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Rackett Dwellings in Montauk

Alice_Nowak — 2015-10-26 17:08:51Z

I am not related to Rackett, but while hiking in Hither Woods in Montauk became interested in the family. There is a map of the area showing dwellings for Minnie Rackett, Lawson & Redmond. We tried to find the dwellings and found Redmond & Lawsons, but not Minnie Rackett. I believe it is just buried under the trees & brush. It was very sad so see these buildings "ruins" not marked and buried under the brush. The ones we found were so over grown and not marked . We were interested in finding out who Minnie Rackett was . I tried to find some Montauk historical information and haven't found anything, I was wondering if many someone here might have the history or story. Thank you.

Re: Rackett family

frankseiffert — 2013-05-18 14:20:52Z

We had the good program, but stopped after getting most of the Seiffert family info. They want us to spend the big bucks again. Not a member. Just an FYI, it appears that Maureen's grandfather may have been in the same National Guard Unit out of Brooklyn during WWI, as Grandpa Rackett!!!. Still trying to track down other data.....interesting if true.

Re: Rackett family

Grillguy1 — 2013-05-18 13:56:44Z

Are you a member of Ancestry? I did the Rackett Family Tree and made it public so that others could use it and now I'm apparently blocked from viewing my own tree unless I spend the Bucks to join!...Oh, well?

Re: Rackett family

frankseiffert — 2013-05-18 13:03:42Z

What a surprise to hear from you on this website !!!! Wasn't sure if you did a complete Rackett tree. I'll check it out.
I did my dad's family, traces back to 1535 in Germany to York PA. interesting, and large family, in some cases as many as 12 kids, boy those winter nights weren't "dull".
Stay well...........Butch

Re: Rackett family

Grillguy1 — 2013-05-17 22:06:58Z

Hi Frank...(Butch) What are you trying to find out ? Were you able to see my tree on ancestry? I have the Rackett side traced back to the 1500-1600's in England. Funny that everything that was told a family gatherings I have proven as true!! Amazing without the use of computers in those days. Just word of mouth from Grandma and Grandpa. I belive that I listed you within the Rackett children under your mother's name. Connect to Family Trees and look up the Rackett Family or George Rackett Jr Family Tree. Call me for any further info. George

Re: Rackett family

frankseiffert — 2013-05-15 13:50:16Z

John W. Rackett is my grandfather (D.1962 63yrs)buried in Rosedale Cemetary, Orange NJ. He married Olive Osborn (D.1974 84yrs)buried with John W. Sr., they had 7 children, Viola (D. 2007, 92yrs) John W.Jr (D.1995, 80yrs)George (D.1989, 77yrs) Ida (D.2008 72 yrs) Francis Dowd (D. 2002 76yrs) Willis Leroy (D.2009 80 yrs) Minnie Ethel, 88yrs old still living in NJ.

Re: PARENTS WERE FROM BERLIN GERMANY

1970Roadrunner — 2010-09-21 03:27:52Z

The oral tradition of my family stated that" Three brothers left France because of religion. One stayed in Germany one went to Holland, then America, and the third fled to England." Our ancestor was Heinrick N. Raque. There is a large group with the name Raque in the Louisville, Ky. area and all of the groups seem to have come from an area near Loraine and Germany. The issue is the fact that no one has produced any documentation that ties everthing togather. It would be interesting if someone has something on the subject.

Just starting Rackett family tree to leave my children

oldntired13045 — 2010-09-11 15:31:56Z

I would like any info that you have. I have been updating things on my tree. Putting in what I found I am still working on it. I still feel like I have Irish or French blood line and am trying to trace lines back to find out where we originally came from.
Shirley Rackett Nichols

Re: Rackett family - Brewster lineage

Bette_Bradway — 2010-09-06 16:54:13Z

To begin with, as I mentioned previously, the Brewster line comes through HANNAH [7] BRADLEY, wife of Benjamin [4] Rackett.

Hannah was born ca. 1732-4 (?) probably at Souhthold NY and died before 1811, as she is not mentioned in Benjamin Rackett's will probated that year. She m. 07 Apr 1757 (NYG&B RECORD [hereafter NYGBR] 51:207 and Salmon Records:92) to Benjamin Rackett,son of John [3] and Mehitable (Young?) Rackett. They had traceable children: 1. Noah who m. Experience "Penny" Brown, 2. Abraham who m. Hannah Vail and 3. Louisa/Lois who m'd John M. Rackett (son of Jonathan [4] Rackett and a cousin). Early Census records suggest that there may have been other children, including the Benjamin bp. 24 Nov 1767 at 1st Church, Southhold. My husband's line comes through Noah Rackett.

