John Bassett (abt. 1590 - 1653)

Born about 1590 in England [uncertain]

Husband of Margery (Holland) Bassett — married 1624 in England

Descendants

Died 15 Feb 1653 at about age 63 in New Haven, New Haven Colony

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Biography

In an article originally written for NEHGS, Jeffrey N. Bassett infers that connections made within the Bassett Family DNA projects suggest that John is descended from the Leicestershire Bassett families and that no further information about his parents is currently known.^[1]

"John Bassett lived in Boston MA and New Haven, CT. He came to New Haven from Boston with Mr. Eustice who had secured employment for him with Mr. Goodyear but John was found to be too old and feeble to do the work that Goodyear wanted done. John eventually found work mounting the cannon at the fort and repairing the old church building.

"John Bassett and his son Robert were in New Haven by 1639 where they served on a committee for the repair of the meetinghouse 3 John & his son Robert took the Oath of Allegiance 5 Aug.1644 4 He lived at what was eventually 43-63 George St. and was a carpenter.5 In 1646 he had paid his transportation money of 11 pounds 7 shillings.6 On 3 Nov. 1646 John purchased a house and two lots of land in New Haven from Lt. Robert Seely.7 On 10 Mar 1646-47 John Bassett had the third seat on the other side of the door in the men's section of the New Haven meetinghouse.8 Sister Bassett, probably John's wife, had the fourth seat on the side in the woman's section.9"^[2]

John BASSETT "Carpenter, took the oath at New Haven 1644. Mr. Evance hired him and his wife in England to be servants to Mr. Goodyear. He bought Lieut. Seeley's house in 1646. Evidently went, or intended going to England 1651, as the town, considering his usefulness and that he is "willing to come again", agreed to bear his charge in coming. Died between 17 and 20 Feb. 1652/3 at New Haven ..."^[3] died Feb 1653 in New Haven Colony. ^[4][5]

15 Feb 1653, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut^[6]

His Findagrave profile is unsourced but suggests John was buried in 1653 at the Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, and that he was born in Leicestershire. ^[7] There is no reason to suppose he was buried in Hartford, when he died in New Haven.

Will

John Bassett's will was made 17 Feb 1652.^[8] He bequeaths to wife Margery and son Robert. The inventory was taken 21 Feb 1652.^[8][9]

Family

John married Margery, by whom he had:

1. Robert, d. c. 1670 of New Haven, Stamford and Hempstead, Long Island; married Mary.^[4][3]
2. Daughter married John Emory^[3] (other sources state: Robert Embree-14)
3. Daughter married John Webb^[3]
4. Sarah^[3]
5. Elizabeth m. at Stamford Oct 1658 Isaac Finch^[3]

Unsourced Birth: 17 May 1589 Claybrooke Magna, Leicestershire, England., may be a leftover from a previous unsourced parental connection.

Sources

1. ↑ Jeffrey N. Bassett, "Genetics & Genealogy: The Bassetts of New England: A Comparison of Five Early Immigrants," Bassett Family Association (undated, but after 1999 (date of most recent reference)); available at http://www.bassettbranches.org/dna/casestudy.shtml
2. ↑ "John Bassett of New Haven", compiled by Doris R. Sheridan
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Donald Lines Jacobus, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, CD-Local and Family Histories: CT, 1600's - 1800's, (Produced in collaboration with the Genealogical Publishing Company, 2000), pp. 35-36. Available on FamilySearch.org.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven ([CD]Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981[originally]Rome, N.Y. and New Haven, Conn., 1922-1932), vol 1, p 145.
5. ↑ Samuel Orcutt, The History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880 (Springfield Printing Co., Springfield, Mass. 1880; Reprint: Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, Inc., 1998 ) Page 695 )
6. ↑ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Author: Ancestry.com: Volume: 335; SAR Membership Number: 66902
7. ↑ John Bassett on Find A Grave: Memorial #148664763
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} “New Haven Probate Records, Vol. 1-2, 1647-1703”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-G9N1-7 : 5 March 2021), New Haven, Connecticut, FHL microfilm 007626739, image 36. New Haven Probate Record, 1647-1687, Vol. 1, Part 1, page 52.
9. ↑ "Abstracts of the Early Probate Records of New Haven, Book I, Part I, 1647-1687." New England Historical and Genealogical Register 81:122/3. Boston: NEHGS, 1927. p 121-135 At AmericanAncestors

See also

• Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1911) Vol. 1, Page 500
• Orcutt, Samuel. A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut (Press of Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, New Haven, Conn., 1886) Vol. 2 p. 1121