Job Bass

1770 - 1835  (65 years)

• Name	Job Bass
  Birth	Before 1770	North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Death	1835	Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
  Notes	Will of Job Bass, (Adams Co., Miss. Wills V2, . 162) of Lake Providence, Louisiana, now in New Orleans. I was married twice: 1st to Lyare (Lydia) Saunders, now dead, by whom I have and have had seven children: Elijah, Elias, James, Sarah, Rebecca, Martha, and Elizabeth; and 2nd. to Maria Richardson, also dead, by whom I have two minor children: Abraham and Cornelia Amarantha. Elijah and Elias to have land between them. To Abraham and Cornelia Amarantha, $40,000, which is 1/5 of my estate equally between them. I have recently sold me estate situate in Louisiana for $200,000 payable on credit. Friends Abraham Fisks and John Watt, both of Miss., exrs. 30 January, 1835. Proved: 3 September, 1836. Natchez Gazette, Mississippi, Saturday, January 5, 1822 MARRIED ? On Sunday, the 16th ult. by the Hon. Judge Broughton, Mr. Thomas K. McAllister, to Miss Sarah Bass, daughter of Mr. Job Bass ? all of the Parish on Concordia, Louisiana. 1820 Federal Census of Concordia Parish, Louisiana Job Bass 010011-1001 1m10-16,1m26-45,1m45+,1fU10,1f26-45 1830 Federal Census of Concordia Parish, Louisiana Job Bass 100110001-0001 1mU5,1m15-20,1m20-30,1m60-70,1f15-20 1830 Federal Census of Concordia Parish, Louisiana Elias Bass 00001-00010 1m20-30,1f15-20 The Weekly Natchez Courier, Mississippi, Friday, 26 January 1838 NOTICE ? The undersigned has been appointed Administrator, with the will annexed, of the estate of Job Bass, deceased, at the December term, A.D. 1837, of the Orphan?s Court of Adams County; all persons indebted to said Estate are hereby required to make payment to me, and those having claims against the same, to exhibit them, duly authenticated, within the time limited by law, or the same will be barred. ELIAS BASS, Adm?r with the will annexed. East Carroll Parish, Louisiana Plantations: Point Lookout The owners were Job Bass and his wife, maria Richardson of the prominent Richardson family. One of the Job Bass daughters, Martha, became the second wife of Warren M. Benton.
  Person ID	I46794	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Job Bass,   b. 1746, Northampton County, North Carolina d. 1777, South Carolina (Age 31 years)
  Mother	Lydia
  Family ID	F2772	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lydia Saunders
  Children	+ 1. Elijah Bass,   b. 2 Dec 1791   d. 2 Mar 1835, Louisiana (Age 43 years)   2. Elias Bass + 3. James A. Bass,   b. About 1800   d. 24 Nov 1862 (Age 62 years)   4. Sarah Bass   5. Rebecca Bass   6. Martha Bass   7. Elizabeth Bass
  Family ID	F16979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Maria Richardson
  Marriage	17 Mar 1829	Concordia Parish, Louisiana
  Children	+ 1. Abraham Bass,   b. 24 Mar 1830   d. 13 Jun 1882, East Carroll Parish, Louisiana (Age 52 years) + 2. Cornelia Amarantha Bass,   b. 25 Aug 1832, Mississippi d. 16 Nov 1926, Saverton, Ralls County, Missouri (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F16980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2020