Hannah Bradley was the dau. of:
Jonathan [6] Bradley b. Southold after 1700 (NYGBR 51,207) d. Southold 18 Nov 1739 (Suffolk Co. Wills 51:207, NY Hist. Soc. Collections [1894] 289-90 [abstract of will] and Salmon Records:240). He m. at Southold on 4 Oct 1722 or 23 to Mary Booth b. Southold 27 or 30 Aug 1703, d. 23 Apr 1738 (all but his birth in NYGBR 51:207 [Christophers Family].)

Jonathan [6] Bradley was the only child known to have left descendants of:

Christopher [5] Bradley b. New London CT 11 Jul 1679 d. prob. Southhold before 1721 (or before Dec 1705); m. probably Southold ca. 24 Aug 1700 to Mehitable Horton b. Southold 17 Feb 1679 d. there 09 Sep 1757. NYGBR 51:16 gives all but the death of Christopher Bradley.

"Mayflower Families in Progress" William Brewster, (hereafter MFIP/Brewster)publ. by General Society of Mayflower Descendants [hereafter GSMD], 1999)says that he died bef. Dec 1705, when Mehitable m. (as her 2nd husband) to Daniel Tuthill.

Christopher [5] Bradley as the only known child of:

Peter [4] Bradley b. New London CT 07 Sep 1658 d. New London CT 25 Aug 1678, age 28. He m. at New London 9 May 1678 Mary Christophers prob. b. Devonshire Eng. ca. 1657, d. Saybrook CT 4 Jul 1724, age 67. She m. 2) Thonmas Youngs and 3) Nathaniel Lynde. (Source MFIP/Brewster #49 pp 70-72 in the 2000 Revised (3rd) Edition.)

Peter [4] Bradley was the 3rd (of 4) child of:

Elizabeth [3] Brewster b. Plymouth MA (now Duxbury) 1 May 1637 and d. New London CT in Feb 1708 age about 70. She m. 1) at New London CT on 7 Sep 1653 to Peter Bradley/Brawley who d. New London 3 Apr 1662; 4 children. Elizabeth m 2) Christopher Christophers, prob. b. Devonshire, ENG, d. New London CT 23 Jul 1687 in his 56th yr. (Source for all: MFIP/Brewster # 10, p. 20, 21 in 2000 Edition).

Elizabeth was the daughter of:
Jonathan [2] Brewster b. Scrooby ENG 12 Aug 1593 d. New London CT 7 Aug 1659. He m. at Plymouth MA 10 Apr 1624 to Lucretia Oldham bp Derby ENG 04 Jan 1600 d. Norwich CT (now Preston)4 Mar 1678/9, dau. of William and Phillipa (Sowter) Oldham.

Jonathan [2] Brewster was the oldest child of

William [1] Brewster b. prob. Doncaster, Yorkshire ENG ca. 1566/7 d. Plymouth MA 10 Apr 1644, son of William and Mary (Smythe) (Simkinson) Brewster. He m. England, bef. 1593 to Mary (UNKNOWN) b. ca. 1568/9 d. Plymouth MA 17 Apr 1627. Her maiden name and parentage have never actually been proven, although some guesses have been made. (Source: MFIP/Brewster #1.)

Note: There is no connection whatsoever to the Nathaniel Brewster family of Long Island.

Please forgive any typos!

Bette Bradway

Re: Rackett family - Brewster lineage

Bette_Bradway — 2010-09-06 16:48:07Z

To begin with, as I mentioned previously, the Brewster line comes through HANNAH [7] BRADLEY, wife of Benjamin [4] Rackett.

Hannah was born ca. 1732-4 (?) probably at Souhthold NY and died before 1811, as she is not mentioned in Benjamin Rackett's will probated that year. She m. 07 Apr 1757 (NYG&B RECORD [hereafter NYGBR] 51:207 and Salmon Records:92) to Benjamin Rackett,son of John [3] and Mehitable (Young?) Rackett. They had traceable children: 1. Noah who m. Experience "Penny" Brown, 2. Abraham who m. Hannah Vail and 3. Louisa/Lois who m'd John M. Rackett (son of Jonathan [4] Rackett and a cousin). Early Census records suggest that there may have been other children, including the Benjamin bp. 24 Nov 1767 at 1st Church, Southhold. My husband's line comes through Noah Rackett.

