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William Mason 1530–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: , Staffordshire, , England

Death Date: 1574

Death Location: Mucklestone, Staffordshire, England

Father: Thomas (Mayson)

Mother: Jenet Shawe

Spouse(s): Agnes Brown

Children(s): Dorothea Mason, William Mason

In 1530, William Mason entered the world in , Staffordshire, , England, born to Thomas De Halifax Mason Mayson And Jenet Margret Shawe. William Mason married Agnes Brown, and had children including Dorothea Mason, William Mason. William Mason passed away in 1574 in Mucklestone, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1530, William Mason entered the world in , Staffordshire, , England, born to Thomas De Halifax Mason Mayson And Jenet Margret Shawe.
  • William Mason married Agnes Brown, and had children including Dorothea Mason, William Mason.
  • William Mason passed away in 1574 in Mucklestone, Staffordshire, England.

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William Mason's Ancestors

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William Mason
1530–1574
Birth Place: , Staffordshire, , England
Parents
Thomas de Halifax Mason (Mayson)
1500–1551
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Jenet ((Margret)) Shawe
1510–1574
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Mason's Descendants

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William Mason (1530–1574) m. Agnes Brown (1540–30 Jan 1562)
  1. 1. Dorothea Mason 1559–1646 m. John (Eustace) Rolfe 1562–1594 m. Dr (Robert Redmayne, Chancellor of) Norwich –1625
    1. 1. Capt (John Johannas Rolfe, cultivated marketable Tobacco, Sec. General, Member of council, 1st Virginia) assembly 1585–1622 m. Sarah (Hacker, 1st wife, traveled with him on ship "Sea Venture," 1 year in) Bermuda 1585–1610 m. Matoaka ('Rebecca' Pocahontas of) Powhatan 1595–1617 m. Jane Pierce 1559–1620
      1. 1. Thomas (Pepsironemeh Rolfe,) Lieutenant 1615–1675 m. Jane Poythress 1630–1676 m. Elizabeth Washington 1615–1633
        1. 1. Jane (Rolfe) (Bolling) 1650–1676 m. Col (Robert "The Immigrant" Bolling, Virginia House of) Burgesses 1646–1709
        2. 2. Barbara Rolfe 1636– m. Thomas (A) Farley 1636–1676
        3. 3. Thomas Rolfe 1650–1720 m. Mary Jennings 1651–1725
        4. 4. Anne Rolfe 1633–1676 m. Peter (Elwin) Elwyn 1623–1695
      2. 2. Bermuda Rolfe 1610–1610
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Pierce) Rolfe 1620–1635 m. John (Milner) II 1620–1685
        1. 1. Jane Milner 1642–1732
        2. 2. John (Milner) III 1639–1684
        3. 3. Elizabeth Milner 1644–1658
    2. 2. Henry Rolfe 1583–1643 m. Honour Parke 1593–1650
      1. 1. John Rolfe 1589–1664
      2. 2. Hannah (Rolf) (Dole) 1626–1678 m. Richard (Dole,) slaveowner 1622–1705
        1. 1. Richard (Dole) Jr 1650–1723
        2. 2. Apphia Coffin 1668–1725
        3. 3. William Dole 1660–1717
        4. 4. Hannah Moody 1665–1719
      3. 3. Benjamin Rolfe 1638–1710 m. Apphia Hale 1642–1708
        1. 1. Henry Rolfe 1677–1752
        2. 2. Benjamin Rolfe 1662–1708
        3. 3. Apphia Rolfe 1666–1701
        4. 4. Hannah Rolfe 1664–1701
        5. 5. Samuel Rolfe 1671–1712
        6. 6. John Rolfe 1660–1742
        7. 7. Abigail Rolfe 1684–1749
      4. 4. Henry (John) ROLFE 1634–1681
    3. 3. Henry Rolfe 1585–1643 m. Honour (Rolfe (1st cousin to) Henry) 1593–1650
      1. 1. Hannah\Anna Rolfe 1626–1678
      2. 2. John Rolfe 1634–1681
      3. 3. Benjamin Rolfe 1638–1710
    4. 4. Dorothy Rolfe 1595–
  2. 2. William Mason 1572–1615

William Mason's Timeline

3 Records

1530
1530
Birth of William Mason in , Staffordshire, , England
, Staffordshire, , England
1544
31 Jul 1544
Age 14
William Mason was baptized in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1574
1574
Age 44
Death of William Mason in Mucklestone, Staffordshire, England
Mucklestone, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: , Staffordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1544
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Mucklestone, Staffordshire, England

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