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Family: William Bassett, Sr. / Margaret McQuiddy (F36)

m. 22 Nov 1786

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  • Male
    William Bassett, Sr.

    Birth  18 Apr 1755  Limpsfield, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christening  18 May 1755  Limpsfield, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  6 Feb 1840  Cross Plains, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Family farm, Brown Twp,Cross Plains, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage  22 Nov 1786  [1, 2]  , Mercer, Kentucky, United States  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Female
    Margaret McQuiddy

    Birth  1768  , Spotsylvania, Virgina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  26 Sep 1844  Cross Plains, Brown Twp, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  Abt 28 Sep 1844  Family farm, Brown Twp,Cross Plains, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Female
    + Nancy Roe Bassett

    Birth  27 Aug 1782  ,Franklin, Kintucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  11 Sep 1858  ,Owen, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    ,Owen, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Cassius Claxon | F523 
    Marriage  18 Oct 1803  , Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

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    + Thomas A Bassett, Sr.

    Birth  14 Apr 1791  Simpson, (Franklin), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  14 Apr 1853  Cross Plains, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  Abt 16 Apr 1853  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary B Jackson | F525 
    Marriage  16 Jul 1813  , Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

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    + James Bassett

    Birth  18 Nov 1793  Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  18 Jul 1850  Cross Plains, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  Abt 20 Jul 1850  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Dorcas Clark | F527 
    Marriage  30 Oct 1815  , Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

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    + Sarah Ann Bassett

    Birth  13 Jan 1796  Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  7 May 1874  Cross Plains, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  Abt 9 May 1874  Nicholson Cem,Brown Twp, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  George William Nicholson | F1038 
    Marriage  29 Sep 1813  , Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

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    + Elizabeth Bassett

    Birth  2 Jan 1798  Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Abt 1831  , Vermilion, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  Abt 1831  Martin Cem.,,Vermilion,Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  George W Swisher | F526 
    Marriage  20 May 1819  , , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

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    + Polly Mary Bassett

    Birth  14 Aug 1801  Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  29 Jan 1853  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  Abt 1 Feb 1853  Cross Plains Baptist Cem, Ripley. Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Azariah Jacob Dowers | F529 
    Marriage  19 Dec 1819  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Female
    + Rebecah Bassett

    Birth  13 Sep 1803  Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  1853  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Spouse  Alva Wetherbee | F528 
    Marriage  25 Apr 1824  , , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

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    + Melinda Bassett

    Birth  8 Feb 1805  Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  AFT. 1870   
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    Spouse  Henry Dowers | F530 
    Marriage  29 Mar 1827  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

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    + William H Bassett, Jr.

    Birth  8 Oct 1808  Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  11 Apr 1877  Mount Vernon, Linn, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  13 Apr 1877  Mt Zion Cem., Linn, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Nancy Shreve | F31 
    Marriage  18 Jun 1829  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Female
    + Harriet Bassett

    Birth  14 Jul 1811  Brooksville, Bracken, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  1888  Beaver City, Furnas, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Spouse  Reuben Dooley Wade | F531 
    Marriage  11 Dec 1827  ,Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • SOURCES
      1. ! LDS microfilm 0191840, Mercer County, Kentucky, Marriage Bond Book, 1786-1797; Loose Papers, 1786? 1794. Also printed in the McQuiddy Family History, CH 63, pages 379-406
      Handwritten note on one side of a sheet of paper: "Know all men by these Presents that we William Bassett & John Mcquire are held & firmly bound unto Patrick Henry Esq Govr of Virginia in the sum of fifty pounds Current Money to the payment Where of to be made to the said Governor or his Successors We bind ourselves our Heirs Ex'ors Adm'ors jointly & severally firmly these presents Sealed with our seals & dated this 22nd day of November 1786. The Condition of the above Obligation is such that [whereas a]* marriage shortly intended to be solemnized Between William Bassett & Margret Mcquidy for Which a Licence was issued now if there [be]** no Lawful Cause to obstruct the Marriage then this Obligation to be Void or Else to Remain in full. William Bassett {seal} John Mcquidy {seal}
      Sealed & Delivered in Presence of John Warren."
      * Illegible on original, so wording provided is from similar bonds found in same source.
      ** Word missing on original, word taken from other bonds in same source.
      Handwritten on a separate scrap of paper: "I fully give my Consent for Mr. Wm Bassett to get licence to Marey my Daughter Marget given under my hand this 22 November 1786. Mary Mcquidey." [Note: Peggy was age 17 or 18]

      2. Mercer County Register, vol. 1, page 4 (LDS film 0192267) has: 1786, Nov. 22 - William Bassett + Margaret McQuiddy, by James Smith. But book Early Marriage Records of Mercer County, compiled by the Jane McAfee Chapter NSDAR, of Harrodsburg, Ky., shows: 1786, Nov. 22 - Bassett, Wm. and Margt McGurdy, minister shown as Rice.

      3. (Will McGuire Jan 2007)
      The Reverend David Rice was known as the patriarch of Presbyterianism in Kentucky, he founded several small Presbyterian churches but is best known as the founder of the Presbyterian Church at Crab Orchard in Lincoln County in 1783, David Rice was previously the first minister of the Peaks of Otter Presbyterian Church in Bedford County, VA in 1774, Lawrence McGuire and family were founding members of that early church before the war.

      4. Note from Merritt Mullen (Desc. from Nancy ROE Bassett):
      "It is interesting that the Bond was made by William Basset and John Mcquire, but was signed by William Bassett and John Mcquidy. I suspect the Mcquire was just a mistake. The concent given by Margaret's mother, Mary, indicates that Margaret was underage and that her father was dead, both consistant with the data we have."

      5. Note by Ronald Bassett: The 1829 Bassett family bible clearly states Wm & Peggy were married on 27 Nov. 1786. I will assume that they had to take out the marriage bond/license prior to being married.

      6. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 <http://www.ancestry.com>
      Spouse 1: Bassett, Wm. Spouse 2: McGurdy, Margt.
      Marriage Date: 22 Nov 1786 Marriage Location: Kentucky Mercer County
      Source Information: Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data: Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Kentucky.

      LDS Sealing performed at the Oakland Temple on 2 April 1992 by Ronald & Jackqualyn Bassett.
      Other sealings:
      Sealing to Spouse: 10 MAR 1993 PROVO Margaret Peggy McGurty
      Sealing to Spouse: 06 JUL 1993 JRIVE MARGARET MC GURDY [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Bassett Family Bible, (Printed in 1829).
      Owned by Ronald L. Bassett

    2. [S1057] Kentucky Marriages to 1850, (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S4] Bassett Family Bible, (Printed in 1829).


 

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