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Colonel Burwell Bassett

Male 1734 - 1793  (58 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Colonel Burwell Bassett was born on 3 Mar 1734 in Eltham, New Kent County, Virginia; died on 4 Jan 1793 in Eltham, New Kent County, Virginia.

    Family/Spouse: Anne Chamberlayne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Burwell married Anna Maria Dandridge on 7 May 1757. Anna (daughter of John Dandridge) was born on 30 Mar 1739; died on 17 Dec 1777. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elizabeth Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jan 1758 in New Kent County, Virginia.
    2. 3. Anna Maria Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 May 1760 in New Kent County, Virginia; died on 23 Jul 1760.
    3. 4. William Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Sep 1761; died in 1775.
    4. 5. Anna Maria Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Feb 1763.
    5. 6. Burwell Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Mar 1764; died on 26 Feb 1841.
    6. 7. John Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Aug 1765; died in 1826.
    7. 8. George Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Aug 1766; died on 7 Aug 1766.
    8. 9. Frances Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Dec 1767; died in 1796.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elizabeth Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (1.Burwell1) was born on 21 Jan 1758 in New Kent County, Virginia.

  2. 3.  Anna Maria Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (1.Burwell1) was born on 16 May 1760 in New Kent County, Virginia; died on 23 Jul 1760.

  3. 4.  William Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (1.Burwell1) was born on 19 Sep 1761; died in 1775.

  4. 5.  Anna Maria Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (1.Burwell1) was born on 26 Feb 1763.

  5. 6.  Burwell Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (1.Burwell1) was born on 18 Mar 1764; died on 26 Feb 1841.

    Burwell married Eliza McCarty on 10 Jan 1788 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Frances Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1790 in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

    Family/Spouse: Philadelphia Anne Claiborne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  John Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (1.Burwell1) was born on 30 Aug 1765; died in 1826.

    John married Betty Carter Browne on 12 Sep 1786. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Virginia Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Sep 1787; died before 1826.
    2. 12. Anna Maria Dandridge Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Mar 1789; died before 15 May 1839.
    3. 13. William Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Oct 1790; died on 21 Nov 1812.
    4. 14. Frances Carter Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Dec 1792; died on 4 Jan 1795.
    5. 15. John Burwell Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Dec 1794; died on 12 Apr 1796.
    6. 16. John Churchill Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 May 1797; died on 12 Sep 1798.
    7. 17. Judith Carter Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jan 1799; died on 21 Aug 1800.
    8. 18. George Washington Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Aug 1800 in Farmington, Hanover County, Virginia; died on 28 Aug 1878.
    9. 19. Burwell Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jan 1802; died on 1 Oct 1802.
    10. 20. Henry Alfred Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Nov 1803; died about 1804/1805.
    11. 21. Alfred Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jul 1805; died on 25 Sep 1805.
    12. 22. Betty Carter Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jan 1807.

  7. 8.  George Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (1.Burwell1) was born on 7 Aug 1766; died on 7 Aug 1766.

  8. 9.  Frances Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (1.Burwell1) was born on 19 Dec 1767; died in 1796.

    Frances married George Augustine Washington in 1785. George died in 1793. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. George Fayette Washington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1787; died in 1787.
    2. 24. Anna Maria Washington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1788; died in 1816.
    3. 25. George Fayette Washington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1790; died in 1867.
    4. 26. Charles Augustine Washington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1791; died in 1811.

    Family/Spouse: Tobias Lear. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Frances Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (6.Burwell2, 1.Burwell1) was born in 1790 in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

  2. 11.  Virginia Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 20 Sep 1787; died before 1826.

    Virginia married Samuel W. Sayre on 20 Sep 1806. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Philip Lodwell Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 28. Edward Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 29. Burwell Bassett Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 30. Stephen Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Dec 1812.
    5. 31. William Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Feb 1814.

  3. 12.  Anna Maria Dandridge Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 15 Mar 1789; died before 15 May 1839.

    Family/Spouse: Joseph Deans. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. J.S. Deans  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: Isaac Garretson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Garretson  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 13.  William Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 10 Oct 1790; died on 21 Nov 1812.

  5. 14.  Frances Carter Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 9 Dec 1792; died on 4 Jan 1795.