Hannah Bradley was the dau. of:
Jonathan [6] Bradley b. Southold after 1700 (NYGBR 51,207 d. Southold 18 Nov 1739 (Suffolk Co. Wills 51:207, NY Hist. Soc. Collections [1894] 289-90 [abstract of will] and Salmon Records:240). He m. at Southold on 4 Oct 1722 or 23 to Mary Booth b. Southold 27 or 30 Aug 1703, d. 23 Apr 1738 (all but his birth in NYGBR 51:207 [Christophers Family].)

Jonathan [6] Bradley was the only child known to have left descendants of:

Christopher [5] Bradley b. New London CT 11 Jul 1679 d. prob. Southhold before 1721 (or before Dec 1705); m. probably Southold ca. 24 Aug 1700 to Mehitable Horton b. Southold 17 Feb 1679 d. there 09 Sep 1757. NYGBR 51:16 gives all but the death of Christopher Bradley.

"Mayflower Families in Progress" William Brewster, (hereafter MFIP/Brewster)publ. by General Society of Mayflower Descendants [hereafter GSMD], 1999)says that he died bef. Dec 1705, when Mehitable m. (as her 2nd husband) to Daniel Tuthill.

Christopher [5] Bradley as the only known child of:

Peter [4] Bradley b. New London CT 07 Sep 1658 d. New London CT 25 Aug 1678, age 28. He m. at New London 9 May 1678 Mary Christophers prob. b. Devonshire Eng. ca. 1657, d. Saybrook CT 4 Jul 1724, age 67. She m. 2) Thonmas Youngs and 3) Nathaniel Lynde. (Source MFIP/Brewster #49 pp 70-72 in the 2000 Revised (3rd) Edition.)

Peter [4] Bradley was the 3rd (of 4) child of:

Elizabeth [3] Brewster b. Plymouth MA (now Duxbury) 1 May 1637 and d. New London CT in Feb 1708 age about 70. She m. 1) at New London CT on 7 Sep 1653 to Peter Bradley/Brawley who d. New London 3 Apr 1662; 4 children. Elizabeth m 2) Christopher Christophers, prob. b. Devonshire, ENG, d. New London CT 23 Jul 1687 in his 56th yr. (Source for all: MFIP/Brewster # 10, p. 20, 21 in 2000 Edition).

Elizabeth was the daughter of:
Jonathan [2] Brewster b. Scrooby ENG 12 Aug 1593 d. New London CT 7 Aug 1659. He m. at Plymouth MA 10 Apr 1624 to Lucretia Oldham bp Derby ENG 04 Jan 1600 d. Norwich CT (now Preston)4 Mar 1678/9, dau. of William and Phillipa (Sowter) Oldham.

Jonathan [2] Brewster was the oldest child of

William [1] Brewster b. prob. Doncaster, Yorkshire ENG ca. 1566/7 d. Plymouth MA 10 Apr 1644, son of William and Mary (Smythe) (Simkinson) Brewster. He m. England, bef. 1593 to Mary (UNKNOWN) b. ca. 1568/9 d. Plymouth MA 17 Apr 1627. Her maiden name and parentage have never actually been proven, although some guesses have been made. (Source: MFIP/Brewster #1.)

Note: There is no connection whatsoever to the Nathaniel Brewster family of Long Island.

Please forgive any typos!

Bette Bradway

Re: Rackett family

GHRackett — 2010-09-05 15:42:10Z

Thanks for your reply and a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY. My friends always said that my parents must have had a wonderfull New Years Eve. Do the math. My grandson Teagan was born also on Sept 2nd.We were hoping for the 1st. Other family tidbits that I have yet to confirm were that on my father's mother's side (1)I have Native American blood,(2)We were related to Gen. Winfield Scott, (3)On my mother's side, I am?? related to John Ericsson of Monitor fame, (We ended up with many of his belongings which my mother and her cousin donated to the Ericsson Society when I was about 8. (4)I have German blood going back to German Chancellor Franz Von Pappen??? Heinz 57!! Hope to here from you again..George

Re: Rackett family

Bette_Bradway — 2010-09-04 22:39:58Z

Well, at least we're keeping the Rackett Message Board alive! And, except for a few years (and the fact that I am not a Rackett descendant, although I AM a Brewster descendant myself!) we are practically twins. I turned 73 on the 2nd!

Isn't it a mild form of "he--" to have a birthday on or about Labor Day weekend when you're a child? Never a birthday party in your grade school class, because school hadn't started yet!

I am currently baking cokies for my "younger" son (48) because he is "hosting" a BD party for me tomorrow! I have already made my birthday cake and the potato salad. I always have to make the potato salad!

I will check some other things on Monday and probably post another message here, so that others know what the Mayflower line is.

