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Splinters From The Tree August 2011

(1) Welcome
(2) Bassett Building of Lakeland, Florida
(3) Wedding of Elizabeth Abigail Bassett to Anthony Jacks
(4) Sarah Breed Kellogg Bassett Picture
(5) Bassetts of White Lea Farm, Staffordshire, England
(6) Asa Bassett family pictures
(7) Dr. David Lee Bassett
(8) New family lines combined or added since the last newsletter
(9) DNA project update

Section 1 - Welcome

It has been a very busy month for our Bassett family. In July, my oldest daughter got married. Details of her wedding can be seen below.

Our youngest daughter Sarah left for college last week, so we are now empty nesters for the first time in 27 years.

Thank you to all who sent pictures during the past month. A few of them are featured this month and I will include more in upcoming newsletters.

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Section 2 - Featured Bassett: Bassett Building of Lakeland Florida

Henry Devers Bassett descends from #48B Francis Bassett as follows:

Francis Bassett of South Carolina
Eli Bassett and wife Rhoda Kersh
William Bassett (b. 1794) and wife Aurora Towler
Andrew Jackson Devers Bassett (b. 1844) and wife Mary Cornelia Fletcher
Henry Devers Bassett (b. 1872) and wife Mary Illinois Gammon

The Bassett Building (1913) built by Henry Devers Bassett of Lakeland, Florida
The Bassett Building (1913) built by Henry Devers Bassett of Lakeland, Florida
Picture courtesy of grandson H.D. Bassett III

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Section 3 - Featured Bassett: Elizabeth Abigail Bassett marriage to Anthony Jacks

My daughter Elizabeth Abigail Bassett married Anthony Jacks on July 23, 2011. Elizabeth descends from William Bassett of Plymouth as follows:

William Bassett of Plymouth and wife Elizabeth
William Bassett (b. 1624) and wife Mary Rainsford
William Bassett (b. 1656) and wife Rachel Willison
William Bassett (b. 1681) and wife Abigail Bourne
William Bassett (b. 1711) and wife Lydia Smith
Rufus Bassett (b. 1757) and wife Jedidah Handy
Nymphas Bassett (b.1785) and wife Thankful Ann Bruce
Oliver C. Bassett (b. 1824) and wife Elizabeth Monroney
Marshall Bassett (b.1858) and wife Sonorah J. Israel
Ernest Bassett (b. 1883) and wife Grace Lee Bass
Ralph J. Bassett (b. 1912) and wife Elizabeth Almeta Brickley
Roger Wayne Bassett
Jeffrey Neil Bassett
Elizabeth Abigail Bassett

wedding invitation
Cori Johnson, Adam Bassett, Marie Valat, Andrew Bassett, Sarah Bassett, Anthony Jacks, Ellen Bassett, Jeffrey Bassett
Cori Johnson, Adam Bassett, Marie Valat, Andrew Bassett, Sarah Bassett, Anthony Jacks, Ellen Bassett, Jeffrey Bassett

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Section 4 - Featured Bassett: Sarah Breed Kellogg Bassett picture

Sarah Breed Kellogg Bassett picture     Sarah Breed Kellogg Bassett picture back
I purchased the above picture on ebay this month.

She may be the Sarah Bassett, born 13 Apr 1834, daughter of William Bassett and Mary Boyce, granddaughter of Isaac and Ruth (Breed) Bassett, who married William W. Kellogg.

If anyone has more knowledge of who this Sarah Breed Kellogg Bassett is, please let me know.

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Section 5 - Featured Bassett: The Bassetts of White Lea Farm, Staffordshire, England

The Bassetts of White Lea Farm descend from the #16B Bassetts of Alstonefield, Staffordshire, England as follows:

John Bassett (d. 1697)  and wife Dorothy
Robert Bassett (b. 1609)
Robert Bassett (b. 1656) and wife Dorothy Ratcliffe
Robert Bassett (b.1707) and wife Joan Bonsel
Thomas Bassett  and wife Hannah Fraggatt
Thomas Bassett Jr.

White Lea Farm, Staffordshire, England
White Lea Farm, Staffordshire, England

The following is taken from "The History of White Lea Farm"
(note story has Thomas listed as a son of Richard Bassett, this should read Robert Bassett of Hulme End)

Three generations of the Bassett's lived at White Lea over a period spanning 1786 to 1890. They were responsible for constructing many of the traditional stone buildings and left their mark with initials and date marks. White Lea Farm was transferred to Thomas Bassett the elder in 1786. Thomas was the eldest son of Richard Bassett of Hume End. It was Thomas the elder who carried out most of the  building work creating the main farm house as we see it today, although the original lines of the smaller house from the 1600’s  can still be seen in the centre of the building along with the internal beams from that period. The Bassetts liked to date and initial their buildings and the original front door porch roof contains the words "Thomas and Hannah Bassett" and the date of "1786".   Thomas had several children and in keeping with all Bassetts named their children in the same order for each generation. Thomas Bassett the younger took over the farm from his farther when he died  in 1840. It was he who built the lower eastern wing in 1846  and the rear farm building dated 1848 which is now White Lea Cottage. The long barn in the yard has a "king" type roof A frame beam dated 1812 but this may have been a replacement date.  The stable block has no date mark but is also believed to date from the same period.. In 1861 the farm was transfered to Ralph Bassett who died in 1892. He left the farm to another Thomas and Joseph Bassett who promptly sold the farm to Richard and Samual Turnock in 1892. This ended the Bassett family ownership that had spanned over one hundred years .

