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Mary (Polly) Bassett

Female 1790 - 1862  (71 years)


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  • Name Mary (Polly) Bassett 
    Born 3/13 Jan 1790  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 5454C7B1AC8D094585EE5400D9E70E9AD662 
    Died 1862  Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • See Nathaniel Bassett (deceased 1832) for details of will with bequests for children and grandchildren.

      BIOGRAPHICAL APPENDIX - CRAWFORD COUNTY
      Nathaniel W. Matlock was born September 25, 1828, in Overton County, Tennessee, his parents being Valentine and Mary (Bassett) Matlock. The father was born in Tennessee February 27, 1786, and the mother was born in the same State January 3, 1790. In 1839 they left their native State, traveling to Franklin County, Arkansas, where they lived until their respective deaths in 1868 and 1862. Mr. Matlock served in the Creek War, and was sheriff of Overton County, Tennessee, for eighteen years. By occupation he was a farmer. Of his five children but two are living. Nathaniel W. Matlock is of English descent, and was but thirteen years old when he accompanied his parents to Arkansas, which was then unpopulated and in a wild state. His educational advantages were thus meager, and at the age of twenty two he began life on his own account. November 6, 1873, he married Miss Rachel Mooney, who was born in the county in 1842, and is a daughter of William and Mary (Crawford) Mooney. Her father was born in North Carolina, and died in 1878. Her mother died in 1841. The following are their children who are still living: Mrs. Mary Shepherd, of Oregon; Mrs. Rebecca Baker, of Crawford County; George Mooney, of this county; Joel H. Mooney, of this county, and Mrs. Rachel Matlock. To Mr. and Mrs. Matlock seven children have been born, all of whom reside with their parents; Rebecca Lee, Harriet Lacy, William H., Rufus M., Charles M., George Franklin and Mary. In 1861 Mr. Matlock enlisted in the Frontier Guards, Confederate Army, under Colonel Grashett and Captain Brown, and served until the close of the war, participating in the following battles: Oak Hill, Honey Springs, Indian Territory, Prarieville, Indian Territory. Mr. Matlock is a successful farmer, owning 160 acres of land, forty of which he cultivates, and is also interested in stock raising. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and belongs to the Masonic Fraternity. In politics he is a Democrat, and his first presidential vote was cast for Pierce in 1852.
    Person ID I94  2B Thomas Bassett of Virginia
    Last Modified 19 Aug 2013 

    Father Nathaniel Bassett,   b. 12/20 Oct 1758,   d. 18 Dec 1832  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Margaret Armstrong Spencer,   d. 1829 
    Married 1785 
    Family ID F29  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Valentine Matlock,   b. 27 Feb 1786, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1868, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 20 Jul 1817  [1
    Children 
    +1. Nathaniel William Matlock,   b. 25 Sep 1828, Overton County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F37  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] FBR - Family Bible Record.