Robert Bass (1781 - 1820)

Born 1781 in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Unknown) Bass — married 1806 in Mississippi Territory

Died 1820 at about age 39 in Amite County, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Robert was born in 1781. He is the son of Jeremiah Bass and Hannah Whitney.

Robert Bass married Martha Unknown about 1806 as their first child was born in 1807. No marriage record has been discovered. The marriage was probably in the Mississippi Territory several years before statehood. On 5 November, Robert Bass is listed on the 1810 Mississippi Territorial census. ^[1]

Robert Bass died in 1919 intestate. There is a probate guardian record for three of his orphaned children, Robert, Martha and Sarah Bass, all minors in Amite County, Mississippi. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ 1810 Census: "Mississippi, U.S., State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866". Heritage Quest; Mississippi State and Territorial Censuses, 1792-1866; Series: Microfilm V229; Roll: 1; Page number: 8; Line: 25. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1125 #5445 (accessed 25 October 2022). Robert Bass in Amite, Mississippi, USA.
2. ↑ Probate: "Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982". Probate Records, 1827-1956; Indexes, 1809-1971; Author: Mississippi. Probate Court (Amite County); Probate Place: Amite, Mississippi. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8995 #1366884 (accessed 25 October 2022). Robert Bass probate.

Acknowledgements

Profile created by Jane McManus from firsthand knowledge, and WikiTree profile Bass-810 created through the import of GLGray.GED on Oct 10, 2012 by Gary Gray. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Gary and others.