Bassett Family Association Database

Captain Samuel Bassett

Male 1692 - 1764  (71 years)


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  • Name Samuel Bassett 
    Prefix Captain 
    Born 28 Nov 1692  Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 8E8AA37A3CE35641A7E562B09363390BC371 
    Died 15 Sep 1764 
    Notes 
    • Samuel Bassett was commissioned as an Ensign in 1722, Lieutenant in 1732 and Captain in 1735. He was justice of the peace from 1739 to 1761. He represented the town of Derby (Connecticut) in the general court from 1733 to 1764. He built a house on land given to him by his father in 1727 in Derby, Connecticut.
    Person ID I53  1B John Bassett of Connecticut
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2012 

    Father Robert Bassett,   b. 1640,   d. 5 Aug 1710, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Riggs,   d. Mar 1744, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1687 
    Family ID F9  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Deborah Bennett,   b. 15 Feb 1695/1696,   d. Jul 1773  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1719  Newtown, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Samuel Bassett,   b. 29 Nov 1719,   d. 1802  (Age 82 years)
    +2. Lieutenant John Bassett,   b. 15 Feb 1721,   d. 8 May 1804  (Age 83 years)
    +3. Joseph Bassett,   b. 31 Aug 1722, Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. Great Hill Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Captain Abraham Bassett,   b. 27 Feb 1725,   d. 13 Sep 1805  (Age 80 years)
    +5. Deborah Bassett,   b. 22 Mar 1726, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1796  (Age 70 years)
    +6. Elizabeth Bassett,   b. 15 Mar 1729,   d. 9 Aug 1789  (Age 60 years)
    +7. Ebenezer Bassett,   b. 19 Jun 1731,   d. 30 May 1760  (Age 28 years)
    +8. Deacon Amos Bassett,   b. 7 Jan 1734,   d. 1 Jul 1802  (Age 68 years)
    +9. Mary Bassett,   b. 21 Nov 1734
     10. Ephraim Bassett,   b. 7 Feb 1739
    +11. Benjamin Bassett,   b. 20 Nov 1740,   d. 1825  (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F23  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart