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Darling Bass

Male 1771 - 1845  (74 years)


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  • Name Darling Bass 
    Born 1771 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1845 
    Notes 
    • Will of Darling Bass ? 1839
      Granville County Wills 1844-1845
      Will Book 16, Page 334

      In the name of Almighty God amen. I DARLING BASS of the County of Granville and State of North Carolina being of a sound and deeply impressed with the thought of this life and how uncertain the same is have made this my last will and testament.
      1. Item. I want my body to be buried in a Christian like manner
      2. Item. At my decease I want all my just debts paid.
      3. Item. I want my loving wife RODAY to have all my property during her life of widowhood if she marries she is only to have what the law will allow her if my executors or administrator should think my wife is wasting the property, he is to take it away from her and place it where I want it to go that is to HENRY ANDERSON.
      Item 4th. My will and desire is that at the desire of my said wife all my property be given to her son HENRY ANDERSON my wife son she had by JESSE CHAVIS before I married her.
      Item 5th. I want HENRY ANDERSON to take care of his mother and the property.
      Item 6th. My will and desire is that when HENRY ANDERSON dies I want all the property I give him to be equally divided among all his lawful children and if any of them should be underage I want there part placed in the hands of some safe person and keep for them untill they are of age.
      This my last will and testament signed in the presence of November 14, 1839.

      DARLING BASS ("X" his mark)

      JOHN MALLORY
      ELIZA J. MALLORY
      MARY T . MALLORY

      North Carolina
      Granville County
      August Court A.D.1845

      The execution of the last will and testament of DARLING BASS dec'd was duly proved on oath in open court by JOHN MALLORY & ELIZA J. MALLORY Subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded on motion JOHN MALLORY was appointed administrator with the will annexed of the said DARLING BASS and entered into bond with WM. S. McCLANAHAN & LESLIE GILLIAM securities and duly qualified as such no executor having been appointed in the said will.

      Witness
      JAS. M. WIGGINS, Clk
    Person ID I35537  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 27 Apr 2020 

    Father Edward Bass,   b. About 1728,   d. 1800  (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Mother Tamer Anderson,   b. 1742 
    Family ID F12651  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rhody Anderson,   b. 1770 
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F12655  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart