Individual Details
Samuel Luckett
(October 10, 1685 - Abt, 1724)
"Samuel Luckett, the eldest son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Hussey) Luckett, was born October 10, 1685, at Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, according to court records. Sometime before 1712 he married Ann (???), presumably a maiden of the neighborhood, but whose patrimony has yet to be established.
"On June 11, 1712, Samuel Luckett, described as the son and heir of Samuel Luckett late of Charles County, deceased, conveyed to Michael Martin, Planter, the land that "William Smoot in or about 2 August 1684 conveyed to Samuel Luckett Elder known as Johnson's Choice". The transfer was acknowledged in open court by Samuel Luckett and Anne his wife in due form of law. The witnesses to the conveyance were Thomas Orrell and Ben White.
"Children of Samuel and Anne Luckett:
1. William Luckett married Charity Middleton.
2. Benjamin Luckett, d.s.p. 1750, naming brothers Thomas and Samuel, and mother.
3. Samuel Luckett.
4. Thomas Luckett married Mary Griffin.
"In 1714 Samuel Luckett and John Beale were witnesses at the will of Thomas Lilley, of Charles County, who died without issue. Little else is known regarding his public or private life. He probably lived quietly on his farm near Port Tobacco and died intestate sometime before 1725. He apparently sustained financial reverses, consequently at his death his estate was negligible. What existed was undoubtedly settled privately, inasmuch as no inventory was made of his personal estate nor were any administration papers issued to an administrator by the Perogative Court. His widow was living as late as 1750, when she was named in the will of her unmarried son Benjamin. The latter, who was styled carpenter, dated his will April 3, 1750, it being proved in court on July 6, 1750, by John Robey, Elizabeth Cooper, and Elizabeth Luckett. He devised his brother Thomas whom he named as executor 50 acres of "manner land" adjoining the tract "Quick Dispatch", and various personalty. Other articles of personal property were bequeathed his mother (unnamed) and brother Samuel." (The Lucketts of Portobacco, by Harry Wright Newman, 1938.)
THOMAS LUCKETT3 (1720 - 1797)
Thomas Luckett, son of Samuel and Anne Luckett, was born about 1720, in Port Tobacco Parish, Charles County, Maryland. His wife was Mary, who shared in the will of her mother Sarah Griffin, of Charles County, during 1796. From the ages and marriages of his children, it can be concluded that Thomas wedded somewhat late in life.
Children of Thomas and Mary (Griffin) Luckett:
1. Benjamin Luckett married Elizabeth Semmes. q.v.
2. Priscilla Luckett married Barton Robey, settled in Nelson Co., Ky.
3. Sarah Luckett married John Semmes, settled in Nelson Co., Ky.
4. Elizabeth Luckett married James Oldham.
5. Thomas Luckett married Mary (???). q.v.
6. Anne Luckett.
7. Verlinda Luckett married Joseph Osborn Robey, according to rites of Catholic Church, Feb. 22, 1797.
8. Hezekiah Luckett married Elizabeth (???). q.v.
9. Henry Luckett married Elizabeth Beaven. q.v.
Thomas Luckett maintained his seat in Upper Port Tobacco Hundred, where he was a tax payer in 1783, with the following tracts--"Quick Dispatch" of 15 acres with one good dwelling; "Semmes' Support" of 40 acres; "No Dispute" of 48 acres with one good dwelling; and "Luckett's Outlet" of 24 acres. These tracts were acquired during the Revolutionary War, inasmuch as up to the year 1774 Thomas Luckett paid no quit rents to the Lord Proprietor.
On May 16, 1770, Thomas Luckett and Benjamin Jameson were sureties for Elizabeth Kerrick, of Charles County, the administratrix of Hugh Kerrick. And on January 16, 1775, he and Philip Murray filed bond in the amount of �200 for Walter Gherrick, the administrator of Elizabeth Kerrick.
In 1778 Thomas Luckett took the Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity to the State of Maryland in Charles County, his signature appearing on the list of "His Worshipful Robert Young Returns". [5]
According to the census of 1790, Thomas Luckett was the head of a family, he and another man being over the age of 16, 1 boy under 16, 6 females, and 11 slaves.
