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- Daughters of Republic of Texas ? Volume II
Uriah Bass Jr.
Uriah Bass Jr. was the fourth child born to Andrew Bass Jr., the Younger), who was born in Dobbs County, NC, ca. 1775, and his wife Christian. Uriah was born 1784-8 and Wayne County, NC. This line of Bass family was large. They were wealthy ? they were given ?classical? educations. They were found in Dobbs, Johnson, Duplin, Craven, Wayne, and Bertie Counties from 1692 through 1790, and in Alabama and Texas in the early 1830?s.
They were wealthy, large landowners, with many slaves, with plantations extending from Goldsboro to Mr. Olive (N&S) and 15-20 miles both E&W of that line (Hwy U.S. 117). Uriah and Ruth?s extensive plantation was SW of Goldboro, along the Neuse River, Mill Creek, Beraver Dam Creek, Crooked Marsh, and Falling Creek lying within Wayne County. Uriah married Ruth (A.) Pipkin ca. 1807-8 in Wayne County. They had three children in Wayne County (one of them was Nancy Bass, my GGGD who married Henry W. (Bud) Cave, and were in South Carolina by 1815 where their next three children were born, and were in Marengo County, AL ca. 1825, where their last child was born. From Marengo County they moved on into Texas. They were prominent, well-to-do, land-owning family, and they owned many slaves. They recognized the challenge Texas gave with her Alamo heros, her free land, and her struggles to keep what she had won.
Their children were: Susannah Bass married Ebenezer (Edwin) Newton, Nancy Bass married Henry W. (Bud) Cave Bass, Richard Bass married Mary Green, Mariah Bass married Elias Rush, Elizabeth Bass married John P. McGraw, Bass ? unm 1840.
Our Uriah was in Texas in the early 1830?s. He was in Liberty County, Caldwell County, Bastrop County, and Milam County. He worked with his cousin William Bass was was deeded ½ a league of land March 9, 1838 from Jonathan Burleson, as colonist for Austin and Williamson. He was in Liberty County, November 1839. Uriah is listed on Oct. 2, 1839, as ?returning to the U.S> to try to sell land?. He served as emissary on several trips ?back? to the U.S. to encourage other settlers and colonist to come to Texas. He served the Republic as a colonist, settler, loyal patriot, citizen, and emissary. He died on one of his trips ?back? ? in Marengo County, AL in 1841-43. He left his mark along the trail ? for all eternity ? on this great land ? and we who follow, can do well to carry on where he left off. Please, God, that we do as well. Ethel Jewel Morgan Bursh, (GGGGD of Uriah Bass), DRT Member #200135. Uriah Bass Jr. #200135.
1840 Federal Census of Marengo County, Alabama
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Bassett Family Association Database
1786 - 1845 (59 years)