David Mason

Brief Life History of David

When David Mason was born on 14 June 1758, in Rehoboth, Bristol, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, his father, James Mason, was 34 and his mother, Mary Cornell, was 34. He married Sara Lee on 13 February 1779. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He died in 1800, in Virginia, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Nathan Slade Cemetery, Somerset, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Mason
1758–1800
Sara Lee
1761–1817
Marriage: 13 February 1779
Anthony Mason
1780–1843
John Mason
1782–1871
Edward Mason
1784–1824
James
1784–1807
David Mason
1789–
Luther Mason
1791–
Sarah
1794–
Nancy Mason
1796–1881
Avis Mason
1798–1843
Mary Mason
1800–1882

Sources (28)

  • David Mason, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • David Mason, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924"
  • Military Muster Rolls of the Revolutionary War

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World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

1781

The American Revolution ended with the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown Virginia.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name from Middle English masoun ‘mason, stone worker, builder in stone’ (Old Central French maçon, masson). A Middle English form machun (derived from Old French machun) gives rise to Machin and its variants. See also Mayson . Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle Ages.

Italian (Veneto): variant of Masone .

Altered form of French Masson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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