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From: Howard Johnston <>
Subject: [HACKETT-L] Re: JEREMIAH'S...HACKETTS
Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 20:05:35 -0600


Gary --

I'm going to check my data and see what I have on these Jeremiah's, etc.
Also sent a copy to the Hackett Mailing List -- maybe someone else will have
some input.

Howard

G. Hackett wrote:

> Dear Elizabeth,
>
> In your genealogical travels I was wondering if you could keep your eye
> out for any and all Jeremiah's who are Hacketts, b. ca 1790; d. ca 1854,
> m. to Sarah Morrill, dau. of Isaac Morrill, especially the Jeremiah
> whose son John Hackett, b. ca 1820 and whose wife was Sarah Tyler, b. ca
> 1820; d. ca 1861; m. ca 1841. I'm trying to find out who the father of
> jeremiah Hackett was, so I can maybe then follow the line back to the
> Progenitor, but I'm not finding it. Only have clues that suggest...maybe.
>
> These Morrills could be the Morrills of Salisbury, MA and the Hacketts of
> the same place, but removed to the Canadian border and in fact may have
> ended up eventually in Candada for awhile. I think they were lumbermen
> for the building of ships in Portsmouth, NH, Exeter, NH,
> Salisbury/Amesbury, MA and in Maine, esp. Kittery, ME on the Islands off
> same.
>
> I've traced a group of Hacketts and Morrills to Danville, VT (One was
> named Isaac Morrill), in fact some of the very first settlers were 50
> emigrants from NH and MA, Essex Co., re, Sargent Morrill, Abraham
> Morrill, Jeremiah Morrill, Abner Morrill in 1786. In the spring of 1783
> Charles Hackett, the pioneer of this mountain region open a spot for his
> cabin. It eventually became known as "Isaac Morrill Pitch". He bought the
> place and settled on what was referred to as a farm. Charles Hackett's
> wife (no given name named) was reported to be the first white women to
> come to Danville.
>
> On Oct. 27 1786 the township (Danville) was granted, and among the names
> given as Proprietors, was a Luke Knowlton. Anyway, I'm just wondering if
> maybe the Hacketts that settled there were part of those who ventured up
> into Canada for timber? They also traded with NY. There was a Jeremiah
> Hackett in Canada who signed as a witness to some deed I seem to remember
> (can't find the place at the moment, but I have among my files). One of
> the Morrills came from Epsom. NH, i.e., Major Morrill in 1793 came with
> his wife whose name was Peggy Day, 2 daus. and 4 sons. They first moved
> to St. Albans. His dau. Mary was the wife of Capt. John Gilman. The
> other dau., Hannah, m. James Brackett and they settled "at the Bay". The
> name of the sons were Theophilus, Amos, William and Jeremiah. Major
> Morrill was in the Rev. War with Gen. Sullivan's army, and they went to
> Canada. (My 1st cousin onece removed, Phyllis (Hackett) Wiggin lives in
> Epsom, NH). There was a Hackett family who lived in Hookset, NH, next
> town over from Epsom, NH, but we've traced those Hacketts and they don't
> seem to fit the Hacketts I'm seeking.
>
> The Hacketts, Morrills, and Gilmans, are all in Justice David Hackett
> Souter's line, and whether these Hacketts, Morrills, Gilmans of VT. have
> any connnection to his line I'm not sure, but his Hacketts were first of
> NH, then Canada, then NH again. Justice Souter's Rev. War ancestor is
> Col. Antipas Gilman of Brentwood, NH, d. in Gilmanton, NH 1802. Justice
> Souter's grand aunt, Cora May (Hackett) Jordan, joined the DAR under this
> line, and her father was George G. Hackett, b. ca 1845 and George's wife
> was Nancy G. Libby, b. ca 1845, they m. 1868 and George G. Hackett was
> the son of the heretofore mentioned John Hackett and Sarah nee Tyler
> Hackett.
>
> Information taken from: The Vermont Historical Gazetteer in three vols.,
> edited by Abby Maria Hemenway, and published by her in 1867.
>
> Anyway, I'm trying to trace down the Jeremiah Hackett who was the father
> of John Hackett, who was the father of George G. Hackett, in order to
> finish Justice Souter's Hackett ancestry. Seeing there seems to be a lot
> of interest in Jeremiah Hacketts going around the Hackett "mill" these
> days, I thought I'd throw this one in and see where it lands.
>
> Then I have the Moses Hackett, re, "Maine Famies in 1790" who was b.
> 1755, who d. Minot 1837 who was the son of Henry and Mary (TYLER) Hackett
> of Salisbury, MA (DAR Misc Rec 39.1:138-9) who m. New Gloucester 1786,
> Sarah (MORRILL) Bartlett (widow), who was b. 1757 the dau. of Jonathan
> and Hannah (Hackett) Morrill of Salisbury, MA. The children with surname
> Hackett of the Moses/Sarah marriage were: Sarah, Moses, Hannah, William,
> Jacob, Betsey. However, I know there was a Jeremiah Hackett of Poland and
> Minot also, so it just thickens the pot of soup for what I'm trying to
> trace for Justice Souter. Thanks for anything you may find or know and
> want to pass on. Hope all is well. Everyone is doing such a great job
> with the Monitor and we have to thank Howard for taking this on and doing
> such a great job. As you may or may not know, I've been in the hospital
> twice, rehab. hospitals twice, home with VNA nurses now, coming here, all
> to do with these progressive lung diseased lungs of mine, since Dec.
> Doctor's news yesterday when I saw him wasn't all that incouraging, but I
> hang on. Nurse will be here again today to pound away on back trying to
> get junk up...but such is life. At least the sun is out for a change
> today, this helps.
>
> Don't know if you and Howard got this, because it kept saying message
> couldn't go through, so I'm trying this again.
>
> My best,
> Gary

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