Bassett Family Association Database
William Bass
1648 - 1695 (46 years)-
Name William Bass Born 18 Feb 1648 Virginia 
Gender Male Died 1695 Henrico County, Virginia Notes - Y-DNA for descendants of both William Bass and Thomas Bass, son of William Bass and Hester Branch match each other (I-M223) but do not match other Bass families of Virginia and I question placement of this William as the son of William Bass and Sarah Batten.
In the name of God amen I William Bass being
sick and weak in body but in perfect memory thanks be
to Almighty God do make and appoint this my last
will and testament.
Firstly I give my soul to God who gave it to me and my
body to be buried according to the wishes of my
wife and friends.
Secondly I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth
Bass a yearling heifer belonging to my brown cow and four pewter
dishes and the last bed that I fitted up
Thirdly and lastly I make an appoint my loving wife
Hester Bass my executrix given under my hand this
fourteenth day of April one thousand six hundred
ninety five.
William W B Bass (his mark was W B)
October 1695 proved in open court on oaths of two witnesses
(names of witnesses not clear)
(Transcribed by Denise Keeter Goff)
Person ID I34834 1A William Bassett of Plymouth Last Modified 14 Mar 2022
Family Hester Branch Children + 1. Thomas Bass, b. 1682, Henrico County, Virginia , d. 11 Apr 1769, Chesterfield County, Virginia (Age 87 years)+ 2. William Bass, b. 1682, Virginia 3. Elizabeth Bass 4. Anne Bass Last Modified 28 Apr 2021 Family ID F12535 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Y-DNA for descendants of both William Bass and Thomas Bass, son of William Bass and Hester Branch match each other (I-M223) but do not match other Bass families of Virginia and I question placement of this William as the son of William Bass and Sarah Batten.