BENJAMIN, was for sev. yrs. a resident of Hing., and engaged in the mackerel fishery.   The chris. name of his w. was Adeline.   He removed with his fam. to Boston, and d. there 5 Sept. 1850, æt. 45 yrs.   Their s. Benjamin, b. in Hing. 1834, d. at Boston, 5 Aug. 1854, æt. 20th yr.

   RUSSELL, from Vt., and b. 1811.   m. in Hing., Oct. 10, 1838, Ann R. Lincoln, dau. of Allen and Mercy (Stowell) Lincoln.   She was b. in Hing. 1819, and d. at Wey. 9 Oct. 1865, æt. 46 yrs.   "Teamster."   Resides on South St. near Goold's Bridge.
   Ch., —

	i.	RUSSELL O., 1841, d. at Wey. 2 Feb. 1878, æt. 37 yrs.
	ii.	SILVIA ANN, 1846.   m. Nov. 29, 1871, Clarence A. Nash.
	iii.	ANN ROSINA, 1849.
	iv.	BRADFORD LORENZO, 1852.   m. Oct. 8, 1884, Mrs. Ida (Parker) Bicknell.
	v.	WALTER E., 1856, d. 11 Feb. 1871, æt. 14 yrs.
	vi.	HOLLIS WINFIELD.

   1.   JOSEPH,² whose name early appears on Hing. records, was a s. of William Bassett,¹ one of the thirty-six passengers who came to Ply. in the "Fortune," in 1621.   Joseph m. in Hing. Oct. 16, 1677, Martha, youngest dau. of Edmund and Elizabeth Hobart.   She was bt. in Hing. June 1, 1647.   They undoubtedly removed to Bridgewater, Mass.

   2.   JOSHUA,⁴ prob. gr.-s. of Joseph, and great-gr.-s. of William the Pilgrim, m. in Hing. March 8, 1738-39, Hannah, dau. of George and Anna (Baker) Bramhall.   She was b. in Hing. Aug. 1, 1716, and d. 24 Dec. 1793, æt. 77 yrs.   He d. ab. 1757, perhaps at sea, as Dec. 1 of that yr. Francis Barker was appointed to administer upon the est. of the late Joshua Bassett of Hing. "mariner," deceased.   Inv. appraised by Thomas Andrews and John Thaxter; inc. a small dw.-house, household-goods, etc., in Hing.; also land at Scit., and Barnstable.
   Ch., all b. in Hing. so far as I kn., were —

	i.	SARAH, bt. March 27, 1740.   m. Apr. 25, 1779, Samuel Todd.
	ii.	ANNA, 1742, d. unm. Apr. 1797, æt. 56th yr.
	iii.	SUSANNA, ——.   m. Sept. 12, 1768, John Ross.
3.	iv.	JOSEPH, Oct. 1747.
	v.	A CHILD, 1752, d. 3 May, 1754, æt. 2 yrs.

   3.   JOSEPH⁵ (Joshua⁴ ——³ Joseph² William¹), b. Oct. 1747.   m. first, Nov. 18, 1772, Mary Pittee.   She d. in Hing. 3 Dec. 1785.   He m. secondly, March 19, 1786, Mrs. Tabitha (Burrell) Nye, wid. of Philip Nye, and dau. of Daniel and Tabitha (Porter) Burrell.   She was b. at Wey. June 12, 1747, and d. in Hing. 12 Sept. 1826, æt. 79 yrs.   Joseph d. 8 Feb. 1813, æt. 65 yrs.   "Shipwright."   Resided on North St. near the harbor.
   Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Mary, were —

	i.	HANNAH, March 20, 1774, d. 11 Oct. foll.
	ii.	JOSHUA, June 20, 1776, d. at one of the W. I. Islands, 29 Jan. 1801.
4.	iii.	JOHN ROSS, Nov. 11, 1778.