Descendants of Thomas Sackett
Tenth Generation
(Continued)
1897. William Edgar Sackett-2341 (William H. , Nathaniel , Joseph , Richard , Joseph , Simon , Jr. , Simon , Thomas , Thomas ) was born on 5 Apr 1823. He died on 7 Oct 1896.
of Brooklyn, N. Y.
William married Josephine Findlay-2341sp daughter of William Findlay and Alicia Van Buskirk on 3 Mar 1847. Josephine was born in 1826. She died in 1901.
They had the following children:
+ 3631 M i William Edgar Sackett Jr.-5080 3632 M ii Washington Irving Sackett-5081 was born in Oct 1849. He died on 8 Jan 1858. + 3633 F iii Josephine F. Sackett-5082 3634 F iv Florence Sackett-5083 was born on 1 May 1853.
residence in 1907 at Newark, NJ.3635 F v Teressa Sackett-5084 was born on 20 Dec 1854.
resided in 1907 at Parsippany, NJ.3636 F vi Louisa Sackett-5085 was born on 20 Dec 1854. She died in Aug 1855. 3637 M vii Findlay Sackett-5086 was born on 12 Mar 1856.
resd. in 1907 at Brooklyn, N. Y.3638 M viii Henry Sackett-5086a was born on 9 Feb 1858. He died in Sep 1888. + 3639 M ix Clarence Sackett-5087 3640 F x Clara Sackett-5088 was born on 22 Feb 1860. Clara married E. V. Randall-5088sp. 3641 F xi Eugenia Sackett-5089 was born on 5 Apr 1861.
New York City, NY.3642 M xii Eugene Sackett-5090 was born in Feb 1869. He died in In infancy.
1903. James Horton Sackett Jr.-2348 (James Horton , Nathaniel , Joseph , Richard , Joseph , Simon , Jr. , Simon , Thomas , Thomas ) was born on 7 Feb 1838.
of New York City, and Brooklyn, N. Y.
James married Emma Edwards-2348sp daughter of Mr. Edwards and Mary Thompson.
They had the following children:
3643 M i James H. Sackett-5091 died in In infancy. + 3644 M ii Charles A. Sackett-5092
1911. Gen. Rufus King-2397 (Charles King , Mary Alsop , John Alsop , Abigail Sackett , Joseph , Simon , Jr. , Simon , Thomas , Thomas ) was born on 26 Jan 1814 in New York City, NY.. He died on 13 Oct 1876 in New York City, NY..
General King, who was named for his illustrious grandfather, was born in New York City, and graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1833. He, however, did not long remain in the regular army, resigning Oct. 20, 1833, to accept an appointment as assistant engineer of Erie Railroad, a position which he held for several years. From 1839 to 1843 he was Adjutant General of the State of New York. While holding that office he was associate editor of The Albany Evening Journal, and from 1841 to 1845 of The Albany Advertiser. In the last mentioned year he removed to Wisconsin and became editor of The Milwaukee Sentinel, continuing as such to the year 1861. Meantime he was in 1849 a member of the Board of Visitors to the U. S. Military Academy, served as a member of the convention which framed the constitution of Wisconsin, and was a Regent of the State University.
On May 25, 1861, he was appointed by President Lincoln Minister to Rome, but on the 5th of August following resigned and offered his services in defense of the Union. He was promptly commissioned Brigadier General of Volunteers, and commanded a division at Fredericksburgh, Manassas, Yorktown, and on several other fields, remaining with the army until 1863, when he was reappointed Minister to Rome, continuing as such until 1867. His death occurred in New York City.
Rufus married (1) Ellen Elliot-2397sp1 daughter of Robert Elliot on 14 Apr 1836. Ellen died on 3 Jul 1838.
Rufus married (2) Susan Elliot-2397sp2 daughter of Robert Elliot on 9 Nov 1843.
They had the following children:
1922. Louisa Anna Lawrence (Margaret Ireland , Judith Lawrence , Jonathan Lawrence , Patience Sackett , Joseph , Simon , Jr. , Simon , Thomas , Thomas )
Louisa married Bradish Johnson.
They had the following children:
+ 3646 M i William M. Johnson
1929. Emily Caroline Hughes-2449 (Charlotte Sackett , Ananias R. , Nathaniel , Samuel , Joseph , Simon , Jr. , Simon , Thomas , Thomas ) was born on 26 Nov 1838. She died after 1907.
Emily married George Steed-2449sp on 29 Aug 1869.
of Forest Dale, Lawrence County, O.
Mr. Steed came to Ohio when about nine years of age. He participated as a Union soldier in the war for the preservation of the Union.
George and Emily had the following children:
3647 F i Charity Clara Steed-5100 was born on 10 Jul 1870. She died on 11 Jul 1871. 3648 F ii Lizzie Eureka Steed-5101 was born on 9 Nov 1871. + 3649 M iii Charles Honshell Steed-5102 + 3650 F iv Missouri May Steed-5103 3651 F v Jane Steed-5104 was born on 29 Apr 1877. 3652 F vi Martha Allie Steed-5105 was born on 19 Jun 1879. She died on 29 Dec 1882.
1934. Charlotte Sackett-2454 (Samuel Bailey , Samuel , Nathaniel , Samuel , Joseph , Simon , Jr. , Simon , Thomas , Thomas ) was born in 1849 in NY.. She died on 24 Apr 1905.
Charlotte married Charles H. Weygant-2454sp son of James Weygant and Mary Mapes. Charles was born on 8 Jul 1839 in Cornwall, NY.. He died on 10 Mar 1909 in Washington Heights, NY..
Charles H. Weygant, of Newburgh, N. Y., son of James Weygant and his wife
Mary Mapes. C. H. Weygant was born at Cornwall, N. Y., and removed with his parents to Newburgh, N. Y., when about eight years of age. He attended the Newburgh grammar schools and Academy, and at the outbreak of the Civil War was preparing for college at Claverack Collegiate Institute. But instead of carrying out his plans in that direction he raised a company of volunteers for the 124th N. Y. Infantry Regiment, and on the 5th of Sept., 1862, was mustered into the United States service with that organization and served with it to the end of the war, filling successively the grades of Captain, Major, Lieutnant-Colonel and Colonel. He was slightly wounded in the head while in command of his company at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863; received a severe flesh wound in the leg while commanding regiment in charge at Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864, and was shot through body commanding 124th N. Y. Vols. and Berdan's 2nd Regiment of Sharpshooters while in the act of forming them for a charge at battle of Boydton Road, Oct. 22, 1864. After participating in over a score of battles and witnessing the surrender of Lee's army at Appomattox, he was permitted, by special order of Secretary of War, to take his regiment back to Orange County and disband it at Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh, N. Y. Since the war he has served one year in the Newburgh City Board of Education, three years as Sheriff of Orange County, two years as Mayor of the City of Newburgh, and five years in the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
- Charles H. Weygant
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Newburgh Bay and The HighlandsIN MEMORIAM
Col. Charles H. Weygant.
Col. Charles H. Weygant died suddenly at his home, No. 11 Bay View Terrace, Washington Heights, Wednesday morning, March 10, 1909, about ten o'clock, from heart disease. While the Colonel had not been in rugged health for several years, he was as well as usual that morning. After breakfast he seated himself at his desk and engaged in literary work in which he was interested. About the time above indicated a member of the family in an adjoining room heard him gasp and hastened to his side, but he was in a state of collapse and died without regaining consciousness. A physician was summoned with all possible haste as soon as the Colonel's illness was observed, and in the meantime members of the family did all they could in the way of applying restoratives. But every effort to resuscitate him was unavailing.
Colonel Charles H. Weygant was a representative of the oldest Newburgh family. He was a descendant of Michael Welgant, one of the original Palatine settlers of this city, and was born in Cornwall, July 8, 1839. After graduating from the public schools of Newburgh, he was prepared for college at the Ashland (N.Y.) and Claverack Collegiate Institutes. But instead of going to college he went to the war.
