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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
Name: Sr Sackett Cyrus Note Born: 5 Jan 1764 at East Greenwich CT., , , Married: 1792 at Bourbon Co., , , Kentucky Died: 13 Oct 1846 at Bell Brook, Greene Co., Ohio, USA Father: Reuben Sackett Mother: Mercy Finney
WIFE
Name: Nancy Ann Stapleton Note Born: 6 Mar 1767 Died: WFT Est 1810-1869
CHILDREN
Name: Joseph Sackett Born: 30 Mar 1794 Died: WFT Est 1795-1884
Name: Sarah Sackett Born: 24 May 1795 Died: WFT Est 1796-1889
Name: Mercy Sackett Born: 26 Feb 1797 Died: WFT Est 1798-1891
Name: Reuben Sackett Born: 17 May 1798 Died: WFT Est 1799-1888
Name: Samuel Sackett Born: 5 Dec 1799 Died: WFT Est 1800-1889
Name: Anna Sackett Born: 8 Oct 1801 Died: WFT Est 1802-1895
Name: Cyrus Jr. Sackett Born: 26 Jan 1803 Died: 1826 Wife: Nancy Jeffries
Name: Aner Sackett Born: 24 Jan 1807 Died: WFT Est 1808-1901
Name: Alexander Sackett Born: 3 Apr 1808 Died: WFT Est 1809-1898
NOTES
1). mytree.FTW Brderbund WFT Vol. 8, Ed. 1, Tree 3833, Date of Import Sep 29, 1998 Cyrus Sackett was a Revolutionary Solder and served in St. Clairsdisastrous campaign against the Indians of the Northwest in 1791. From the book The Sacketts of America This information is from the Library of Ruth Rawlings and is for personal use only. It has been typed into electronic format with her permission by Daniel & Mary Sackett. This is verbatim from the Sackett Records, Page 13 15. The following taken from the records of Hazel Dickens, daughter ofLouella Addaline Jesiop Dickens, she being the daughter of Phoebe Thomas Jesiop,who the daughter of Mercy Sackett and Charles W. Thomas. Sackett Records, Page 13 thru 15. Six Generation Cyrus Sackett Cyrus Sackett fourth son of Reuben and Mercy Finney Sackett, was born at East Greenwich, Connecticut, January 5, 1764. Cyrus Sackett, was born in Connecticut about the year 1763. He enteredtheRevolutionary War at about the age of 18 years. He was released onfurlough subject to being recalled if needed. On returning home on foot he was take up on Suspicion of being a deserter, but was soon released and he returned home unmolested. He remained in Connecticut with his father until he attained majority,when he set out to try his fortune in the Wilderness of the great southwest, halting for a time in the Redstone region. He reached at last what wasto be for a time his home, Kentucky. This country was then in a greatly troubled and unsettled condition through Indian Wars. Indeed, so numerous and bloody had been their attacks and slaughter of white settlers that it had become known as the Dark and Bloody Grounds. Mr. Sackett was living with Col. Smith, the famous Indian fighter, when St. Clair began raisinghis army of 2,000 men to attack the Indians of the Northwest. He joined the expedition, which set out from Fort Washington, now Cincinnati, and which pushed it s way with great difficulty to the head waters of the Wabash. The trials of their wilderness march were too great for many of the Kentucky Militia, and like with Gideon s Band many turned back, so that when they reached a point where old Fort Recovery was afterward established by victorious Wayne, but fourteen hundred remained with St. Clair. Among these Mr. Sackett remained faithful. Here, however, they suffered an inglorious defeat, being attacked suddenly by Little Turtle and his warriors in the early morning of November 4th, 1791. The army was thrown into such a confused stated by the sudden attack of the Indians with their hideous war hoops, that although the American officers bravely endeavored for about three hours to repulse them, thearmy became disordered, suffered great loss and fled in confusion. Mr. Sackett ran for a distance of nine miles expecting all the time to fall into the hands of the merciless red men. He halted once into an open glade andseeing his pursuers were gaining on them and greatly fatigued, he took his knife out from his belt and cut his blanket loose from his body, leaving it with all the food he had left, a hard dry cake and ran with renewed vigor until out of reach of the savages. He, with his weary companions reached Fort Jefferson about dark on that fatal day. He returned with the rest of the disappointed army to Fort Washington from whenca they had set out, and thenca back to Kentucky. Here about the year of 1792, he was married to Miss Nancy Stapleton, unto them were born eight children. The subject of our sketch moved from Kentucky to Ohio in October 1799, and settled on the land owned by Alexander Sackett and Benjamin Vaughan. Hewas among the first settlers of this region of the county Greene CountyOhio, The only home then built, where Bell Brook now stands, was an old frontier tavern. He bought 160 acres of land at $2.00 per acre it being all timber land he cleared off a space near a spring, large enough to put up a tent, thesides of which were covered with bed clothing, while the wagon cover served as a roof. Here they managed to live and keep the wolf real living wolves from entering their door, until he could build a log cabin. He paid for his farm chiefly by raising hogs and raising and driving themto Cincinnati market. There being no mills nearer than that place, he frequently went there on horse back, sometimes taking two horses when needing both flour and corn meal. The old deed which Mr. Sackett received for his land, was given by Thomas Jefferson, March 6, 1806, and contains his signature as President of the United States and together with that of James Madison as Secretary of State, both in their own handwriting. Italso bears the seal of the United States and is plainly written on a very fine skin, supposed to be groundhog skin. The rare parchment in now in thehands of Alexander Sackett, who still lives on the farm. It is treasured as acurios and valuable heirloom. Cyrus Sackett was an earnest and devoted Christian he joined the Regular Old Style Baptists and afterwards went to what was known as Carmine s Church, which stood on the site of the old burial ground one mile south of Bell Brook. A few years before his death he became a member of what hasbeen long known as Owen s Church, founded about 1835 1836. He remained amember of this Church until his death, which occurred 13, October 1846, at theage of 83 years. Nancy, his wife departed this life September 18 1855, aged 88 years, 6 months, and 12 days. They were both laid to rest in the Carmine burying grounds above mentioned. Cyrus Sackett, born January 5, 1764 Died October 13 1846 Wed. to Nancy Ann Stapleton in 1792. Nancy Ann Stapleton born March 6, 1767. Children by the above union. Joseph Sackett born March 30, 1794 died Wed. to Ann Vandolar. Sarah Sackett born May 24, 1795 died Wed. to Benjamin Hand Mercy Sackett born February 26, 1797 died June 27, 1859 Wed. to Charles Weaver Thomas Reuben Sackett born May 17, 1798 died Wed. N.F. R. Samuel Sackett born December 5, 1799 died Wed. to Isabell Moore. Anna Sackett born October 8, 1801 died Wed. to Merrit Hablit Cyrus Sackett bom January 26, 1803 died Wed. to Nancy Jefferies Aner Sackett born January 24, 1807 died Wed. to Preston Pogue Alexander Sackett born April 3. 1808 died April 10, 1893 Wed I st to Isabella Preston Wed 2nd to Mary Brewster Note This Cyrus Sackett takes up the extra t on his name andcontinues down through his descendants. This is verbatim from Robinson s History of Greene County, Ohio. 1902page 92 Sackett Farm, in one name, from 1799 To 1899. The following is taken from the Bell Brook Moon One hundred years ago Cyrus Sackett, accompanied by his wife and three children, came toKentucky and settled on what has been known in later years as the Alexander Sackett farm. Mr. Sackett bought this farm of one hundred and fifty acres at two dollars per acre. They arrived there on October 17, at three o clock inthe afternoon. The land was then covered with dense forests. He, however, cleared a small spaca, where they pitched their tents made of bed clothes, in which they managed to live for some time. Mr. Sackett then built a log cabin, which was called a round log cabin, in which they lived for several years. He then built a large hewed log house, which was at that time considered very fine. Here Mr. Sackett and wife spent the remainder oftheir lives. After their death the farm was divided into two parts and sold. Alexander Sackett bought the eastern part containing eighty acres, and Preston Poague Pogue bought the remainder of the farm, which