Mary Bass1,2

F, #300051, b. 11 February 1669/70, d. 10 April 1725
Father*John Bass1 b. Sep 1630, d. 12 Sep 1716
Mother*Ruth Alden1 b. bt 1634 - 1635, d. 12 Oct 1674
Relationship8th great-grandaunt of Robert Michael Damon
ReferenceALDEN0051

Names and TItles

Married: Mrs (Bass) Webb as of 24 May 1686.
Married: Mrs (Bass) Copeland as of 13 April 1694.
Married: Mrs (Bass) Spear as of before June 1718.1
Mary Bass was born on 11 February 1669/70 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.2,1 She was the daughter of John Bass and Ruth Alden.1 Mary Bass married Christopher Webb, son of Christopher Webb and Hannah Scott, on 24 May 1686 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.3,1 Mary Bass married William Copeland, son of Lawrence Copeland and Lydia Townsend, on 13 April 1694 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.1 Mary Bass married Ebenezer Spear, son of George Spear and Mary Heath, before June 1718.1 Mary Bass died on 10 April 1725 at age 55.1 She was buried in Randolph, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.1
Mary's mother Ruth Alden died on 12 October 1674 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony.4,2,1 Mary Bass became the mother of Hannah Webb on 16 December 1686.1 Mary Bass became the mother of Sarah Webb on 10 December 1688.1 Mary Bass became a widow when her husband, Christopher Webb died Small Pox in March 1689/90 at sea off Nantasket, Massachusetts.1 Mary Bass became the mother of Christopher Webb on 19 August 1690.1 Mary Bass became the mother of William Copeland on 7 March 1694/95.1 Mary Bass became the mother of Ephraim Copeland on 1 February 1696/97.1 Mary Bass became the mother of Ebenezer Copeland on 16 February 1698/99.1 Mary Bass became the mother of Jonathan Copeland on 31 August 1701.1 Mary Bass became the mother of David Copeland on 15 April 1704.1 Mary Bass became the mother of Joseph Copeland on 18 May 1706.1 Mary Bass became the mother of Benjamin Copeland on 5 October 1708.1 Mary Bass became the mother of Moses Copeland on 28 May 1710.1 Mary Bass became the mother of Mary Copeland on 28 May 1713.1 Mary Bass was an heir in the will of John Bass dated 25 June 1716.1 Mary's father John Bass died on 12 September 1716 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.5,2,6,1 Mary Bass administered the estate of William Copeland on 31 December 1716.1 Mary's son was married at wedding of William Copeland and Mary Thayer on 15 June 1718.1 Mary's son was married at wedding of Jonathan Copeland and Betty Snell in 1723.3 Mary's daughter Hannah Webb died in 1725.1

References

Mary Bass has ID 6990 in Presidential Family Forest.7

3 Children of Mary Bass and Christopher Webb, son of Christopher Webb and Hannah Scott,

Children

9 Children of Mary Bass and William Copeland, son of Lawrence Copeland and Lydia Townsend,

Children
ChartsDescendant Chart for John Alden
Indented Descendant Chart for John Alden
Last Edited16 Mar 2002

Citations

  1. [S75] General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol 16, Part 1, John Alden, Esther Littleford Woodworth-Barnes(Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1999). Hereinafter cited as MFT5G 16 John Alden.
  2. [S141] Algernon A. Aspinwall, "Grandchildren of the Passengers on the Mayflower," NGS Quarterly, Vol 4, No 3 (Oct 1915): Vol 4, pg 38. Hereinafter cited as "Mayflower Grandchildren."
  3. [S14] Family Archive #171, Genealogies of Mayflower Families, CD-ROM (n.p.: Brøderbund Software, Inc), A-F, pg 34. Hereinafter cited as Genealogies of Mayflower Families 1500s-1800s.
  4. [S17] Margaret Orr Nutter Alexander, Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, 14 Dec 2000, (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), (Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in), VR:640 Death Cert.
  5. [S17] Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, 14 Dec 2000 (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), Death Cert.
  6. [S51] Edward Kennan Damon, Winslow Johnson Damon Family Tree. A tree mostly built from previous works handed down in the family. Repository: Richard Smith Damon Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in.
  7. [S167] Presidential Family Forest, CD-ROM (Kamula, HI 96743, www.familyforest.com: Millisecond Publishing Company, Inc.).