Sir Arthur Bassett was a member of the prominent west-country Basset family and was MP for Barnstaple in 1563 and Devon in 1572. He served as JP for Devon from 1569 to his death and as Sheriff of Devo
Small chest tomb (foreground) in Atherington Church, Devon, of Sir Arthur Basset (1541-1586) of Umberleigh and his wife Eleanor Chichester
Slate slab on top of chest tomb in Atherington Church, Devon, of Sir Arthur Basset (1541-1586) shows arms of Basset impaling Chichester
Sir John Basset, of Tehidy in Cornwall and of Umberleigh in Devon was Sheriff of Cornwall in 1497, 1517 and 1522 and Sheriff of Devon in 1524. Although himself an important figure in the West Country
Arthur Bassett (died 1586)
…1574–5. He was knighted in 1575. He had been appointed deputy warden of Stannaries by 1580. He was the eldest son of John Basset (died 1541) (son of Sir John Bassett (died 1529)) of Heanton Punchardon and Umberleigh in Devon and Tehidy in Cornwall, Sheriff of Cornwall in 1518 and 1523, by his wife Frances Plantagenet…
Monumental brass of Sir John Basset (died 1528) of Umberleigh. On his chest-tomb between brasses of his two wives in St. Mary's Church, Atherington, Devon, moved in 1818 from the nearby Holy Trinity Chapel, Umberleigh (now demolished) next to Umberleigh House
Monumental brasses of Sir John Basset (1462–1529) with his two wives, right: first wife Elizabeth Denys, left: second wife Honor Grenville. Detail from top slab of his chest-tomb, Atherington Church, Devon
Top slab of chest-tomb of Sir John Basset (1462–1529) of Umberleigh, inset with monumental brasses of himself, his two wives, and their children with heraldic escutcheons. Right: first wife Ann (or Elizabeth) Denys, above her 5 children, 1 boy and 4 girls; left: second wife Honor Grenville, above her 7 children, 3 boys and 4 girls. Atherington Church, Devon. These brasses were ordered by Honor Grenville herself, made in 1533, purchased by George Rolle of
John Bassett Arms Atherington