He died intestate in Charles County. His widow Mary was issued letters of administration, while the inventory of his personal estate, taken in April 1797, showed property given to his five children at the time of marriage, but since returned to the estate. The final account was rendered April 15, 1797, by his widow, and distributed to her and nine unnamed children. John Griffin and Thomas Luckett were the bondsmen.
On April 10, 1797, an indenture made in Charles County showed that Benjamin Luckett and Elizabeth his wife, Barton Robey and Priscilla his wife, John Semmes and Sarah his wife all of Nelson County, Kentucky, James Oldham and Elizabeth his wife, Thomas Luckett and Mary his wife, Anne Luckett, Joseph Osborne Robey and Valinda his wife, Hezekiah Luckett, and Henry Luckett, all of Charles County, Maryland, deeded to Elizabeth Keith, of Alexandria, Virginia, a tract of land in Charles County called "All Dispute", being a portion of Zachaiah Manor which by patent of November 30, 1797, had been granted to Benjamin Luckett, Elizabeth Oldham, Priscilla Robey, Thomas Luckett, Sarah Semmes, Anne Luckett, Valinda Luckett, Hezekiah Luckett, and Henry Luckett, heirs of Thomas Luckett. Hezekiah Luckett was given the power of attorney for the residents of Nelson County.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM LUCKETT4 (1743 - 1820)
William Luckett, son of William and Charity (Middleton) Luckett, was born about the year 1743 in that part of Frederick County which later became Montgomery County. Before the Revolution he married Sarah, the daughter of Arthur and Lucy Nelson, of the same county. His father-in-law died in 1792, and by his will proved in Frederick County on January 24, of that year, he bequeathed property to his daughter Sarah Luckett and his grandson William Arthur Nelson Luckett. The will of Lucy Nelson, his mother-in-law, was admitted to probate on May 10, 1796, and among her heirs was her daughter Sarah Luckett.
Children of William and Sarah (Nelson) Luckett:
1. Samuel Luckett married Rebecca Clapman. License Fred. Co., Dec. 22, 1806.
2. Nelson Luckett.(*) Major U. S. Light Dragoons, Jan. 20, 1813; Lieut.-Col., Aug. 1, 1813.
3. Lloyd Luckett married Henrietta Brengle. License Fred. Co., July 17, 1812.
4. Clarissa Harlow Luckett, spinster.
5. Serena Luckett, spinster.
6. Lucy Luckett married Ignatius Jamieson. License Fred. Co., Mar. 28, 1796.
7. Mountjoy Bayley Luckett, born 1789, died Baton Rouge, Feb. 26, 1812.
8. William Arthur Nelson Luckett.(*)
Note: John Roger Nelson Luckett was Captain, 2d U. S. Inf., War of 1812.
(*) It is not known whether they were the one or the same.
In young manhood William Luckett served under his father at Fort Frederick during the French and Indian Wars. [6] At the beginning of the American Revolution he was captain of the militia in the Lower District of Frederick County. For two months during 1777 he commanded a company of drafted militia from Frederick County and marched to New Jersey where he and his company were encamped most of the period. His services were certified by William Sargeant, formerly a private in his company, when the latter applied for a Revolutionary pension from Kentucky in 1834.
He served upon a number of committees during the conflict, one of which was the important Committee of Observation for Frederick County at the beginning of the war. [7] Another committee was for the solicitation of arms and ammunition for the militia. On August 19, 1779, he was appointed to receive subscriptions for the defense of the State. [8] And on November 7, 1779, he was commissioned a Judge of the Orphan's Court for Frederick County. [9]
On June 23, 1770, his father conveyed him the tract called "Luckett's Merry Midnight", at which time Charity his mother waived dower. In 1786 he instituted a resurvey on this tract and along with some waste land a new warrant was issued to him calling for 982 acres.
The will of William Luckett was dated October 1, 1817, and proved in Frederick County, Maryland, on May 26, 1820, by Thomas Hawkins, Henry Gross, and Charles Gross. He named his five surviving children--Samuel, Nelson, Lloyd, Clarissa Harlow, and Serena; grandchildren--Kitty, Joseph, William, and Benedict Jamieson; and his friend Peter Mantz.
