unable or unwilling > to stay with her white family. This would at least tend to give some > credibility to the stories. > Tom > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Fisher" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 4:15:21 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [SACKETT] Indian Chief Sackett > > [email protected] wrote: >> I'm not sure if these sites have been found or not as I have just started >> my >> Sackett research but I thought some of you might be interested. Sally >> >> >> _http://files.usgwarchives.org/nh/sullivan/history/charlestown/1746/dead.txt_ >> (http://files.usgwarchives.org/nh/sullivan/history/charlestown/1746/dead.txt) >> >> >> >> _John Sackett of New Haven, CT. - pafg04.htm - Generated by Personal >> Ancestral File_ >> (http://freepages.books.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~teking/john-2/pafg04.htm) >> **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy >> Awards. AOL Music takes you there. >> (http://music.aol.com/grammys?ncid=emlcntusmusi00000002) >> >> SACKETT is a Discussion list for Sackett/Sacket Family Genealogy. >> Associated URL's for this surname: >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sidersn/sackett/ and >> http://www.sackettfamily.info/ >> If you need any help, email the List Admin at: [email protected] >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > I have been reading these posts about Chief Sackett with some interest. > I wish I had time to read them in more depth right now, but the number > of irons in the fire sort of prevents it! Now, I do not wish to rain on > everyone's picnic...but (gulp that word sticks in the craw) I would like > to play devil's advocate for a moment. I am wondering how much of the > data on Chief Sackett comes from "hard" sources (tax roles, census, > other counts, wills, court cases, treaties, land purchases) and how much > is anecdotal. I have not gone back through and noted where the bulk of > the evidence lies. My first reaction, when I hear folks talk about > indian blood they have, is to take a skeptical stance. I have my > reasons for this...the main reason is that the information is often > anecdotal, passed down from generation to generation. I have heard it > from both sides of my family tree, dad and mom's side, but have yet to > find proof of a single drop of indian blood in my tree! Indeed, I have > not found anyone who claims to have indian blood that I have done > personal research for, for whom records have surfaced that show this to > be the case. I am reminded of an article I read on the subject...about > a family who told their paid genealogist that they were descended from > Pocahontas. Turned out that family histories got crossed and garbled > someplace along the lines and the "Pocahontas" from which the family had > come forth was not the indian of lore, but rather the county by that > name in what is now West Virginia! So I am wondering...what do we know > from hard record about Chief Sackett, what is from family or local lore, > and what can we know about him and with what degree of certainty? > > SACKETT is a Discussion list for Sackett/Sacket Family Genealogy. > Associated URL's for this surname: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sidersn/sackett/ and > http://www.sackettfamily.info/ > If you need any help, email the List Admin at: [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:45:33 +1100 > From: "phythian" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SACKETT] England Bound > To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Hi Brian, > Could I also take you up on that offer. > My mother and I are travelling to England in April and making Margate our > first point of call. We will be there Tuesday April 21 leaving again on > Friday April 24 to go to my aunts place. We have already corresponded with > Pat Cole (I think - she's from the historical society - my mother has the > correspondence) and have received a letter, a photo and an invitation to > visit from the current owners of Northwood Farmhouse where our ancestor > Jeremiah Sackett lived for some time. We are hoping to visit cemeteries at > St Peters, St Lawrence(where my mother went to boarding school), St John > and > Birchington to find our predecessors. Have booked accommodation at the > Florence Court Hotel. > > Any help with suggestions or how best to locate the specific gravestones > we > are looking for would be most helpful. > > Sheila Phythian (Tasmania, Australia) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 10:04 PM > Subject: Re: [SACKETT] England Bound > > >> HI Sue >> As a Sackett family member and as a member of the 2008 reunion(part >> time) i would be happy to take you on a tour"retrace the footsteps" of >> that reunion. >> I live in Margate which is only about 2 miles from st peters so if >> your schedule fetches you to thanet it would be no problem to meet up. >> Regards >> Brian >> >>>----Original Message---- >>>From: [email protected] >>>Date: 11/02/2009 2:36 >>>To: <[email protected]> >>>Subj: [SACKETT] England Bound >>> >>>I am back on this list after being MIA for a while. Just made >> reservations >>>for my next trip to the UK and I have a couple of days on the >> schedule >>>(4/6-4/8) in and around Thanet. Any suggestions would be greatly >> appreciated. >>> >>>Sue Sackett >>> >>> >>>**************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the >> Grammy >>>Awards. AOL Music takes you there. >>>(http://music.aol.com/grammys?ncid=emlcntusmusi00000002) >>> >>>SACKETT is a Discussion list for Sackett/Sacket Family Genealogy. >> Associated URL's for this surname: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb. >> com/~sidersn/sackett/ and http://www.sackettfamily.info/ >>>If you need any help, email the List Admin at: [email protected] >>>------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SACKETT- >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> Save money with Tiscali Money's tips - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/money >> ____________________________________________________________ >> >> >> SACKETT is a Discussion list for Sackett/Sacket Family Genealogy. >> Associated URL's for this surname: >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sidersn/sackett/ and >> http://www.sackettfamily.info/ >> If you need any help, email the List Admin at: [email protected] >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:18:09 -0800 (PST) > From: Kathryn James <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SACKETT] SACKETT ON GENWEB LIST > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > ? > Hi, > There seems to be a list compiled of families Decendant Charts of Virginia > and West Virginia. > ? > There are 2 SACKETTS listed, a Jess SACKETT and Ms SACKETT. > ? > We maybe able to use this for other surnames in our families. > ? > ? > The WDC GenWeb Project > Linked Descendant Charts of Virginia and West Virginia Families and > Their ancestors where ever they came from - Their descendants where ever > they went > covering most all of the United States and some International areas > ? > ? > World Descendant Charts Genealogy Web Project. > ? > ? > Kathy James > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the SACKETT list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the SACKETT mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of SACKETT Digest, Vol 4, Issue 23 > ************************************** >