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- The Bassetts appear to have acquired Hints after the Meynells. Thomas Bassett's son, Edward, who married Elizabeth Chetwynd of Ingestre, settled there, and his son Thomas in herited the Manor. He had two sons, Thomas and Edward; the former's only child died young so it was Edward, married to Jane Lynne, whose issue carried on.
Edward's son, Walter, married Sconsolate Greville, a natural daughter of Sir Fulke Greville, a minister to Queen Elizabeth I. Born at Beauchamp Court, Warwick, Sconsolate came to Hints and raised her children, who were to branch out into many areas as farmers, businessmen and holders of public offices.
The hall was a mellow place in their day, with pleasant fields and tree-covered hills that well-supported the livestock of the farms.
In 1601 Edward and Walter sold Hints to Robert Floyer. Edward died in 1608, and his daughter-in-law in the same year, leaving Walter, who apparently stayed on there until his death in 1632. The Church Register recalls the passing of the last Bassett of Hints.
Peter Bassett, of Coventry, who has traced his ancestry back to the Bassetts of Hints, believes there are many people, especially in Sutton Coldfield, who are also descended from them.
When the last Floyer died, his nephews inherited the estated and changed his name from Cawley to Floyer.
The Hall, with its gardens and organery, and the whole of the Hints estate, was sold after the death of John Floyer in 1877 and was bought by the Chadwicks. They kept the estate a prosperous one... James Chadwick rebuilt the church in 1882/3 and Mrs. Chadwick was well-known for her acts of charity in the village.
In 1893 the Hall became a preparatory school for boys under headmaster, the Rev. W. Canner. The Hall eventually became a private residence again, but in the 1940's, when rising costs made it uneconomic to run, it was demolished. The stables, however, reamin to this day.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1502 - Bef 1554 (< 52 years)
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