Peter Norton Bassett descends from William Bassett of Plymouth, Massachusetts as follows:
William Bassett and wife Elizabeth
William Bassett (b. 1624) and wife Mary Raynesford
Nathan Bassett (b. 1667) and wife Mary Huckins
Samuel Bassett (b. 1693) and wife Martha Pease
Cornelius Bassett (b. 1722) and wife Lydia Norton
Ebenezer Bassett (b. 1751) and wife Abigail Adams
Peter Norton Bassett (b. 1782) and wife Martha Wilbur
Peter Norton Bassett (b. 1824) and wife Ellen Wolcott
The Ogle County Press, Polo, Illinois, Saturday, 13 October 1894