Mockett, Sampson

Birth Name Mockett, Sampson 1a 2a 3a
Also Known As Mocket, Samson 1b
Also Known As Mocket, Sampson 4a
Gender male

Narrative

THANET TO TRANENT
In 1763, when he was 21, Sampson received 100 pounds (25,000 in 2023) under the terms of his father's will. His brother received the same amount of money when he became 21 in 1766. Sampson was a Ship's Captain. When Sampson was 23 and his brother was 20, they sailed from Thanet, Kent to Tranent, Scotland. The motivation for the brothers doing this is unknown, but it may have something to do with them not inheriting Hopeville House as they had expected, and feeling they had to make a life of their own away from their richer cousins in St Peters?

MARRIAGE AND CHILDREN
Captain Sampson Mockett married Janet Hogg in March 1766. Sampson was 24 and Janet was 20. Their daughter Anne was born 9 months later, and her baptism records Sampson as a Shipmaster from the Isle of Thanet in Kent. Their son Alexander was born in February 1768, named after Janet's father. Perhaps Janet's mother was called Anne, the name of Janet's daughter? A month before Sampson's son was born, his brother's girlfriend was summoned regarding her illegitimate child, born seven months earlier. Perhaps Sampson and his brother left Scotland when they heard this news? Sampson doesn't appear to have taken his family back home to Kent. No marriages or burials have been found for Sampson, his wife, or his children.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth Feb 1741/2 (Julian) St Peter's, Kent, England    
Baptism 19 Feb 1741/2 (Julian) St Peter, St Peter's, Kent, England   4b
Residence 29 Dec 1753 Hopeville House, St Peter's, Kent, England   5a 6a
Property Feb 1763   Received 100 pounds under the terms of his father's will 7a
Occupation 8 Mar 1766   Ship's Captain 8a
Occupation 12 Jan 1767   Shipmaster 1c
Residence 12 Jan 1767 Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland   1d
Occupation 22 Feb 1768   Shipmaster 1e

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Mockett, SAMPSON17181756
Mother Wilson, MARYbetween 1715 and 1716between May 1774 and May 1797
    Brother     Mockett, RICHARD Jul 1745 Oct 1826
         Mockett, Sampson Feb 1741/2 (Julian)
    Sister     Mockett, Mary Dec 1738
    Sister     Mockett, Sarah Feb 1747/8 (Julian) Mar 1747/8 (Julian)
    Sister     Mockett, Sarah Jul 1750 26 Nov 1829

Families

Family of Mockett, Sampson and Hogg, Janet
Married Wife Hogg, Janet ( * 1746 + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 8 Mar 1766 Mrs Hoggs House, Port Seton, East Lothian, Scotland   8b
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Mockett, Anne28 Dec 1766
Mockett, Alexander14 Feb 1768

Source References

  1. Scotland, Church registers - Old Parish Registers Births and baptisms
      • Source text:

        ALEXANDER MOCKETT - SAMPSON MOCKETT/JANET HOGG - M - 22/02/1768 - Tranent

         

      • Source text:

        ANNE MOCKET - SAMSON MOCKET/JANET HOGG - F - 12/01/1767 - Tranent - Wittnesses: Mr George Mackenzie and Mrs Hogg

         

      • Source text:

        ANNE MOCKET - SAMSON MOCKET/JANET HOGG - F - 12/01/1767 - Tranent - Wittnesses: Mr George Mackenzie and Mrs Hogg

         

      • Source text:

        ANNE MOCKET - SAMSON MOCKET/JANET HOGG - F - 12/01/1767 - Tranent - Wittnesses: Mr George Mackenzie and Mrs Hogg

         

      • Source text:

        ALEXANDER MOCKETT - SAMPSON MOCKETT/JANET HOGG - M - 22/02/1768 - Tranent

         

  2. England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
  3. UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 1710-1811
      • Source text:

        Name: Sampson Mockett
        Payment Date: 2 Mar 1767
        Residence Location: Isle of Thanet, Kent
        Notes: City (Town) Registers
        Household:
        Name Role
        Jno Croft Master
        Sampson Mockett Apprentice

  4. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
  5. Mockett's Wood (website)
      • Source text:

        "Isaac built Hopeville House nearby in 1723 and over the next two centuries the Mockett Estate increased to stretch as far as the present St. Peter's recreation ground, with successive heirs becoming leading figures in the Church and 'squires' of the village."

      • Citation:

        http://www.mockettswood.org.uk/history.html

  6. Family Files
      • Page: Will of Isaac Mockett the Elder
  7. Canterbury Probate Records (1396-1858)
      • Page: Will Mockett Sampson St. Peter in Thanet 1754 1756 PRC/17/95/212 PRC/16/422 M/1 The image is from the PRC/17 series - the registered wills - which are generally clearer to read. The PRC/16 series - are images of the original wills.
      • Source text:

        In the Name of God Amen
        I Sampson Mockett of the Parish of Saint Peter
        the Apostle in the Isle of Thanet in the Conty of
        Kent Maltster being of sound and disposing mind
        and memory do make and declare this my
        last will and testament in manner following
        that is to say I give and bequeath to my son
        Sampson Mockett the sum of one hundred pounds
        at his age of twenty one years I also give and
        bequeath to my son Richard Mockett the like
        sum of one hundred pounds at his age of twenty
        one years and to my duaghter Mary Mockett
        eighty pounds at her age of twenty one years
        or day of Marriage and to my daughter Sarah
        eighty pounds at her age of twenty
        one years or day of Marriage and if any of my
        said children shall depart this life before his
        her or their legacie or legacies shall become
        payable I do hereby give and bequeath such
        legacie or legacies to the survivors or survivor
        of them to be paid when the original legacie
        or legacies of such survivors or survivor
        become payable to be equally divided between
        ... (if more than one) and all the rest
        and residue residue of any Monies Goods Corn Grain Malt
        Chattels Cattle Effects and Personal Estate whatsoever
        and wheresoever after payment of all my just debts
        and funeral charges I give and bequeath to Mary
        my well beloved Wife whom I do make and appoint
        sole executrix of this my will and I do revoke all
        other wills be me heretofore made IN
        WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my
        hand and seal the tenth day of January in the
        year of our lord one thousand seven hindred and
        fifty four Sampson Mockett SIGNED sealed
        published and declared by the testator Sampson
        Mockett as and for his last will and testament
        in the presence of John Booker John Ffagg

        THE before registered will of Sampson Mockett
        deceased was proved the eighteenth day of June
        1756 before the Reverend Thomas Lamprey
        clerk surrogate to the worshipful Edward Simpson
        ................................... the reverend
        the archdeacon of Canterbury lawfully ...
        by the oath of Mary Mockett sole executrix named
        in the said will being first sworn duly to perform
        the ......

  8. Scotland, Church registers - Old Parish Registers Banns and marriages
      • Source text:

        JANET HOGG - NAME NOT GIVEN/MOQUET - 08/03/1766 - Tranent
        N.B. Moquet and Mocket are both used for their daughter Anne's baptism entry.

      • Source text:

        JANET HOGG - NAME NOT GIVEN/MOQUET - 08/03/1766 - Tranent
        N.B. Moquet and Mocket are both used for their daughter Anne's baptism entry.