Bass of Henrico County
William Bass was b. ca 1648, d. 10/1695 Henrico Co., Va., LWT dtd
4/20/1695 Henrico Co., Va. Wife, Hester. Order Bk 1678-93, Henrico
Co., Hester Bass, probate gtd her and William Bass, 10/1/1695, Est.
of William Bass, decd. Issue of William Bass follows:
I. Elizabeth Bass.
II. William Bass, b. ca 1690, Dale Parish, Henrico Co., Va., d. in
Chesterfield Co., Va. LWT pvd 2/27/1746 Chesterfield Co., Va. WB I,
P. 115. According to Bible of William Bass, he m. Cecilia, dau. of
Christopher Branch and Ann Sherman on 10/8/1718, gr-dau of Christopher
Branch (1602-1681), the immigrant to Va. abt 1620, a Member of House
of Burgesses who m. in 1639 Mary Adder. Issue of William Bass follows:
A. Christopher Bass, b. 3/5/1720, LWT dtd 11/8/1772
Chesterfield Co., Va., naming w., Frances, bequeathing the plantation
in Dale Parish. Issue: William, Christopher, Mary, Edward and Joseph.
last two named as his brothers).
B. Archard Bass, b. 1/31/1725 Chesterfield Co., Va.
C. Thomas Bass, b. 1723, d. bef 1727.
D. Thomas Bass, b. 3/23/1727/or 1728 Chesterfield Co., Va., d. before 1747.
E. Edward Bass, b. 7/31/1730 Chesterfield Co., Va.
F. Joseph Bass, b. Chesterfield Co., Va.
G. Peter Bass, b. 12/23/1723 Chesterfield Co., Va.
H. William Bass, b. Chesterfield Co., Va.
I. Ann Bass, b. Chesterfield Co., Va.
J. Elizabeth Bass, b. Chesterfield Co., Va.
K. Sarah Bass, b. Chesterfield Co., Va.
Lands were bequeathed to his children in Amelia, Goochland and Henrico
Cos., Va. Issue of James Bass, b. ca 1740, d. 1815 Brunswick Co., Va., w., Betsy,
son of Thomas Bass (1723-1786), follows:
1. Burwell Bass, b. ca 1761 Brunswick Co., Va., d. 5/1821 Hancock Co.,
Ga., his orphans drawing in 1827 land lottery from Hancock Co., inv. of
his estate filed 6/1/1821 Hancock Co. Bk L, P. 38. Burwell Bass m.
Betsy Harper 2/8/1810 Hancock Co., a dau. of Mary Harper who died
March Term 1840 Hancock Co. leaving LWT naming her grandchildren. viz:
Nancy Bass, Benjamin Bass, exr., Ingram Bass, WB P, P. 440-441.
Burwell Bass was a Revolutionary War Soldier, per Order Bk I, P. 8,
Greenville Co., Va.: "The Courts Valuation of Property, impressed for
the use of public in Greenville County, Virginia, during the latter period
of the Revolutionary War. One gun, Burwell Bass, #5.15.7-1/2,
March 12, 1782." Burwell Bass listed on 1790 Greenville Co., Va.
Census, 4 whites, ten blacks. Issue: Nancy and Benjamin Bass.
2. William S. Bass, b. 5/10/1763 Chesterfield Co., Va., according to
Rev. War Pension Application dtd 8/15/1832, at PONhatan Co., Va. He
resided in Chesterfield until eighteen or nineteen years old, when he went
to Powhatan County. He m. Sarah Shackleford 10/1789. Sarah was aged
69 at the time of his application. William d. 5/10/1839. John Bass, then
aged 81, was present at his marriage. Nancy Sublett, aged 67, was a
sister of Sarah.
3. James Bass, b. 8/1760 Norfolk Co., Va., Rev. War Soldier, made
his Pension Application dtd 11/12/1832, a resident of Bedford Co., Tennessee,
aged 72 years.
