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Theophilus Bass

Male 1757 -


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  • Name Theophilus Bass 
    Born 1757  Franklin County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Notes 
    • 1820 Federal Census of Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee
      Ezekiel Bass 221101-01001-00010111
      John Bass 01011-321100-00100001
      Etheldred Bass 320010-10010-0000001

      Description: I descend from Theophilus Bass and wife Rachel Vinson. Their children are Ezekiel Bass 1776, John, Etheldred, Ann, Polly, Harty.
      My information comes from the following:

      The deed dividing Theophilus' estate is in Deed Book M, page 380, Wilson Co TN, dated 30 Dec 1828. It was divided:
      Lot 1 to Etheldree Bass, 16 acres 8 quarter
      Lot 2 to John Bas, 2 1/2 acres
      Lot 3 to heirs of Ann Briegits, 37 1/2 acres
      Lot 4 to Ezekiel Bass, 20 1/2 acres
      Lot 5 to John Edwards for 37 acres [he married Polly Bass]
      Lot 6 to Harty Odom married to Moses Odom

      1828: Heirs of Theophilus Bass appear in Wilson County Tax Lists within Captain Barkley's Company. Richard, Etheldred, Ezekiel, John, John D., Archamek, Sion Bass, and John Edwards (husband of Polly Bass) are within the same Company &, therefore, the same geographic location. ("Wilson County Tennessee Genealogical Resource Material 1827-1869", by Thomas Partlow, Southern Historical Press, p215)


      1828-1829: There was a December 1828 court order to divide the land of ilus Bass, dec'd. Division registered 18 May 1829. Tract #1, 16-1/4 acres to Etheldred BASS; tract #2, 26-1/2 to John BASS; tract #3, 37-1/2 acres to heirs of Ann BRIDGES; tract #4, 20-1/2 acres to Ezekiel BASS; tract #5, 37 acres to John EDWARDS; tract #6, 33 acres to Harty ODAM. No waterways are mentioned in this partition. Total acreage equals 170.75 acreas. (Wilson County Deed Book M, p. 380-381)
    Person ID I34513  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2020 

    Father Jacob Bass,   b. About 1730, Northampton County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1792, Franklin County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Mother Tabitha Ann 
    Family ID F12470  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rachel Vinson 
    Children 
     1. Nancy Ann Bass,   b. 1775,   d. 1826  (Age 51 years)
    +2. Ezekiel Bass,   b. Abt 1776, Franklin, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1868, Watertown, Wilson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 92 years)
     3. Polly Bass,   b. 1778
     4. Harty/Harmon Bass,   b. 1782,   d. 1829  (Age 47 years)
    +5. John Bass,   b. 1785, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1862, Wilson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +6. Etheldred Bass,   b. 1789, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1875, Wilson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     7. William T. Bass,   b. 1789,   d. 1824  (Age 35 years)
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2020 
    Family ID F3911  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart