'Basset2'
Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Basset of Heanton Court, Basset of Ipsden, Basset of Stratton, Basset of Tehidy, Basset of Trevalga, Basset of Umberleigh

Osmund Basset of Oakley and Ipsden (b c1104)
m. Basilia (widow of Luvet de Brai)
1. John Basset of Ipsden
  A. William Basset of Ipsden
  m. (c1205) Cecilia de Dunstanville (dau of Alan de Dunstanville)
  i. Sir Alan Basset of Tehidy
  m. Lucia Peverel (sister of Sir William Peverel)
  a. Alan Basset of Tehidy (a 1262)
  m. _ Haccombe (dau of Sir A. Haccombe)
  (1) Lawrence Basset of Tehidy
  m. Hawysia
  (A) William Basset of Tehidy and Trevalga (d 1305)
  m. Alice Wallis (dau of John Wallis)
  (i) Sir William Basset of Tehidy (a 1334)
  (a) Sir William Basset of Tehidy (d before 1346)
  m. Joan
  ((1)) John Basset of Tehidy (d c1348)
(b) Thomas Basset of Tehidy (d 1354)
  ((1)) William Basset of Tehidy and Trevalga (d 1384)
  m. Margaret
  ((A)) John Basset of Tehidy (b 1377, d 1463)
  m. Ann
  BLG1886 shows John & Ann as parents of Sir John (1441-1485) who married Joan Beaumont and was father of Sir John who married Elizabeth Dennis & Honora Grenville. We follow the web site used for the Beaumont family, which indicates that BLG1886 omitted a generation, as the dates give it more credibility.
  ((i)) John Basset of Tehidy (b 1374, d 18.06.1463)
  m. Joan Beaumont (dau of Sir Thomas Beaumon of Shirwell & Umberleigh, sister of Philip of Sherwell)
  ((a)) Sir John Basset of Tehidy and Umberleigh (b 1441, d 11.06.1485) - continued below
  m. Elizabeth Budockshy
2. Wiliam Basset ancestor of Bassets in Northamptonshire

 

 