I have two overloaded 4 inch notebooks on the Racketts, up to about 1900, when I quit looking nd file folders all over the place! This was all "gathered" 15 to 20 years before there was anything like Ancestry, so I did it all the hard way!

Hang tight.... and have a good weekend!

I was trying to give you my direct e-mail, but the message board says I did something "invalid." I guess that it was my direct e-mail, because now it seems like it will accept it....

Bette

(Mrs.) Bette Innes Bradway
former CG (Certified Genealogist) and
Co-Historian, NY Mayflower Society

Re: Rackett family

Bette_Bradway — 2010-09-04 22:38:33Z

Well, at least we're keeping the Rackett Message Board alive! And, except for a few years (and the fact that I am not a Rackett descendant, although I AM a Brewster descendant myself!) we are practically twins. I turned 73 on the 2nd!

Isn't it a mild form of "he--" to have a birthday on or about Labor Day weekend when you're a child? Never a birthday party in your grade school class, because school hadn't started yet!

I am currently baking cokies for my "younger" son (48) because he is "hosting" a BD party for me tomorrow! I have already made my birthday cake and the potato salad. I always have to make the potato salad!

I will check some other things on Monday and probably post another message here, so that others know what the Mayflower line is.

I have two overloaded 4 inch notebooks on the Racketts, up to about 1900, when I quit looking nd file folders all over the place! This was all "gathered" 15 to 20 years before there was anything like Ancestry, so I did it all the hard way!

Hang tight.... and have a good weekend!

I was trying to give you my direct e-mail, but the message board says I did something "invalid."

Bette

(Mrs.) Bette Innes Bradway
fromer CG Cartified Genealogist and
Co-Historian, NY Mayflower Society

Re: Rackett family

GHRackett — 2010-09-04 20:21:03Z

And I thought all the Racketts just vanished as I started learning about my family history. Bette, you are my hero and so is Carolee for getting me started !!! If you look up my tree under George H. Rackett, Jr.,you will see how for I have come since I started in January.I do go back to John (1st), but I'm still looking for the tie to Isle of Mann, England, and Alexander Pope, if any. Also, very proudly, you can track on my father's side, back to the Brewsters, father and son of the Mayflower. I was always told this as a child, (just turned 70 Sept 1). I meant to Email you from an address you gave to another person on another site but didn't.Don't know who Carolee is, but she lit the spark.

Re: Rackett family

Bette_Bradway — 2010-09-04 19:35:01Z

Clearly, it has been months since I checked the message boards! Did you get any additional information from Carolee, perhaps directly, rather than on the Board?

If not, I can probably take you all the way back to John [1] Rackett and I can also give you the Brewster lineage. That actually comes in with the marriage of Benjamin [4] Rackett to Hannah BRADLEY. Hannah was the Brewster descendant. My husband joined the Mayflower Society on that line, which is what got me "involved" with the Rackett research. The first 5 generations of my research were published in the "New York Genealogical and Biographical RECORD" in in 1995 and 1996. (Mercy, that was 15 years ago!)

Bette Innes Bradway

Re: Rackett family

GHRackett — 2010-02-28 16:53:30Z

Hi, Carolee, I'm amazed at how you found this information as quickly as you did. My cousin and I have been trying to find this info for a long time. Only now that I truly have the time have I concentrated on this task. My goal is to give my grandchildren some insight as to where they came from. when you mentioned George Rackett being an 8th generation decendant of John Rackett, I presume you mean the John Rackett who was a descendant of the Brewster of Mayflower fame. I do truly thank you for your input.
GHRackett

Noah Rackett

2003-07-17 21:55:54Z

OK, I just wondered how you fit into the scheme of things! I probably have all the info on your family that's appropriate, in order to protect YOUR privacy, which is VERY, VERY IMPORTANT these days!

Thanks for responding! I'm glad you finally found the Rackett info. If you ever decide you would like to join the Society of Mayflower Descendants, let me know. You'd have to provide the later documentation, but much of the lineage is already done for you. The NY Mayflower Society has Colonies that meet in Albany and Buffalo. (You mentioned you lived somewhere in NY.) Not very many Rackett descendants have ever joined - two sisters years ago (both deceased), my husband and one other Rackett cousin are it!

Bette Bradway

Re: Rackett family

2003-07-17 14:47:02Z

Betty,
My grandfather was Loren Rackett his wife was Nellie Marvin Rackett you wrote to her before she died and gave her some information on the family ,
They came from Southold long Island
I dont have anything much to share The info I have is from you .
Thank You
Terry

Rackett family of Southold (Long Island) NY