Theophilus
Bass
Born about in Franklin, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of Jacob Bass Sr
and Tabitha Ann (Fuller) Bass
Brother of
Jacob Bass Jr., Winnifred Oren (Bass) Dukes, Reddick Bass, Solomon Bass, Alexander Bass, Jordan Bass, Oren Bass, Jacob Bass and Ezekial Bass
Husband of
Rachel (Vinson) Bass
— married
[date unknown] in Franklin, North Carolina
Descendants 
Father of
Ezekiel Bass, Ann Nancy Bass, Palsy Bass, Theophilius Bass II, Marty Bass, Ethelred Bass, John Edward Bass and John Bass
Died
at about age 73
in Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Sep 2010
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Biography
Born 1753 in Franklin, NC Died 24 Feb 1826 Wilson, Tennessee
Slaves
- Unnamed Slaves, 1790 United States Federal Census
- Number of Slaves : 5
- Unnamed Slaves, 1820 United States Federal Census
- Free Colored Persons - Males - 14 thru 25 1
- Slaves - Males - Under 14 3
- Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44 1
- Slaves - Females - 45 and over 1
Sources
- Goodspeed's History of Wilson Co., TN, p. 840
- AGBI
Name: Theophilus Bass Birth Date: 1750 Birthplace: North Carolina Volume: 10 Page Number: 343 Reference: Heads of fams. at the first U.S. census. NC. By U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington, 1908. (292p.):58 Source Information Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.
- 1790 Census
Name: Theophilus Bass Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Franklin, North Carolina Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 4 Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1 Free White Persons - Females: 6 Number of Slaves : 5 Number of Household Members: 16 Source Citation Year: 1790; Census Place: Franklin, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 30; Image: 32; Family History Library Film: 0568147
- Tax Rolls
Name: Theophilus Bass Year: 1804 Residence: Wilson, Tennessee Source Information Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
- Fact: Alternate Birth Date (about 1765) Franklin, North Carolina, United States
- Fact: Residence (1790) Not Stated, Franklin, North Carolina
- Fact: Residence (1801) Wilson, Tennessee, United States
- Fact: Possible Death Date (24 February 1829) Wilson, Tennessee, United States
See also:
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 September 2018, 22:44), entry for Theophilus Bass(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZDS-QQ3); contributed by various users.
- 1820 United States Federal Census https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7734/images/4433434_00378?pId=1003212
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Theophilus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Theophilus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Budrow Bass
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup A-M31, FTDNA kit #337905 - Marvin Bass :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup A-M31, FTDNA kit #682687
- Jim Bass :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup A-M31, FTDNA kit #14569
- Jamie Bass :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup A-M31, FTDNA kit #38012
- Leroy (Bass) Montgomery :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup A-M31, FTDNA kit #718807
-
~1.56%
Jim Bailey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A930376 [compare], Ancestry member jimbailey723
-
~1.56%
Steve Nesbit :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A111704 [compare], Ancestry member SNesbit2
-
~0.78%
Paul Bailey :
23andMe, GEDmatch FX5763406 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Paul Bass :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Stephen Maxwell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Smax5725
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Martha (Arman) Murphy :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A882983 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Alice Cole :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member alice36083
-
~0.78%
Nick Hughey :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T783702 [compare], FTDNA kit #621810
-
~0.78%
Alan Malone :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T355875 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Susan (Bass) Torres :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T117625 [compare], FTDNA kit #352837
-
~0.39%
Brandon Buckle :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T357479 [compare], FTDNA kit #480128
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