Anne Mason (1742 - bef. 1781)

Born 29 May 1742 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Mason — married 3 Feb 1760 in Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

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Biography

Birth

Date: 29 MAY 1742

Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death

Date: BEF 1781

Anne died before her father; however, Anne's husband and children are mentioned in her father's will as follows: "Item. I give to my well Beloved Grand Daughter Hannah Mason, Daughter of Benjamin Mason, one flock Bed and furniture thereto Belonging, to be Delivered to her by my Executors within Two months after my Decease.

Item. I give to my well Beloved Grand Daughter Charity Mason, Daughter of the said Benjamin Mason, one Cow, to be Delivered to her by my Executors when she shall arrive to the age of Eighteen years or at her marriage Day, Either of which that may first happen.

Item. I Give to my well Beloved Grand Daughter Kezia Mason, Daughter of the said Benjamin Mason, five Silver Spanish Mill’d Dollars and five sheep, to be delivered to her by my Executors when she shall arrive to the age of Eighteen years or at her marriage Day, either of which that may first happen."

Sources

• Parentage: Anne died before her father; however, Anne's husband and children are mentioned in her father's will; Cumberland, Rhode Island, Probate Records. Book 5, page 422; A transcription of the entire will can be found on Pelatiah Mason II
• Marriage; Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]; Source number: 778.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PK1; Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004 [1]
• Maiden Name, Spouse and Child; Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls; SAR Membership: 70681; Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011 [2]