  6. 15.  John Burwell Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 27 Dec 1794; died on 12 Apr 1796.

  7. 16.  John Churchill Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 1 May 1797; died on 12 Sep 1798.

  8. 17.  Judith Carter Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 5 Jan 1799; died on 21 Aug 1800.

  9. 18.  George Washington Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 23 Aug 1800 in Farmington, Hanover County, Virginia; died on 28 Aug 1878.

    Family/Spouse: Betty Burnet Lewis. Betty died on 10 Nov 1881. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Elizabeth Burnet Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 May 1827 in Fredricksburg, Virginia; died on 3 Feb 1875 in Brenham, Texas.
    2. 35. Georgianna Marie Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jul 1829 in Lansdowne, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died on 23 Oct 1831.
    3. 36. George Washington Bassett, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Mar 1831 in Lansdowne, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died on 27 Aug 1878 in Clover Lea, Hanover County, Virginia.
    4. 37. Anna Virginia Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jan 1833 in Lansdowne, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died in 25 Aug 1862 or 27 Aug 1878 in Clover Lea, Hanover County, Virginia.
    5. 38. Ella Moore Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Sep 1834 in Lansdowne, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died on 17 Jan 1898 in New York City, New York.
    6. 39. Judith Frances Carter Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Dec 1836 in Lansdowne, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died on 20 Aug 1907 in Jefferson County, West Virginia; was buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.
    7. 40. Mary Burnet Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 12 Aug 1834 (1839?) in Fredricksburg, Virginia; died in 16 Jul 1873 (?).
    8. 41. Annette Lewis Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Sep 1842 in Near Richmond, Virginia; died on 19 Nov 1891 in Henderson, North Carolina.
    9. 42. Robert Lewis Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Sep 1844 in Clover Lea, Hanover County, Virginia.
    10. 43. Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Mar 1847; died in 1847.
    11. 44. William Augustine Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Aug 1854 in Clover Lea, Hanover County, Virginia.

  10. 19.  Burwell Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 22 Jan 1802; died on 1 Oct 1802.

  11. 20.  Henry Alfred Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 17 Nov 1803; died about 1804/1805.

  12. 21.  Alfred Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 18 Jul 1805; died on 25 Sep 1805.

  13. 22.  Betty Carter Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 5 Jan 1807.

    Family/Spouse: Samuel Buckus. Samuel was born in Malvern Hill. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  14. 23.  George Fayette Washington Descendancy chart to this point (9.Frances2, 1.Burwell1) was born in 1787; died in 1787.

  15. 24.  Anna Maria Washington Descendancy chart to this point (9.Frances2, 1.Burwell1) was born in 1788; died in 1816.

    Family/Spouse: Reuben Thornton. Reuben was born in 1780; died in 1815. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 45. Churchill Jones Thornton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Oct 1811 in Kentucky; died on 11 Sep 1845.
    2. 46. Charles Augustine Thornton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Oct 1813; died on 13 Mar 1866 in Hopemore, Bayou Goula, Louisiana.

  16. 25.  George Fayette Washington Descendancy chart to this point (9.Frances2, 1.Burwell1) was born in 1790; died in 1867.

    George married Maria Frame on 18 Nov 1813 in Charles Town, Jefferson County, Virginia. Maria was born in 1793; died in 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 47. Charles Augustine Washington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Aug 1814 in Charles Town, Jefferson County, Virginia.
    2. 48. Francis Massey Washington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1816 in Charles Town, Jefferson County, Virginia.
    3. 49. George Fayette Washington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1823 in Charles Town, Jefferson County, Virginia.
    4. 50. Matthew Burwell Washington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Aug 1830 in Charleston, West Virginia; died on 1 Aug 1868 in Waverly, Frederick County, Virginia.

  17. 26.  Charles Augustine Washington Descendancy chart to this point (9.Frances2, 1.Burwell1) was born in 1791; died in 1811.


Generation: 4

  1. 27.  Philip Lodwell Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (11.Virginia3, 7.John2, 1.Burwell1)

  2. 28.  Edward Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (11.Virginia3, 7.John2, 1.Burwell1)

  3. 29.  Burwell Bassett Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (11.Virginia3, 7.John2, 1.Burwell1)

    Family/Spouse: Ruth Ann Theobald. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 51. Harriet T. Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1845; died in 1847.
    2. 52. Virginia Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1847; died in 1929.

    Family/Spouse: Mildred Campbell Ruffin. Mildred was born in 1827; died in 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 53. Ruth Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1860; died in 1860.
    2. 54. Elizabeth Ruffin Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 18612; died in 1942.

  4. 30.  Stephen Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (11.Virginia3, 7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 10 Dec 1812.

  5. 31.  William Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (11.Virginia3, 7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 22 Feb 1814.

    Family/Spouse: Gadsden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 32.  J.S. Deans Descendancy chart to this point (12.Anna3, 7.John2, 1.Burwell1)

  7. 33.  Garretson Descendancy chart to this point (12.Anna3, 7.John2, 1.Burwell1)

    Family/Spouse: Van Bibber. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 34.  Elizabeth Burnet Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (18.George3, 7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 10 May 1827 in Fredricksburg, Virginia; died on 3 Feb 1875 in Brenham, Texas.

    Elizabeth married Ronald Mills on 24 May 1849 in Clover Lea, Hanover County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 55. W.L.H. Washington Mills  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 56. Virginia Mills  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 57. Georgianna Lewis Mills  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Sep 1850 in Richmond, Virginia; died on 4 Mar 1917 in Brenham, Texas.

  9. 35.  Georgianna Marie Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (18.George3, 7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 26 Jul 1829 in Lansdowne, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died on 23 Oct 1831.

  10. 36.  George Washington Bassett, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (18.George3, 7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 25 Mar 1831 in Lansdowne, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died on 27 Aug 1878 in Clover Lea, Hanover County, Virginia.

  11. 37.  Anna Virginia Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (18.George3, 7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 17 Jan 1833 in Lansdowne, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died in 25 Aug 1862 or 27 Aug 1878 in Clover Lea, Hanover County, Virginia.

    Anna married John Hayes Claiborne on 13 May 1852. John (son of Herbert Augustine Claiborne, II and Delia Hayes) was born in 1823; died in 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 58. Herbert Washington Claiborne  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 May 1853 in Richmond, Virginia.
    2. 59. Delia Hayes Claiborne  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Dec 1854; died in Jul 1855.
    3. 60. Burnet Lewis Claiborne  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Apr 1856.
    4. 61. Delia Hayes Claiborne  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jul 1857; died on 4 Mar 1932.
    5. 62. Virginia Bassett Claiborne  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Aug 1858.
    6. 63. Landon Carter Claiborne  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Aug 1862.

  12. 38.  Ella Moore Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (18.George3, 7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 7 Sep 1834 in Lansdowne, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died on 17 Jan 1898 in New York City, New York.

    Ella married Colonel Lewis William Washington on 6 Nov 1860 in Clover Lea, Hanover County, Virginia. Lewis (son of George Corbin Washington) died on 1 Oct 1871 in Jefferson County, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 64. Betty Lewis Washington  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1861; died on 25 Jul 1862 in Clover Lea, Hanover County, Virginia.
    2. 65. William d'Herburn Washington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jun 1863 in Clover Lea, Hanover County, Virginia.

  13. 39.  Judith Frances Carter Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (18.George3, 7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 19 Dec 1836 in Lansdowne, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died on 20 Aug 1907 in Jefferson County, West Virginia; was buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.

    Judith married Charles Tunis Mitchell on 1 Dec 1863 in Clover Lea, Hanover County, Virginia. Charles was born in 1816; died in 1893. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 66. Virginia Lewis Mitchell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jun 1865 in Clover Lea, Hanover County, Virginia.
    2. 67. Laura Landon Mitchell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1867.
    3. 68. Bassett Washington Mitchell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Dec 1868 in London, England.
    4. 69. Charles Sutherland Mitchell  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 70. Lucy Neville Mitchell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Dec 1872 in Charleston, South Carolina; died on 13 Jul 1961 in London, England; was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania.
    6. 71. Anna Maria Dandridge Mitchell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jun 1876 in Charleston, South Carolina; died on 20 Mar 1913 in Rochester, New York.
    7. 72. William Churchill Mitchell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 May 1883; died on 5 Aug 1924.

