James Bass, of Brunswick County

Also please note: James Basse's parents are not proved yet. We know from YDNA testing that his line is R1b-L47, and the lines of Edward Bass, Sr. brothers John Bass 1673 and William Bass 1676 are A1a-M31. (The results from William's line are fairly new.)

So James is unlikely to be the son of Edward. His line matches the line of Richard Basse 1658 and Jane Bryant (a Nansemond line), and the line of William Basse 1618 and Sarah Batten (not a Nansemond line).

Death date seen as 07/25/1748 Without evidence.

Most of the children attached to this profile appear to belong to James Bass c1721-c1763 of Southampton County, Virginia, who married Elizabeth.

See more information here:

http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/j/o/h/Kathryn-P-Johnson/WEBSITE-0001/U...

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The other James may be here: James Bass, of Southampton County

3. Edward1 Bass, born 19 October 1672, was living in Norfolk County on 16 November 1699 when he purchased 15 acres of land on the Western Branch of Elizabeth River from John Fulsher who was the slave owner who freed the Anderson family by his Norfolk County will in 1712. Edward appeared in Norfolk County court on 17 November 1698 and admitted that he owed Hugh Campbell 500 pounds of tobacco, in June 1702 he admitted that he owed Thomas Whinfield 70 pounds of tobacco for goods he purchased at the sale of the estate of William Whitehurst, and on 15 February 1709 he sued Henry Lawley for a 3 pound debt. On 20 July 1711 he was presented by the Norfolk County court for retailing liquor without a license but the presentment was dismissed at his cost when he convinced the court that it was a mistake. On 16 December 1715 he sued Joseph Muns, Jr., for 20 pounds damages for riding his mare [DB 6, no.2, fols. 36, 170, 255; Orders 1708-10, 124b, 141a; 1710-17, 14, 100, 136]. On 30 January 1720/1 he was called "Edward Bass of Norfolk County, Virginia, Parish of Elizabeth" when he purchased 100 acres adjacent to his brother John, near the head of Horsepool Swamp in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina [DB C-1:113]. On 26 March 1723 he was granted 200 acres on Urahaw Swamp in what became Northampton County after 1741 [Hoffman, Province of North Carolina Land Patents, 192]. He and his wife Love sold their land in Chowan County by deed of 28 March 1726 [DB C-1:609].

Between 12 August 1728 and 15 May 1744 he purchased another 615 acres adjoining his land [Bertie DB C:135, Northampton DB 1:40, 89, 129]. His 25 July 1748 Northampton County will was proved in August 1750 and left over 525 acres to his children with the remainder to be sold to discharge debts [Original at N.C. Archives]. He left his wife Lovewell 100 acres during her life. More than ten years later on 7 May 1761 she and her heirs, Lucy Jones and Thomas Cugley, sold this land for 75 pounds to Jethro Bass, her deceased husband's grand nephew [DB 3:121]. Their children named in Edward's will were

7 i. John5, born say 1716.

ii. Katherine Anderson, born say 1718, married to Lewis Anderson when her father made his 25 July 1748 Northampton County will. She received 50 acres in Northampton County which she and Lewis sold on 12 November 1757 [DB 2:424].

iii. Dinah, born say 1720, perhaps the wife of John Pone, "black" taxables in the 1755 Granville County summary list and taxables in the 1754 list of Robert Harris along with the Andersons, Pettifords, and William Bass [CR 44.701.19].

8 iv. Benjamin1, born say 1722, died about 1798.

v. Joseph2, born say 1724. He sold the 50 acres in Northampton County which he received by his father's will on 18 August 1757 and a further 50 acres in Northampton while a resident of Granville County on 2 September the same year [DB 2:399, 489]. On 30 March 1758 he bought 50 acres in Granville County on a branch of Fishing Creek and sold it on 26 February 1765 [DB E:50; G:355]. He was taxable in Granville County on a tithe in the 1758 list of Thomas Person and taxable with his wife Jane in 1762 and 1764 in Samuel Benton's list for Oxford and Fishing Creek Districts, listed as insolvent in 1764, perhaps the Joseph Bass who was head of a Chesterfield County, South Carolina household of 6 "other free" in 1800 [SC:100].

