Joseph Bassett (1677 - 1750)

Born 25 Sep 1677 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Howes) Bassett — married 27 Feb 1707 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Husband of Thankful (Hallett) Bassett — married 3 Dec 1719 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 6 Jan 1750 at age 72 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts

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Biography

Joseph Bassett

Origin

Joseph is reported as born September 25, 1677 at Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He was a son of Nathaniel Bassett and his first wife, Dorcas Joyce.^[1] Nathaniel Bassett was born at Bridgewater, a son of the immigrant, William Bassett.^[1] Nathaniel settled first at Marshfield, but went on to Yarmouth by 1664, where he remained.^[1]

Family

Joseph married twice.^[2]:

1) Susannah Howes. He married 27 February 1706/7 at Yarmouth, as his 1st, to Susannah Howes; John Thacher, J.P. officiated.^[3]

2) Thankful Hallett. He married on 3 December 1719 at Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA to Thankful Hallet; Peter Thatcher, JP officiated.^{[3] [4]}

Children of Joseph Bassett and Susannah:

1. Sarah Bassett 10 Dec 1707, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass William Nickerson, 1747? 3 Jul 1736?
2. Joseph BASSETT Jr. 15 Jun 1709, Yarmouth, Mass Mary WHELDON, 29 Mar 1738 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. Died: 5 Sep 1803 Barnstable, Mass.
3. Daniel Bassett 11 Nov 1710, Yarmouth, Mass Elizabeth Crowell, 1 Jul 1735 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass 1742 [Date his wife obtained permission to remarry as she had not heard from him in 4 and half years, and had probably been lost at sea near the West Indies.^[5])
4. Joshua Bassett 13 Sep 1712, Yarmouth, Mass. Hannah Brimhall, 8 Mar 1739, Hingham, Mass 1757
5. Susannah Bassett 22 Jan 1715, Yarmouth, Mass John Hawes (Son of Capt. Ebenezer HAWES), 10 Feb 1732 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. 1746
6. Samuel Bassett 23 Oct 1716 Yarmouth, Mass. 1740

Children of Joseph Bassett and Thankful Hallet:

1. John Bassett 14 Dec 1720, Yarmouth, Mass 1721
2. Ebenezer Bassett 9 Jul 1722, Yarmouth, Mass 16 Aug 1723, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.
3. Thankful Bassett 9 Feb 1724, Yarmouth, Mass Joshua Brimhall, 14 Jun 1750 Barnstable, Cape Cod, Mass. 17 Nov 1759 Hingham, Plymouth, Mass
4. Nathan Bassett 7 Oct 1725 Yarmouth, Mass.,

? Hannah Hallett 26 Feb 1790 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. ? Desire Taylor, 17 Mar 1793 Barnstable, Mass 10 Jan 1806, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass

Death and Legacy

Joseph died 6 January 1750 at Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts.^[6]

His wife, Thankful, died August 12, 1736 at Yarmouth.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Otis, Amos, Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families. (Pages 46-49, 510) Barnstable, Mass.: F. B. & F. P. Goss, 1888, Archive.org accessed April 17, 2015
2. ↑ Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp., Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850. Publication: Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850. (Yarmouth Vol 1, Pages 137, 141) (Online Database accessed April 17, 2015: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010)
4. ↑ Genealogical notes of Barnstable families; Amos Otis
5. ↑ v. 8 -- Depositions (from p.57), 1662-1766 ; v. 9 -- Domestic relations, 1643-1774 ; v. 10 -- Ecclesiastical (to p.23), 1637-1670., Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9Y5-N45C : 19 April 2024), Massachusetts State Archives Collections, Film# 007702907, image 1110-1112.
6. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850. (Yarmouth Vol 1, Page 158) (Online Database accessed April 17, 2015: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010)

See also:

• WebSite: Miner Descent - Joseph Bassett Sr., Posted on February 20, 2012. [1]
• Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp., Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, Ancestry.com
• Ancestral File Number: 8FNJ-FN