Francis Bassett
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Sir Francis Bassett (1594 – 1645) of
He was the son of Revd. James Bassett of Tehidy and his wife Jane, the daughter of Sir Francis Godolphin.[1]
He served as
During the Civil War in 1643, he acted as a Royalist in the western part of Cornwall, raising money and drilling forces for the king. Letters of his to his wife 'at her Tehidy' are preserved, recording the Royalist victories of
In 1640, he presented to the borough of St Ives a
If any discord 'twixt my friends arise
Within the borough of belov'd St. Ives,
It is desirèd this my cup of love
To everie one a peace-maker may prove.
Then am I blest to have given a legacie,
So like my harte, unto posteritie.
Personal life
In 1620, Bassett married Ann Trelawny, a daughter of Sir
Bassett died 19 September 1645. The full vengeance of Cromwell fell upon his first son, although he had never taken up arms, who was compelled to compound for his estates, and had to sell St Michael's Mount in 1660 to a member of the St Aubyn family, in whose possession it has remained ever since.
See also
Notes
- ^ Banks, T.C. (1807). The Dormant and Extinct Baronage of England. London: T. Bensley. p. Appendix 27.
- ^ Brit. Mus. Add. MS. 12496
- ^ Polwhele, Richard (1826). Traditions and Recollections. London: John Nichols and Son. pp. 17–20.
- ^ Stanford, Charles (1861). Joseph Alleine: His Companions & Times, a Memorial of Black Bartholomew, 1662. Jackson, Walford, and Hodder. p. 194.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Basset, Francis (d.1645)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.