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Ancestors of Florence Carolyn Thurber

Generation No. 11

1336. Samuel Bass, died Unknown.

Notes for Samuel Bass:
DEA. SAMUEL(1) BASS
(Born abt. 1660. Married Anne Savell, 1625. Died 1694.)

Dea. Samuel1 Bass and wife and at least two children came to Massachusetts about 1631 or 32.

Samuel Basse was married to Anne Savell 25th April 1625 at St. Mary's Church, Saffron Walden, Co. Essex. His baptism is not on record there but that of Ann Savell is there in the parish register as were also two other children. Ann, daughter of William Savell was baptized 25th April 1601 at Saffron Walden. William Savell also had Elizabeth bapt. 10 Dec.1598 and Susan bapt. 4 June 1609. He also had a son William bapt. 24 Feb.1604/5 since the will of William of Braintree Mass. calls Deacon Samuel Bass his brother.
(See Register Vol. 107-198).

Samuel Bass & wife were members of the church at Roxbury at an early date, probably by 1632 though no date is given. He is said to have settled near Hog Bridge there. He was made freeman of the colony May 14,1634.

He received no grant of land in Braintree and must have purchased of someone else. He came here previous to July 6,1640 at which time he was elected the first deacon of the church, having been dismissed and recommended to them from Roxbury (Hancock's Century Sermons, 1739 p.28). His homestead was at the N.W. corner of Granite and Hancock Sts., Quincy and parts of the land on Granite St. remained in the male line of descent until 1951 when Alva Morrison Bass
died there single, a space of over 310 years. No records show how this land was acquired.

The Braintree records give the following account of his death: -
"Deacon Samuel Bass, aged 94 departed this life upon the 30th day of December, 1694, who had been a Deacon 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 and two children before he died, the youngest whereof was Benjamin Bas, son of Joseph Bas and Mary his wife born seven days before his death".

Mrs. Ann Bas, the wife of Deacon Samuel Bas, died the 5th of September 1693, aged 93. So says the town record but the ancient rough gravestone in Hancock Cemetery says Mrs. Ann Bass died 1692 aged 92.

S.P. 13-539: Will of Samuel Bass of Braintry, dated May 11,1694:

To son John 10 a. salt marsh & a woodlot in Captain's Plain already set out to him & my malt house & orchard before it, 1/2 a well, 1/2 kitchen & some lands in Stoney Field he hath in his possession, 1/4 of my upland in the Farme after paying legacies to my two daus. Mary Capen & Sarah Penniman & if there is any marsh after the 10 a. apiece given to my 3 sons, to be son John. To son Thomas 10 a. salt & a woodlot in Captain's Plain already laid out to him, 1/4 of upland at the Farm. To son Joseph 10 a. salt valued at ú100, & the house he liveth in & orchard on the back side of it & fresh meadow at E. of it & a bed etc. he lieth upon at ú100 and my barne & 2 a. on which it sets reserving liberty for yard room & passage for son John to his barn, and 2 a. at head of the home lot, & 1 a. joining the 2 a. which was John Dassets, being part of a 5 a. lot, & 1/2 my kitchen & 1/2 well & 7 a. in Stoney Field where my cows use to pasture valued at ú100, and a woodlot already set out to him at Captain's Plain & stock, and moveables etc. at
ú100 & 1/4 upland at the Farme, & he is not to sell it away without the approbation of his two brothers & if he have children he may give it to them or if he have need to spend it, he may, for his own comfort & supply and if he marry a wife he may give her ú100 of it and the rest to any of his blood relations.
4thly. To Samuel Bass, carpenter, 7 a. pasture in Stony Field & salt he already has in possession & 1/4 part of upland in the Farm, also 1/2 the woodlot in Captain's Plain given my son Joseph & ú60 out of Joseph's estate if he have no children nor spend it. To Joseph Bass Jr. ú50 out of son Joseph's estate except he have children & spend it, & ú40 to my grandson Samuel Bass, cooper, out of Joseph's estate etc, all this after son Joseph's decease. To dau. Mary Capen ú40 & to dau. Sarah Penniman ú20 out of my upland at the farm & 5 cows. To John Bass Jr. my malt house if he out live his father & 2 a. planting land in Stoney Field & 4 a. pasture about 1/4 a. at his door where barn stands. To my grand daus., excepting Sarah Biling all moveables goods & Hannah Walsbey is to share with them. All remainder of my estate to sons John & Thomas who are to be executors. Witness: Robert Field, William Thayer, Samuel Tompson.

S.P. 18-4 New Series - Witnesses swear to the will Jan.31,1694/5.

S.P. 13-541, Inventory of Samuel Bass who deceased 30 Dec.1694 apprized Jan.3,1694/5:
House & orchard behind it, fresh meadow at the end of it, with kitchen & well ú96.
Malt house & orchard before it etc. ú70.
Barn & 2 a. & 2 a. at head of lot & 1 a. bought of John Dosset & 7a. in Stoney Field.
60 a. in Captain's Plain ú90.
6 a. in Stoney Field ú18
20 a. at ye Farm at ye 4 score acres
21 a. at ye Farm at Great Island
18 a. at ye Farm at the ox pasture
11 a. in 3 parcels at the farm
4 cows, 8 a. swamp
Total ú942/1/6
Taken by Samuel Tompson, Samuel Penniman, James Brackett Jan.31,1694(5).

He held numerous town offices, was selectman as early as 1642 and as late as 1673, many years not being recorded in the earliest records, and was Representative twelve years. He is recorded as selectman 1642,1645,8,51,52,53,1670,72, but the records are incomplete in early years.

Samuel Bass and son Thomas Bass both lived in Bogastow or Natick (now Sherborn) for some time in the 1660's as both signed the petition of the inhabitants there to be set up as a separate town May 7,1662 (Mass. Archives 112-136).

In 1672 he sold 140 acres there to John Hull, called himself of "Brantery, yeoman, and wife Ann did not sign the deed", she being aged and blind", says the deed. (S.D. 10-15).

Child of Samuel Bass is:

668

John Bass, born September 1630 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England; died 12 September 1716 in Braintree, MA; married (1) Ruth Alden 3 February 1656/57; married (2) Hannah Sturtevant 21 September 1675.

      1338. John Alden, born 1599 in England; died 1687 in Duxbury, MA. He married 1339. Priscilla Mullins 1621 in Plymouth, MA.

      1339. Priscilla Mullins, born in England; died Abt. 1680 in Duxbury, MA.

Notes for John Alden:
'JOHN ALDEN -Young Puritan' by Olive W. Burt. He was a Puritan - Mother and
father died of fever when he was about 4 or 5 then went to live with his
mother's brother William Jones and his wife Bridget and their child Ann.
They lived in England in the town of Harwich. William Jones was a cooper
which is how John Alden learned his trade. He also had an Uncle,
Christopher Jones, who was William Jones brother. He was a sailor and
later became the Captain of the Mayflower. John went to Holland at the age
of 8 with his Aunt and Uncle. First they lived in Amsterdam. When he was
10 they moved to Leyden. Somewhere around the age of 12 he returned to
England to Southampton where he lived with his cousin Robert Alden until
1620 when he sailed to America. Priscilla Mullins' parents and her younger
brother died in the first round of sickness at Plymouth the first winter.
John Alden was: youngest signer of the Mayflower Compact; tallest man in
the Colony; his daughter Elizabeth had 5 children, and Priscilla noted for
her cooking (sic)!! Theirs was the 2nd or 3rd marriage in the Colony where
they lived in Plymouth until 1627 - then they moved to Duxbury where the
original land grant was 109 acres. When their house burned down in
Duxbury they went to live with their son Jonathan, and after his son died,
with his grandson, Jonathan. Col. John Alden was a grandson.
1626: John Alden was one of the men who took on the Colony dept; 1633 chosen as a member of the Board of Assistants to the Gov. until death except 1640-1650
when Deputy of Duxbury divided his estate between his children before he
died as the last surviving member of the Mayflower Compact. Christopher
Joanes (Jones) was the skipper of the Mayflower Passenger on the Mayflower.
Acc. to Joshua B. Richmond's "Richmond Family": John Alden was one of the pilgrims of Leyden, who came in the Mayflower to Plymouth in 1620. His role on the Mayflower was looking after the casks. He was about 22 when he arrived, and was one of those who signed the original Civil Compact, adopted by the first adventurers at Cape Cod harbor on the 15th of November. This was a few days previous to their finding and selecting a place for the commencement of their settlement at Plymouth. He was single, and appears to have been an inmate of the family of Captain Miles Standish.
He was the stripling who first leaped upon the rock, as mentioned by Mr.
Adams. He built his house on a rise of land near Eagle Tree Pond, where
the ruins of his mill are still to be seen.[1897]
Among the crew of the Mayflower, (and staunch Church of England members)
where Christopher Jones, Ships Captain; Miles Standish, an army captain;
and John Alden, the ships cooper, or barrel maker. These men were involved
in the so-called bribe to move the Puritan pilgrims from the Virginia
Company lands. Payment to these men for signing on for the voyage was the
promise of land ownership in the New World. The non-Pilgrims or
"strangers", as they have become known, announced that they would be free
from any commands. The Pilgrim leaders and Captain Jones composed a short
statement of self-government and required all men on board to sign it.
This agreement, the MAYFLOWER COMPACT, is considered the first written
constitution in North America. John Alden settled in Plymouth, called
Patuxet by the Indians, when the Pilgrims arrived there in 1620. He
married Precilla Mullens there in 1622. He was widowed in 1685 and did not
remarry. John Alden was from Harwich, Essex, England. A member of the
Church of England, he converted to the Pilgrim faith after arriving in the
New World. He became one of the colony leaders. He served as an assistant
governor most of the time from about 1631 until he died. He also served as
treasurer from 1656 until 1658. In 1634 he was held on a charge of murder
because he had favored defending a Plymouth outpost against attack, which
resulted in the death of two men. He was aquitted of the charges. A
stern, unyeilding man, he led the persecution of Quakers and Baptists.
About 1632 he moved his family to Duxbury, Massachusetts. His homesite has
been preserved. His offspring include Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William
Cullen Bryant, and John Adams, and John Quincy Adams.
Pricilla's parents and her younger brother died in the first round of
sickness at Plymouth the first winter. Youngest signer of the Mayflower
Compact. Tallest man in the Colony: daughter Elizabeth had 5 children;
Priscilla noted for her cooking; theres was the 2nd or 3rd marriage in the
Colony; lived in Plymouth until 1627 - then they moved to Duxbury; when
their house burned down in Duxbury they went to live with their son
Jonathan; John Alden lived with son Jonathan and Col. John Alden was
grandson; original grant of land in Duxbury was 109 acres; 1626 John Alden
was one of the men who took on the Colony dept. 1633 chosen as a member of
the Board of Assistents to the Gov. until death except 1640-1650 when
Deputy of Duxbury divided his estate between his childeren before he died,
the last surviving signer of the Mayflower Compact
In Captain Standish's company 1643; governor's assistant, 1632-1640, etc.,
deputy of general court; acting deputy governor, 1664-1677; he did not make
a will, having distributed the greater part of his estate among his
children during his lifetime. Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow the author of
"The Courtship of Miles Standish", romanticized the event of his ancestors.
Notes for PRISCILLA MOLENS MULLINS:
Passenger on the Mayflower Prisilla Mullins Alden was a passenger on the
first voyage of the Mayflower and was the first of the voyagers to be
married after arriving in Plymouth. It is said that John Alden was asked by
Captain Miles Standish (The Red Shrimp) to act as an intermediary to plead
his cause with Priscilla; Alden agreed and did so but was persuaded by
Priscilla to plead his own case for marriage instead! Eventually their
daughter Sara married a son of Miles Standish. She was the daughter of
William Mullin of Dorking, Surrey, England. She and John Alden had eleven
children. Their decendents include Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; John and
John Q. Adams; and William Cullen Bryant. John and Pricilla Alden are
mentioned in "The Courtship of Miles Standish", by Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow.
[Source: My thanks to Julian Hankinson of Isle of Bute, Scotland , a fellow Alden descendant, who kindly provided me with these notes on John Alden.]

Child of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins is:

669

Ruth Alden, born 1634 in Duxbury, MA; died 12 October 1674 in Braintree, MA; married John Bass 3 February 1656/57.

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