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From: "Sally Smith" <>
Subject: Re: [BASSETT-L] The Three William Bassetts
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 19:22:20 -0700


I am very interested in the William Bassetts, but my William Bassett is in
NJ in mid 1700's. Keep it up and I may get farther back.

Thanks,
Sally Smith
Lake Havasu City, AZ


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> Subject: Re: [BASSETT-L] The Three William Bassetts
> Date: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 5:34 PM
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> The leaky ship was the SPEEDWELL that left with the MAYFLOWER. Wm.
Bassett
> was on the SPEEDWELL, when the SPEEDWELL became unseaworthy and both
ships
> returned to port. The Speedwell proved to be unfit for anymore sea duty
and
> another replacement ship could not be found. So the MAYFLOWER left alone
in
> August, I believe. The following spring the ship Fortune was found and
hired
> to make the trip with the Speedwell passengers and others. Wm. Bassett
then
> sailed with the FORTUNE to Plymouth. So, Wm. Bassett's descendants had
to
> marry into the MAYFLOWER survivors in order to join the Mayflower
Society.
> LOLOL
>
> {:o) Tim Hurst, son of Vearl Carolyn Bassett
>
>
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