William Basset , of Sapcote, Sir Knight 
William was born in 1134 in Sapcote, Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. William's father was Richard Basset , of Thurleigh, Justice of England and his mother was Maud (Mathilda) Ridel , Heiress of Drayton. His paternal grandparents were Ralph Basset , of Colston, Justice of England and Alice de Buci; his maternal grandparents were Geoffrey de Ridel , of Wittering & Drayton and Geva d' Avranches , Heiress of Drayton. He had three brothers and two sisters, named Geoffrey, Ralph, Jordan Basset de, Sibyl and Aliva. He was the second youngest of the six children. He died at the age of 51 in 1185.General Notes
William Basset (ancestor of the house of Sapcote, being the youngest son of the said William and Maud), "having no advancement by the house of Rydell, retained "Undie" the devise of the Bassets, and only changed the colours thereof (from gold and red) into silver and black. But, about the time of Edward III, Simon Basset, Baron of Sapcote (descended from the forenamed William) and Sir John Basset of Blore (also so descended), both of them (I know not the case why) at one instant (as I think) relinquished their devise of "Undie" and invested themselves into "Ridels" (ie. the 3 piles with certain variations). [G.E. Cokayne] J. H. Round, however points out that all this is invalidated by the fact that Geoffrey Ridel d. as early as 1120, when there cannot have existed a family coat of Ridel. [Vicary Gibbs] [Complete Peerage II:1 note (a)]
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1040 in Ouilly-Basset, Normandy, France d.> 1088 in Colston Bassett, Nottinghamshire, England
- b.~ 1065 in Ouilly-Basset, Normandy, France d.1127 in Colston Bassett, Nottinghamshire, England
- b.~ 1045 in Normandy, France
- b.~ 1095 in Colston Bassett, Nottinghamshire, England d.1144 in Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England
- b.~ 1040 in Normandy, France d. in Great Weldon, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
- b.~ 1065 in Great Weldon, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England d.< 1107
- b.1134 in Sapcote, Hinckley, Leicestershire, England d.1185
- b.~ 1044 in Blaye, Guienne, France
- b.~ 1075 in Wittering, Stamford, Northamptonshire, England d.25 Nov 1120
- b.~ 1048 in Sallowes, England
- b.~ 1097 in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England d.1139
- b.~ 1047 in Normandy, France d.27 Jul 1101 in St Werburg's Abbey, Cheshire, England (as a monk)
- b.~ 1076 in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England
- b.1050 in France
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He had a biological son named Simon.
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Children
Simon Basset , of Sapcote, Sir Knight
Simon was born about 1165 in Sapcote, Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. Simon is no longer alive.
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