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Peter S Mason 1720 – 1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: September 11 1720

Birth Location: Newgate, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1798

Death Location: Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Father: James Mason

Mother: Rebecca Widowson

Spouse(s): Mary Davis

Children(s): Peter Mason

Peter S Mason Sr. ( 6th GG) was born in 1720 in Newgate, Lancashire, England, the child of James William Mason and Rebecca Widowson. Peter S Mason Sr. ( 6th GG) married Mary Davis, and had children including Peter Mason. Peter S Mason Sr. ( 6th GG) passed away in 1798 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Peter S Mason Sr. ( 6th GG) was born in 1720 in Newgate, Lancashire, England, the child of James William Mason and Rebecca Widowson.
  • Peter S Mason Sr. ( 6th GG) married Mary Davis, and had children including Peter Mason.
  • Peter S Mason Sr. ( 6th GG) passed away in 1798 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Peter Mason's Ancestors

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Peter Mason
1720 – 1798
Birth Place: Newgate, Lancashire, England
Parents
James William Mason
1697 – 1775
Tadley Hampshire, England USA
Rebecca Widowson
1700 – 1725
Newcastle, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
William (Mason (8th) GG)
1676 – 1697
Tadley, Hampshire, England
Mary (Mason) (BURNSBY)
1676 – 1719
Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Burnsby
1648 – 1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Mason's Descendants

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Peter (S) Mason (September 11 1720 – 1798) m. Mary Davis (1 Jul 1723 – 29 Sep 1807)
  1. 1. Peter Mason (1757 – Dec 1847) m. Mary Williams (1762 – 29 Sep 1837)
    1. 1. William ("billy" Monroe) Mason (1794 – 1870) m. Sarah (Sally) Miller (1794 – 28 Feb 1882)
      1. 1. Joseph (Bower) Mason (16 Oct 1823 – 27 Sep 1890) m. Eleanor (Cornelia "Nellie" Wilson) (Mason) (11 Jun 1827 – 8 Apr 1914)
        1. 1. Joseph (Bower) Mason (2 Dec 1870 – 2 Dec 1934) m. Mary (Lucinda Morgan) Mason (abt 1873 – 28 May 1964)

Peter Mason's Timeline

5 Records

1720
September 11 1720
Birth of Peter S Mason Sr. ( 6th GG) in Newgate, Lancashire, England
Newgate, Lancashire, England
1744
6 Oct 1744
Age 24
Peter S Mason Sr. ( 6th GG) was married in St. John's Parish (Baltimore City), Baltimore County, Maryland
St. John's Parish (Baltimore City), Baltimore County, Maryland
1744
October 6 1744
Age 24
Peter S Mason Sr. ( 6th GG) was married in St. John's Parish (Baltimore City), Baltimore County, Maryland
St. John's Parish (Baltimore City), Baltimore County, Maryland
1788
19 Jan 1788
Age 68
Peter S Mason Sr. ( 6th GG) was married in Lancaster County, Virginia
Lancaster County, Virginia
1798
1798
Age 78
Death of Peter S Mason Sr. ( 6th GG) in Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 11 1720
    Event Place: Newgate, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1744
    Event Place: St. John's Parish (Baltimore City), Baltimore County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 6 1744
    Event Place: St. John's Parish (Baltimore City), Baltimore County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1788
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Fauquier, Virginia, United States

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