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Arthur Edward Bassett 1st Viscount of Lisle , Sir Arthur, 1540-1589, Knight of Heaton Basessett, 1st Viscount of Lisle 1540–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1540

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

Death Date: 2 Apr 1586

Death Location: Exeter Castle, Exeter, Devon, England

Father: Sir Umberly

Mother: Lady York

Spouse(s): Eleanor Chichester

Children(s): John II

Arthur Edward Bassett 1st Viscount of Lisle , Sir Arthur, 1540-1589, Knight of Heaton Basessett, 1st Viscount of Lisle was born in 1540 in Umberleigh Manor, Atherington Parish, Devon, England, the child of Sir John Bassett Of Umberly And Lady Frances Plantagenet Countess Of York. Arthur Edward Bassett 1st Viscount of Lisle , Sir Arthur, 1540-1589, Knight of Heaton Basessett, 1st Viscount of Lisle married Eleanor Chichester, and had children including John Bassett Puritan Immigrant Ii. Arthur Edward Bassett 1st Viscount of Lisle , Sir Arthur, 1540-1589, Knight of Heaton Basessett, 1st Viscount of Lisle passed away in 1586 in Exeter Castle, Exeter, Devon, England.

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  • Arthur Edward Bassett 1st Viscount of Lisle , Sir Arthur, 1540-1589, Knight of Heaton Basessett, 1st Viscount of Lisle was born in 1540 in Umberleigh Manor, Atherington Parish, Devon, England, the child of Sir John Bassett Of Umberly And Lady Frances Plantagenet Countess Of York.
  • Arthur Edward Bassett 1st Viscount of Lisle , Sir Arthur, 1540-1589, Knight of Heaton Basessett, 1st Viscount of Lisle married Eleanor Chichester, and had children including John Bassett Puritan Immigrant Ii.
  • Arthur Edward Bassett 1st Viscount of Lisle , Sir Arthur, 1540-1589, Knight of Heaton Basessett, 1st Viscount of Lisle passed away in 1586 in Exeter Castle, Exeter, Devon, England.

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Arthur Lisle's Ancestors

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Arthur Lisle
1540–1586
Birth Place: Umberleigh Manor, Atherington Parish, Devon, England
Parents
Sir John Bassett of Umberly
1518–1541
Umberleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England
Lady (Frances Plantagenet, Countess of) York
1519–1568
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight John IV, Sheriff of Cornwall, de) Basset
1462–1529
Tehidy Umberleigh, Cornwall, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Arthur Lisle's Descendants

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Arthur (Edward Bassett 1st Viscount of Lisle , Sir Arthur, 1540-1589, Knight of Heaton Basessett, 1st Viscount of) Lisle (Dec 1540–2 Apr 1586) m. Eleanor Chichester (1547–10 JUL 1589)
  1. 1. John (Bassett (Puritan Immigrant)) II 1589–1652 m. Margaret* ('Margery') Holland 1590–1653
    1. 1. Jane Basset 1614–1671
    2. 2. William (o) Bassett 1621–1703
    3. 3. Maria Bassett 1626–1709
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann) Bassett 1638–1703
    5. 5. Robert Bassett 1614–1670
    6. 6. Sarah Bassett 1630–1711
    7. 7. Mary Bassett 1617–1698
    8. 8. William Bassett 1625–1684
    9. 9. Margery Bassett 1622–1654
    10. 10. Anna Bassett 1618–1667 m. Robert (John) Webb 1615–1670 m. John Webb 1615–1670
      1. 1. Sarah Webb 1644–1717 m. Joseph Bushell 1640–1708
        1. 1. Margaret Bushnell 1674–
        2. 2. Mary Bushnell 1670–1751
        3. 3. Jane Bushell 1665–1703
        4. 4. Abigail Bushell 1668–1713 m. Nicholas Pyle 1666–1717
      2. 2. Elizabeth Webb 1641–1691
      3. 3. Jeremiah Webb 1668–1734
      4. 4. Peter Webb 1670–1693
      5. 5. John Webb 1640–1720
      6. 6. William Webb 1660–1701
      7. 7. Orange Webb 1645–1700 m. Susannah Thornton 1645–1671
      8. 8. Richard Webb 1654–1700
      9. 9. Susannah Webb 1650–1651
      10. 10. Richard Webb 1644–1651
      11. 11. Lydia Webb 1652–1667
      12. 12. Mary Webb 1647–1676

Arthur Lisle's Timeline

2 Records

1540
Dec 1540
Birth of Arthur Edward Bassett 1st Viscount of Lisle , Sir Arthur, 1540-1589, Knight of Heaton Basessett, 1st Viscount of Lisle in Umberleigh Manor, Atherington Parish, Devon, England
Umberleigh Manor, Atherington Parish, Devon, England
1586
2 Apr 1586
Age 46
Death of Arthur Edward Bassett 1st Viscount of Lisle , Sir Arthur, 1540-1589, Knight of Heaton Basessett, 1st Viscount of Lisle in Exeter Castle, Exeter, Devon, England
Exeter Castle, Exeter, Devon, England

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1586
    Event Place: Exeter Castle, Exeter, Devon, England

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