When the raising of the 124th Regiment, N. Y. S. V., was begun, he was commissioned as captain and raised the first company for that famous regiment, which left for the seat of war early in September, 1862. Captain Weygant was the senior captain of the regiment, commanding Cmpany A. He took an active part in the battles of Fredericksburgh, Chancellorsville, Beverly Ford, Gettysburgh, Wilderness and Spottsylvania; and in every general engagement of the Army of the Potomac after Cold Harbor until the close of the war.
At the battle of Gettysburgh, Colonel Ellis and Major Cromwell were killed, and Lieutenant-Colonel Cummings was wounded, leaving the regiment in the command of Captain Weygant for about a month. Shortly after, he was commissioned as Major, his commission dating from July 2, 1863, and later he was made Lieutenant-Colonel, dating from the same time. Colnel Cummings commanded the regiment until the morning of the second day's battle of the Wilderness when he was severely wounded, so badly, in fact that he never resumed duty. The regiment then passed under the command of Colonel Weygant.
Before his commission as Colonel from his State, he had been brevetted Colonel by Congress as a special recognition of his services and those of his regiment, who during the siege of Petersburg captured one hundred and eighty Confederates, their commanding officer and battle flag, killing and wounding thirty others, without losing a single man on his side.
Colonel Weygant was wounded first at Chancellorsville, a scalp wound which only invalidated him for a few days, after the battle was over. The 124th was one of the eight regiments which led Hancock's charge a Spottsylvania, and here Colonel Weygant was wounded in the leg, after his regiment had captured four guns, more than three hundred prisoners and a rebel flag. This wound kept him from duty about seven weeks. At Boydton's Roads, while in command of a force consisting of the 124th New York and Berdan's second regiment of sharpshooters, he was again wounded --in the side-- which kept him from duty about five weeks. His regiment, acting as sharpshooters, took a conspicuous part in Grant's last campaign, skirmishing with the enemy's rear guard nearly every day from Petersburg to Appomattox, capturing many prisoners, guns and wagons and losing twenty men, illed and wounded, in the last encounter between the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia, the day preceding Lee's surrender.
After the war Colonel Weygant engaged in carriage manufacturing, and continued in business till 1870, when he was elected by the Republican party Sheriff of Orange County for the term of three years. In 1878-80 he was Mayor of the city. He also served in the 80's as a member of the Board of Education. His last public office was as member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. In 1886, in company with Henry T. McCoun, he purhcased the eastern portion of the Robinson farm, and planned and carried out the greatest real estate movement in the history of the city. This work has conferred a lasting benefit upon Newburgh, and the Washington Heights addition wil ever stand a monument to this enterprise and ability.
Colonel Weygant for years filled a prominent place in both the social and business life of the city. He was chosen Grand Marshal of the great Centennial parade in 1883, and ably planned and led this great demonstration.
Colonel Weygant for many years took much interest in historical and literary work, especially along the line of genealogy. In 1877 he wrote and published a "History of the 124th Regiment , N. Y. V." (the "Orange Blossoms"). He also collected much data concerning Mapes, Sackett, and Weygant families and published the same.
"The Sacketts in America" is the title of another volume of over 500 pages he wrote and published a few years ago. His aptitude for this class of writing, let to his selection something over a year ago by the Hull Family Association to compile and write the "Genealogy of the Hull Family," and this manuscript is almost ready for the press.
Col. Weygant's history of the "Orange Blosoms" was a notable contribution to war literature and was a model for various other regimental histories. It gave in a general way an account of the progress of the war, and detailed the operations of the 124th Regiment. It was no mere dry recital of battle, but was filled with tales of thrilling individual adventure, stories of heroism, striking battle scenes, narratives of camp life and prison pen, with anecdotes and character sketches. The Rev. E. P. Roe, the novelist, in the battle scenes of his most famous novel "An Original Belle," copies extensively from this history, which fact Mr. Roe gracefully acknowledged in the preface to the novel in the following words: "In touching on the battle of Gettysburg and other historical events, I will briefly say that I have carefully consulted authentic sources of information. For the graphic suggestions of certain details I am indebted to the History of the 124th N. Y. Volunteers, by Col. Chas. H. Weygant."
