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_Thomas NEAL ________|
| (1760 - 1843) |
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|_Mary HAMILTON ______|
(1762 - 1846) |
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_William AKERS ______+
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_John Henry AKERS ___|
| (1763 - 1803) m 1783|
| |_Elizabeth MARTE ____+
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|--John AKERS
| (1797 - 1873)
| ______ BRYAN ________
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|_Agnes BRYAN ________|
(1763 - 1849) m 1783|
|_____________________
_James ALEXANDER ____
| (.... - 1876)
_Allen ALEXANDER ____|
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| |_Margaret MUSICK ____
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|--Dock ALEXANDER
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| _Levi KEITHLEY ______+
| | (1794 - 1875)
|_Mary KEITHLY _______|
(1828 - ....) |
|_Fannie WHITE _______
(.... - 1835)
______________________
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_Franklin Marion BUSBY _|
| (1910 - 1985) m 1938 |
| |______________________
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|--George Everette BUSBY
| (1939 - 1969)
| _George Arthur MASON _+
| | (1876 - 1934) m 1916
|_Nettie Mae MASON ______|
(1922 - 1944) m 1938 |
|_Dorthula COOPER _____+
(1903 - 1950) m 1916
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_Anton CHRISTIANSEN _|
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|--Oscar Bergtrup CHRISTIANSEN
| (1900 - 1963)
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|_Sophia MUILLER _____|
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_Thomas S. GILL _____|
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|--May Thompkins GILL
| (1865 - ....)
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|_Sarah Ann MOORE ____|
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_Irvin HILL _________|
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| |_____________________
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|--Michael Alan HILL
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| _Alex Perry JR. _____
| | (1916 - 1979)
|_Wanda Faye PERRY ___|
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|_Mary Irene MASON ___+
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_Richard MASON ______+
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_William MASON ______|
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| |_Frances _____ ______
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|--John MASON
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| _____________________
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|_Jane _____ _________|
(.... - 1746) |
|_____________________
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Notes from Rowland Neil Zinn:
John Mason testified in a 1792 court case concerning a disagreement in land boundaries between Aquia and Accokeek Runs in Stafford Co. He testified that some 30-35 years before he had talked to the grandfathers of both men about boundary disputes. In that testimony he is said to be "about 70." This is File 389, Capt. Thomas Peyton vs. Major George Brent. "Sworn to us at Aquia, 6 October 1792 (George Harrison King, "Mason Family of Stafford County VA" in VA library, Richmond. (by Karen Dale)
Karen Dale (KDale60909@aol.com) writes in her Rootsweb posting, "George Harrison King argued in "Masons of Stafford Co., VA" that John Mason was the son of George II of Aquia. However, Katherine Gottschalk includes him a son of William, b. ca. 1690 and his wife Jane (see 1745 inventory proceeding below). The fact that a John Mason is mentioned in William Mason's estate settlement is hardly proof that he was a son of William; however, it does suggest it. Since the several known sons of George II of Aquia were in Prince William Co. (documented there in the tax list of 1747), it seems likely that John, who remained in the Aquia area, is a son of the William who inherited 100 acres of land from William Wentworth Matheny, 1705. Those acres were south of Aquia Creek, between Aquia and Accokeek Run. Deed and tax evidence (see below) supports that.
In 1756, John Mason was living on property SOUTH OF AQUIA CREEK ADJACENT TO MATHENYS. The 1768 rent rolls say his property was 100 acres. Stafford Deed BK P, pp 113-116 (Sparacio-Stafford DeedAbstracts 1722-1728; 1755-65, pp. 102-103)
This indenture made 31 of July 1756 between William Matheny and Ann his wife, Job Sims and Ursula his wife and Thomas Matheny of County Stafford Overwharton Parish of the one part and John Peyton of afsd of other part witnesseth for sum of 150 pounds, current money of Virginia hath granted 300 acres in Stafford County bounded...Beginning at a Pine standing in the back line of the Hope Patent a corner of William Thomas' northwest along the Hope line...white oak corner between Matheny and JOHN MASON thence NE to Aquia River (note it is South of the creek) down said River to place called the Narrows to Poplar by riverside line marked trees to first beginning which line of marked trees divides this 300 acres from 200 acres sold to William Thomas the whole 500 being part of the larger Tract containing 1600 acres Pattented by Robert Hubbard bearing date 12 Decr 1654 and by Hubbard sold to Collo. Valentine Peyton and by Peyton sold the 500 acres to Richard Fossaker Grandson of said Richard Fossaker and after a tedious suit in Law the said Peyton and Fossaker agreed to sell the said 500 acres to Solomon Day and Daniel Matheny by deeds 6th March 1683 and sometimes after by deeds of Partition the said Day and Matheny agreed to divide the 500 acres betweem them Solomon Day to have 200 acres adjoining to Hope Creek and Daniel Matheny to have the uppermost 300...the Said Daniel Matheny dying left the 300 acres to his Wife and she dying without Will the said land fell to Daniel Matheny's Eldest son Wm. Matheny and the said Wm. dying left the said land to his Son Danl. Matheny to him and his heirs and said Daniel Matheny dying Intestate the land fell to his Eldest Son William Matheny Party to these presents and the said William Matheny last mentioned sold 100 acres of the said 300 acres to Job Sims parto to these presents by deeds bearing date 9/10th of October 1752 and said William Matheny leased 100 acres of said 300 acres unto Thomas Matheny part to these presents...all these conveyances may be found in records of Stafford County...Presence John Matthews, William Matheny, Geo. Waller Junr., Allen Walker, Ann Matheny, Job Sims, Ursula Sims
At some point between the rent roll of 1776, when John is listed on 100 acres, and the land taxes of 1782, he sold/leased the 100 acres to Raleigh Downman (see 1783 property tax list) and acquired 120 acres NORTH of Aquia Creek in the same area where Daniel, Richard and Lewis Mason lived. He continued to own that property until 1790 when he apparently made a contract for sale with John Murray who paid the taxes until John's death in 1796. John Murray is listed with the 120 acres on the 1797 tax list.
