Maj. John MASON

Bef 1605 - 1672

• Name	John MASON  [1, 2, 3]
  	Maj. John Mason was born in England in the year 1600, was bred a soldier and served in the English army, and after his election as lieutenant, served under Sir Thomas Fairfax. He emigrated to America in 1632 and settled first in Dorchester, Mass., and represented that town in the General Court. In 1635 he removed to Windsor, Conn., in company with he Rev. John Warham, Henry Wolcott and others, prominent settlers of that town, where he was elected an assistant or magistrate of the Connecticut Colony in 1642. In May, 1637, he commanded the successful expedition against the Pequot Indians, when he and his famous ninety men immortalized themselves in overthrowing and destroying the prestige and power of the Pequots and their fort near Mystic River, on Groton side, which event is commemorated by a boulder monument on Mystic Hill upon the pedestal of which is a life size statue of Maj. Mason drawing his sword, when he heard the war-shoop of 'Owanux', 'Owanux', by the Indians in their fort. In 1647 he removed his family to Saybrook, where he continued to live until 1660, when he united with a number of distinguished families in the settlement of Norwich, Conn., where he was Deputy Governor and Major General of the forces of Connecticut, and held other prominent official positions. After a life of great usefulness and eminence, he d. Jan. 30, 1672. His widow d. shortly afterwards. Unfortunately, the first wife of Maj. John Mason is not known, but she did not live long, but was the mother of one daughter. [1]
  Prefix	Maj.
  Birth	Bef 1605	England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Between 9 May 1672 -6 June 1672	Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I38079	Main Tree
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2018

  
  

  Family	Anne PECK,   c. 18 Nov 1619   d. 1672 (Age ~ 52 years)
  Marriage	Jul 1640	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Priscilla MASON,   b. Oct 1641, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 1714, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 72 years)  [Birth] + 2. Major Samuel MASON,   b. Jul 1644, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 30 Mar 1705, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 60 years)  [Birth]   3. Capt John MASON,   b. 19 Aug 1646, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 18 Sep 1676, New London, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 30 years)  [Birth]   4. Rachel MASON,   b. Oct 1648, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA d. 04 Apr 1679, New London, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 30 years)  [Birth] + 5. Ann MASON,   b. Jun 1650, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA  [Birth]   6. Daniel MASON,   b. Apr 1652, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, Connecticut d. 28 Jan 1737, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut (Age 84 years)  [Birth] + 7. Elizabeth MASON,   b. Aug 1654, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA d. 08 Oct 1684, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA (Age 30 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F03297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2022

  
  

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• Sources

  [S9214] Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut. [S5602] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 2013, Vol. 167 April. [S8841] American Ancestor.org, Early New England Families, 1641 - 1700, Vol. 1.