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John Bassett

Male 1653 -


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  • Name John Bassett 
    Born Sep 1653  Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 6AEE15147C98DB4D84C33A69D8673943627F 
    Notes 
    • John Bassett was a cooper by trade and a shoreman with his residence in Marblehead, Massachusetts. His will was dated 16 Jan 1735 and proved 9 Feb 1736.

      WILL OF WILLIAM BASSETT, proved and allowed 22 May 1703
      "In the name of God everlasting Amen: I William Bassett Senr. of Lyn in ye County of Esex in Newengland being of good & perfect memory & Rationally Disposed And having attained to ye years of a good old age & being very sensable of ye decay of nature & ye many Distempers & Infirmities that do attend my outward (mein?) not knowing how soone my great & last chang may come have therefor taken this opportunity to settle ye affaires of my family & so leave this as my last will and testament. Impr: as for my precious mortall soul I freely resign it to him that gave it & to my Redeemer Jesus Christ which by his precious blood hath ransome my soul from Death. as for my body which is fraile I comend it to ye dust willing a decent Interment thereof suitable to my Rank & quality. Although worms my skin destroy yet in my flesh I shal see God - Amen. As for the disposall of my outward Estate which God of his Goodness hath given me - my will is that after my funerall charges & lawfull debts bee paid I bequeathe to my deare & loving wife who hath bin carefull of mee & industrious in her place for ye procurement of what outward Estate I have I bequeath unto her the Improvement of my whole Estate during her naturall life and all the moveable estate in my house which is mine to be at her disposall - as shee shall see cause: Item: I give to my eldest son willm Bassett all ye housing land meddowes marshes and movalbes within y bounds of Lyn township or Elsewhere to bee at his absolut disposall: further it is to bee under stood that my son willm Bassett is to pay out of such Estate all such Legasies as I shall give to ye rest of my children as followeth: Item: I give to my son John Bassett five pounds in mony: Item: I give to my son Elisha Bassett fivetie shillings in mony: Item: I give to my son Samuel Bassett fivetie shillings in mony: Item: I give to my daughter Elizebeth Bassett allias Richards forty shillings in mony: Item: I give to my daughter Sarah Elwell fortie shillings in mony: Ittem: I give to my daughter Merriam Sandy fortie shillings: Ittem: I give to my daughter Mary Ruck fortie shillings in mony: Ittem: I give to my daughter Rachel Silsbe fortie shillings in mony: Ittem: I give to my daughter Rebeckah Bassett fortie shillings in Mony: Ittem: I give to my Hannah Lille fortie shillings in mony -- and if any of ye above named Children Except my son Willm should then to be divided Equaly amongst them all. It is to be understood that these legasies are to be paid with-in a one yeare after my disease and my wives and my will is that neither str? nor waste be made But to the end foresaid. Ittom my will is that my son William Bassett bee sole Executtor to this my last will and testament. Heare unto I have sett to my hand and seale this tenth day of february in the yeare of our 1701. Sighned William Bassett with a seale--Wittnessed by Before sighning it is to be understood that my son William Bassett is to have my whole Estate as is above mentioned to him & his heirs for ever."
      Witnesses: Samuel Johnson, Lois Rogers, Ezekiel Rogers.

      Will of Ann (Holland) Bassett Burt, mother of William Bassett
      (Written 8 Jun 1664; Rcords and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County)
      My will ist that William Bassett Jr. should have one of my cows, and John Bassett should have one cow, and Elisha Bassett should have on cow, and that Samuel Bassett should have the steer. And it is my will that these children should have the profit of these cattle and the principal when they be 18 years old, and I give to Elizabeth Bassett a new feather bed, a bolster and a pillow and a pillow bear (case), a blanket and a rug, and I give Sarah Bassett my old feather bed, a bolster and pillow and pillow bear, a blanket and a tapestry covering, and I give to Merriam Bassett, a copper kettle, a table cloth and 1/2 dozen napkins and a ewe sheep, a hand towel, and I give to Mary Bassett my biggest iron pot, a long table cloth and 4 napkins and a hand towel, a ewe sheep; to Hannah Bassett 2 iron pots and a warming pan and a pair of sheets and a pair of pillow bears and a ewe sheep; to Ellen Bartrom, a ewe lamb and to Hannah Bartrom, a ewe lamb and I give to the wife of William Bartrom my black broadcloth suit and one pewter basin, and I give to Liddi Burrill 5 shillings or a ewe lamb, and my will is that their goods should not be used until the children doth reserve them and that these girls should have the profit of their sheep and the principal when they come to age. Witnesses: Francis Burrill and William Crofts.
      The inventory included household items, one cow and 10 sheep. Total value 47 pounds, 2 shillings, sixpence.
    Person ID I11  4B William Bassett of Lynn, Massachusetts
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2012 

    Father William Bassett,   c. 30 May 1624, Dorking, County Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1703  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Mother Sarah Burt 
    Married Abt 1646 
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary 
    Children 
    +1. Sarah Bassett,   b. Abt 1687
    +2. John Bassett,   b. Abt 1690, Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts(?) Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Hannah Bassett,   b. Abt 1693
    +4. William Bassett,   b. Abt 1696,   d. Bef 1735  (Age ~ 38 years)
    +5. Michael Bassett,   b. Abt 1698,   d. 12 Nov 1748/1749, Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 51 years)
     6. Deborah Bassett
     7. Abigail Bassett
     8. Merriam Bassett
    Family ID F10  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart