Francis Mason

1595 - 1648  (53 years)

• Name	Francis Mason  [1]
  Birth	1595	Bermondsey, Surrey, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Nov 1648	Lower Norfolk County, Virginia
  Burial	15 Nov 1648	Elizabeth City County, Virginia
  Person ID	I60467	Tree1
  Last Modified	29 May 2023

  
  

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

  
  

  Children	1. Tristram Norsworthy,   b. Bef 1615, Widecomb, Devon, England d. 5 Mar 1710, Isle of Wight County, Virginia - probate (Age > 95 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Tristram Mason,   b. 1619, England d. 15 Aug 1678, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia - Probate (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]   3. Elizabeth Mason,   b. Bef 1622, Surrey, England d. Aft 1704, Lynhaven, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia (Age > 84 years)  [Father: natural]   4. Frances Mason,   b. 1623, Elizabeth City County, Virginia d. 1642, Elizabeth City County, Virginia (Age 19 years)  [Father: natural]   5. James Mason,   b. Bef 1624, Surrey, England d. 1701, Surry County, Virginia (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 d. Aft 17 Nov 1653, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia (Age > 57 years)
  Marriage	1624	Surrey, England
  Children	1. Lemuel Mason,   b. 1628, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia d. 15 Sep 1702, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia - Probate (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Francis Mason,   b. 1630, Elizabeth City County, Virginia d. 2 Mar 1696, Surry County, Virginia (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]   3. Nicholas Mason,   b. Bef 1631   d. Aft 1653, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia (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 === Immigrated on "John & Francis" in 1613 with wife Anne and daugher Anne === 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). === 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). === 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 === 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. === 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. === 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.* === 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

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