Bassett Family Association Database
Wilson Bass
1785 - 1850 (65 years)-
Name Wilson Bass Born 1785 North Carolina Gender Male Died 1850 Covington, Alabama Notes - Wilson is first found 17 Apr 1809 living in Pulaski County, Georgia where he appears as a witness on a deed by Thomas Franklin, who also later is found living in Covingtgon County, AL. (Wikitree) He appears on a jury list in Pulaski County in 1809, 1810, 1811 1812 and 1814. He also appears in the Pulaski County estate of William A. Harper.
He appears as a Corporal from Pulaski County, Georgia in the War of 1812 on a muster roll dated 14 Aug 1813. (From Georgia Military Record Book 1799-1839.
By 1824 he has migrated to Alabama where he purchases 240 acres along the Conecuh River in Conecuh and Covington Counties, Alabama.
Note census shows several more children than what is listed below.
1830 Federal Census of Covington County, Alabama
Wilson Bass 0100101-210101
1m5-10,1m20-30,1m40-50,2fU5,1f5-10,1f15-20,1f30-40
1840 Federal Census of Covington County, Alabama
Wilson Bass 00010001-111101
1m15-20,1m50-60,1fU5,1f5-10,1f10-15,1f15-20,1f30-40
Person ID I34969 1A William Bassett of Plymouth Last Modified 10 Sep 2020
Family Susannah, b. 1790, d. 1850 (Age 60 years) Children + 1. Bennett Bridges Bass, b. 17 Feb 1808, Andalusia, Covington County, Alabama , d. 1866, Andalusia, Covington County, Alabama (Age 57 years) 2. Nancy Bass, b. 1824, d. 1885 (Age 61 years) + 3. William Riley Bass, b. 1824, Andalusia, Covington County, ALabama , d. 18 Mar 1864, Niceville, Okaloosa County, Florida (Age 40 years) Last Modified 10 Jun 2018 Family ID F12558 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Wilson is first found 17 Apr 1809 living in Pulaski County, Georgia where he appears as a witness on a deed by Thomas Franklin, who also later is found living in Covingtgon County, AL. (Wikitree) He appears on a jury list in Pulaski County in 1809, 1810, 1811 1812 and 1814. He also appears in the Pulaski County estate of William A. Harper.