%eadnotat; ]> 5009bass An Inventory of the Bassett Family Papers, 1676-1846 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1956 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Bassett Family Papers, 1676-1846 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1956 Descriptive Summary Papers, 1676-1846 RG 5/009 Bassett Family 1 box; 0.5 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. This collection contains deeds, will, land and other property documents of the Bassett, Wright, and other families of Salem County, NJ, many of whom were Quakers. SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

This collection contains deeds, will, land and other property documents of the Bassett, Wright, and other families of Salem County, NJ, many of whom were Quakers.

 Arrangement

The collection is divided into four series:

Deeds, wills concerning Salem County, 1676-1846 Maps, etc., concerning properties along Salem Creek, 1824-184 Stock certificates from Salem Canal company Miscellaneous correspondence ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Unknown, Prior to 1956

 Provenance

Gift to Friends Historical Library before 1956

 Access

Collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Bassett Family Papers, RG5/009, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 Processing information

In the summer of 1956, this bundle of papers was sorted and placed in Record Group 5.

 SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:

Deeds -- Salem County, N.J. Wills -- Salem County, N.J. Quakers -- New Jersey New Jersey -- Family and personal papers New Jersey -- Land records Salem County (N.J.) -- Family and personal papers Salem County (N.J.) -- Land records Wright family DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

 Ser. 1. Deeds, wills, and land settlements in Salem County, N.J., 1676-1846

Arranged chronologically.

 Chain of title to 400 acres of land along Mannington Creek in Salem County, N.J., going back to 1676 and extending to the time of purchase by J. Sterling ca. 1791 1 Indenture of Feb. 11, 1782, between James Mason Woodnutt of Manneton (so spelled) in Salem County and Hannah Hubert of Mannerton (so spelled) 1 Award Oct. 13, 1787 from Joseph and David Bassett to Eve Woodruff, heir of Henry Woodruff 1 Deed of conveyance Oct. 26, 1792 between Francis Hover and Adam Cook, Sr., in Mannington Township, Salem County 1 Indenture June 9, 1794 between Samuel Bassett and his wife Elizabeth, and Abraham Sharp concerning land in Salem County 1 Will of David Allen, father-in-law of Joseph Bassett who is executor June 15, 1795 1 Two documents setting forth the agreements made between John Bellers, dec'd, and his heirs and a list of subscribers who have occupied his lands in Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, N.J., dated Feb. 13, 1806 1

See 1812 deed listed at the end of series 1.

 Agreement on a land line in the township of Pilesgrove, Salem Co., N.J., May 30, 1818 between David Smith and Reuben Woolman 1 Agreement on a land line in Mannington Township Oct. 2, 1820 between Thomas Thompson and Thomas Pedrick and Peter Wright 1 Agreement on a land line Aug. 9, 1823 between David Smith and Joseph Reeves 1 Deed Sept. 22, 1830 from Joseph Davis and William B. Smith to William J. Shinn, in Salem Co 1 Discharge Aug. 21, 1839 from David A. Thompson to Joseph Bassett and Samuel Allen, trustees in the settlement of the will of Rebecca Allen 1 Deed Oct. 21, 1836 between William I. Shinn and Elias Matson, both parties of Salem County 1 Deed, Jan. 5, 1843 Joseph to Elisha Bassett for two tracts of land in Mannington Township, Salem County. 1 Indenture Jan. 10, 1846 between Benjamin Baker of Pilesgrove and Joseph Bassett of Mannington Township, Salem County 1 Release June 1, 1848 from Samuel C. Allen, guardian for Amanda Bassett, minor, to the executors of the estate of Joseph Bassett, deceased 1 Deed, Feb. 7, 1812 Henry Iler and his wife Margaret to Nathaniel Robbins, both parties of Pilesgrove Township, Salem County 1 Ser. 2. Maps and charts, 1824-1844

Maps and charts of properties and houses along Salem Creek and Mannington Creek, in Salem County, N.J., made between 1824 and 1844.

 Barely identified tract showing adjoining properties of Jacob E. Davis and Richard Kirby 1 Map of Marsh along Salem Creek, late Peter Wright's, surveyed by John N. Cooper Dec. 28, 1844 1 Draft of Haines' Neck Marsh 1

Shows canals and thoroughfares connecting sections of Mannington Creek and indicates many parcels of land owned by the Bassetts.

 Map of the property of the late Peter Wright along the road from Sharptown to Salem, surveyed by John Cooper Dec. 2, 1844 1 A draft, showing houses, of public roads in Haines' Neck in Mannington Township, survey made Oct. 20, 1824 1 Ser. 3. Stock certificates in the Salem Canal Company, 1813 1 Ser. 4. Letters and a deposition, 1820, 1822 Deposition March 6, 1822 1

Desposition in which Nancy Padgett states when Ann Lawrence was 21 years old.

 Letter and an attached list of household and farm properties. Feb. 7, 1820 1

The letter is a copy of one sent by Nancy Stockes to her family, 2/7/1820.

 Deed Nov. 20, 1796 between Samuel Sharp and Reuben Matlack, Chester Township in Burlington Co., N.J., in which the will of Isaac Sharp is quoted. 1