It is further alleged that Stephen Crane, the novelist and newspaper writer, got his inspiration for his "Red Badge of Courage," from Col. Weygant's history. Mr. Crane was an Orange County man and it is not unlikely that he came across this book at some time. "The Red Badge of Courage" in its striking analysis of the feelings and emotions of a soldier in battle, is one of the most remarkable books of its kind in any language.
Col. Weygant for many years was a member of Trinity M. E. Church, and had served in the capacity of trustee of the church for many successive terms. He was also a teacher in the Sunday School of the church for many years.
At the time he went to the front during the Civil War, the church people presented him with a sword, and he wielded it always with honor to himself and the church.
Col. Weygant was a member of Hudson River Lodge, No. 607, F. and A. M., and a former member of the Chapter and of Hudson River Commandery, No. 35, Knights Templar. He was also a member of the Masonic Veterans' Association. He was for many years a member of Ellis Post, G. A. R., and served many times as its commander.
The wife of Col. Weygant [Charlotte Sackett, born 1849, daughter of Samuel B. and Elisabeth Townsend McCoun Sackett] died April 20, 1905, and the only surviving member of his family is a daughter, Miss Bessie Weygant. Mrs. Frank S. Hull is a sister and Frank O. Weygant in Ada, Minnesota, is a half brother. The wife of Sheriff A. L. Decker, of Orange County, is niece.
Col. Weygant's Funeral.
The funeral of Colonel Charles H. Weygant was held at 2:30 Friday afternoon, March 12, 1909, from his late home, No. 14 Bay View Terrace, Washington Heights, and was attended by an immense throng of people, both from the city and neighboring towns. As the commander of the "Orange Blossoms" there came a number of his former comrades to pay their last tribute of respect to his memory. Then there were former companions in the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange, city officials and prominent personages generally.
Col. Weygant in his life time had been opposed to display at funerals, and especially so to the delivery of fulsome eulogies. In accordance with such wishes the funeral arrangements were along the most simple lines.
The service at the house was conducted according to the Methodist ritual, the reference in the address of the officiating clergyman being along the line of his church work, rather than as a citizen and a soldier. The service at the grave was conducted by his late comrades, and was impressive.
The funeral was unusally large, the residence being filled to its capacity, a hundred standing outside the house, while several hundreds more called to take a last look at the face of the departed soldier as he lay in a flag-draped casket, on which rested a bouquet concealing from view the somber drapery.
The services were conducted by the Rev. W. F. Compton, of Trinity M. E. Church, who read the ritualistic service, and one of the lessons, the other being read by the Rev. E. F. Neilson of the Washington Heights Congregational Church. The concluding prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. Warren, of St. John's M. E. Church.
The address was made by the Rev. Mr. Compton, who took the conservative and progressive life as his theme. In the course of his remarks he referred to the dead as a man, a citizen, a soldier and a Christian, especially referring to his work in Trinity Church.
The last time the two had met in the parsonage of Trinity Church the Christian spirit that predominated in the breast of Col. Weygant made itself more evident to the preacher than ever before. He eulogized his labors for the betterment of the community in which he lived and with those with whom he was thrown in daily contact.
At the conclusion of the service the remains were escorted to Woodlawn Cemetery, being accompanied to Quassaick Bridge by the members of the Ellis Post, G. A. R., and Gen. Lawton Garrison, Army and Navy Union, after which they returned to their respective headquarters. At Woodlawn Cemetery the Grand Army of the Republic ritual for the burial of the dead was conducted by Commander Curtis Stanton, the Rev. Jesse F. Shafer, Messrs. James H. Hulse and Hiram Hathaway.
