Mary (Jourdon) Basse (abt. 1590)

Born about 1590 in London, Middlesex, England [uncertain]

Wife of Nathaniel Basse — married 21 May 1613 in England

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Nansemond, Colony of Virginia [uncertain]

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Biography

The origins of Mary Jordan, wife of Nathaniel Basse, are presently unknown.

The family bible record belonging to John Basse gives the date of marriage of Nathaniel Basse and Mary Jordan [sic] as 21 May 1613.^[1] This marriage date is also found in Boyd's Inhabitants of London.^[2] While this gives no location, it is presumed the marriage occurred in England. It is important to note that this marriage date precludes this Mary Jordan from being the Mary daughter of ancient planter Samuel Jordan for that Mary was born 1621 in Virginia.

Some frequently seen false information should be mentioned. She is not the Mary Basse baptized 25 Jan 1595 at St Gabriel Fenchurch, London as that is the sister of Nathaniel Basse. That she is born in 1590 as shown on this profile is conjecture.

There is presently no known documentation that Mary came to the New World and many believe that Nathaniel Basse had no issue based upon a court deposition given by his two sisters (who may have been shepherding their inheritance, see Nathaniel's profile). However, family tradition and some circumstantial evidence points toward there being a number of children.

Her date and place of death are unknown. That she died following childbirth in 1630 and was buried at St Alphage, City of London comes from an unsourced Find-a-Grave profile which is unfortunately and incorrectly indexed as fact by Family Search. The burial records of St Alphage show no burials for anyone with the surname Basse or Bass in 1628, 1629 or 1630.^[3] Nathaniel Basse was buried in the Church of St Alphage in 1654.

Sources

1. ↑ North Carolina State Archives, Digital Collection, John Basse Family Bible Record
2. ↑ Boyd's Inhabitants of London, Family of Humphrey Bass, subscription image
3. ↑ London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/ALP/A/001/MS05746/001. Images are available at Ancestry.