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Ralph Basset

Male Abt 1305 - 1335  (30 years)


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  1. 1.  Ralph Basset was born about 1305 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England; died in 1335 in England.

    Ralph married Alice Audley on 22 May 1334 in Heleigh Castle, Staffordshire, England. Alice (daughter of Nicholas Audley, Lord Audley and Joan de Martin) was born in Heleigh Castle, Staffordshire, England; died before 1359 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Sir Ralph Basset, KG, Lord Basset of Drayton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1335 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England; died on 10 May 1390 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England; was buried in Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sir Ralph Basset, KG, Lord Basset of DraytonSir Ralph Basset, KG, Lord Basset of Drayton Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ralph1) was born in 1335 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England; died on 10 May 1390 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England; was buried in Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: He was the 4th Lord Basset of Drayton. According to Burke (1866) This nobleman was distinguished in arms during the reigns of Edward III and Richard II, and was honored with the Garter, in consequence of which his achievement is still to be seen in one of the stalls of the chapel at Windsor.
    • Title(s): 25 Feb 1342/43; On 25 February 1342/43 he succeeded as the 4th Lord Basset of Drayton.
    • Military: 8 Jan 1355/56; He was in the Army of the Black Prince at Bordeaux on 8 January 1355/56.
    • Land/House: 6 Jun 1355/56, Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England; On 6 June 1355/56 he received livery of his grand-father's lands in Drayton Basset, England.
    • Offices Held: 25 Dec 1357; On 25 December 1357 he was summoned to parliament. That parliament dissolved on 6 December 1389.
    • Knighted: 1368; He was knighted a Knight of the Garter in 1368.
    • Legal: 30 Oct 1386; On 30 October 1386 he was a deponent in the Scrope and Grosvenor controversy giving his age as 51.
    • Will: 16 Jan 1390; On the 13th of Richard II, he made his will directing his body to be buried in the Litchfield Cathedral near the alter of St. Nicholas. His estates to go to Sir Hugh Shirley, his nephew, son of his sister, Isabel, upon the condition that he assume the surname and arms of Basset. If this did not happen, the estate was to pass to his cousin, Edmund, Lord Stafford. Other authorities have differing outcomes with Lord Stafford being out of the equation. He directed that his heir would have use of his great velvet bed during his life, and four silver basins, with two ewers whereupon his arms were engraved. Six silver dishes, two silver pots, and four charges as well all marked with his arms. His executors were Walter Skyelaw, Bishop of Durham; Richard Scrope, Bishop of Chester; and Sir Richard Scrope. The will was proved 13 January 1390/91.
    • Last Full Review: 1 May 2020

    Notes:

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    Birth:
    He was 8 years old in 1343.

    Died:
    On his death, the Barony Basset of Drayton became dormant, or possibly fell into abeyance between the heirs of his two great-aunts.

    Ralph married Joan Beauchamp about May 1338. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Jeanne de Bretagne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Jane Basset  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1378 in Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Jane Basset Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ralph2, 1.Ralph1) was born about 1378 in Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England.

    Family/Spouse: John de Stourton. John (son of William de Stourton and Joan Vernan) was born about 1340 in Stourton, Wiltshire, England; died in 1364 in Somersetshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. John Stourton  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1384 in Preston Plucknet, Somersetshire, England; died on 10 Nov 1438 in England.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  John Stourton Descendancy chart to this point (3.Jane3, 2.Ralph2, 1.Ralph1) was born about 1384 in Preston Plucknet, Somersetshire, England; died on 10 Nov 1438 in England.

    John married Joan Banastre about 1404 in Stavordale Priory, Charlton Musgrove, Somerset, England. Joan (daughter of William Banastre) was born about 1385 in Radstock, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Cecily Stourton  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1410 in Preston Plucknet, Somersetshire, England; died on 19 Apr 1472 in England.

    Family/Spouse: Katherine Payne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Alice Stourton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1431 in Preston Plucknet, Somersetshire, England.


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