On August 5, 1823, a bill of complaint was filed in the circuit court of Frederick County by Clarissa Luckett and Serena Luckett regarding the land which their brother Lloyd had mortgaged to John Nelson and which had been devised by their father William Luckett.
CAPTAIN JOHN LUCKETT4 (1751 - 1793)
John Luckett, son of William and Charity (Middleton) Luckett, was born about 1751 in the Lower District of Frederick County. Sometime before the Revolution he married Molly Anne (???), born about 1755.
Children of John and Molly Anne Luckett:
1. Philip Hussey Luckett, born 1775.
2. Samuel Noland Luckett married twice. q.v.
3. William Meroney Luckett.
4. John Middleton Luckett, M. D., born 1782, killed in duel at Louisville by George F. Strother.
5. Sarah Luckett.
At majority John Luckett removed to Loudon County, Virginia, where during the Revolution he commanded a militia company of that county and participated at the seige of Yorktown. [10]
According to the tax list of Sugar Land Hundred, Frederick County, Maryland, in 1783, John Luckett was seized of "Congor" and "Disappointment", 40 miles from Georgetown on which were located three log houses and two tobacco houses. On March 9, 1785, as a resident of Loudon County, Virginia, he deeded these tracts to Thomas Hussey Luckett. Molly Anne Luckett, his wife, waived her right of dower.
On October 17, 1787, he conveyed to Stephen Newton Chiswell, of Montgomery County, land known as "Accord", originally patented by William Cumming and James Edmondson, of Prince Georges County, and by them deeded to John Willcoxen who by will devised it to John Wilcoxen, alias Windsor, and by him conveyed to William Luckett.
The will of John Luckett was dated November 24, 1783, and admitted to probate in Loudon County, Virginia, on November 25, 1793. He named his wife Molly Anne; his four sons Phil Hussey, Samuel Noland, William Merony, and John Middleton; and his daughter Sally Luckett. His widow and brother Levin Luckett were appointed executors.
"On June 11, 1712, Samuel Luckett, described as the son and heir of Samuel Luckett late of Charles County, deceased, conveyed to Michael Martin, Planter, the land that "William Smoot in or about 2 August 1684 conveyed to Samuel Luckett Elder known as Johnson's Choice". The transfer was acknowledged in open court by Samuel Luckett and Anne his wife in due form of law. The witnesses to the conveyance were Thomas Orrell and Ben White.
"Children of Samuel and Anne Luckett:
1. William Luckett married Charity Middleton.
2. Benjamin Luckett, d.s.p. 1750, naming brothers Thomas and Samuel, and mother.
3. Samuel Luckett.
4. Thomas Luckett married Mary Griffin.
"In 1714 Samuel Luckett and John Beale were witnesses at the will of Thomas Lilley, of Charles County, who died without issue. Little else is known regarding his public or private life. He probably lived quietly on his farm near Port Tobacco and died intestate sometime before 1725. He apparently sustained financial reverses, consequently at his death his estate was negligible. What existed was undoubtedly settled privately, inasmuch as no inventory was made of his personal estate nor were any administration papers issued to an administrator by the Perogative Court. His widow was living as late as 1750, when she was named in the will of her unmarried son Benjamin. The latter, who was styled carpenter, dated his will April 3, 1750, it being proved in court on July 6, 1750, by John Robey, Elizabeth Cooper, and Elizabeth Luckett. He devised his brother Thomas whom he named as executor 50 acres of "manner land" adjoining the tract "Quick Dispatch", and various personalty. Other articles of personal property were bequeathed his mother (unnamed) and brother Samuel." (The Lucketts of Portobacco, by Harry Wright Newman, 1938.)
THOMAS LUCKETT3 (1720 - 1797)
Thomas Luckett, son of Samuel and Anne Luckett, was born about 1720, in Port Tobacco Parish, Charles County, Maryland. His wife was Mary, who shared in the will of her mother Sarah Griffin, of Charles County, during 1796. From the ages and marriages of his children, it can be concluded that Thomas wedded somewhat late in life.
