Bassett Family Association Database
Joseph Bassett
1717 - 1795 (~ 77 years)-
Name Joseph Bassett Born Sep 1717 Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts or Smithfield, Rhode Island Gender Male _UID BC570CD8C8F2354F94C959C145C8771E4E8A Died 2 Feb 1795 Uxbridge, Massachusetts Notes - The records of Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, list Joseph Bassett as the son of Joseph Bassett. Some records show that he married Mary Mowery as his second wife.
In the "History of the Town of Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire", William Bassett (born 29 Dec 1747) is listed as the son of the Joseph Bassett who was born in 1715 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, which would make him a descendant of William Bassett of Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. No proof of this has been found as yet. Joseph Bassett (born 1715) of Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, had a son, Nehemiah Bassett, born 20 Feb 1748. This would make it impossible for William to be born four months previous to this. A William Bassett was also not listed in the will for Joseph Bassett (born 1715) of Lynn.
Person ID I162 4B William Bassett of Lynn, Massachusetts Last Modified 17 Jun 2012
Father Joseph Bassett, b. 15 Dec 1692, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts Family ID F70 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Alice Sprague, b. 28 Oct 1721, Smithfield, Rhode Island , d. Feb 1766, Gloucester, Massachusetts (Age 44 years) Married 1741 Children 1. Amy Bassett + 2. Mercy Bassett, b. 28 Dec 1744, Smithfield, Rhode Island , d. 5 Nov 1835, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 90 years) + 3. William Bassett, b. 29 Oct 1747, Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts , d. 9 Jan 1841 (Age 93 years) 4. Alice Bassett + 5. Joseph Bassett, b. 26 Mar 1752, Smithfield, Rhode Island , d. 25 Jul 1836, Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 84 years) 6. Elizabeth Bassett 7. Rachel Bassett 8. Sarah Bassett 9. Desire Bassett 10. Leabon Bassett 11. Hannah Bassett Family ID F71 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary Mowery Children + 1. Samuel Bassett, b. Abt 1773, Gloucester, Rhode Island(?) , d. 30 Jun 1860, Concord, Erie County, Pennsylvania (Age ~ 87 years) Family ID F72 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- The records of Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, list Joseph Bassett as the son of Joseph Bassett. Some records show that he married Mary Mowery as his second wife.