Major John Mason^{[1, 2]}

1717 - 1783  (66 years)

• Name	Major John Mason
  Birth	6 Aug 1717	Litchfield, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aug 1783	, Caroline, Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I48369	Master
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2023

  
  

  Family	Croshia Davenport,   b. 1718, , King William, Virginia, USA d. Aug 1783, , Caroline, Virginia, USA (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	1738	, Caroline, Virginia, USA
  Children	1. John Mason   2. William Mason   3. Barbara Mason   4. Claiborne Mason   5. Crotia Ann Mason   6. James Mason   7. Peter Mason + 8. Susannah Mason,   b. 1738, , Accomack, Virginia, USA d. 1807 (Age 69 years)   9. Ruth Mason,   b. 1739, , Caroline, Virginia, USA d. Before 1811, , Caroline, Virginia, USA (Age 71 years)   10. David Mason,   b. 1745, , Caroline, Virginia, USA d. Oct 1802, , Caroline, Virginia, USA (Age 57 years)   11. Mary Mason,   b. 1750, , Caroline, Virginia, USA d. 5 Feb 1802, , Henrico, Virginia, USA (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F10984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 1738 - , Caroline, Virginia, USA Death - Aug 1783 - , Caroline, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John Mason, father of Mary, wrote a will which left everything to his wife, Crosha during her lifetime, and at her death the property was to be divided among their children. In August 1783 the clerk who kept the order books was kind enough to note the details of the property division. William and Mary Barlow received a 1/9th share. A rare find was the Mason property division, as Caroline was one of the "burned" counties of Virginia. With a few exceptions there are no will or deed records left. They were lost to fire during the Civil War. There are some order books available for the Colonial period. John and Crosha Mason heirs listed in property division. The estate of John Mason was left to Crosha Mason, his wife, for her life. The Caroline County Order Book (Aug/Sept 1783) lists the division of John Mason's property at the death of Crosha. Heirs: David Mason, John Mason, William Mason, Mary Mason Barlow (William), Ruth Mason Sizer (John), Flower Mason Gray (James), daughter (wife of James Martin), unnamed son, Susannah Mason Oaks (Isaac).

  
  

• Sources

  [S761] Yates Publishing, Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree. [S1162] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).