John Mason (aft. 1656 - 1683)

Born after 12 Feb 1656 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Content (Wales) Mason — married 15 Oct 1679 in Dorchester, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 18 Mar 1683 before age 27 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

John Mason was the son of Sampson Mason, Sr. and Marie Butterworth. He was born between 12 Feb 1656 and 18 Mar 1656, although the profile date of birth has been matched to the Find A Grave profile He was married on 15 Oct 1679 to Content Wales daughter of John Wales . They may have had at least two children John Mason, Jr. and Sarah. John Mason died 18 Mar 1683.

Notes: John was raised as a son by John Gurnell, a wealthy and respected citizen of Dorchester, and his wife Jane when John Mason's father moved to Rehoboth. (He did not go with his Mason family.) John Guernell was a tanner and as such was probably a close associate of Sampson Mason. When Guernell died in 1675, he left his house, lands and tannery to his wife to dispose of as she saw fit. She remarried, but when she died she bequeathed the use of the house to her second husband for as long as he should live but gave the tannery to John Mason along with the land and buildings after the death of her second husband, John Burge. The records of the First Church of Dorchester contain the following entry: "John ye Sonne of Sampson Mason baptized ye 23rd ye 7 ye 60 being about 4 years old when he was baptized because his father in his Judgement was and is against ye baptizing of infants yet he being at Seacock doe p'mite yt bror Gornell (with whom ye child doe dwell? may bring it forth to be baptized." John Mason was brought up in Dorchester and learned the tanner's trade. On 4 March 1676/7, the elders of the church at Dorchester drew up a list of those above the age of sixteen years who were asked if they wished to join the church. Listed among those who gave their consent was Content Wales, the future wife of John Mason. But John Mason, then twenty-one, and probably reluctant to join the Church of Dorchester and thus abandon the faith of his father, asked that he be given time to consider the proposal. He gave his consent on 11 March 1676/77. In June 1677, Content and her brother Elkanah Wales, children of John Wales Senior, "owned the covenant." John was not mentioned by name in his father's will dated 22 October 1672. Source listed See Also: David T. Robertson. Some Savin Hill (Dorchester) Families. NEHG 593, January 1995. ^[1]

Notes

From Rootsweb: "Descendants of Sampson Mason"

John Mason (Sampson ) was born in 1656 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA. He died on 18 Mar 1683 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA. He was buried in Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA.

John married Content Wales, daughter of John Wales and Elizabeth, on 15 Oct 1679. Content was born on 14 May 1659 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA. She died on 26 Apr 1749 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA. She was buried in Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA.

They had the following children.

23 M i John Mason Mason was born on 18 Jul 1680 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA. 24 F ii Sarah Mason was born on 4 Jul 1682 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA.^[2]

Birth

Date: after 11 Feb 1656

Note: John, born probably between March 18 and May 12, 1656, died March 19, 1683; married, October 15, 1679, Content Wales See Also Source: #Sm1939

User ID: 649E4FA4-AD9B-46CD-99DB-0EC2204634AB

Record ID Number: MH:IF1838

Date: 1656

Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Baptism

Baptism:

Date: 23 SEP 1660

Place: First Church, Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA

Note: John ye Sonne of Samson Mason baptized ye 23 ye (7) 60 being about 4 years old when he was baptized because his father in his Judgment was & is against ye baptizing of infants yet he being at Seaconck doe p'mite ht bror Gornell (wth whom ye Child doe dwell) may bring it forth to be baptized.^[3] and in his son John's birth Chistening record in 1683 : ^[4]

Marriage

Date: 15 OCT 1670

Note: Content Wales^[5]

Death

User ID: 7AF4F9E7-312C-4642-9350-8EEBE2669972

Record ID Number: MH:IF1839

Date: 18 MAR 1683

Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts ^[6]

Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 January 2020), memorial page for John Mason (12 Feb 1656–18 Mar 1683), Find A Grave Memorial no. 20741336, citing Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Nareen, et al (contributor 46613568) . ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/collaborate/LZ9M-Q89
2. ↑ https://sites.rootsweb.com/~smason/mason0/aqwg02.htm#2323
3. ↑ S467 Title: Records of the First Church at Dorchester in New England 1636-1734 Abbreviation: 1st Church at Dorchester Author: Pope, Charles H. Publication: George H. Ellis, Boston, MA, 1891 Repository: Page 171 #R39 ,
4. ↑ John Mason mentioned in the record of John Mason Name: John Mason Sex: Male Son: John Mason Other information in the record of John Mason from Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 Name: John Mason Event Type: Christening Event Date: 10 Jun 1683 Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America Event Place (Original): Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Gender: Male Father's Name: John Mason https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDC-J52
5. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Name John Mason, Event Type Marriage, Marriage Date15 Oct 1679, Marriage Place Dorchester, Massachusetts, Spouse Name Content Wales, Household Members NameAge Name John Mason Name Content Wales Title Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Author; Familysearch.org
6. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDC-J52
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20741336

See Also:

• Source : David T. Robertson. Some Savin Hill (Dorchester) Families. NEHG 593, January 1995. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/collaborate/LZ9M-Q89
• Source:
• Source: S386 Title: Latter Day Saints Ancestral file Abbreviation: Ancestral File, LDS Publication: LDS, Salt Lake City, UT, 1997 Repository: #R2
• Repository: R2 Name: Dallas Public LIbrary Address: City: Dallas State: TX
• Source: Sm1939 Finley Herold R.; "Mason and Allied Families"; Americana; vol.33, 1939; pg. 234;
• Repository: R39 Name: Duke University, Perkins Library Address: City: Durham State: NC

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Mason-1594 created through the import of EBENSTEIN-GRANGER.GED on Aug 19, 2011 by Merryann Palmer. Prior to import, this record was last changed 12 MAY 1997. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Merryann and others.

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