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Ruth Bassett

Female 1690 -

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  • Name Ruth Bassett 
    Birth 16 Mar 1689/1690 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 36A4B20C4D982843B204EF07A545591FF600 
    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 I37  4B William Bassett of Lynn, Massachusetts
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2012 

    Father William Bassett, Jr.,   b. Abt 1647, Lynn, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Sarah Hood 
    Marriage 25 Oct 1675 
    Family ID F14  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abraham Allen 
    Marriage 6 Jan 1713 
    Family ID F18  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart