Louella and Cindy: Thank you for the added information about Vermont and the Rev. War. At times I think I learn more history from our family research than I learned in history classes in school. [Maybe it has something to do with me now doing it because I like doing it and in school it was something I HAD to do.] (:>D Another aspect of the attitude of the citizens of Vermont during the Rev. War could be the way the New York Colony came in and voided land grants authorized by the King. And there must have been times during the war that the settlers there must have like someone trying to have a picnic on the 50 yard line durning a pro football game !! They were getting run over by both sides. Thurmon On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 01:24:12 -0500 <louellas@endor.com> writes: > Thurmon, I have done quite a bit of Vermont research re: the > Revolutionary War time. One of my husband's ancestors is listed > in Vermont Militia Rolls and then is in Canada as a Loyalist. One > person > I talked to in the Historical Society in Rutland, VT said there > is some evidence that some of the Vermont Militia might have > had some kind of agreement with the British. Anyway, my daughter > could > belong to the DAR and the Canadian Loyalist organization for the > same person. So Reuben could have actually been a Loyalist even > enrolled in a Militia unit..maybe depended upon the militia unit? > Am going to be talking to an historian about Ethan Allen in the next > few > days, since there was some kind of lawsuit between his family and > mine > right after the Rev. War. Will ask him about the Loyalist/Milita > question. > Louella > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thurmon E King [mailto:thurmonking@juno.com] > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 4:14 PM > To: SACKETT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SACKETT-L] Sackett Family > > > > Blanche: > > Thanks for the information. All I can say is that I'm going to > have > some "fun" sorting out all the info that has come in during the past > few > weeks ... Along with what I've searched out which relates to these > families. > > To add a new "twist" to some of the info that has come: > In Wendy's posting of the letters by Charles Weygant we see that he > was > considering a Reuben Sackett as a son of Richard, Jr. but it appears > that > he changed his mind when he received some probate papers from New > Milford, CT which did not list a Reuben among the heirs. Then > Katherine > Russell sent the bit about a Reuben Sackett being involved in the > trial > and hanging of David Redden in Bennington, VT. > > We have 710-Mary Sackett marrying Israel Canfield and moving, c1768, > to > Arlington, VT [just north of Bennington]. The information I have > for > Mary (Sackett) Canfield is that she was a Loyalist while her husband > was > active in service against the Crown. > > In the information I have found for Reuben Sackett is that he and > his > son, Enoch, both served in the Rev. War from VT. Reuben's service > was in > 1780 from Pownal, VT [a few miles south of Bennington], near the end > of > the war and following the 1778 trial of David Reddin at which time > Reuben > was lashed for helping David Redden escape prior to his trial and > conviction. So, did Reuben help David Redden escape because he > agreed > with David, or was it because was a friend and knew him personally? > > In the information relating to the "Mystery Sacketts of Vermont" I > had > one source which has Reuben taking the oath of allegance about the > time > Vermont granted a general amnesty to those who had opposed the > revolution; provided they take an oath of allegance. This had been > a > mystery to me considering the fact that Reuben had served in the > Rev. > War. But it appears that it could have been the result of him being > punished because of his assistance to David Redden. Reuben's two > sons, > Enoch and Reuben, jr. also took the oath. > > That is enough for now, > Thurmon > > On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 22:33:02 -0500 Harry McKay > <bhmckay5743@juno.com> > writes: > > Thurmon, > > > > I did not answer your question on the last message of when the > land > > sale > > took place between Margery and John Sackett and Hendrick Nase. It > > was on > > 10 May 1749. > > > > A real mystery on the dates of birth of Richard Sackett, Jr.'s > > children. > > The Dutchess County record shows a daughter, Elisabeth, baptized > on > > 26 > > May 1739. The Barbour Collection for New Milford, Ct. has Cathren > > (spelled that way) and Elisabeth as twins, b. 14 Oct. 1751; > Richard > > b. 15 > > Jul. 1749. If Richard Sackett, Jr. was born ca 1701, he would > have > > been > > about 50 years old when some of these children were born. His > > daughter > > Margery married David Green 12 Jul. 1759, and Mary married Israel > > Canfield 6 Apr.1758. Neither one of their births is given in the > > book, > > but a website gives Mary's as 5 Oct.1742. Mary would have been 16 > > years > > old at her marriage which was not uncommon. If Margery was 18 or > 20 > > years old, she would have been born ca 1739-1741. Maybe Richard > > married > > in his late 30's. According to Weygant, he moved his "family" to > > New > > Milford in 1746. I do wish we could find a record of his > marriage. > > > > I went down to the public library today and plowed through some > > Dutch > > records but did not find anything of substance. I do have some > more > > names to check for the wife of Richard. > > > > On the Catherine Sackett marrying Andreas Theodor Larsdatter, > > another one > > has Thomas Wolcott marrying that same person. If I remember how > > some > > Swedish names went in the old days, the Andreas could be a female, > > and > > was identified as Lar's datter (daughter). But, I think we can > put > > that > > one to rest. > > > > In a book at the library on "Inhabitants of Colonial New > > York-Excerpted > > from the Documentary History of the State of New York", by Edmund > > Bailey > > O'Callaghan, there was one census for Richard Sackett. It said > the > > census was taken about 1703. This had 1 male 16-65; 1 female; 2 > > male > > children; 2 female children; 3 male negroes; 1 female negro. The > > negroes > > had to be older in years, as negro children were listed separately > > on the > > census. > > > > Something else I just happened to spot in the Barbour collection > was > > the > > marriage of a Rebecka Sackett, of Westfield, to Salmon Carrington > of > > New > > Milford, Ct. on 6 Nov. 1771. You may already have this. The > > nearest I > > could find in Weygant's book is # 627 Rebecca b. 10 Jun. 1746. She > > married M.S. Clarenton according to Weygant. I'm not sure if they > > are > > the same. > > > > All for now, > > Blanche McKay > > > > > > ==== SACKETT Mailing List ==== > > If you haven't already, please send in your introduction to the > > list. > > For examples, visit > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sidersn/sackett > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== SACKETT Mailing List ==== > RootsWeb blocks attachments. So sharing photos is not possible > through > the list; send off-list individually. 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