My first source of info for all this page is my father's late brother, James Bassett Gwin II.  Page 46 is entitled BASSET FAMILY HISTORY and starts out:

"Compiled by James Basset Gwin II of 2918 45 St New Orleans 20, LA in the year 1949 from records submitted from the collections of Kate L. Gwin Tuscaloosa Al, and Edith Snow, Washington, DC.  Information obtained from Major Champ Carter McCullough who employed genealogists to trace this ancestry. "

My third source is Ms. Elizabeth (Liz) Nitschke Hicks herself , erootrot@usa.net , generation six below, my third cousin once removed.

And now my fourth source is Ms. Margaret Johanna Bond Graham, graham7111@cox.net, generation seven below, my 4th cousin.

1.--[Georges] Basset; m. Madamoselle Lavalette; 2 sons.  This from Uncle James' papers, but evidently "Georges" (James said it's pronounced zhur-WAH) is misinformation, as Liz has the copy of the marriage license (transcribed immediately below).
JB/ENH notes:
53B. Jean Jacques Luis Basset m.Mary Lavalette on 20 Aug 1767 in Christchurch, Yorkshire, England.

Liz Hicks sent me a photocopy of the old 1767 marriage license.  I transcribe it here with typeset words in boldface type and handwritten words in italic type.  The five signatures are also underlined.
 

2.1--One of them (no name listed; may have been born second) emigrated to America, family all died in Philadelphia.  (Uncle James Gwin's info.)
2.2--John James Louis Basset m. Mary Miles, an English girl; settled in Sussex, England; 14 children
JB/ENH notes:
*53B1. Jean Jacques Luis "James" Basset- m. Mary Miles 13 Jun 1803 in St. Marylebone, London, Eng.

3.01--James Basset
3.02--Mary Basset
3.03--Charlotte Basset (m. Fred Cheeseman)
3.04--George Basset
3.05--William Basset (m. Harriet Bowley)--(my great-great-grandparents)
3.06--Louis Basset (m. Sarah Gwin)
3.07--Sarah Basset (m. Robert Jordan)
3.08--John Miles Basset
3.09--Henry Basset
3.10--Joseph Lavalette Basset (m. Mary Ann Gwin)
3.11--Emma Maria Basset (m3. Carl Ludwig Nitschke)  [Click here for their wedding photo.]
3.12--Thomas Archibald Basset, or Thomas Basset (twin), b. 1826; d. unk.;
3.13--Charles Basset, or Archibald Basset (twin), b. 1826; d. unk.;
3.14--Robert Basset or Charles Robert Basset, b. 1830; d. 1837;
(3.15)--Harry Bridger (called Henry)--maybe adopted, maybe only a close friend raised by the family, but not blood related

[John Gwin Note:  Most of the following is transcribed directly from what Liz Hicks sent me, the exceptions being--1--the Isherwood family section s (4.2 and following) sent by Johanna Graham and--2--several places where Johanna's information is in addition to or slightly different from Liz's (these places are marked with "[MJBG:]").]

My [Liz's] g-gmother, 3.11 Emma Maria Basset Nitschke b. 13 May 1825, d. 21 Oct 1873, had 6 ch:

4.l-- Catherine Matilda Nitschke b. 14 Sep 1855, d. same day

4.2--Emma Margaret [MJBG: Marghueretta] Nitschke b. 30 Oct 1856 Austin, Travis Co.,TX; d. 21 Jun 1938 [MJBG: in Stillwater, Payne Co., OK]; bd. Oakwood Cem., Austin; m. 5 May 1877 [MJBG: in SC] to George A. Isherwoodd, (Sr.?) ([MJBG: b. 1854 in England; d. 1927 in Austin, Travis Co., TX]);

5.1--Carl L. Isherwood, b. 23 May 1880; d. 14 May 1922; m. Blanche (nee unk.; b. 1878; d. 1958)

5.2--George A. Isherwood (Jr.?), b. 26 Nov 1885; d. 18 Dec 1919 in Austin, Travis Co., TX; m. Lucy Alten; b. 1890; d. 1977)