Given the property John Mason lived on, south of Aquia Creek, adjacent to Mathenys, there seems ample evidence to assume he was a son of William Mason whose mother Frances married William Matheny. Moreover, mention of John Mason in the property settlement of William Mason, d. ca 1745 strengthens that claim:
1745 The Estate of William Mason deced. Dr-paid Mr. Ferguson, William Allen, Edward Waller, Mr. Nathl. Chapman, John Mason, Alexr. Doniphan, Mulrain Bails, Chas. Harding, John Righards, Jas. Jones, George Waller, Saml. Newball, Jas. Litterall, Mr. Ray.
Cr-By6 Brereton Jones, John Carter, Taylor Chapman, Chas. Harding, Richard Young. 10 August 1746. Errors excepted. Jane Mason
At Court held for Stafford Co. 12 Aug. 1746, Jane Mason Administratrix of William Mason deced. made oath to an account agst. her deced. Husband's Estate...admitted to record.
Both William Mason befor 1745 and John Mason after 1745 appear in deed and will books as witnesses or appraisers of their neighbor's estates. Without exception, BOTH are associated with the same names in these records: Waller, Matheny, Allen--clearly their neighbors in the area south of Aquia Creek.
Stafford County Deed Book P (1755-1763)(begins on p. 74):--p. 125. pp.181-85 in original:
On pages 126 through 130 of this book, pages 181 through 185 have been reproduced as found in the Stafford County records of a Poll for Electing Burgesses for the said County Given 24th day of July 1758.
--p. 126: (among others) John Mason
--P. 127: (among others) William Allen, Danl. Mason, John Peyton.
Stafford Co., VA Personal Property Tax Records
1783: Mason, John 8 2 1 1 5 14 4 Thos. Tyler's list. 1st col. is "white souls"
1784: Mason, John 1 2 5 11 4 Chas. Carter's list
1785: Mason, John Sr. 2 1 1 1 5 13
1786: Mason, John 1 1 2 5 14 1sr col. white males > 21; 2nd col. white males > 16
1787: Mason, John 1 2 2 6 13 ast col is wm 16-21; adl wm > 21 Apr. 9
The consistency in household size here indicates it's all the same John Mason--John Sr.
He is on the land tax list for 120 acres from 1782 until 1790 when John Murray pays taxes for John Mason and continues to do so until 1797, when John Murray is listed with 120 acres "from John Mason."
Also on Stafford Rolls 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796. John Mason's estate first appears on tax rolls, 1797, continues 1798, 1799. Mary Nelson Mason is on the rolls 1800, 1801; her estate in 1802.
It appears that John was something of a carpenter. Records from Accakeek Ironworks, just a couple of miles southeast of Hope Patent, include two payments to John (and Jno.) Mason for rounds. May 4, 1750 indicated a 7/16 payment of L 0.4.4 to John Mason for turning rounds.
May 14, 1751 , Accakeek paid John Mason L1.1.8 for 69 rounds for a mill. Rounds were similar to cogs and were used in wallower and pinion gears. (from Jerrilyn Eby by email; however, later included in her 2003 book, "Laying the Hoe; A Century of Iron Manufacturing in Stafford County, Virginia")
Some of John's children are named in the Overwharton Parish records; others are not. However, there is a family Bible belonging to the family of John Jr. that names his brothers as William, Nelson, Lewis, Joel, Enoch and Henry. Joel's will also names Enoch as his brother. The Bible records were published: The Virginia Genealogist Volume 38, Number 1 January-March 1994 MASON-HUDSON-CHAMBERS BIBLE Contributed by Mary W. Steffens, Orlando, Florida
This Bible is owned by Mrs. Elizabeth Cornish George of Demopolis, Ala. The family record consists of prined forms with space for name, place and date of birth, marriage and death, parents and baptism and name and parents of spouse. The title page reads: The /HOLY BIBLE/ with a /Perpetual Genealogical/Family Register/Entirely New and Original/New York and Nashville/Richard Abbey/1858/sold by the Southern Methodist Publishing House Nashville.