4. Benjamin Bass.
5. Silvia Bass m. Mr. Harrison.
6. Rebecca Bass m. Mr. Smith.
7. Edmund S. Bass, b. ca 1777 Va., d. 5/1843 Hancock Co., Ga., his
LWT dtd 5/30/1842, Bk Q, Hancock Co. Estates, P. 53; Codical dtd
2/5/1843. Wife, Elizabeth. Listed on 1820 Hancock Co., Ga. Census.
Memoirs of Georgia, P. 1027:
"A. S. Bass, depot agent and storekeeper, Hancock County
,(died 1883); Mr. Bass comes from good old Virginia stock,
from which is grandfather, Edmund Bass, emigrated when in ~'
his teens. Mr. Bass' father married a Miss Ingram (died
1869) and settled in the western part of the county where he
reared a family of four sons and five daughters. Milton
married Ann Culver; Hardy C.; W. H., Macon; A. S.;
Carrie G. (widow of J. W. Mote); George E., died Federal
Prison during the war; Wesley. ..."
Edmund S. Bass recd land grant in 1824 of 9 acres in Hancock Co. Hancock
Co. DB I, P. 308, Francis Moreland to Edmund S. Bass. He also drew in
1827 land lottery from Hancock Co., along with other bros. Issue follows:
a. James Bass, b. 1807 Greenville Co., Va. m. 9/24/1829,
Catherine Choice, b. 1810 Ga., in Hancock Co. Listed on 1850 Hancock
Census, having issue: Sarah Ann, b. 1830; Benjamin S., b. 1833;
Elizabeth R., b. 1835; Elmira A., b. 1836; Martha E., b. 1839; Louisa C., b. 1841, all Hancock Co., Ga.
b. Ann H. Bass m. William Dickson 10/26/1826, Hancock Co., Ga.
c. Elizabeth R. Bass m. Wtlliam Hurt 11/4/1836 Hancock Co., Ga.
d. Milton Bass, b. 1816 Hancock Co., w., Anne E., b. 1812, Ga.,
m. Ann Elizabeth Culver 4/20/1837 Hancock Co., Ga., listed on 1850
Hancock Co. Census, having issue: Ann C., b. 1838; William H., b. 1839;
Herman S., b. 1841; George E., b. 1843; Caroline C., b. 1845; Wesley
A., b. 1847; and Hardy W., b. 1849, all Hancock Co., Ga.
e. George W. Bass, b. 1818 Hancock Co., Ga. m. Lavinia Susan
Latimer, 4/1844, Hancock Co., Ga. Lavinia b. 1823. Listed 1850 Hancock
Co. Ga. Census, having issue: Thomas M., b. 1834 Ga.
f. Rebecca Bass, b. Hancock Co., Ga.
g. Sarah S. Bass, b. Hancock Co., Ga.
h. John H. Bass m. Isabella E. Lockhart 2/15/1848 Hancock Co.
i. Ingram Bass, b. 1812 Ga., wife, Martha, b. 1815 Ga. Listed 1850
Hancock Co. Ga. Census, farmer. Issue: Burwell, b. 1836; John B.,
b. 1838; William Fraley, b. 1840; Rebecca A., b. 1843; and Tully J., b.
1847. Ingram Bass m. Martha Choice 12/19/1833 Hancock Co., Ga.
j. Edmund S. Bass, b. 1810 Hancock Co., Ga. m. Esther
Whitehurst. Nov. 1, 1832, Southern Recorder published: "In Wilkinson
County on 25th, Edmund S. Bass, Jr. of Hancock County m. Esther
Whitehurst, the daughter of Charles Whitehurst." Edmund S. Bass died
ca 1859 in Houston Co., Ga. Listed on 1850 Houston Co. Census, farmer. Issue:
Elizabeth b. 1834 Hancock Co.; Eliza Jane b. 1838 Hancock Co.,
d. 1913; Charles Bass, b. 1842 Hancock Co.; and Josiah Bass, b. 1844,
Hancock Co., Ga.
