Josiah Colby Bassett descends from William Bassett of Plymouth, Massachusetts as follows:
William Bassett and wife Elizabeth
Joseph Bassett (b. 1635) and wife Mary Lapham
William Bassett (b. 1667) and wife Sarah Sweetland
Nathan Bassett (b. 1702) and wife Hannah Washburn
Joseph Bassett (b. 1740) and wife Hannah Lathrop
William Bassett (b. 1777) and wife Abiah Williams
William Bassett (b. 1806) and wife Sibyl Pattie Howard
Josiah William Bassett (b. 1843) and wife Ella Cornish
Josiah Colby Bassett (b. 1873)
From the Josiah Colby Bassett collection
Colby College Banjo & Guitar Club 1892-3
W.M. Whitman 1st Guitar
H.W. Parmenter 2nd Guitar
J.Colby Bassett 1st Banjo
Freeland Howe Jr. 2nd Banjo