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Tommy's paternal haplogroup was determined through Big Y testing of a descendant from Tommy's sixth great-grandfather, Edward Bass (circa 1697 - after 1779).
Lance's paternal haplogroup was determined through Big Y testing of a descendant from Lance's sixth great-grandfather Esau Bass (circa 1754 - after 1830).
Both Tommy Lee and Lance Bass carry the African paternal haplogroup A-M31. They're descended from William Bass, born 1654, son of Elizabeth Basse and an unknown African man. Elizabeth was pure Native and married to John Basse, a white man. She had 3 children by her husband, John (proven by DNA - male descendants of the boys carry R1b), before William, then cucked John with an unknown African, and then had two more children by John (descendants also R1b carriers).
Back in colonial Virginia it was very difficult to get a divorce, even in cases of obvious adultery, so John was stuck raising another man's kid, who inherited his last name.

William Basse Sr. (1654-bef.1742) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree
Is this your ancestor? Compare DNA and explore genealogy for William Basse Sr. born 1654 Norfolk County, Virginia died 1742 Norfolk County, Virginia Colony, British America including ancestors + descendants + 23 genealogist comments + questions + Y-chromosome DNA + more in the free family tree...

Although he is commonly identified as the son of John Basse, who was the husband of his mother Elizabeth Nansemond, a Bass Y-DNA research project has found that the paternal line descendants of that John Basse and his father Nathaniel Basse have consistently tested in the R1b1b2 haplotype, a common English haplogroup. The same Bass Y-DNA research project also indicates that the paternal line descendants of this William Bass consistently carry a rare y-DNA Haplogroup A-M31, a subclade found almost exclusively in Africa (or among descendants of populations which have recently left Africa).[8] This is consistent with Y-DNA results reported by at least two WikiTree members claiming descent from this William: Marvin Bass and Jim Bass Jr., who both also report testing in the A-M31 haplogroup. This Y-DNA evidence suggests that John Bass was not William's biological father, and that William's biological father was in fact of sub-Saharan African origin.