A collection of the pages from several Basnight Family Bibles were copied and given to the Tyrrell County Genealogy Society by Jeanne Schlegel. These pages appeared to be from four or five different family bibles. The pages for the family of Jeremiah and Miranda Basnight Weskett have been broken out as a separate bible record. The other pages are grouped here into what appears to be three bibles, however the death records for the second bible probably came from two separate bibles . The entries have been transcribed here exactly as they appear on the copies, however the order of the Marriage, Birth and Death entries may differ from that in the Bible. Last names are enclosed in parenthesis in cases where the transcriber added them for clarity.
MARRIAGES
Bible 1
None recorded.
Bible 2
John H. Combs and Maria Basnight was Maried February 20 1834.
James B. Steely and Mynerva Alexander Maried October 13 1840.
Bible 3
B. S. Basnight & Affie M. Basnight was married on the 2d day of April 1855 by Coln. H. A. Spruill. (Transcribers Note: The actual marriage record was not included with the records for this bible. However, the record bled through the marriage page onto the back of the birth page and became very readable when the birth page was held up to a light.)
BIRTHS
Bible 1
William Basnight Jany 1st 1720
His son Lemuel Basnight Aug 8th 1770
Mary Basnight the Wife of Lemeul Basnight was born ........
Phebe Ann Basnight the daughter of Leml and Mary Basnight was born March 11th 1826.
William Basnight the Son of Leml & Mary Basnight was born Jan 20th 1828.
Mary and Sarah twin daughters of Leml & Mary Basnight May 20th 1830.
Lemuel Basnight the Son of Leml & Mary Basnight was born April 19th 1833.
Bible 2
William Basnight Jany 1st 1720
His Son Lemuel Basnight Aug 8th 1770.
John H. Combs son of William and Ester his wife was born November 25 1810.
Maria Bassnight daughter of Lemuel & Sally his wife was April 10, 1815.
Birth of their children:
Susan Minerva (Combs) was born March 23 1835.
Ann Selica (Combs) Sept 21 1836.
Abner Alexander (Combs) born August 9 1838.
William Etherige (Combs) born April 21st 1841.
Hariet (Combs) was born Novem 6th 1842.
Mary Elizabe (Combs) born November 17th 1844.
Lewis (Combs) was born Jan 16 1845.
Bathesheba (Combs) born March 24th 1847.
Sarah Whidby (Combs) was born February 23 1850.
Lemuel B. Combs was born January the 22 1853.
Phebe Ann Basnight the daughter of Lemuel and Mary Basnight was born September the 26th 1824.
Benjamin Basnight His Son born March 11 1826.
William Basnight their son Born 20th January 1828.
Mary & Sarah twin daughters was born 20th May 1830.
Lemuel Basnight the son of Lemuel Basnight and Polly his wife was born April the 19 1833.
Bible 3
B. S. Basnight was borne on the 11 day of March A. D. 1826.
A. M. Basnight his wife was borne on 18 July 1835.
B. B. Basnight the sone of B. S. Basnight and A. M. Basnight Was born 18th day of .......
Cora Eugene Basnight daughter of B. S. Basnight & Affa M. Basnight his wife was borne the 15th October 1859.
Lola Olena daughter of B. S. Basnight & A. M. Basnight his wife was borne the 18th October 1865.
William Basnight the son of Leml Basnight and Mary his wife was born the 20th day of January 1828.
DEATHS
Bible 1
William Basnight departed 1810.
Lemuel Basnight (Son of William) Died November 26th 1838.
Mary Basnight wife of Lemuel died Oct 19th 1841.
Benjamin S. Basnight the Son of Leml & Mary died March 5th 1871.
William Basnight the son of Leml & Mary Basnight died May 1st 1864.
Mary daughter of Leml & Mary Basnight died August 15th 1830.
Lemuel Basnight the Son of Leml & Mary Basnight Died Jan 2d 1911, 78 years old.
Bible 2
Lemuel Basnight the son of William Basnight Died November 26, 1838.
Mary Basnight Died October 19th 1841
Fanny Rodgers Died January 3rd 1837.
Mirandy Weskett Died February 4th 1838.
Susan M. Combs Died August 26 1836.
William E. Combs Died Sept 9 1841.
Hariet Combs Died December 3rd 1843.
Mary Elizabeth Combs Died February 13th 1845.
Susan Minervy died August 26 1836.
William Etherige died Sept 9 1841
Hariet Combs died December 3rd 1843
Mary Elizabeth died February 13 1845
Lewis January 16 1846
Bathsheba Combs died April 8th 1847
Patsy Meekins died February 10 1853
Fanny Hooker died February 11th 1853
Minerva Steely died March 5th 1871
Benjamin S. Basnight died march 5th 1871
Bible 3
Benja Bascom Basnight son of B. S. & A. M. Basnight departed this life on the 30th of December 1858.
A. M. Basnight wife of B. S. Basnight departed this life on 14th of November 1867. Her funeral was preached on Sunday following the 17th by Rev. Clegg -- text Sacred in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints.
William Basnight the son of Leml Basnight and Mary his wife Departed this life May 1st day A. D. 1867.
Benja S. Basnight departed this life the 5th day March 1871.