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Know all Men by These Presents, That we Samueal Fassett Yeoman, Daniel Cahoon Esq. & Daniel Smith Yeoman all of Winchester in the County of Cheshire & State of New Hampshire are holden and stand firmly bound and obliged unto Rhod. Sparhawk Esq.: Judge of the Probate and Wills, and granting administration within the County of Cheshire in the Full Sum of Five hundred Pounds, in Lawful Money of the said Commonwealth, to be paid unto the said Thomas Sparhawk his Successors in said Office or Assigns; To the true Payment whereof, we do bind ourselves, and each of us, out, and each of our Heirs, Executors and Administrators, jointly and severally, for the whole and in the whole, firmly by these Presents, Sealed with out Seals.  Dated the Twenty third Day of March in the Year of out Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty Six.

 

The Condition of this Present Obligation is such, That if the above-bounden Samueal Fassett late of Pomfret in the County of Windham & State of Connecticut, deceased, do make or cause to be made a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular The Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits of the said Deceased, which have or shall come to the Hands, Possessions or Knowledge of him the said Samuel Fassett or into the Hands and Possession of any other Person or Persons for him and the same so made do exhibit, or cause to be exhibited in the Registry of the Court of Probate for the said County of Cheshire at or before the 23rd day of June next ensuing; and the same Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits, and all other the Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits of the said Deceased, at the Time of his Death, which at any Time after shall come to the Hands and Possession of the said Samuel Fassett or into the Hands and Possession of any other Person or Persons for him do well truly administer according to Law.  And further, do make or cause to be made a just and true Account of his said Administration upon Oath, at or before the Twenty-third Day of March which will be in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Seven And all the Rest and Residue of the said Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits, which shall be found remaining upon the said administrators Account (the same being first examined and allowed of the Judge or Judges, for the Time being, of Probate of Wills and granting administration within the County of Cheshire aformaid) shall deliver and pay unto such Person or Persona respectively, as the said Judge or Judges by his or their Decree or Sentence pursuant to Law shall limit and appoint:  And if it shall hereafter appear that any last Will and Testament was made by the said Deceased, and the Executor or Executors therein named do exhibit the same into the Court of Probate for the said County of Cheshire making Request to have it allowed and approved accordingly: if the said Samuel Fassett within bounden being thereunto requitred, do render and deliver the said Letter of Administration (Approbation of such Testament being first had and made) into the said Court: Then the before-written Obligation to be void and of none Effect, or else to abide and remain in full Force and Virtue.

Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of Jonathan Richardson,

Chaff_on,

Samuel Fassett,

Dan Cahoom,

Daniel Smith

 

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Letters-Fassett Family History

 

King City, Oregon 97223

January 29, 1981

 

Dear Cousin Lu Dawn,

 

I am sending this letter to North Carolina, as you mentioned you would be there for awhile—perhaps  you are back in N.H. by now.  In any case, I shall try to make this brief, only to thank you for the wonderful help and bring you up to date on my genealogical status at present.

1)     Received the photocopy of Adonijah Fassett Jrs.’ Will contaning names of your Lewis and my John Fassett, brothers; have stashed in my document file inside plastic film.  How kind of you to get it during last frantic days before you took off for North Carolina—well maybe you are organized?

2)     Sent for Katherine Fassett Schuster’s book and corresponded with her.  Incredible concentration of Fassetts—how did she EVER do it all?  Thru your help and hers, I sent out to Wisconsin and received a photocopy of my great Grandfather Lucius Fassett’s wedding certificate to his first wife, Mary Ann (Spencer) Stow(e) which took place 25 Dec. 1851, Center township, Lafayette Co., signed by Caleb Blood, Minister and Lewis Fassett, witness.  Bridegroom and witness both dave residence as Feloi8t, Wis.; (quite likely were bros.—that is yet to be proven, however.)

3)     Photo sent Mrs. Schuster by Goldie Rouse Brown nearly 5 years ago, has caption:  “3 Fassett Bros.” Which Goldie identified as her Gr. Grandfather John Iram Fassett, in middle (son of John Fassett) with his two Civil war veteran brod, on either side—one of whom was identified by her aas Lewis Fassett, the other’s name not known.  Well, the “other brother” has to be my gr. Grandfather Lucius Fassett—the features are identical, even to the long, strong hands and fingers, suitable to an old Cavalryman who handled horses all his life, on the farm and in the army.  I sent Mrs. S. a copy of Lucius photo taken at about the same age—and she agrees with me that the likeness is very striking.  I have written Mrs. Brown a letter giving what I know, but pussyfooting around the identity of her gr. gr. Uncle, Lewis (whom she fondly believes was the famous Cival War hero, Col. Lewis Henry Fassett)—a possibility that both Katherine S. and I agree could not be possible as none of her facts match up with what is known about Col. Lewis .  I amm not sure that Goldie B. is going to welcome my letter—shall await her response.  I also sent her a copy of Lucius’ photo so she can judge for herself.  It could be quite a let-down for her to learn that her admired gr. gr. Uncle may have been a “mere private” after all, like bro. Lucius!  Such distinctions of rank do not impress me all that much, but others may set much store by it in ancestor hunting, which I suppose is natural—anyone would be proud to claim a war here like Col. Lewis H. Fassett for a relative, but I am just as proud of my ancestors who served as privates in Rev. and Cival war, and my husband who served as Seaman 2/C, USNR in WW 11, and as a Captain, U.S.A.F. Res. In Korean War—he was the same great guy to me!  (I preferred him as plain “Mister” best of all.)

