Immanuel Bassett1

M, #2191, b. 30 May 1754, d. April 1806
FatherRichard Bassett1 b. 15 Oct 1711, d. Dec 1795
MotherGrace Cottey1 b. 11 Mar 1710, d. Jun 1779
Last Edited8 Jun 2016
Baptism*30 May 1754 St Enoder, Cornwall;son of Richard & Grace1 
(Beneficiary) Will20 January 1769 Probus, Cornwall;In the Name of God Amen I Francis Bassett of the parish of Probus in the County of Cornwall Cordwainer being of a Sound & perfect Mind & Memory praised be Almighty God for the same do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament in Manner & form following (That is to Say)

I Give Unto my Mother Mary Bassett four pounds a year during her life to be paid her out of that part of Ponce Tresillian which Benjamin Dunstone now holdeth of me if my Right I now have therein shall so longe Continue and after her Death the Said Mary Bassett I Give all that part aforesaid unto Ann Daughter of the said Benjamin Dunstone of the parish of Probus during the remainder of my right therein in paying & discharging Moyale of all Rates taxes & out goings whatsoever and all that other part of Ponce Tresillian within the Parish of Merther now in my Possession I Give unto Thomas Bassett my Brother of the parish of St Ewe during the remainder of my Right therein in paying the other Moyale Rates taxes and other outgoings whatsoever from & after the death of my Wife Elizabeth but not to enjoy any part thereof before

Also I Give unto Emanuel son of Richard Bassett of the parish of St Mewan all my Tenement in Tresillian wherein I now Dwell within the parish of Probus after the Death of my Wife Elizabeth
Also I Give unto Francis son of Francis Night os the parish of Mevagisay all that Tenement called lower Trellissickin the parish of Probus during the remainder of my Right therein from and after the Death of my Wife Elizabeth & not before
Also I Give each of my Brothers & Sisters hereafter Mentioned livening one year after my Decease twenty Pounds Viz Emanuel Bassett Ann Wife of Francis Night Elizabeth Wife of Thomas Tremellin unto my Brother Thomas Bassett
I give all my Linning & Woolling apperrel All the Rest of my Goods and Chattles whatsoever I do give & Bequeath unto my beloved Wife Elizabeth Bassett and do make her my whole and Sole Executrix of this my last will & Testament revoking all former Wills heretofore by me made in Witness whwereof I have hereunto Sett my hand & Seal this Twentieth day of January one Thousand seven Hundred & Sixty Nine 1769
Francis Bassett
;Principal=Francis Bassett2 
Death of MotherJune 1779 St Enoder, Cornwall;Principal=Grace Cottey3 
Death of FatherDecember 1795 St Enoder, Cornwall;Principal=Richard Bassett3 
(Beneficiary) Probate19 December 1795 St Enoder, Cornwall;Sole Executor Emanuel Bassett

January 5, 1786

In the Name of God Amen, I Richard Bassett of the Parish of St Enoder in the County of Cornwall (Yeoman) being in Perfect Health and of Sound and Disposing Mind, Memory and Understanding thanks be to Almighty God for the Same and Calling to Mind the Frailty and Mortality of my Nature and Knowing it is appointed for all Men once to Die, In Order make Quietness among my Family after my Decease, Do make and Ordain this my Last Will and Testament in the Manner and Form following, And Bequeath & Commit my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it, Hoping at the General Resurrection thro the Merits of Jesus Christ my Saviour to rise again and to have Remission of my Sins thro His Blood. And my Body to the Earth, to have Christian Burial at the Expense and Discretion of my Executor hereafter named and as touching my Wordly Goods wherewith the Lord in his Mercy hath Pleased to Bless me with. I Give, Devise and Bequeath of the Same in the following Manner and Form. Imprimis, First I Give and Bequeath to my Sons, Richard and John Bassett, One Shilling to Each of them, to be paid to them within a Month after my Decease. Also I Give and Bequeath to my Son Thomas Bassett one Guinea to be Paid to him within Twelve Months after my Decease, Also I Give and Bequeath unto Each and Every one of my Grand-Children five shillings apiece, And the Same to be Paid within Twelve Months after my Decease. And all and Singular my other Goods and Chattells, Ready Money, Plate, Bills, Bonds, Notes or Accompts, or of any other Goods Moveable or Immoveable, Quick and Dead, I Give, Devise, Dispose of the Same unto my Son Emanuell Bassett and him Do I make Constitute, Ordain and Appoint for to be my Sole Executor of this My Last Will and Testament. And I Do hereby Revoke and Disannull all other Former Wills, Legacies and Bequests at any time before made, Willed, or Bequeathed, Rattifying and Confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereto Set my Hand, and seal, this fifth Day of January in the Year of our Lord God one Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Six. 1786.

Signed, Sealed, Pronounced and Declared by the Said Testator as his Last Will and Testament, who at his request hath in the Presence of Each other hath inserted our Names as Witness hereto.
Samuel Trebilcock
Richard Poole                              Richard Bassett
;Principal=Richard Bassett4 
Marriage*7 March 1796 St Enoder, Cornwall;Immanuel Bassett, of St Enoder, Yeoman
Elizabeth George, of Crantock, spinster
by banns
Witnesses Stephen Hawkey & Richard Poole;Bride=Elizabeth George5 
Death*April 1806 St Enoder, Cornwall 
Burial*24 April 1806 St Enoder, Cornwall6 

Family

Elizabeth George
Children

Citations

  1. [S405] Microfilm of the Baptisms of St Enoder, 1718-1812 (Film 226187).
  2. [S844] Will - Francis Bassett 1770.
  3. [S407] Microfilm of the Burials of St Enoder, 1570-1717 (Film unknown film number).
  4. [S823] Unknown agency, Will - Richard Bassett 1795.
  5. [S375] Microfilm of the Marriages of St Enoder, Cornwall, 1754-1959 (Film 246783).
  6. [S380] Microfilm of the Burials of St Enoder, 1718-1812 (Film unknown film number).