John Bass

Bef 1630 - 1716  (> 85 years)

• Name	John Bass  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	Bef 18 Sep 1630  [5, 6, 7, 8]
  Baptism	18 Sep 1630	Saffron Walden, Essex, England   [5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Sep 1716	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [5, 8, 9, 10]
  Burial	Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [7]
  Person ID	I39512	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of LD
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Deacon Samuel Bass,   b. Abt 1600   d. 30 Dec 1694, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Anne Savell,   b. Bef 26 Apr 1601   d. 5 Sep 1693, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age > 92 years)
  Marriage	25 Apr 1625	Saffron Walden, Essex, England   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F23338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ruth Alden,   b. Abt 1636   d. 12 Oct 1674, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	3 Feb 1658	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [4]
  Children	+ 1. John Bass,   b. 26 Nov 1658, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts d. 30 Sep 1724, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age 65 years) + 2. Joseph Bass,   b. 5 Dec 1665, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts d. 22 Nov 1733, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 67 years) + 3. Hannah Bass,   b. 22 Jun 1667, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts d. 24 Oct 1705, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age 38 years) + 4. Mary Bass,   b. 11 Feb 1669, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts d. 10 Apr 1725 (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F23215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Ann
  Marriage	21 Sep 1675	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [10]
  Family ID	F25732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2025

  
  

• Notes

  John Bass (1630-1716) = Ruth Alden (d. 1674) Hannah Bass (1667-1705) = Joseph Adams, Jr. (1654-1737) John Adams (1691-1761) = Susanna Boylston (1709-1797) John Adams, second US president (1735-1826) = Abigail Smith (1744-1818) John Quincy Adams, sixth US president (1767-1848)

  
  

• Sources

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