Bassill History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Bassill family

The surname Bassill was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dijonnais and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. One of the more interesting records found was that of Pierre Basile (died April 6, 1199), also named Bertran de Gurdun and John Sabroz, a French boy famous for shooting King Richard I of England with a crossbow at the siege of Châlus-Chabrol on March 25, 1199. Apparently, King Richard was not mortally wounded by Basile's bolt but the wound resulted in gangrene which lead to the king's demise. Before the king's death King Richard ordered that Basile suffer no punishment but after Basile was hanged for his actions.

Early History of the Bassill family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bassill research. Another 139 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1522, 1617, 1624, 1660, 1677 and 1684 are included under the topic Early Bassill History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bassill Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Basile, Bassile, Bazille, Bazil, Basil, Bazell, Bazill, Baziret, Bazirais, Bazillon, Bazire, Basle, Bazilly, Bazillays, Bazillais, Bazoilles, Bazillac, Basillon, Bazon, Bezon, Bazonniere, de Basile and many more.

Early Notables of the Bassill family

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Bassill migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bassill Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Ralph Bassill, who arrived in Virginia in 1655 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)