Shep's Place Family Tree

"We do not know how Dorothy Plackett met young William Carey. Perhaps they met when her father took her with him to services at the Hackleton Meeting House. We do know that Daniel Plackett was active with that group of believers. Or perhaps Dorothy met William when she visited her oldest sister Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Old. We can guess that they met at least by October 1779, when Carey began his apprenticeship with Mr. Old." ‎[Piddington and Hackleton were both small villages very close to each other.]‎

Dear Father,

We are just going. The boat is just going out, and we are going on board--Thursday morning at five o'clock--June 14th 1793. We are all well and in good spirits.

To Mr. Daniel Placket, Hackelton.