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James Basset 1566 – 1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1566

Birth Location: Tehidy, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 8 FEB 1603

Death Location: Illogan, Cornwall, England

Father: George Bassett

Mother: Jacquet Coffin

Spouse(s): Jane Godolphin

Children(s): Francis Basset, Joanna Bassett, Thomas Bassett, James Bassett, Grace Bassett, Arthur Bassett, Nicholas Bassett, Margaret Bassett, Margery Basset

In 1566, James Basset entered the world in Tehidy, Devonshire, England, born to George Bassett and Jacquet Coffin. James Basset married Jane Godolphin, and had children including Francis Basset, Joanna Bassett, Thomas Bassett, James Bassett, Grace Bassett, Arthur Bassett, Nicholas Bassett, Margaret Bassett, Margery Basset. James Basset passed away in 1603 in Illogan, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • In 1566, James Basset entered the world in Tehidy, Devonshire, England, born to George Bassett and Jacquet Coffin.
  • James Basset married Jane Godolphin, and had children including Francis Basset, Joanna Bassett, Thomas Bassett, James Bassett, Grace Bassett, Arthur Bassett, Nicholas Bassett, Margaret Bassett, Margery Basset.
  • James Basset passed away in 1603 in Illogan, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Bassett
1520 – 1580
Birth Location: Devon, England
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Jacquet Coffin
1531 – 1589
Birth Location: Bideford, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Godolphin
1571 – 1614
Birth Location: Godolphin Manor, Godolphin Cross, Breage, Helston, Cornwall
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Children(s)

Francis Basset
1593 – 1645
Birth Location: Heligan Park Hall, Heligan, South Cornwall, England
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Joanna Bassett
1594 – 1649
Birth Location: Tehidy, Cornwall, England
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Thomas Bassett
1595 –
Birth Location: Tehidy, Cornwall, England
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James Bassett
1597 –
Birth Location: Tehidy, Cornwall, England
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Grace Bassett
1598 –
Birth Location: Tehidy, Cornwall, England
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Arthur Bassett
1599 –
Birth Location: Tehidy, Cornwall. England
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Nicholas Bassett
1601 –
Birth Location: Tehidy, Cornwall, England
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Margaret Bassett
1603 –
Birth Location: Tehidy, Cornwall, England
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Margery Basset
Birth Location: –
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James Basset's Ancestors

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James Basset
1566 – 1603
Birth Place: Tehidy, Devonshire, England
Parents
George Bassett
1520 – 1580
Devon, England
Jacquet Coffin
1531 – 1589
Bideford, Devon, England
Grandparents
John (Basset) III
1462 – 1529
Tehidy Umberleigh, Cornwall, England
Honor (Lisle) Grenville
1446 – 1563
Kirkhampton Manor, Cornwall, England
George Coffin
1505 –
Of, Portledge, Devon, England
Mrs (George) Coffin
1509 –
of Portledge, Devonshire, 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

James Basset's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Isaac Botts (1640 – 16 OCT 1675)
        2. 2. John Potts (1645 – 1698)
        3. 3. John Potts (1658 – 1698)
        4. 4. John Potts (1658 – 3 OCT 1719)
        5. 5. Elizabeth Potts (1662 – 1690)
        6. 6. David Potts (1670 – 16 NOV 1730)
        7. 7. Jonathan (John Jonas) Potts (1680 – 1754)
      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

James Basset's Timeline

2 Records

1566
1566
Birth of James Basset in Tehidy, Devonshire, England
Tehidy, Devonshire, England
1603
8 FEB 1603
Age 37
Death of James Basset in Illogan, Cornwall, England
Illogan, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Tehidy, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 FEB 1603
    Event Place: Illogan, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: Age:
    36-37
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