Bassett Family Association Database
William Bassett
1750 - 1789 (39 years)1. William Bassett was born on 22 Jun 1750 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts (son of Captain Elisha Bassett and Ruhamah Jennings); died on 24 Sep 1789 in Ashfield, Massachusetts. William married Elizabeth Howes on 15 Jan 1785/86 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Jonathan Howes) died on 1 Dec 1786. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Francis Bassett was born on 9 Sep 1786 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts; died on 25 May 1875 in Boston, Massachusetts.
2. Captain Elisha Bassett was born on 15 Feb 1713/14 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA (son of William Bassett, IV and Abigail Bourne); died on 12 Feb 1793/94 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Elisha married Ruhamah Jennings on 11 Oct 1739 in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Ruhamah (daughter of Samuel Jennings and Remember Smith) was born on 1 May 1716 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 9 Jan 1796/97. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Ruhamah Jennings was born on 1 May 1716 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Samuel Jennings and Remember Smith); died on 9 Jan 1796/97. Children:
- Lydia Bassett was born on 14 Aug 1740 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts; died on 24 Nov 1805.
- Abigail Bassett was born on 30 Jan 1741/42 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts; died in Deceased.
- Elisha Bassett was born on 14 Mar 1743/44 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts; died on 31 Dec 1832 in Ashfield, Massachusetts; was buried in Hill Cemetery.
- Samuel Bassett was born on 17 Apr 1747 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts; died on 24 Jan 1824 in West Barnstable, Massachusetts.
- 1. William Bassett was born on 22 Jun 1750 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts; died on 24 Sep 1789 in Ashfield, Massachusetts.
- Deborah Bassett was born on 30 Oct 1752 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts; died in 1784.
- Lot Bassett was born on 22 Jan 1754/55 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts; died on 23 Jul 1835 in Ashfield, Massachusetts; was buried in Ashfield at Spruce Corner.
Generation: 3
4. William Bassett, IV was born on 23 Nov 1680 in Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA (son of William Bassett, III and Rachel Willison); died on 3 Feb 1743/44 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Sandwich Burying Ground, Sandwich, Massachusetts. William married Abigail Bourne on 3 Feb 1708/09. Abigail (daughter of Elisha Bourne and Patience Skiffe) was born on 22 Jul 1684 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 17 Feb 1763/64 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Sandwich Burying Ground, Sandwich, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Abigail Bourne was born on 22 Jul 1684 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Elisha Bourne and Patience Skiffe); died on 17 Feb 1763/64 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Sandwich Burying Ground, Sandwich, Massachusetts. Children:
- Mary Bassett was born on 24 Dec 1709 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 24 Mar 1752/53 in Lebanon, Connecticut.
- William Bassett, V was born on 23 Nov 1711 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; was christened on 25 Nov 1711 in First Church, Sandwich, Massachusetts; died on 14 Feb 1790/91 in Rochester, Massachusetts; was buried in Rochester Cemetery.
- 2. Captain Elisha Bassett was born on 15 Feb 1713/14 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 12 Feb 1793/94 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts.
- John Bassett was born on 11 Apr 1716 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died in Deceased.
- Deacon Thomas Bassett was born on 4 Jan 1717/18 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died in May 1809 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA.
- Nathaniel Bassett was born on 16 Oct 1719 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 12 Oct 1814 in Falmouth; was buried in Old Burying Ground off Mill Road, Falmouth.
- Jonathan Bassett was born on 5 May 1721 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died in Deceased.
- Abigail Bassett was born on 9 Mar 1722/23 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died in Deceased.
- Elizabeth Bassett was born on 15 Feb 1724/25 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 12 Mar 1818.
- Nathan Bassett was born on 17 Dec 1727; died in 1728.
- Hannah Bassett was born on 18 Dec 1730 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died in Deceased.
6. Samuel Jennings died in Deceased. Samuel married Remember Smith. Remember died in Deceased. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Remember Smith died in Deceased. Children:
- Lydia Jennings died in Deceased.
- 3. Ruhamah Jennings was born on 1 May 1716 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 9 Jan 1796/97.
Generation: 4
8. William Bassett, III was born in 1656 in Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA (son of William Bassett, II and Mary Raynesford); died on 29 Sep 1721 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Sandwich Burying Ground, Sandwich, Massachusetts. William married Rachel Willison on 9 Oct 1675. Rachel (daughter of Thomas Willison) died in Deceased. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Rachel Willison (daughter of Thomas Willison); died in Deceased. Children:
- Mary Bassett was born on 20 Oct 1676 in Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA; died on 18 Dec 1733.
- Rachel Bassett was born on 25 Oct 1679 in Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA; died on 12 Dec 1744.
- 4. William Bassett, IV was born on 23 Nov 1680 in Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA; died on 3 Feb 1743/44 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Sandwich Burying Ground, Sandwich, Massachusetts.
- Jonathan Bassett was born in 1682; died on 13 Dec 1683.
- Jonathan Bassett was born on 31 Dec 1683; died in Deceased.
- Nathan Bassett was born on 1 May 1685 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 4 Mar 1753/54 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA.
- Thankful Bassett was born about 1687; died on 30 Aug 1748.
10. Elisha Bourne was born in 1641; died on 21 Dec 1706 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Elisha married Patience Skiffe. Patience was born on 25 Mar 1652 in Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts; died on 25 Oct 1715 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Town Cemetery, Sandwich, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Patience Skiffe was born on 25 Mar 1652 in Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts; died on 25 Oct 1715 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Town Cemetery, Sandwich, Massachusetts. Children:
- 5. Abigail Bourne was born on 22 Jul 1684 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 17 Feb 1763/64 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Sandwich Burying Ground, Sandwich, Massachusetts.