Nathaniel2 Bassett, born in Plymouth about 1628. who married Dorcas Joyce, the daughter of John Joyce of Yarmouth. He lived in Duxbury and later settled in Yarmouth where he died 16 Jan. 1709/10 aged 82. His will, dated 10 Jan. 1709/10, mentions nine living children, among them his son Nathan3 Bassett to whom he gave a small amount of property.