William Warren Bass (abt. 1748 - 1802)

Born about 1748 in Duplin County, North Carolina Colony

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Died 19 Apr 1802 at about age 54 in Sampson, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

William Bass was a North Carolina colonist.

William was born about 1748 in North Carolina. He was the son of Richard Bass and Elizabeth Unknown. He passed away on April 19, 1802 in Sampson County, North Carolina.^{[citation needed]}

William is named in the will of his father, Richard Bass, dated 9 May 1780, Duplin County, North Carolina. Inventory presented and proved in court by Andrew Bass, Exec., January Court 1781.^[1][2][3] He was left four pounds and was one of the named executors.

A William Bass is listed on the 1790 census in Sampson County, North Carolina with 2 males age 16 & over, 3 males under 16 and 4 females.^[4]

William Bays [Bass] is listed on the 1800 census in Fayetteville, Sampson County, North Carolina. In his household are:^[5]

• 1 male under 10
• 1 male 16-25
• 1 male 45 & over
• 1 female under 10
• 1 female 10-15
• 2 female 16-25
• 1 female 45 & over

Note the William Bass appearing on census records 1810 and following in Sampson County, North Carolina is not this William Bass -- he is too young. Perhaps he was this William's son who also appears near this William Bays [Bass] on the 1800 census.

William was born in 1748. He passed away in 1802.

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1979," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-26750-25859-37?cc=1911121 : accessed 15 May 2015), Duplin County > B > Bass, Richard (1782) > image 6 of 6; State Archives, Raleigh.
2. ↑ familysearch.org North Carolina, Probate Records, 1735-1970 Duplin Wills, 1760-1840, Vol. A - image 22
3. ↑ Abstracted from copy of will posted on ancestry.com here
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1790", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK1-VPZ : accessed 21 March 2016), William Bass, 1790.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1800", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRD-32N : accessed 21 March 2016), William Bays, 1800.

• See also: https://www.geni.com/people/William-Bass/6000000001748462076
• See also: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHH3-7BB

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Jennifer Tuggle for creating WikiTree profile Bass-1786 through the import of Tuggle Family Tree.ged on Dec 29, 2013.
• ancestry.com