I've been to that area on Sackett research expeditions and would love to work with you on this. I am descended from Samuel's sister Sarah, who married Samuel Gilbert. However, I'm at work presently and have no time now to fully respond. I'll get back to you later. Thanks for posting, Cliff McCarthy Belchertown, MA On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 5:11 PM, Danielle Otey wrote: > Out of curiosity, I began researching Samuel and Thankful many years > ago > when I was in college as part of my colonial america history class. I > havne't been able to pursue this research due to a demanding work > schedule > and increase in my family (when I began my research I had one child > and now > I have three!) > > I had compared the maps I had from the 1770s to current day GPS maps > and > was able to guesstimate approximately where Samuel and Thankful's farm > was. > Based on online cemetery records I was able to ascertain some of their > children were buried in a local Baptist graveyard and some were buried > in a > local Quaker graveyard, Samuel and Thankful and a few of their > children are > missing from local cemetery records and I believe I read that they > were > reported to be buried at their farm/homestead - my research led me to > believe Samuel and Thankful and/or one or both of their parent's > families > were Quaker at some point in time either before/during or after the > Revolutionary War. > > My question is if anyone has researched them further or actually been > to > the Sackett farm in Great Nine Partners, Dutchess County, New York. At > the > time of the Revolution, the land was "Quaker country". They lived > somewhere > near Amenia aka Ameniaville and Stanford/Stamford. Has anyone been > there? > > I've tried to contact some people (realtors) in New York who might > know > that particular area to see if there is still a Sackett farm in > existance > but hav ecome up empty handed. I would LOVE to visit there and find > out > more. I have no idea why I'm so interested in this particular era of > Sackett history but I'm very interested in learning more about Samuel, > Thankful and their families (parents and children) - I'm related to > his > sone Joel. > > excerpt: > "*Samuel Sackett*, son of Joseph Sackett and ___ ___, was born in New > Haven, Connecticut, in 1747. He died in Dutchess County, New York, on > 20 > August 1816. He married in 1767, *Thankful Wood*, daughter of John > Wood. > Samuel Sackett served in the American Revolutionary War in the > 6th > Dutchess County Regiment.2In 1767 [Samuel Sackett] was married to > Thankful > Wood, daughter of John Wood, and in the same year settled on a *250 > acre > section of Big Nine Partners, in Dutchess County, N. Y., near Huns > Lake.*There had been an Indian settlement on the property and a number > of their > deserted wigwams were yet standing when he took possession. He > constructed > first, for himself and his bride, a substantial log cabin, but later > erected a commodious farm house, in which all but the two oldest of > his > nine children were born, and all grew to maturity. Gradually, as his > children became able to assist him, his wilderness section was > transferred > into a cleared and exceedingly productive farm, and at his death, > which > occurred Aug. 20, 1816, he was reputed a man of large means. Several > of his > children had died previous to his demise and were buried in a family > plot > on his farm, and there he too was laid to rest. His wife Thankful > lived to > her 92nd year. In the war of the Revolution he was an active patriot, > serving through several campaigns in the Sixth Dutchess County > Regiment. By > the terms of his will his Dutchess County farm passed to his sons > Isaac and > Joel. > > —Weygant, *The Sacketts of America"* > * > * > Children > > - Hon Jehial Sackett > <http://www.sackettfamily.info/g7/p7621.htm>*+* b. > 24 Jul 1768, d. 1822 > - Samuel W Sackett <http://www.sackettfamily.info/g7/p7622.htm>*+* > b. > say 1770, d. 10 Feb 1845 > - James Sackett <http://www.sackettfamily.info/g7/p7623.htm> b. say > 1772 > - Hannah Sackett <http://www.sackettfamily.info/g7/p7624.htm> b. > say 1774 > - Joel Sackett <http://www.sackettfamily.info/g7/p7628.htm>*+* b. > say > 1774, d. 1836 > - Phoebe Sackett <http://www.sackettfamily.info/g7/p7625.htm> b. > say 1776 > - Polly Sackett <http://www.sackettfamily.info/g7/p7626.htm> b. say > 1778 > - Betsey Sackett <http://www.sackettfamily.info/g7/p7627.htm> b. > say 1780 > - Captain Isaac Sackett > <http://www.sackettfamily.info/g7/p7629.htm>*+* b. > 1786, d. 1836 > > > I've found this to be a pretty good resource to supplement my > research: Find > A Grave <http://www.findagrave.com> > > For instance: > Joel Sackett & Betsey Husted Sackett: Joel > > Sackett<http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49607878> > Betsey > Husted<http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Sackett&GSby=1774&GSbyrel=after&GSdy=1900&GSdyrel=before&GSst=36&GScnty=1991&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=49608018&df=all&> > John > Sackett<http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Sackett&GSby=1774&GSbyrel=after&GSdy=1900&GSdyrel=before&GSst=36&GScnty=1991&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=23603830&df=all&> > > current map: Stanford to Amenia, NY (including Hunns > > Lake)<https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=stanford,+ny&daddr=amenia,+ny&hl=en&ll=41.875952,-73.598099&spn=0.106472,0.154324&sll=41.84926,-73.556792&sspn=0.053258,0.077162&geocode=FX1mfwIdksab-ylX4_Oj-XDdiTFZx-F_nwR_rg%3BFayRfgIdyJyd-ynZFyoManvdiTECX1zuJEBz6Q&t=h&mra=ls&z=13> > > Any help is appreciated! > -- > Danielle Otey > danielletotey@gmail.com > (206) 850-1791 > > “Grow your world around your friends and family and more family and > friends > will grow around you.” > ------------------------------- > The Sackett Family Association website is at > http://www.sackettfamily.info/. > > To contact the Sackett List Admin, send a message to > SACKETT-admin@rootsweb.com. > > See list information and search the archives at > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/surname/s/sackett.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SACKETT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message