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Thomas A Bassett, Sr.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Male 1791 - 1853  (62 years)


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  • Name Thomas A Bassett 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 14 Apr 1791  Simpson, (Franklin), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Male 
    AFN Q5L6-XL 
    _UID 6DD86AB7C1F0C04AB81D8538DBDFE61B6EB6 
    Died 14 Apr 1853  Cross Plains, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Abt 16 Apr 1853  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Notes 
    • SOURCES:
      BIRTH: Family bible, held by submitter, Ronlad L. Bassett, "Thomas Bassett was born April 14th 1791, and died April 14 1852 or 53 (very faded)
      DEATH:
      1. Family bible, held by Ronald L. Bassett
      2. Thomas' will was written on 28 Feb 1852.
      WILL OF THOMAS BASSETT, SR. In the name of God Amen, I, Thomas Bassett, Sen. of the County of Ripley and State of Indiana being of sound mind and disposing memory but being advanced in years and calling to mind the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death do hereby make known my Will in regard to such Estate as it has pleased God to bless me.
      First I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary Bassett three beds and bedding together with all the money that I may leave at my death (after paying all mu just debts and expenses of administration) and after paying to my youngest daughter Margaret M. Rau wife of James Rau, Jr. two hundred dollars which is her equal share with my two elder daughters to do with as she please, Second as to my four eldest sons to wit, William, John, Thomas and James Bassett they have each of them had three hundred dollars which is to be their respecitve shares and as to my two eldest daughters to wit, Nancy Weatherbee wife of Thomas Weatherbee, Sarah Ann Watts wife of John Watts they have each of them had two hundred dollars which is to be their respective share and as to my fifth and youngest son Stephen M. Bassett I will and bequeath unto him the farm and lands I now live on (eighty acres of which was conveyed to be by Jonathan Skein and wife by deed February the 24th, 1835 and thirty acres by Thomas Bassett, Jr. and wife by deed bearing date Junyary 17, A.D. 1848, and all the personal property not by me disposed of and in consideration of whichhe is to maintain and take care of me and my wife during our lives and to pay our funeral expenses,
      Thirdly I do hereby constitute my two sons William H. Bassett and John Bassett or the survivor or successor of either of them the Executors or Executor as the case may be of this my last Will and Testament and in case of the death or removal of both of said executors before the final settlement of my estate as is therein provided then it is my will that my son Thomas Bassett take upon him the final settlemtn of my estate. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 28th day of February in the year of Our Lord Eighteen Hudnred and fifty-two. Thomas Bassett (his mark) Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named Thomas Bassett as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscreibed our names as witnesses thereto in the presence of the said testator and in the presence of each other. James Nickolson

      BIOGRAPHY: Father: William Bassett b: 18 APR 1755 in ,Surrey, England Mother: Margaret "Peggy" McQuiddy b: 1768 in Spotsylvania, Virginia Marriage 1 Polly Jackson b: 1791 in Kentucky
      Married: 16 JUL 1812 in ,Franklin, Kentucky 3 1 2
      Children
      William H. Bassett b: ABT. 1816
      John Bassett b: 1818 in ,Ripley, Indiana
      Thomas A. Bassett b: 1821 in ,Ripley, Indiana
      Nancy Bassett b: 1 APR 1823 in Cross Plains, Ripley, Indiana
      James Bassett b: 1825 in ,Ripley, Indiana
      Sarah Ann Bassett b: 1828 in ,Ripley, Indiana
      Stephen M. Bassett b: 1830 in ,Ripley, Indiana
      Margaret M. Bassett b: ABT. 1833 in ,Ripley, Indiana

      1812: Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812 (Ancestry.com)
      Thomas A Bassett, Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812, Kentucky Index pg 374
      Also shown: Elija, James & William BASSETT

      1820 US Census
      Basset, Thomas 300010-00010-01003 3 males under 10yr,1male 26-45 yrs,1female 26-45 yrs.
      Source Citation: Year: 1820; Census Place: Ripley County, Indiana. Microfilm page 75.

      1830 US Census
      Thomas Bassett: Males: 1 under age 5:, 2 under age 10: 2 under age 15: One under 50.
      Females: 1 under age 5; 1 under 10; 1 under age 50
      Year: 1830; Census Place: Not Stated, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: 32; Page: 23.

      1840 US Census:
      THOMAS BASSETT
      State: IN County: Ripley County Township: No Township Listed Year: 1840 Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Page: 088. Database: IN 1840 Federal Census Index/Ancestry.com

      1850 US Census:
      THOMAS BASSETT, 59, M, Farmer, value $1000, born KY
      Mary, 59, F, KY
      Stephen M, 19, M, IN
      Margaret F, 17, F, IN
      State: IN County: Ripley County Township: Brown Township Year: 1850 Record Type: Federal Population Schedule. Roll 169, Page: 300, Roll: M432_169. Database: IN 1850 Federal Census Index. Taken 22 Aug 1850. [Living between John & Rebecca and James & Dilia Bassett]

      1. Listed as one of the first land owners in Ripley Co., IN: Tract book 1, pg 18, land purchesed 1 Sep 1817
      BLM Land Reocrds show Thomas Bassett issued (1) Doc# 5309 for 160 acres of land in Ripley Co., IN., on 16 Sept 1835.(2) Doc#13258 for 40 acres of land in Switzerland Co., IN., on 15 Aug 1838.

