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Basse Family Genealogy


Basse Family Genealogy Humphrey Basse was born in France in 1564 and died
04 June 1616 in England. He married Mary Buscher in 1589. Mary was born in
France and died 22 July 1616 at St. Helens, Bishopsgate, London, England.
Mary Buscher was the daughter of Dominic and Genevive (?) Buscher. Dominic
was born in Genoa, Italy. Documentation on Humphrey Basse can be found in
the "Dictionary of Early Virginia Settlers" at the Virginia State
Archives. Humphrey Basse held stock in the Virginia Company. Humphrey and
Mary (Buscher) Basse were parents of the following children: Nathaniel
Richard Humphrey William Mary Hester Humphrey Thomas Barnaby John Lidea
Abigail Luke Sarah Samuel

Nathaniel Basse was born in December of 1589 in England. He married Mary
Jordan, daughter of Samuel and Cecily (?) Jordan, on 21 May 1613. Captain
Nathaniel Basse was commissioned by the Virginia Company to transport
immigrants from England to Isle of Wight County, Va. Captain Basse would
be given land from the King of England and would establish his own
plantation, named "Basse's Choice". On 22 March 1622, the Nansemond and
other associated eastern Indian tribes, would massacre almost a third of
the population at Isle of Wight County, murdering everyone on "Basse's
Choice" including Captain Nathaniel Basse's two first born, young sons
Humphrey and Samuel, who were both less than 10 years of age. Captain
Nathaniel Basse was away in England at the time of the massacre. History
of these events may be found in "History of Isle of Wight County" by Col.
E.M. Morrison and in the "Book of John Bass of Norfolk, Va 1675", which is
on file in the North Carolina State Archives. The book is a copy of the
bible that belonged to Captain Nathaniel Basse and would later be given to
his 3rd son John. Children of Captain Nathaniel Basse and his wife Mary
Jordan were: Humphrey Samuel John William Anthony Edward Mary Genevive Ann
Richard Gregory George stillborn child

John Basse, son of Captain Nathaniel Basse and Mary Jordan, was born 07
September 1616 and died 02 April 1699 in Norfolk, Va. John married
"Elizabeth Keziah Tucker", her given Christian name, the daughter of the
Chief of the Nansemond Nation, Great Peter. This is documented thoroughly
in the "Book of John Basse of Norfolk, Va". Children of John and Elizabeth
Keziah (Tucker) Basse were: Nathaniel Keziah Elizabeth Jordan Samuel
William Richard John

William Basse, son of John and Elizabeth Keziah (Tucker) Basse, was born
29 March 1654 and died 13 August 1741. William married Catherine Lanier,
who was full blood Nansemond Indian. This can be found in a decree on file
in the North Carolina State Archives, where William Basse' descendants
testify that he is part Nansemond Indian, not black or "Mulatto". There
are also bible records on file in Dobbs County clarifying this. William
Basse's will is also on file in the North Carolina State Archives, dated
October 1740 and was originally filed in Chesapeake, Va Will Book H, page
8. Another source that documents the Basse History is "Bass Families of
the South" by Dr. Albert Bell. A copy of the book may be found in the
Atlanta, Texas Public Library. The book is very rare and few copies are in
existance. The children of William and Catherine (Lanier) Basse were:
Edward John Keziah William Joseph Mary Thomas

John Bass, son of William and Catherine (Lanier)Basse, was born 04
December 1673 and died in 1732 in Bertie, North Carolina. John married
Love Harris on 08 January 1696 in Perquimans County, North Carolina. A
copy of their marriage license is on file in the North Carolina State
Archives entitled "Old Albermarle County North Carolina Perquimans
Precinct, Births, Marriages, Deaths & Flesh Marks 1659-1820. County seat
of Perquimans is Hertford, N.C. John Bass's will is on file in the North
Carolina State Archives and the will is dated 1732. The will does name his
son John Jr. Children of John and Love (Harris) Bass were: Edward William
Judith Sarah John Jr Lovey Mary Aaron Patience Moses Keziah

John Bass Jr, the son of John and Love (Harris) Bass was born in 1706 and
died in 1777 in Northampton, North Carolina. The name of his wife remains
a mystery. John Bass Jr's will is on file in the North Carolina State
Archives dated14 June 1777, originally filed in Northampton, N.C. "1759-
1808 Genealogical Abstracts of Wills." The children of John Bass Jr were:
John Jacob Isaac Abraham Jethro Drury Alice Euridice Elizabeth

Jacob Bass Sr, son of John Bass Jr and ?, was born 1734 in Perquimans
County, North Carolina and died 13 August 1791 in Franklin County, North
Carolina. He married Prudence ? about 1752. This Jacob Bass served in the
Revolutionary War with the 1st North Carolina Militia. Jacob Bass Sr and
his son Jacob Bass Jr show up on the 1790 Franklin County, N.C. Census and
both also took the "Oath of Allegiance" in Bute County, N.C. between 1774-
1804. Found in the "Miscellaneous County Records 1774-1804" in the North
Carolina State Archives. They were required to take the vote in order to
obtain the right to vote. Jacob Bass Sr's will is also on file in the
North Carolina State Archives. The children of Jacob and Prudence (?) Bass
were: Theophilus Reddick Solomon Ferabe Alexander Jacob Warren Orren
Jordan Sarah Ezekiel

Jacob Bass Jr, son of Jacob and Prudence (?) Bass was born about 1765 and
died in 1810 in North Carolina. Jacob married Ann Cook about 1785. Jacob
Bass Jr's will is on file in Franklin County, North Carolina, Book D, Page
7. "Wills and Inventories 13 Jan 1813"  "Divisions of land belonging to
the estate of Jacob Bass deceased on North side of Sandy Creek": No. 1- 60
acres Nancy Bass No. 2-78 acres Sally Bass No. 3-78 acres Wiate Bass No.
4-78 acres Jacob Bass No. 5-78 acres Jacob Gupton his wife Betsy Bass No.
6-78 acres Guilford Bass No. 7-78 acres Boykin Bass No. 8-146 acres
Cynthia Bass Widow Ann Bass was alloted part of the negroes

Guilford Bass, son of Jacob and Ann (Cook) Bass Jr, was born in 1794 and
died 20 September 1846. Guilford Bass married Mary Proctor in Sumner
County, Tennessee in 1820. Guilford Bass served in the War of 1812 in the
3rd Regiment detached from the 5th Brigade under Lt. Col. Commandant
Jeremiah Slade, 1st Major James J. Hill and 2nd Major Andrew Joyner. The
copy of the "Muster Rolls of the Soldiers of the War of 1812 Detached From
The Militia of North Carolina in 1812 and 1814" may be found in the Evans
Public Library in Vandalia, Fayette County, Il. The following history is
taken from the "Past & Present of Montgomery County, Illinois" by Jacob
Traylor pages 521-522. It states that Guilford Bass arrived in Fayette
County, Il in the fall of 1827 and secured land from the government. It
states he secured 40 acres and took up farming, but had learned the trade
of a cooper early in life. It states he is buried on the old Bass
Homestead in Ramsey township, Section 27, township 08N, Meridian 3,
Section SESE, Range 01E. The 40 acres is now owned by a Mr. William
Greenwood and Mr & Mrs. Sam Messina. As of January 27, 1999, the
whereabouts of Guilford's grave is unknown. Mrs. Messina told me a story
about a few graves near where she lives being pulled up as a joke and were
thrown down a well many years ago. I sure hope that it wasn't Guilford's
stone that met this fate. Guilford Bass's wife Mary is buried in Tennessee
Cemetery in Oconee, Il and is in beautiful shape. It reads "Mary wife of
G. Bass died March 5, 1872 aged 72 years". Guilford Bass's will is on file
in Vandalia, Il dated 1846 and his son Jacob was named executor and
Guardian of his minor children. Guilford and Mary (Proctor) Bass were
parents of twelve children, ten sons and two daughters as follows: John
Jacob William James W. David Henry Guilford Elijah Frances Josiah Mary
died when 13 buried on old Bass homestead Martha died when 8 also buried
on old Bass homestead

Jacob Bass, son of Guilford and Mary (Proctor) Bass was born in Sumner
County, Tennessee in 1822. On 12 June 1845 he would marry Nancy Davis,
daughter of William and Phoebe (Crews) Davis in Fayette County, Il. Jacob
would later purchase some 60 acres of land in Wilberton Township in
Fayette County, Il and would build a steam-saw mill. One of the first
roads built in that region connected Kinmundy, Il to Vandalia, so I
suppose this would be the reason that Jacob and his wife would relocate to
Marion County, Il. Jacob and Nancy (Davis) Bass would both die there,
Jacob on 27 March 1884 and Nancy in 1908. Nancy was born 02 October 1825
in Pittsylvania County, Va. As of 1999, the burial location of Jacob and
Nancy (Davis) Bass remains unknown. Jacob and Nancy (Davis) Bass were
parents of: John Marshall Bass Henry Bass Elizabeth Bass Francis Marion
Bass Harden Bass Caroline Bass Jasper N. Bass Elvina Bass

John Marshall Bass, son of Jacob and Nancy (Davis) Bass was born in 1846
in Kinmundy, Il. He would later marry Mary Josephine Barron, date of
marriage unknown, as no license has been found, only an obit of Mary
Josephine (Barron) Bass dated 1911 and death certificate of John Bass
dated10 March 1913, which names his father Jacob Bass. Both John and Mary
Josephine (Barron) Bass are buried in Eastland Cemetery in Kinmundy, Il.
No obit has been found for John Bass, as the Kinmundy Newspaper owner has
the papers stacked floor to ceiling and none have ever been allowed to be
microfilmed. It is truly a shame, history is sitting their being rapidly
destroyed and no one can access it. I personally visited there about 2
years ago. There was once a fire in that same office and of course many
burned as they were unprotected. The stone of John and Mary Josephine
(Barron) Bass reads "John M. 1846-1913, Josephine 1846-1911, May Jones
1868-1907, Benjamin F. 1872-1877 and Robert E. 1887-1893. Another child
born to them was Martha "Mattie" Elizabeth Bass born 19 Aug 1875.

Martha Elizabeth Bass, daughter of John and Mary Josephine (Barron) Bass,
was born 19 Aug 1875. She married Charles Henry Clayton on 29 June 1898 in
Christian County, Il. Charles Henry Clayton was the son of Henry and
Abigail (Chapman) Clayton, born 29 Sept 1876 in Navarre, Ohio. Henry
Clayton was born in England and died in Oberlin, Ohio in 1878. Martha
Elizabeth (Bass) Clayton died 14 December 1951 in Christian County, Il.
Her husband Charles Henry Clayton died 07 Oct 1963 in Montgomery County,
Il. Both Charles and Martha (Bass) Clayton are buried in Nokomis, Il. They
were parents of the following children: Charles Leo Clayton Ethel Lillian
(Clayton) Bradford Kupiec

Charles Leo Clayton was born 05 April 1900 in Nokomis, Il and was
delivered by his step grandfather Dr. William H. Geddy, who would marry
Abigail (Chapman) Clayton after her first husband, Henry Clayton's death.
Charles Leo Clayton would marry Suavilla Isadora Hulbert on 08 June 1921
in Nokomis, Il. Suavilla was the daughter of Warren Franklin and Lulu
Luetta (Gage) Hulbert of Nokomis, Il. Suavilla (Hulbert) Clayton was born
06 January 1900 in Nokomis, Il. Charles Leo Clayton died 23 Aug 1987 in
Montgomery County, Il and Suavilla died from a massive coronary on 01 May
1970 in rural Oconee, Il in Shelby County, Il. Leo Clayton was ill in the
hospital at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Il at the time of his
wife's death. Suavilla that morning had received a call from a neighbor
inquiring as to whether or not she had a certain Raleigh product to sell
her. Leo sold Raleigh Products on the side, as they farmed for a living.
Suavilla left her neighbor friend on the phone and went out to their car
to check for the particular product. Just as Suavilla arrived at the car,
she suffered a massive coronary and expired where she stood, gashing her
head on the front bumper. When Suavilla didn't return to the phone, the
neighbors came to investigate. Her grandson Olin Clayton, was living in
Chicago, Il at the time of her death. Both Leo and Suavilla are buried in
Nokomis Cemetery in Nokomis, Il. They were parents of the following
children: Paul, who died at birth Dale Everett Clayton Charles Warren
Clayton Carl Marvin Clayton

Dale Everett Clayton, son of Leo and Suavilla (Hulbert) Clayton, was born
01 Aug 1924 in Witt, Il. Dale married Lavonne Merle Armentrout, daughter
of John and Myrtle (Eddington) Armentrout, on 01 March 1945 in Witt, Il on
the rural Armentrout farm. Dale was on leave from the US Navy during WW
II. His carrier, the Nehenta Bay had suffered damage during a typhoon and
had to dock in San Diego, California for repairs. Dale was a Radarman 2nd
Class aboard the carrier. Lavonne Armentrout was born 22 April 1925 in
Witt, Il. Dale and Lavonne have farmed all their lives in Montgomery
County, Il. Dale and Lavonne make wonderful wood gifts and give them every
Christmas to their children and children. The Christmas of 1998, all nine
children received a solid oak quilt stand. The grandchildren received
solid walnut 11 x 17 frames. Dale and Lavonne (Armentrout) Clayton are
parents of nine children: Kenneth Melvin Clayton Merle Everett Clayton
Olin Dale Clayton Anita Elaine (Clayton) Wahlsmith Yvonne Marie (Clayton)
Hicks James Dean Clayton Lester Norman Clayton Gail Irene (Clayton)
Kessler Janice Eileen (Clayton) Volentine

Olin Dale Clayton, son of Dale and Lavonne (Armentrout) Clayton, was born
20 March 1951 in Hillsboro, Il. Olin's 1st job was with the Hedlund Skii
Factory in Nokomis, Il in 1969. He was 1st married to Hazel Hedburg of
Chicago and 2 years later divorced. Olin was employed with Continental
Bank of Chicago, Remittance Banking/Lock Box Division in the Florscheim
Building, in downtown Chicago from 1969-1977. On 03 Aug 1976 Olin met
Barbara Hays, daughter of the late Dewey and Florence (Altevogt) Hays,
while down on vacation from Chicago, Il, helping out on his parents farm.
Barb Hays was born 23 June 1958 in Springfield, Il. The 1st night Olin and
Barbara met, Olin picked her up at her home, in his 1977 Brown Cougar XR
and along with Mike and Barb McNeil of Nokomis, went for a ride, stopping
at the McNeils to visit. Later Olin and Barb would drive to Ramsey State
Park and spent a romantic evening under the stars. The next day Olin
called Barb and asked her to go camping at Hillsboro Park and have a
romantic steak dinner grilled outdoors. They spent the night camping and
the next morning Olin asked Barb to be his wife. That evening they would
drive to Springfield to see the movie, "Ode to Billy Joe" at the old
Frisina Cinema on Stevenson Drive. The next morning Olin picked up Barb
and they drove to Hillboro Hospital for their blood test. When the blood
test was done, Olin presented Barb with her engagement ring. They next
drove to the Hillsboro Courthouse to obtain their marriage license. They
would be married in the Witt United Methodist Church in Witt, Il, with
Mike McNeil as best man and Terri (Mitchell) White Williams as maid of
honor. Olin and Barbara (Hays) Clayton were married 06 Aug 1976. A
beautiful wedding toast and supper was held at the Embers Lounge in
Springfield, Il on Clear Lake Ave. They spent the night in the Travelodge
Motel on 9th Street and left for Chicago, Il the next morning. Then
leaving for a honeymoon in Niagra Falls, NY and Canada. Olin would become
employed with Mohawk's Furniture Store in Nokomis, Il in 1977, after
relocating to Witt, Il. Olin and Barb Clayton would later purchase the old
Ellis house in Irving, Il in July of 1977 for $9,500. They would live
there until 1990. In July of 1977, Olin became employed with Hillsboro
Glass and would remain employed there until 1997, when it would close.
Barb (Hays) Clayton operated the Swirl N' Curl Beauty Shop from her home
in Irving, Il, originally purchasing the Chamelion from Phyllis Whalen of
Irving, Il in 1977. Barbara would run the shop from 1977 to 1987, when she
began nursing school at St. John's School of Nursing in Springfield, Il,
graduating Phi Theta Kappa from there and SCI in 1990. Olin and Barb
purchased a home in Raymond, Il in 1990 and presently reside there. Olin
began employment with Bridgestone/Firestone Tire in Decatur, Il on October
1, 1997. Barbara works as a traveling nurse. Olin and Barb (Hays) Clayton
are parents of two children: Belinda Suzanne Clayton born 27 June 1979,
who graduated from Raymond Lincolnwood High School in 1997 and presently
attends LLCC in Springfield, Il Andrew Olin Dale Clayton born 08 August
1980, who presently is a Senior at Raymond Lincolnwood High School in
January of 1999.


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