Basset family lineage Tehidy

arms of basset: barry wavy of 6 or , gules


senior line

the heraldic visitations of devon gives basset lineage thus:

william basset of ippesden, oxfordshire, son of john basset of ippesden. married cecilia de dunstanville , obtained tehidy manor c. 1150
alan basset (son), married lucia peverell, whom inherited devon manor of whitechapel
alan ii basset, (son) married daughter of sir andrew haccombe.
sir lawrence basset, (son) married hawisia mallet, daughter of sir ralph mallet.
william ii basset (d. 1304) (son) of tehidy, married alice wallis, daughter of sir john wallis.
sir william iii basset (1300–1340) (son). sheriff of cornwall 1312, 1332 , 1334. on 23 july 1330 licence crenellate tehidy granted king willielmus basset. married johanna de bottreaux, daughter of sir william de bottreaux.
sir william iv basset (d. 1384) (son), married margaret fleming, daughter of sir simon fleming.
john ii basset (1374–1463) of tehidy, (son), sheriff of cornwall 1449, married johanna beaumont, daughter of sir thomas beaumont , heiress of umberleigh , heanton punchardon in devon.
sir john iii basset (1441–1485) (son) of tehidy, married elizabeth budockshyde, daughter of thomas budockshyde.
sir john bassett (1462–1529) (son) of umberleigh, sheriff of devon 1524.
john basset (1520–1542) (eldest son)
sir arthur basset (d. 1586) (son) of umberleigh. gave manor of tehidy uncle george basset (d. 1580), mp bossiney

junior line

george basset (d. 1580), 2nd son of sir john bassett (d. 1529) of umberleigh , tehidy. mp bossiney in cornwall. manor of tehidy settled deed of entail dated 26 march 1563 made george s nephew sir arthur basset (d. 1586) of umberleigh, eldest son of elder brother john basset (d. 1541) of umberleigh , tehidy. deed granted tehidy arthur s grandmother honor plantagenet, viscountess lisle (d. 1566), life, son george basset , wife jaquet coffin (d.1589) , heirs male of body.


monumental brass of james basset (d. 1603) of tehidy, illogan church



james basset, died 1603, son , heir. inherited tehidy under above entail. married jane godolphin, daughter of sir francis godolphin. monumental brass showing himself dressed in armour opposite wife, ten children between, exists in illogan church, following inscription:

here lyeth buryed body of james bassett esquire had wife jane godolphin ye daughter of sr frauncis godolphin, knight, haveinge 5 sonnes , 5 da u hers. departed life ye 8th day of february o 1603 beinge of ye age of 43 yeres

sir francis basset, 1594–1645, royalist , high sheriff of cornwall, 1642 (married anne, daughter of sir jonathan trelawny)
john basset, c. 1624–1661. mp st ives
francis basset, died 1675.
francis basset, 1674–1721. mp mitchell. high sheriff of cornwall, 1708.
john pendarves basset, 1713–1739
francis basset (1715–1769) mp penryn
sir francis basset, 1757–1835 (son john basset – mp helston)
frances basset, 2nd baroness basset, 1751–1855
john francis basset (1831–1869)
arthur basset (1833-1870)
gustavus lambert basset (1834-1888) – in 1872 gustavus basset of tehidy park quoted fifth largest landowner in cornwall 16,969 acres (68.67 km).
arthur francis basset, born 1873 – moved crewkerne in 1915, lodge house of hatfield house , later london. sold tehidy in 1915.




^ vivian, pp. 45–48, basset pedigree
^ vivian, p. 45
^ cite error: named reference autogenerated1984 invoked never defined (see page).
^ vivian, p. 46
^ english licences crenellate 1199 - 1567 (pdf). castlestudiesgroup.org.uk. retrieved 2016-08-08. 
^ per vivian, p.46: licensed kernellare mansum suum de tuthidy 4 edward iii (patent rolls 4 ed iii, membrane 10)
^ burke s landed gentry, 1937
^ dunkin, edwin hadlow wise, monumental brasses of cornwall descriptive, genealogical , heraldic notes, 1882, p. 60
^ dunkin, 1882, plate xlviii
^ owns britain ? kevin cahill