Sir John Basset of Tehidy and Umberleigh (b 1441, d 11.06.1485) - continued above
m. Elizabeth Budockshy
1. Sir John Basset of Tehidy and Umberleigh (b 1463, d 31.01.1528)
  m1. Elizabeth Denys (dau of John Denys)
A. Anne Basset
  m. James Courtenay (son of Sir William of Powderham)
  m2. (1515) Honora Granville (dau of Sir Thomas Granville)
  B. John Basset of Tehidy and Umberleigh (b 1519, d 1541)
  m. Frances Plantagenet (dau of Arthur Plantagenet, Viscount Lisle, natural son of King Edward IV)
  i. Sir Arthur Basset of Tehidy, Umberleigh and Heanton Court (b 1540, d 1586)
  m. Eleanor Chichester (dau of Sir John Chichester of Raleigh)
  a. Sir Robert Basset of Umberleigh (b 1574, d 1672)
  m. Elizabeth Peryam (b c1569, d 1633, dau of Sir William Peryam, chief baron of the Exchequer)
  (1) Arthur Basset of Heanton Court, Governor of St. Michael's Mount (b 1597, d 07.01.1672, Colonel)
  m. _ Leigh (dau of _ Leigh of Burrough)
  (A) John Basset (b c1630, dvp 1660)
  m. Susannah Bluet (dau of _ Bluett of Holcombe Regis)
(i) John Basset of Heanton Court (b 1652, d 1686)
  m. Elizabeth Acland (dau of Arthur Acland of Bittadon)
  (a) John Basset of Heanton Court (d 1721)
  m. _ Hooper (dau of Sir Nicholas Hooper of Fullabrook)
  ((1)) Francis Basset of Heanton Court
  m. (10.06.1734) Eleanor Courtenay (b 04.02.1710, d 1764, dau of Sir William Courtenay, 2nd Bart of Powderham)
  ((A)) Francis Basset of Heanton Court (d unm 1802)
  ((B)) Eustachia Basset
  m. John Hooke Campbell (Lord Lyon King of Arms)
  ((C)) Eleanora Basset
  m. John Davie of Orleigh
  ((i)) Joseph Davie, later Basset of Watermouth and Umberlegh had issue
  m. Mary Irwin of Barnstaple (niece of Lt.Col. _ Harris)
  ((ii)) Charles Davie (rector of Heanton Punchardon) had issue
  m. Bridget Boyfield of Lee
  ((iii)) Eleanora Davie
  m. Rev. Lewis Lewis of Gwinfe
  ((iv)) Julia Davie
  m. Rev. J.W. Beadon
  ((v)) Eustachia Davie
  m. _ Shairp (Captain)
  ((vi)) Charlotte Davie
  m. _ Debrisay (General)
((vii)) Mary Davie
  m1. _ Lumsden
  m2. _ Jones
  ((viii))+ other issue - John (Captain RN, had issue), Peregrine (had issue), others (d young/unm)
  (b) daughter probably of this generation
  m. (sp) John Bampfylde (b 08.04.1690, d 17.09.1750, MP)
  (2) Ann Basset
  m. Jonathan Rashley of Cornwall
(3) Elizabeth Basset
  m. George Yeo of Huish
  (4)+ other issue - Arthur, William, Elinor, Mary
  b. Ann Basset apparently of this generation
  m. John Chichester of Hall (d 1608)
  C. George Basset, later of Tehidy (d 05.11.1589)
  m. Jacquetta Coffin (dau of George Coffin of Portledge)
  i. James Basset of Tehidy (d 08.02.1604)
  m. (1587) Jane Godolphin (dau of Sir Francis Godolphin of Godolphin)
  a. Sir Francis Basset of Tehidy, Sheriff of Cornwall (d 19.09.1645)
  m. (30.08.1620) Anne Trelawny (dau of Sir Jonathan Trelawny of Trelawny)
  (1) Francis Basset (dvpsp 1637)
(2) John Basset of Tehidy (d 11.1656)
  m. Anne Dellridge (dau of Robert Dellridge of Barnstaple)
  (A) Francis Basset of Tehidy (d 1675)
  m. Lucy Hele (dau of John Hele)
  (i) Francis Basset of Tehidy (b 10.02.1674, d 11.12.1721)
  m1. Elizabeth Spencer (dau of Sir Thomas Spencer of Yarnton)
  m2. Mary Pendarves (dau of Rev. John Pendarves of Dunsteignton)
(a) John Pendarves Basset of Tehidy (b 1713, d 19.09.1739)
  m. (1737) Anne Prideaux (dau of Sir Edmund Prideaux, Bart of Netherton)
  ((1)) John Prideaux Basset of Tehidy (b 22.05.1740, d 28.05.1756)
  (b) Francis Basset of Imley, later of Tehidy (d 17.11.1769)
m. (19.10.1756) Margaret St. Aubyn (d 19.10.1768, dau of Sir John St. Aubyn, Bart of Clowance)
  ((1)) Sir Francis Basset, Bart of Tehidy, Lord de Dunstanville of Tehidy, Lord Basset of Stratton (b 09.08.1757, d 14.02.1835)
  m1. (16.05.1780) Frances Susanna Coxe (d 14.06.1823, dau of John Hippisley Coxe of Ston Easton)
  ((A)) Frances Basset, Baroness Basset of Stratton (b 01.05.1781, d unm 22.01.1855)
  m2. (13.07.1824, sp) Harriet Lemon (dau of Sir William Lemon, Bart of Carclew)
  ((2)) John Basset (rector of Illogan and Camborne)
  m. (04.10.1790) Mary Wingfield (dau of George Wingfield of Durham)
((A)) John Basset of Stratton, Sheriff of Cornwall (b 1791, d 04.07.1843) had issue
  m. (06.1830) Elizabeth Mary Price (dau of Sir Rose Price, Bart of Trengwainton)
  ((3)) Margaret Basset (bpt 09.1758, d 05.05.1842)
  m. (1776) John Rogers of Treassowe and Penrose (d 22.02.1832)
  ((4))+ other issue (d unm) - Anne (d 1779), Cecilia, Mary, Catherine
  (B)+ other issue - Charles (d 09.1709, rector of Illogan), John (d unm 1708), Anne (d unm 10.175), Elizabeth (d unm)
  b. Margery Basset
  m. Henry Trengrove alias Nance
c. Johanna Basset
  m. William Courtenay of Tremara
  d.+ other issue - Sir Thomas (Major General), Sir Arthur (Colonel), Nicholas, James, Grace, Mary
  ii. Catherine Basset
  m. James Cary of Cockington
  iii. Blanche Basset
  m. William Newman of Plemyn
  D. James Basset (b 1523, d 21.11.1558)
  A site visitor (MW, 05.06.06) has kindly advised us that James's wife, whom we had previously identified just as Mary, was in fact ...
  m. Mary Roper (dau of William Roper by Margaret, dau of Sir Thomas More)
  i. Philip Basset (b 1557)
  a.+ 2 daughters
  ii. Charles Basset (b 1558-9, d 1584, Jesuit)
  E.+ 6 daughters
2.+ other issue - Thomas, Thomas, Martin, John, several daughters

Main source(s): BLG1886 (Basset of Trehidy), BLG1952 (Basset formerly of Tehidy), BLG1886 (Basset of Umberleigh and Watermouth) with a little input/support from Visitation (Cornwall, 1620, Basset), Visitation (Devon, 1620, Basset)
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