Joseph Bassett Jr. (1731 - 1803)

Born 2 Mar 1731 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Phebe (Cushman) Bassett — married 2 Dec 1756 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Sarah (Prior) Bassett — married 14 Jan 1798 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 6 May 1803 at age 72 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

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Biography

Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts

• From John Maltby:

Joseph and Elisabeth (Ames) Bassett had children,^[1] including:

Lt. Joseph Bassett (Jr.), born on 2 Mar. 1730/1 in Bridgewater,^[2] married as his 1st wife:

1.) Phebe Cushman, daughter of Jabez and Sarah (Paddleford) Cushman,^[3] on 2 Dec. 1756 in Bridgewater.^[4] She was born ca. 1737,^[5] a granddaughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Eaton) Cushman,^[6] and of Jonathan and Hannah (King) Paddleford.^[7] She died on 25 Feb. 1796 in Bridgewater, aged 58 years,^[8]

and he remarried to:

2.) Sarah (Pri­or) (Fobes) Eaton, daughter of Joseph and Ann (Moore) Prior, and widow of Josiah Fobes (Jr.), of Bridgewater, and of John Eaton, of Greenwich, CT,^[9] on 14 Jan. 1798 in Bridgewater.^[10]

He was living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1790 federal census.^[11] Lt. Joseph Bassett died testate on 6 May 1803 in Bridgewater, aged 72 years,^[12]

Probate

His will dated 5 Apr. 1798, and probated on 2 June 1803, mentioned his wife Sarah, his five sons Caleb, Nathan, Joseph, David and Cushman Bassett, and his three daughters Phebe Leonard, Abiel Lathrop, and Hannah Alger, and he named his son Caleb Bassett as executor of his estate.^[13][14] (See Appendix (A) for a full transcription of his will.)

He had had children by Phebe Cushman:^[15]

• Caleb Bassett, born on 11 Nov. 1757 in Bridgewater, married Bethiah Keith, daughter of Benjamin and Abigail (Leach) Keith, of Bridgewater, on 18 Apr. 1782 in Bridgewater, and they settled in New Gloucester, ME.

• Phebe Bassett, born on 19 Aug. 1759 in Bridgewater, married Barnabas “Barney” Leonard, of Taunton, MA, on 5 Feb. 1780 in Bridgewater. She died on 30 Oct. 1838 in Bridgewater, aged 79 years.

• Nathan Bassett, born on 12 Aug. 1763 in Bridgewater, settled in Genesee, NY.

• Abigail Bassett, born on 12 Sept. 1765 in Bridgewater, married Seth Lathrop (Jr.), son of Seth and Mehitabel (Daily) Lathrop, on 25 Nov. 1784 in Bridgewater.

• Joseph Bassett (3rd), born on 5 Jan. 1769 in Bridgewater, married Ruth Leach, daughter of James and Hasadiah (Keith) Leach, on 26 Jan. 1792 in Bridgewater.

• Hannah Bassett, born on 8 June 1771 in Bridgewater, married Deacon James Alger Jr., son of James and Martha (Kingman) Alger, of Bridgewater, on 29 May 1791 in Bridgewater. She died a widow on 16 Jan. 1845 in Bridgewater, aged 73 years, of old age.

• David Bassett, married Phebe Dean, daughter of Job and Judith (Williams) Dean, of Raynham, MA, on 15 Dec. 1796 in Raynham, and they settled in Maine.

• Rev. Cushman Bassett, also settled in Maine.

Joseph, child of Joseph Basset & Elisabeth Basset, was born on 2 Mar 1730-1731 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States.^[16]

Joseph married Phebe Cushman on 2 December 1756 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States.^[17]

Joseph died (age 72) on 6 May 1803 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.^[18]

Joseph was mentioned on a memorial in Scotland Cemetery, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of 6 May 1803.^[19]

Sources

1. ↑ Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 112, says they had Dorothy 1726, Joseph 1731, and Sarah 1734.
2. ↑ Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 42.
3. ↑ Van Antwerp, Lee Douglas, and Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume Nine, Family of Francis Eaton, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1996, [hereinafter MF5G: Eaton], p. 104; Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1929, [hereinafter Taunton VRs], Vol. 2, p. 132, marriage of Jabez Cushman, of Plympton, and Sarah Paddleford, of Taunton, on 2 Dec. 1736 in Taunton.
4. ↑ Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 43.
5. ↑ Calculated from her age at death.
6. ↑ MF5G: Eaton, p. 33.
7. ↑ MF5G: Eaton, p. 104.
8. ↑ Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 435.
9. ↑ Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, pp. 112, 160, 280.
10. ↑ Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 43.
11. ↑ Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 166, Bridgewater Town, Plymouth County, the Joseph Bassett household had 3 free white males aged 16 or older, 1 free white male under 16, and 2 free white females.
12. ↑ Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 434, buried in Scotland Graveyard in Bridgewater.
13. ↑ Plymouth County Probate Docket #1436, Vol. 38, p. 327-328, from FHL microfilm #0550720.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-XF8R : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1801-1813 vol 38-39 > image 183-184 of 544; State Archives, Boston.
15. ↑ Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 112, says they had Caleb 1757, Phebe, Nathan 1763, Abigail, Joseph 1769, Hannah 1771, David and Cushman.
16. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
    Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #81115923 (accessed 17 April 2023)
    Joseph Basset born on 2 Mar 1730-1731, child of Joseph Basset & Elisabeth Basset, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA.
17. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
    Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #10814128 (accessed 17 April 2023)
    Joseph Bassett marriage to Phebe Cushman on 2 Dec 1756 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA.
18. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850"
    New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61401 #255523 (accessed 17 April 2023)
    Lt Joseph Bassett death 6 May 1803 (age 72) in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
19. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #43917446 (accessed 17 April 2023)
    Memorial page for Lieut Joseph Bassett (2 Mar 1731-6 May 1803), citing Scotland Cemetery, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Jason Townsend (contributor 47064954).

• John A. Maltby Genealogies - Elisabeth Ames - child # 705

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of BASSETT, JOSEPH", Ancestor # A007244.