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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.)
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