William (Bass) Basse (1648 - bef. 1695)

Born 18 Feb 1648 in Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hester Branch (Unknown) Farmer — married 1678 in Henrico County, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died before Oct 1695 before age 47 in Henrico County, Virginia Colony

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Biography

William (Bass) Basse was a Virginia colonist.

William Bass was born February 18,1646/48 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia Colony and passed away around October of 1695 in Henrico County, Virginia. He may have been the son of William Basse and Sarah Batten.^[1]

Facts

• WILLIAM BASSE, 4th son of Nathaniel Basse and Mary Jourdan, born 1618, married Sarah Batton on Sept 20, 1641. They had a son, William, born 1648, who married a girl whose first name was Hester. The had children, William (married Cecilia, fathers name Christopher), Thomas, Elizabeth and Anne. ^[2]

Nansemond Connection?

• See this thread for interesting Nansemond connection(?) [2]

AND Here for marriage: [3]

• William married Hester Unknown about 1678 in Henrico County, Virginia Colony. They had children (birth dates are estimated):
• Elizabeth Bass, b c 1680
• Thomas Bass, b c 1682
• William Bass, b c 1684
• Ann Bass, b c 1688

Although William's will names only wife Hester and daughter Elizabeth, other children are indicated by a 1 October 1701 record in Henrico County Orphans Court in which Elizabeth is referred to as "one of the orphans" of William Bass^[1]

Albert Bell copied the following from a box of papers in possession of the Nansemond Indians which names the children of William and Hester:

"William Basse son of Wm, borned the 18th day of ffeb-ry 1647/48 A.D. Dec'd to this life in the Yeare of our Lord 1695, wee mourned with his louving wife Hester & sons William & Thomas & daughters Elizabeth & Anne Basse."^[1]

Death & Legacy

The exact date of William's death is unknown. His will was dated 20 April 1695 and was proved 1 October 1695 in Henrico County, Virginia.^[1] Will of William Bass, dated 20 April 1695; proved 1 Oct. 1695, by the oaths of Joseph Tanner & Fra: Cater.

"Sick and weak. To my daughter Elizabeth Bass, one black white faced cow called prittymaid & a yearling heifer belonging to the same cow and four pewter dishes and the last bed that I fitted up. I make my loving wife Hester Bass my executrix."

Signe: William (WB) Bass.
Wit: Jos. Tanner, Thomas (mark) Franklin, Francis (mark) Cater.

No other children mentioned. No land or other property mentioned.

Research Notes

2. Updated Notes- I adopted this today and found a link to the handwritten copy of the will but it hasn't been properly indexed on Family Search. The link takes to a set of images and it is page 108: [4]

1. A search of major genealogy sites and an internet search using both Google and Bing search engines have not turned up any additional primary source documents. These are rare in the 17th century and one must sometimes rely on secondary sources and/or memoirs, biographies, etc., written by family or other researchers. If any new sources become available, I hope they will be added here. Strutton-11 14:37, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

• Fact: Also Known As William Basse
• Fact: Also Known As Josiah William Bass
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/TribeName This is not the Nansmond Indian Tribal Line!!!!
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch William Basse son of Wm, borned ye 18th day of ffebry 1647/48 AD Dec'd to this life in the Yeare of our Lord 1695, wee mourned with his louving wife Hester & sons William & Thomas & daughters Elizabeth & Anne Basse.

"Booke of John Basse Norfolk County Virgz AD 1675" https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062852793&view=1up&seq=116

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Bell, Albert D., Bass Families of the South, Limited Edition. Published by Albert D. Bell, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, 1961.
   • Birth/death dates Nansemond p 11
   • Parents, England p 10
   • Will, Virginia p 27
   • Orphan's Court p 28
2. ↑ [1]

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 15 December 2021, 11:03), entry for William Bass (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LB8K-VNL ); contributed by various users.

• [5]

• Notes: HISTORY: THE BASS FAMILY OF BLACK CREEK NORTH CAROLINA compiled by James Albert Bass and James Albert Bass, Jr., 6425 Chapman Court, Raleigh, N. Car. 27612, copright 1986 pg 6.

• HISTORY:DOBBS COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA BIBLE RECORDS VOLUME III, GS film 1697745, Item 3, pg 6 & 8

• Henrico County Virginia Colonial Deeds 1677-1705, by Benjamin B. Weisiger, III, Iberian Publishing company, Athens, Georgia, 1996, p.154

(AGES GIVEN BY DEPOSITION IN COURT ORDER BOOK 1678-1693)