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 [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bassett-4 Elizabeth Bassett] was born New Plimoth abt 1626.<ref>Named in the 1627 "Cattle Division" with older brother William. Neither accounted for in the 1623 land division.</ref> She married Sandwich 8 Nov 1648 Thomas Burgess. They were divorced<ref>First known divorce case in Plymouth Colony</ref> 10 Jun 1661. The couple never had children. Some sources state Elizabeth married William Hatch and she died Swansea in 1670.
-[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bassett-176] [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bassett-176 Sarah Bassett] was born New Plimoth about 1628<ref>Not named in the May 1627 Cattle Division. Her parents were enumerated, but not Sarah.</ref> and died Marshfield 22 Jan 1711/2. "On 6 Mar 1648/9, [[White (Y-DNA)#Second Generation |Peregrine White]], and Sara, his wife, both of Marshfield" were presented to the court for fornication before marriage or contract. They were cleared by paying a fine". <ref>Shurtleff, Nathaniel Bradstreet. Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England; printed by order of the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by New Plymouth Colony, Vol. 2 Court Orders 1641-1651 p. 138 Boston: Press of William White, 1968</ref> They had seven children: Daniel (c1648), infant son (Joseph?) (b1652), [[White (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Jonathan]] (1658), [[White (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Peregrine]] (c1661), Sarah (1663), [[White (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Sylvanus]] (b 1667) and Mercy (c1670).
+[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bassett-176] [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bassett-176 Sarah Bassett] was born New Plimoth about 1628<ref>Not named in the May 1627 Cattle Division. Her parents were enumerated, but not Sarah.</ref> and died Marshfield 22 Jan 1711/2. "On 6 Mar 1648/9, [[White (Y-DNA)#Second Generation |Peregrine White]], and Sara, his wife, both of Marshfield" were presented to the court for fornication before marriage or contract. They were cleared by paying a fine.<ref>Shurtleff, Nathaniel Bradstreet. Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England; printed by order of the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by New Plymouth Colony, Vol. 2 Court Orders 1641-1651 p. 138 Boston: Press of William White, 1968</ref> They had seven children: Daniel (c1648), infant son (Joseph?) (b1652), [[White (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Jonathan]] (1658), [[White (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Peregrine]] (c1661), Sarah (1663), [[White (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Sylvanus]] (b 1667) and Mercy (c1670).
 [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bassett-177 Ruth Bassett]<ref>Ruth was married second aft 1676 ____ Thomas, believed to be John Thomas of Marshfield. There were no children by this union.</ref> was born Plymouth abt 1634<ref>WikiTree has born 13 Nov 1633 without any source.</ref> and died prob. Plymouth aft 22 Mar 1693. She had a son, [[Fuller (Y-DNA)|John Sprague "Jr."]] born shortly after her first marriage to John Sprague "Sr." as they were fined on 6 Jun 1655 for having a child born too soon after marriage. However, Y-DNA testing documents this child (John "Jr.") was not fathered by John, but rather by a member of the Fuller family. Big Y-700 testing of a patrilineal descendant of John Sprague "Jr." documents where he descended from [[Fuller (Y-DNA) |Capt/Dr Matthew Fuller]].<ref>It is currently unknown whether Matthew himself was the father of John Sprague "Jr." or whether Matthew's oldest son, (Lt.) Samuel Fuller (born 1630) was his father.</ref> In addition to John, Ruth and John had six children (born Duxbury, likely now Bridgewater): Elizabeth (c1657), Ruth (1659/60), Samuel (1662), William (1664), Dorcas (c1666 m Joseph Hatch [no ch.]) and Desire (1668).

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 For further information see Sherman, Robert M. & Ruth W. (re-edited by Robert S. Wakefield), ''Mayflower Families through Five Generations: vol. 13 White'' General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA. Third edition 2006.
 ===First Generation===
-As with most females, very little is known about Elizabeth,<ref>Some have suggested she was the Elizabeth Neal of Scrooby (where Elder William Brewster was from) who married at Leiden 27 Dec 1611 William Buckram.</ref> wife of [[Bassett (Y-DNA)#First Generation |William Bassett]]. It is believed the couple were married and arrived at New Plimoth together in 1621 aboard the ''Fortune.''<ref>It is said they originally were aboard the ''Mayflower'' or the ''Speedwell'' in 1620, but were among those left behind when the ''Speedwell'' proved unseaworthy.</ref> It is believed Elizabeth was the mother to all of William Bassett's children<ref>Elizabeth was named in the 1627 Cattle Division. It is believed this was the only contemporary record of Elizabeth.</ref> (born Plymouth): William (c1624), Elizabeth (c1626), Nathaniel (c1628), Sarah (c1628), Joseph (c1632) and Ruth (1633).
+As with most females, very little is known about [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-176161 Elizabeth],<ref>Some have suggested she was the Elizabeth Neal of Scrooby (where Elder William Brewster was from) who married at Leiden 27 Dec 1611 William Buckram.</ref> wife of [[Bassett (Y-DNA)#First Generation |William Bassett]]. It is believed the couple were married and arrived at New Plimoth together in 1621 aboard the ''Fortune.''<ref>It is said they originally were aboard the ''Mayflower'' or the ''Speedwell'' in 1620, but were among those left behind when the ''Speedwell'' proved unseaworthy.</ref> It is believed Elizabeth was the mother to all of William Bassett's children<ref>Elizabeth was named in the 1627 Cattle Division. It is believed this was the only contemporary record of Elizabeth.</ref> (born Plymouth): William (c1624), Elizabeth (c1626), Nathaniel (c1628), Sarah (c1628), Joseph (c1632) and Ruth (1633).
 ===Second Generation===
-Elizabeth Bassett was born New Plimoth abt 1626.<ref>Named in the 1627 "Cattle Division" with older brother William. Neither accounted for in the 1623 land division.</ref> She married Sandwich 8 Nov 1648 Thomas Burgess. They were divorced<ref>First known divorce case in Plymouth Colony</ref> 10 Jun 1661. The couple never had children. Some sources state Elizabeth married William Hatch and she died Swansea in 1670.
+[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bassett-4 Elizabeth Bassett] was born New Plimoth abt 1626.<ref>Named in the 1627 "Cattle Division" with older brother William. Neither accounted for in the 1623 land division.</ref> She married Sandwich 8 Nov 1648 Thomas Burgess. They were divorced<ref>First known divorce case in Plymouth Colony</ref> 10 Jun 1661. The couple never had children. Some sources state Elizabeth married William Hatch and she died Swansea in 1670.
-[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bassett-176 Sarah Bassett] was born New Plimoth about 1628<ref>Not named in the May 1627 Cattle Division. Her parents were enumerated, but not Sarah.</ref> and died Marshfield 22 Jan 1711/2. "On 6 Mar 1648/9, [[White (Y-DNA)#Second Generation |Peregrine White]], and Sara, his wife, both of Marshfield" were presented to the court for fornication before marriage or contract. They were cleared by paying a fine". <ref>Shurtleff, Nathaniel Bradstreet. Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England; printed by order of the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by New Plymouth Colony, Vol. 2 Court Orders 1641-1651 p. 138 Boston: Press of William White, 1968</ref> They had seven children: Daniel (c1648), infant son (Joseph?) (b1652), [[White (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Jonathan]] (1658), [[White (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Peregrine]] (c1661), Sarah (1663), [[White (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Sylvanus]] (b 1667) and Mercy (c1670).
+[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bassett-176] [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bassett-176 Sarah Bassett] was born New Plimoth about 1628<ref>Not named in the May 1627 Cattle Division. Her parents were enumerated, but not Sarah.</ref> and died Marshfield 22 Jan 1711/2. "On 6 Mar 1648/9, [[White (Y-DNA)#Second Generation |Peregrine White]], and Sara, his wife, both of Marshfield" were presented to the court for fornication before marriage or contract. They were cleared by paying a fine". <ref>Shurtleff, Nathaniel Bradstreet. Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England; printed by order of the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by New Plymouth Colony, Vol. 2 Court Orders 1641-1651 p. 138 Boston: Press of William White, 1968</ref> They had seven children: Daniel (c1648), infant son (Joseph?) (b1652), [[White (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Jonathan]] (1658), [[White (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Peregrine]] (c1661), Sarah (1663), [[White (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Sylvanus]] (b 1667) and Mercy (c1670).
-Ruth Bassett<ref>Ruth was married second aft 1676 ____ Thomas, believed to be John Thomas of Marshfield. There were no children by this union.</ref> was born Plymouth abt 1634<ref>WikiTree has born 13 Nov 1633 without any source.</ref> and died prob. Plymouth aft 22 Mar 1693. She had a son, [[Fuller (Y-DNA)|John Sprague "Jr."]] born shortly after her first marriage to John Sprague "Sr." as they were fined on 6 Jun 1655 for having a child born too soon after marriage. However, Y-DNA testing documents this child (John "Jr.") was not fathered by John, but rather by a member of the Fuller family. Big Y-700 testing of a patrilineal descendant of John Sprague "Jr." documents where he descended from [[Fuller (Y-DNA) |Capt/Dr Matthew Fuller]].<ref>It is currently unknown whether Matthew himself was the father of John Sprague "Jr." or whether Matthew's oldest son, (Lt.) Samuel Fuller (born 1630) was his father.</ref> In addition to John, Ruth and John had six children (born Duxbury, likely now Bridgewater): Elizabeth (c1657), Ruth (1659/60), Samuel (1662), William (1664), Dorcas (c1666 m Joseph Hatch [no ch.]) and Desire (1668).
+[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bassett-177 Ruth Bassett]<ref>Ruth was married second aft 1676 ____ Thomas, believed to be John Thomas of Marshfield. There were no children by this union.</ref> was born Plymouth abt 1634<ref>WikiTree has born 13 Nov 1633 without any source.</ref> and died prob. Plymouth aft 22 Mar 1693. She had a son, [[Fuller (Y-DNA)|John Sprague "Jr."]] born shortly after her first marriage to John Sprague "Sr." as they were fined on 6 Jun 1655 for having a child born too soon after marriage. However, Y-DNA testing documents this child (John "Jr.") was not fathered by John, but rather by a member of the Fuller family. Big Y-700 testing of a patrilineal descendant of John Sprague "Jr." documents where he descended from [[Fuller (Y-DNA) |Capt/Dr Matthew Fuller]].<ref>It is currently unknown whether Matthew himself was the father of John Sprague "Jr." or whether Matthew's oldest son, (Lt.) Samuel Fuller (born 1630) was his father.</ref> In addition to John, Ruth and John had six children (born Duxbury, likely now Bridgewater): Elizabeth (c1657), Ruth (1659/60), Samuel (1662), William (1664), Dorcas (c1666 m Joseph Hatch [no ch.]) and Desire (1668).
 ===Third Generation===
-[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/White-2074 Sarah White] was born Marshfield Oct 1663 and died Scituate 9 Aug 1755. She married Scituate Jan 1689 to [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Young-2105 Thomas Young] and they had nine children (born Scituate): George (1689), Joseph (1692), Sarah (1695-1699), Thomas (1698-1699), Thomas (1700), Isaac (1701), Ebenezer (1703), Joshua (1704) and Isaac (1706). Since their only daughter died young, there is no living mtDNA line from Sarah.
+[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/White-2074] [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/White-2074 Sarah White] was born Marshfield Oct 1663 and died Scituate 9 Aug 1755. She married Scituate Jan 1689 to [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Young-2105 Thomas Young] and they had nine children (born Scituate): George (1689), Joseph (1692), Sarah (1695-1699), Thomas (1698-1699), Thomas (1700), Isaac (1701), Ebenezer (1703), Joshua (1704) and Isaac (1706). Since their only daughter died young, there is no living mtDNA line from Sarah.
-[https://www.edwarddoty.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=P66448&tree=DOTY Mercy White] was born Marshfield about 1670 and died there 12 Jun 1739. She married Marshfield 3 Feb 1697 [[Sherman (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |William Sherman (IV)]] [http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bowers/SOY/William/d80.htm#P80] [https://www.edwarddoty.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=P88&tree=DOTY] and they are said to have had six children<ref>The will of William Sherman only included twins Mary and Abigail (neither married), Sarah, and heirs of daughter Thankful (deceased). Any other children must have died young.</ref> including Thankful (1699), Sarah (1701), [https://www.edwarddoty.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=P66451&tree=DOTY Mary] (twin 1711, never married) and [https://www.edwarddoty.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=P66450&tree=DOTY Abigail] (1711 twin, never married)
+[https://www.edwarddoty.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=P66448&tree=DOTY] [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/White-1130 Mercy White] was born Marshfield about 1670 and died there 12 Jun 1739. She married Marshfield 3 Feb 1697 [[Sherman (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |William Sherman (IV)]] [http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bowers/SOY/William/d80.htm#P80] [https://www.edwarddoty.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=P88&tree=DOTY] and they are said to have had six children<ref>The will of William Sherman only included twins Mary and Abigail (neither married), Sarah, and heirs of daughter Thankful (deceased). Any other children must have died young.</ref> including Thankful (1699), Sarah (1701), [https://www.edwarddoty.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=P66451&tree=DOTY] [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sherman-3170 Mary] (twin 1711, never married) and [https://www.edwarddoty.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=P66450&tree=DOTY] [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sherman-3171 Abigail] (1711 twin, never married)
-Elizabeth Sprague was born Duxbury in 1657 and died Plympton 27 May 1727. She married Plymouth (prob. now Plympton) in 1679 [[Abraham Sampson (Y-DNA)#Second Generation |George Sampson]] and they had ten children (born Plymouth now Plympton): Joseph (1679), Abigail (1681), Judith/Judah (1683), Ruth (1684), Benjamin (1686), Martha (1689), George (1690/1), Elizabeth (1692), William (1695) and Seth (1697).
+[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sprague-199 Elizabeth Sprague] was born Duxbury in 1657 and died Plympton 27 May 1727. She married Plymouth (prob. now Plympton) in 1679 [[Abraham Sampson (Y-DNA)#Second Generation |George Sampson]] and they had ten children (born Plymouth now Plympton): Joseph (1679), Abigail (1681), Judith/Judah (1683), Ruth (1684), Benjamin (1686), Martha (1689), George (1690/1), Elizabeth (1692), William (1695) and Seth (1697).
-Ruth Sprague was born Duxbury bef 12 Feb 1659/60 and died there bef 1743. She married Dartmouth 12 Aug 1680 Eleazer Smith and they had seven children (born Dartmouth): John (1681), Eliphal (1683 m Edward Perry & Stephen Harper), Thomas (1685), Rebekah (1688 unk. if marr.), James (1689/90), Desire (1692 m Edward Wing) and Joseph (1696).
+[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sprague-183 Ruth Sprague] was born Duxbury bef 12 Feb 1659/60 and died there bef 1743. She married Dartmouth 12 Aug 1680 Eleazer Smith and they had seven children (born Dartmouth): John (1681), Eliphal (1683 m Edward Perry & Stephen Harper), Thomas (1685), Rebekah (1688 unk. if marr.), James (1689/90), Desire (1692 m Edward Wing) and Joseph (1696).
-Desire Sprague was born Duxbury abt 1665. She married Sandwich 24 Nov 1696 John Gifford and they had three children: Weston (1697), Ruth (1699 m Justice Gifford) and Samuel (1705).
+[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sprague-381 Desire Sprague] was born Duxbury abt 1665. She married Sandwich 24 Nov 1696 John Gifford and they had three children: Weston (1697), Ruth (1699 m Justice Gifford) and Samuel (1705).
