John HACKETT

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Sources:
1. https://www.geni.com/people/John-Hackett/6000000008704433163
2. Biographia Britannica, Or, The Lives of the Most Eminent Persons who Have Flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, from the Earliest Ages, Down to the Present Times: Collected from the Best Authorities, Both Printed and Manuscript, and Digested in the Manner of Mr. Bayle's Historical and Critical Dictionary ..., January 1, 1757, Olms
3. An account of the life and death of ... John Hacket, ed., with additions, by M.E.C. Walcott, Mackenzie Edward C. Walcott, January 1, 1865

He was born in London and educated at Westminster and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] On taking his degree he was elected a fellow of his college, and soon afterwards wrote the comedy, Loiola (London, 1648), which was twice performed before King James I. He was ordained in 1618, and through the influence of John Williams became rector in 1621 of Stoke Hammond, Buckinghamshire, and Kirkby Underwood, Lincolnshire.

In 1623 he was chaplain to James, and in 1624 Williams gave him the livings of St Andrew's, Holborn, and Cheam, Surrey. He was Archdeacon of Bedford from 1631 to 1661.

When the so-called Root and Branch Bill was before Parliament in 1641, Hacket was selected to plead in the House of Commons for the continuance of cathedral establishments. In 1645 his living of St Andrew's was sequestered, but he was allowed to retain the rectory of Cheam.

On the accession of Charles II, his fortunes improved; he frequently preached before the king, and in 1661 was consecrated Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry after the bishopric was rejected by the Presbyterian leader Edmund Calamy the elder. His time at the Cathedral coming immediately after the English Civil War meant that Hacket had the unenviable task of overseeing the restoration of Lichfield Cathedral.

There is an effigy in remembrance of Bishop Hacket in Lichfield Cathedral.



Source: John Hacket, From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hacket) retrieved on 12/23/2018

John married Elizabeth STEBBING about 1629. Elizabeth (daughter of William STEBBING) was born about 1603 in East Soham, Suffolk, England; died on 28 Oct 1670. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sir Andrew HACKETT
2. William HACKETT, Captain was born about 1635 in Devonshire, England; died on 6 Mar 1712 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.

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Birthplace if variously listed at Putferin, Scotland; Putferin, NB (North Britain aka Scotland); and Pitferran. Pitfirrane is a policy, a Scottish term for the improved grounds that surround a country house. It is located near Dunfermline, which was the capital of Scotland at the time.

Andrew's occupation as a tailor and his position as the Keeper of the Robes for Prince Henry son of King James VI may explain why he might have moved to England when King James ascended to the throne of England as King James I in 1603.

An account of the life and death of ... John Hacket, ed., with additions, by M.E.C. Walcott:
"His father was a tailor, and died 1621; he left to his two daughters, Elizabeth and Mary, 100 pounds each, and to his only son, John, the subject of this memoir, his dwelling house and chattels."

Sources:
1. https://www.geni.com/people/Andrew-Hackett/6000000008708048889
2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hacket-27


The head of the Halkett family held the title of baronet. A baronet is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The practice of awarding baronetcies was originally introduced in England in the 14th century and was used by James I of England in 1611 as a means of raising funds. According to the Annals of Dunfermline, the first Halkett Baronet was created in 1662, which is more than 100 years after Andrews reported birth.

Excerpts from "The annals of Dunfermline and vicinity, from the earliest authentic period to the present time, A.D. 1069-1878; interspersed with explanatory notes, memorabilia, and numerous illustrative engravings," By Ebenezer Henderson .

Digitized by the Internet Archives in 2008 with funding from Microsoft Corporation

https://archive.org/details/annalsofdunferml00hendrich

Sir Charles Halket, Knt. of Pitfirrane, Created a Baronet.
— James Halket was the first of the Pitfirrane family who was created
a baronet. " He received two diplomas or royal patents of this
honour from Charles H. ; first a baronetship of Nova Scotia of date
25th January, 1662 ; a second on 25th January, 1671." {CJial. Hist.
Dunf. vol. i. p. 296.)

1671.— Sir Charles Halket, Knight, of Pitfirrane, was, by
Charles H., created a Baronet of the United Kingdom, on January
25th, 1671.

1705.— Provost Halket Killed by a Fall from his Horse. —
Sir James Halket of Pitfirrane, Provost, was killed in March this year
(1705), by a fall from his horse. "The baronetcy, in consequence,
became extinct, but he was succeeded in the estate of Pitfirrane by
his eldest sister Janet, who intermarried with Sir Peter Wedderburn
of Gosford (created a baronet of Nova Scotia in 1697), who was
obliged to assume the name and arms of Halket of Pitfirrane." {Chnl.
Hist. Ditnf. vol. i. p. 298.)

Sir Charles Halket, Knt. of Pitfirrane, Created a Baronet.
— James Halket was the first of the Pitfirrane family who was created
a baronet. " He received two diplomas or royal patents of this
honour from Charles H. ; first a baronetship of Nova Scotia of date
25th January, 1662 ; a second on 25th January, 1671." {CJial. Hist.
Dunf. vol. i. p. 296.)

Andrew married Maud DONKASTER on 29 Jun 1585 in Saint Martin in the Fields, Westminster, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]