Bassett Family Association Database
Family: William Bassett, Sr. / Margaret McQuiddy (F36)
m. 22 Nov 1786-
Father | Male
William Bassett, Sr.
Born 18 Apr 1755 Limpsfield, Surrey, England Christened 18 May 1755 Limpsfield, Surrey, England Died 6 Feb 1840 Cross Plains, Ripley, Indiana, United States Buried Family farm, Brown Twp,Cross Plains, Ripley, Indiana, United States Married 22 Nov 1786 [1, 2] , Mercer, Kentucky, United States [1, 2] Father Mother
Mother | Female
Margaret McQuiddy
Child 1 | Female
+ Nancy Roe Bassett
Born 27 Aug 1782 ,Franklin, Kintucky, United States Died 11 Sep 1858 ,Owen, Kentucky, United States Buried ,Owen, Kentucky, United States Spouse Cassius Claxon | F523 Married 18 Oct 1803 , Franklin, Kentucky, United States
Child 2 | Male
+ Thomas A Bassett, Sr.
Born 14 Apr 1791 Simpson, (Franklin), Kentucky, United States Died 14 Apr 1853 Cross Plains, Ripley, Indiana, United States Buried Abt 16 Apr 1853 , Ripley, Indiana, United States Spouse Mary B Jackson | F525 Married 16 Jul 1813 , Franklin, Kentucky, United States
Child 3 | Male
+ James Bassett
Born 18 Nov 1793 Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States Died 18 Jul 1850 Cross Plains, Ripley, Indiana, United States Buried Abt 20 Jul 1850 , Ripley, Indiana, United States Spouse Dorcas Clark | F527 Married 30 Oct 1815 , Franklin, Kentucky, United States
Child 4 | Female
+ Sarah Ann Bassett
Born 13 Jan 1796 Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States Died 7 May 1874 Cross Plains, Ripley, Indiana, United States Buried Abt 9 May 1874 Nicholson Cem,Brown Twp, Ripley, Indiana, United States Spouse George William Nicholson | F1038 Married 29 Sep 1813 , Franklin, Kentucky, United States
Child 5 | Female
+ Elizabeth Bassett
Born 2 Jan 1798 Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States Died Abt 1831 , Vermilion, Illinois, United States Buried Abt 1831 Martin Cem.,,Vermilion,Illinois, United States Spouse George W Swisher | F526 Married 20 May 1819 , , Ripley, Indiana, United States
Child 6 | Female
+ Polly Mary Bassett
Born 14 Aug 1801 Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States Died 29 Jan 1853 , Ripley, Indiana, United States Buried Abt 1 Feb 1853 Cross Plains Baptist Cem, Ripley. Indiana, United States Spouse Azariah Jacob Dowers | F529 Married 19 Dec 1819 , Ripley, Indiana, United States
Child 7 | Female
+ Rebecah Bassett
Born 13 Sep 1803 Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States Died 1853 , Ripley, Indiana, United States Buried Spouse Alva Wetherbee | F528 Married 25 Apr 1824 , , Ripley, Indiana, United States
Child 8 | Female
+ Melinda Bassett
Born 8 Feb 1805 Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States Died AFT. 1870 Buried Spouse Henry Dowers | F530 Married 29 Mar 1827 , Ripley, Indiana, United States
Child 9 | Male
+ William H Bassett, Jr.
Born 8 Oct 1808 Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States Died 11 Apr 1877 Mount Vernon, Linn, Iowa, United States Buried 13 Apr 1877 Mt Zion Cem., Linn, Iowa, United States Spouse Nancy Shreve | F31 Married 18 Jun 1829 , Ripley, Indiana, United States
Child 10 | Female
+ Harriet Bassett
Born 14 Jul 1811 Brooksville, Bracken, Kentucky, United States Died 1888 Beaver City, Furnas, Nebraska, United States Buried Spouse Reuben Dooley Wade | F531 Married 11 Dec 1827 ,Ripley, Indiana, United States
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Notes - SOURCES
1. ! LDS microfilm 0191840, Mercer County, Kentucky, Marriage Bond Book, 1786-1797; Loose Papers, 1786? 1794. Also printed in the McQuiddy Family History, CH 63, pages 379-406
Handwritten note on one side of a sheet of paper: "Know all men by these Presents that we William Bassett & John Mcquire are held & firmly bound unto Patrick Henry Esq Govr of Virginia in the sum of fifty pounds Current Money to the payment Where of to be made to the said Governor or his Successors We bind ourselves our Heirs Ex'ors Adm'ors jointly & severally firmly these presents Sealed with our seals & dated this 22nd day of November 1786. The Condition of the above Obligation is such that [whereas a]* marriage shortly intended to be solemnized Between William Bassett & Margret Mcquidy for Which a Licence was issued now if there [be]** no Lawful Cause to obstruct the Marriage then this Obligation to be Void or Else to Remain in full. William Bassett {seal} John Mcquidy {seal}
Sealed & Delivered in Presence of John Warren."
* Illegible on original, so wording provided is from similar bonds found in same source.
** Word missing on original, word taken from other bonds in same source.
Handwritten on a separate scrap of paper: "I fully give my Consent for Mr. Wm Bassett to get licence to Marey my Daughter Marget given under my hand this 22 November 1786. Mary Mcquidey." [Note: Peggy was age 17 or 18]
2. Mercer County Register, vol. 1, page 4 (LDS film 0192267) has: 1786, Nov. 22 - William Bassett + Margaret McQuiddy, by James Smith. But book Early Marriage Records of Mercer County, compiled by the Jane McAfee Chapter NSDAR, of Harrodsburg, Ky., shows: 1786, Nov. 22 - Bassett, Wm. and Margt McGurdy, minister shown as Rice.
3. (Will McGuireJan 2007)
The Reverend David Rice was known as the patriarch of Presbyterianism in Kentucky, he founded several small Presbyterian churches but is best known as the founder of the Presbyterian Church at Crab Orchard in Lincoln County in 1783, David Rice was previously the first minister of the Peaks of Otter Presbyterian Church in Bedford County, VA in 1774, Lawrence McGuire and family were founding members of that early church before the war.
4. Note from Merritt Mullen (Desc. from Nancy ROE Bassett):
"It is interesting that the Bond was made by William Basset and John Mcquire, but was signed by William Bassett and John Mcquidy. I suspect the Mcquire was just a mistake. The concent given by Margaret's mother, Mary, indicates that Margaret was underage and that her father was dead, both consistant with the data we have."
5. Note by Ronald Bassett: The 1829 Bassett family bible clearly states Wm & Peggy were married on 27 Nov. 1786. I will assume that they had to take out the marriage bond/license prior to being married.
6. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 <http://www.ancestry.com>
Spouse 1: Bassett, Wm. Spouse 2: McGurdy, Margt.
Marriage Date: 22 Nov 1786 Marriage Location: Kentucky Mercer County
Source Information: Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data: Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Kentucky.
LDS Sealing performed at the Oakland Temple on 2 April 1992 by Ronald & Jackqualyn Bassett.
Other sealings:
Sealing to Spouse: 10 MAR 1993 PROVO Margaret Peggy McGurty
Sealing to Spouse: 06 JUL 1993 JRIVE MARGARET MC GURDY [3]
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