The Register of the Lynn Historical Society, Volumes 8-12The Society, 1905 - Local history |
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Page 60
... Basset , Richard Hood ' and Thomas Farrar , driven out of England by the persecutions of Charles I , settled upon Nahant street , and in 1681 , William Basset , Jr. bought ten acres from Humfrey's daughter † , and Richard Hood ' bought ...
... Basset , Richard Hood ' and Thomas Farrar , driven out of England by the persecutions of Charles I , settled upon Nahant street , and in 1681 , William Basset , Jr. bought ten acres from Humfrey's daughter † , and Richard Hood ' bought ...
Page 61
... Basset was still living farther north on the east side of the street between Baltimore street and Nahant place at a ripe old age . He died in 1703. I have found that the Bassets are a long - lived race , most of them living to be So or ...
... Basset was still living farther north on the east side of the street between Baltimore street and Nahant place at a ripe old age . He died in 1703. I have found that the Bassets are a long - lived race , most of them living to be So or ...
Page 62
... Basset , Jr.'s wife , Sarah ' , was in prison seven months , and yet her father - in - law was the collector of the parish taxes of the year previous . Both Thomas Farrar and Sarah Basset were charged with being witches . These people ...
... Basset , Jr.'s wife , Sarah ' , was in prison seven months , and yet her father - in - law was the collector of the parish taxes of the year previous . Both Thomas Farrar and Sarah Basset were charged with being witches . These people ...
Page 63
... Basset and his son William ; there were also Richard and John Estes * . The fact that these people were Quakers will probably explain why they refused to pay taxes to support the state religion . Down to 1850 , most of the people on ...
... Basset and his son William ; there were also Richard and John Estes * . The fact that these people were Quakers will probably explain why they refused to pay taxes to support the state religion . Down to 1850 , most of the people on ...
Page 64
... Basset owned about sixty - seven acres of land running from John Hood's land on the east side of Nahant street to Broad street on the north , to Basset street on the east and to the sea on the south , between Wave street and extension ...
... Basset owned about sixty - seven acres of land running from John Hood's land on the east side of Nahant street to Broad street on the north , to Basset street on the east and to the sea on the south , between Wave street and extension ...
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