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Arthur (Sir) Bassett 1536–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1536

Birth Location: Umberleigh Manor, Atherington Parish, Devon, England

Death Date: 2 Apr 1586

Death Location: Atherington, North Devon District, Devon, England

Father: John V

Mother: Frances Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Eleanor Chichester

Children(s): Margaret Bassett

Arthur (Sir) Bassett was born in 1536 in Umberleigh Manor, Atherington Parish, Devon, England, the child of John Bassett V And Frances Lady Plantagenet. Arthur (Sir) Bassett married Eleanor Chichester, and had children including Margaret Bassett. Arthur (Sir) Bassett passed away in 1586 in Atherington, North Devon District, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Arthur (Sir) Bassett was born in 1536 in Umberleigh Manor, Atherington Parish, Devon, England, the child of John Bassett V And Frances Lady Plantagenet.
  • Arthur (Sir) Bassett married Eleanor Chichester, and had children including Margaret Bassett.
  • Arthur (Sir) Bassett passed away in 1586 in Atherington, North Devon District, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John V
1519–1541
Birth Location: Umberlegh, Devon, England
JV
Frances Plantagenet
1519–1658
Birth Location: London, London, England
FP

Spouses(s)

Eleanor Chichester
1547–1585
Birth Location: Raleigh, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Bassett
1567–1619
Birth Location: Devon, England
MB

Arthur Bassett's Ancestors

Self
Arthur Bassett
1536–1586
Birth Place: Umberleigh Manor, Atherington Parish, Devon, England
Parents
John Bassett V
1519–1541
Umberlegh, Devon, England
Frances ((Lady)) Plantagenet
1519–1658
London, London, England
Grandparents
John (Basset) IV
1462–1529
Tehidy (Cornwall) England
Honor Grenville
1493–1566
Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
Count (Arthur Wayte (Waite) Plantagenet (Illegitimate son of Henry IV, Sir, Knight of The Garter, 1st Viscount Lisle, Sheriff of) Hampshire)
1460–1542
Calais, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Elizabeth Grey
1470–1525
, Sussex, , England
Great-Grandparents
John III
1441–1485
Elizabeth Budockshyde
1441–1500
Thomas Grenville
1447–1513
Isabel Gilbert
1447–1494
King Plantagenet
1442–1483
Elizabeth Wayte
1443–1492
Edward Grey
1442–1492
Elizabeth Talbot
1435–1487
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1374–1463
Joan Beaumont
1423–1463
Thomas Granville
–1483
Otho Gilbert
1418–1494
Elizabeth Hill
1425–1456
Richard York
1516–
Cecily Neville
1415–1495
Edward Grey
1412–1457
Elizabeth Ferrers
1416–1483

Arthur Bassett's Descendants

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Arthur ((Sir)) Bassett (Dec 1536–2 Apr 1586) m. Eleanor Chichester (1547–10 Jul 1585)
  1. 1. Margaret Bassett 1567–1619 m. Richard (Duke) III 1567–1641
    1. 1. Thomas Duke 1616–1692 m. Mary Harte 1620–1671
      1. 1. Henry Duke 1642–1714 m. Elizabeth Soane 1650–1679
        1. 1. Thomas Duke 1671–1704 m. Elizabeth Marston 1676–1729

Arthur Bassett's Timeline

2 Records

1536
Dec 1536
Birth of Arthur (Sir) Bassett in Umberleigh Manor, Atherington Parish, Devon, England
Umberleigh Manor, Atherington Parish, Devon, England
1586
2 Apr 1586
Age 50
Death of Arthur (Sir) Bassett in Exeter Castle, Exeter, Devon, England
Exeter Castle, Exeter, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1536
    Event Place: Umberleigh Manor, Atherington Parish, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1586
    Event Place: Exeter Castle, Exeter, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Atherington, North Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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