The colors were borne throughout by Color Sergeant Jesse H. Hedges. When the body had been consigned to the grave, "taps" were sounded by Bugler Whiting Grogan, of the old Fifth Separate Co., and the firing squad gave the parting volley, under direction of Officer of the Day Theodore Vredenburg, Other members of the firing party were Capt. Patrick J. McDonald, John S. Wilson, Patrick Flannery, Sylvester Ward, and J. H. Vought, the latter being a member of the Grand Army from Indiana. Major James T. Chase also marched with the party.
The bearers were taken from Hudson River Lodge, No. 607, F. & A. M., and were: Messrs. Claraence Miller, Eugene R. Pressler, Frank J. Lawson, William H. June, George Kohl and John T. Swann.
There were a great number of out of town veterans present, including among others the following comrades of the deceased from the 124th Regiment: Adjutant Henry R. Mayett, of Brookly; Capt. Thomas Taft Messrs Deizendorf and Warford, Abram Rapleje, Capt. Chas. B. Wood, Capt. Theodore M. Robeson, Capt. Thomas Quick, Capt. James Grier, Lieut. Norman Sly, Quartermaster Augustus Denniston, Henry M. Howell, Adam W. Beakes, James A. Beakes, William P. Uptegrove, John M. Young, Benjamin Hull, Calvin C. Lutes, Louis P. Miller. The Misses Benedict, daughters of the late Capt. Benedict, of Warwick, were also present, as was Major E. L. Sproat, of Middletown.
Among the mourning friends were the Rev. Dr. J. R. Thompson, the Rev. J. W. F. Carlisle, the Rev. J. G. D. Findley, The Rev. J. C. Elliott, the Hon. J. D. Wilson, ex-Sheriff Henry P. Clausen, a delegation from the A. M. E. Zion Church, a delegation from Washington Heights Chemical Engine Co., Supervisors John Templeton, George Moshler, J. Erskine Ward, John E. Iseman, John I. Bradley, and others.
There were many beautiful floral tributes.
Col. Weygant was charter member of the Washington Heights Chemical Engine Co. The company held a meeting and took action concerning his death.
The flag on City Hall was placed at half-mast as a mark of respect to Col. Weygant's memory.
[This article was unearthed by Gary Thomas, a subscriber to the SACKETT-L list. Thanks, Gary! By the way, Gary has been in contact with a Weygant family researcher recently and was informed that Bessie, the only child fo Col. Weygant, was mentally handicapped and stayed in an institution until her death in the 1940s. Weygant's papers were sold in an auction a few years after his death. Some of his papers, mainly of his work on the Civil War, were stolen from an old lady who had bought them in an acution in the 1960's. If you are interested for more information, contact Gary at vollmond @juno.com.]
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1880 Census, District 3, Newburgh, Orange, New York
Source: FHL Film 1254911 National Archives Film T9-0911 Page 132C
Chas. H. WEYGANT Self M M W 40 NY Occ: Flower Merch'T. Fa: NY Mo: NY
Charlotte WEYGANT Wife F M W 30 NY Occ: Keeps House Fa: NY Mo: NY [#2454]
Bessie WEYGANT Dau F S W 10 NY Fa: NY Mo: NY [#5107]
Minnie F. WEYGANT Niece F S W 19 NY Fa: NY Mo: NY
Jas. B. SACKETT FatherL M M W 74 NY Fa: NY Mo: NY
Elizabeth SACKETT MotherL F M W 70 NY Fa: NY Mo: NY
Wm. H. LAWSON BroL M M W 40 NY Occ: Hardware Clerk Fa: NY Mo: NY
Elizabeth LAESON SisterL F M W 35 NY Occ: Milliner Fa: NY Mo: NY
Ida WEYGANT Sister F S W 24 NY Fa: NY Mo: NY
Thomas SAGERS Other M S W 24 OH Occ: Servant Fa: NY Mo: NY
Charles and Charlotte had the following children:
1936. Margaret J. Williamson-2471 (Almira Sackett , Nathaniel , Nathaniel , Samuel , Joseph , Simon , Jr. , Simon , Thomas , Thomas ) was born in 1827. She died in Feb 1904.
