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     Sarah was born on 9 November 1851 at Accomack Co, VA.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel (of I.) Justice and Mary Ann Mason. Sarah died on 9 June 1853 at age 1.¹ Her body was interred at Justice Plot, Parksley, Acc Co, VA. Her tombstone shows her as Sarah L. Justis, who died 9 Jun 1853 at the age of 1 year and 7 months..¹

     Cora was born on 6 May 1877 at Accomack Co, VA.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel (of I.) Justice and Mary A. White. Cora died on 13 June 1878 at age 1.¹ Her body was interred at Justice Plot, Parksley, Acc Co, VA. Her tombstone shows her as Cora Lee Justis, daughter of Samuel son of I. & Mary Ann Justis..¹

     Cora was born circa 1873 at Accomack Co, VA. She was the daughter of Samuel (of I.) Justice and Mary A. White. Cora died circa 1875. Her tombstone shows her as Cora Ann Justis, daughter of Samuel son of I. and Mary Ann (no dates), age 2 years 1 month and 10 days..

     Edward was born circa 1852 at Accomack Co, VA.¹ He was the son of Thomas P. Lewis and Margaret Ann Parks. Edward was listed with his parents in the census of in 1870 at Metompkin District, Acc Co, VA. He was shown as Edward Lewis, an 18 year old farm laborer in HH#MT395 headed by Thomas Lewis, a 45 year old farmer..¹

     Eliza was born circa 1875 at Accomack Co, VA.^1,2 She was the daughter of James Thomas Justice and Margaret Jane Lewis. Eliza was listed with her parents in the census of in 1880 at Accomack Co, VA. She was shown as Eliza E. Justice, age 5, relationship other (instead of daughter) to the head of household James T. Justice, a 36 year old sailor..² She married George Richard Young on 20 December 1891 at Lee Mont, Acc Co, VA. He was shown as Richard Young, a 21 year old waterman, the son of George H. & Susan A. Young and she was shown as Eliza Ellen Justice, age 16, the daughter of James T. & Marg't J. Justice. They were married by G.F. Farring..¹

     George was listed with his parents in the census of in 1870 at Metompkin District, Acc Co, VA. It could have been him who was shown as Infant male Young, age 1 month, in HH#MT404 headed by George Young, a 26 year old farmer..² George was born circa 1870 at Accomack Co, VA.¹ He was the son of George H. Young and Susan A. Young. George was listed with his parents in the census of in 1880 at Metompkin Dist, North, Acc Co, VA. He was shown as Geo. R. Young, a 9 year old son in a household headed by Geo. H. Young, a 40 year old oysterman..³ He married Eliza Ellen Justice on 20 December 1891 at Lee Mont, Acc Co, VA. He was shown as Richard Young, a 21 year old waterman, the son of George H. & Susan A. Young and she was shown as Eliza Ellen Justice, age 16, the daughter of James T. & Marg't J. Justice. They were married by G.F. Farring..¹

     Margaret was born circa 1872 at Accomack Co, VA.¹ She was the daughter of James Thomas Justice and Margaret Jane Lewis. Margaret was listed with her parents in the census of in 1880 at Accomack Co, VA. She was shown as Margaret E.C. Justice, age 8, relationship other (instead of daughter) to the head of household James T. Justice, a 36 year old sailor..¹

     Malissa was born circa 1879 at Accomack Co, VA. She was the daughter of James Thomas Justice and Margaret Jane Lewis. Malissa was listed with her parents in the census of in 1880 at Accomack Co, VA. She was shown as Malissa C. Justice, age 1, relationship other (instead of daughter) to the head of household James T. Justice, a 36 year old sailor..

     Catharine was born in 1876 at Accomack Co, VA.² She was the daughter of Thorogood Mason and Elizabeth A. Hickman. She married Thomas H. Mears circa 1896. Catharine died in 1962.² Her body was interred at Parksley Cem, Acc Co, VA.²

     Thomas was born in 1865 at Accomack Co, VA.² He was the son of Thomas Henry Mears and Tryphena A.S. 'Trifany' Taylor. He married Catharine R. 'Kate' Mason circa 1896. Thomas died in 1940.² His body was interred at Parksley Cem, Acc Co, VA.²

     George was born in 1855 at Accomack Co, VA.¹ He married Sallie T. (-----) circa 1885.¹ George died in 1907.¹ His body was interred at Onancock Cem, Acc Co, VA. His tombstones shows him as George W. Mason, husband of Sallie T. Mason..¹

     Sallie was born in 1861 at Accomack Co, VA. She married George W. Mason circa 1885.¹ Sallie died in 1938.¹ Her body was interred at Onancock Cem, Acc Co, VA.¹

     John was born on 12 March 1846.¹ He married Sallie A. (-----) circa 1875.¹ John died on 14 February 1912 at age 65.¹ His body was interred at Messongo Baptist Ch Cem, Acc Co, VA. His tombstone shows him as John Addison Mason, who is burried next to Sallie A. Mason..¹

