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Alexander Mason Sr 1569–1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1569

Birth Location: Bolton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 3 Mar 1627

Death Location: Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England

Father: Robert Masson

Mother: Ann Mason

Spouse(s): Anne Shawe

Children(s): John Mason, Alexander Jr, Margreatt Mason, William Mason

The story of Alexander Mason Sr began in 1569 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. Alexander Mason Sr married Anne Shawe, and had children including Alexander Mason Jr, John Robert Mason, Margreatt Mason, William Mason. Alexander Mason Sr passed away in 1627 in Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Mason Sr began in 1569 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.
  • Alexander Mason Sr married Anne Shawe, and had children including Alexander Mason Jr, John Robert Mason, Margreatt Mason, William Mason.
  • Alexander Mason Sr passed away in 1627 in Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Masson
1543–1590
Birth Location: North Yorkshire, England
RM
Ann Mason
1548–1627
Birth Location: North Yorkshire, England
AM

Spouses(s)

Anne Shawe
1571–1601
Birth Location: Bolton Lancashire England
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Children(s)

John Mason
1600–1645
Birth Location: Bolton, Lancashire, England
JM
Alexander Jr
1601–1644
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
AJ
Margreatt Mason
1596–1602
Birth Location: Greater Manchester, England
MM
William Mason
1594–1595
Birth Location: Greater Manchester, England
WM

Alexander Sr's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Sr
1569–1627
Birth Place: Bolton, Lancashire, England
Parents
Robert William Masson
1543–1590
North Yorkshire, England
Ann Mason
1548–1627
North Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William (Sampson) Masson
1530–1588
Staffordshire or Shelford, Nottinghamshire, England
Hannah (Mary) Priestly
1527–1588
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Jenet Webster
1505–1574
Enoch Priestley
1500–1591
Ann Holden
1500–1592
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Priestley
1480–1530
Jenny Tattersal
1480–1530
Robert Holden
1486–
Mary
1486–

Alexander Sr's Descendants

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Alexander (Mason) Sr (7 May 1569–3 Mar 1627) m. Anne Shawe (1571–5 Sep 1601)
  1. 1. John (Robert) Mason 1600–1645 m. Hannah (Elizabeth) Wheaton 1600–1643
    1. 1. 1625–1676 m. Mary (Ellen) Butterworth 1629–1704
      1. 1. Bethiah Mason 1665–1674 m. John Wood 1665–1754
        1. 1. Hopestill (“Hope”) Wood 1698–1762 m. John (T.) Daggett 1698–1738 m. Joseph Brown 1690–1762
        2. 2. Charity Wood 1689–1686
        3. 3. Katherine Wood 1689–1716
        4. 4. John Wood 1689–1775
        5. 5. Sarah Wood 1695–1727
        6. 6. Martha Wood 1697–1734
        7. 7. Noah Wood 1702–1787
        8. 8. Bethiah Wood 1702–1769
        9. 9. Mary Wood 1688–1770
        10. 10. Joanna Wood 1692–1746
        11. 11. Mehitable Wood 1696–
      2. 2. William Mason 1676–
      3. 3. Bethiah Mason 1658–1712
      4. 4. Sarah (Mason) Butterworth 1658–1748
      5. 5. Mary Mason 1660–1727
      6. 6. Sampson Mason 1649–1740
      7. 7. Benjamin Mason 1670–1740
      8. 8. James Mason 1661–1673
      9. 9. John Mason 1656–1683
      10. 10. Deacon (Isaac) Mason 1667–1742
      11. 11. Noah Mason 1651–1699
      12. 12. Joseph Mason 1663–1748
      13. 13. Pelatiah Mason 1669–1763
      14. 14. Samuel Mason 1657–1744
      15. 15. Thankful Mason 1672–1745
      16. 16. Hannah Mason 1660–1727
      17. 17. Mary Mason 1658–1727
      18. 18. Rhoda Mason 1657–1714
      19. 19. Janis Mason 1661–
    2. 2. Thomas Mason 1637–1676
    3. 3. Robert Mason 1628–1688
    4. 4. Sara Mason 1627–1627
    5. 5. Elizabeth Mason 1633–1645
    6. 6. Hanna Mason 1622–1623
    7. 7. Thomas Mason 1623–1638
    8. 8. Robert Mason 1631–1638
    9. 9. Mary (Mason of) Bolton 1629–1713
    10. 10. Anne (Hannah) Mason 1626–
    11. 11. Nicholas Mason 1634–1709
  2. 2. Alexander (Mason) Jr 1601–1644
  3. 3. Margreatt Mason 1596–1602
  4. 4. William Mason 1594–1595

Alexander Sr's Timeline

3 Records

1569
7 May 1569
Birth of Alexander Mason Sr in Bolton, Lancashire, England
Bolton, Lancashire, England
1571
21 October 1571
Age 2
Alexander Mason Sr was married in Laughton-En-Le-Morthen, York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Laughton-En-Le-Morthen, York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1627
3 Mar 1627
Age 58
Death of Alexander Mason Sr in Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1569
    Event Place: Bolton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 October 1571
    Event Place: Laughton-En-Le-Morthen, York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1627
    Event Place: Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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