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William Bassett 1709 – 1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 JUL 1709

Birth Location: "Eltham", New Kent County, Virginia

Death Date: 1744

Death Location: Eltham, New Kent, Virginia, United States

Father: Col. Bassett

Mother: Joanna Burwell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Churchill

Children(s): Elizabeth Bassett

William Bassett was born in 1709 in "Eltham", New Kent County, Virginia, the child of Col. William Bassett and Joanna Burwell. William Bassett married Elizabeth Churchill, and had children including Elizabeth Bassett. William Bassett passed away in 1744 in Eltham, New Kent, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • William Bassett was born in 1709 in "Eltham", New Kent County, Virginia, the child of Col. William Bassett and Joanna Burwell.
  • William Bassett married Elizabeth Churchill, and had children including Elizabeth Bassett.
  • William Bassett passed away in 1744 in Eltham, New Kent, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col. Bassett
1671 – 1723
Birth Location: Eltham,New Kent,Virginia,USA
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Joanna Burwell
1675 – 1727
Birth Location: Carters Creek,Gloucester,Virginia,USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Churchill
1710 – 1779
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Bassett
1730 – 1792
Birth Location: Eltham, New Kent Co, Virginia, USA,
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William Bassett's Ancestors

Self
William Bassett
1709 – 1744
Birth Place: "Eltham", New Kent County, Virginia
Parents
Col. William Bassett
1671 – 1723
Eltham,New Kent,Virginia,USA
Joanna Burwell
1675 – 1727
Carters Creek,Gloucester,Virginia,USA
Grandparents
William Bassett
1630 – 1671
Newport, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Bridget Cary
1652 – 1670
Warwick, Warwick, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Bassett
1604 – 1646
Anne Dickeson
1608 – 1671
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bassett's Descendants

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William Bassett (8 JUL 1709 – 1744) m. Elizabeth Churchill (1710 – 16 Apr 1779)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Bassett (13 Dec 1730 – 24 Sep 1792) m. Benjamin Harrison (5 Apr 1726 – 24 Apr 1791)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Harrison (1751 – Sep 1830) m. Arthur Johnson (17 Aug 1747 – 12 Jan 1812)
      1. 1. William (M.) Johnson (1790 – 27 Oct 1880) m. Mary Bailey (1792 – )
        1. 1. Harriett Johnson (14 Jun 1828 – 28 Feb 1898) m. Thomas (A) White (07 Apr 1827 – 27 Oct 1902)

William Bassett's Timeline

2 Records

1709
8 JUL 1709
Birth of William Bassett in "Eltham", New Kent County, Virginia
"Eltham", New Kent County, Virginia
1744
1744
Age 35
Death of William Bassett in Eltham, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Eltham, New Kent, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 JUL 1709
    Event Place: "Eltham", New Kent County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Eltham, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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