Person:Mary Bassett (1)

m. Bef 1659
  1. Mary BassettAbt 1659 - 1734
  2. Joseph Bassett, JrAbt 1664 - 1735
  3. William BassettAbt 1667 - 1734
  4. Lydia Bassett1671 - 1775
  5. Ruth Bassett1671 - 1760
  6. Elizabeth BassettAbt 1672 - Bef 1724
  7. Jane Bassett1673 -
  8. Elnathan BassettAbt 1676 - 1750
  9. Jeremiah BassettAbt 1678 - 1768
m. Bef 1690
  1. Thomas JenningsBef 1690 -
  2. Mary JenningsBef 1692 - 1750
  3. Hannah JenningsBef 1694 -
  4. Ephraim JenningsAbt 1696 -
  5. Anne JenningsAbt 1698 -
  6. Joseph JenningsAbt 1699 - 1756
  7. Elizabeth Jennings1701 - 1764
  8. Samuel Jennings1703/04 -
Facts and Events
Name Mary Bassett
Gender Female
Birth? Abt 1659 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage Bef 1690 to Richard Jennings
Death[1] 21 May 1734 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Plymouth Deeds

The first deed shows no signs of a relationship, and it is possible Richard had not yet married Joseph's daughter Mary.

Vol. 9, p. 36 11 Dec 1689: Joseph Bassett Sen'r of Bridgwater and Martha his wife for 55 shillings to Richard Gennings of Bridgwater a lot of 40 acres in Bridgwater being upon ye Easterly side of ye great River.

This second deed seems to reflect a relationship so undoubtedly married by now. This apparently causes some people to assume Mary was William's daughter, but the third deed shows it is a more distant relationship. See son Samuel's page for a deed showing her father was actually Joseph Bassett.

Vol. 10, p. 11 1 Feb 1693/4: Capt'n William Bassett Inhabitant in the Town of Sandwich for Love & good Will I bare unto Richard Ginnings Inhabitant in the Town of Bridgewater 5 acres in Bridgewater easterly of s'd Ginnings his house and joyning his lands.

Vol. 9,p. 35 17 Jul 1697: William Bassett of ye Towne of Sandwich for £10 to "my Kinsman Richard Gennings of ye Towne of Bridgwater" 50 acres adjacent to ye Lands of s'd Richard Gennings which I bought of Thomas Snell Sen'r.

References
  1. Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916)
    Vol. 2, p. 499.

    JENINGS, Mary, w. Richard (Ginings), [died] May 21, 1734. [Jennings, CR1]