John Bass1,2,3,4

M, #2296, b. September 1630, d. 12 September 1716
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Pedigree
Father*Deacon Samuel Bass4,1 d. 30 Dec 1694
Mother*Ann Saville4,1 b. ~ Apr 1601, d. 5 Sep 1693
Relationship9th great-grandfather of Robert Michael Damon
ReferenceALDEN0007S
John Bass was born in September 1630 at Saphron, Walden, Essex, England.2 He was the son of Deacon Samuel Bass and Ann Saville.4,1 John Bass was baptized on 18 September 1630 in Saphron, Waldon, Essex, England.2,5,1 He married Ruth Alden, daughter of Hon. John Alden and Pilgrim Priscilla Mullins, on 3 February 1657/58 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony.6,3,4,1 John Bass married Hannah (?) on 21 September 1675 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1 John Bass died on 12 September 1716 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.7,3,4,1
He became the father of John Bass on 26 November 1658.3,1 John Bass became the father of Deacon Samuel Bass on 25 March 1660.1,3,4 John Bass became the father of Ruth Bass on 28 January 1662/63.3 John Bass became the father of Joseph Bass on 5 December 1665.3 John Bass became the father of Hannah Bass on 22 June 1667.3 John Bass became the father of Mary Bass on 11 February 1669/70.3,1 John Bass became the father of Sarah Bass on 29 March 1672.8 John Bass became a widower with the death of his wife, Ruth Alden on 12 October 1674 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony.9,3,1 John's daughter was married at wedding of Mary Bass and Christopher Webb on 24 May 1686 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.10,1 John's son Joseph Bass was married to Mary Belcher on 5 June 1688.11 John's daughter was married at wedding of Sarah Bass and Ephraim Thayler on 7 January 1691/92.8 John Bass became a widower with the death of his wife, Ann Saville on 5 September 1693 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.12,5,4 John Bass was an heir in the will of Deacon Samuel Bass dated 11 May 1694.1 John's father Deacon Samuel Bass died on 30 December 1694 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.13,5,4 John Bass was elected Viewer of Fences on 4 March 1695.1 John's son Deacon Samuel Bass was married to Mary Adams in 1696 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.4,14 John's son John Bass was married to Rebecca Savil on 17 May 1698.1 John's daughter Ruth Bass died about 1700.11 John Bass was elected Titheing Man in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, on 3 March 1701.1 John's daughter Hannah Bass died on 24 October 1705.10 John's son Joseph Bass was married to Lois Rogers on 23 February 1707/8.10 John Bass left a will on 25 June 1716 administrated by John Bass with heirs Sarah Bass and Mary Bass.1

References

John Bass has ID 1868 in Presidential Family Forest.14
John Bass has ID Tree 103, Individual 1 in Winslow Johnson Damon Family Tree.4 John Bass is mentioned in The Great Migration Begins under Hon. John Alden.5 John Bass is mentioned in The Great Migration Begins under Deacon Samuel Bass.5
John Bass has ID 120 in Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree.2

7 Children of John Bass and Ruth Alden, daughter of Hon. John Alden and Pilgrim Priscilla Mullins,
Children

Family of John Bass and Hannah (?)
ChartsPedigree of Robert Damon (Big)
Pedigree of Robert Damon (Limited)
Indented Pedigree of Robert Damon (Big)
Indented Pedigree of Robert Damon (Limited)
Descendant Chart for John Alden
Indented Descendant Chart for John Alden
Last Edited25 Mar 2002

Citations

  1. [S75] General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol 16, Part 1, John Alden, Esther Littleford Woodworth-Barnes(Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1999). Hereinafter cited as MFT5G 16 John Alden.
  2. [S17] Margaret Orr Nutter Alexander, Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, 14 Dec 2000, (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), (Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in).
  3. [S141] Algernon A. Aspinwall, "Grandchildren of the Passengers on the Mayflower," NGS Quarterly, Vol 4, No 3 (Oct 1915): Vol 4, pg 38. Hereinafter cited as "Mayflower Grandchildren."
  4. [S51] Edward Kennan Damon, Winslow Johnson Damon Family Tree. A tree mostly built from previous works handed down in the family. Repository: Richard Smith Damon Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in.
  5. [S142] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Vol I-III, CD-ROM (n.p.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2000). Hereinafter cited as The Great Migration Begins.
  6. [S17] Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, 14 Dec 2000 (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), NEHGS XII:347.
  7. [S17] Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, 14 Dec 2000 (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), Death Cert.
  8. [S14] Family Archive #171, Genealogies of Mayflower Families, CD-ROM (n.p.: Brøderbund Software, Inc), A-F, pg 35. Hereinafter cited as Genealogies of Mayflower Families 1500s-1800s.
  9. [S17] Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, 14 Dec 2000 (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), VR:640 Death Cert.
  10. [S14] Family Archive #171, Genealogies of Mayflower Families 1500s-1800s, A-F, pg 34.
  11. [S14] Family Archive #171, Genealogies of Mayflower Families 1500s-1800s, A-F, pg 33.
  12. [S17] Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, 14 Dec 2000 (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), VR:660.
  13. [S17] Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, 14 Dec 2000 (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), VR660.
  14. [S167] Presidential Family Forest, CD-ROM (Kamula, HI 96743, www.familyforest.com: Millisecond Publishing Company, Inc.).