Ancestors of William BASSETT
William BASSETT
(Abt 1590-1667)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Elizabeth TILDEN

William BASSETT

  • Born: Abt 1590, England
  • Baptized: 30 May 1604, England
  • Married: Abt 1623
  • Died: 4 Apr 1667, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA 1 2

   General Notes:

He was a large land owner in the colony, settling first in Duxbury, whence he removed to Bridgewater, where he died in 1667. He had a large library, for that time, which was bequeathed to Peregrine White.

   Events:

1. Immigration; 10 Nov 1621; Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA. On the ship 'Fortune'

2. Occupation. Large land owner

   Marriage Information:

William married Elizabeth TILDEN about 1623. (Elizabeth TILDEN was born about 1603 in England, died about 1667 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA and was buried about 1667 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA.)

   Marriage Notes:

They came over on the ship "Fortune," arriving at Plymouth, November 10, 1621.

Sources

1 New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Volume IV, William Richard Cutter, New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Volume IV, (1913. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1996). , Pg. 2106.

2 A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, - Vol. I-IV, Savage, James, (Boston, 1860-1862). , Vol. 1, Pg. 136.

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