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John Mason Major 1560–1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 29 Jun 1625

Death Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Henry Masson

Mother: Joan Lady

Spouse(s): Isabel Stead

Children(s): RICHARD MASON

The story of John Mason Major began in 1560 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. John Mason Major married Isabel Stead, and had children including Richard S Mason. John Mason Major passed away in 1625 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Mason Major began in 1560 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.
  • John Mason Major married Isabel Stead, and had children including Richard S Mason.
  • John Mason Major passed away in 1625 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Masson
1529–1584
Birth Location: Cheltenham, , Gloucestershire, England
HM
Joan Lady
1529–1601
Birth Location: Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Isabel Stead
1565–1625
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
IS

Children(s)

RICHARD MASON
1586–1623
Birth Location: St. Margaret, Westminister, England
RM

John Major's Ancestors

Self
John Major
1560–1625
Birth Place: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Henry Rice Masson
1529–1584
Cheltenham, , Gloucestershire, England
Joan (Agnes Chandler) Lady
1529–1601
Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thos\Thomas Lord Chandler 1500*) II
1500–1554
Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Agnes de Bishops) Chandler
1502–1564
Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Major's Descendants

1.
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John (Mason) Major (1560–29 Jun 1625) m. Isabel Stead (1565–21 Oct 1625)
  1. 1. RICHARD (S.) MASON 1586–1623 m. Anne (Rosamond Peck) Lady 1575–1672
    1. 1. Margaret ("Mary") Mason 1606–1639 m. William (Underwood) Captain 1609–1643
      1. 1. Margaret Underwood\Lucas 1638–1690 m. Capt (Humphrey) Booth 1635–1702
        1. 1. Humphrey (Booth,) Jr. 1660–1702 m. Phoebe Slaughter 1664–1855
      2. 2. Anne Underwood 1629–1740
      3. 3. William (Underwood) II 1625–1708
      4. 4. Elizabeth Underwood 1632–1673
      5. 5. Thomas Underwood 1620–1683

John Major's Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of John Mason Major in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
1625
29 Jun 1625
Age 65
Death of John Mason Major in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1625
    Event Place: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
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