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Arthur Bassett 1540 – 1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Umberleigh Manor, Atherington, Devon, England

Death Date: 7 APR 1586

Death Location: Exeter Castle, Exeter, Devon, England

Father: John IV

Mother: Francis Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Eleanor Chichester

Children(s): Elizabeth Basset, Margaret Bassett, Robert Bassett, Arthur Basset, Eleanor Basset, William Bassett, Francis Bassett, Anne Bassett, John Bassett, Jane Bassett, John Basset

The story of Arthur Bassett began in 1540 in Umberleigh Manor, Atherington, Devon, England. Arthur Bassett married Eleanor Chichester, and had children including Elizabeth Basset, Margaret Bassett, Robert Bassett, Arthur Basset, Eleanor Basset, William Bassett, Francis Bassett, Anne Bassett, John Thomas Bassett, Jane Bassett, John Basset. Arthur Bassett passed away in 1586 in Exeter Castle, Exeter, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Arthur Bassett began in 1540 in Umberleigh Manor, Atherington, Devon, England.
  • Arthur Bassett married Eleanor Chichester, and had children including Elizabeth Basset, Margaret Bassett, Robert Bassett, Arthur Basset, Eleanor Basset, William Bassett, Francis Bassett, Anne Bassett, John Thomas Bassett, Jane Bassett, John Basset.
  • Arthur Bassett passed away in 1586 in Exeter Castle, Exeter, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John IV
1519 – 1541
Birth Location: Umberleigh Manor, Atherington, Devon, England
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Francis Plantagenet
1519 – 1568
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

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

Elizabeth Basset
1545 – 1630
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Bassett
1568 – 1619
Birth Location: Hearson, Devonshire, England
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Robert Bassett
1574 – 1641
Birth Location: Umberleigh Manor, Atherington Parish, Devon, England
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Arthur Basset
1574 – 1641
Birth Location: Umberleigh Manor, Atherington Parish, Devon, England
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Eleanor Basset
1575 –
Birth Location: –
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William Bassett
1577 –
Birth Location: Umberleigh Manor, Atherington, Devon, England
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Francis Bassett
1584 –
Birth Location: Umberleigh Manor, Atherington, Devon, England
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Anne Bassett
1585 – 1664
Birth Location: Umberleigh Manor, Atherington, Devon, England
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John Bassett
1589 – 1652
Birth Location: Heyshott, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Jane Bassett
1590 – 1620
Birth Location: Roxton, Bedfordshire, England
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John Basset
1630 – 1653
Birth Location: Heaton, Devon, England
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Arthur Bassett's Ancestors

Self
Arthur Bassett
1540 – 1586
Birth Place: Umberleigh Manor, Atherington, Devon, England
Parents
John Bassett IV
1519 – 1541
Umberleigh Manor, Atherington, Devon, England
Francis Plantagenet
1519 – 1568
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
John (Basset) III
1462 – 1529
Tehidy Umberleigh, Cornwall, England
Honor (Lisle) Grenville
1446 – 1563
Kirkhampton Manor, Cornwall, England
Arthur (Plantagenet - (6th Viscount) Lisle)
1461 – 1542
Calais, France
Elizabeth Plantagenet
1482 – 1526
Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bassett
1441 – 1485
Elizabeth Stukeley
1445 – 1500
Sir Grenville
1479 – 1513
Isabella Gilbert
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bassett
1374 – 1463
Johanna Beaumont
1398 – 1463
Nicholas Stukeley
1451 – 1488
Anna Pomeroy
1435 – 1479

