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James Burgess Mason 1628 – 1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1628

Birth Location: Elizabeth City, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1678

Death Location: Mathews Mount, Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: Francis Mason

Mother: Alice Ganey

Spouse(s): Mary Wade

Children(s):

In 1628, James Burgess Mason entered the world in Elizabeth City, Virginia, British Colonial America, born to Francis Mason and Alice Ganey. James Burgess Mason married Mary Wade. James Burgess Mason passed away in 1678 in Mathews Mount, Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1628, James Burgess Mason entered the world in Elizabeth City, Virginia, British Colonial America, born to Francis Mason and Alice Ganey.
  • James Burgess Mason married Mary Wade.
  • James Burgess Mason passed away in 1678 in Mathews Mount, Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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James Mason's Ancestors

Self
James Mason
1628 – 1678
Birth Place: Elizabeth City, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Francis Mason
1584 – 1648
Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Alice Ganey
1596 – 1653
St. Mary Magdelen, Bermonsey, Surry County, England
Grandparents
Francis Mason
1566 – 1648
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth Price
1565 – 1620
, Surry, England
Richard Gayney
1570 – 1630
St. Mary, Cornwall, England
Mary (Jeanes) Smythe
1570 – 1649
Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Price
1549 – 1602
Richard Ganey
1548 –
Martha Jeanes
1555 –
Sir Smith
1510 – 1578
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Mason's Timeline

2 Records

1628
1628
Birth of James Burgess Mason in Elizabeth City, Virginia, British Colonial America
Elizabeth City, Virginia, British Colonial America
1678
1678
Age 50
Death of James Burgess Mason in Mathews Mount, Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America
Mathews Mount, Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1628
    Event Place: Elizabeth City, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Mathews Mount, Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America

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