Sackett, Col. James b. 6 Jun 1770 Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, USA d. 9 Jul 1821 Albany County, New York, USA: Thurmon King's New Sackett Database

1770 - 1821 (51 years)

Name	Sackett, James [1]
Title	Col.
Born	6 Jun 1770	Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, USA [1]
Gender	Male
Census	7 Aug 1820	Westerlo, Albany County, New York, USA [2]
Died	9 Jul 1821	Albany County, New York, USA [1]
Buried	Snyder Cemetery, Van Levens Corners, Albany County, New York, USA [1]
Person ID	I8576	Sackett \| Descendants of Capt. Richard Sackett
Last Modified	5 Jan 2024

Father Sackett, John, b. 18 Aug 1747, Albany, Albany County, New York, USA , d. 26 Jul 1805, Steuben County, New York, USA (Age 57 years)

Mother Atherton, Prudence, b. 14 Mar 1748, Dover Plains, Dutchess County, New York, USA , d. 5 Oct 1808, Tyrone, Steuben County, New York, USA (Age 60 years)

Married 1769 Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, USA [3, 4, 5, 6]

On 30 Oct 2015, this marriage entry said 26 Oct 1769 in Dover, Albany, New York, but the source of that information was not identified.

Children 12 children

	1. Sackett, Col. James, b. 6 Jun 1770, Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, USA , d. 9 Jul 1821, Albany County, New York, USA (Age 51 years)
	2. Sackett, Simeon, b. 30 Nov 1771, d. 25 Jan 1813, Steuben County, New York, USA (Age 41 years)
	3. Sackett, Sarah, b. 21 Nov 1773, New York, USA , d. 25 Sep 1843 (Age 69 years)
	4. Sackett, Jacob, b. 5 Nov 1775, d. 9 Feb 1813, Schuyler County, New York, USA (Age 37 years)
	5. Sackett, Benjamin, b. 22 Oct 1777, Dutchess County, New York, USA , d. 1 Apr 1862, Tyrone, Schuyler County, New York, USA (Age 84 years)
	6. Sackett, Elizabeth, b. 22 Nov 1779, d. 1839 (Age 59 years)
	7. Sackett, John, b. Say 1780, d. Unknown
	8. Sackett, Margaret, b. Say 1780, d. Unknown
	9. Sackett, Chloe, b. 17 May 1782, New York, USA , d. Unknown
	10. Sackett, Amelia, b. 15 Jun 1784, d. 16 Aug 1860, Redford Charter Township, Wayne County, Michigan, USA (Age 76 years)
	11. Sackett, Ezekiel, b. 22 Nov 1786, Albany County, New York, USA , d. 28 Oct 1857, Redford Charter Township, Wayne County, Michigan, USA (Age 70 years)
	12. Sackett, Lois, b. 17 Nov 1788, d. 12 Dec 1807, Tyrone, Schuyler County, New York, USA (Age 19 years)

Family ID F3497 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family	Chitterdon, ___, d. Unknown
Last Modified	12 Jun 2009
Family ID	F3498	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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	Born - 6 Jun 1770 - Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, USA
	Census - 7 Aug 1820 - Westerlo, Albany County, New York, USA
	Died - 9 Jul 1821 - Albany County, New York, USA
	Buried - - Snyder Cemetery, Van Levens Corners, Albany County, New York, USA

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of Van Levens (formerly Sackett's) Corners, Albany County, N. Y.

Colonel Sackett was an active business man, a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, and an enthusiastic militiaman. He represented his town for several years in the County Board of Supervisors, and in 1818 was a member of the State Assembly. In the militia he served with credit for full thirty years, filling every position from private to regimental commander. His commissions from Ensign to Colonel are dated as follows:

1800 Ensign of Albany Light Infantry Company.
1803 Lieutenant in regiment commanded by Lt.-Col. Todd.
1805 Captain in regiment commanded by L.-Col. Paul Todd.
1807 Junior Major of regiment commanded by Col. Farington.
1809 Junior Major of regiment commanded by Lt.-Col. Wm. Mackey.
1812 Senior Major of regiment commanded by Lt.-Col. Boardman
1814 Lieut.-Col. commanding 25th Reg. New York State Inf.
1818 Colonel of 25th Regt. N. Y. S. I., with rank from May 1, 1816.