6.1--Elenora Isherwood

5.3--Maggie Elnora Isherwood, b. 15 Jul 1889 in Austin, Travis Co., TX; d. 6 Sep 1926 in Stillwater, Payne Co., OK; m. 1912 (in Austin, Travis Co., TX?) Oscar Joseph Merrell (b. 3 May 1889 in Hope, Hempstead Co., AR; d. 3 Sep 1951 in Temple, TX; s/o Joseph B. Merrell and Cordelia Viola Stewart)

6.1--Maggie Viola Merrell; b. 29 Aug 1913 in Austin, Travis Co., TX; d. 17 Oct 1994 in Stillwater, Payne Co., OK; m. 29 Mar 1937 in Stillwater, Payne Co., OK to Brendon Arthur Bond, Sr. (b. 28 Apr 1912 in Brownwood, Brown Co., TX; d. 15 Feb 2002; s/o Robert Anthony Bond and Sally Rebecca Smith);

7.1--Christopher Joseph Bond, [PRIVATE] m. Barbara Elizabeth McGill [PRIVATE]

8.1--Katharine Elizabeth Bond; [PRIVATE]m. John Fredrick Wallin

8.2--Edward Andrew Bond; [PRIVATE]m. Lauren Nan Brien

[7.2]--Anthony Merrell Bond- [PRIVATE]  m1.  Jacqueline Pearl Scott

[8.1]--Deborah Lynn Bond, [PRIVATE] m1. Dave Elliott [PRIVATE]

[9.1]--Melissa Lynn Elliott, [PRIVATE]

DLB m2. Daniel Wright  [PRIVATE]

[9.2]--Brian Wright, [PRIVATE]

[8.1]--Leslie Elaine Bond, [PRIVATE] m. Rick Thorsen [PRIVATE]

[9.1]--Nicholas Thorsen, [PRIVATE]

AMB m2. Robin (nee unk.)

AMB m3. Karen (nee unk.)

AMB m4. Roxanna Jean Miller [PRIVATE]

AMB m5. Doris Joan McCool (b. unk.)

7.3--Brendon Arthur "Donnie" Bond, Jr., [PRIVATE]m. [PRIVATE]  Elizabeth Eurena West [PRIVATE]

8.1--Margaret Elizabeth Bond, [PRIVATE] m. Robert Wade Garrison [PRIVATE]3 children;

9.1--Robert Andrew Garrison, [PRIVATE]

9.2--Collin Jackson Garrison, [PRIVATE]

9.3--William Brendon Garrison, [PRIVATE]

8.2--Susan Diane Bond, [PRIVATE]; m. Terry Jay Coltharp [PRIVATE]

9.1--Curtis Jay Coltharp, [PRIVATE]

8.3--Mary Ellen Bond, [PRIVATE];

7.4--Margaret Johanna Bond; [PRIVATE]; m. [PRIVATE] William Oscar Graham [PRIVATE]);

8.1--Steven Baylis Graham, [PRIVATE];

8.2--Gary Stuart Graham, [PRIVATE]; m. [PRIVATE] Melissa Ann Kuenzel [PRIVATE]

9.1--Alexander William Graham, [PRIVATE]

9.2--Allison Marie Graham, [PRIVATE]

7.5--Jonathan Kurt Bond, [PRIVATE]; m.[PRIVATE] Carol Ann Mowdy [PRIVATE]

8.1--David Jonathan Bond, [PRIVATE]

6.2--Oscar James Merrell, b. 9 Sep 1915 in Austin, Travis Co., TX; d. 27 Jul 1984 in San Francisco, CA, without issue; m. unk;

6.3--Ira Nelson Merrell, b. 17 Jul 1918 in Austin, Travis Co., TX; d. 14 Aug 1987 in Titusville, FL; m. unk. date or place to Norene Harris (b. unk.; d. 1976); 3 children;

7.1--Oscar Jay Merrell, [PRIVATE]

7.2--Arthur N. Merrell,[PRIVATE]m. Carol (nee unk.); 4 children;

8.1--Kelly Merrell, [PRIVATE]; m. Doug (last name unk.);

8.2--Josh Merrell, [PRIVATE]

8.3--Adam Merrell, [PRIVATE];

8.4--Jacob Merrell,[PRIVATE];

7.3--James Merrell, [PRIVATE]k.; m. Denise (nee unk.)

