John Basset

Robert Thoroton, 'Fledborough', in Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire: Volume 3, Republished With Large Additions By John Throsby, ed. John Throsby (Nottingham, 1796), pp. 187-190. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/thoroton-notts/vol3/pp187-190 [accessed 21 October 2020].

(fn. 19) This Thomas married Margery, the daughter of William Mering, and Elizabeth his wife, daughter of Thomas Nevile of Rolleston, by whom he had sir Richard Basset his eldest son, and William Basset of Muskham, ....
Fn. 20) Richard Basset, knight, had to wife Elizabeth, daughter of John Dunham, and by her had John Basset, who married Agnes, daughter of Thomas lord Burgh, and died 20 of May, 36 H. 8. leaving Edward his son and heir above twelve years old. He held the manors of Adling flet in Yorkshire, Saxelby in Lincolnshire, Fledburgh, and Normanton, and lands in Fledburgh, Normanton, Woodcotes, Stokam, Sterthorp, Est Drayton, South Clifton, and North Clifton, and lands, viz. fourteen acres in Ragnell and Darleton, and the manor of Skegby, and Normanton, mess: lands and tenements in Wellcy and Grimston.— Edward died 22 Eliz: and left John, Clinton, Henry, Edward, and daughters. John married Anne, the daughter of Francis Rodes, and after he had sold all the rest, sold Fledborough to the feoffees of the then earl of Shrowsbury in the beginning of king James his reign, since when this goodly manor came to the possession of Robert earl of Kingston, and now remains to the right honourable Henry marquess of Dorchester his son and heir