Much can be learned from a will and an obituary. The following information is obtained from both documents for Mr. Hackett:

• Robert was born in Richmond Virginia
• As a child, he moved with his family to Abbeyville District, SC, near Cambridge
• He moved to Anderson District, SC in January 1829
• ‘Lucinda’ was his wife
• He had at least 4 children: Harriet, Francy, Sophrona, and Albert
• A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Ebenezer
• He was a land owner
• He owned slaves. One of them named Sarah who had children
• His friend was Garrison Linn

The beginning of Robert Hackett’s Will from South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980

1880 Map of Anderson County, SC (Partial)