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Raymond Phair

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Nov 30, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/30/99
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Mardi Carter asked for information about the ancestry of Ralph Basset
(d. ca. 1282) of Sapcote.

Reedy gave the following ancestry [1]:
1. Ralph Basset II (d. ca. 1282), m(1) Elizabeth de Coleville,
m(2) Millicent daughter of Robert of Chacombe.
2. Ralph Basset I of Sapcote.
3. Margaret --.
4. Simon Basset I of Sapcote, d. 1205. Presumed to be a son of #8
William.
5. Elizabeth Avenel.
8. William Basset I of Sapcote, Leicestershire, d. probably in the
later part of 1185.
16. Richard Basset I of Great Weldon, Northamptonshire, d. 1136-1145,
m. 1120-3.
17. Matilda Ridel.
32. Ralph Basset, apparently born in Montreuil-au-Houlme, Normandy
(which passed to his son #16 Richard), d. 1129-30, Northampton. He
was either the same as the Domesday tenant Ralph Basset, or his son.
Ralph was a justice, not, as previously believed, the chief
justiciar.
33. A. -- (only her initial was given).
34. Geoffrey Ridel (I), d. 1120 in the wreck of the White Ship.
35. Geva, who apparently held Great Weldon by grant from Henry I.
70. Hugh d'Avranches, earl of Chester, d. 1101.

There are short articles by J.H. Round in "Dictionary of National
Biography" for #1 Ralph, #8 William, #16 Richard, and #32 Ralph Basset.
"Complete Peerage" only said #2 Ralph was a descendant of #8 William son
of Richard (d.1144) and Maud daughter of Geoffrey Ridel [2].

Dugdale said the heir of #1 Ralph was his son Simon by his first wife
Elizabeth, sister of Edmund de Coleville of Bytham, Lincolnshire [3].
CP disagreed, observing that Elizabeth was too young and placed the
marriage between the Basset and Coleville of Bytham families two
generations later [2]. It seems unlikely both #1 Ralph and his grandson
married Colevilles of Bytham. CP left the identity of Ralph's first
wife as unknown, and said the second marriage occurred in 1231.

Elizabeth (#5) was a daughter and coheir of William Avenel (d. by 1195)
of Haddon, Derbyshire, by Helewise, eldest daughter of Walkelin Waard
(alive 31 Hen. I and possibly in Domesday) of Thrup and Barford,
Oxfordshire [3,4].

Keats-Rohan seems to believe that #32 Ralph was the Domesday tenant [5].

[1] "Basset Charters c.1120 to 1250", ed. W.T. Reedy, 1995,
pp.viii-xiii, xxviii-xxxvii. There are charters for at least some
of the Bassets above which may provide additional information;
unfortunately, the book is not available as I write this note.
[2] "Complete Peerage" (CP), 2:6-7, 1n (1912); 3:374-5 (1913).
[3] W. Dugdale, "Baronage", 1675-6, repr. 1977, 1:382-3, 626.
Geoffrey Ridel is briefly mentioned on 1:555.
[4] W. Farrer, "Honors and knights' fees", 2:276 (1924); "Eynsham
cartulary", ed. H.E. Salter, 1:413 (1907). Salter may have further
references to William Avenel or his family.
[5] K.S.B. Keats-Rohan, "Domesday People", 1:327-8 (1999). See 1:230-1
for Geoffrey Ridel, and 1:258-260 for earl Hugh.

Ray Phair


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