When John Masters was born about 1740, in Sussex, New Jersey, United States, his father, Richard Masters, was 66 and his mother, Mary, was 34. He married Mrs John Masters in 1777, in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He registered for military service in 1780. He died in 1806, in New Madrid District, Louisiana Territory, United States, at the age of 67.
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Historical Boundaries 1753: Sussex, New Jersey, British Colonial America 1776: Sussex, New Jersey, United States
"During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the ""Ten Crucial Days"" and remembered by the famous phrase ""the times that try men's souls"". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time."
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habitational and occupational name from Middle English (atte) maisteres ‘(at the) master's (house)’, a name for someone who lived or worked there, normally a servant. Compare Master and Masterman , and for the type compare Maidens , Monks , Parsons .
variant of Master , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
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