is nowowned by the heirs of the late Benjamin Vaughan. Alexander Sackett held thisfarm in his possession until his death, which occurred April 10, 1893. The farm was then purchased jointly by Phineas Wilson and Emily Sackett, grandchildren of Cyrus Sackett. The farm remained in their possessionuntil the end of the year 1899, when they sold it to Jacob Carey. Thus it passed out of the Sackett name after being in their possession one hundred years, two months and eighteen days. This is a very rare occurrence. In the old Baptist graveyard about one mile south of the village of Bell Brook lies all that is mortal of Cyrus Sackett, Sr. Many more of historic worth also are buried there among the number are Rev. Josiah Carman. The veteran pioneer Baptist preacher, Captain Ammi Maltbie, who made a namefor himself in the war of 1812, Andrew Byrd, Sr., and others. Mr. CyrusSackett, Sr., died at his home July 13, 1846, aged eighty three years, leaving his wife, Nancy, and the following children sons, Alexander, Joseph, Samuel and Cyrus Sackett, Jr. daughters Sarah Hand, Mrs. Anna Goblet and Mrs. Poague Pogue . Cyrus Sackett was in this battle. This information was taken verbatim from the 1979 History of Adams County, Indiana, page 37 by Adams County Historical Society, Inc., 1980 The St. Clair Massacre Major General Arthur St. Clair, Governor of the Territory Northwest of the Ohio River, was immediately summoned to Philadelphia by President Washington, and ordered to proceed in person to destroy the Indians. General Charles Scoff, with 800 Kentucky cavalrymen, was sent up theWabash as a decoy, to raid Ouiatenon, near the present day location of Lafayette. This town, and several others, were destroyed by the troops of Gen. Scott, Gen. James Wilkinson and Col. John Hardin, and many Indians were killed.It was obvious, from the papers taken, that many of the inhabitants were French Indian, in close touch with the British at Detroit. Gen. St. Clair, back at Fort Washington, near present day Cincinnati, readied his forces to proceed to the confluence of the St. Marys and St. Josephs Rivers, and build a strong fort there. President Washington was highly desirous of decisive measures. He got them, but not exactly as he wished. After many delays, the troops got underway on Sept. 17, 1791. They built Forts Hamilton and Jefferson asthey proceeded north, stopping on the banks of a tributary of the Wabash River near the present day town of Fort Recovery the night was Nov. 3, 1791. About 1,400 soldiers, both regulars and militia, and 86 officers remained. The weather was bitterly cold, Gen. St. Clair was ill with gout, and estranged from his second in command, Gen. Richard Butler, who had wishedto advance with a detachment of 1,000 men, and build a fort at the confluence of the St. Marys and St. Josephs Rivers. Meanwhile, the Indians, under Little Turtle, who had massacred LaBiame in 1780 and defeated General Josiah Harmar in 1790, were assembling. Rex M. Potterf, former Allen County Fort Wayne librarian, in addressing the dedication of Little Turtle Memorial Park in Fort Wayne June 12, 1960,wrote the following Little Turtle, in the two previous successes, had based his strategy on ambush and surprise. He now sought to defeat St. Clair s forces similarly. . Little Turtle, through his scouts, was aware of the fact that St. Clair lacked scouts, and hence that he had no sources of information about the activities of the Indians. With rather great confidence in the outcome, Little Turtle approached his problem. He first assembled the Indians, who had come from different quarters, on a plateau long the St. Marys River some ten miles southeastof present day Fort Wayne. He divided his men into several different groups,or messes. He designated about one fourth of these messes to hunt for game or vegetables they were to assemble the food in the late afternoon, when the Indians were to be fed these provisions. He thus employed a very practical method of living offthe country. In the 1930 s, the WPA Works Progress Administration had a valuable historical survey in Indiana, which located and marked many historical spots. While the metal signs had all corroded by the early 1960 s, the locations and messages were preserved