Children of Thomas and Mary (Griffin) Luckett:
1. Benjamin Luckett married Elizabeth Semmes. q.v.
2. Priscilla Luckett married Barton Robey, settled in Nelson Co., Ky.
3. Sarah Luckett married John Semmes, settled in Nelson Co., Ky.
4. Elizabeth Luckett married James Oldham.
5. Thomas Luckett married Mary (???). q.v.
6. Anne Luckett.
7. Verlinda Luckett married Joseph Osborn Robey, according to rites of Catholic Church, Feb. 22, 1797.
8. Hezekiah Luckett married Elizabeth (???). q.v.
9. Henry Luckett married Elizabeth Beaven. q.v.
Thomas Luckett maintained his seat in Upper Port Tobacco Hundred, where he was a tax payer in 1783, with the following tracts--"Quick Dispatch" of 15 acres with one good dwelling; "Semmes' Support" of 40 acres; "No Dispute" of 48 acres with one good dwelling; and "Luckett's Outlet" of 24 acres. These tracts were acquired during the Revolutionary War, inasmuch as up to the year 1774 Thomas Luckett paid no quit rents to the Lord Proprietor.
On May 16, 1770, Thomas Luckett and Benjamin Jameson were sureties for Elizabeth Kerrick, of Charles County, the administratrix of Hugh Kerrick. And on January 16, 1775, he and Philip Murray filed bond in the amount of �200 for Walter Gherrick, the administrator of Elizabeth Kerrick.
In 1778 Thomas Luckett took the Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity to the State of Maryland in Charles County, his signature appearing on the list of "His Worshipful Robert Young Returns". [5]
According to the census of 1790, Thomas Luckett was the head of a family, he and another man being over the age of 16, 1 boy under 16, 6 females, and 11 slaves.
He died intestate in Charles County. His widow Mary was issued letters of administration, while the inventory of his personal estate, taken in April 1797, showed property given to his five children at the time of marriage, but since returned to the estate. The final account was rendered April 15, 1797, by his widow, and distributed to her and nine unnamed children. John Griffin and Thomas Luckett were the bondsmen.
On April 10, 1797, an indenture made in Charles County showed that Benjamin Luckett and Elizabeth his wife, Barton Robey and Priscilla his wife, John Semmes and Sarah his wife all of Nelson County, Kentucky, James Oldham and Elizabeth his wife, Thomas Luckett and Mary his wife, Anne Luckett, Joseph Osborne Robey and Valinda his wife, Hezekiah Luckett, and Henry Luckett, all of Charles County, Maryland, deeded to Elizabeth Keith, of Alexandria, Virginia, a tract of land in Charles County called "All Dispute", being a portion of Zachaiah Manor which by patent of November 30, 1797, had been granted to Benjamin Luckett, Elizabeth Oldham, Priscilla Robey, Thomas Luckett, Sarah Semmes, Anne Luckett, Valinda Luckett, Hezekiah Luckett, and Henry Luckett, heirs of Thomas Luckett. Hezekiah Luckett was given the power of attorney for the residents of Nelson County.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM LUCKETT4 (1743 - 1820)
William Luckett, son of William and Charity (Middleton) Luckett, was born about the year 1743 in that part of Frederick County which later became Montgomery County. Before the Revolution he married Sarah, the daughter of Arthur and Lucy Nelson, of the same county. His father-in-law died in 1792, and by his will proved in Frederick County on January 24, of that year, he bequeathed property to his daughter Sarah Luckett and his grandson William Arthur Nelson Luckett. The will of Lucy Nelson, his mother-in-law, was admitted to probate on May 10, 1796, and among her heirs was her daughter Sarah Luckett.
Children of William and Sarah (Nelson) Luckett:
1. Samuel Luckett married Rebecca Clapman. License Fred. Co., Dec. 22, 1806.
2. Nelson Luckett.(*) Major U. S. Light Dragoons, Jan. 20, 1813; Lieut.-Col., Aug. 1, 1813.
3. Lloyd Luckett married Henrietta Brengle. License Fred. Co., July 17, 1812.
4. Clarissa Harlow Luckett, spinster.
5. Serena Luckett, spinster.
6. Lucy Luckett married Ignatius Jamieson. License Fred. Co., Mar. 28, 1796.
7. Mountjoy Bayley Luckett, born 1789, died Baton Rouge, Feb. 26, 1812.
8. William Arthur Nelson Luckett.(*)
Note: John Roger Nelson Luckett was Captain, 2d U. S. Inf., War of 1812.
