Mary Tilden, daughter of Nathaniel Tilden and Lydia Huckstep, married 17 Mar 1637 (1) Thomas Lapham and married, after 1 Oct 1651, (2) William Bassett of the Fortune, 1621, widower of Elizabeth _____. Timothy Hatherly noted she was a "widow" when he witnessed Thomas's Will 1 Oct 1651. Her first husband was Thomas Lapham, who died 15 Jun 1648. Thomas was servant of Nathaniel Tilden. Mary was pregnant with Joseph Lapham at the time Thomas died. After Thomas Lapham's death, Mary married William Bassett, Fortune Passenger, 1621. Birth date shown is Christening Date.

Her birth name was Mary Tilden. Marriage record to William Bassett. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about Mary Tilden Name: Mary Tilden Gender: Female Spouse Name: William Bassett Spouse Birth Place: E Spouse Birth Year: 1595 Marriage Year: 1621 Marriage State: Number Pages: 1

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Mary Bassett formerly Tilden aka Lapham

Born 20 May 1610 in Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

Daughter of Nathaniel Tilden and Lydia Hatch (Huckstep) Hatherly

Sister of Thomas Tilden, Joseph Tilden, Sarah (Tilden) Sutton, Joseph Tilden, Stephen Tilden, Thomas Tilden, Judith (Tilden) Preble, Winifred Tilden, Lydia Tilden, Lydia (Tilden) Garrett and Stephen Tilden

Wife of Thomas Lapham Sr — married 13 Mar 1637 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony

Wife of William Bassett Sr. — married before 1664 [location unknown]

Mother of Elizabeth (Lapham) Studley, Mary (Lapham) Bassett, Thomas Lapham Jr, Rebecca (Lapham) Washburn and Lydia (Lapham) Bates

Died 28 Mar 1690 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Profile last modified 23 Mar 2019 | Created 14 Sep 2010

Mary (Tilden) Bassett migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).

Biography

Mary Bassett formerly Tilden aka Lapham

Born 20 May 1610 in Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

Died 28 Mar 1690 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

BURIAL Men of Kent Cemetery Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

ANCESTORS:

Daughter of Nathaniel Tilden and Lydia Hatch (Huckstep) Hatherly

Sister of Thomas Tilden, Joseph Tilden, Sarah (Tilden) Sutton, Joseph Tilden, Stephen Tilden, Thomas Tilden, Judith (Tilden) Preble, Winifred Tilden, Lydia Tilden, Lydia (Tilden) Garrett and Stephen Tilden.

Wife of Thomas Lapham Sr — married 13 Mar 1637 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony.

Wife of William Bassett Sr. — married after 1663 [location unknown]

DESCENDANTS:

Mother of Mary (Lapham) Bassett, Thomas Lapham Jr and Rebecca (Lapham) Washburn.

Sources

Find A Grave-MEMORIAL ID 59677541

Burial

Find A Grave Memorial# 59677541

Mary Tilden was the daughter of Nathaniel Tilden and Lydia Huckstep, She married twice:

1. Thomas Lapham - married on 17 Mar 1637
2. William Bassett - married Mary after 1 Oct 1651,

Timothy Hatherly (Mary's stepfather) noted that Mary was a "widow" when he witnessed Thomas's will on 1 Oct 1651.

Mary's first husband, Thomas Lapham, died on 15 Jun 1648. Thomas was a servant of Nathaniel Tilden, Mary's father. Mary was pregnant with her son Joseph Lapham when her first husband Thomas Lapham died. After the death of her husband, Mary married William Bassett, a passenger on the Fortune, 1621. William Bassett was the widower of Elizabeth ___________.