Mary (Eaton) Mason (1631 - 1676)

Born 20 Mar 1631 in Dover, Kent, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Mason — married 5 May 1651 in Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 6 May 1676 at age 45 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

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Biography

Mary Eaton was the daughter of John Eaton and Abigail Bachelor.

Baptism

20 March 1631 at parish of St. James in Dover, Kent England. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Immigration

She arrived in the Elizabeth and Ann in May 1635. [1] Also, included on the reconstructed passenger list of the Elizabeth and Ann are her mother Abigaill Eaton age 35, step-sister Jane Damand age 9, and brother Thomas Eaton age 1. Missing from this list is her father John Eaton and step-brother John Damon; however, as this passenger list is a partial reconstruction based on Certificates of Conformity, it is generally assumed that both John Eaton and John Damon were also on this ship.

Marriage and Children

She married John Mason on 5 May 1651 at Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.

"John Mason & Mary Eaton was married the 5 of the 3 mo. 1651" ^[4]

Her sister Abigail Eaton married John's brother Robert Mason.

Death

6 May 1676 in Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts

"Mary Mason, deceased 6: 3: 76." ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Reed, Paul C. F.S.A.G. The English Ancestry of John1 Eaton, of Dover, Kent, and Dedham, Massachusetts. Research commissioned by Joe Cochoit and the Eaton Family Association (2003). Available on the Eaton Family Association website (paid).
2. ↑ Parish registers for St. James' Church, Dover, 1614-1909 (familysearch.org: Family History Library film #1,836,102)
3. ↑ Bishop’s Transcripts: Parish registers for St. James' Church, Dover, 1614-1909 (Family History Library film #1,736,692)
4. ↑ Hill. Dedham Town Records, vol. 1. (1886): page 126.
5. ↑ Hill. Dedham Town Records, vol. 1. (1886): page 15.

• Dedham, Don Gleason Hill ed. Dedham Town Records, vol. 1: The Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths in the Town of Dedham, 1634-1845. (Dedham, Mass., 1886). Archive.org Link