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Abigail (Nickerson) Bassett (1754 - 1841)

Abigail Bassett formerly Nickerson
Born in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Wife of — married 22 Jan 1778 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 86 in Ohio, United Statesmap
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Biography

Abigail was born in 1754. She is the daughter of Samuel Nickerson and Abigail Burgess. She passed away in 1841. [1]

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Birth:

  • 22 Nov 1754: Abigail Nickerson, [w. Benjamin Bassitt]. Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[2]

Military

Abigail (Nickerson) Bassett, born 22 November 1754, and her husband Private Benjamin Bassett, born 01 August 1752, are honored for service in Massachusetts during the American Revolution: 1) CAPT. NATHAN SMITH, Their children included Elizabeth (Bassett) Davis.[3]

Marriage

  • 22 Jan 1778: Abigail Nicholson, [dup. Nickerson], and Benjamin Bassett [dup. Bassitt], were married at Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts.[4] Benjamin Bassitt/Bassett. [h. Abigail (Nickerson)], b. Aug. 1, 1752. Benjamin was born at Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Family

  • Children born at Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA:
BASSITT (Basset, Bassett):
  1. Eliabeth, b. 13 June 1780. Elizabeth and siblings are also recorded here. Surname: Bassett[5]
  2. Zipporah [dup. Bassett], ch. Benjamin and Abigail, June 18, 1782. [Ziphorah Bassett, d. Benjamin Esq. and Abigail. GR].
  3. Abigail [dup. Bassett], ch. Benjamin and Abigail, June 28, 1784. [Bassett. GR]. BASSITT (Bassett), Abigail, ch. Benjamin and Abigail, passed away on Oct. 26, 1808. [Bassett. GR].[6]
  4. Benjamin [dup. Bassett], ch. Benjamin and Abigail, Oct. 21 [dup. Oct. 2], 1787.
  5. Ruth [dup. Basset], ch. Benjamin and Abigail, Sept. 4, 1789.
  6. Jonathan, [dup. Bassett], ch. Benjamin and Abigail, Mar. 20, 1792.[7]

See also:

  1. Nickerson Family Vol. 1-3, pg. 179.
  2. Abigail Nickerson[8]
  3. Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Bassett. Also names a daughter, Elizabeth and grandchildren.[9]

Sources

  1. Entered by Doug Coldwell, Sep 25, 2011
  2. https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Dukes/Chilmark/Images/Chilmark_B026.shtml
  3. Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed March 10, 2023), "Record of Benjamin Bassett", Ancestor # A007223.
  4. https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Dukes/Chilmark/Images/Chilmark_M065.shtml
  5. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-5DYZ : 10 November 2020), Abagail Nickerson in entry for Benjamin Bassett, 1 Aug 1752; citing Birth, Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009804.
  6. https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Dukes/Chilmark/Images/Chilmark_D085.shtml
  7. https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Dukes/Chilmark/aBirthsB.shtml
  8. Abigail Nickerson|https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K2HJ-23D
  9. "Ohio Probate Records, 1789-1996," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9ML-XP6W?cc=1992421&wc=S2H9-6T5%3A266278801%2C266715101 : 1 July 2014), Hamilton > Wills 1852-1859 vol 11-12 > image 189 of 592; county courthouses, Ohio.




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