Born in Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Joyce
and Dorothy (Cotchet) Joyce
Wife of
Nathaniel Bassett
— married
about 1672 in Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary (Bassett) Mulford, Ruth Bassett, Joseph Bassett, Nathaniel Bassett, Hannah (Bassett) Covell, Sarah (Bassett) Nickerson, Samuel Bassett and William Bassett
Died
at age 66
in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Biography
Birth and Family
- Dorcas (Joyce) Bassett was born on 19 Sep 1640, in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was the daughter of John Joyce and Dorothy (Cotchet) Joyce.
Marriage
- Dorcas married Nathaniel Bassett about 1661, in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Children
- 1. Mary (Bassett) Mulford, b. circa 1666, in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony; m. Thomas Mulford, Jr., on
- 28 Oct 1690; d. on 26 Jan 1742, in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachsetts Bay Colony.
- 2. Ruth Bassett, b. cir. 1673, in Yarmouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony; d. Jan 1710, in Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
- 3. Samuel Bassett , b. abt. 1676, in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony; d. bef. 23 Feb 1760, in East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island.
- 4. Joseph Bassett, b. 25 Sep 1677, in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony; d. 6 Jan 1750, in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
- 5. Nathaniel Bassett, b. 25 Sep 1677, in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony; d. bef. 27 Feb 1745, in Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
- 6. Hannah (Bassett) Covell, b. 1678, in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony; d. abt. 1729, in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony; m. Joseph Covell on 1 Mar 1704, in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
- 7. Sarah (Bassett) Nickerson , b. about 1682, in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts Bay Colony; d. aft. 1744, in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
- 8. Samuel Bassett, b. abt. 1685, in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony; d. Feb 1760, [location unknown].
- 9. William Bassett, b. abt. 1685, in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony; d. aft. 1746, in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Siblings
- 1. Sarah Bassett, b. 1619; d. 1692.
- 2. William Bassett, b. 1621; 1684.
- 3. Jane Bassett, b. 1622.
- 4. Elizabeth Bassett, b. 1626; d.1988.
- 5. Nathaniel Bassett, b. 1628; d. 1712.
- 6. Esther Bassett, b. 1630; d. 1664.
- 7. Sarah Bassett, b. 1630; d. 1711.
- 8. Ruth Bassett, b. 1633; d. 1676.
- 9. Joseph Bassett, b. 1635; d. 1677.
Death and Burial
- Dorcas passed away on 10 Jun 1707, in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[1]
Sources
- ↑ *"Find a Grave," database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51600367/dorcas-bassett : accessed 9 November 2021), memorial page for Dorcas Joyce Bassett (1640–10 Jun 1707), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51600367, ; Maintained by Kevin Avery (contributor 47024642)
- Bassett Family Association of America, Report of The Proceedings of the Second Reunion (Price, Lee & Adkins Co., New Haven, Conn., 1898) Page 13
- New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015 (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/rd/21174/105/426913755).
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQX9-PQ3 : 15 January 2020), Joyse in entry for Dorkis Joyse, 1670.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorcas by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dorcas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorcas by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dorcas:
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~6.25%
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