MIGRATION: 1633
FIRST RESIDENCE: Roxbury
REMOVES: Braintree 1640
OCCUPATION: Yeoman.
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: "Samuell Basse" admitted to Roxbury church as member #78, in a group of 1633 immigrants [ RChR 78]. His death record in 1694 tells us that he "had been a deacon of the church of Braintree for the space of above fifty years and the first deacon of that church" [ BrVR 660].
FREEMAN: 14 May 1634 [ MBCR 1:368].
EDUCATION: Signed his will. First Braintree town clerk [ MBCR 1:329].

Deacon SAMUEL BASS and wife and at least two children came to Massachusetts about 1631 or 32.

Samuel Basse was married to Anne Savell 25th April 1625 at St. Mary's Church, Saffron Walden, Co. Essex. His baptism is not on record there but that of Ann Savell is there in the parish register as were also two other children. Ann, daughter of William Savell was baptized 25th April 1601 at Saffron Walden. William Savell also had Elizabeth bapt. 10 Dec. 1598 and Susan bapt. 4 June 1609. He also had a son William bapt. 24 Feb. 1604/5 since the will of William of Braintree Mass. calls Deacon Samuel Bass his brother. (See Register Vol. 107-218).

Samuel Bass & wife were members of the church at Roxbury at an early date, probably by 1632 though no date is given. He is said to have settled near Hog Bridge there. He was made freeman of the colony May 14 1634.

He received no grant of land in Braintree and must have purchased of someone else. He came here previous to July 6 1640 at which time he was elected the first deacon of the church, having been dismissed and recommended to them from Roxbury (Hancock's Century Sermons, 1739 p. 21). His homestead was at the N.W. corner of Granite and Hancock Sts., Quincy and parts of the land on Granite St. remained in the male line of descent until 1951, when Alva Morrison Bass died there single, a space of over 310 years. No records show how this land was acquired.