William Bass IV (1707 - 1775)

Born 5 Dec 1707 in Henrico, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Clay) Bass — married 6 May 1731 in Henrico, Virginia

Husband of Mary (Walthall) Bass — married 31 Oct 1747 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 21 Jan 1775 at age 67 in Chesterfield, Virginia

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Biography

William was born in Dec 1707 in Henrico County, Virginia Colony.^[1] He was the son of William Bass and Mary Fail.

First Marriage

William Bass, Jr. married Martha Clay on 6 May 1731.

Second Marriage

After Martha's death, he married Mary Walthall on 31 October 1747 in Virginia.^[2]

He passed away in January 1775 in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

Family Bible

There is a Bass Family Bible from Chesterfield County, Virginia which was donated to the Library of Virginia. A transcription of the information was published in "The Virginia Genealogist."^[3] Based on this Bible, a family structure was created by George Leon Bass and his wife Emily.^[4] All the details will not be entered here; just those relevant to this William Bass, Jr. and his father.

• 1 William Bass married [H]ester^[5]
  • 2 William Bass married Mary Fail (Mary d 8 Nov 1717)
  • 2 William Bass married second Cecillia Branch on 9 Oct 1718
    • 3 William Bass, Jr, born 5 Dec 1707, died 21 Jan 1775, married Martha Clay (died 1 Mar 1745) on 6 May 1731.
    • 3 William Bass, Jr. married Mary Walthall (1719-1751) on 31 Oct 1747.

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ7G-3L3 : 12 March 2018), William Bass, 05 Dec 1707; Birth, citing Virginia, United States, Virginia Historical Society, Richmond.
2. ↑ "Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ7G-3LS : 12 March 2018), William Bass, 31 Oct 1747; Marriage, citing Virginia, United States, Virginia Historical Society, Richmond.
3. ↑ The Virginia Genealogist Volume 9, 1965, Editor John Frederick Dorman, 1993, Heritage Books, Inc., ISBN 1-55613-784-2, pp 81 - 83.
4. ↑ Bass Family Bible
5. ↑ Bell, Dr. A. B., Bass Families of the South p 27

See also:

• Friend, Carter Watkins, 1904-. The Descendants of Captain Thomas Friend, 1700-1760, Chesterfield County, Virginia. Alexandria, Va., 1961, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066144023&view=1up&seq=1.
• Ancestry Record #7836 73275, accessed October 4, 2019, US and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 for William Bass and Martha Clay; Source number: 109.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: SFD