     Sallie was born in 1850. She married John Addison Mason circa 1875.¹ Sallie died on 14 April 1943.¹ Her body was interred at Messongo Baptist Ch Cem, Acc Co, VA. Her tombstone shows her as Sallie A. Mason, wife of John A. Mason, who died 14 Apr 1943 aged 93 years..¹

     Sarah was born on 25 June 1885 at Accomack Co, VA. She was the daughter of Oswell F. Mason and Mary V. 'Molly' Bunting. Sarah died on 8 May 1891 at age 5. Her body was interred at Wessells Cem, Mears, Acc Co, VA. Her tombstone shows her as Sarah E. Mason (daughter of Oswell F. & Mollie V.) 25 Jun 1885 - 8 May 1891..

     Sarah was born on 3 October 1880 at Accomack Co, VA. She was the daughter of Oswell F. Mason and Mary V. 'Molly' Bunting. Sarah died on 2 December 1884 at age 4. Her body was interred at Wessells Cem, Mears, Acc Co, VA. Her tombstone shows her as Sarah L. Mason (daughter of Oswell F. & Molly V.) 3 Oct 1880 - 2 Dec 1884..

     Sarah was born on 29 June 1892 at Accomack Co, VA. She was the daughter of Thorogood Justice Mason and Milcah A. 'Annie' Parks. Sarah died. Her body was interred at Mason Fm Plot, west of Parksley, Acc Co, VA. Her tombstone shows her as Sarah Tabitha Mason, daughter of Thorogood & Annie, 29 Jun 1892 - unreadable..

     Savilla was born on 17 November 1865 at Accomack Co, VA. She was the daughter of Gillet Mason and Adeline W. Shrieves. Savilla died on 15 December 1912 at age 47. Her body was interred at Mason Cem, Hopeton, Acc Co, VA. Her tombstone shows her as Savilla F. Mason, daughter of Gillet & Adaline W. Mason, 17 Nov 1865 - 15 Dec 1912..

     Tabitha was born on 31 October 1842 at Worcester Co, MD.¹ She married James Mason on 22 June 1869 at Worcester Co, MD. They were shown as James Mason, age 23 and Tabitha Maffett, age 30..² Tabitha died on 9 May 1907 at age 64.¹ Her body was interred at Beulah Bapt Ch Cem, Chincoteague, Acc Co, VA. Her tombstone shows her as Tabitha Mason, wife of James Mason, 31 Oct 1842 - 9 May 1907..¹

     Willie was born on 9 February 1872 at Accomack Co, VA. He was the son of William Parker Mason and Caroline Sparrow. Willie died on 29 February 1892 at age 20. His body was interred at Mason Cem, Hopeton, Acc Co, VA. His tombstones shows him as Willie W. Mason, son of Wm. P. & Caroline S. Mason..

     Sarah was born circa 1800. She married Epharim Mason on 3 June 1834 at Somerset Co, MD. They were shown only as Ephraim Mason and Sirah Linton. No other information was given..¹

