William Basse (1618 - abt. 1695)

Born 25 Dec 1618 in London, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Batton) Bass — married 25 Sep 1641 in Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1695 at about age 76 in Norfolk, Virginia

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Biography

William was born on 25 December 1618 in England.^[1] He is the son of Nathaniel Basse and Mary Jourdan.^[2]

It is unclear when William arrived in Virginia. His father Nathaniel Basse traveled several times between England and the Virginia Colony during the years 1619 and 1622. At the census of the Living in Virginia ebruary the 16 1623 Cap. Nathaniel Basse and Samuel Basse are listed at "Basses's Choice." No other persons named Basse are at that location. William Basse and Mrs. Basse are located at Jordans Jorney on this census. It is possible but unlikely that they are this William, who would have been about 5 years old, and perhaps his mother.^[3]

By 1641 William had settled at "Basse's Choice" plantation on the east side of the Pagan River, Isle of Wight County, Virginia. A plantation on the west side of the Warrosquoyacke (now Pagan) River was established by William's father Nathaniel Basse, Arthur Swaine, and others who applied to The Virginia Company for a patent for the property on 21 November 1621 which was granted on 30 January 1622.^[4] In November 1621 Nathaniel Basse received a patent in his name for a 300-acre tract of land a short distance west of Warrosquyoake on the east side of the Pagan River. It became known as Basse's Choice.

"William Basse sonne of Nath and Mary Basse was married to Sarah Batten ye 25th day of September in ye year of our Lord 1641 A.D."^[5]

They had children:

1. Edward Bass, 1643
2. Joseph Basse, 1646
3. William Basse, 1646/47
4. Thomas Basse, 1650
5. Keziah Basse, 1654

Research Notes

Death Date

I have been unable to locate any documentation for William's death date. I am suspicious of the given date because it is the same year that his son William Bass died in Henrico County, Virginia. I am also uncertain about the location of his death in Norfolk County. There is no documentation that he ever lived in Norfolk County. His father's plantation, where he settled, was in Isle of Wight County. Shirley Dalton 17:43, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Bell, Albert D., Bass Families of the South, Limited Edition. Published by Albert D. Bell, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, 1961. Page 11
2. ↑ Wittel, William Taylor. 500 Years of Wittel and related families. W. T. Wottell, 2000., p 366.
3. ↑ Hotten, John Camden. The original lists of persons of qulaity; emigrants;... who went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700; 1874, p 171, 184.
4. ↑ Descendancy Narrative of William Basse of London by Margot Woodrough, 2015.
5. ↑ Sermon Book of John Basse in Virginia State ArchivesManuscript religious book, approx 100 pages; on the cover "Booke of John Basse (William's brother), Norfolk County, Virginia AD 1675."

in the U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Detail Source Name: William Basse Arrival Year: 1623 Arrival Place: Virginia Primary Immigrant: Basse, William Source Publication Code: 3283 Annotation: Standard work. Includes lists of ships to Bermuda, Barbados, and continental North America. Indexes family names. Names of Jews are excerpted in Adler, no. 61. Care should be taken when using Hotten. There are two versions, one with accurate text and inde Source Bibliography: HOTTEN, JOHN CAMDEN, editor. The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years; Apprentices; Children Stolen; Maidens Pressed; and Others Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700. With Their Ages, the Localities Where They Formerly Lived in the Mother Country, the Names of the Ships in Which They Embarked, and Other Interesting Particulars. From MSS. Preserved in the State Household Members (Name) William Basse

• Bass Bible Record (Nansemond/Chowanoc)

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Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Donna Glover for starting this WikiTree profile.
• This WikiTree profile was created through the import of Lynch-Tree.ged on 06 August 2010.
• This WikiTree profile was created through the import of CBBOWMAN.ged on 27 December 2010.
• Thanks to Forest Peterson for creating WikiTree Basse-158 through the import of Hill_Family_Tree_8.ged on Oct 24, 2014.