![]() The petition of Charles Kibbs with respect represents that he is the Administrator of the Estate of John Bass late of the Parish of St. "To the Honorable the Judge of the Fifteenth Judicial District of the State of Louisiana, holding Court in & for the Parish of St. Six years later in 1849, the following petition was filed in St. Landry deceased - left at their decease some property both landed and personal in this parish and some personal property in the Parish of Rapides and that no administrator has as yet been appointed to the succession of said deceased and that your petitioner is one of the largest crediters of said succession and at the request of the heirs of the deceased and others interested your petitioner prays that he may be appointed administrator of said succession and that he desires to secure an inventory of the property of said succession to be made and for _ relief. Kibbs of the Parish of Avoyelles with respects represent that John Bass and his wife Delaney Sweat - both late of the Parish of St. To the Honorable the Judge of the Probate Court in and for the Parish of St. However, the bulk of the evidence indicates Delaney was the daughter of John Barney Taylor and Francis Smith, and the wife of John Bass. Landry Parish incorrectly calls John's wife "Delaney Sweat," instead of "Taylor." As shown on the consent for the children to marry and on her claim for her mother's estate, she was always referred to as "Delaney Taylor." Perhaps the Administrator of the estate had known Delaney's mother and step-father, Frances and Gilbert Sweat, and incorrectly assumed Delaney was a child of this marriage. John and Delaney Bass were deceased by 1843, but their burial site has never been found. Forbes to marry my daughter Delaney Bass and the said wife of John Bass gives my consent. This is to certify that I john Bass doth give my consent for said John K. In all other cases, John gave his permission alone. This is the only official paper wherein Delaney Bass actually signed her name. ![]() By 1836, they gave permission for their daughter, Delaney, to marry John Forbes. ![]() In 1830, John and Delaney Bass were living in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Gilbert and Frances (Smith) Sweat owned considerable property, including a plantation at Bayou Chicot settlement. Gilbert Sweat was second husband to Delaney's mother. Landry Parish to acquire her mother's share of the Gilbert Sweat estate. In June 1829, Delaney Bass filed a claim in St. It was located at the home of Eli Batson near the Calcasieu River, and John and Delaney Bass were listed as Charter Members. In 1828, Joseph Willis and ten families established the Amiable Baptist Church located in present day Glenmora, Rapides, Louisiana. The earliest records for this church are lost, but John and Delaney Bass were probably members, as were her mother and step-father. In 1826, Gilbert Sweat and his wife Francis donated property to Joseph Willis and members of Calvary Church to build a "meeting house." The Calvery Baptist Church, chartered in 1817, is reputed to be the first Baptist Church established West of the Mississippi River. Sir your compliance will Very Much oblige yours Respectfully Sir you are Hereby Requested to Grant unto James Bass my son lisence to marry Miss Milly Groves, Both of the aforesaid parish, all parties being agreed so am I. To The Honorable George King, Esquire, Judge of the parish of St. When their son, James Bass, married Emily Groves, John Bass gave his permission for the union to take place: In 1826, John and Delaney Bass were living in the Bayou Chicot area of St. During the next ten years three of the Bass children were to marry in this parish. In 1820, John Bass and his family again appeared on the St. On October 2, 1818, John Bass sold this property to Noah Trevis and Nicolas Downing. He occupied and cultivated land located on the right bank of Bayou Crocodile, a short distance from Haggards Ferry, in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, and the census records show eight people in the household. Birth date is either 1770 or 1774.īy 1810, John Bass had settled in St. John Bass was born in Duplin County, North Carolina.
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