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James Bassett[1, 2]

Male 1793 - 1850  (56 years)


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  • Name James Bassett 
    Born 18 Nov 1793  Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    AFN Q5L7-0W 
    _UID 7540E2AA6822F24EB282521C79785310012E 
    Died 18 Jul 1850  Cross Plains, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Cause: Dysentery 
    Buried Abt 20 Jul 1850  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • SOURCES:
      BIRTH: AFN:J090-FP, shows Birth as [1803]
      !BIRTH: 1829 Family bible, held by Ronald Bassett: James Bassett was born November the 18th 1793 and died July the 16 (faded) 1850"
      DEATH:
      1. 1829 Family bible, held by Ronald Bassett: James Bassett died July the 16 or 18 (faded) 1850"
      US Federal Mortality Schedule for 1850 shows death from Dysentery.
      Bassett, James , Age: 50 Gender: M Occupation: Farmer Death Date: July, 1850 Death Location: Ripley, Indiana Cause: Dysentery Birth Location: Kentucky
      2. In his 27 July 1839 will James gave land to his two sons Josian and Thomas.
      BURIAL:
      Baptist Cemetery, Brown Twp. Cross Plains, Ripley Co. Indiana, is a little ways outside Cross Plains, to the east of the cross roads.
      - BASSETT, James ~ 18 Jul 1840. Aged 55y 8m [Bad reading of year, should be 1850]
      - BASSETT, Ettie ~ 6 Sep 1858. Aged 72y 9m [born abt Feb 1785, Who is this?]

      WILL OF JAMES BASSETT
      I, James Bassett of the County of Ripley and State of Indiana do make and publish this my last Will and Testament. First I direct that my body be decently interred and that my funeral be conducted in a manner corresponding with my estate and situation in life and as to such worldly estate as it has pleased God to intrust one with I dispose of the same in
      the following manner to wit. I direct first that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon after my decease as possible out of the first moneys that shall come to the hands of my Executor from any portion of my estate real and personal. I also direct that my beloved wife if living shall have all my personal and real estate during her lifetime or while she remains single with the exception of that portions that I have gave to my different children and I further direct that all my children shall have given to them on becoming of age or marrying, a horse, saddle and bridle, one cow and bed or tis equivalence in money, Josiah and Nancy having already received theirs and I give and bequeath unto my son Josiah forty acres of land it being the southwest fourth of the southwest quarter of Section No. 26 in township A north of Range No. 12 East, and to my son Thomas forty acres of land off of west end of a sixty acre lot of land that I purchased of John Watts, and my beloved wife shall have all the remainder of my real estate during her lifetime and at her death it shall be sold and all the rest of the personal property that I may have left and equally divided with all my children except my daughter Nancy who I intend to only have one dollar as her portion of my esatte over and above what she has already received and I further declare and iredct that the share of my real and personal estate thus bequeath to my said wife shall be in lieu of her dower if she shall so elect and I hereby make and ordian my esteemed son Josiah Bassett my Executor of this my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I James Bassett the testator have hereunto set my hand and seal this tewtny seventh day of July in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty nine.
      James Bassett (his seal)
      Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above names James Bassett as his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us how have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto in the presence of said Testator and in the presence of each other. William Blackwell & James Jarvis

      BIOGRAPHY:
      1850 US Census
      James Bassett
      - Dorcus Bassett, 47, Female, New York 300
      - Mary J. 16, F, Indiana
      - Sarah, 14, F, Ohio
      State: IN County: Ripley County Township: Brown Township Year: 1850 Record Type: Federal Population Schedule. Roll 169, Page: 301 Database: IN 1850 Federal Census Index. Ancestry.com

      1. Ancestry.com Family Data Collection:
      James Bassett; Spouse: Dorcas Clark, Parents: William Bassett , Margaret Peggy Mcquiddy, Birth Place: Franklin, KY Birth Date: 18 November 1793, Marriage Place: Franklin Co, KY Marriage Date: 30 October 1815, Death Place: Crossplains, Indiana

      2. Military service: Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812, Soldiers of the War of 1812, Page 32 (Genealogy.com file)
      James Bassett shown in War of 1812, on roll of Captain Perchal Hickman's Co., First Rifle Regiment, KY Militia (Franklin Co.), Private, from 15 Aug 1812 to 14 Oct 1812. Daniel Boone's 2nd cousin Isaac is member of same unit.

      3. War of 1812 Service Records
      JAMES BASSETT Company: 1 RIFLE REG'T (ALLEN'S), KENTUCKY VOLS. Rank - Induction: PRIVATE Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE Roll Box: 12 Roll Exct: 602
      James Bassett is shown with Issac Boone (2nd cousin of Daniel Boone) as privates in the Battle of River Raisin, Franklin Co., KY, 22 Jan 1813, in the War of 1812 with the British. Capt. Paschel Hickman's First Rifle Regiment. James would have been 19 years old. Of the two companies of 86 men, only 13 are recorded has having returned alive - James Bassett is not shown on that list. James is recorded as POW captured on Jan 22, escaped.

