Individual Details
Captain William Luckett
(1743 - 1820)
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.
Events
| Birth | 1743 | Frederick County, Maryland, British America | |||
| Event | 23 Jun 1770 |  | |||
| Marriage | 1775 | Sarah Lucinda "Sally" Nelson | |||
| Event | 1777 | Frederick County | | ||
| Event | 19 Aug 1779 | | |||
| Event | 7 Nov 1779 | Frederick County | | ||
| Death | 1820 | Frederick, Maryland, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Lucinda "Sally" Nelson (1750 - ) |
| Child | Samuel Luckett (1777 - ) |
| Child | Nelson Luckett (1779 - ) |
| Child | Lloyd Luckett (1781 - ) |
| Child | Clarissa Harlow Luckett (1783 - ) |
| Child | Serena Luckett (1785 - ) |
| Child | Lucy Luckett ( - ) |
| Father | William Luckett (1711 - 1783) |
| Mother | Charity Middleton (1717 - 1781) |
| Sibling | Samuel Luckett ( - 1777) |
| Sibling | Verlinda Luckett (1747 - 1799) |
| Sibling | Anne Luckett ( - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Luckett (1738 - 1800) |
| Sibling | Susannah Luckett (1758 - 1839) |
| Sibling | Mary Eleanore Luckett (1754 - ) |
| Sibling | Levi Luckett (1762 - 1829) |
| Sibling | Captain John Luckett (1751 - 1793) |
| Sibling | Thomas Hussey Luckett ( - ) |
Notes
Event
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.Event
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.