Does anyone have a thought on this? Richard Sackett, living in New York at the time, married Margery Sleade/Slade in May 1699. Among their children listed in Charles Weygant's book is a Josiah Crego Sackett who married a Miss Douglass. Margery's first husband was Stephen Crego who was the father of her son, Josias Crego, born 1683 per a website. Josias married Annetje Elsworth 4 Mar.1703/04, and they resided in Dutchess County at the same time as Richard and Margery lived there. The website has Josias Crego dying in New Milford, CT. Weygant has that Josiah Crego Sackett lived in New Milford, CT. prior to his death. I know it is possible, but doesn't it seem odd that Richard and Margery would name their last son Josiah Crego Sackett when they already had a Josias Crego? In Roy Crego's book, "A Selective History of the Crego Family", the author believes that the Josiah Crego mentioned in the will made by Richard Sackett in 1744 was the first son of Margery. This will was probated in April 1746, and Josias Crego is last mentioned in Dutchess County in June 1747 and is believed to have died close to that time. His son, Stephen Crego, made his will in Dutchess County in 1760, and mentioned his mother, Ann, in this will. It looks like to me someone has these two mixed up. Has anyone more information on this? Thanks, Blanche McKay

Blanche, I don't have any additional information on this but would make some observations. If Margery had a previous marriage (before marrying Richard Sackett) and had a son in 1683 she must have been considerably older than Richard. We do not have Richard's birth record but can guess the date pretty accurately at between 1675 & 1679. Richard's father Jonathan was born 1655 and Richard was married 1699. If Richard was born when his father was 20+ and was himself married at 20+ then he was born between 1675 and 1679. Further, it appears that Richard had an older brother, Jonathan, and if this is so then that narrows Richard's birth date range to about 1678 or 1679. It would be unusual for a man marrying at age 20, or 24 at most, to marry a woman with a son of 16. According to Weygant, Richard Sackett & Margery L Sleade obtained a marriage licence on 11 May 1699 in NY City. We have not had sight of this licence, but if Margery had been previously married to a Stephen Crego then surely the licence would have been in the name of Crego rather than Sleade? Weygant records (p56) the issuing of a land patent in 1704 to Richard Sackett, Josiah Crego, Joseph Sackett (presumably Richard's brother), and others. This Josiah Crego would presumably be the man b. in 1683. We know therefore that Richard Sackett had a business partner named Josiah Crego. We also know from his will that Richard Sackett had a son named Josiah Crego Sackett. Is Roy Crego saying in his book that he believes these two Josiahs to be the same? If so, it would be interesting to see his argument for this - it looks to me that the two were born at least 20 years apart. I do not know the answer to the problem you pose. On the face of it, it would appear to me that Josiah Crego and Josiah Crego Sackett were distinct individuals, the latter being named in honour of the former. Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Harry McKay [mailto:bhmckay5743@juno.com] > Sent: 20 October 2003 22:27 > To: SACKETT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SACKETT-L] Josiah Crego Sackett/Josias Crego > > > Does anyone have a thought on this? > > Richard Sackett, living in New York at the time, married Margery > Sleade/Slade in May 1699. Among their children listed in Charles > Weygant's book is a Josiah Crego Sackett who married a Miss Douglass. > > Margery's first husband was Stephen Crego who was the father of her son, > Josias Crego, born 1683 per a website. Josias married Annetje Elsworth 4 > Mar.1703/04, and they resided in Dutchess County at the same time as > Richard and Margery lived there. The website has Josias Crego dying in > New Milford, CT. > > Weygant has that Josiah Crego Sackett lived in New Milford, CT. prior to > his death. > > I know it is possible, but doesn't it seem odd that Richard and Margery > would name their last son Josiah Crego Sackett when they already had a > Josias Crego? > > In Roy Crego's book, "A Selective History of the Crego Family", the > author believes that the Josiah Crego mentioned in the will made by > Richard Sackett in 1744 was the first son of Margery. This will was > probated in April 1746, and Josias Crego is last mentioned in Dutchess > County in June 1747 and is believed to have died close to that time. His > son, Stephen Crego, made his will in Dutchess County in 1760, and > mentioned his mother, Ann, in this will. > > It looks like to me someone has these two mixed up. Has anyone more > information on this? > > Thanks, > Blanche McKay