Benjamin Clark Bassett descends from #1B John Bassett as follows:
John Bassett and wife Margery
Robert Bassett and wife Mary
Robert Bassett (b 1640) and wife Elizabeth Riggs
Samuel Bassett (b. 1692) and wife Deborah Bennett
Joseph Bassett (b. 1727) and wife Sarah Hawkins
Samuel Bassett (b. 1766) and wife Sally Atwell
Clark Bassett (b. 1810) and wife Mary Melvina Hanford
Benjamin Clark Bassett (b. 1846)
To read more about Benjamin Clark Bassett, click on the link below for a previous newsletter.
https://www.bassettbranches.org/newsblog/benjamin-clark-bassett-merchant-from-painted-post-new-york
Bassett’s General Merchandise Postcard. For sale on ebay. (1913 postmark)
Corning Journal, Wednesday, January 24, 1894
B.C. Bassett & Co., merchants, of Painted Post, have adopted the cash or ready pay system. It is a wise move, as there are “dead beats” at Painted Post, as well as elsewhere, and they chuckle over the fact of cheating any one they deal with.