      2. Original Land Purchasers of Ripley County, IN
      Bassett, Thomas, Tract Book 1, Pg 18: 1 Sept 1817.
      http://www.rootsweb.com/~inripchs/landa-b.html

      3. Cross Plains Baptist Church (Brown Twp. Ripley Co.)
      The original church structure was completed in June 1844 and is still in use. George A. and Mary Roberts sold the trustees one acre for $12 on Dec. 25,1845 in the N1/2 NW1/4 Section 28 Twp. 6N Range 12E (Ripley Co. Deed Book M p. 499.) The trustees were Augustus Lathrop,William Bassett and Thomas Bassett. The church joined the Long Run Baptist Association on the third Saturday September 1852. Messengers were J.M. Nicholson and John Bassett. The church reported forty members at the time. The church graveyard dates from at least February 1855 when it is first mentioned in church records.

      RESEARCHERS:
      Christine Lowery
      I am descended from William Bassett and Margaret McQuiddy thru their son Thomas (m. Mary Jackson) and his son Stephen (m. Eliza Sebring). Stephen and Eliza are my great great grand parents. Their daughter Lucinda m. John M. Fleming and their son Jess was my grandfather. I am interested in any information you have or any connections you have regarding this line. I am also interested in the light blue eyes you mentioned. My son and 4 of my grand children (his children) have the most amazing light blue eyes. I have recently discovered that one of my brothers also had them. We never understood where they came from. Ever since my son was born 30 years ago, I have had people remark on his eyes (and for the last 8 years on his children's) and how unusual they seem to be. Thank you for any help you can be.

      Sources:
      Title: Nancy Lacock 2025003.FTW Text: Date of Import: Oct 11, 2001
      Title: Pullen010502.FTW Text: Date of Import: Jan 5, 2002
      Title: Jeffrey Bassett: jbassett@packagingcorp.com
      Title: 1850 Census, Indiana, Ripley Co., Brown Twp.
      This individual was found on GenCircles at: http://www.gencircles.com/users/honie/1/data/38016


      CHRISTENING: Other LDS Ordinances:
      Baptism: 10 MAR 1993 PROVO
      Endowment: 26 MAY 1993 PROVO
      Sealing to Parents: 26 MAY 1993 PROVO
    Person ID I726  7B William Bassett of Cross Plains, Indiana
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2011 

    Father William Bassett, Sr.,   b. 18 Apr 1755, Limpsfield, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1840, Cross Plains, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Margaret McQuiddy,   b. 1768, , Spotsylvania, Virgina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1844, Cross Plains, Brown Twp, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 22 Nov 1786  , Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13
    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 McGuire Jan 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]
    Family ID F36  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary B Jackson,   b. 1791, , Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 22 Aug 1850, Cross Plains, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 59 years) 
    Married 16 Jul 1813  , Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Notes 
    • Franklin County, Kentucky Marriage Bond Index 1811-1831
      BASSETT, Thomas; JACKSON, Polly, July 16, 1813
      FRANKLIN COUNTY MARRIAGE BONDS, are available on microfilm for years 1795-1865. Information for this index was obtained from the microfilm collection located at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyfrankl/mar-1811-1830-AQ.htm

      LDS IGI shows: 16 JUL 1812 , Franklin, Kentucky

      Other LDS Sealing to Spouse: 09 APR 1992 OAKLA [15]
    Children 
    +1. William Henry Bassett,   b. 1816, ,Franklin, ,Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1880  (Age > 65 years)
    +2. John Bassett,   b. 1818, ,, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1900  (Age < 82 years)
    +3. Thomas A Bassett, Jr.,   b. Jul 1820, Cross Plains, Brown Twp, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1858, Cross Plains, Brown Twp, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 38 years)
    +4. Nancy Bassett,   b. 1 Apr 1823, Cross Plains, Brown Twp, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1897, ,Trimble,Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +5. James Bassett,   b. 1825, Cross Plains, Brown Twp, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 8 Oct 1858, Cross Plains, Brown Twp, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
    +6. Sarah Ann Bassett,   b. 1828, Cross Plains, Brown Twp, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Stephen M. Bassett,   b. 1830, Cross Plains, Brown Twp, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1880  (Age > 51 years)
     8. Margaret M. Bassett,   b. 1833, Cross Plains, Brown Twp, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F525  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S12] Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

    2. [S48] 1850 US Census, IA, Roll M432-169, page 301.
      Dwelling 255/259:
      Thomas Bassett, age 59, male, farmer, value $1000, born KY.
      Mary, wife, 59, female, born KY.
      Stephen, 19, male, farmer, born IN.
      Margaret, 16, female, IN.

    3. [S4] Bassett Family Bible, (Printed in 1829).

    4. [S15] Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (FamilySearch).

    5. [S7] Bassett Family Bible, (Printed in 1829).

    6. [S57] #195.

    7. [S37] 1850 US Census.

    8. [S25] 1840 US Census, US Gov.

    9. [S24] 1830 US Census, US Gov.

    10. [S32] 1820 US Census, US Gov., (Ancestry.com).

    11. [S52] Ancestry File, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1903782.

    12. [S4] Bassett Family Bible, (Printed in 1829).
      Owned by Ronald L. Bassett

    13. [S1057] Kentucky Marriages to 1850, (Ancestry.com).

    14. [S1080] Kentucky Marriages to 1850, (Ancestry.com).
      Franklin County, Kentucky Marriage Bond Index 1811-1831

    15. [S58] International Genealogical Index (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1980, 2000, data as of January 2000), film 538270.