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John Morrison Bassett

Male 1790 -


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  • Name John Morrison Bassett 
    Born About 1790  South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Notes 
    • Morrison Bassett was born about 1790 in South Carolina. I think this is the same as John M. Bassett of earlier census records. He married Elizabeth Huggins.

      1840 Federal Census of Barnwell County, South Carolina
      Basset, Morrison BARN 208 NTL 1000001-0122001
      1mU5,1m40-50,1f5-10,2f10-15,2f15-20,1f40-50

      1850 Federal Census of America, Barnwell District, SC (26 Oct 1850)
      Morrison Basset 60 M South Carolina Planter
      Richard 34 M South Carolina
      Jane 32 F South Carolina
      John 28 M South Carolina
      Nelly 24 F South Carolina
      Sarah 22 F South Carolina
      Martha 19 F South Carolina
      Eliza 15 F South Carolina

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      In looking at one of the papers in the estate

      It has Feb 2 1849 to balance due estate as per 1st return $ 136.94

      Feb 8 1849 By cash paid Elizabeth Bassett on acct 58.84
      - - Temperance Whaley 50.00
      May 26 Elizabeth Bassett 14.58
      Sept 1 William Huggins for Mary White on a/c 120.00- - Elizabeth Bassett on a/c 18.87
      - - Jesse Prescot 25.00
      Jan 1 1850 do do in full 6.24
      Feb 12 1849 William Huggins for Mary White in full 38.17
      Dec 24 1849 William A Edenfield in full 5.55
      Dec 28 Eleanor C Bassett in full 5.55
      Jan 4 1850 John H Bassett in fill 5.55
      Jan 4 1850 Richard W Bassett in full 5.55
      Sept 15 1851 Martha Bassett in full 6.18
      Aug 9 1850 Sarah Morris in full 3.25
      Oct 26 1851 John Huggins in full 170.03
      Nov 10 1851 Temperance Whaley in full 51.06

      The paperwork also mentions that there are 5 children of the testator
      Temperance Wheeling
      Elizabeth Bassett
      Mary White
      John Huggins
      Children of James Prescot in right of their mother


    Person ID P1  88B John Morrison Bassett of South Carolina
    Last Modified 29 Jul 2013 

    Family Elizabeth Huggins 
    Children 
    +1. Richard Bassett,   b. 15 May 1815 , Barnwell District, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     2. Jane Bassestt,   b. About 1818 , South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
    +3. John Henry Bassett,   b. About 1822
     4. Nelly Bassestt,   b. About 1826, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
    +5. Sarah Samantha Bassestt,   b. About 1828, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1863 , Screven County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 35 years)  [Natural]
     6. Martha Bassestt,   b. About 1831, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     7. Eliza Bassestt,   b. About 1835  [Natural]
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart