1Bridgewater, Mass., Vital Records, The Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 15, p. 46 (1913).
"The birth of the children of Joseph & Bithiah Basset
Bithiah Basset was born Decemr 25th Anno Dom 1693
Mehetabel Basset was born June 22d Ano Dom 1697
Lydia Basset was born April 29th Anno Dom 1703.".
1Mrs. John E. Barclay, The Bumpus Family of New England, The American Genealogist, Vol. 43, pp. 150-151 (1967).
"5. Philip2 Bumpus, no birth record, born perhaps at Duxbury where the early records were destroyed by fire; died at Plainfield, Conn. 20 Jan. 1724/5; married ca. 1685 Sarah3, born before 1664, daughter of Samuel2 Eaton and Martha Billington; she was living 24 feb. 1725/6, date of agreement of Philip's heirs. His first deed (Plym. Col. 5:1:28) calls him "of Marshfield" when he sells to Thomas Brownell of Portsmouth, R. I. "all that my 30-acre lott of land at Saconett...the 18th lot...on the South side of land of Walter Woodworth...and one 10-acre house lot in the Second Division (#38)...dated 13 May 1681, witnesses by Thomas Delano and Jonathan Alden. This was evidently granted to him as a "first-born" or was part of his father's grant since there is no record that he had bought it. Soon sfter marriage he removed to Bristol, R.I. where most of his children were recorded. There he took the oath of Fidelity 17 May 1685 (<strong>History of Bristol</strong> by Winifred H. Munro [1880], p. 114). Samuel Eaton of Middleboro sold to Philip Bumpas "all my now dwelling house and barn with two acres of upland 26 April 1688" (Plym. Deeds 1-276). According to <strong>ibid.</strong> 1:287 he is called "of Middleboro" when he and his wife Sarah sold to Thomas Sawyer of Marshfield "all that our housing and lands that we have and possess in the township of Middleboro...dwelling house and barn and two acres of land...bought of Samuel Eaton [as per deed 1.276] and also our moiety or half of that ye lot of land which was sometimes ye land of Francis Billington deceased and was by deed of gift under his hand... confirmed to the said Samuel Eaton and Martha, his wife, daughter of ye said Billington, to hold to them during the term of their lives and at their decease unto ye said Sarah his grandchild and to her heirs forever (sd deed dated 3 Jan. 1663)," 4 Oct. 1694, both by mark; acknowledged 4 Oct. 1694, recorded 10 Oct. 1694. They must have returned to Bristol where two more children were recorded after this date.
Philip purchased land in Quinebaug of Fitch and John Tracy (Ellen D. Larned, <strong>History of Windham, Conn.</strong> 1:106): he was among the thrity-eight subscribers, 13 Nov. 1699 (p. 113). Agreement of heirs of Philip Bump of Windham, Conn. (Probate 1:2:117, Plainfield), 24 Feb. 1725/6, names Sarah Bump, widow; Samuel of Bolton, Conn.; Philip Bump, Josiah Bump; Thomas Herd and wife Lydia; Peleg Ballard and wife Bethia; Sarah Bump, daughter, all of Plainfield, and Thomas Smith and wife Jemima of Preston, Conn. (TAG, <strong>supra,</strong> 23:228).
Children: recorded Bristol, R.I.
i. Jemima3, b. ca. 1686; m. 9 May 1706 Thomas Smith of Preston, Conn. (V.R.).
ii. Samuel, b. 20 Feb. 1687; d. 1747 at Bolton, Conn.; m. (1) his cousin Abigail Rouse 4 April 1723, b. 28 March 1693 Rochester, daughter of Edward and Rebecca, d. 1 Dec. 1725 Bolton; (2) 18 May 1727 Mary Ray who d. 8 Feb. 1727/8. His will is dated 15 April 1733, proved in 1747; Edward Rose of Bolton was named guardian of Matthew, and Abel Gaylord, of Samuel; inventory L6000. Children: Patience4, b. 23 Jan. 1723/4 Bolton, d. 7 Feb. 1724/5; Matthew, b. 27 Nov. 1725, perhapd removed to Carmel, N.Y.; Samuel, b. 5 Feb. 1727/8.
iii. Philip, b. 13 Feb. 1689, m. (1) Feb. 1722/3 Marcy Horsford Litchfield, Conn.; (2) 3 Dec. 1754 Mrs. Esther warren, Sharon, Conn.; a son William4, b. 26 Oct. 1723, Plainfield, CVonn., d. 2 Aug 1750 at Sharon.
iv. Lydia, b. 2 April 1692, m. Thomas Herd.
v. Matthew, b. 8 June 1695, probably d.y.
vi. Josiah, b. 9 April 1698, d. 2 Sept. 1757, at Plainfield, Conn.; wife Sarah. Admin. #299, State Archives.
vii. Bethia, b. ca. 1700 at Quinebaug; m. 23 Aug. 1721 Peleg3 Ballard (William2, William1), b. 20 Sept. 1694, Andover, Mass.; four children recorded at Plainfield.
viii. Sarah, b. ca. 1702, m. ----- Harris.".