The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-01
By ELEANOR LEXINGTON.

The Bassetts have always taken prom.
ment. They helped to subdue both
forests and Indians, and were to the
fore in revolutionary times. Their war
record goes back many centuries. Was
not Sir Philip Bassettt doughty war.
rior, who, when called upon to surren:
der, declared that he would never yield
50 long as he could stand upright. His
blood flows in the veins Of the marshal
Of England, thru his daughter, who
married the earl Of Norfolk, in the time
Of Charles I. Sir. Philip married for
his SECOND wife the daughter of the
earl Of Salisbury, who was the widow
of the earl Of Warwick.
One of our revolutionary heroes was
Abraham Bassett, who was in the bat
ties Of Long Island and White Plains.
Over $50 Bassetts from Massachusetts
alone were in the Revolution.
There is hardly state in the union
that cannot boast of Bassett within
its borders, and when the family meet
in annual conclave-usually at Boston
1T is with the sublime satisfaction
that there are so many of them and
that they are all so good-looking and
, well-behaved. This is a quotation from
| speech at one Of the meetings, where
is disagreeable enters into the program
for the day-but this is the way Of
family reunions. With George Eliot, we
all agree that it is fine thing for
child to grow up with the idea that the
stars belong to his fathers dooryard..
mhs oa a. gg w1En by the family n
that borne by the falconer, Tharstins
de Basset, and are argent, a chevron
between three bugle horns, sable.
Crest, 9: stag's head cabossed; between
the attires, q cross fleher, all argent:
I'Death before dishono nor "As'1
It would seem that the motto was a
later, addition by some Of the Welsh
sett motto, Is sHs Pro kegs ct Popuio
The chevron in heraldry denotes sta
bility. A stays head cabossed, yigi-
the arms were first bestowed was not
enemy. The cross itchee is cross
sharpensd at the base-the kind Of
cross borne by crusaders, who placed it
upright in the ground when making
'1S The drss Of tho Bass family in this
country was Samuel Bass, who settled
in Massachusetts in $780, The Ineal
descendants Of John Bass, son Of Sam
vel, the pilgrim, have a claim on the
n,Mayaower,n tor John married R1th,
QduglC0f OF JOQn Alden and HY1GC6la
AZ Mullins, both .MayhowsrD pilarins.
ship, in. the Mayfower Society,"
membership eagerly coveted. EVERY
lineal descendant, eighteen years Of
age Of any passenger on the voyage Of
the 'Mayfower,' which terminated at
Plymouth, Mass, December e 1922. q q
Another NMayfower'' PILGRIM Of
personal interest is Richard Warren,
whose daughter Mary married Robert
Bass. -
The popular Legend connecting John,
Priscilla and Miles Standish has been
i y Miles hossgfeaHy IL
all that is related occurred is doubtful,
but perhaps some Of the principal points
are true-that Captain Standish did
turn his eyes toward "the loveliest
maid in Plymouth after the, death Of
his beautiful Rose of love-" is per.
daughter Of John and Priscilla Alden
to John Bass took place Feb. 8, 1857,
One Of their daughters, Hannah, mar.
ried Joseph Adams; their grandson
was John Adams. Hannah Bass was
therefore, grandmother to one president
!. and great grandmother to another.
r ord Moses Bass sent six sons to thu
! revolution. Henry Bass was one OF
a the famous Boston tea party The
8 Bass family was connected by mar
: riage with those patriots, the Faneuils
r who gave the hall called by theil
d name, Faneuil hall, or ssthe Cradle OF
: Liberty to Boston. They also inter
Y married with the Phillips! Peter Bass
Ill, married Mary Phillips, daughter
!, Of Samuel Phillips, prominent book
:. seller, Of whom an old record states
t che was the most beautiful man II
Q Boston,
3 One Of the character" Of the fam
8 ily was Moses Bass-Moses, by thu
!, way, was favorite name, and found
/, in several generations. This particular
+ Moses was Of Braintree, Vt, ant
d he never was known to give direct
8 answer to q question. A neighbor
i who recklessly wagered dollar thai
o he could extort direct reply from
him, lost the bet, for to the query
. Moses, are you going to kill you
), pigs to dayS's-all preparations wer,
]. made for the event-the willy you'll
n did not commit himself further thar
II to reply: I've got to catch 'em first. ;
It. The Bass arms are gules, chevron
= argent, between three plates. Crest
J. q demi-lion gules, resting his paw o.
!, an oval ahiA1d in cartouCh or charge,