When Martha Watson Bass was born on 23 September 1793, in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States, her father, Joseph Bass, was 19 and her mother, Martha J Jones, was 26. She married Daniel Platt on 2 February 1809, in Marion, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 20 March 1826, in Marion, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Marion, South Carolina, United States.
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English: from Middle English bas(e), bass, Old French bas(se) ‘low, short’ (from Latin bassus ‘thickset’, i.e. wide as opposed to tall), either a descriptive nickname for a short person or a status name meaning ‘of humble origin’, not necessarily with derogatory connotations.
English: from the Middle English personal name Bas(s)e. This could be an Old French form of ancient Germanic Baso (perhaps meaning ‘purple’) or more commonly a pet form of Middle English and Old French Basile or Basily, used of men and women alike. Compare Basley and Basil .
English: in some instances, from Middle English bærs, bas ‘freshwater perch, bass or any of various related or similar fish, such as the sea bass’, hence a nickname for a person supposedly resembling this fish, or a metonymic occupational name for a fish seller or fisherman.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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