Bassett Family Association Database
Sarah Hood

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Name Sarah Hood Gender Female _UID B5BFDB70C7F3CF4CB3C73916A418631C9839 Notes - William Bassett inherited his father's property by the terms of the will. The annals of Lynn state that "Sarah Bassett was tried at Salem 23 May 1692 and sent to Boston prison, where she was kept until December 3, seven months. She was a daughter of Richard Hood, and wife of William Bassett, jun., in Nahant street. She had a young child, twenty-two months old, which she took to prison with her. The next daughter which she had after her imprisonment, she called 'Deliverance'." There is a record of nine pounds allowed to Sarah Bassett as compensation for her imprisonment for witchcraft.
Person ID I28 4B William Bassett of Lynn, Massachusetts Last Modified 15 Jun 2012
Father Richard Hood Mother Mary Newhall Family ID F15 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family William Bassett, Jr., b. Abt 1647, Lynn, Massachusetts Married 25 Oct 1675 Children 1. Sarah Bassett, b. 6 Dec 1676 + 2. William Bassett, b. Nov 1678, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts , d. 1762, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts
(Age ~ 83 years)
3. Mary Bassett, b. 3 Jun 1680 + 4. John Bassett, b. 8 Sep 1682, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts + 5. Hannah Bassett, b. 2 Feb 1685, d. 14 May 1762, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 77 years)
6. Ruth Bassett, b. 16 Mar 1689/1690 + 7. Joseph Bassett, b. 15 Dec 1692, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts + 8. Deliverance Bassett, b. 2 Aug 1695 9. Abigail Bassett Family ID F14 Group Sheet | Family Chart