(*) It is not known whether they were the one or the same.
In young manhood William Luckett served under his father at Fort Frederick during the French and Indian Wars. [6] At the beginning of the American Revolution he was captain of the militia in the Lower District of Frederick County. For two months during 1777 he commanded a company of drafted militia from Frederick County and marched to New Jersey where he and his company were encamped most of the period. His services were certified by William Sargeant, formerly a private in his company, when the latter applied for a Revolutionary pension from Kentucky in 1834.
He served upon a number of committees during the conflict, one of which was the important Committee of Observation for Frederick County at the beginning of the war. [7] Another committee was for the solicitation of arms and ammunition for the militia. On August 19, 1779, he was appointed to receive subscriptions for the defense of the State. [8] And on November 7, 1779, he was commissioned a Judge of the Orphan's Court for Frederick County. [9]
On June 23, 1770, his father conveyed him the tract called "Luckett's Merry Midnight", at which time Charity his mother waived dower. In 1786 he instituted a resurvey on this tract and along with some waste land a new warrant was issued to him calling for 982 acres.
The will of William Luckett was dated October 1, 1817, and proved in Frederick County, Maryland, on May 26, 1820, by Thomas Hawkins, Henry Gross, and Charles Gross. He named his five surviving children--Samuel, Nelson, Lloyd, Clarissa Harlow, and Serena; grandchildren--Kitty, Joseph, William, and Benedict Jamieson; and his friend Peter Mantz.
On August 5, 1823, a bill of complaint was filed in the circuit court of Frederick County by Clarissa Luckett and Serena Luckett regarding the land which their brother Lloyd had mortgaged to John Nelson and which had been devised by their father William Luckett.
CAPTAIN JOHN LUCKETT4 (1751 - 1793)
John Luckett, son of William and Charity (Middleton) Luckett, was born about 1751 in the Lower District of Frederick County. Sometime before the Revolution he married Molly Anne (???), born about 1755.
Children of John and Molly Anne Luckett:
1. Philip Hussey Luckett, born 1775.
2. Samuel Noland Luckett married twice. q.v.
3. William Meroney Luckett.
4. John Middleton Luckett, M. D., born 1782, killed in duel at Louisville by George F. Strother.
5. Sarah Luckett.
At majority John Luckett removed to Loudon County, Virginia, where during the Revolution he commanded a militia company of that county and participated at the seige of Yorktown. [10]
According to the tax list of Sugar Land Hundred, Frederick County, Maryland, in 1783, John Luckett was seized of "Congor" and "Disappointment", 40 miles from Georgetown on which were located three log houses and two tobacco houses. On March 9, 1785, as a resident of Loudon County, Virginia, he deeded these tracts to Thomas Hussey Luckett. Molly Anne Luckett, his wife, waived her right of dower.
On October 17, 1787, he conveyed to Stephen Newton Chiswell, of Montgomery County, land known as "Accord", originally patented by William Cumming and James Edmondson, of Prince Georges County, and by them deeded to John Willcoxen who by will devised it to John Wilcoxen, alias Windsor, and by him conveyed to William Luckett.
The will of John Luckett was dated November 24, 1783, and admitted to probate in Loudon County, Virginia, on November 25, 1793. He named his wife Molly Anne; his four sons Phil Hussey, Samuel Noland, William Merony, and John Middleton; and his daughter Sally Luckett. His widow and brother Levin Luckett were appointed executors.
Events
| Birth | October 10, 1685 | Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland | |||
| Marriage | Abt, 1712 | Ann Smoot | |||
| Death | Abt, 1724 | Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland | |||
| Marriage | June Hanson |
Families
| Spouse | Ann Smoot (1687 - 1750) |
| Child | William Luckett (1711 - 1783) |
| Child | Benjamin Luckett (1716 - 1750) |
| Child | Samuel Luckett (1718 - ) |
| Child | Thomas Luckett (1720 - 1797) |
| Spouse | June Hanson ( - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Luckett ( - ) |
| Father | Samuel Luckett (1650 - 1705) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Hussey (1669 - 1747) |
| Sibling | Thomas Luckett (1688 - 1734) |
| Sibling | Ignatius Luckett (1689 - 1735) |
| Sibling | Thomas Hussey Luckett (1693 - 1767) |