      4. http://www.resourcesdefiancelibrary.org/veteran/VetDetail.asp?record=29792
      Veteran's Name: JAMES BASSETT
      Military Service Number: Contact Defiance Co. Ohio.
      Branch Other: KY MILITIA. Date entered service: August 15, 1812, Date of separation: ?. Site of enlistment: KY. Wars/Campaigns: 1812.
      Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky - Soldiers of the war of 1812- Printed 1891. Roll of Captain Perchal Hickman's Company. First Rifle Regiment. Stationed at Camp #3 Defiance County, Defiance, Ohio.
      -- Veteran's Name: ISAAC BOONE. Branch Other: KY MILITIA, Units in which served: 1st Kentucky Volunteer Rifle Regiment, Highest rank held: PRIVATE, Wars/Campaigns: 1812. KIA Jan. 18-23, 1813. Information/Source See story about death in source: "American Dead at the Battle Of The River Raisin". Monroe County Historical Society, Monroe County, Michigan.Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky - Soldiers of the war of 1812- Printed 1891. Roll of Captain Perchal Hickman's Company. First Rifle Regiment. Stationed at Camp #3 Defiance County, Defiance, Ohio.

      5. Franklin County, Kentucky
      The Battle of River Raisin January 22, 1813 (http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyfrankl/r-raisin.htm)
      The most dire calamity that ever befell the people of Franklin County happened during this decade (1810-1820). The history of the war Between the United States and Great Britain; the causes which led up to and the sequences which followed are a part of national history. The United States army in the northwest was composed almost exclusively of Kentuckians, a history of which is properly a part of history of the State. Franklin County, however, did more than just proportional part. She furnished more men, and more money, and she gave more of her heroic blood for the honor and glory of this great country than could have reasonably been expected from one community.
      Two full companies enlisted from Franklin County, the first under Paschel or Perchal Hickman. As Captain he was mustered into the service, August 15, 1812 and his company was known as Captain Paschel Hickman's Company, first rifle regiment, Kentucky Militia. It was engaged on October 14, 1812.
      The eight-six men composing this company were all killed at the Battle of the River Raisin, except thirteen of them. Only twelve of whom are known at this date to have returned to their homes in Franklin County; Lieut. Peter Dudley, Alexander Rennick, Joseph Clark, Lewis Fenwick, Elisha Herndon, John A. Holton, Z. B. Lewis, Francis Mayhall, John Mayhall, John Richardson, Alexander Robertson and James Wilson.

      6. Original Land Purchasers of Ripley County, IN. http://www.rootsweb.com/~inripchs/landa-b.html
      Bassett, James, Tract Book 3, Pg 56: 11 Nob 1837.

      7. BLM Land Records show James Bassett issued Doc#13083 on 15 Aug 1838 for 40 acres of land in Ripley Co., IN. SWSW/26/6-N/12-E/2nd PM/State: IN/ Co: Ripley. Accession/Serial Nr: IN2740_.046

      8. Gen.com Bassett Forum:
      My Hortons were in Ripley County at this time, as was this other Horton family. I am trying to find a link between the two. Josiah and Elizabeth Bassett are mentioned as the primary benefactors in the will of James Horton in 1861. Now I know that Elizabeth was his daughter...thanks! I'd like to know more about your Bassett family if you can email me at ned@hortongroup.com. My website has some Ripley County data as well. Thanks again.
      Ned Horton

      Hiram W. Oliver was born on December 29, 1827, in Rush county, Indiana, being the son of Elijah T. and Catherine (Boone) Oliver. Catherine Oliver was a granddaughter of a brother of the famous Daniel Boone. He came to Kentucky with Daniel and brought his family there. Another brother, Isaac Boone, was killed in the battle on the Raisin river.
      http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0017828

      CHRISTENING:
      Other LDS AFN: J090-FP
      Other LDS Ordinances:
      Baptism: 24 MAY 1991 ATLAN
      Endowment: 25 MAY 1991 ATLAN
      Sealing to Parents: 28 MAY 1991 ATLAN
      9 Aug 2004 Oakland, WILLIAM BASSETT / MARGARET MCQUIDDY

      CONTACT: http://kueber.us/p2022.htm. Garril Kueber
    Person ID I728  7B William Bassett of Cross Plains, Indiana
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2011 

    Father William Bassett, Sr.,   b. 18 Apr 1755, Limpsfield, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1840, Cross Plains, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Margaret McQuiddy,   b. 1768, , Spotsylvania, Virgina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1844, Cross Plains, Brown Twp, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 22 Nov 1786  , Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Notes 
    • SOURCES
      1. ! LDS microfilm 0191840, Mercer County, Kentucky, Marriage Bond Book, 1786-1797; Loose Papers, 1786? 1794. Also printed in the McQuiddy Family History, CH 63, pages 379-406
      Handwritten note on one side of a sheet of paper: "Know all men by these Presents that we William Bassett & John Mcquire are held & firmly bound unto Patrick Henry Esq Govr of Virginia in the sum of fifty pounds Current Money to the payment Where of to be made to the said Governor or his Successors We bind ourselves our Heirs Ex'ors Adm'ors jointly & severally firmly these presents Sealed with our seals & dated this 22nd day of November 1786. The Condition of the above Obligation is such that [whereas a]* marriage shortly intended to be solemnized Between William Bassett & Margret Mcquidy for Which a Licence was issued now if there [be]** no Lawful Cause to obstruct the Marriage then this Obligation to be Void or Else to Remain in full. William Bassett {seal} John Mcquidy {seal}
      Sealed & Delivered in Presence of John Warren."
      * Illegible on original, so wording provided is from similar bonds found in same source.
      ** Word missing on original, word taken from other bonds in same source.
      Handwritten on a separate scrap of paper: "I fully give my Consent for Mr. Wm Bassett to get licence to Marey my Daughter Marget given under my hand this 22 November 1786. Mary Mcquidey." [Note: Peggy was age 17 or 18]

