From CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, Volume One; 1623-1666 Patents by Nell Marion Nugent: "Patent book 2, Mr. Anthony Ellyott, 1150 acs. Lying on N.W. side of the North River in Mockjack Bay beg. On the N.E. ….etc…… March 20, 1650….Wm. Baskett."

We can prove the children of James Baskett and Youreth MacMillian by the wills of James Baskett and the will of his son James Baskett. Abstracts of both wills follows.

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"Warren County August Court 1788 - This last Will and Testament of James Basket was presented in court and proved by the oath of Phil Hawkins and J. Daniel, ___? And Youreth Basket therein named ____?"

"In the name of God Amen, I James Basket of the County of Warren in North Carolina do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form as following,

Item, I give to my son Pleasant Basket one black horse called ?? and one feather bed.

Item, I give to my sons John, James & Daniel Basket one horse of the value of ten pounds Virginia money and a good feather bed to each of them. My desire is that the said legacies shall be delivered to each of my sons at the time he arrives to the age of twenty-one years.

Item, I give to my daughter Peggy Basket one good bed and furniture.

Item, my desire is that my sons John, James, Daniel and my daughter Peggy have one year schooling each.

Item, I lend to my wife all the rest of my estate real and personal during her widow hood and in case she should marry, or at her death, my desire is that my land shall be sold and the money arising there from to be equally divided between my four sons and my daughter Peggy.

……….etc,…………

I leave as executors to this my will, my loving wife Yourrath Baskett, my friend John Daniel and my son Pleasant Baskett ..etc.. this 27^th day of June 1787. James Baskett (SEAL)

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Abstracts of Will (James Baskett, son of James Baskett and Youreth Baskett)

".on the sixteenth day of October One Thousand seven hundred and ninety seven and 22 d Year of American Independence, the last Will and Testament of James Basket dec'd was duly executed in open court..etc.."

"In the name of God Amen, I James Basket of Newberry County & State of South Carolina being weak in Body but of sound mind…..etc.

I give to my mother Yourath Basket…

….to each of my brothers & sisters hereafter named to wit Frances Rud, John Basket, Dan'l Basket, Ann Middeton, Eaby Williams, Elzabeth Perdew, Pleasant Basket, Margaret Basket each of…."

A True Record of the Original Will the 28^th. Day of January 1798. Attest, Fred Nance, Ck. C.

Will Book D page 122 (Newberry County, SC)

"We the heirs and legatees of James Baskett Dec'd of the County of Warren and State of North Carolina ……etc.. agree to Exonerate Thomas Cates who married the widow of said deceased ..etc.."

Other: (South Carolina Newberry District)

"A return on the Estate of James Baskett Dec'd made this first day of December in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred & six by Youreth Baskett (alias Youreth Cates)…"

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Generation No. 1

1. James³ Baskett was born Abt. 1740. He married Yourrith McMillion, daughter of Alexander McMillan and Phoebe.

Children of James Baskett and Yourrith McMillion are:

6. Pleasant⁴ Baskett (James¹ Baskette) was born 1766 in Granville Co., NC., and died 1836 in Warren Co., NC. He married (1) Nancy Bowdon, daughter of Nicholas Bowdon. He married (2) Hixie Brown 11 Jan 1810, daughter of Archibald Brown and Tabitha Twisdale. He married (3) Rebecca Givens 12 Mar 1830.

The Wills of Pleasants Baskett and his third wife Rebecca Givens printed below prove the children of Pleasant. It can be reasoned that all of Pleasant Baskett's children were by Hixie Brown and Nancy Bowdon.

Rebecca Givens was the wife of Pleasant Baskett at the time of his death. All of Pleasants daughters were married within ten years after he married Rebecca which suggest she was not the mother of any of his daughters.

Also, note that Rebecca Baskett referenced Pleasant Baskett's children as "daughters in law" and "sons in law." It can be reasoned this was in error and she meant to say "step daughter" and "step sons."

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"This 24^th day of November 1833.

I, Pleasant Baskett of the County of Warren and State of North Carolina, do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form as follows, I leave my wife one half of my estate for her support so long as she lives. I mean my present wife Rebecca Baskett, the rest to be equally divided at my death amongst my children such I shall mention Sally Baskett, Joseph Baskett, Susan Baskett, Ann Baskett, Robert Baskett, Tabitha Baskett, Partheny Baskett and Alexander McMillan Baskett the rest of estate to be divided amongst the above named children at the death of my wife after paying my debts. ?I have four other children which I have given bed and some other property to except that to William Baskett I leave him two dollars. These three has had a small lagacy each of them to wit; Betsy Turner, Polly Pardue, Peggy Turner. This 24^th day of November, 1833.

Pleasant Baskett (SEAL)

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Children of PLEASANT BASKETT and HIXE BROWN or NANCY BOWDON are: