Joseph Mason (1719 - 1749)

Born 1719 in Surry, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Phoebe (Unknown) Ogburn — married about 1740 in Surry County, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died 7 Dec 1749 at about age 30 in Surry, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

He died on 7 Dec 1749; death reported by Christopher Tatum.^[1]

Deeds

Surry Co., VA, DB/WB 8, p. 832, 13 May 1738: “John Mason to his son Joseph Mason for Love and Affection. 300 acres adj. Maj. Benjamin Harrison and sd John Mason (being land granted to Nathaniel Corbet on 9 Jul 1724 and sold by him as part of 640 acres to sd John Mason on 9 Oct 1730). Joseph Mason now lives on the land. Wit: Robert Wynne, Edward Pettway, Sloman Wynne. Rec. 17 May 1738.”^[2]

Surry Co., VA, DB 5, p. 334, 17 Jan 1748: “Joseph Mason and wife, Phoebe Mason, to John Mason. £130. 300 acres bounded by Col. Harrison and the sd John Mason. Wit: William Stuart, Richard Huson, Benjamin Moss. Rec. 17 Jan 1748.”^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Richards, Gertrude R. B., PhD, “Register of Albemarle Parish, Surry and Susex Counties [Virginia], 1739-1778,” The National Society Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Richmond, VA 1958; reprinted, Southern Historical Press, Easley, SC, 1984.
2. ↑ Hopkins, William Lindsay, “Surry County, Virginia, Deeds and Estate Accounts, 1734-1755,” ® 1991 by William Lindsay Hopkins; reprinted Iberian Publishing Co., Athens, GA, 1994.
3. ↑ Hopkins, William Lindsay, “Surry County, Virginia, Deeds and Estate Accounts, 1734-1755,” ® 1991 by William Lindsay Hopkins; reprinted Iberian Publishing Co., Athens, GA, 1994.

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• Gearhart, Kathryn. Allied Families: Masons South of the James River. Word Press, 2009. [1] The article includes the following passage: "Joseph Mason died in 1749 in Sussex County. He married Pheobe Shands in 1740, the daughter of William Shands and Nazareth Roberts. The Surry County order book in 1751 to 1753 on page 19 notes: On November 19, 1751 John Ogburn, having married Phoebe, widow and relict of Joseph Mason, who died intestate leaving issue among others his eldest son and heir at law Seth, now an infant of very tender age, prays distribution of estate and his wife’s dower, by consent of said Ogburn as well as John Mason next friend to said Seth. The orphans of Joseph Mason are listed as Seth, Ann, John, and William on page 83 of the order book."

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Regina Hall for creating WikiTree profile Mason-3340 through the import of Hall Family Tree.ged on May 2, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Regina and others.