Elesha Basye (abt. 1690 - bef. 1768)

Born about 1690 in Northumberland County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Died before 12 Sep 1768 before about age 78 in Northumberland County, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Elesha Basye (aka Elisha) was the daughter of Edmund Basye and Eliza Taylor. Elesha Basye was named in her father's 1714 will and also in the will of her brother Elizamond Basye which was made in 1756.^[1]

She was still unmarried in 1756 when she was identified as "my sister Elesa Basye" and appointed as one of the two executors in her brother Elizamond's will.^[2]

Elesha made her own will on 2 April 1756 in Northumberland County, still identifying herself as "Elesha Basye of the County of Northumberland in Wicomen Parish," and presumably still unmarried. She makes gifts to her brother John and nephew Jesse, and mentions no husband or children.^[1][3]

She died before this will was proven in Northumberland County on 12 September 1768. The docket entry in the probate court file still identifies her as "Elesha Basye," indicating that she likely never married or had children.

Research Notes

Disputed Spouse

As reflected above, the documentary record indicates that Elesha Basye never married or had children. A previous version of this profile identified Alexander Love or Alexander Love as her spouse, and Hannah (Love) Austin, Amos Love, John Matthew Love), and/or Judith (Love) Greene as her children, none citing any reliable sources for the claims. His supposed connection to Alexander Love appears to be based on an erroneous speculation by researcher Cliff Love, as explained on this collaboration page on FamilySearch.

Those disputed spouses and children have been detached from her profile.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Otto Basye, The Basye Family in the United States, (Kansas City, Mo.: s.p., 1950), 167-168; images, Internet Archive, (https://archive.org/details/basyefamilyinuni00basy : accessed 11 Jun 2023).
2. ↑ Otto Basye, The Basye Family in the United States, at 164; images, Internet Archive, (https://archive.org/details/basyefamilyinuni00basy : accessed 11 Jun 2023) (includes will transcription).
3. ↑ Northumberland County Record Book 7, p. 282-283, Will of Elesha Basye; images, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-TQWR : accessed 11 Jun 2023); FHL 32,676, DGS 7,645,554.