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Generation: 1

1. Sarah M. Bass was born in 1804 in Boone, Missouri, USA (daughter of Lawrence Bass and Nancy Patton); died on 28 Feb 1854 in Howard, Missouri.

Generation: 2

Lawrence Bass was born on 17 Nov 1780 in Baltimore, Maryland (son of Peter Bass and Sarah M. Jackson); died on 27 Apr 1856 in Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried in New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Ashland, Boone County, Missouri, USA.

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Parents: Peter Bass of Maryland and Sarah M. Jackson of KY.

Brothers Peter (b 1771) and Lawrence (b 1780) BASS moved from Bardstown KY to Davidson county, Tennessee about 1803. Peter had just married Anna Stone and Lawrence married Nancy Patton on Oct 15, 1803 (in Nashville?). Peters wife died in childbirth May 14, 1809 in Nashville where she is buried. Lawrence and Nancy had may have had son George in Nashville. Both families left shortly after 1810.

Notes in Bass Family Bible state that Peter Bass (abt 1769-18. May 1829 Smithland, Livingston, KY) came to Baltimore from Holland, was originally surnamed BEST, and was 99 years old when he died in 1829.

Home in 1840: Cedar, Boone, Missouri, 7 free white persons, 12 slaves.
1850: District 8, Boone County

Lawrence said to have had 13 children.
He was one of the "Commissioners" to locate a "Seat of Justice" in Boone County, Missouri. A town company was formed and called the "Smithton Company" which bought a tract of land, surveyed and laid out the town of Columbia.

Will, December 18th, 1852: "To My beloved wife Nancy Bass in lieu of her driver, the plantation on which we now recide, being the West half of section No one of Range No 12 and the west half of the North West quarter of section No eight all in township No Forty Six of Range No Eleven, containing in all about four hundred acres, during her lifetime of widowhood, together with all my slaves and their increase, during her lifetime or widowhood, should my wife Nancy Bass wish at any time to give or distribute any of our slaves to any of our children herinafter named she can do so by having them carefully appraised and the child or heir receiving the slave or slave shall receipt to my executor for the valuation of the said slave or slaves who shall charge the same to said child or heir, which amount shall stand agains said child or heir and be deducted out of his or her par of my estate on a final settlement, toghether with all my horses, cows, oxen, mules, sheep and hogs or stock of all kid which may be in possession of at the time of my death, also all the household and kitchen furniture, farming utensils of all kinds together with all other atricles not otherwise disposed of in this will during her lifetime in widowhood and at the death or marriage of my said wife all the property hereby divised or bequeathed to her as aforesaid, on so much or may remain undisposed of whall be sold or divided by my executor so as to make an equal division of all my estate amongst all of our children : Sarah Jackson, George P. Bass, Augustus Bass, John S. Bass, Peter Bass, Edwin Bass, Eli M. Bass, Parilee Duncan, Julyanne Stone and the heirs of Theophilus Bass and Thomas Bass, to their heirs and assigns forever.
Peter Bass and Edwin Bass, executors."
Probate June 20-23rd, 1856, Boone county, Missouri.

Lawrence married Nancy Patton on 15 Oct 1803 in Davidson Co., TN, USA. Nancy was born in 1786 in North Carolina, USA; died in 1874 in Henry, Missouri, USA; was buried in New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Ashland, Boone County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy Patton was born in 1786 in North Carolina, USA; died in 1874 in Henry, Missouri, USA; was buried in New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Ashland, Boone County, Missouri, USA.

Children:

1. Sarah M. Bass was born in 1804 in Boone, Missouri, USA; died on 28 Feb 1854 in Howard, Missouri.
George Patton Bass was born on 26 Dec 1805 in Davidson Co., TN, USA; died on 22 Mar 1863 in Fayette, Howard Co., MO, USA; was buried in Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA.
Augustus Bass was born on 5 Feb 1809 in Tennessee; died on 11 Dec 1883 in Shasta, Shasta, California, USA.
Hon. Theophilus Bass was born on 2 Feb 1811 in Columbia, Murray Co., Tennessee, USA; died on 11 Mar 1849 in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA.
Parilee Bass was born on 10 Sep 1816 in Nashville, Davidson Co, TN; died on 7 May 1907 in Armourdale, Kansas; was buried on 9 May 1907 in Laurel Oak Cemetery, Windsor, Henry Co, MO.
Julia Ann Bass was born on 13 Oct 1818 in Nashville, Davidson Co, TN; died on 3 Nov 1904 in Calhoun, Henry, Missouri, USA.
John Steven Patton Bass was born on 12 Feb 1821 in Boone, Missouri, USA; died on 5 Dec 1909 in Chico, Butte, California, USA.
Ely Meredith Bass was born on 4 May 1821 in Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA; died on 15 Feb 1882 in Bass farm, Boone, MO.
Peter Bass was born on 2 Dec 1822 in Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA; died on 26 Jan 1862 in Tebo, Henry, Missouri; was buried in Laurel Oak Cemetery, Windsor, Henry Co, MO.
Thomas L. Bass was born on 30 Mar 1825 in Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA; died on 18 Jan 1892 in Missouri, USA.
Edwin Bass was born on 23 Feb 1827 in Boone, Missouri, USA; died on 15 Oct 1882 in Windsor, Henry, Missouri, USA.

Generation: 3

4. Peter Bass was born in in Maryland; and died.
Peter married Sarah M. Jackson. Sarah was born in in Kentucky; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah M. Jackson was born in in Kentucky; and died.

Children:

Peter Bass was born about 1769; died on 18 May 1829 in Smithland, Livingston, KY.
2. Lawrence Bass was born on 17 Nov 1780 in Baltimore, Maryland; died on 27 Apr 1856 in Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried in New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Ashland, Boone County, Missouri, USA.