9 vi. Sampson/ Samuel2, born say 1726.

10 vii. Edward3, born say 1728, died before November 1800.

viii. JAMES1, born say 1730, taxable with his brother Benjamin in Oxford District, Granville County, in 1761. On 10 November 1764 he sold 50 acres in Northampton County by deed proved in Granville County [DB H:63].

ix. Kesiah3, born say 1732.

x. Mary3, born say 1734.

xi. Reuben1, born say 1736, bequeathed his father's manor plantation of 100 acres in Northampton County after the death of his mother. He sold this 100 acres on 5 May 1761 [DB 3:96], and in 1764 he was taxed in Granville County with his wife Mary, probably Mary Anderson. He purchased 50 acres in Granville from Lawrence Pettiford on 20 October 1768 [DB H:473]. On 16 February 1777 he sold 50 acres in Granville on Beaverdam Creek [DB L:315], and in 1782 he was taxable on 2 horses. He was taxable on one poll in 1785, and he had 2 males and 4 females in his household in Fishing Creek in 1786 for the state census.

http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/bailey-berry.htm

1741 - 1759, ABSTRACTS OF DEEDS, Northampton County, North Carolina

PUBLIC REGISTRY, Deed Book One and Deed Book Two, Margaret M. Hofmann

DEED BOOK TWO

Pg 402 JOHN JORDAN of Northaampton Co. planter to JAMES BASS of Brunswick Co. Va 20 Aug. 1757 30 pounds current money of Va. 177 acres on the south side of Fountain's Creek, joining the middle prong of Tooke's Mill swamp, DRURY JORDAN, RICHARD TAYLOR, SAMUEL BASS and the Co. line, part of a patent to the sd. JORDAN for 317 acres in 1756. Wit:PETER NUNALY, ROBERT LITTLE, JAMES JORDAN Reg. Northampton Co. Aug. Ct. 1757 J. Edwards C. Ct.

Pg 489 JOSEPH BASS of Granville Co. to CHARLES BRYANT of Northampton Co. 2 Sept. 1758 3 pounds proclamation money 50 acres between the lands of REUBEN BASS and JAMES BASS and holding the young orchard where JOHN BASS, JR. the son of EDWARD BASS did formerly live Wit: WILLIAM PURDY, BENJAMIN BRYANT Reg. Northampton Co. Oct. Ct. 1758 K. Edwards C. Ct.

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NCNORTHA/2011-04/1303...

Indenture made the 1st day of June, 1758, between James BASS of Northampton County, North Carolina, Planter, and Mary BASS, his wife, and James HICKS, son of George HICKS, of Brunswick County, Planter, for 70 pounds, conveying 415 acres on South side of Meherrin River adjoining lands of John DUGAR, WINFIELD, COLES, and PETERSON, which land was granted to James BAFS by Patent dated December 15, 1749. Witnesses were William THOMPSON, Thos. BAFS, George MALONE, and Etheldred JELKS (his mark). Signed by James BAFS (his mark) and Mary BAFS (her mark). Indenture and Receipt were proved in Court on July 25, 1758, by the oaths of Wm. THOMPSON and Etheldred JELKS. Deed Book 6, page 294.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA - DEEDS (BOOK 6)

http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/brunswick/deeds/brunbk6.txt

