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- In "The West Jersey Society's Great Tract in Hunterdon County" from 1735, John Bassett is listed with 200 acres.
The names of the parents and the birthplace of John Bassett are not known. In "History of King County, Washington", William Bassett is listed as a passenger on the Fortune as the progenitor of this branch. The Bassett DNA project has proven that this is NOT true. This line of Bassetts is related to the Bassett family of Wales and shows a close match to the family of #19B Michael Bassett of New York.
John Bassett died in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He was there by 1753. His name appears often in court records. Trenton was then the county seat . His will was dated 21 May 1776, and named his sons William, John and Isaac Bassett as executors. The appraised value of his personal property as of 31 May 1781 was 80-12-6. Amos is the only one mentioned as a minor and he was to be put to a trade of his choosing and his legacy to be managed for him until he was 21. The estate, real and personal, was to be sold and divided among his children.
Land transaction, Source Unknown
On 17 May 1756, John Bassett of Bethleham Township, Hunterdon County, deeded to 148 acres to "Jacobus Williamson of the County of Sussex for oe220. This land in Sussex County was bordered by a "Corner of Hains Land", the "Muskonetkong River", "Johannes Crevelings Line". It was "part of Five Hundred and Twenty Acres... which was by the said John Bassett purchased of and from William Wilkins and Amos Wilkins, on 28 Jun 1755 who sold the same by Vertue of the Last Will and Testament of their Father Thomas Wilkins. This transaction was witnessed by Phillip Fisher and John Gulick.
John Bassett of Hunterdon County, Bethlehem Township, New Jersey
The Last Will and Testament
Recorded in Wills of Hunterdon Co., NJ Libre 27, Folio No. 52
21 May 1776 (The original spelling and punctuation is retained)
In the name of god amen I John Bassett of Bethlehem, In the County of Hunterdon, yeoman, being verry weak in body but of perfect mind and memory for which thanks be given to God calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make, constitute 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 be be buried in a decent and Christianlike manner at the direction of my Executors hereafter named nothing doubting but at the general Resurection I shall Receive [sic] them again by the mighty power of god and as touching my worldly Estate whearwith It has pleased god to bless me with In this life I give and dispose of in this manner and forme--
first I give and bequeth all my Estate Real and personal to my six sons and one daughter to be equally divided among them they first pay my debts and funeral Charges and also the Legacies hereafter named to the Residue of my children that is to my sons William Basset, John Basset Isaac Basset Elijah Basset Jeremiah Basset Amos Basset and my daughter Martha Basset, they paying the Debts as above and also pay unto my Daughter Anne Basset the sum of five Shillings prock money as her Legacy and my daughter Margaret basset the Sum on five Shillings prock-money as her Legacy and my daughter Jammima Basset the Sum of Seven pounds yearly for the term of five years to Commence from the Day of my Death and further It is my will that as soon as conveniently may be after the Day of my death my Executors proceed and Sel all my Estate Real and personal Except a cow given to my daughter Martha and a cow to my Son amos and further It is my will that my Son amos basset be put to some trade which he may most fancy and that his Lagacy be put to Interest for his use til he comes to the age of 21 year and then my Executors are to pay him his Lagacy and the Intrest thereof but if my Lands should Lie on hand unsold for any time Let them Rent the same so that there is no Loss to any of the Legatees or Crediters and Lastly I do hereby Constitute and appoint to perform this my Last will my son William Basett [sic] and my son Isaac Basett and my Son John Basett to be my Executors begining to put the Same in force from the Day of my death til the whole of this my Last will is performed as Speedy as Circumstances will admit and I do hearby [sic] utterly disallow Revoke and Disannul all and Every other former wills, testaments, Legacies bequests and Executors by me In any ways before named willed and bequethed Ratifying and Confirming this my Last will and testament In Testament whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and Seal this twenty-first day of may In the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred seventy and six
Signed, Sealed published
and declared to be the Last
will and testament of John Basset Senior
John Basset (Wax seal)
who in his presence and in the presence
of Each other have Subscribed our names
Garet Covenhoven
Francis Lock jun.
Wlliam Bate
The apprais bill of the Estate of John Bassett of the township Of bethlehem In the County of hunterdon and for the state of new jersey
deceased
In Collums as follows to wit
Purse and apparel - - - L 10-0-0
Four cows and 2 Calves - - - 17-0-0
3 Sheep att 7/6 - - - 1-2-6
do [ditto] 2 since found - - - 0-15-0
Seven hogs att 20/ - - - 7-0-0
One Chest of Drawers - - - 5-0-0
One bed and furniture - - - 7-0-0
For one bed and full furniture - - - 12-0-0
[illegible] - - - 0-12-0
to 2 smoothing irons - - - 0-10-0
to 1 trunk - - - 0-6-0
to 1 pair fire tongs - - - 0-6-0
to Sundry articles of tea and Earthen and Iron - - - 1-5-0
to a parcel of old books - - - 0-4-6
to Sundry wooden and tin ware do - - - 0-10-0
to 1 basket 1 old pale 1 old Case - - - 0-5-0
to 1 woolen wheel and 1 washing tub - - - 1-0-0
to 2 flax hachets - - - 0-15-0
to 1 table - - - 0-5-0
to a pair of Steelyards - - - 1-10-0
to 1 old chest - - - 0-4-0
to 1 gridle 1 gridiron one frying pan - - - 1-10-0
to 1 kettle - - - 1-5-0
to 1 pot - - - 0-10-0
to 2 trammels - - - 0-15-0
to 1 tea kettle - - - 0-5-0
to 6 plates 3 basons 3 platters 3 basons 1 quart att puter - - - 2-10-0
to dreser tranchers and some Earthen ware - - - 1-0-0
to 1 Salt morter 1 Lanthern 1 peperbox 1 fleshfork - - - 1-15-0
to 2 Ladles 1 wood 1 Iron - - - 0-0-0
to 1 bag 1 pole 1 Earthern Jug 1 old pale - - - 0-7-6
to Sundry Casks and Some tobacca - - - 1-0-0
to 1 Lye tub 1 Churn 3 Earthern potts, fatt tub - - - 0-15-0
to 1 Shaving knife 1 harrow 1 kettle 1 hive - - - 1-0-0
to 1 Saw 2 augurs 1 Chisel - - - 0-10-0
to 1 table - - - 0-10-0
80-12-6
Appraised by us this 31st Day of May in the year of our Lord 1781
Garret Covenhoven
Wm Bater
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