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- Elkhart and Cass Counties, Indiana, are adjacent counties on the Indiana/Michigan state line).
Alexander Bassett of Elkhart County, Indiana, property 120 acres in LaPorte, Indiana. Three parcels of 40 acres each, 20 Mar 1837.
From "History of Elkhart County, Indiana" - "Alexander Bassett was appointed first justice of the peace".
Alexander Bassett can be found in records of Washington, Franklin County, Ohio, records between 1815 and 1824. He was Justice of the Peace in Franklin County, Ohio in 1822. He resigned in 1824.
Alexander Bassett is listed as private, muster roll, Franklin Township, Franklin County, at Worthington, Ohio. 27 May 1808.
1810 Tax List of Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio
1830 Federal Census of Lemon Township, Butler County, Ohio
Alexander Bassett 1120101-1011001
1MU5, 1M5-10, 2M10-15, 1M20-30, 1M40-50, 1FU5, 1F10-15, 1F15-20, 1F40-50
1840 Federal Census of Elkhart, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Alexander Bassett 001020001-0?11001
1M10-15, 2M20-30, 1M60-70, 1F10-15, 1F15-20, 1F50-60
Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Alexander Bassett came about the same time (1812), and settled a mile southwest of Dublin, where he bought and cleared land. This he sold to Mr. Tuttle, and with his family went farther west.
On a note:
"Due the 18 June 1836" on the back.
Addressed to Alexander Bassett Esq. Washington.
Excerpt from the Isaac Newton Bassett Autobiography
My Uncle Alexander Bassett was married and settled in Elkhart Co, Indiana. I do no know the maiden name of his wife. He died about 1845. His Children were William, Amos, George, Daniel and some others whose names I do not know. I never saw any of them but Amos who visited us in 1845. He was afterwards married in Michigan and I heard from him by letter in 1870. He was then in Ill. near Bloomington. My Uncle Amos was unfortunate in his first marriage and the family never referred to it and seemed desirous of blotting it out of their memory. [added in pencil: "nothing important now nor any disgrace".] He subsequently married a widow woman whose maiden name was Walinsgsford. A family who lived in Fleming Co, Kentucky and was in good circumstances. She first married a man named Waring, a very respectable family of Greenup Co. Kentucky. Her husband died leaving her with two children, Joseph and Frances. My Uncle married her and settled in the Valley of Montgomery Creek, two miles from my Father's place. His farm was in the little creek bottoms about 30 or 40 rods wide and extended along the creek over half a mile.
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