INM m2. Ruby (nee unk.; [PRIVATE].)

6.4--Dollie Mae Merrell, b. 18 Oct 1920 in St. Louis, MO; was an invalid; d. 30 Jul 1985 in Montgomery, AL; m. never;

5.4--Francis R. Isherwood, b. 1896; d. 1950 in Stillwater, Payne Co., OK; m. (name unk.)

6.1--Don Isherwood, [PRIVATE]

6.2--Phyllis Isherwood, [PRIVATE]

4.3--Alice Theresa Nitschke b. 2 Oct 1858 Austin, TX; d. 26 Jan 1910, bd. Oakwood Cem.; m. 8 Aug 1876 Mathew Clarkson

4.4--James Bassett Nitschke b. 1 Jul 1860 Bull Creek, Travis Co.,TX (near Austin); d. 29 Oct 1929, bd. Oakwood Cem.; m. Alice Hilliare 19 Dec 1883

4.5--Aileen Isabel "Lena" Nitschke b. 9 Jan 1863 Fiskville, TX (near Austin); d. 24 Apr 1905,  bd. Oakwood Cem.; m. 10 Nov 1880 Albert Schute

4.6--Robert Edward Nitschke b. 16 Mar 1866 Austin, TX; m. 11 Dec 1890 Elizabeth Anna Helen Richter;  Both bd. in new section of Oakwood Cem., Austin, TX.  He was police chief of Austin, TX during 1920's.  He was my grandfather.  Their 3 children:

5.1--Lula Mae Nitschke m. William F. Devine; no ch.

5.2--Robert E. Nitschke, Jr. ; m. Williard Griffith (great granddaughter of Susanna Dickinson Hannig, the lady Santa Anna let out of the Alamo to go tell what had happened); no ch.

5.3--Herbert C. Nitschke, my dad; 1 ch.

6.1--Elizabeth Mae "Liz" Nitschke; b. 1942; m. David Hicks

John - So glad to "meet" you .  I must tell you I am totally overwhelmed--after years of looking for relatives to have finally made connection with some is just too fantastic.  You've got to understand - that is been so-o-o-o frustrating because my husband has been finding relatives and ancestors for years under every rock and around every corner and I have never had any luck.
So this past week I have been jumping for joy with the new information I got from Anita Johnson with the German-Texas Society.
I also descend through Emma Basset - I would be her gg-granddaughter, I think, so whatever that makes us--. I think Liz & I are a generation apart, but actually very close to the same age. I don't have any information on the Bassets at all, so of course I don't show William. I thought I would dash off a response to you before I started delving into your web page, etc.
I didn't see where Liz had sent you my information:
    Johanna Graham (Mrs. William)
[private]
    and you have my email.
Thanks SO MUCH for writing - looking forward to meeting you --
Johanna

Ok John, those worked. To say the least.  I am totally impressed - probably a bit confused too since I have so little information; and what little I have is simply word of mouth from my Mother.
Let me see if I can spell out where I "fit in:"

[deleted here--transcribed above]

I'm confused about Emma -The only info I have from my Mother is that Emma came over from...was very sick on the ship and when she got better she found her husband (?? Bassett??) dead and her valuables gone. I have a decorated wooden broach that supposedly was the only piece of jewelry that was not taken and that was because she was wearing it......??

I also have several "spelling" errors in names due to what my Mother remembered...so your information is very much appreciated. Mother also told the tale about Mary Miles being related to "Lafayette" .
Boy!  Emma Marie sure had a busy year in 1854!  What happened to Sir Benton?  Also, why the different birth dates for Emma Maria Bassett ( born May 13, 1825 --per grave marker) and notes on 53B1B show birth date of Jun 20 1924? Liz's notes give birthdate of May 13, 1824 - is the grave marker just wrong?

Boy, this is all mind boggling!
Thanks- Johanna