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- Kenansville Courthouse Records, Deeds
Book DFTU, Page 192, dated May 23, 1793, proved July term 1793.
Richard Blackledge, acting Exuctor of Andrew Bass, late of Craven County, to George Kornegay of Duplin County, for L150, 200 acres, being a certain tract or parcel of land laying in the County of Duplin that by the last will & testament of the above said Andrew Bass Senr. was ordered to be sold and the proceeds thereof to be equally divided between his grandsons Thomas & William Blackledge & Uriah and Andrew Bass as by the said will.
Witness: Uriah Bass (Signed) Richard Blackledge Exr.
Uriah Bass moved to Madison County, Alabama about 1814.
Uriah Bass married Sarah Green (1777-1846). Her parents were Colonel Joseph Green of Wayne County, North Carolina, son of James and Mary (Gray) Green, and Sarah Whitfield (William, William) who was born April 16, 1747 at White Hall (now Seven Springs, North Carolina). Colonel Joseph Green and Sarah Whitfield were married May 19, 1768. (Note - see Alabama, page 5, Wayne County, North Carolina, page 12 and Bass Index).
Uriah, born June 11m 1766, died May 30, 1819, son of Richard "Jr." (1730-1793?) son of Andrew (1692-1770). Issue of Uriah: Sally, 1799-1857; Ann; Elizabeth; Susan; Mary; Louisa; Julia; Richard O. (died 1843); William (to Texas before 1841); and Uriah. (Note: be careful of your identification of the many Uriah Basses!)
Star
Raleigh, North Carolina
Friday, December 30, 1814
Valuable Lands for Sale
The Subscriber wishing to leave the State, offers for sale about 2500 acres of Land in Wayne County, on the North side of Neuse River, all joining including Bass’s Ferry, on which there is five different plantations; also 6 acres on the south side of Neuse, opposite the house and ferry, including a seine place and ferry landing. Will sell the whole together, or devide so as not to injure the sale of what is left. Also about 400 acres on the south side of Newus, and lower side of Falling Creek, joining the River and the Creek, including a seine place and a Limestone Rock, which has been proved and makes excellent Lime - this has one planatation. Also 486 acres on the side side of Neuse, a little below Spring Bank, joining the River, with one plantation. There is a plenty of cleared lands on the above plantation. They may be had at a fair price, and a reasonable time will be given the purchaser for payment. For further information see the lands and subscriber.
Uriah Bass
November 25, 1814
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