Henry Makepeace Bassett descends from William Bassett of Plymouth as follows;
William Bassett and wife Elizabeth
Joseph Bassett (b.1635) and wife Mary Lapham
William Bassett (b. 1667) and wife Sarah Sweetland
William Bassett (b. 1693) and wife Mary Crossman
William Bassett (b. 1726) and wife Lydia Fisher
Isaac Bassett (b. 1755) and wife Mehitable Makepeace
Joseph Palmer Bassett (b. 179) and wife Elizabeth Smith
Henry Makepeace Bassett (b. 1836) and wife jane Sophronia Brigham
