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English: Arms of Bassett, circa 1709-13, on Queen Anne's Walk, Barnstaple, North Devon: Barry wavy of six or and gules. These are the arms of John Basset (d.1721) of Umberleigh and of Heanton Court, Heanton Punchardon, situated on the shoreline of the River Taw below Barnstaple. He was MP for Barnstaple 1718-1721 in which seat he was successor-but-one to Sir Nicholas Hooper (whose arms also appear on Queen Anne's Walk), whose daughter and ultimate sole-heiress Elizabeth Hooper he married.[1] His mother was Elizabeth Acland, first cousin of Richard Acland (1679-1729), of Fremington House, MP for Barnstaple 1708-13,[2] whose arms also appear on Queen Anne's Walk. His granddaughter Eleanor Basset (1741-1800) was the last of the ancient Basset family of North Devon, and married her step-first cousin[3] John III Davie (d.1793) of Orleigh, great-grandson and eventual heir of the merchant John I Davie (d.1710) (whose arms also appear). Their son Joseph Davie (1764-1846) of Orleigh inherited all the Basset estates and changed his name to Basset, adopted the Basset arms and built Watermouth Castle. The arms are raised above the parapet at the far east (right) corner of the south front.
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  1. Vivian, 1895, p.48
  2. See History of Parliament biography of his father John Basset (1653-1686)[1] and History of Parliament biography of ACLAND, Arthur (1616-91), of Bittadon, Devon[2]
  3. John III Davie's father John II Davie (d.1761) married as his 2nd wife Mary Courtenay (d.1754) a daughter of Sir William Courtenay, 2nd Baronet of Powderham, whilst Sir William's other daughter Eleanor Courtenay was the mother of Eleanor Basset (d.1800) (Vivian, 1895, pp.48 (Basset), p.249 (Courtenay)

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