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- The Heritage of Wayne County, North Carolina, 1982
Richard Bass
Richard Bass, son of Andrew Bass of Craven and Dobbs County, was born about 1725 in that part of Craven County, North Carolina that later became Dobbs and then Wayne County. He soon accumulated quite a bit of property and land in Wayne County. In the 1769 Tax List for Dobbs County, he owned several slaves and in the 1790 census of Wayne County, he owned 28 slaves. He inherited land from his father, received several grants from the Governor, and bought several tracts of land in Wayne County.
Richard was one of the trustees to help establish the town of Waynesboro in Wayne County on the land of his brother, Dr. Andrew Bass, in 1787. He was active in the Revolutionary War and fought for the freedom of his country.
He is thought to have married Sarah McKinnie of Wayne County.
On November 17, 1791, “For love and consideration for his beloved grandchildren, Uriah and Thomas A. Bass, orphans of Andrew Bass, Jr., deceased, “gave two tracts of land in Wayne County, on east side Falling Creek and Brooks Swamp and the Upper side of Long Marsh, four plantations, and the plantation whereon Andrew Bass, Jr. formerly lived.
Richard is known to have had several children, viz; Edward, Andrew Jr., Uriah, Elizabeth, and Sarah Bass, and Thomas Bass. There may be others.
Gladys Barwick Weeks
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Bassett Family Association Database
Abt 1730 - 1792 (~ 62 years)