Individual Details

John Bass Sr

(20 Feb 1731 - 11 Mar 1771)

Events

Birth20 Feb 1731Virginia
Property8 Jul 1742purchased in Southern Branch Precinct "Thomas Deall bought of William Bass, the Father of John Bass" [DB 13:17a-18a]. - 50 acres, Norfolk, Virginia
Taxes1751 - 1761for Southern Branch District from Batcheldor's Mill to Portsmouth near (his brother) William Bass. - Colonel Craford's list of tithables, Norfolk, Virginia
Residence1752Norfolk, Virginia
Will-shared17 Apr 1752(William Bass Jr) Norfolk, Virginia - ]. Administration on his estate was Granted to John Bass, , & the Appraisal of his estate was recorded in Norfolk Co. on 19 JUL 1756 [Orders 1750-3, 82; 1755-59, 77]., Norfolk, Virginia
Legal15 Nov 1753was sued in Norfolk Co. court by Richard Freeman, but the case was dismissed when both parties reached An Agreement [Orders 1753-55, 2].
Residence1756 - 1757Norfolk, Virginia
Property-shared14 Mar 1757(Sarah Lovina) Sarah Bass & John Bass ("Son of Sarah") & his wife Elizabeth sold Another 50 Acres of her land on the north side of the head of Deep Creek, the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River Adjoining John Bass's line, "being part of A Tract of 2 hundred Acres of Land Given the Above mentioned Sarah Bass by Will of Majr Nichols" [DB 18:41-2b]. - Elizabeth River, Virginia
Taxes1761 - 1765 he shared A household with (his cousin?) William Bass [Wingo, Norfolk Co. Tithables, 1751-65, 18, 41, 54, 88, 100, 115, 138, 174, 205]. - Norfolk, Virginia
Legal30 Aug 1763He & Robert Kinder received A patent for 181 Acres in Norfolk Co. near the head of Deep Creek Adjoining Bass's own land
Property14 May 1764sold land & they sold A 50 Acre tract Adjoining this land to Ebenezer Hall [DB 35:362: 21:86B, 200A]. - 90 acres, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia
Legal16 Nov 1764 John & (his cousin?) William Bass were sued for debt in Norfolk Co. court by Solomon Hodges on [Orders 1763-65, 162].
Taxes1766 - 1776New Mill Creek - 100 acres, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia
Legal19 Apr 1770he Appeared in court & declared that he had 6 or 7 barrels of corn belonging to John Smith who was indebted to John Ivy [Orders 1768-71, 150, 158, 167].
Death11 Mar 1771Norfolk, Colonial Virginia
Alt nameJohn Basse

Families

SpouseElizabeth (1730 - 1774)
ChildSarah Bass (1751 - )
ChildWilliam Bass Sr (1755 - 1810)
ChildMillie Bass (1758 - )
ChildJohn Bass Jr (1763 - 1783)
ChildGiles Bass (1764 - )
ChildJoshua Bass (1767 - 1796)
FatherWilliam Bass Jr (1676 - 1751)
MotherSarah Lovina (1678 - 1762)
SiblingSarah Bass (1727 - )
SiblingWilliam Bass III (1733 - )