Ancestors of Russell Edward Spooner II
Notes
11424.
William Bassett
Immigrated from London to Plymouth on the Fortune, arriving 9 November 1621. Listed as "of Bethnal Green, Middlesex, iron-worker".
Marriage Records:
Besset, Willem (Willem Bassett) of Sandwich in England, Hodman, widr. of Sisle Lecht (Cecily Light), ace. by Rogier Wilson (Roger Wilson) and Willem Bruystaert (William Brewster) his acq. betr. 19 Mar. 1611 by Mayeken Botler (Mary Butler) of Norwich in England, ace. by Anna Foller (Ann Fuller) and Roos Leyl (Rose Jennings nee Lisle) her acq. The bride died before the publication of the third bann (Sch.vol.A.fo.165v). [NOTE: Margaret Butler died on 9 Apr. 1611, before their third bann could be published]
Basset, Willem (William Bassett) widr. of Sisle Lecht (Cecily Light) ace. by Rogier Wiltson (Roger Wilson) and Eduwaert Sodert (Edward Southworth) his acq. betr. 26 July 1611, mar. 12 Aug. 1611 to Margriete Odlum (Margaret Oldham) of England, ace. by Wybram Pantes (Wybran Pontus nee Hanson) and Elisabeth Neel (Elisabeth Buckram nee Neal) her acq. (Sch.vol.B..fo2).
Buell B. Bassette recounts an undocumented story that "Wm Bassett left Delft Haven in the ship "Speedwell" July 22, 1620, and went to Southampton, England, with other Pilgrims. There the "Mayflower" was waiting for them and after the Company was divided between the two vessels they set sail for America Aug. 2, 1620. The "Speedwell" was found to be leaking and both ships put into Dartmouth for repairs and again set sail Aug. 21. The "Speedwell" again commenced to leak and with such immigrants as could not be accommodated in the "Mayflower," about 20 in all, including Robt. Cushman and Wm. Bassett, returned to London." This account would place William in London at the right time to board the "Fortune" there in July 1621.
11426.
Nathaniel Tilden
Nathaniel Tilden was baptized at St. Mildred's Church, Tenterden, England 28 July 1583. He came to New England in the Hercules in March 1634/5 with his wife and seven children, and seven servants. He was listed as "of Tenterden", bound for Scituate. He settled at Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts and died in Scituate between May and 31 July 1641.
He married in England, Lydia Hucksteppe. Lydia was the mother of all of Nathaniel Tilden's children. This is proved by the bequest in the will of Joseph Tilden, "to my sister Lydia Tilden, late wife of my brother Nathaniel Tilden....and to her two daughters who are married in New England." These daughters were born in 1610 and 1613.
Tenterden, a limb of the Cinque Port of Rye was a prosperous and important place in our ancestors day, as now, and the principal town in the weald of Kent.
Nathaniel Tilden was called "Mr." in both the Old and New England records, and "Gentleman" in his brother Hopestill's will. He was a man of importance: Mayor in 1622, and Jurat in 1624, 1625, 1627, 1629. In New England he was a town officer and ruling elder.
11474.
Edward Bangs
Came to Plymouth in 1623 on the ship "Anne".
Innkeeper, shipwright , a merchant of Plymouth and Eastham, he was admitted Freeman in 1632 at Plymouth.
Edward held a significant number of public posts: he served as grand juryman in Plymouth on 7 March 1636/7, 5 June 1638, 2 June 1640 and as petit juror 4 October 1636, 3 January 1636/7 and 3 September 1636/7. On 3 January 1627/28 he was a member of the committee to lay out the 20-acre lots that were divided to the Planters. Between 1634 and 1636 he was a member of the committee to assess taxes and between 1637 and 1640 he was a member of the committee to allocate hay ground. In 1640 was appointed by the Court as an appraiser of land and between 1640 and 1652 he was a member of the committee to lay out the highway. Between 1647 and 1651he was surveyor of highways and in 1652 served again as grand juryman. On 7 June 1652 he was deputy to Plymouth Court. In 1654 was appointed, with others, to lay out a road from Sandwich to Eastham.
He removed to Eastham (then Nauset), about 1657 where he was treasurer, and between 1663 and 1664 he was deputy to the General Court. On 30 October 1667 he served on the coroner's jury.
Edward also served in the militia, and he was Captain of the Guard against the Indians in 1643 as a member of the Plymouth Military Company.
11515.
Aphra Audria Cook
Passengers of the Elizabeth & Ann Mid-May 1635: "Awdry Whitton (45 Yrs). Also, listed separately, "Marie (10 Yrs), Nico. (14 Yrs) and Bennet (16 Yrs) Morecock" and also on board was Audrey's 2nd husband, Thomas Whitton (36 Yrs) and his son Jeremy Whitton (8 Yrs)
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