Elijah Bass (abt. 1743 - 1781)

Born about 1743 in Northampton County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Bass) Richardson — married 14 Feb 1777 in Bute County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 8 Sep 1781 at about age 38 in Eutaw Springs, Orangeburg, South Carolina

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Biography

Descendant of Elizabeth (Nansemond) Bass, progenitor of the Nansemond Indian Nation.

Elijah was Nansemond.

Elijah was born about 1743 in Northampton County, North Carolina. Elijah is supposedly the son of John Bass (born 1716), grandson of Edward Bass born 1672 Norfolk County, Virginia. Documentation for this connection has not yet been located.^[1]

Marriage

Marriage bond was posted by Elijah Bass and Richard Scott in Bute County, North Carolina for the marriage of Elijah Bass and Mary Bass on 13 February 1777. In her application for Revolutionary war widows pension, Mary states that she was married to Elijah on 14 February 1777.^[2]

It appears as if Elijah was married prior to his marriage to Mary Bass in 1777. Following Elijah's death in 1781, his four children were bound out to Benjamin Bass. Two of those children were born before 1777. It also appears as if Elijah's widow, Mary, was stretching the truth a bit when she stated in her pension application that Elijah was killed at the battle of Eutaw Springs in September 1781. The children were bound out on 4 February 1781.^[3]

1. John Bass, b 1772
2. Phatha Bass, b 1775
3. Sarah Bass, b 1777/78
4. David Bass, b 1779

Death

Elijah enlisted in the Army of the Revolution in the North Carolina line in the spring of 1779. He enlisted under Capt. Bailey and served as a soldier until 8 September 1781 at which time he was killed in the battle of Eutaw Springs, Orangeburg County, South Carolina.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Bass Family
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Elijah Bass Revolutionary war pension file application of widow Mary Bass Richardson. Also includes transcription of marriage bond.
3. ↑ Orphan Bonds of Granville County, North Carolina, 4 February 1781 as cited on Elijah Bass

• Source: S-1612425586 Repository: #R-1860937092 Title: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Reco Note: APID: 1,1995::0
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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Amy Bass for creating WikiTree profile Bass-1502 through the import of Southeastern US Families.ged on Jul 23, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Amy and others.