Deacon Nathan Bassett
- Born: 1713, Chatham, Barnstable, MA 689
- Marriage: Elizabeth Rogers on 2 Jan 1734/35 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA 614,689
- Died: 2 Dec 1800, Chatham, Barnstable, MA at age 87 689
General Notes:
Deacon Nathan4 Bassett (Nathan3), born in Chatham in 1713, died there 2 Dec. 1800, aged 87.
He married in Harwich, 2 Jan. 1734/5, Elizabeth Rogers, daughter of Eleazer and Martha (Young) Rogers of Eastham (May. Desc., vol. 13, p. 148; The Register, vol. 121, p. 312). She died 6 Oct. 1800, aged 85. Elizabeth is a great granddaughter of Thomas Rogers of the Mayflower.
Nathan Bassett was trusted by his fellow townsmen and held public office frequently. He served as a selectman of Chatham from 1762 to 1768 and was town clerk and town treasurer for fourteen years, from 1769 to 1783. In 1774 when a Committee of Correspondence for Barnstable County was formed in response to a letter from the Boston Committee, Deacon Nathan Bassett was chosen as one of the two representatives for Chatham.
Children, all recorded in Chatham (May. Desc., vol. 16, p. 214-215). [Robert Ray King, "The Family of Nathan Bassett of Chatham," NEHGR 125:8]
Nathan married Elizabeth Rogers, daughter of Eleazer Rogers and Martha Young, on 2 Jan 1734/35 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA 614.,689 (Elizabeth Rogers was born about 1715 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA and died on 6 Oct 1800 689.)
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