He was buried from church at Van Levens Corners in July 1821 with military and Masonic honors, and laid to rest in Snyder Cemetery. - [Weygant, pp. 166, 262-263]
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30 years in the Militia

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https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=538594632956380&id=532282380254272 has photos of his headstone

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From Bi-centennial history of Albany: History of the County of Albany, v. 2, by George Rogers Howell and John Tenney, available at https://books.google.com/books?id=nWkJAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA924 [data below transcribed by Ted Smith, 29 Oct 2015].

Township of Westerlo

About 1920, a Masonic lodge was located here, with the following persons as members: Col. James Sackett, Sylvester Ford, George Prindle, and Nicholas Lapaugh.

p. 924:
Van Leuven's Corners, in the northwest part of the township, is a small hamlet on the old Delaware turnpike road and in former times had a church, taverns, mills, tannery and other business enterprises. All of those are now abandoned . . . William Beardsley, John Preston and James Sackett were tavern keepers . . . .

James Sackett was a colonel in the war of 1812, a prominent businessman and a mason. He was buried from the church at Van Leuven's Corners, July, 1821, with military and mason honors, and buried in the Snyder cemetery. The place was first called "Sackett's Corners," then "Preston's Corners," and now Van Leuven's Corners.

p. 925:
The First Baptist Church of Westerloo . . . . The presiding officers, on the 31st of January [1820] certified the charter before James Sackett, Commissioner, and caused the same to be recorded in the clerk's office of the City and County of Albany, in the book of church patents, the 22d of February, 1820.

p. 926:
There are several burial grounds in different parts of the town, which contain the remains of the early settlers, and the one at Van Leuven's corners is noted for the burial of Co. James Sackett.

p. 928:
Soldiers
In the war of 1812 a few names have been obtained, which are appended. Joseph Babcock, T. Witbeck, James Sackett, Col. John William and Alexander Mackey, Walter Huyck, John W. Prosser, Nathan Clark, Abram Hagerman, James and Abram Hawley, Benjamin Stanton, Caleb Tompkins, Carpenter Bishop, Marin Lambert. There is no record of the soldiers of the rebellion.

The civil history of Westerloo commenced April 4, 1815 . . . . [This is followed by lists of officers and the dates their terms began, which include]
Supervisors -- James Sackett, 1821 (died and Moses Smith appointed).

Sources

[S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2), 5 Nov 2023.
Memorial ID 183885845
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183885845

Col James Sackett VVeteran

Birth
6 Jun 1770
Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, USA
Death
9 Jul 1821 (aged 51)
Albany County, New York, USA
Burial
Westerlo Rural Cemetery
Westerlo, Albany County, New York, USA

Charles Weygant wrote:

Colonel Sackett was an active business man, a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, and an enthusiastic militiaman. He represented his town for several years in the County Board of Supervisors, and in 1818 was a member of the State Assembly. In the militia he served with credit for full thirty years, filling every position from private to regimental commander. His commissions from Ensign to Colonel are dated as follows:

1800 Ensign of Albany Light Infantry Company.
1803 Lieutenant in regiment commanded by Lt.-Col. Todd.
1805 Captain in regiment commanded by L.-Col. Paul Todd.
1807 Junior Major of regiment commanded by Col. Farington.
1809 Junior Major of regiment commanded by Lt.-Col. Wm. Mackey.
1812 Senior Major of regiment commanded by Lt.-Col. Boardman
1814 Lieut.-Col. commanding 25th Reg. New York State Inf.
1818 Colonel of 25th Regt. N. Y. S. I., with rank from May 1, 1816.