Southampton Co, VA Deed Book 1, p. 26, 8 Nov. 1749. This indenture 8 Nov. 1749 between James Bass and Mary Bass his wife of the county of Southampton of the one part and John Thorp of the county aforesaid Witness that James Bass and Mary his wife for the sum of 80lb 13-1 current money of Va., paid by John Thorp, hath granted, bargained and sold to John Thorp a certain tract of land in Southampton County on the south side of three creeks bounded etc. to a corner of Charles Bass Jr. his land, then south to a black oak, thence by Charles Bass' land to the head of the north prong of Herbert's Branch, to a red oak, to the Rock Branch, then to Henry Ivey's line, to Rock Branch, to three creeks etc. Wit: Jas. Ridley, Wm Binum, and Arthur Taylor. Signed: James (X) Bass

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Southampton, Va Deed, 11-8-1749 James & Mary Bass sold to John Thorpe...land on Side of Three Creeks, adj Charles Bass, Henry Ivey, Rocky Branch, Page 26: JAMES BASS and wife Mary to JOHN THORPE dated 8 Nov 1749

http://www.carolshouse.com/familyhistory/bass/

Connection to Henry Ivey

There are no further references to this Henry Ivey in Virginia, and it seems very probable that he is the same Henry Ivey who received a patent for 300 acres in Edgecombe County, North Carolina on 20 April 1745.305 This was about forty miles from his land in Brunswick County, located in what would shortly become Granville County, and very near the site of the present town of Louisburg in Franklin County. There is some reasonable ircumstantial evidence in support of the idea that he was the same Henry Ivey from Brunswick County, principally that Henry Ivey subsequently appears in a number of records with people who had also moved from Fountains Creek in Brunswick to Granville County. For example, William and Robert Southerland recorded an adjoining grant the same day as Henry Ivey (and later sold part of it to him), and a deed in Brunswick County proves they had earlier lived on Fountains Creek.306 In 1755 Henry Ivey and Alexander Southerland, who was an adjoining landowner on Fountains Creek, were jointly sued by James Smith in Granville County.307 Alexander outherland had owned land neighboring Henry Ivey on Fountains Creek in Brunswick County, and had sold the land as a resident of Granville (then Edgecombe County) in 1746.308 Henry Ivey was also jointly sued the same year with John Bishop309, another former landowner on Fountains Creek who had moved to Granville County by 1744.310

Henry Ivey sold 110 acres of his 1745 grant to JAMES BASS, yet another former Brunswick neighbor, on 1 August 1747.311 He retained the remaining 190 acres for sixteen years. He bought 130 acres adjoining from the Southerlands on 24 February 1749/50312 and another 250 acres from Samuel Lanier in 1752.313

• 305 Grant is referenced in subsequent sale – see Granville County Deed Book A, p27.
• 306 Brunswick County Deed Book 3, p281.
• 307 Granville County Minute Book 1754-1770, p22.
• 308 Brunswick County Deed Book 3, p213.
• 309 Granville County Minute Book 1754-1770, p23.
• 310 Brunswick County Deed Book 3, p307.
• 311 Granville County Deed Book A, p27. He was perhaps related to the James Bass who lived adjacent to Henry Ivey Sr.
• 312 Granville County Deed Book A, p251. 313 Granville County Deed Book B, p57.

from Bob's Genealogy Filing Cabinet:

http://www.genfiles.com/ivey-files/adam-ivey.pdf

In the will of James Bass, he names his wife Mary, daughter Mary Emmery, and grandson James Bass. His executors are his wife and Thomas Bass, but he doesn't name a relationship to Thomas. James Bass does use the phrase "all my children except Mary Emmery", so it is likely that he had other children living at the time.

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BASS/2003-02/1045930677

James BASS' will was dated 13 May 1768, and was probated in 1771, Brunswick Co., Virginia. He named his wife, Mary; daughter, Mary Emery; and grandson, James BASS; "and other children."

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.roots/Q54Xglrq1gQ

Could be easily confused with James Bass c1740 - 1822 of Brunswick, Virginia, who married Elizabeth Smith:

http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/w/a/t/Burnett-J-Watkins-jr/GENE21-0017...