Francis Bassett, of Tehidy

1757 - 1835  (77 years)

• Name	Francis Bassett
  Suffix	of Tehidy
  Birth	9 Aug 1757	Walcot, Oxford, England
  Gender	Male
  _UID	72AC9E9429B8F5459D5BAEEC44CD644EC0D1
  Death	14 Feb 1835
  Notes	328B. Francis Basset of Tehidy and William Burgess It is reported that William Burgess, was the son of Francis Bassett of Tehidy and Elizabeth Martin of St. Keverne, Cornwall. He was actually born as William Martin. His mother died in childbirth. He was brought up at Tehidy and adopted by Thomas Burgess, the Basset secretary/lawyer. FIRST GENERATION 328B. Francis Basset, son of Francis Basset Francis Basset of Tehidy, son of Francis and Margaret (St. Aubyn) Basset, was born 9 Aug 1757 in Walcot, Oxford. He was created a Baronet on 24 Nov 1779. He was named Lord de Dunstanville of Tehidy Park in Cornwall on 17 Jun 1796. He was also named Lord Basset of Stratton in Cornwall. He married Frances Susanna Coxe, daughter of John Hippisley Coxe of Ston Easton, Somerset, on 16 May 1780. She died 14 Jun 1823. He married (2) Harriet Lemon, daughter of Sir William Lemon, Bart. of Carclew, on 13 Jul 1824. He died 14 Feb 1835 when the title of de Dunstanville became extinct, while the Barony of Basset and the Tehidy estates passed to his daugther, Frances.
  Person ID	I1	328B William Burgess, son of Sir Francis Bassett
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2013

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Martin,   b. St. Keverne, Cornwall, England
  Children	+ 1. William (Martin) aka Burgess,   b. Abt 1776
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Frances Susanna Coxe
  Marriage	16 May 1780
  Children	1. Frances Basset,   b. 1 May 1781   d. 22 Jan 1855 (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Harriet Lemon
  Marriage	13 Jul 1824
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart