| ![Show Contents]() Sacket History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Early Origins of the Sacket familyThe surname Sacket was first found in Worcestershire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, 1 indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. The first on record was Saegeat who held the domains in the year 1077, before the Domesday Survey was made. The family found its roots with nobility in Bourogne. Early History of the Sacket familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sacket research. Another 156 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1631, 1632, 1654, 1660, 1897 and 1907 are included under the topic Early Sacket History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sacket Spelling VariationsA multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Sackett, Sachet, Sackitt, Sackit, Sacket and others. Early Notables of the Sacket family- the Sackett family of America
Migration of the Sacket familyMany English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Sacket or a variant listed above: Blair L. Sackett, aged 10, who arrived at Ellis Island in 1896; Burd B. Sackett, aged 40, who arrived at Ellis Island in 1896; Edith S. Sackett, aged 34, who arrived at Ellis Island in 1895.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Sacket (post 1700) | + |
- General Delos Bennet Sacket (1822-1885), Commander in the American Civil War, later became Inspector General of the United States Army
- Augustus Sacket (1769-1827), American pioneer who founded the village of Sackets Harbor, Lake Ontario, New York
- William Sacket Palmer (1816-1852), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Indiana State House of Representatives, 1846-47; Defeated, 1844
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
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