Benjamin Bass, of Brunswick County

Not the same as Benjamin Bass, Sr., of Granville County

Biography

Benjamin Bass (son of James Bass and Mary Lanier) was born 1735 in Sussex., Co. VA or NC, and died February 20, 1798 in Brunswick Co., VA.

Family

He married Martha (or Sarah) Hicks on 1760 in Brunswick, VA, daughter of Robert Hicks and Mary Courtney.

Children of Benjamin Bass and Martha (or Sarah) Hicks include:

1. Mary Bass, b. 1761, d. date unknown.
2. John Hicks Bass, b. 1763, VA, d. date unknown.
3. Fredrick Bass, b. 1770, d. date unknown.
4. Wyatt Bass, b. Abt. 1772, VA, d. date unknown.
5. Ann Bass, b. August 23, 1773, Brunswick County, Virginia, d. date unknown.
6. Martha Bass, b. Abt. 1775, Brunswick Co., VA, d. date unknown.
7. Nathan Hale Bass, b. May 07, 1779, Brunswick Co., VA, d. September 10, 1860, Giles Co., TN.
8. Lydia Bass, b. Abt. 1781, Brunswick, Virginia, d. date unknown.
9. Sarah Eliza Bass, b. February 10, 1790, Brunswick County, Virginia, d. date unknown.
10. Henry Bass, b. Abt. 1792, VA, d. date unknown.

Note: "John James Bass" is actually two men, the sons of Thomas Bass (Benjamin's brother). In Thomas Bass's will of 1786, he names: his wife Mary; sons Hartwell, John, and James, daughters Tempie Warren, Elizabeth Green, and Nancy Stainback.

Brunswick Co., VA DB 9 P.640-641

This indenture made 19th day of Jan 1770 between Robert Hicks of St. Andrews Parish, Brunswick Co. and Benjamin Bass of same. For 5 shillings current money, 262 acres on the north side of the Ready Creek and bounded as follows; beginning at a Spanish oak on the said creek, to head of Hicks’ Spring branch, to small popular to a white oak on the Maharin branch, to a pine on Tatum’s line, to a corner red oak, up creek to beginning. Wit: John Clack, Scarbough Penticost, Drury Lanier.

Deed Book 14, page 169, Brunswick County, Virginia

THE COMMONWEALTH of Virginia To Thomas Stith, John Powell & Thomas Claiborne gentleman greeting whereas Paul Tatum and Penellipa his wife, Benjamin Bass and Sarah his wife, James Vaughan & Susanna his wife, James Bresse (?) and Ann his wife, Lewis Peebles & Jane his wife and Tabitha Hicks of the County of Brunswick by their certain Indenture of Bargain and Sale bearing Date the 3d Day of December 1782 have sold and conveyed unto William Atkinson of the County of Greensville the fee simple Estate of two hundred and sixty three acres of Land . . . lying and being in the said County of Brunswick and whereas Jane wife of the said Lewis Peebles cannot conveniently travel to our said Court . . . to make her acknowledgment of the said conveyance therefore we do give unto you or any two or more of you power to receive the acknowledgment which the said Jane shall be willing to make . . . and we do therefore command you that you do personally go the said Jane and receive her acknowledgment of the same . . . the 20th Day of January 1

786. Signed by Drury Stith. By Virtue of this Commission to us directed we the Subscribers have privily examined Jane the wife of the within mentioned Lewis Peebles which Indenture she freely & voluntarily acknowledged . . . given under our hands & Seals this 23d Day of January 1786. Signed by Thos. Stith and John Powell. Brunswick County Court 23d January 1786. This Commission was returned and together with the Certificate of the Execution thereof ordered to be Recorded.

Deed Book 15, page 76, Brunswick County, Virginia

This Indenture made this 3rd Day of May 1791 BETWEEN Benja. Bass & Sarah his wife James Bruce and Ann his wife James Vaughan and Susannah his wife Lewis Peebles and Jane his wife and Elliner Tatum of the County of Brunswick of the one part & William Atkison of the same County of the other part . . . for & in consideration of the sum of thirty four pounds five shillings to them in hand paid . . . by these presents do grant bargain sell alien enfeoff & confirm unto the said William Atkison . . . one certain tract piece or parcel of land containing one hundred & seven acres & a half . . . situate lying & being in the County of Brunswick and bounded as followeth (to wit) BEGINNING at a corner pine on Maclins line thence a straight new chopt line between Benja. Goodrich and wifes line & said land to the corner of William Atkinsons fence on said land on a small branch, thence down the said branch to the Meherrin Branch, thence up the said Meherrin Branch, to Benja. Bass’s line, thence along Benjamin Bass’s line to Maclins line thence along Maclins line to the BEGINNING . . . Signed by Benja. Bass (his mark), Sarah Bass, James Bruce, Ann Bruce, James Vaughan, Susanna Vaughan, and Elenor Tatum (her mark), and witnessed by Jno. B. Goldsberry, Buckner Harwell, and James Clack. Brunswick County Court May the 23rd 1791. This Indenture of Bargain & Sale between Benjamin Bass & Sarah his wife, James Bruce & Ann his wife, James Vaughan & Susanna his wife & Elinor Tatum of the one part & William Atkison of the other part was acknowledged by the said Benjamin Bass & Sarah his wife, James Bruce & Ann his wife, James Vaughan & Susanna his wife & Ellinor Tatum parties thereto to be their act & deed & ordered to be recorded, previous to which acknowledgment the said Sarah, Ann & Susanna being privily examined as the law directs did voluntarily assent thereto.

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References

1. "Will of Robert Hicks 1782" < link >; (document attached)
2. http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/t/a/Sherry-P-Stanley/WEBSITE-0001/UH...
3. http://ericjames.org/html2014/fam/fam90175.html
4. WikiTree contributors, "Benjamin Bass (1735-1798)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bass-248 : accessed 29 October 2024).