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William Bass 1654 – 1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1654

Birth Location: Nansemund County, Virginia----Family Data Collection--Individual Records---Family Data Collection--Births---William Bass: Virginia Land, Marriage, & Probate Records, 1639-1850---OR---Jamestown, Isle of Wight, Virginia----1654: U. S. & Inter

Death Date: 13 Aug 1741

Death Location: Norfolk, Virginia

Father: Unknown None

Mother: Elizabeth Nansemond

Spouse(s): Catherine Lanier

Children(s): John Bass

In 1654, William Bass Sr. entered the world in Nansemund County, Virginia----Family Data Collection--Individual Records---Family Data Collection--Births---William Bass: Virginia Land, Marriage, & Probate Records, 1639-1850---OR---Jamestown, Isle of Wight, Virginia----1654: U. S. & Inter, born to Unknown and Elizabeth the Nansemond. William Bass Sr. married Catherine Elizabeth Lanier, and had children including John Ephriam Bass. William Bass Sr. passed away in 1741 in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1654, William Bass Sr. entered the world in Nansemund County, Virginia----Family Data Collection--Individual Records---Family Data Collection--Births---William Bass: Virginia Land, Marriage, & Probate Records, 1639-1850---OR---Jamestown, Isle of Wight, Virginia----1654: U. S. & Inter, born to Unknown and Elizabeth the Nansemond.
  • William Bass Sr. married Catherine Elizabeth Lanier, and had children including John Ephriam Bass.
  • William Bass Sr. passed away in 1741 in Norfolk, Virginia.

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William Bass's Ancestors

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William Bass
1654 – 1741
Birth Place: Nansemund County, Virginia----Family Data Collection--Individual Records---Family Data Collection--Births---William Bass: Virginia Land, Marriage, & Probate Records, 1639-1850---OR---Jamestown, Isle of Wight, Virginia----1654: U. S. & Inter
Parents
Unknown
Elizabeth (the) Nansemond
1616 – 1676
Norfolk, Independent Cities, Nansemond County, Virginia
Grandparents
Robin (Pattanochus The Elder CHIEF OF THE NANSEMOND INDIAN) NATION
1590 – 1676
King and Queen, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Chief Tribe
1545 – 1644
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bass's Descendants

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William Bass (29 Mar 1654 – 13 Aug 1741) m. Catherine (Elizabeth) Lanier (7 May 1655 – 17 Feb 1692)
  1. 1. John (Ephriam) Bass (4 Dec 1673 – 3 February 1732)
    1. 1. John Bass (1696 – 1777) m. Elizabeth Winborne (1713 – )
      1. 1. Jacob Bass (1740 – 10 Dec 1792) m. Tabitha (Ann) Fuller (1733 – 13 Aug 1791)
        1. 1. Oren Bass (1770 – 18 Aug 1842) m. Mary Blaine (5 Mar 1772 – 1850)

William Bass's Timeline

3 Records

1638
14 August 1638
William Bass Sr. was married
None
1654
29 Mar 1654
Birth of William Bass Sr. in Nansemund County, Virginia----Family Data Collection--Individual Records---Family Data Collection--Births---William Bass: Virginia Land, Marriage, & Probate Records, 1639-1850---OR---Jamestown, Isle of Wight, Virginia----1654: U. S. & Inter
Nansemund County, Virginia----Family Data Collection--Individual Records---Family Data Collection--Births---William Bass: Virginia Land, Marriage, & Probate Records, 1639-1850---OR---Jamestown, Isle of Wight, Virginia----1654: U. S. & Inter
1741
13 Aug 1741
Age 87
Death of William Bass Sr. in Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1654
    Event Place: Nansemund County, Virginia----Family Data Collection--Individual Records---Family Data Collection--Births---William Bass: Virginia Land, Marriage, & Probate Records, 1639-1850---OR---Jamestown, Isle of Wight, Virginia----1654: U. S. & Inter

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 August 1638

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1741
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia

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