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George Mason 1540–1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Diddlebury, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 12 Aug 1618

Death Location: Bath Abbey, Somerset, England

Father: Edward Mason

Mother: Margareta Needham

Spouse(s): Mawd Evans, Doretha Baldwin

Children(s): Katherine Mason

George Mason was born in 1540 in Diddlebury, Shropshire, England, the child of Edward Goodeare Mason And Margareta Needham. George Mason married Doretha Baldwin, Mawd Evans, and had children including Katherine Mason. George Mason passed away in 1618 in Bath Abbey, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • George Mason was born in 1540 in Diddlebury, Shropshire, England, the child of Edward Goodeare Mason And Margareta Needham.
  • George Mason married Doretha Baldwin, Mawd Evans, and had children including Katherine Mason.
  • George Mason passed away in 1618 in Bath Abbey, Somerset, England.

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George Mason's Ancestors

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George Mason
1540–1618
Birth Place: Diddlebury, Shropshire, England
Parents
Edward Goodeare Mason
1524–1587
Diddlebury, Shropshire, England
Margareta Needham
1528–1594
Adderley, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Mason
1488–1540
of Minton, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Louisa Leighton **) Scriven
1492–1606
Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
Wylliam Needham
1495–1545
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Lady (Benedicta) Folgambe
1499–1545
Walton, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir **
1469–1532
Joyce **
1492–1586
Gofdrey Folgamsbe
1472–1550
Katharyne Leake
1467–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Leighton
1452–1519
Elizabeth Devereux
1452–1516

George Mason's Descendants

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George Mason (1540–12 Aug 1618) m. Mawd Evans (1550–abt 1625) m. Doretha Baldwin (1550–1600)
  1. 1. Katherine Mason 1568–1630 m. William Lewis 1561–1653
    1. 1. Margarett Lewes 1596– m. William Gale 1595–1622
      1. 1. John Gale 1621–1683 m. Ann Goddard 1620–1680
        1. 1. Richard Gale 1645–1696 m. Martha (Lane) Spackman 1645–1673

George Mason's Timeline

3 Records

1540
1540
Birth of George Mason in Diddlebury, Shropshire, England
Diddlebury, Shropshire, England
1608
4 Jun 1608
Age 68
Death of George Mason in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England
Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England
1618
12 Aug 1618
Age 78
Burial of George Mason in Bath Abbey, Somerset, England
Bath Abbey, Somerset, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Diddlebury, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1608
    Event Place: Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1618
    Event Place: Bath Abbey, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\ba.ab21/1

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