He was buried from church at Van Levens Corners in July 1821 with military and Masonic honors, and laid to rest in Snyder Cemetery. [Weygant, Sacketts in America, pp. 166, 262-263]

Howell & Tenney indicates that Sackett was a founding member of a masonic lodge in the Township of Westerlo in 1820, owned a tavern in Van Leuven's Corners, and was a town supervisor who died in office.

Researched by Ted Smith
[S575] 1820 U.S. Census, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 30 Jul 2015.
Name: James Sackett
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Westerlo, Albany, New York
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1
Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
Number of Persons - Engaged in Manufactures: 1
Free White Persons - Over 25: 3
Total Free White Persons: 6
Total Slaves: 1
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 7
[S1137] New York City, Marriages, 1600s-1800s, (Ancestry.com), 30 Oct 2015.
Name: John Sackett
Spouse Name: Prudence Atherton
Marriage Date: 1769
Marriage Place: Amenia, Dutchess, New York

Marriage ID: 45 0000532
Other Comments: On microfilm at Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Source: The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly), 1902, selected extracts
Publisher: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
Publication Place: New York, NY
Page: 48
[S336] Sketches of Old Hillsdale (Reliability: 2), 5 Jan 2024.
Vivian Moore, Sketches of Old Hillsdale (1937), p. 101 "John Sackett...mar. Dover, NY 10/24/1769 to Prudence Atherton...children: Simeon, Benjamin, John, Amelia mar. _ Persall, Margaret mar. _ Pitcher, Jacob, Cloe mar. . Vermilyea, Ezekiel, Elizabeth mar. Adams, Sarah, 1774-1843 mar. J. Koon in Westerlo, NY 2/23/1794."

Researched by Chris Sackett
[S1282] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 2), 5 Jan 2024.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 165 : 1921
Page 151

MRS. LOUISE KOON WILLIAMSON 164473

Born in Muskegon, Mich.
Wife of Charles W. Williamson, Jr.
Descednat of Joseph Baker and of John Sackett, as follows:

1. Charles Sumner Kooh (b. 1860) m. 1883 Anna Kathryn Baker (b. 1862).
2. Charles E. Koon (1830-1909) m. 1859 Elizabeth Chubb (1843-92); William Nelson Baker (1836-1917) m. 1857 Emily Goss (1836-1920)
3. Alanson Koon (1799-1867) m. 1823 Marilla Wells (1806-72); . . . .
4. Jacob Koon (1773-1859) m. 1794 Sarah Sackett (1773-1843); . . . .
5. . . .; John Sackett m. 1769 Prudence Atherton (b. 1748).

. . .

John Sackett (1747-1805) served as private in the New York Line under Colonels John Field and Henry Ludington. He was born in Rensselaer County; died in Steuben County, N. Y.

Transcribed by Ted Smith
[S1282] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 2), 20 Jan 2025.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 117 : 1915, page 51

116171. Mrs. MABELLE KOON ZIEGLER

Born in Lisbon, Mich.
Wife of William Carlin Siegler.
Descendat of Joseph Baker and John Sackett, as follows:

1. Charles Sumner Kooh (b. 1860) m. 1883 Anna Kathryn Baker (b. 1862).
2. Charles E. Koon (1830-1909) m. 1859 Elizabeth Chubb (1843-92); William Nelson Baker (1836-1917) m. 1857 Emily Goss (1836-1920).
3. Alanson Koon (1799-1867) m. 1823 Marilla Wells (1806-72); Charles Guy Baker (1809-70) m. 1831 Catherine Garrison (1813-83).
4. Jacob Koon (1773-1859) m. 1794 Sarah Sackett (1773-1843); . . . .
5. John Sackett m. 1769 Prudence Atherton (b. 1748); . . . .

. . .

John Sackett (1747-1805) served under Colonels John Field and Henry Ludington, New York Line. He was born in Renssalaer County; died in Steuben County, N. Y.
Also No. 114133.

Transcribed by Ted Smith