Ruth BASSETT

Female - 1676


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  • Name Ruth BASSETT  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • They resided for a time in Marshfield, as the birth of their daughter Ruth is recorded there.

      This John, more likely than John of William, was a Counsellor of Sir Edmund Andros, mentioned in Hutch, i, 354. He was slain in Pierce's fierce fight at Pawtucket in Philip's War, march 26, 1676. His estate was appraised in 1676 and was sworn to by the widow Ruth sprague. She afterwards married ? Thomas. (Plymouth Co., Mass., Probate.) (Ref. Sprague Memorial; Winsor's Duxbury; Doggett's Attleboro; Dux. V. Rec) [1]
    Gender Female 
    Death 26 Mar 1676  King Philip's War Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I04221  Main Tree
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2020 

    Father William BASSETT   d. 1667, Bridgewater, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Elizabeth ? 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F06535  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John SPRAGUE   d. 26 Mar 1676, King Philip's War Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1655  [1, 4
    Children 
    +1. Lieut. John SPRAGUE,   b. Abt 1656, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1727/8 (Age 72 years)  [Birth]
    +2. William SPRAGUE   d. Bef 21 Feb 1712  [Birth]
     3. Desire SPRAGUE,   b. Abt 1665  [Birth]
    +4. Lieut. Samuel SPRAGUE,   b. Abt 1670, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1740, Rochester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F09749  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2020 

  • Sources 
    1. [S12085] Warren Vincent Sprague, M.D., "Sprague Families in America".

    2. [S02658] Mayflower Increasings 2nd Edition by Susan E. Roser.

    3. [S02387] Gifford Genealogy 1626-1898.

    4. [S3602] Leonard H. Smith Jr., Cape Cod Library of Local History and Genealogy Vol. 2 .