Capt. Hugh Mason

1606 - 1678  (~ 72 years)

• Name	Hugh Mason
  Birth	Y  [1, 2]
  Christening	23 Mar 1605/06	Dorking, Surrey, England
  Occupation	1634 (~ 27 years)  [1, 3, 4, 5]
  He was a tanner.
  Immigration	30 Apr 1634 (~ 28 years)  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Hugh and Hester sailed from Ipswich, England on board the Francis, John Cutting, master.
  Freeman	4 Mar 1635 (~ 28 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4, 6, 7]
  Will	5 Jul 1641 (~ 35 years)	Dorking, Surrey, England   [1]
  He was mentioned in his father's will.
  Military	1652 (~ 45 years)  [7]
  He was elected a Captain in the militia, and held that rank until his death.
  Military	1676 (~ 69 years)  [4, 8]
  According to Hudson (1889) "In 1676, in the early part of King Philip's war, the town of Sudbury, Massachusetts was attacked by a band of about two hundred Indians. Capt. Hugh Mason, a bold and gallant Commander marched with his men from Watertown, Mass. to the relief of Sudbury. Arriving there, the people of sudbury assisted by the Watertown reinforcement compelled the Indians to make a general retreat. Capt Mason was of a committee of four appointed to provide for the defence of the frontier towns of Middlesex County. at the time of the fight, Capt. Mason was over seventy years of age."
  Will	3 Feb 1677/78 (~ 71 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  His will was dated 3 (12) 1677, and amended 8 March 1677/78.
  Death	10 Oct 1678	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Inventory	28 Oct 1678 (~ 72 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  Burial	Old Burying Place, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Old Burying Place, Watertown, Massachusetts   [2, 6]
  Siblings	1 brother and 5 sisters
  1. Richard Mason,   c. 9 Jul 1692, Dorking, Surrey, England bur. 23 Feb 1667, Dorking, Surrey, England   2. Anne Mason,   c. 8 Sep 1594, Dorking, Surrey, England   3. Joan Mason,   c. 3 Apr 1597, Dorking, Surrey, England   4. Sara Mason,   c. 27 Jan 1600, Dorking, Surrey, England d. probably young, Dorking, Surrey, England   5. Eunica Mason,   c. 9 Dec 1602, Dorking, Surrey, England bur. 3 Dec 1679, Dorking, Surrey, England  (Age ~ 76 years) + 6. Capt. Hugh Mason,   c. 23 Mar 1605/06, Dorking, Surrey, England d. 10 Oct 1678, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 72 years) ▻ Hester Wells,  m. 13 Jan 1632/33   7. Rachel Mason,   b. Abt 1610
  Half siblings	2 half sisters (family of Richard Mason and Elizabeth Charlwood)
  1. Elizabeth Mason,   c. 24 Sep 1587, Dorking, Surrey, England   2. Mary Mason,   c. 1 Apr 1589, Dorking, Surrey, England
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Hugh Mason,   b. 1535 to 1540, England   (Grandfather)  Joan Allchin   bur. 19 Jul 1641, Dorking, Surrey, England   (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I1800	Roy Line
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Richard Mason,   c. 30 Jul 1564, Dorking, Surrey, England bur. 2 Sep 1639, Dorking, Surrey, England (Age ~ 75 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Joan Allchin   bur. 19 Jul 1641, Dorking, Surrey, England
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Hester Wells,   c. 21 Jun 1611, Maldon, Essex, England d. 21 May 1692, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 80 years)
  Marriage	13 Jan 1632/33	Maldon, Essex, England   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 26 years and 10 months - She : 21 years and 7 months.
  Children	3 sons and 6 daughters
  1. Hannah Mason,   b. 23 Sep 1636, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1696, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 59 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Elizabeth Mason,   b. 23 Sep 1636, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. young, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Elizabeth Mason,   b. 3 Sep 1638, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Dec 1640, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 2 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   4. Mary Mason,   b. 17 Dec 1640, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Rev. Joseph Esterbrook  m. 20 May 1668     5. Ruth Mason,   b. 17 Dec 1640, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Dec 1640, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. John Mason,   b. 1 Jan 1644/45, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 Feb 1730, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 85 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Joseph Mason,   b. 10 Aug 1646, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 Jul 1702, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 55 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Daniel Mason,   b. 19 Feb 1648/49, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1698, Algiers, Algeria (Age 48 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. Sarah Mason,   b. 25 Sep 1651, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. After 1696 (Age 45 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Capt. Hugh Mason(23 Mar 1605/06 – 1678) 2Richard Mason(1564 – 1639) 4Hugh Mason(1540 – ) 5Cicely( – 1593) 3Joan Allchin( – 1641) 6 7

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 23 Mar 1605/06 - Dorking, Surrey, England Marriage - 13 Jan 1632/33 - Maldon, Essex, England Freeman - 4 Mar 1635 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 5 Jul 1641 - Dorking, Surrey, England Will - 3 Feb 1677/78 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 10 Oct 1678 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Inventory - 28 Oct 1678 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - - Old Burying Place, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1355] Fiske, Jane Fletcher. "The English Background of Hugh Mason of Watertown, Massachusetts", (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume 78, 2003). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S88] Paige, Lucius R. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register , (Boston: H. O. Houghton and Company, 1877). [S1354] Lawson, Stephen M. Ancestry of Stephen Lawson - Mason , (http://sml.simplenet.com/ancestries/hyde.htm. Printout dated 22 March 1998). [S86] Gozzaldi, Mary Isabella. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register - Supplement and Index Reprint of 1930 edition, (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1986). [S1356] Peirce, Benjamin Osgood. "Capt. Hugh Mason's Gravestones" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XXXIII, July 1880). [S1357] Mason, Charles Francis. "The English Home of Capt. Hugh Mason of Watertown, Mass." , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume LXXVIII, July 1924). [S953] Hudson, Alfred Sereno. The History of Sudbury, Massachusetts 1638-1889, Reprint of 1889 edition, (Sudbury, Massachusetts: The Sudbury Press, 1968).