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Walter Bassett 1549 – 1569 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1549

Birth Location: Sandwich,,Kent,England

Death Date: 1569

Death Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Sir Bassett

Mother: Jane Davis

Spouse(s): Cecilia Light, Elizabeth DeLygon

Children(s): William Bassett, Barnard Basset, Margaret Basset, Susan Basset, Edward Basset, Margery Basset, Elizabeth BASSET

The story of Walter Bassett began in 1549 in Sandwich,,Kent,England. Walter Bassett married Cecilia Light, Elizabeth DeLygon, and had children including William Bassett, Barnard Basset, Margaret Basset, Susan Basset, Edward Basset, Margery Basset, Elizabeth BASSET. Walter Bassett passed away in 1569 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Bassett began in 1549 in Sandwich,,Kent,England.
  • Walter Bassett married Cecilia Light, Elizabeth DeLygon, and had children including William Bassett, Barnard Basset, Margaret Basset, Susan Basset, Edward Basset, Margery Basset, Elizabeth BASSET.
  • Walter Bassett passed away in 1569 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Bassett
1460 – 1543
Birth Location: Uley, Gloucestershire, England
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Jane Davis
1468 – 1543
Birth Location: Uley, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Cecilia Light
1575 – 1667
Birth Location: 1668081, Kent, England
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Elizabeth DeLygon
1562 – 1610
Birth Location: Grove, Berkshire, England
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Children(s)

William Bassett
1575 – 1667
Birth Location: Sandwich, Kent, , England
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Barnard Basset
1580 – 1650
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
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Margaret Basset
1582 –
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
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Susan Basset
1584 – 1631
Birth Location: Uley, Gloucestershire, England
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Edward Basset
1588 – 1602
Birth Location: Kingsgrove, Gloucestershire, England
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Margery Basset
1591 –
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
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Elizabeth BASSET
1593 – 1668
Birth Location: Kingsgrove, Gloucestershire, England
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Walter Bassett's Ancestors

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Walter Bassett
1549 – 1569
Birth Place: Sandwich,,Kent,England
Parents
Sir Giles de Bassett
1460 – 1543
Uley, Gloucestershire, England
Jane Davis
1468 – 1543
Uley, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) Basset
1435 – 1488
Uley Manor, Gloucs, England
Dame (Margaret) Hartwell
1440 –
Uley,,Gloucestershire,England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Basset
1406 – 1440
Dame Bytton
1395 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bassett
1370 – 1422
Margary Bassett
1380 –

Walter Bassett's Descendants

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Walter Bassett (1549 – 1569) m. Cecilia Light (1575 – 5 Jun 1667) m. Elizabeth DeLygon (1562 – 7 Aug 1610)
  1. 1. William Bassett (1575 – 5 Jun 1667) m. Cecilia Light (1575 – 5 Jun 1667)
    1. 1. Roger Bassett (1598 – 1627)
    2. 2. William Bassett (24 Oct 1600 – 4 Apr 1667) m. Elizabeth (Tilden (Arrived 1621 on the) "Fortune") (1610 – 5 Jun 1667) m. Mary Tilden (1622 – 5 May 1667)
      1. 1. Esther Bassett (1619 – 20 Jan 1710)
      2. 2. Jane Bassett (1622 – )
      3. 3. William Bassett (1624 – 10 Jun 1670)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Bassett (1626 – 1670)
      5. 5. Joseph BASSETT (1629 – 16 Oct 1677)
      6. 6. Esther Bassett (1630 – 10 Sep 1664)
      7. 7. Nathaniel Bassett (1628 – 16 Jan 1709)
      8. 8. Sarah Bassett (5 Apr 1630 – 22 January 1710) m. Peregrine White (1620 – 31 Jul 1704)
      9. 9. Joseph Bassett (1635 – 1713) m. Mary Lapham (1641 – 1 Sep 1676) m. Martha Hobart (6 June 1637 – 14 Mar 1712)
        1. 1. Mary Bassett (1659 – 21 May 1734)
        2. 2. William (III) Bassett (1667 – 13 Apr 1734)
        3. 3. Ruth Bassett (1671 – 1760)
        4. 4. Lydia Bassett (1671 – 6 Apr 1755)
        5. 5. Elnathan Bassett (1672 – 20 Apr 1750) m. Mary Hill
        6. 6. Elizabeth Bassett (1672 – 11 Nov 1724)
        7. 7. Jane Bassett (1673 – 1712)
        8. 8. Jeremiah Bassett (1678 – 29 Jul 1768)
        9. 9. Jeremiah Bassett (1678 – 29 Jul 1768) m. mary felch (1695 – 18 february 1776)
        10. 10. William Bassett (1680 – )
      10. 10. Ruth Bassett (1633 – 26 Mar 1676)
      11. 11. Jane Bassett (1634 – )
      12. 12. Elizabeth Bassett (1650 – )
  2. 2. Barnard Basset (1580 – 1650)
  3. 3. Margaret Basset (1582 – )
  4. 4. Susan Basset (1584 – 23 Apr 1631)
  5. 5. Edward Basset (1588 – 5 Nov 1602)
  6. 6. Margery Basset (1591 – )
  7. 7. Elizabeth BASSET (1593 – 1668)

Walter Bassett's Timeline

3 Records

1549
1549
Birth of Walter Bassett in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
1549
1549
Birth of Walter Bassett in Sandwich,,Kent,England
Sandwich,,Kent,England
1569
1569
Age 20
Death of Walter Bassett in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Sandwich,,Kent,England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1569
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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