Margaret married George A. Moore-2471sp on 25 Dec 1842.
They had the following children:
+ 3654 M i Nathaniel Moore-5130 + 3655 F ii Maria Moore-5131 + 3656 M iii George Moore + 3657 M iv John Moore 3658 F v Ana Moore. + 3659 F vi Roberta Moore
1949. William Henry Robbins (Sarah Mead , Deborah Peck , Deborah Sackett , Samuel , Joseph , Simon , Jr. , Simon , Thomas , Thomas )
William married Abby Kimball Lyman daughter of James Bloyd Lyman and Abigail Holt Kimball.
They had the following children:
3660 F i Sarah L. Robbins
1953. James Henry Sedgwick (Henry James Sedgwick , Ann Baldwin , Hannah Sackett , Samuel , Joseph , Simon , Jr. , Simon , Thomas , Thomas )
James married (1) Mary B. McCartney.
They had the following children:
3661 M i John B. Sedgwick
James married (2) Hattie Warwick daughter of L. A. Warwick.
1955. Ellen S. Sedgwick-2515 (Charles Baldwin Sedgwick , Ann Baldwin , Hannah Sackett , Samuel , Joseph , Simon , Jr. , Simon , Thomas , Thomas ) was born on 2 Nov 1841.
Ellen married Osgood Vose Tracy-2515sp son of James Grant Tracy and Sarah Osgood on 19 Jun.
of Syracuse, N. Y.
Osgood and Ellen had the following children:
3662 M i Charles S. Tracy-5250 was born on 10 Sep 1869. + 3663 M ii James G. Tracy-5251 3664 M iii Lyndon S. Tracy-5252 was born on 28 Oct 1875. 3665 M iv Frank S. Tracy-5253 was born on 24 Mar 1879.
Syracuse, N. Y.Frank married Edith E. Upton-5253sp daughter of James Wesley Upton and Elizabeth Bordman on 5 Oct 1904.
1956. Charles Hamilton Sedgwick-2516 (Charles Baldwin Sedgwick , Ann Baldwin , Hannah Sackett , Samuel , Joseph , Simon , Jr. , Simon , Thomas , Thomas ).
of Detroit, Mich.
Weygant has: "b. May 22, 184_" which seems to be between 1842-1847.
Charles married (1) Marcia Fenton-2516sp1 daughter of Elijah Pearl Fenton and Lucia Maria Cobb on 15 Feb 1871. Marcia died in 1892.
They had the following children:
3666 F i Elisabeth F. Sedgwick-5254 was born on 29 Nov 1871. Elisabeth married Charles G. Herbert-5254sp. 3667 F ii Theodora Sedgwick-5255 was born on 28 Jun 1873. 3668 M iii Charles Baldwin Sedgwick-5256 was born on 12 Dec 1876. He died on 4 Dec 1898. 3669 F iv May E. Sedgwick-5257 was born on 24 Sep 1881. May married Henry M. Lockwood-5257sp son of Henry R. Lockwood and Ellen Rich.
of Syracuse, N. Y.+ 3670 F v Lucia M. Sedgwick-5258
Charles married (2) D. Caroline Ferguson-2516sp2 daughter of Nathan Ferguson and Sarah Johnson on 22 Sep 1900.
1957. Anna Baldwin Sedgwick-2517 (Charles Baldwin Sedgwick , Ann Baldwin , Hannah Sackett , Samuel , Joseph , Simon , Jr. , Simon , Thomas , Thomas ) was born on 17 May 1848.
Anna married Joseph Lyman Silsbee-2517sp son of William Silsbee and Charlotte Lyman on 5 Jun 1875.
of Salem, Mass.
Joseph and Anna had the following children:
