Edward Bass, Jr.

His 17 March 1790 will was proved in Granville County Court in November, 1800.

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Will of EDWARD BASS, 1790

Granville County Wills 1796-1803

Will Book 5, Page 116

In the Name of God amen, I EDWARD BASS of the County of Granville being very sick and weake in body of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God calling into mind the mortality of Body and knowing that is appointed for all men once to die do make & ordain this my last Will & testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of almighty that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the Discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the almighty power of God and of touching such worldly estate where with it hath pleased that God to bless me with in this life I give demise and dispose of in the following manner & form.

Item. I give and bequeath to my well beloved Wife TAMOR my lands where I now live together with all my household furniture and stock of all kinds during her natural life after my just debts being paid.

Item. I give to well beloved son JASON BASS my lands after his mother death

Item. I give and bequeath to well beloved Children after their Mothers death the residue of my estate namely STEPHEN LEWIS TRUSTING DARLIN PRUDENCE MARY ANN TAMAR MORDECAI DEMPSEY TESTINA to be equally divided among them.

I likewise constitute make and ordain THOMAS HICKS & LEWIS ANDERSON my Executors In Witness where of I have here unto set my hand and seal this 17th Day of March Anno Domini 1790

EDWARD BASS

Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said EDWARD BASS as his last Will and testament in the of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names

ROBERT HICKS JUN'R

MOSES BASS

State of North Carolina

Granville County

November Court 1800

The foregoing last Will & testament of EDWARD BASS deceased was duly proven in Open Court by the Oath of ROBERT HICKS JNR as subscribing witness thereto and ordered to be recorded

Teste STEP SNEED Clk

February Court 1801 LEWIS ANDERSON came into Court and Qualified as Executor to the above Will.

Teste STEP. SNEED Clk

(Edward Bass, b. 1728, son of Edward & Lovewell Bass of Northampton Co; his wife was Tamer Anderson, d/o Lewis Anderson)