 ===Fourth Generation===

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 ===Completed as of Nov 26, 2022: ===
 * [https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/elizabethwo-william-bassett/about Elizabeth, wife of William Bassett mtDNA lineage project] created
 ==Biography==

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 ===Second Generation===
-Elizabeth Bassett was born New Plimouth abt 1626.<ref>Named in the 1627 "Cattle Division" with older brother William. Neither accounted for in the 1623 land division.</ref> She married Sandwich 8 Nov 1648 Thomas Burgess. They were divorced<ref>First known divorce case in Plymouth Colony</ref> 10 Jun 1661. The couple never had children. Some sources state Elizabeth married William Hatch and she died Swansea in 1670.
+Elizabeth Bassett was born New Plimoth abt 1626.<ref>Named in the 1627 "Cattle Division" with older brother William. Neither accounted for in the 1623 land division.</ref> She married Sandwich 8 Nov 1648 Thomas Burgess. They were divorced<ref>First known divorce case in Plymouth Colony</ref> 10 Jun 1661. The couple never had children. Some sources state Elizabeth married William Hatch and she died Swansea in 1670.
-[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bassett-176 Sarah Bassett] was born New Plimouth about 1628<ref>Not named in the May 1627 Cattle Division. Her parents were enumerated, but not Sarah.</ref> and died Marshfield 22 Jan 1711/2. "On 6 Mar 1648/9, [[White (Y-DNA)#Second Generation |Peregrine White]], and Sara, his wife, both of Marshfield" were presented to the court for fornication before marriage or contract. They were cleared by paying a fine". <ref>Shurtleff, Nathaniel Bradstreet. Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England; printed by order of the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by New Plymouth Colony, Vol. 2 Court Orders 1641-1651 p. 138 Boston: Press of William White, 1968</ref> They had seven children: Daniel (c1648), infant son (Joseph?) (b1652), [[White (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Jonathan]] (1658), [[White (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Peregrine]] (c1661), Sarah (1663), [[White (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Sylvanus]] (b 1667) and Mercy (c1670).
+[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bassett-176 Sarah Bassett] was born New Plimoth about 1628<ref>Not named in the May 1627 Cattle Division. Her parents were enumerated, but not Sarah.</ref> and died Marshfield 22 Jan 1711/2. "On 6 Mar 1648/9, [[White (Y-DNA)#Second Generation |Peregrine White]], and Sara, his wife, both of Marshfield" were presented to the court for fornication before marriage or contract. They were cleared by paying a fine". <ref>Shurtleff, Nathaniel Bradstreet. Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England; printed by order of the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by New Plymouth Colony, Vol. 2 Court Orders 1641-1651 p. 138 Boston: Press of William White, 1968</ref> They had seven children: Daniel (c1648), infant son (Joseph?) (b1652), [[White (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Jonathan]] (1658), [[White (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Peregrine]] (c1661), Sarah (1663), [[White (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Sylvanus]] (b 1667) and Mercy (c1670).
 Ruth Bassett<ref>Ruth was married second aft 1676 ____ Thomas, believed to be John Thomas of Marshfield. There were no children by this union.</ref> was born Plymouth abt 1634<ref>WikiTree has born 13 Nov 1633 without any source.</ref> and died prob. Plymouth aft 22 Mar 1693. She had a son, [[Fuller (Y-DNA)|John Sprague "Jr."]] born shortly after her first marriage to John Sprague "Sr." as they were fined on 6 Jun 1655 for having a child born too soon after marriage. However, Y-DNA testing documents this child (John "Jr.") was not fathered by John, but rather by a member of the Fuller family. Big Y-700 testing of a patrilineal descendant of John Sprague "Jr." documents where he descended from [[Fuller (Y-DNA) |Capt/Dr Matthew Fuller]].<ref>It is currently unknown whether Matthew himself was the father of John Sprague "Jr." or whether Matthew's oldest son, (Lt.) Samuel Fuller (born 1630) was his father.</ref> In addition to John, Ruth and John had six children (born Duxbury, likely now Bridgewater): Elizabeth (c1657), Ruth (1659/60), Samuel (1662), William (1664), Dorcas (c1666 m Joseph Hatch [no ch.]) and Desire (1668).

