Edward Bass

Avatar: Based on the mother's legal status, Edward was tithed as a free person of color. See that Edward and wife Tammy are listed Granville Tax District was where the Colonial War Duty Location. The Bertie Co land formerly purchased was sold to purchased land on 26 March 1723 in Bertie, NC; Land joined that of Thomas Bryant (of Aquia Stafford Co Bryants), Richard Washington who lived next to Old Cheraw John Williams, William Bennet and Cullen Pollock. This land was sold to Edward's brother John Bass. The final residence of Edward Bass was in Wayne Co, NC where his bounty land was granted for his service.

Edward BASS was born ABT 1698 in Norfolk Co, VA, and died 1775 in Dobbs Co, NC. He was the son of 2. John BASS and 3. Love HARRIS.

	  Children of Edward BASS are:

• i. Wright BASS was born ABT 1745 in Dobbs Co, NC, and died BEF 1800 in South Carolina. He married unknown.
• ii. Jeremiah BASS was born ABT 1747 in Dobbs Co, NC, and died BEF 5 JUL 1808 in Wilkinson Co, MS Territory.
• iii. Arthur BASS was born ABT 1748 in Dobbs Co, NC, and died 30 NOV 1823 in Wayne Co, NC. He married Mourning in North Carolina.
• iv. Ephraim BASS was born ABT 1755 in Dobbs Co, NC, and died 23 JUL 1828 in Wayne Co, NC. He married Nancy. He married Mary in Wayne Co, NC.

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Notes for Edward Basse II: Pg 15 Dowd/Silvestri - 30 Jan 1720/21 Edward was in Chowan Pct and in the next transaction he was in Norfolk Co. They noted that "perhaps he returned to Norfolk Co. for a time." On 28 Mar 1726 there was a land deal in Chowan Co. and he was "of Bertie Pct." On 2 Oct 1742 he was in Northampton Co. On 17 May 1758 he was still in Northampton Co. with land beside his brother John. The file also shows he was born in Bertie Co. but it was formed in 1722 from Chowan Co. so he and his siblings were probably born in Chowan Co.

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Edward Bass was born about 1698 in Bertie Precinct (Northhampton County)--North Carolina.

He was left the estate of his father which he sold to his brother John and then he moved to the Black Creek area currently Wilson County, North Carolina.

(Edward Bass as the eldest son received the estate of his father. See the will of John Bass in the preceding section.)

October 02, 1742

Edward Bass of Northampton to John Bass

48 pounds current money of Virginia

200 acres that plantation whereon I now dwell and the plantation my father John Bass deceased on joining Richard Washington, Mr. Pollock, and William Brasswell also all my swamp land

Wit: William Boddie, Will Bridgers, James Hutchison

Reg: Northampton County Court November 1742 page 40

(Abstracts of Deeds, Northampton County, 1741-1759, M. Hofman, page 12)

Land Sale

Edward Bass to John Bass

October 2nd, 1742

This indenture made ye second Day of October 1742 between John Bass of the one Part & Edward Bass of the other Part both of the County of Northampton, Witnesseth that for & in consideration of forty eight Pounds Current Money of Virginia in hand paid by the sd John Bass before the sealing & Delivery of these Presents, the receipt whereof the sd Edward Bass doth hereby acknowledge himself his Heirs Exrs & Admsrs fully satisfyed contented & paid & forever doth acquit and discharge the sd John Bass his heirs & assigns of the same Now for & in consideration before sd I the sd Edward Bass have bargained sold alienated & made over & delivered & by these presents do bargain sell enfeoff & confirm unto the sd John Bass his Heirs & assigns forever That Plantation of mine whereon I now dwell & the Plantation of my Father John Bass deceased on with the Two Hundred Acres of Land to the sd Plantation belonging also my right Title & Intrest to all my swamp Land beginning at a White Oak by Wm. Bass's cornfield fence yr a Direct Line through the swamp so (south?) down the swamp. The Two Hundred Acres belonging to the Plantation begins at a corner of Richard Washinton's Land where his South Line that contains 20 (or 200) pole ends thee being nocames Tree mentioned in the Patent ye first course is west 320 pole to the center of Three Oaks yn South 100 pole to an Oak yn East along Mr. Pollocks & Mr Bea?well Line till it meets with a Dividing Line that parts his land & a Parcel of Land before sold t the sd John Bass by Wm. Bennet yn Northerly along the Dividing line to the first station. To have and to hold the sd Plantation & Two Hundred Acres of Land & the swamp land with all houses orchards, Gardens & pastures with all privileges profits & appurtenances any ways arising or appertaining thereto unto the sd John Bass his heirs and assigns forever & further, I the sd Edward Bass my heirs Etc. do covenant with the sd John Bass his heirs and assigns that I have a good disposing right in fee Simple in and to ye demised premises free & clear from all encumbrances also do warrant maintain & Defend the sale of sd Land & every part thereunto the sd John Bass his Heirs & assigns forever from the ???? claim of me my heirs Exrs & Admrs or any other Person claiming by me them or any of them by any other way or means whatever. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the Day of the Month & Date of the Year above written.

Signed, sealed & delivered in Presents of us Edward Bass & a seal

Wm. Boddie Hill Bridgers Jas Hutchesson

The above land transfer was transcribed by Albert Bass, Jr., Raleigh, North Carolina 08 August 2000.

Edward received a land grant from the Council in New Bern of 200 acres in 1744. The actual site of the land grant is not known, but Albert Bass Senior thought it was located in the same area as where Ephraim Bass, his son lived. Albert Bass, Jr. PE, thought the land grant was in the area of the Town of Black Creek near where a creek known as Basses Creek is.

(Excerpted from Bass Family of Black Creek by Al Bass of Raleigh.)

It appears now (10 July 1999) this land was located on Basses-Penright Swamp which is north of Fremont, North Carolina. Basses Swamp was the location that William Newsome settled.

In the First Census of the United States-1790-North Carolina-Newbern District-Wayne County-Edward Bass is listed as:

Edward Bass

1 White Male Head of Household

4 White Males Under Age of 16

3 White Females

10 Slaves

It is thought that Edward Bass had sons of: Ephraim, Arthur, Wright, Jeremiah.

No will has been found for Edward Bass, and it is not known where he was buried. It is thought that Edward Bass died prior to 1779.

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Edward received his father's manor plantation in his will.

He purchased land on 26 March 1723 in Bertie, NC; Land joined that of Thomas Bryant (of Aquia Stafford Co Bryants), Richard Washington who lived next to Old Cheraw John Williams, William Bennet and Cullen Pollock.

Abstracts of Deeds, Northampton County, 1741-1759, M. Hofman - October 02, 1742 Edward Bass of Northampton to John Bass, 48 pounds current money of Virginia, 200 acres that plantation whereon I now dwell and the plantation my father John Bass deceased on joining Richard Washington, Mr. Pollock, and William Brasswell also all my swamp land Wit: William Boddie, Will Bridgers, James Hutchison

Edward received a land grant from the Council in New Bern of 200 acres in 1744.

Note: His son Wright was described in his uncle Moses' 1786 estate as "the eldest son of Edward Bass, dec, who was the eldest brother of Moses Bass."

Residence: AFT 1742 what is now Wilson Co, NC [formerly Dobbs, then Wayne]

Note: He sold his Bertie land to brother John.

Rootsweb: "My Son Adam's Family" (Marcia McClure) http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=marciamcc...

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