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- Elisha was a shoemaker, the trade of which his father belonged. He moved to
Homes Hole, Martha's Vineyard, about 1783 and bought land bordering on the
harbor. He sold his property in 1801 and moved from the island to Jefferson County,
Indiana. He later moved to Hamilton County, Ohio, which was bordering the state of Indiana.
Elisha is listed as being an original land owner in Hamilton County, Ohio, listed as
buying land on 8 Dec 1810.
THE WILL OF ELISHA BASSETT
In the Name of God Amen, I Elisha Bassett of Mill Creek township state
of Ohio, Shoemaker, being very sick and weak in body but in perfect mind and
memory, thanks to be Given to God calling into mind the mortality of my body and
knowing that is it appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this
my last will and testament, that is to say principally and first of all I give
and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body I
recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the
discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the General resurrection I
shall Receive the same again by the Almighty power of God and as touching such
worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give
devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and from first I give
to Elisha BASSETT my elder son and Henry BASSETT, my younger son all my Lands
Lying over the big Miami on Indiana Creek to be equally divided between them
each one to be into possession immediately after they arrive at the age of
twenty-one. Secondly I give to Abigail BASSETT me beloved wife the use of my
house place with the stock except such as has been disposed of previous to
this during her widowhood but if she Maries then and in that case it is to be
Equally divided among my sons and daughter reserving from this time a
privilege to my Daughter Catherine W. Bassett of a home than to go and come at
pleasure and I do constitute make and ordain Jonathan BASSETT of said state
together with Enos HURIN my sole Executors and administrators of this my last
will and testament and I do hereby utterly disallow Revoke and disanul all and
every other former testaments, wills, Legacies, bequests and executors by me
in any wire before Names willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this
and no other to be my Last will and testament in witness wherefor I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty-first day of September in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fourteen. Elisha BASSETT Signed
Sealed published pronounced and declared by the said Elisha BASSETT as his
Last will and testament in the presence of each other who have here unto
subscribed our Names. JNO Foremen Elijah Foard.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1761 - 1814 (53 years)