Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

Francis Mason

Male 1595 - 1648  (53 years)


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  • Name Francis Mason  [1
    Birth 1595  Bermondsey, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Nov 1648  Lower Norfolk County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 15 Nov 1648  Elizabeth City County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I60467  Tree1
    Last Modified 29 May 2023 

    Father Francis Mason,   b. 1573, Bermondsey, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1613, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 41 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Female MNU Mason,   b. Abt 1577, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1606, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 28 years) 
    Relationship Stepchild 
    Marriage Abt 1594  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F32844  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Tristram Norsworthy,   b. Bef 1615, Widecomb, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1710, Isle of Wight County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 95 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Tristram Mason,   b. 1619, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1678, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia - Probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. Elizabeth Mason,   b. Bef 1622, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1704, Lynhaven, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 84 years)  [Father: natural]
     4. Frances Mason,   b. 1623, Elizabeth City County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1642, Elizabeth City County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 19 years)  [Father: natural]
     5. James Mason,   b. Bef 1624, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1701, Surry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 77 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F22627  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 May 2023 

    Family 2 Alice Gayney,   b. 1596, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 17 Nov 1653, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 57 years) 
    Marriage 1624  Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Lemuel Mason,   b. 1628, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1702, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia - Probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Francis Mason,   b. 1630, Elizabeth City County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1696, Surry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. Nicholas Mason,   b. Bef 1631   d. Aft 1653, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 24 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F18161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 May 2023 

  • Notes 
    • Sir Francis Mason came over to Jamestown VA from England in 1620 on the ship "Furtherance" with an indentured servant named William Stafford, who eventually married his daughter, Frances
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      Immigrated on "John & Francis" in 1613 with wife Anne and daugher Anne
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      http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=816&last=&g_p=P1&collec tion=LO Patent
      Title Mason, Francis.
      Publication 31 August 1642.
      Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
      Note Location: County location not given.
      Description: 1250 acres beg.g at a point called the hogg-pen point, which lyeth on the south west side of the Creeke.
      Source: Land Office Patents No. 1, 1623-1643 (v.1 & 2), p. 816 (Reel 1).
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      http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=88&last=&g_p=P2&collect ion=LO Patent
      Title Mason, Francis, Lt.
      Publication 22 March 1645.
      Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
      Note Location: Lower Norfolk County.
      Description: 200 acres 150 acres lying in Lynhaven in the lower county of New Norfolk at a small creek to the westward of John Holmes’ house.
      Source: Land Office Patents No. 2, 1643-1651, p. 88 (Reel 2).
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      AGES OF LOWER NORFOLK COUNTY PEOPLE
      By CHARLES F. McINTOSH
      Abstracted from Depositions found in Books A, B, C and
      D (1637-1665) in the Norfolk County Clerk's Office. The ages
      in almost all instances are followed by the words "thereabouts."

      Mason ffrancis aged 42 years 1637

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      1637-1643 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 1, Part 2; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 134
      LIEUT. FRANCIS MASON, 1,250 acs. Last of August, 1642, Page 816. Beg. at Hoggpen Point, near land of Capt. Thomas Willoughbye, "near the howse of Marrace" & adj. land of Downeman, now in the tenure of said Mason. Trans. of 25 pers: Francis Mason, Mary Mason his wife, Ann Mason, Alice Gany, Margery Gun, Tho. Walters, Metra Willow, Marke Lineer, Antho. Ribone, Jon. Johnson, Marke Provose, Jon. Kingsbury, Nich. Knowles, James Rabbish, Elias Harris, Richd. Martin, John Midleton, Alice Jenkins, Richd. Morris, Woodham Tuck, Hen. Jackson, Jon. Shaw, Edward Wheeler, Jon. Arris, Robert Hall.
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      1637-1643 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 1, Part 2; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 151
      LT. FRANCIS MASON, 200 acs. Low. New Norf. Co., Sept. 29, 1643, Page 945. (Record partially destroyed). Mentions Jno. Holmes howse, towards Gyles Collings. Trans. of 4 pers: Tho. Ward, Robert Penn (?), Oliver Craftt, Joyce Wiser.
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      1643-1651 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 2; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 166
      LIEUT. FRANCIS MASON, 200 acs. Low. Co. of New Norf., Mar. 22, 1645, Page 88. 150 acs. in Linn haven at a cr. to the W. of John Holmes' house, adj. Giles Collinns, & 50 acs. being 3 smaller hammocks of land joined together upon Hogg Island in Little Cr. in Linn haven. Due by former patent & trans. of 4 pers.*
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      1666-1679 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 6; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 195
      COL. LEMUELL MASON, 1250 acs., 24 Apr. 1679, p. 674. Beg. at the Hog- pen point on SW side of Cr. deviding this & land of Mr. Tho. Willoughby, near the house of Marrace; to a Gr. Pinie Sw; to land of Downeman, in the tenure of Lt. Fra. Mason; &c. Granted to Lt. Fra. Mason,' his father, last of August 1642, & now new pattented.

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5. Fourth Edition. Volume Two, Families G-P.

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