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In memory of John Mason, my Maternal 9th Great-Grandfather on the HARVEY branch.

Bibliography:

  • "Families of Early Hartford Connecticut", by Lucius Barnes Barbour, p. 388.
  • "American Marriages before 1699" by William Montgomery Clemens.
  • "Descendants of Robert Mason, by N.J.R. Molyneux, 1911.
  • "Ancestors and Descendants of Elisha Mason, Litchfield, Connecticut, 1759 - 1859 and his wife Lucretia Webster 1766 - 1853, by George W. Mason, Litchfield, Connecticut, 1911.
  • "Memorial History of Hartford, Connecticut", p. 17.
  • "History of Dedham, Massachusetts", Vol. 1 & 2, p. 17.
  • "History of the First Church of Hartford, Connecticut".
  • "New England Marriages Prior to 1700", by C.A. Torrey, p. 494 [Link]
  • “Family Record in our line of Descent from Major John Mason of Norwich, Connecticut”, by Theodore West Mason, 1909.
  • Dow, Ball, Eaton and allied families : a genealogical study with biographical notes, by American Historical Co., 1951, p. 357. [Link]
  • http://www.geni.com/surnames/mason
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John Mason

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Birth:

1657 June 6

Dedham, Massachusetts

Marriage:

1676/7 Nov 5

Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Death:

Burial:

1698 Feb 19

[Unknown]

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Biography

There are mixed reports about the parentage of Lydia Mason, wife of John Seymour III, but all seem to agree that her father’s name was John Mason.

 

Massachusetts Vital Records contain a record of a marriage between John Mason and Hannah Hawes in Dedham, Mass., on the 5th of November, 1676.

 

As a point of interest, the Mason surname is of medieval French origin. It was originally used to describe a skilled stone mason who has reached the status of master craftsman.

Children

John Mason & Hannah Hawes were the parents of my ancestor,

  1. Mary Mason, b. September 1677, m. 16 June 1698 Nathaniel Andrews of Hartford 

  2. Hannah Mason, b. January 1680/1 

  3. John Mason, b. January 1684/5 

  4. Joseph Mason, bpt. 4 March 1688, m. Mary Carter 

  5. Abigail Mason, b. October 1690 

  6. Jonathan Mason, b. November 1693, bpt. 3 December 1693, m. Susannah Dix 

  7. Deborah Mason, bpt. 3 December 1693 

  8. Lydia Mason, b. July 1696, bpt. 2 August 1696, m. 25 June 1718 John Seymour/Seymore of Hartford 

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