      2. Mercer County Register, vol. 1, page 4 (LDS film 0192267) has: 1786, Nov. 22 - William Bassett + Margaret McQuiddy, by James Smith. But book Early Marriage Records of Mercer County, compiled by the Jane McAfee Chapter NSDAR, of Harrodsburg, Ky., shows: 1786, Nov. 22 - Bassett, Wm. and Margt McGurdy, minister shown as Rice.

      3. (Will McGuire Jan 2007)
      The Reverend David Rice was known as the patriarch of Presbyterianism in Kentucky, he founded several small Presbyterian churches but is best known as the founder of the Presbyterian Church at Crab Orchard in Lincoln County in 1783, David Rice was previously the first minister of the Peaks of Otter Presbyterian Church in Bedford County, VA in 1774, Lawrence McGuire and family were founding members of that early church before the war.

      4. Note from Merritt Mullen (Desc. from Nancy ROE Bassett):
      "It is interesting that the Bond was made by William Basset and John Mcquire, but was signed by William Bassett and John Mcquidy. I suspect the Mcquire was just a mistake. The concent given by Margaret's mother, Mary, indicates that Margaret was underage and that her father was dead, both consistant with the data we have."

      5. Note by Ronald Bassett: The 1829 Bassett family bible clearly states Wm & Peggy were married on 27 Nov. 1786. I will assume that they had to take out the marriage bond/license prior to being married.

      6. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 <http://www.ancestry.com>
      Spouse 1: Bassett, Wm. Spouse 2: McGurdy, Margt.
      Marriage Date: 22 Nov 1786 Marriage Location: Kentucky Mercer County
      Source Information: Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data: Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Kentucky.

      LDS Sealing performed at the Oakland Temple on 2 April 1992 by Ronald & Jackqualyn Bassett.
      Other sealings:
      Sealing to Spouse: 10 MAR 1993 PROVO Margaret Peggy McGurty
      Sealing to Spouse: 06 JUL 1993 JRIVE MARGARET MC GURDY [3]
    Family ID F36  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorcas Clark,   b. 1803, , , Kentucky. United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1875, , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 30 Oct 1815  , Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Notes 
    • SOURCES:
      1. Franklin County, Kentucky Marriage Bond Index 1811-1831
      BASSETT, James; CLARK, Dorcas, October 30, 1815
      http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyfrankl/mar-1811-1830-AQ.htm

      2. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 <http://www.ancestry.com>
      Spouse 1: Bassett, James - Spouse 2: Clark, Darkens
      Marriage Date: 20 Oct 1815
      Marriage Location:Kentucky, Franklin County

      3. FRANKLIN COUNTY MARRIAGE BONDS, are available on microfilm for years 1795-1865. Information for this index was obtained from the microfilm collection located at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyfrankl/mar-1811-1830-AQ.htm

      Other LDS Ordinances:
      Sealing to Spouse: 19 APR 1991 ARIZO
      Sealing to Spouse: 09 APR 1992 OAKLA
      Sealing to Spouse: 26 MAY 1993 PROVO
    Children 
    +1. Nancy A Bassett,   b. 1817, ,, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1897  (Age 80 years)
    +2. Josiah Bassett,   b. 18 Jan 1818, , Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1897, , Adrian, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    +3. Elizabeth Bassett,   b. 1820, ,Owen, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 6 Jun 1870, ,Trimble, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 50 years)
    +4. Margaret Bassett,   b. 26 Feb 1822, , Owen, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1885  (Age 62 years)
    +5. Pvt. Thomas W. C. Bassett,   b. 29 Aug 1826, , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1906, Peoria, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    +6. Susannah Bassett,   b. 1829, , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1880  (Age 51 years)
    +7. Mary Jane Bassett,   b. 29 Jun 1833, , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1856, ,,Ripley, Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     8. Sarah A Bassett,   b. 1836, , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1927, Conejos, Conejos, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    Family ID F527  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S12] Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

    2. [S15] Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (FamilySearch).

    3. [S4] Bassett Family Bible, (Printed in 1829).

    4. [S174] Cross Plains Baptist Church Cemetery, (Headstone).

    5. [S4] Bassett Family Bible, (Printed in 1829).
      Owned by Ronald L. Bassett

    6. [S1057] Kentucky Marriages to 1850, (Ancestry.com).

    7. [S1082] Kentucky Marriages to 1850, (Ancestry.com).