Lemuel Mason
Colonel Lemuel Mason was an early Virginia politician, justice, and militia colonel. He was a member of the House of Burgesses multiple times.
Biography
Mason was born around 1628 in Virginia to Lieutenant Francis Mason and his second wife Alice.[1]
Mason was a member of the House of Burgesses in 1654, 1657-1660, 1663, 1666, 1675, 1685, and 1692. Additionally, he held other political posts, including Justice of Lower Norfolk County from 1650-1702, colonel of the militia in 1680, and Presiding Justice.[2]
Family
He was married to Anne Seawald/Seawell, daughter of Henry Seawald/Seawell of Sewell's Point. Together they had children:[1]
- Elizabeth Mason, who married (first) William Major, and (second) Captain Thomas Cocke
- Lemuel Mason, living in 1705
- George Mason, who married Phillis. They had children Thomas Mason, who married Mary Newton; George Mason; Abigail Mason; and Frances Mason
- Thomas Mason, who became a Burgess in October 1696. He married Elizabeth. They had children Lemuel Mason (no issue); Ann Mason, who married Captain Thomas Willoughby; Mary Mason, who married William Ellison; and Margaret Mason
- Frances Mason, who married (first) George Newton, and (second) Mr. Sayer
- Alice Mason, who married (first) Robert Hodge, and (second) Samuel Boush
- Mary Mason, who married (first) Mr. Walton, and (second) Mr. Cocke
- Dinah Mason, who married Mr. Thoroughgood
- Margaret Mason
- Anne Mason, who married William Kendall II, son of William Kendall[3]
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Mason's will was dated June 17, 1695 and was proved September 15, 1702.[2]
References
- ^ a b Cabell, James Branch (1915). The Majors and Their Marriages. W. C. Hill Printing Company. p. 47.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ a b Gardiner, Tyler Lyon (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia biography. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 286.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Upshur, John Andrews; Robert, Robert Irving; Upshur, Thomas Teackle (1993). Upshur family in Virginia. Warwick House Publishing. p. 27.
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