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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.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas (Mayson)
1500 – 1551
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Jenet Shawe
1510 – 1574
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Brown
1540 – 1562
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England
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Children(s)

Dorothea Mason
1559 – 1645
Birth Location: Heacham, Norfolk, , England
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William Mason
1572 – 1615
Birth Location: Whitby, Yorkshire, 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
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Mason's Descendants

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William Mason (1530 – 1574) m. Agnes Brown (1540 – Jan 1562)
  1. 1. Dorothea Mason (24 Sep 1559 – 26 Oct 1645) m. John (Eustace) Rolfe (17 Oct 1562 – 29 Nov 1594) m. Dr (Robert) Redmayne, ( – 5 Aug 1625)
    1. 1. Henry Rolfe (5 Sep 1583 – 1 Mar 1643) m. Honour Parke (1593 – 19 Dec 1650)
      1. 1. John Rolfe (24 Apr 1589 – 29 Mar 1664) m. Joane Rolfe
      2. 2. Hannah Rolf (1626 – 16 Nov 1678) m. Richard Dole, (31 Dec 1622 – 30 Jul 1705)
        1. 1. Richard Dole (6 September 1650 – 1 August 1723)
        2. 2. William Dole (11 April 1660 – 29 January 1717)
        3. 3. Hannah Moody (23 October 1665 – 11 August 1719)
        4. 4. Apphia Coffin (7 December 1668 – 14 April 1725)
      3. 3. Henry (John) ROLFE (10 May 1634 – 01 Oct 1681)
      4. 4. Benjamin Rolfe (1638 – 10 Aug 1710) m. Apphia Hale (1642 – 24 Dec 1708)
        1. 1. John Rolfe (12 Oct 1660 – 20 Nov 1742)
        2. 2. Benjamin Rolfe (13 Sep 1662 – 29 Aug 1708)
        3. 3. Hannah Rolfe (1664 – 20 Oct 1701)
        4. 4. Apphia Rolfe (8 Mar 1666 – 20 Oct 1701)
        5. 5. Samuel Rolfe (14 Jan 1671 – 1 Dec 1712)
        6. 6. Henry Rolfe (12 Oct 1677 – 12 Jul 1752)
        7. 7. Abigail Rolfe (5 May 1684 – 11 Aug 1749)
    2. 2. Capt (John Johannas) Rolfe, (6 May 1585 – 20 Mar 1622) m. Sarah Hacker, (17 September 1585 – 24 May 1610) m. Matoaka ('Rebecca' Pocahontas of) Powhatan (17 Sep 1595 – 21 Mar 1617) m. Jane Pierce (1559 – 1620)
      1. 1. Bermuda Rolfe (February 1610 – 2 June 1610)
      2. 2. Thomas (Pepsironemeh) Rolfe, (30 Jan 1615 – 19 Apr 1675) m. Elizabeth Washington (1615 – 1633) m. Jane Poythress (1630 – 1676)
        1. 1. Anne Rolfe (1633 – 1676) m. Peter (Elwin) Elwyn (1623 – 7 July 1695)
        2. 2. Barbara Rolfe (Abt. 1636 – ) m. Thomas (A) Farley (1636 – Nov 1676)
        3. 3. Thomas Rolfe (1650 – 5 Sep 1720) m. Mary Jennings (1651 – 30 April 1725)
        4. 4. Jane Rolfe (10 Oct 1650 – 26 Jan 1676) m. Col (Robert "The Immigrant") Bolling, (26 Dec 1646 – 17 Jul 1709)
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Pierce) Rolfe (25 January 1620 – 1635) m. John (Milner) II (25 January 1620 – 1 August 1685)
        1. 1. John (Milner) III (1639 – 1684)
        2. 2. Jane Milner (1642 – November 1732)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Milner (1644 – 1658)
    3. 3. Henry Rolfe (5 Sep 1585 – 1 Mar 1643) m. Honour Rolfe (1593 – 19 Dec 1650)
      1. 1. Hannah\Anna Rolfe (1626 – 16 Nov 1678)
      2. 2. John Rolfe (10 May 1634 – 10 October 1681)
      3. 3. Benjamin Rolfe (1638 – 8 Oct 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, 1538-1975

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