Arthur Bassett's Descendants

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Arthur Bassett (1540 – 7 APR 1586) m. Eleanor Chichester (1547 – 10 JUL 1585)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Basset (1545 – 1630)
  2. 2. Margaret Bassett (1568 – 9 JUN 1619)
  3. 3. Robert Bassett (20 JAN 1574 – 11 NOV 1641) m. Elizabeth Periam (1574 – 1635)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Basset (1579 – 1631)
    2. 2. Anne Bassett (1603 – JUN 1631)
    3. 3. Arthur Bassett (1597 – 1672) m. Agnes Legh (ABT 1605 – )
      1. 1. Arthur Basset (ABT 1632 – )
      2. 2. William Basset (ABT 1634 – )
      3. 3. Francis Basset (ABT 1636 – )
    4. 4. William Bassett (28 MAR 1602 – 7 MAY 1634)
    5. 5. Elinor Bassett (1605 – 1634)
    6. 6. Mary Bassett (1606 – JUN 1691)
  4. 4. Arthur Basset (30 JAN 1574 – 11 NOV 1641)
  5. 5. Eleanor Basset (1575 – ) m. William Whiddon m. Christopher Chichester
  6. 6. William Bassett (1577 – )
  7. 7. Francis Bassett (1584 – )
  8. 8. Anne Bassett (ABT 1585 – 1664)
  9. 9. John (Thomas) Bassett (17 MAY 1589 – 1652)
  10. 10. Jane Bassett (1590 – 1620)
  11. 11. John Basset (1630 – 15 FEB 1653) m. Margery (Ann) Holland (1 JUL 1590 – MAY 1656)
    1. 1. Robert (Holland) Bassett (1614 – 1670)
    2. 2. Mary ((Webb)) Soody (1616 – 1644)
    3. 3. Mary Bassett (21 DEC 1617 – 1698) m. John (Robert) Embree (1620 – 21 JUL 1656) m. George Baldwin
      1. 1. John (Bassett) Embree (1644 – )
      2. 2. Mary (Bassett) Embree (1645 – )
      3. 3. Joseph (Bassett) Embree (24 MAR 1649 – )
      4. 4. Samuel (Bassett) Embree (1650 – 1729)
      5. 5. Robert Embree (1652 – )
      6. 6. Moses (Bassett) EmbreeI (16 DEC 1652 – 3 JUL 1691)
      7. 7. Robert (Bassett) Embree
    4. 4. Anna (Holland) Bassett (1618 – 26 AUG 1667) m. U (K) Webb (1616 – 19 MAY 1670)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Webb (24 MAR 1639 – 1691)
      2. 2. Sarah Webb (1646 – 29 FEB 1704)
      3. 3. Mary (Mara) Webb (5 FEB 1648 – 14 MAR 1676)
      4. 4. Susanna Webb (1650 – 17 OCT 1651)
      5. 5. Emily (Lydia) Webb (1652 – 26 AUG 1667)
      6. 6. Richard Webb (1654 – 23 AUG 1700)
    5. 5. Sarah (Holland) Bassett (1623 – )
    6. 6. William (Holland) Bassett (30 MAY 1624 – 29 AUG 1684) m. Elilzabeth Tilden m. Sarah U (1624 – 31 AUG 1689)
      1. 1. John Bassett (24 DEC 1652 – 8 FEB 1713)
      2. 2. William Bassett (1648 – 16 OCT 1732)
      3. 3. Elisha Bassett (1649 – 1713) m. Elizabeth Davis (1654 – 19 AUG 1692) m. Elizabeth Collins (8 APR 1666 – 7 OCT 1690)
        1. 1. Benjamin Bassett (1683 – 27 JUN 1727)
        2. 2. William Bassett (1685 – 25 DEC 1733)
        3. 3. Zebedee Bassett (1687 – 1767)
        4. 4. Hannah Bassett (15 DEC 1689 – )
        5. 5. Elizabeth Bassett (25 APR 1691 – )
        6. 6. Elisha Bassett (21 AUG 1692 – 5 JAN 1787)
        7. 7. Daniel Bassett (20 OCT 1694 – 19 SEP 1745)
        8. 8. Harriot Bassett (1700 – )
      4. 4. Rebecca Bassett (1650 – )
      5. 5. Miriam Bassett (OCT 1655 – )
      6. 6. Rebecca Bassett (1662 – 1692)
      7. 7. Rachel Bassett (13 MAR 1666 – )
      8. 8. Mary Bassett (8 MAR 1649 – )
      9. 9. Elizabeth Bassett (1650 – 1703)
      10. 10. Sarah Bassett (1651 – 26 APR 1707)
      11. 11. Hannah Bassett (25 FEB 1660 – 1704)
      12. 12. Samuel Bassett (18 MAR 1664 – 8 APR 1716)
    7. 7. Samuel (Holland) Bassett (ABT 1625 – )
    8. 8. Elizabeth Bassett (1637 – 1677)
    9. 9. Joseph Basset

Arthur Bassett's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Arthur Bassett in Umberleigh Manor, Atherington, Devon, England
Umberleigh Manor, Atherington, Devon, England
1586
7 APR 1586
Age 46
Death of Arthur Bassett in Exeter Castle, Exeter, Devon, England
Exeter Castle, Exeter, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Umberleigh Manor, Atherington, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 APR 1586
    Event Place: Exeter Castle, Exeter, Devon, England
    Record Source: Age:
    45-46

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St Mary's Church, Atherington, Devon, England
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