To read more about this farm, you can use the link below. Note: Members of the Bassett family receive a discount for staying at this cottage.

http://www.peakpark.com/index.html

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Section 6 - Featured Bassett: Asa Bassett Family Photos

Asa Bassett descends from #1B John Bassett of Connecticut as follows:

John Bassett
Robert Bassett
Robert Bassett (b. 1640) and wife Elizabeth Riggs
Samuel Bassett (b. 1692) and wife Deborah Bennett
Samuel Bassett (b. 1719) and wife Sarah Botsford
David Bassett (b. 1749) and wife Mable Tomlinson
Asa Bassett (b. 1784) and wife Lucy Bull

Asa Bassett and wife Lucy Bull had four children, all seen in the pictures below.

The following pictures were provided by Richard Bassett, great grandson of Henry Wade Bassett.

Capt. Asa Bassett, born 1784
Lucy Bull Bassett, born 1807
Capt. Asa Bassett, born 1784
Lucy Bull Bassett, born 1807



James Bull Bassett (b. 1840) and brother Henry Wade Bassett (b. 1838)
sister Elizabeth Sanford Pond Bassett (b. 1836)
James Bull Bassett (b. 1840) and
brother Henry Wade Bassett (b. 1838)
sister Elizabeth Sanford Pond Bassett (b. 1836)
Mary Bryan Bassett, born 1842
Mary Bryan Bassett, born 1842

Birmingham, New Haven Register, March 11, 1884
Birmingham, New Haven Register, March 11, 1884

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Section 7 - Featured Bassett: Dr. David Lee Bassett

Dr. David Lee Bassett descends from William Bassett of Plymouth as follows:

William Bassett of Plymouth and wife Elizabeth
Joseph Bassett (b. 1635) and wife Martha Lapham
William Bassett (b. 1667) and wife Sarah Sweetland
William Bassett (b. 1694) and wife Thankful Briggs
Jotham Bassett (b. 1738) and wife Naomi Newland
John Bassett (b. 1776) and wife Eunice Smith
Jotham Bassett (b. 1801) and wife  Jeanette Woodworth
Volney Love Bassett (b. 1833) and wife Adeline Foster
Lee Emerson Bassett (b. 1872) and wife Florence Jackson
David Lee Bassett (b. 1913)

David Lee Bassett graduated from Stanford's School of Medicine in 1934 at age 21.

David, along with William Gruber, the photographer who invented the View-Master stereoscopic viewing device, spent 17 years creating the Stereoscopic Atlas of Human Anatomy.

To read more about this project, click on the link below.

http://slice.utah.edu/sol/contributors/DavidLBassett.html

The Bassett Atlas of Human Anatomy
The Bassett Atlas of Human Anatomy

Seattle Daily Times, November 18, 1966
Dr. David L. Bassett, 52

        Memorial services for Dr. David L. Bassett, 52, professor of gross anatomy in the department of biological structure, University of Washington Medical School, will be at 3 o’clock tomorrow in the University Congregational Church. Cremation was under the direction of the Adams Forkner Funeral Home.
        Dr. Bassett died yesterday in a hospital. Born in Palo Alto, Calif., he was graduated from the Stanford University Medical School, where he was a professor of gross anatomy before he came here in 1959.
        Dr. Bassett was internationally known for his production of a stereoscopic atlas of gross anatomy. Last year he was voted by the graduating seniors as the outstanding basic – science teacher.
        Dr. Bassett was a member of Alpha Kappa Kappa Fraternity and the University Congregational Church.
        Surviving are his wife, Lucille F., two sons, Lee F., and William D. Bassett, both at home, and a daughter, Roberta Lee Bassett, a student at the Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, Calif.
        The family suggested remembrances to the Don Bassett Memorial Fund at the University of Washington. Don Bassett, Dr. Bassett’s son, died last year.

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Section 8 - New family lines combined or added since the last newsletter

         The following family lines have been added since the last newsletter.

 462B.  Samuel Bassett of Plumstead, Kent, England (b. 1814)
 463B.  Henry Bassett of Limpsfield, Surrey, England (b. 1810)    

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Section 9 - DNA project update

No new kits sent this month and no results back from the lab. We do have 4 outstanding DNA kits.

 

Donations of any amount can be made to the Bassett DNA project by clicking on the link below. Any funds donated will be used to fund select Bassett DNA tests that will further our project as a whole and benefit all Bassetts worldwide.

http://www.familytreedna.com/group-general-fund-contribution.aspx?g=Bassett

This is just a reminder that the DNA portion of the Bassett Family Association can be found at:

http://www.bassettbranches.org/dna/

A current spreadsheet of results can be found at:

http://www.bassettbranches.org/dna/BassettDNA.xls

If you don't have Excel and can't open the spreadsheet above, you can now see the DNA test results at the following website.

http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Bassett/

Jeffrey Bassett
520 Salceda Drive
Mundelein, IL 60060 USA
email address link in header above