  14. 40.  Mary Burnet Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (18.George3, 7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born in 12 Aug 1834 (1839?) in Fredricksburg, Virginia; died in 16 Jul 1873 (?).

    Mary married Benjamin Harrison Bassett on 20 Dec 1860 in Clover Lea, Hanover County, Virginia. Benjamin was born on 24 Feb 1831 in Coutreville, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  15. 41.  Annette Lewis Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (18.George3, 7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 14 Sep 1842 in Near Richmond, Virginia; died on 19 Nov 1891 in Henderson, North Carolina.

    Annette married Reverend Julian Edward Ingle on 30 Jun 1872 in Clover Lea, Hanover County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 73. Julian Edward Ingle, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 74. Robert Lewis Ingle  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 75. Bassett Washington Ingle  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jan 1877.

  16. 42.  Robert Lewis Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (18.George3, 7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 28 Sep 1844 in Clover Lea, Hanover County, Virginia.

    Family/Spouse: Sarah (Sallie) Jeffries. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 76. Margaret Burnett Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Aug 1875 in Texas; died on 1 Feb 1962 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; was buried on 2 Feb 1962 in Brenham, Washington County, Texas.
    2. 77. Robert Lewis Bassett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Sep 1881 in Brenham, Texas; died on 20 May 1936 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried on 22 May 1936 in Brenham, Texas.

  17. 43.  Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (18.George3, 7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 9 Mar 1847; died in 1847.

  18. 44.  William Augustine Bassett Descendancy chart to this point (18.George3, 7.John2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 23 Aug 1854 in Clover Lea, Hanover County, Virginia.

  19. 45.  Churchill Jones Thornton Descendancy chart to this point (24.Anna3, 9.Frances2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 19 Oct 1811 in Kentucky; died on 11 Sep 1845.

    Family/Spouse: Lucy Maria Beverley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 78. Reubina Thornton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1842 in Henderson, Kentucky.
    2. 79. Beverly Thornton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1843 in Henderson, Kentucky.
    3. 80. Churchill Thornton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1846 in Henderson, Kentucky.

  20. 46.  Charles Augustine Thornton Descendancy chart to this point (24.Anna3, 9.Frances2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 11 Oct 1813; died on 13 Mar 1866 in Hopemore, Bayou Goula, Louisiana.

    Family/Spouse: Cornelia Virginia Randolph. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 81. Algernon Sidney Thornton  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 82. Charles Thornton  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 83. Anna Thornton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Feb 1840 in North Carolina.
    4. 84. Cornelia Virginia Thornton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1842.
    5. 85. Sarah Augustine Thornton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Sep 1844 in Woodville, Mississippi; died on 27 Aug 1926.
    6. 86. John Randolph Thornton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Aug 1846 in Iverville Parish, Louisiana.

  21. 47.  Charles Augustine Washington Descendancy chart to this point (25.George3, 9.Frances2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 9 Aug 1814 in Charles Town, Jefferson County, Virginia.

  22. 48.  Francis Massey Washington Descendancy chart to this point (25.George3, 9.Frances2, 1.Burwell1) was born in 1816 in Charles Town, Jefferson County, Virginia.

  23. 49.  George Fayette Washington Descendancy chart to this point (25.George3, 9.Frances2, 1.Burwell1) was born in 1823 in Charles Town, Jefferson County, Virginia.

  24. 50.  Matthew Burwell Washington Descendancy chart to this point (25.George3, 9.Frances2, 1.Burwell1) was born on 15 Aug 1830 in Charleston, West Virginia; died on 1 Aug 1868 in Waverly, Frederick County, Virginia.

    Matthew married Ann Dandridge Buchanan in 1860. Ann was born on 18 Aug 1833. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Matthew married Nannie Bird Buchanan on 20 Mar 1862 in University, Virginia. Nannie was born in 1840; died in 1877 in Waverly, Frederick County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 87. Nannie Bird Washington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1864 in Winchester, Virginia.


 

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