Sackett
One-Name Study
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About the Sackett One-Name Study
The objectives of the Sackett One-Name Study are to research, record, and share historical and genealogical data on Sackett descendants worldwide. To further this work, researchers have formed The Sackett Family Association which is open to anyone with a declared interest in the Sackett family history and a willingness to share research findings with other members. Membership is now 150. There are no fees. The Association maintains an ever-growing genealogical database (currently 27,000+ individuals), publishes a quarterly newsletter, arranges biennial reunions, and is engaged in a DNA study.
Variants
Early variants were Sakt and Saket. Later records are of Sacket, Sackett, Sackette. The only extant forms are Sacket and Sackett, with Sackett predominating.
Origin of the surname
The Sackett family originated in England in the Isle of Thanet, Kent, probably at Sackett's Hill in the parish of St Peter's. The earliest record is that of William Saket of Southborough, St Peter in Thanet who, in 1317, was in a legal dispute with the Abbot of St Augustine. William won!
The Sacketts were among the first colonists of America, with Simon Sackett arriving at the Massachusetts Bay Colony just a few months after the Winthrop Fleet of 1630, and John Sackett, possibly a nephew of Simon, arriving in New Haven sometime before 1641.
DNA project
The Association is conducting a DNA project with the primary objective of establishing a genetic link between the lines of Simon Sackett the colonist, 1595-1635, and John Sackett of New Haven, c1623-1684. Further details are available from DNA Project Administrator Tom Smith (see www.sackettfamily.info) or visit www.familytreedna.com and search on surname Sackett.
Kits can be ordered directly at www.familytreedna.com using the form provided. The cost of testing is the responsibility of the participant but we have received a group rate for our project testing.
Links
The Sackett Family Association www.sackettfamily.info
Chris Sackett, TSFA Secretary & Webmaster chris@sackett.org.uk
Contact details
For further information, contact:
Mr Chris Sackett
Sackett's Harbour,
Doyle Road,
St Peter Port
GY1 1RG
Guernsey
E-mail:
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