Deacon Samuel Bass

Abt 1600 - 1694  (~ 94 years)

• Name	Samuel Bass
  Born	Abt 1600	Saffron Walden, Essex, England   [1, 2]
  Immigration	1633 (Age 33)  [2]
  Religion	1633 (Age 33)	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Deacon Samuel and Anne were admitted to the Church in Roxbury.
  Freeman	14 May 1634 (Age 34)	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [2, 4]
  Moved to	1640 (Age 40)	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Ordained	6 Jul 1640 (Age 40)	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [3]
  He was ordained a Deacon. He lived in that part of Braintree that later became Quincy.
  Offices Held	2 Jun 1641 (Age 41)	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [2, 4]
  He was elected the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court. He served for twelve years.
  Will	11 May 1694 (Age 94)	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  He mentions his children: John, Mary, Sarah, Joseph, and Thomas.
  Died	30 Dec 1694	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Obituary	1695  [1]
  The following was recorded by the Town Clerk of Braintree: "Deacon Samuel Bass, aged 94, departed this life upon the 30th day of December 1694; who had bin a Decon of the church of Braintree for the space of above 50 years, and the first deacon of that church; and was the father and grandfather and great grandfather of a hundred and sixty two children, before he died, the youngest whereof was Benjamin Bas, the son of Joseph Bas and Mary his wife, born eleven days before his death. He represented the town in no less then twelve General Courts, served on important Committees, was Selectman innumerable times and active in the Church and all the time continued his farming."
  Inventory	03 Jan 1694/95	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Samuel's estate was inventoried and valued at £96 1/6d.
  Person ID	I57	| Roy Line
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2019

  
  

  Family	Anne Savil,   c. 26 Apr 1601, Saffron Walden, Essex, England ,   d. 5 Sep 1693, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 92 years)
  Married	25 Apr 1625	Saffron Walden, Essex, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	Samuel was est 25 years - Anne was 24 years. (Were Married 68 years).
  Children	8 children
  1. Samuel Bass,   c. 11 May 1626, Saffron Walden, Essex, England ,   d. May 1653, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 27 years)   2. Mary Bass,   b. Abt 1628, Saffron Walden, Essex, England ,   d. 29 Jun 1704, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 76 years) + 3. John Bass,   c. 18 Sep 1630, Saffron Walden, Essex, England ,   d. 12 Sep 1716, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 85 years)   4. Hannah "Ann" Bass,   c. 25 Nov 1632, Saffron Walden, Essex, England + 5. Deacon Thomas Bass,   b. Abt 1635, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ,   d. 8 Jan 1719/20, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 85 years)   6. Ruth Bass,   b. Abt 1637, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ,   d. After Apr 1675  (Age ~ 38 years)   7. Joseph Bass,   b. say 1639,   d. Abt 16 Jan 1714/15, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 76 years)   8. Sarah Bass,   b. 26 Apr 1643, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2019
  Family ID	F80	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1600 - Saffron Walden, Essex, England Married - 25 Apr 1625 - Saffron Walden, Essex, England Child - Samuel Bass - 11 May 1626 - Saffron Walden, Essex, England Child - Mary Bass - Abt 1628 - Saffron Walden, Essex, England Child - John Bass - 18 Sep 1630 - Saffron Walden, Essex, England Child - Hannah "Ann" Bass - 25 Nov 1632 - Saffron Walden, Essex, England Religion - 1633 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Freeman - 14 May 1634 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Child - Deacon Thomas Bass - Abt 1635 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Child - Ruth Bass - Abt 1637 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Moved to - 1640 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Ordained - 6 Jul 1640 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Offices Held - 2 Jun 1641 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Child - Sarah Bass - 26 Apr 1643 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Will - 11 May 1694 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Died - 30 Dec 1694 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Inventory - 03 Jan 1694/95 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S933] Bass, Charissa Taylor and Emma Lee Walton. Descendants of Deacon Samuel & Ann Bass, (Freeport, Illinois: privately printed, 1940). [S90] Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, volume I (A-F), (Boston: New England Historic Genealogy Society, 1995). [S1244] Sprague, Waldo Chamberland. "Notes on the English Origin of Dea. Samuel Bass and Willam Savil of Braintree, Mass.", (English Origins of New England Families volume 1.3). [S77] Thayer, Elisha. Family Memorial Genealogy of Fourteen Families of Early Settlers of New England , (Hingham, Massachusetts: J. Farmer, 1835).