INTRODUCTION: WHO AND WHY

Preface

The World of Fanny Powers Bassett; Her Last Goodbye

Genealogy of Nine Generations Plus

ANCESTORS: AGRICULTURAL TO MARKET ECONOMY

First Generation in America: Late 17^th century — Samuel Carter and Wives

Second Generation: Early 18^th century — Ebenezer Carter and Hannah St. John Carter

Third Generation: Late 18^th century –- John Carter and Hannah Benedict Carter

Fourth Generation: Late 18^th century –- Andrew Powers and Sally Carter Powers

Fifth Generation: Late 18^th and Early 19^th centuries

William Powers and Abigail Hendrix Powers

John Giles and Almira Avery Giles

Sixth Generation: Early and Mid-19^th century

William Lorenzo Powers

(George Powers) and Almira Giles Powers

Samuel St. John Powers and Caroline Maria Giles Powers

Samuel Bell McKee and Martha Davis McKee

Seventh Generation: Late 19^th and Early 20^th centuries

Edward Davis McKee and Fannie Voorhees Armstrong McKee

Frank Samuel Powers

Edward Giles Powers and Fannie Belle McKee Powers

Edgar John Bassett and Charlotte Crawford Wightman Bassett / Florence Phelps

HEROINE AND HERO: HORSE AND BUGGY TO SPACE TRAVEL

Eighth Generation: Early and Mid-20^th centuries

Fanny Armstrong Powers Bassett and Fraser Wightman Bassett

DESCENDANTS: TECHNOLOGY AND THE INFORMATION AGE

Ninth Generation: Mid and Late 20^th centuries

Edward Powers Bassett and Karen Elizabeth Jack Bassett

Caroline Bassett Wilkinson and Scott Jackson Wilkinson, Jr., M.D.

NINE GENERATIONS REVISITED

APPENDIX: FAMILY DATA INCLUDING EARLY PROBATE RECORDS