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George Bassett 1520 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Devon, England

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: London, England

Father: John III

Mother: Honor Grenville

Spouse(s): Jacquet Coffin, Jacquetta Basset

Children(s): Catherine Basset, James Basset, Blanche Basset

The story of George Bassett began in 1520 in Devon, England. George Bassett married Jacquet Coffin, Jacquetta Basset, and had children including Catherine Basset, James Basset, Blanche Basset. George Bassett passed away in 1580 in London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of George Bassett began in 1520 in Devon, England.
  • George Bassett married Jacquet Coffin, Jacquetta Basset, and had children including Catherine Basset, James Basset, Blanche Basset.
  • George Bassett passed away in 1580 in London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John III
1462 – 1529
Birth Location: Tehidy Umberleigh, Cornwall, England
JI
Honor Grenville
1446 – 1563
Birth Location: Kirkhampton Manor, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Jacquet Coffin
1531 – 1589
Birth Location: Bideford, Devon, England
JC
Jacquetta Basset
– 1589
Birth Location: –
JB

Children(s)

Catherine Basset
1560 – 1629
Birth Location: Atherington, Devon, England
CB
James Basset
1566 – 1603
Birth Location: Tehidy, Devonshire, England
JB
Blanche Basset
1570 –
Birth Location: Tehidy, Devonshire, England
BB

George Bassett's Ancestors

Self
George Bassett
1520 – 1580
Birth Place: Devon, England
Parents
John Basset III
1462 – 1529
Tehidy Umberleigh, Cornwall, England
Honor (Lisle) Grenville
1446 – 1563
Kirkhampton Manor, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
John Bassett
1441 – 1485
Tehidy, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Stukeley
1445 – 1500
Tehidy, Cornwall, England
Sir (Thomas) Grenville
1479 – 1513
Isabella Gilbert
Great-Grandparents
John Bassett
1374 – 1463
Johanna Beaumont
1398 – 1463
Nicholas Stukeley
1451 – 1488
Anna Pomeroy
1435 – 1479
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Basset
1319 – 1383
Margaret Fleming
Hugh Devon)
1398 – 1457
Katherine FitzWarine
1404 – 1467
Henry Pomeroy
1413 – 1481
Alice Raleigh
1415 – 1478

George Bassett's Descendants

1.
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George Bassett (1520 – 1580) m. Jacquet Coffin (1531 – 25 NOV 1589) m. Jacquetta Basset ( – 25 NOV 1589)
  1. 1. Catherine Basset (JAN 1560 – 3 SEP 1629) m. James Cary (1552 – 9 SEP 1632)
    1. 1. James Cary (1597 – 15 MAY 1634)
    2. 2. Mary Cary (1599 – )
    3. 3. Thomas Cary (1600 – )
    4. 4. Alice Cary (1602 – 1602)
  2. 2. James Basset (1566 – 8 FEB 1603) m. Jane Godolphin (1571 – 22 NOV 1614)
    1. 1. Francis Basset (1 JAN 1593 – 19 SEP 1645) m. Anne Trelawney (DEC 1600 – 15 JUL 1682)
      1. 1. John Basset (1 JAN 1620 – NOV 1656) m. m. Ann Delbridge (1612 – 1672)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Bennet) Baset (27 DEC 1636 – 8 JAN 1707) m. Thomas Potts (4 MAR 1632 – 1680)
        2. 2. Anne Basset (ABT 1646 – OCT 1715)
        3. 3. Charles Basset (ABT 1652 – 1709)
      2. 2. Francis Bassett (1622 – 1637)
      3. 3. Charles Basset (1626 – 29 MAY 1627)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Basset (1628 – 10 MAY 1671)
      5. 5. Thomas Bassett ( – 1648)
    2. 2. Joanna Bassett (1594 – 1649)
    3. 3. Thomas Bassett (1595 – )
    4. 4. James Bassett (1597 – )
    5. 5. Grace Bassett (1598 – )
    6. 6. Arthur Bassett (1599 – )
    7. 7. Nicholas Bassett (1601 – )
    8. 8. Margaret Bassett (1603 – )
    9. 9. Margery Basset
  3. 3. Blanche Basset (1570 – )

George Bassett's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of George Bassett in Devon, England
Devon, England
1580
1580
Age 60
Death of George Bassett in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: Age:
    59-60
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