He was a Huguenot.

EMIGRATED TO MARYLAND ABOUT 1669
TRANSPORTED BY SAMUEL TRACY OF BALTIMORE.
HE SETTLED IN NORTH CUMBERLAND CO VIRGINIA
IN WICCICOMICO (NOW KNOWN AS WICOMICO) PARISH
AND BECAME A PROMINENT PLANTER. ATTORNEY AND VESTRYMAN.
EDMUND MARRIED ELIZA TAYLOR.
HIS WILL, MADE OCT 2 1714 DIVIDED HIS PLANTATION AMONG HIS SONS
JOHN; JOSIAH; ISAAC; WILLIAM; ELIZAMON;
AND EDMON.
HE WILLED 1000 POUNDS OF TOBBACCO TO HIS DAUGHTERS JULILIA AND ELISHER,
AND 500 POUNDS TO HIS DAUGHTER ELIZABETH COPPEDGE.
EDMUND APPOINTED HIS ELDEST SONE ISAAC AS EXECUTOR OF HIS WILL, AFFIXING HIS SEAL.
THE WILL WAS PROBATED IN 1723/24 ON THE 12TH OF MARTY.(GREGORIAN CALENDER)
HIS ESTATE WAS INVENTORIED ON 20 MAY 1724
EDMUND WAS 1 OF 3 BROTHERS WHO CAME TO
VIRGINIA IN THE 1600S
SAID TO BE OF HUGUENOT DECENT
NAME ORIGINALLY
Du Basye
AND DEPARTED FRANCE TO ESCAPE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION.

BROTHER ELIZAMON WENT BACK
BECAME A PIRATE
AND EVENTUALLY MARRIED A PHILLIPINO PRINCES
AND HAD A TOWN NAMED BASEY NAMED FOR HIM.
BUT THATS ANOITHER STORY.
SEEYA
THOM C.