Descendants of William Basset (William) and Mary Rainsford
- William Bassett was born about 1653 [Ref]
probably in Sandwich. He died on 29 Sep 1721. [Ref]
He married Mary Williston (or Willison) of Taunton on 9 Oct 1675 in Sandwich.
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On 8 Mar 1670/1, William chose Mr. Hinckley to be his guardian. [Ref]
On 14 Aug 1679, William was chosen to take the previous year's constable's
accounts. [Ref] On 18 (3) 1680, William
was chosen to be a surveyor for the town of Sandwich. [Ref]
Also on 18 (3) 1680, William was one of three men engaged to provide the town
with trooping horses. [Ref] On 19
Aug 1680, William Bassett and Thomas Tupper were chosen to view land that Henry Dillingworth wanted to exchange with the
town. [Ref] On the last of Aug 1680,
William was chosen a rater. [Ref]
On 18 (9) 1680, William Bassett and Thomas Tupper were chosen to disburse the town's silver according to each person's
disbursements in King Philip's War. [Ref]
On 18 Aug 1681, William was chosen a substitute rater. [Ref]
- Mary Bassett was born on 20 Oct 1676. [Ref][Ref]
She died on 18 Dec 1733. [Ref]
She married Nathan Bourne on 3 Feb 1697/8. [Ref][Ref does not give the location] Nathan, the son of Elisha and Patience (Skiffe)
Bourne and grandson of Rev. Richard Bourne and James Skiffe, was born on 31 Aug 1676 and died in 1770 in Sandwich. [Ref]
They had eight children. [Ref]
Nathan was a shipwright and owned the first packet, the Charming Betty,
between Boston and Sandwich (1717).
- Rachel Bassett was born on 25 Oct 1679 in Sandwich. [Ref]
She married Joseph Foster now of Sandwich'
on 8 Sep 1696 in Sandwich. [Ref]
- William Bassett was born about 1683. [Ref]
He married Abigail Bourne on 3 Feb 1708/9. [Ref]
Abigail, the sister of William's sister Mary's husband Nathan,
was born on 22 Jul 1684 and died in Jan 1764. [Ref]
They had 12 children. [Ref]
- Thankful Bassett was born about 1687. [Ref]
She died in 1777. [Ref] She married
Matthias Ellis on 30 Mar 1710/11 in Sandwich. [Ref]
Matthias, the son of Lieut. Matthias and Mercy Ellis was born on 5 Nov 1681
and died in 1771. [Ref; later
corrected from Mercy Nye to Mercy Unknown] They had three children. [Ref]
Thankful was admitted to the Sandwich church on 18 Feb 1710/1; her husband
was admitted on 20 Nov 1709. [Ref]
- Mary Bassett was born on 21 Nov 1654
in Sandwich. [Ref][Ref,
p. 3] She married John Redding on 22 (8) 1676 in Sandwich. [Ref][Ref][Ref][Ref,
p. 3, 8 Oct 1676] John, the son of Thomas Redding, was born about 1640. [Ref,
p. 3] He died on 17 Nov 1716 in Gloucester. [Ref,
p. 3] He married second Jane Unknown. [Ref,
p. 3] Jane married second Richard Babson of Gloucester on 14 Oct 1718. [Ref,
p. 3] Richard was the son of James and Eleanor (Hill) Babson. [Ref,
p. 3]
- Nathan Bassett was born about 1657. [Ref]
He married Mary Huckins. [Ref]
- Sarah Bassett married Thomas Lewes of Falmouth. [Ref]
- James Bassett was born on 18 Jan 1671/2 in Sandwich. [Ref]
He died on 19 May 1738 in East Haddam. [Ref]
He married Abigail Robinson on 18 Feb 1695/6 in Sandwich. [Ref]
- John Bassett died after 3 Apr 1736 in Barnstable. [Ref]
He married Mary Bourne on 3 Jun 1703 in Sandwich. [Ref]
- Elizabeth Bassett was born on 10 Sep 1675. [Ref]
She married Joseph Ashley. [Ref]
- Mary Bassett married Nathan Bassett. [Ref]
She died in 1743 in Chilmark. [Ref]