Blanche: You really know how to get me side tracked; don't you? (:>) I have an abstraction of the will of Richard Sackett which is interesting: RICHARD SACKETT In the name of God, Amen, December 14, 1744. I RICHARD SACKETT, of Dover, in Duchess County, yeoman, being sick. I leave to my wife margery all household goods, and the use of my home lot, house, and orchards during her widowhood, and then to my son John Sackett. I leave to my eldest son, Richard Sackett, 200 acres of land above his equal share as eldest son. I leave to my wife 50 acres to be at her disposal. I leave to my son John, after my wife's decease, and to my daughter Catharine, during her widowhood, and to my sons Richard and John, the whole of my remaining estate, to each an equal part, and they are to pay equally in defending the title. I make my wife Margery, and my sons Richard and John executors. Witnesses, Henry omse, William Hunt, Josiah Crego. Proved April 28, 1746 Liber 15 --------------- The reason it is interesting is that the abstraction names only four heirs, his wife Margery, sons Richard and John and daughter Catherine. There is no mention of a Josiah Crego/Josiah Crego Sackett sharing in the estate. So if Josias/Josiah Crego is mentioned in the will as "my wellbeloved son Josias Crego" it would not appear that he was a natural son because he had no share in the estate. Although Richard, Jr; John and Catherine were to have the remainder of the estate and share equally ... Weygant says that Richard, jr chose not to serve as one of the executors because of the legal questions concerning title to the land. Therefore, John became the sole executor. All of this raises a question about the existance of a son named Josiah Crego Sackett. Thurmon Harry McKay <bhmckay5743@juno.com> wrote: >After I sent the message off yesterday, I realized that I did have some >land records of Richard Sackett going back to 1716. Of interest is that >he is called a Husbandman, a Gent. and Capt. > >In Oct. 1741, there are two Indentures made between Capt. Richard Sackett >and his two sons, Richard Sackett, Jr. and John Sackett when they sold >some property to a Johann Tise Smith. All three signed the document. On >3 Mar. 1744, Richard Sackett sold some land to his son, John Sackett. >Witnesses were Josias Crego and Richard Sackett, Jr. > >The most interesting is a transaction on 17 Oct.1749 when John Sackett >sold some property to a Moses Harris (part of the Lower Nine Partners >tract). This states that John Sackett, Gent., youngest son and sole >Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Capt. Richard Sackett late of >Dover, deceased. This certainly raises some questions about Josiah Crego >Sackett since this has that John was the youngest son. I found no >reference to Josiah Crego Sackett in any of the copies of documents I >have. Granted, he could have left for Connecticut at an early age and >lived there until death. There are records of Josias Crego in Dutchess >County, N.Y. which prove he lived there. > >It all raises more question which is what genealogy is all about. > >Blanche McKay > > >==== SACKETT Mailing List ==== >RootsWeb blocks attachments. So sharing photos is not possible through >the list; send off-list individually. If you have a text file you wish to share, save it as text and insert the text into your message. > >============================== >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 > > -- Thurmon Accurate Information Is Our Goal. __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455