| Notes |
- Excerpt from HISTORY AND DIRECTORY OF YATES COUNTY, NEW YORK by Stafford C. Cleveland published in 1872 in Penn Yan, New York, pages 155-159 as well as additional excerpts from the other pages indicated in brackets.
The father of Allen Bassett was Justus Bassett of Connecticut, and his mother Beulah Tuttle of the same State. In 1800 the father died in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, where they had taken up their abode, leaving their children, Polly, Julia and Allen. The widow afterwards married John Boyce of Hillsdale, Columbia County, New York, wither the family removed. They came to Barrington, (then Wayne), in 1812. Three children were added to the family by the second marriage, Clorinda, Chauncey and Harriet. They settled on lot 16 where Mr, Boyce died three years later, leaving the mother's oldest son, Allen, the dependence of the family. He has therefore had a large experience of life in a new country, and has borne himself bravely and well in the battle of life.
Clorinda Boyce married James Longcor, and settled in Barrington. They had two children, Beulah Ann and Harriet A. Beulah Ann married Cyrus Sunderlin, and died in Pennsylvania. Harriet married Clinton Walling of Starkey. They moved to Rockford, Illinois, where she was left a widow with three children, Emma, Sarah and Clinton. She is the matron of the Female Seminary at Rockford.
Harriet Boyce married Asa Wortman of Barrington. They have seven children, Emily, William, Ezra, Chauncey, Andrew, Charlotte and John A. Of these, Emily married James Baskin of Starkey, and resides in Tyrone. William married Susan Huson of Starkey, and lives in Barrington. Ezra married Mary Horton of Barrington, and died leaving three children, Samuel, Herbert and Ezra. Chauncey married Anna Cole and lives in Barrington.
Chauncey Boyce married Betsey Bunce of Barrington, settled at first on the maternal homesteadm and afterwards moved to another location. He was a man of ability and note in this town, and was Supervisor when in died in 1850. His term was filled out by Lodowick Disbrow. His children were Maria A., John, Edmund, Melissa and Margenia, two of whom are not married. Maria married Mr. Fletcher of Otsego, lives in Tyrone and has four children. John married Lucretia Baskin of Starkey, and moved to Iowa. Edmund married Susan Baskin of Starkey, and lives in Barrington. They have two children, Francis E. and Helen. John Boyce was the first settler where Lodowick Disbrow lives.
|
Bassett Family Association Database
