Rev. James Bassett descends from William Bassett of Plymouth as follows:
William Bassett and wife Elizabeth
Nathaniel Bassett (b. 1628) and wife Dorcas Joyce
Nathaniel Bassett and wife Joannah Borden
Nathaniel Bassett (b. 1704) and wife Mehitable Huntington
Elnathan Bassett (b. 1746) and wife Anne Southworth
Elnathan Bassett (b. 1790) and wife Lydia Buck
James Hiram Bassett (b. 1834) and wife Abigail Wells Jones
Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography
Dedication from the book seen below
Book for sale on ebay: Persia, Eastern Mission, 1890 by Rev. James Bassett