Individual Details

William Bass Jr

(4 Apr 1784 - Bef 2 Mar 1847)

Events

Birth4 Apr 1784
Taxes-shared1801(William Bass Sr) A "List of Free Negroes & Mulattoes" & head of A household with males John, Andrew & William Bass & females (his wife) Lucy & Betsey Bass - A planter on Deep Creek, taxable on 2 tithes, Norfolk, Virginia
Will-shared6 May 1809(William Bass Sr)
Marriage2 Nov 1812Norfolk, Virginia - Elizabeth Perkins
Property-shared10 Mar 1830(Levi Bass) sold Acres on which Willis Bass, Sr., formerly resided to William Bass, sold 50 Acres on which his mother was then living to Joshua Bass, & he & William Bass, Jr., made A deed of trust to Margaret Callahan for A piece of land in Norfolk Co. by deeds Acknowledged on 10 MAR 1830 [Minutes 21:268, 286]. - 50 acres, Norfolk, Virginia
Marriage-shared23 Nov 1832(Levi Bass and Martha) Norfolk, Virginia
Description15 Jul 1833registered After the "not Negro" law was passed: 51 yrs, 5 ft 11, white complexion man of Indian descent [Register of Free Negroes & Mulattoes, 1809-1852, no. 902]. - Norfolk, Virginia
Admixture-EthnicityAfter the "not Negro" law was passed: 51 yrs, 5 ft 11, white complexion man of Indian descent [Register of Free Negroes & Mulattoes, 1809-1852, no. 902].
DeathBef 2 Mar 1847Norfolk, Virginia
Will2 Mar 1847Norfolk, Virginia

Families

SpouseElizabeth Perkins (1786 - )
ChildBethsada Bass (1823 - )
ChildAnnis Bass (1825 - )
ChildElizabeth Bass (1827 - 1907)
ChildJames Michael Bass (1827 - 1881)
FatherWilliam Bass Sr (1755 - 1810)
MotherLucy Short Gibbs (1755 - 1809)
SiblingJohn Gibbs Bass (1782 - 1822)
SiblingElizabeth Gibbs "Betsy" Bass (1788 - 1809)
SiblingAndrew Bass (1790 - 1855)