John VASS

- 1755

• Name	John VASS
  Gender	Male
  Deed-Purchase	12 Nov 1713	South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia   [1]
  	In a deed of gift dated 12 Nov 1713, Vincent Vass gave his only son, John Vass, a plantation in South Farnham Parish where John Vass lived along with 2 slaves and stock. This is likely the same property later deed (1750/1) to a younger Vincent Vass of Stratton Major Parish.
  Reference Number	5441
  Died	1755	Essex County, Virginia
  Person ID	I5441	Bennetts of Pittsylvania County
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	Vincent VASS
  Children	4 children
  1. Ann VASS
  2. John VASS,   d. 1755, Essex County, Virginia
  3. Katherine VASS
  4. Unknown VASS
  Family ID	F1200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel PENDLETON
  Children	1. Ann VASS Married: BROOKS (1753)   2. Catherine VASS Married:   3. Henry VASS   4. John VASS   5. Philip Vincent VASS,   d. Bef 03 Aug 1766, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Married: Mary CURTIS   6. Vincent VASS Married: Elizabeth (1783), Ann RUST (1743)   7. Reuben VASS,   b. 1732
  Family ID	F1070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Essex Co., VA 9 Nov 1742, John Vass witnessed will of Elizabeth Jones of So. Farnham Parish. Will names granddaughter Elizabeth Webb and children Elizabeth Jones, John, William and Rice. (Source: King and Queen County records concerning 18th century persons. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1961, p. 22) John Vass, s/o Vincent, married Rachel Pendleton d/o Philip Pendleton who married Isabella Hurt. John Vass left a will in Essex County, VA dated 13 Jan 1753 and proved 15 Apr 1755. This will mentioned eldest son Philip Vincent Vass, sons John, Henry and Reuben; daughter Ann Broocks (Brooks); deceased daughter Catherine Jones: children Martha and Ann Jones.

  
  

• Sources

  [S474] Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Volume II, Compiler: Fleet, Beverley, (Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1988), p. 23.