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Descendants of William Bassett

Generation No. 7

7. EBENEZER⁷ BASSETT (CORNELIUS⁶, SAMUEL⁵, NATHAN⁴, WILLIAM³, SARAH², WILLIAM¹) was born 1751 in Chilmark, MA. He married ABIGAIL ADAMS 1780, daughter of MAYHEW ADAMS and REBECCA MAYHEW. She was born 1760, and died 1823.

Notes for EBENEZER BASSETT:
Served in the Sea Coast Defense 1776, during the American Revolution. This is recorded in the history of Martha's Vineyard by Charles Banks, Vol 3 pg. 37.
He was an inn holder in Chilmark, MA. He left with his family for Easton, Washington County, NY in 1799 and his descendants resided in NY and in the West.

Children of EBENEZER BASSETT and ABIGAIL ADAMS are:

	i.		ASAHEL⁸ BASSETT, b. November 26, 1780; m. PRUDENCE WESTON; d. Polo, ILL..
	ii.		PETER NORTON BASSETT, b. December 16, 1782; m. MARTHA WILBER.

Notes for PETER NORTON BASSETT:
Is believed his children lived at Polo, ILL.

	iii.		ELIASHIB ADAMS BASSETT, b. July 22, 1785; m. ESTHER BOUGHTON.
	iv.		SARAH ADAMS BASSETT, b. May 07, 1784; m. REUBEN COFFIN.

Notes for SARAH ADAMS BASSETT:
She lived to be 100 years 8 months.

8.	v.		CORNELIUS BASSETT, b. April 16, 1788, Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, MA; d. 1868, Tarrytown, NY (Buried Sleepy Hollow Cemet.).
	vi.		POLLY BASSETT, b. February 20, 1796; m. WILLIAM WARUSLEY, 1816, Audes, NY.

Notes for POLLY BASSETT:
First name could also have been Mary.

More About POLLY BASSETT:
Fact 1: 1836, Moved to Ogle Co, ILL and settled in Polo, ILL

	vii.		EBENEZER BASSETT, b. 1794.
	viii.		HARRIET BASSETT, b. August 08, 1798; m. ELIJAH BARTON.
	ix.		JOHN BASSETT, b. February 01, 1793; d. May 24, 1874, Batavia, MI.

Notes for JOHN BASSETT:
Believed to be the twin of Francis.

	x.		SUSAN BASSETT, b. June 30, 1797.
9.	xi.		FRANCIS BASSETT, b. May 01, 1793; d. August 24, 1837, Batavia, MI.

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