The Buckinghamshire Branch of the Vass Family

by

Michael King

 

 

> Hi,
>
> My 6G Grandfather was Samuel VASS, born in Little Brickhill, Bucks,
> about 1700. He married Elizabeth ROWTON in 1723 and died in 1741.
> Their children were John (1724), Samuel (1726), Robert (1728),
> Elizabeth (1732), Anne(1734) and Mary (1737).
>
> Robert married Elizabeth YARRAT in 1751 (Little Brickhill). Their
> children were Samuel (1753 - died as a baby), John (1754), Samuel
> (abt. 1756), Ann (1759), Robert (1760), Elizabeth (1763) and Anne
> (1766).
>
> Samuel married Sarah BUNYAN in 1780 (Great Brickhill). As far as I
> can find they had one child, Zilpah (1792) who married John ADAMS in
> Great Brickhill in 1819. John and Zilpah were my GGG Grandparents.
> Sarah is rumoured to be a descendant of the (in)famous John BUNYAN.
>
> I would be interested in hearing from anyone with connections to this
> branch of the VASS family.
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael King.