Deacon Samuel Bass

Abt 1600 - 1694  (94 years)

• Name	Samuel Bass
  Birth	Abt 1600	Saffron Walden, Essex, England   [1, 2]
  Immigration	1633 (33 years)  [2]
  Religion	1633 (33 years)	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3]
  Deacon Samuel and Anne were admitted to the Church in Roxbury.
  Freeman	14 May 1634 (34 years)	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 4]
  Moved to	1640 (40 years)	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Ordained	6 Jul 1640 (40 years)	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  He was ordained a Deacon. He lived in that part of Braintree that later became Quincy.
  Offices Held	2 Jun 1641 (41 years)	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 4]
  He was elected the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court. He served for twelve years.
  Will	11 May 1694 (94 years)	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  He mentions his children: John, Mary, Sarah, Joseph, and Thomas.
  Death	30 Dec 1694	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Obituary	1695 (95 years)  [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 (95 years)	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Samuel's estate was inventoried and valued at £96 1/6d.
  Person ID, Branch	I57	Roy Line
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2019

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Anne Savil,   c. 26 Apr 1601, Saffron Walden, Essex, England d. 5 Sep 1693, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 92 years)
  Marriage	25 Apr 1625	Saffron Walden, Essex, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 25 years and 4 months - She : 24 years.
  Children	4 sons and 4 daughters
  1. Samuel Bass,   c. 11 May 1626, Saffron Walden, Essex, England d. May 1653, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 27 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Mary Bass,   b. Abt 1628, Saffron Walden, Essex, England d. 29 Jun 1704, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 76 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. John Bass,   c. 18 Sep 1630, Saffron Walden, Essex, England d. 12 Sep 1716, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 85 years)  [Father: Birth] ▻ Ruth Alden  m. 3 Feb 1657/58;   Hannah  m. 21 Sep 1675     4. Hannah Bass,   c. 25 Nov 1632, Saffron Walden, Essex, England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   5. Deacon Thomas Bass,   b. Abt 1635, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 8 Jan 1719/20, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 85 years) ▻ Sarah Wood  m. 4 Oct 1660;   Susannah Bates  m. 1680     6. Ruth Bass,   b. Abt 1637, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. After Apr 1675 (Age 38 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Joseph Bass,   b. say 1639   d. Abt 16 Jan 1714/15, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 76 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] >   8. Sarah Bass,   b. 26 Apr 1643, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Deacon John Stone  m. say 1660
  Family ID	F80	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1600 - Saffron Walden, Essex, England Marriage - 25 Apr 1625 - Saffron Walden, Essex, England Religion - 1633 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Freeman - 14 May 1634 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved to - 1640 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Ordained - 6 Jul 1640 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 2 Jun 1641 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 11 May 1694 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 30 Dec 1694 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Inventory - 03 Jan 1694/95 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [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).