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MASON. 



Capt. John, who finished up the Pequod War in 1637, being then 

 in chief command, afts. major-general, etc., was prob. a resident of 

 Hing. for awhile subsequent to that eventful period of our early New 

 Eng. history. Several yrs. later he resided at Windsor, at Saybrook, 

 and lastly, at Norwich, where he d. 30 Jan. 1671-72, aet. 72 yrs. 



Whether he was twice m. or not is uncertain ; but his m'ge to 



Peck (prob. dau. of Robert Peck of Hing.) is recorded in Hobart's 

 Journal, under date of July, 1639. In Suffolk Deeds, vol. i. p. 82, is 

 the foil. : " Capt" John Mason of Windsor granted vnto Thomas 

 Thaxter of Hingham his house & land in Hingham w ch formerly was 

 M r Robert Pecks w* all the priviledges thereto belonging & this was 

 by an absolute deed of sale dated 5 (5) 1647, and acknowledged 6 (6) 

 1647 before M r Endecot." As it is a matter of record that Robert 

 Peck, the minister and teacher, came to Hing. in 1638 with his w. 

 and two ch., and returned to Eng. in 1641 with his w. and one child, 

 i. e., his s. Joseph, it seems to be almost conclusive that the child left 

 here was the w. of Capt. Mason ; and this belief is strengthened by 

 the foregoing conveyance. The 



Ch., of Capt. Mason, were — 



i. Priscilla, 1641. m. Rev. James Fitch, 

 ii. Samuel, 1644, of Stonington, m. in Hing. for his sec. w., June 20, 1670, 



Judith, dau. of (."apt. John Smith. 

 iii. John, 1646 ; was in the great Narraganset light, Dec. 1675. 

 iv. Rachel, 1648. m. Charles Hill, 

 v. Ann, 1650. 

 vi. Daniel, 1652, of Stonington, m. in Hing. for his sec. w., Oct. 10, 1679, 



Rebecca, dau. of Rev. Peter Hobart. 

 vii. Elizabeth, 1654. m. Thomas Norton. 



Note. — Tacob, bt. Jan. 1664. Martha A., m. Aug. 13, 1862, James T. Churchill. 



MAY (Mays ; Mayes). 



1. Jonathan (s. of Samuel of Roxbury, Mass., and gr. s. of John, 

 b. in Eng. 1590), was b. Feb. 4, 1663-64. He m. in Hing. Nov. 1686, 

 Sarah Langlee, dau: of John and Sarah (Gill) Langlee. She was b. 

 in Hing. March 15, 1667-68, and surviving him, m. secondly, Oct. 2, 

 1691, William Hersey, wid'. Jonathan was a soldier in the Canada 

 Expedition under Sir Wm. Phips, and d. prob. of small-pox, 22 Nov. 

 1690, set. 27th yr. 



Child, b. in Hing., — 



L Mary, Sept. 3, 1687. m. Dec. 28, 1710, Daniel Hersey. 



2. John 8 (Samuel 2 John x ), b. June 12, 1670. m. in Hing. Dec. 12, 

 1695, Hannah Damon. She survived him, and m. secondly, Dec. 3, 

 1730, Preserved Hall. John d., prob. without issue, 17 Nov. 1728, 

 aet. 58 yrs. 



Note. — Joanna, prob. a sister of the preceding, m. in Hing. Jan. 5, 1680-81, Francis 

 Garnet. Dr. Henry B., of Boston, m. in Hing. Oct. 12, 1848, Susan, dau. of Samuel and 

 Priscilla f Lincoln) Siimmons. Their ch. : 1. Harriet E.,m. in Hing. Oct. 19, 1882. Anthonv 

 Vanzee of Brooklyn, N. Y. 2. Henry G. m. Oct. 20, 1883, Susie, dau. of Albert Stodder, and 

 resides in Cal. 



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