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James Michael BASS 1827 – 1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1827

Birth Location: Nansemond Tribe at Deep Creek, Norfolk County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 Apr 1881

Death Location: Deep Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Father: William Bass

Mother: Elizabeth Perkins

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In 1827, James Michael BASS entered the world in Nansemond Tribe at Deep Creek, Norfolk County, Virginia, USA, born to William Bass and Elizabeth Betty Perkins. James Michael BASS passed away in 1881 in Deep Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1827, James Michael BASS entered the world in Nansemond Tribe at Deep Creek, Norfolk County, Virginia, USA, born to William Bass and Elizabeth Betty Perkins.
  • James Michael BASS passed away in 1881 in Deep Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, United States.

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James BASS's Ancestors

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James BASS
1827 – 1881
Birth Place: Nansemond Tribe at Deep Creek, Norfolk County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Bass
1784 – 1848
Norfolk County, Virginia (others said Norfolk itself)
Elizabeth (Betty) Perkins
1786 – 1860
Norfolk County, Virginia (1786 in 1860 census; 1792 in 1850 census)
Grandparents
William Bass\Basse
1755 – 1809
Elizabeth River Precinct of St. Brides Parish, Norfolk Virginia
Lucy GIBBS
1755 – 1860
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Adam (Perkins (down as free black in 1797 & free mulatto in 1801 &) 1802)
1765 – 1815
VA, Virginia, USA
Annias ("Ann" Unkn (free black on 1815 - 1817 tax records - owned 2) horses)
1760 – 1817
Va
Great-Grandparents
John Bass\Basse
1731 – 1771
Elizabeth Nansemond
1725 – 1778
Nimrod PERKINS
1740 – 1783
Dorcas PERKINS
1730 – 1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Chief Nansemond

James BASS's Timeline

2 Records

1827
Oct 1827
Birth of James Michael BASS in Nansemond Tribe at Deep Creek, Norfolk County, Virginia, USA
Nansemond Tribe at Deep Creek, Norfolk County, Virginia, USA
1881
27 Apr 1881
Age 54
Death of James Michael BASS in Deep Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Deep Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1827
    Event Place: Nansemond Tribe at Deep Creek, Norfolk County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1881
    Event Place: Deep Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, United States

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