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Major John Mason

Major John Mason

Male 1600 - 1672  (~ 71 years)

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  • Name John Mason 
    Title Major 
    Born Apr 1600  [1
    Gender Male 
    Birth 1601  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    _MILT Major  [3
    Died 30 Jan 1672  Norwich, New London County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I59313  Day Family Tree
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2015 

    Father Daniel Mason,   b. 26 Nov 1674, Stonington, New London County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1705, Lebanon, New London County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Mother Dorothy Hobart,   b. 21 Aug 1679, Topsfield, Essex County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1730, Haddam, Middlesex County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 19 Apr 1704  Haddam, Middlesex County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F21657  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anne Rosamond Peck,   b. 16 Nov 1619, Beccles, Suffolkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1672, Norwich, New London County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married July 1639  Norwich, New London County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Judith Mason,   b. Abt 1639, Windsor, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Isabel Mason,   b. 1640, Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1665/1666, Windsor, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     3. Priscilla Mason,   b. Oct 1641, Windsor, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1714, Norwich, New London County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years)
     4. Major Samuel Mason,   b. July 1644, Windsor, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1705, Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years)
    +5. Captain John Mason,   b. 19 Aug 1646, Windsor, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1676, New London, New London County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
     6. Rachel Mason,   b. Oct 1648, Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1679, New London, New London County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 30 years)
     7. Anne Mason,   b. June 1650, Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1709, Swansea, Bristol County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 58 years)
    +8. Ann Mason,   b. June 1650, Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Daniel Mason, Sr.,   b. Apr 1652, Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1736, Stonington, New London County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years)
     10. Elizabeth Mason,   b. Aug 1654, Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1699, Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years)
    Family ID F21612  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1601 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - July 1639 - Norwich, New London County, CT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Jan 1672 - Norwich, New London County, CT Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • John was thought to have come in 1630, with Winthrop. John in Dec 1632 was sent as Lieutenant with 20 men against a pirate at the East, for which in July 1633 he was paid 10 pounds. He became a Captain in Nov 1633. He was first on the list of freemen 4 Mar 1635. He was Representative 1635 and 1636, and in 1636 he removed with Warham to Windsor. He had great service in the military and civil life. He finished the Pequot War in 1637 being chief commander. He was Representative 1637 to 1641, then Assistant to 1659, then Deputy-Governor for 8 Major-Generals, and then commissioner for the Congress of New England 1647, 1654-1656, 1659 and 1661. From Windsor he removed in 1647 to Saybrook, thence to first settlement of Norwich in 1659. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S41] FamilySearch.com.

    2. [S12] Family Tree Maker, World Family Tree, pre-1600 to present (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S30] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England.

    4. [S546] Town of Haddam, CT marriages before 1750 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S453] American Marriage Records Before 1699, William Montgomery Clemens, 1926 (Reliability: 3).