4)     Enclosed copy of letter just received from Jean A. Simoneau (Mr. No doubt?) in response to my query (which at long last!) got printed in Yankee Mag. Although I sent it in several days before writing to you in Nov. 1980.  Since he speaks of Fassett family Fitzwilliam, so   close to Winchester, N.H> and also in Cheshire Co., I am sending along for your information.  Rest of letter is self-explanatory.  He wrote me such sweet letter I thought he deserved (?) one of my long-winded replies!  If it is any help in your Cheshire Co. research—good.  Probably you already have the data.

(Note typed along the side of this letter readsLIn her last letter, Goldie was ordering Katherine’s book.  (Since Mrs. Goldie R. Brown seems to have stopped writing to Katherine S. several years ago, she may have had time to study her book re: Lewis)

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(Oh dear, I was going to make this letter BRIEF!)

 

          I was not sure if I actually thanked you for sending me the copy of Adonijah JRs. Will-seem to have no record of it, so forgive if I have overlooked writing, in all the hubbub of Xmas and getting off to spend the holidays in British Columbia with my husband’s nephew, Phil Conway Smith, his wife and three daughters in college—Had a great time, naturally—Vancouver, B.C.  is such a beautiful city and there is so much to do, especially with three lively young women and their friends, plus a six year old gr. grn. Nephew to entertain us all.

         

          If you are still I North Carolina, you must be lucky enough to miss all that nasty weather they have been having in New England.  So far, out here in western Oregon (near Portland) it is rain as usual.  All the ckiers are rejoicing because some new snow fell on Mt. Hood this week, but so far not a flake has fallen in the Portland area all winter to date.

 

          Some years back, my mother and I drove to South Carolina in early March.  There was nearly a foot of snow in Wash. DC when we left, and even more when we reached Richmond, but as we crossed the line from southern Virginia into North Caroline, we heard FROGS croaking, and smelled chicken frying!  Mother said—“Let’s just stop, listen ans SMELL!  We are south at last!”  We had left Washington only 11: am that morning and we spent the first night in Goldsboro before going on to Wilmington, N.C. –where the camellias were nearly thru blooming, and the azaleas were really bursting out in the Middletown Gardens and everywhere else—such a fairyland.  Much of  “GONE WITH THE WIND” was photographed in those gardens, we were told; those yummy shots of beautiful young girls in full wide skirts walking around under liveoaks dripping with Spanish moss, etc., were largely filmed in Middletown Gardens at Charleston.  Since you lived a year in Fort Bragg, NC, you have probably seen all this.

          I suppost that Lumberton, being farther inland, has a less balmy climate than Wilmington, NC but still it must be vastly warmer that the frigid New Endland January weather.

 

          I’ve been invited down to San Miguel de Allende to visit friends who are spending the spring months in Mexico.  That is about 30 or 40 miles out of Mexico City, supposed to be a charming little town.  My friends (who live in Leesburg, Va.) go down nearly every winter and love it.  Am terribly tempted and have made reservations for air travel.  Hate to take the time away from writing the genealogy—but-----my Spanish is getting rusty.  How is that for an excuse?

          Much love and best wishes,

                   Cousin Ione

No need to answer this, just file it away if it is helpful—as I assume you do not have your genealogy files etc. down there with you.

 

 

 

 

Copy of letter sent to Ione Conway (copy sent to Lu Dawn Ross Fassett

Copy Letter received from Sheila Fisk, Waterbury Ctr., Vermont, 05677  Re:  Query in Feb. 1981 edition of YANKEE MAGAZINE

 

(Sent before I wrote you Lu Dawn)

Yankee  2/81  Seek anc/desc  John Fassett, w. Susan Dutton, moved from Vt. To Centreville Township NY before 1825

                             S Lucius – Ione Conway

                             16625 S.W. Matadoe Lane

                             King City, OR 97223

(Records from 1760-1870)  The only Susan Dutton b. record I found was the following – too late in time to be the above-------

          Susan R. Dutton b. 6-27-1832

          Stowe Vt.   Father=Marvin Dutton      Mother=Eunice---------

                             “his second wife”

There are a lot of marraiges for Susan Duttons in the records from 1760 thru 1870 but none of them with a  m. to a John Fassett.  The oldest records seldom give parents’ names so there is no way of knowing the family.

