The inheritance of Aline de Gay, wife of Sir Alan Basset

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The inheritance of Aline de Gay, wife of Sir Alan Basset

Legg inn av Douglas Richardson royala » 28 apr 2005 01:39:22

Dear Newsgroup ~

In earlier posts, I've discussed some of the properties which formed
the inheritance of Aline de Gay, wife of Sir Alan Basset (died 1232).
A search of the helpful online A2A Catalogue has turned up another
likely manor which was part of her inheritance, namely Compton Bassett,
Wiltshire.

For interest's sake, I've abstracted below the discussion regarding
Alan Basset's ownership of this manor, including one grant made at
Compton Bassett by Alan Basset with consent of his wife, Aline. The
modern archivist states that this manor was held at the time of
Domesday by a certain Pagan (that is, Pain). I've made no attempt to
trace Pain's other Domesday land holdings, but if they passed like
Compton Bassett to the Basset family, then Pain should be investigated
as a possible ancestor of Aline de Gay.

Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah

Website: http://www.royalancestry.net

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From: A2A Catalogue (http://www.a2a.org.uk/search/index.asp)

Source: Somerset Archive and Record Service, Walker-Heneage and Button
family and estate papers, Coker Court, East Coker, Catalogue Ref.
DD\WHb

In the following short account of Compton Bassett the Wiltshire seat of
the owner of these Muniments I have drawn considerably from the History
of Calne by A.E.W. Marsh [pp. 300-302, etc.] but I have been able with
the help of these deeds to which presumably the Author had no access to
supplement his description of it.

At the time of Domesday, Compton is said to be held by Pagan and in
1230-1272 by the Bassett family, from whom the place derives its second
name; but the Bassetts held it before that, for Alan Bassett held
demesne there at the end of the twelfth century [Nos. 1003, 1004] Alan
Basset's wife's name was Alina or Aliva, and as, according to Mr Marsh,
the Manor was carried in 1271 to the Despencer family by the marriage
of Aliva daughter of Philip Basset with Hugh le Despencer, Justiciary
of England, she was probably the grand-daughter of the above Alan.
Their son Hugh Despencer, afterwards Earl of Winchester, was beheaded
at the instigation of Queen Isabella, by the garrison of Bristol Castle
of which he was Governor in 1326. In the same year his son Hugh "the
Younger Dispenser" was also seized by the Queen's followers and hanged
at Hereford. The Despencers' estate was then confiscated and remained
for some time in the hands of the Crown. There are no documents in this
collection
showing the Despencer connection with Compton.

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Document #1: Reference: DD\WHb/1003

Grant dated late 12th cent

Extent and Form: 1 doc.

Scope and Content

By Alan Basset to Hugh de Cumberwell of the croft called Latacrofta
which was of his demesne of Comton in exchange for ten acres and a half
of land in Comton, of which four and a half lie in Halcrofta one acre
beyond his barton near the King's way, and five acres in Longafurlang.

Witn. Richard de Turf, Thomas Basset, Bartholomew, parson of Cumton,
etc.

Late 12th cent.

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Document #2: Reference: DD\WHb/1004

Bond

Scope and Content

From Alan Basset with consent of Alina his wife and his heirs to
William de Cummeruelle and his heirs to pay 3sh yearly for land and

meadow which he holds from him, the payment to be made from rent due
from Walter fil. Hervei to the said Alan.

Witn. Robert de Cummeruelle, Robert de Slade, William fil. Hervei, etc.

Late 12th cent. Seal missing but green and white cord remaining.

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