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William Bassett 1624–1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1624

Birth Location: Dorking, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England

Death Date: 29 August 1684

Death Location: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Roger Immigrant

Mother: Margery Witch)

Spouse(s): Hannah Missenden

Children(s): Capt Bassett

William Bassett was born in 1624 in Dorking, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England, the child of Roger John Bassett Woodworker Amp Wheel Wright Puritan Immigrant And Margery Ann Holland Goody Burt Accused Witch. William Bassett married Hannah Dickerman Bassett Of Little Missenden, and had children including Capt John Bassett. William Bassett passed away in 1684 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Bassett was born in 1624 in Dorking, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England, the child of Roger John Bassett Woodworker Amp Wheel Wright Puritan Immigrant And Margery Ann Holland Goody Burt Accused Witch.
  • William Bassett married Hannah Dickerman Bassett Of Little Missenden, and had children including Capt John Bassett.
  • William Bassett passed away in 1684 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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William Bassett's Ancestors

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William Bassett
1624–1684
Birth Place: Dorking, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England
Parents
Roger John Bassett Woodworker & Wheel wright Puritan Immigrant
1589–1652
Claybrooke Magna, Harborough District, Leicestershire, England
Margery (Ann Holland (Goody Burt - Accused) Witch)
1602–1673
Dorking, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Sir (Arthur Edward Bassett Desc of King Henri, Viscount of Lisle, MP, Knight of) Heaton,
1536–1586
Umberleigh Manor, Atherington Parish, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Esq.
1518–1541
Lady York
1519–1568
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir IV)
1460–1542

William Bassett's Descendants

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William Bassett (May 1624–29 August 1684) m. Hannah (Dickerman Bassett of Little) Missenden (1622–1665)
  1. 1. Capt (John) Bassett 1652–1714 m. Marcy Bassett 1656–1717
    1. 1. Sarah Bassett 1682–1771 m. Daniel Bradley 1679–1723
      1. 1. Stephen Bradley 1702–1740 m. ANN BISHOP 1700–1739
        1. 1. Elisha Bradley 1732–1815 m. Mary Ives 1734–1822
    2. 2. Mercy Miller 1677–1756
    3. 3. John Bassat 1691–1757
    4. 4. Lydia Munson 1685–1738
    5. 5. Rebeckah Whitmore 1695–1732
    6. 6. Abigail Clark 1687–1743

William Bassett's Timeline

2 Records

1624
May 1624
Birth of William Bassett in Dorking, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England
Dorking, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England
1684
29 August 1684
Age 60
Death of William Bassett in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1624
    Event Place: Dorking, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 August 1684
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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