in Quinn s Short, Short Story of Adams County. An article clipped from a news paper of the late 1930 records the following description of the same event A legendary tradition, known only to a few and handed down through three generations, has become a matter of permanent record through the effortsof French Quinn, local historian. Brought down by word of mouth, the legend directly related to him by his grandmother, Letitia Long, one of Adams County s early pioneers, has been placed in the permanent records of the WPA s historical survey. The story tells of the largest single encampmentof Indians ever to gather in one location which set up camp Just north of the Adams County line in Marion Township Allen county. Little Turtle as commanding chief with his alliance of Miamis, Shawnoes, Wyandottes, Kickapoos, Pottawatomies, Ottawas, Chippewas, and otherkindred tribes after leaving only enough men to guard the camp, started that memorable trip down the St. Marys through what is now Decatur. It was inthe year 1791 that the band of redskins swooped down on Gen. St. Clair s army. The wily judgment in selecting the camp and route down the St. Marys is credited to Chief Little Turtle, because of the natural drainage of theland and the centrally located position it afforded. The words of variouspeople, who have taken from the territory many Indian relics and other evidence of their camping and the move down the St. Marys corroborated the statementsof Mr. Quinn ... Actually, before the night of Nov. 3, 1791 Captain Slough had led a night scouting expedition that reported Indians in large numbers nearby. Unfortunately, Gen. Butler, to whom Capt. Slough reported, did not tellGen. St. Clair of the report. The army rose before dawn, and prepared to march toward the confluence of the rivers to build their fort. Before it was light, the Indians with bloodcurdling yells, commenced a fierce attack from all sides simultaneously. For three hours they attacked, hidden by shrubbery andtheir own smoking rifles. Major Denny wrote The ground was literally covered with the dead. The wounded were taken to the canter, where a good many who had quit theirposts unhurt were crowded together. It appeared as if the officers had been singled out a very great proportion fell. The men being thus left withfew officers, became fearful, despaired of success, gave up the fight, and, to save themselves for the moment, abandoned entirely their ground, andcrowded in toward the center of the field, and no exertions could put them inorder even for defense. Simon Girty, the American renegade, had written to Col. Alexander McKee at Detroit on Oct. 28, from Miami Town Fort Wayne , that 1,040 Indians were leaving that day to meet St. Clair. With Little Turtle were Blue Jacket,the Shawnee Buck ong a helas, the Delaware chief, and Tecumseh heade up the scouts. The Indians finally captured the artillery, and the army broke and ran in headlong retreat back to Fort Jefferson. The dead officially included 593 privates, 39 officers including Gen. Richard Butler, one lieutenant colonel, and three majors. About 250 women were with the army, 56 of whom were killed in battle, and most of the rest on the way back. The first whites to return to the battle scene found the corpses of many women pinned to the ground by large stakes driven through their bodies. Just 50 miles southeast of Adams County was fought this most bloody battle of pioneer American history the dead were not exceeded until nearlycentury later when Custer s troops were slaughtered on the Little Big Horn. Major Denny, whose journal covers this campaign as well as Gen. Harmads, returned with the news to President Washington, who was reportedly soangry that he threw his powdered wig to the floor with an oath, exposing his red hair.
2).  mytree.FTW  Brderbund WFT Vol. 8, Ed. 1, Tree  3833, Date of Import  Sep 29, 1998  From the History  Sacketts of America   Cyrus Sackett married AnnSteepleton  January 7 1792.  !DEATH  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 8, Ed. 1    Release date  January 12, 1997  Tree  3833  , Customer pedigree.  Source Media Type  Family Archive CD. Date of Import  Sep 29, 1998

						

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