 

I found the following John Fassetts:

          John Fassett m. Hannah   Safford on 10-18-1764 in Cambridge

          John Fassett d. 4-10-1803  aged 59 (b.?1744) wife = Hannah/  Buried Mountain View Cemetery, Cambridge.

          John Fassett b. 12-17-1769  Bennington.  Father=John Fassett.  Mother=Hannah Safford.

There is also a birth record for the above from Cambridge – gives same information.

          John Fassett Jr. m. Phebe Sales on 1-245-1797 Cambridge.

          John Locke Fassett b. 2-10-1798  Cambridge.  Father=Doctor John Fassett   Mother=Phebe-------------

There is also a birth record for the above from Fairfax.  Gives same information.

          John Fassett V.D.S. of Troy, NY m. Anne Maria Richardson on 9-15-1828 in Bennington.

 

Hope this can help.

 

Sheila Fish  1-26-81

 

 

One copy to Katherine F. Schuster                        RFD # 1  Box 196

One copy to Lu Dawn Fassett                               Bosworth Road

                                                                             Winchendon, Mass.

Letter addressed to Ione Conway, King City, OR

                             Dated 24 Jan, 1951

Dear Sir,

          I read your request for information in the Genealogical section of the Yankee Magazine.

          I do not of course know if you are a New Englander and know that much about how this area was settled.  So I’ll just give a brief description.  From the early settlements along the coast the people gradually moved inland from Boston.  The townships in southern New Hampshire were being settled by 1730.  Later the descendants of these families moved into Vermont and then into upper New York State.  The Fassett family was typical of many that spread out over the country in that manner.

          I have a copy of the History of Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire that was published in 1886 and The Fassett Family was one of the first families to settle there.  Deacon John Fassett was born Dec. 7, 1739 and came to Fitzwilliam about 1768.  He had a son Joseph, born August 5, 1769 and was the first child born in Fitzwillaim.  Joseph had a son John, born Aug. 9, 1800 and John married Polly. Born August 30, 1803 daughter of Silas and Betsey (Dunton) Woods.  The records do not show what became of this John Fassett and I wonder is this could be the same John you folks are interested in.  The age and time period could make it possible and also names such as Dunton and Dutton could very easily be a case of misspelling.

(Typed on the left side of this page of this letter by Ione Conway---Note:  Neither Deac. John (b.1739 not gr.son John b. 9 Aug. 1800 check out with my records.-I.W.C.)

 

 

Fassett Family History

 

Our portion of the Fassett Family History takes place in Cheshire County, New Hampshire and vicinity.  What follows is the result of researches and detective work of Lu Dawn Ross, 1^st wife of Paul Lester Fassett of Keene, NH. 

 

The following information was sent to me, by the assistant, to the town clerk of Winchester, N.H.:  Found in records there, pertaining to the surname of Fassett:

Deaths: Rachel              May 4, 1857 

                Abigail A.              Oct. 30, 1867

                Adonijah                Feb. 7, 1827

                Pearley                  Feb. 7, 1827

                Albert L.                Nov. 22, 1900

                Harriet Wheelock Fassett died 1911 age 78

                (All buried in the Evergreen Cemetary, Richmond Street, Winchester, NH)

 

Births:    Mary Fassett        Jan. 3, 1778

The clerk lists the children of Rachel and Albert A. and of  Harriet and Albert A., but not any for Abbie and Albert A., nor Sarah born of Harriet and Albert.

 

Marraiges              Nathan Fassett to Jeruslia Tuttle                      Jan. 9, 1794

                                Amos Fassett to Phebe Page                             Jan. 9, 1806

                                Sauipson Fassett to Hannah Tuttle                  Dec. 4, 1808

                                John Fassett to Susanna Dietlou                      Oct. 1, 1809

                                Samuel Fassett 2cd to Betsey Hutchings       May 7, 1810

                                John B. Fassett to Lydia Phelps                       Nov. 25, 1851

                                Flint Cyril Fassett to Sally Curtis                     Feb. 10, 1803

                                Benjamin Fassett, Jr. to Harriett Rixford          Jan. 1, 1810

                                Joseph Fassett to Grata Foster                          July 2, 1815

                                Ezelsiel Fassett to Fanny S. Willard                                July 9, 1835

 

Found hand written in a book: birth of Albert A. Fassett, July 12, 1821, born in town.  He died Dec. 30, 1901, age 80 yrs. 4 months, 18 days.  Cause of death was gangranous senarie, place of death was Winchester, N.H.