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 For further information see Sherman, Robert M. & Ruth W. (re-edited by Robert S. Wakefield), ''Mayflower Families through Five Generations: vol. 13 White'' General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA. Third edition 2006.
 ===First Generation===
-As with most females, very little is known about Elizabeth,<ref>Some have suggested she was the Elizabeth Neal of Scrooby (where Elder William Brewster was from) who married at Leiden 27 Dec 1611 William Buckram.</ref> wife of [[Bassett (Y-DNA)#First Generation |William Bassett]]. It is believed the couple were married and arrived at New Plimouth together in 1621 aboard the ''Fortune.''<ref>It is said they originally were aboard the ''Mayflower'' or the ''Speedwell'' in 1620, but were among those left behind when the ''Speedwell'' proved unseaworthy.</ref> It is believed Elizabeth was the mother to all of William Bassett's children<ref>Elizabeth was named in the 1627 Cattle Division. It is believed this was the only contemporary record of Elizabeth.</ref> (born Plymouth): William (c1624), Elizabeth (c1626), Nathaniel (c1628), Sarah (c1628), Joseph (c1632) and Ruth (1633).
+As with most females, very little is known about Elizabeth,<ref>Some have suggested she was the Elizabeth Neal of Scrooby (where Elder William Brewster was from) who married at Leiden 27 Dec 1611 William Buckram.</ref> wife of [[Bassett (Y-DNA)#First Generation |William Bassett]]. It is believed the couple were married and arrived at New Plimoth together in 1621 aboard the ''Fortune.''<ref>It is said they originally were aboard the ''Mayflower'' or the ''Speedwell'' in 1620, but were among those left behind when the ''Speedwell'' proved unseaworthy.</ref> It is believed Elizabeth was the mother to all of William Bassett's children<ref>Elizabeth was named in the 1627 Cattle Division. It is believed this was the only contemporary record of Elizabeth.</ref> (born Plymouth): William (c1624), Elizabeth (c1626), Nathaniel (c1628), Sarah (c1628), Joseph (c1632) and Ruth (1633).
 ===Second Generation===

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 <references />
-==DNA results  '''H1a'''==
+==DNA results  '''''H1a'''''==
-To date, we know of one matrilinear (all female line) descendants of Elizabeth, wife of William Bassett, who have taken a mtDNA test. This individual has taken HVR1 and HVR2 testing, but not full mtDNA testing. FTDNA has stated they fall under mtDNA Haplogroup H. The individual has three exact HVR1-HVR2 matches, and all three fall under subclades of H1a.
+To date, we know of one matrilinear (all female line) descendants of Elizabeth, wife of William Bassett, who has taken a mtDNA test. This individual has taken HVR1 and HVR2 testing, but not full mtDNA testing. FTDNA has stated they fall under mtDNA Haplogroup H. The individual has three exact HVR1-HVR2 matches, and all three fall under subclades of H1a.
 ===Lineage of testers===
-To date, two matrilineal descendants of Elizabeth are known to have mtDNA tested (and they match one another). The lineage of one of the testers is below:
+The matrilineal lineage of the mtDNA tester is as follows:
    Elizabeth ______ m. William Bassett
      Ruth Bassett m. John Sprague
        Desire Sprague m. John Gifford
          Ruth Gifford m. Justice Gifford

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                      Sarah Stewart m. George Stewart
                        Edith Stewart m. Earl Tucker
-                         ''tester''
+                         ''tester'' <!-- Sara Kay TUCKER Marvin FTDNA Kit #69580 HVR1&HVR2 only -->
 ==External References and links==
 * Sherman, Ruth W. and Robert M. Sherman, comp. Robert S. Wakefield, ed., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: vol. 13 White

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 ==Status summary==
-===Completed as of May 6, 2021: ===
+===Completed as of Nov 26, 2022: ===
 * Recruiting matrilineal (direct female-line) descendants of Elizabeth, wife of William Bassett for mtDNA testing  - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com
 ==Biography==