John Mason was born in Virginia, married Sally Jeffries in Stafford County, Virginia
Ellet Mason, son of John and Sally Mason, born in Virginia, died Young
William Mason, John and Sally Mason, born in Virginia, died young
Sandy Mason, son of John and Sally Mason, born in Virginia, died young
John Mason, son of John and Sally Mason, born in Virginia, died young
Joel Mason, son of John and Sally Mason, born in Virgina , died young
Enoch Mason, son of John and Sally Mason was born in Virginia
Elizabeth Mason, daughter of John and Sally Mason, born in Virginia, married in Virginia 10th of November, 1800 to Abner Hudson, Son of David Hudson
Mary Mason, daughter of John and Sally Mason born in Virginia married Ezekiel Hudson
Fanny Mason, daughter of John and Sally Mason born in Virginia married George Towles in Virginia
Sarah Mason, daughter of John and Sally Mason, born in Virginia married -------------- Towles
Sally Mason, wife of John Mason and mother of Elizabeth Mason Hudson died May 14, 1831
Rev. William Mason, brother of John Mason, married Miss Benson
Henry Mason, brother of John Mason, married Ceilia Mason
Lewis Mason, brother of John Mason
Joel Mason, brother of John Mason married Miss Bourne
Enoch Mason, brother of John Mason, married Miss Roy (could be Ray, a neighbor of William Mason?)
No daughters are listed in either the Bible or Overwharton records. Lettice comes from notes in family records, notably from the family of Joel Mason. There may be another daughter, unnamed, wince the will of Joel Mason refers to John Jameson as his "brother-in-law" but joel's wife was not a Jameson but a Bourne. Therefore it is likely that John Jameson was married to Joel's sister. John Jameson's wife was named Sally.
Stafford Publick Claims (Compiled by Janice L. Abercrombie), p. 1 (page 2 on original court records):
"At a court held for Stafford County 8th April 1782 present Charles Carter, John Pollard, Harris Hoe, Gerrard Banks, Thomas Montjoy, James Garrard, William Hewitt, William Alexander, Gents.
The Court proceeded agreeable to an act passed at the last session of assembly intitled 'an act for adjusting claims for property impressed or taken for public service'to receive the certificates following and to fix a price on the several articles so impressed or taken."
p. 5 (p. 6 on original)
Mr. John Mason for waggon L30; 100# beef L1-13-4
p. 9 (14 on original)
John Mason cert. by R. Claiborne DQMV a saddle L5-; cert by G. Burros, 50 barrels corn L25, 450 # beef, 675 beef.
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Birth: ABT 1722 in Stafford Co., VA
Death: ABT 1796 in Stafford County, Virginia
Note: John Mason's estate appears on Stafford tax record 179, 1799. On 1800, Mary Mason appears on the tax record, her taxes taken the same day as Joel, Lewis, Yelverton, Daniel Sr. and Margaret, widow of Richard.
This concludes the work of Karen Dale.
The DAR Patriot Index, Centennial Edition contains the following note on page 1915: Mason, John: b 1724 VA d 1790 VA m Mary Nelson Pvt VA.
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The Register of Overwharton Parish Stafford County VA 1723-1758, George
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The Register of Overwharton Parish Stafford County VA 1723-1758, George
_John MASON _________+
| (1751 - ....)
_Enoch MASON ________|
| (1786 - 1824) m 1806|
| |_Selah JEFFRIES _____
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|--Richard M. MASON
| (1820 - ....)
| _____________________
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|_Fanny RAMEY ________|
(1791 - 1847) m 1806|
|_____________________
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Enoch Mason family Bible (copy)
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_Henry NELSON _______|
| (.... - 1749) |
| |__
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|--Frances NELSON
| (1747 - ....)
| __
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|_* UNKNOWN __________|
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The Register of Overwharton Parish Stafford County VA 1723-1758, George
_Thomas REEDER ______
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_Joseph REEDER ______|
| m 1868 |
| |_Jane SHERRILL ______
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|--Ava REEDER
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| _James S. LEE _______+
| | m 1848
|_Amanda Mary LEE ____|
(1847 - 1930) m 1868|
|_Frances INGRAM _____+
(1830 - 1918) m 1848
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_Thomas Jefferson VAN ARSDALE _+
| (1827 - 1887) m 1854
_Muscoe Terrance VAN ARSDALE _|
| (1854 - 1938) m 1877 |
| |_Mary Helen NOOE ______________+
| (1836 - 1922) m 1854
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|--Maude Belle VAN ARSDALE
| (1883 - 1888)
| _William Fleece MOORE _________+
| | (1834 - 1862) m 1855
|_Martha Fleece MOORE _________|
(1862 - 1891) m 1877 |
|_Mary Ann HUGHES ______________+
(1834 - 1894) m 1855
_HERMAN Karl "Charles" ZINN _+
| (1883 - 1937) m 1904
_Edgar ROWLAND ZINN ____|
| (1908 - 1981) m 1936 |
| |_GRACE MASON ________________+
| (1886 - 1975) m 1904
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|--Rowland NEIL ZINN
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| _____________________________
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|_ALFREDA Dorothea SUHR _|
(1915 - ....) m 1936 |
|_____________________________
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