     The following was taken from the introduction to "The Mason Family of Kegotank, Accomack County, Virginia" September 17, 1990,
by Mary Frances Carey, Star Route 1, Box 15, New Church, VA 23415
Except for one early Mason in Northampton County, there appears to have been none there until the mid-1800's. Somerset County had two early Mason men, and an Abraham Mason on tax lists of 1723 and 1724, but no Masons at all are listed thereby the 1850 census. Worcester County records show: Edmund Mason selling personal property in 1746; William Mason who died intestate in 1774; a John Mason dying intestate in 1778; and Bennet and Daniel Mason as members of the Snow Hill Battalion of the county militia in 1780. These men appear to be related to or descendants of the first William Mason of Accomack County and evidently moved into Maryland from the Messongo area. The 1850 census shows eleven Mason men and their families in Worcester County, concentrated in District #1, that of Newtown (present-day Pocomoke area). Some of their descendants moved south across the Maryland/Virgina line, into the upper Accomack County area of New Church, Horn Town, and Chincoteague Island.
The Masons of Messongo had apparently either died out or moved on by 1820. One of their descendants could have been James Mason, whose daughter Tinny married Bennet Mason, of the Kegotank Masons, in 1814. James Mason was born circa 1760. He was listed by the 1800 census, living on Wallops Road (present U.S. 13), aged 26-40 years. He had married Betty Northam in 1789. The Northams lived between Messongo Creek and Wallops Road. James Mason bought land in the Kegotank area after 1800. He died testate in 1823, naming only daughter Tinny Mason and her son James Mason. He had one other daughter, Elizabeth Mason, who married William Thornton, Junr in 1814. The parentage of James Mason has not been found. It appears likely he was a son of Middleton Mason, who had land dealings with Southy Northam in 1768 and 1771 and was deceased by 1780.
The Kegotank Masons had sold their entire 100 acres of land there by 1821, land that their great-grandfather, Bennet Mason, bought in 1728, and male descendants were no longer in the area after 1831.
The name Mason has been found spelled several different ways. In early records it appears as Mafon, Mafson and Marfon, where the letter s was written as a f. Later, in addition to Mason, it was spelled as Maison, Mayson or Maysen. The 1860 census includes one Mason family as Marsons.
The only Accomack County Mason who served during the Revolutionary War was an Adam Mason, who was a soldier in the county militia. He was a descendant of Thomas Mason, brother to Edmund Mason of Kegotank, and lived in Saint George Parish.
The earliest record of a Mason on the Eastern Shore of Virginia was a Richard Mason, who was a headright for William Cole, when Cole was granted a land patent in Northampton County in 1642 (County Court Records 1640 - 1645, p. 204). True's Biographical Dictionary shows a John Mason receiving a grant for land in Accomack County in 1640, but the original record clearly states the patentee was John Major (Deeds & Wills 1663 - 1666, p. 74). Richard Mason's name appears in Northampton County records at least twice after 1642; on 23 March 1643, when he was a witness at court, and on 10 April 1644, when he gave a deposition (p. 349 and p. 358). No record of his death in Northampton County or in Accomack County has been found. There is no record of Richard Mason having married. However, a widow or daughter, Ann Mason (Whitelaw, p. 659), could have married Captain William Kendall, Junr, who died testate in Northampton County in 1696, naming one daughter as Mason Kendall (North. Co. XVII, Orders and Wills, p. 384). Mason Kendall had married Samuel Welbourne, of Horn Town, by 1724, when she and her husband joined a sister and a father brother in selling Accomack County land they inherited from their father Col. Solomon Ewell (Deeds, Wills & Etc 1715 - 1729, part I, p. 540). The land was called Ewell's Forest and later became known as Pocomoke Swamp (Whitelaw, p. 1262). It was located near Messongo Creek, which empties into Pocomoke Sound. William Mason, son of William Mason of the next section, bought 460 acres of this land in 1734 (Deeds & Wills 1729 - 1737, p. 388), land he left his son John Mason in 1759. This shows the possibility of a family connection.
George Mason and Robert Mason were named as headrights for Ambrose White in 1668 and 1670, as White patented land in Accomack County (Cert. and Rights, p.38 and p. 42). The former does not appear again, but Robert Mason died testate in 1678, naming only two daughters (Wills & Deeds 1676 - 1690, p. 86). He had married Temperence, the daughter of Nicholas Wadallow/Wallop (Whitelaw, p. 701).
A William Mason patented 100 acres, called Mason' s Adventure, in Somerset County, Maryland, in 1687 (Som. Co. Land Records, p. 281). There is no record of him selling this land. John Whitty had patented the same land in 1685, as Whitty's Lot (p. 420) and later records show it reverted to Whitty's heirs (Som. Co. Rent Rolls 1666 - 1723, p. 281). William Mason married Anne Deane on 18 August 1680 (Som. Co. Judicials JKL, p. 167), registered a cattle mark on 14 June 1680 (p. 13), and then disappeared from Somerset County records.
Joseph Mason bought 41 acres of Somerset County land from Ambrose London in 1678 (Som. Co. Deeds MAO6, p. 21). His name does not appear in the grantor index as selling this land. He did not die testate in Somerset County or Worcester County. It is possible that Joseph Mason was the father of William Mason, who married in Somerset County in 1680, or his brother.
Of these early Mason men on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland, the records suggest, without proof, that William Mason, subject of the Mason Family Report, could have been the son of Richard Mason of Northampton County. Many early immigrants to Northampton County moved northward into Accomack County and Somerset County, as land became available in these areas, some settling in Sussex County, Delware (called Sussex County Pennsylvania in early records. (-----) died in 1600. (-----) was born in 1600.

     Bennett was born on 18 November 1822 at Accomack Co, VA.¹ He was the son of Bennett Mason and Matilda 'Tinny' Mason. He married Elizabeth T. Trehern on 11 November 1845 at Somerset Co, MD. They were shown only as Bennett Mason and Elizabeth T. Trehern. No other information was given..² Bennett was listed as a head of household in the census of in 1850. He was shown as Bennett F. Mason the head of HH#PA1141, a 27 year old farmer. Listed with him were the following Masons: Elizabeth, age 22; Sarah, age 3; and Indiana, age 1..³ He married Sarah Ann 'Sally' Trehern on 13 April 1852 at Somerset Co, MD. They were shown only as Bennett Mason and Sally Trehearn. No other information was given..² Bennett sold land on 10 October 1853 at Accomack Co, VA. It was on this date that Bennet Mason and wife Sarah Ann, joined by Matilda Mason, "Widow of James, deceased", sold 9 acres of land that had been "devised to James Mason (brother of said Bennet) by James Mason whose will was recorded in 1823".. Bennett died on 1 February 1905 at age 82.¹ His body was interred at St. Mary's Episcopal Ch Cem, Pocomoke City, Worcester Co, MD.¹

     Thomas was born circa 1806 at Somerset Co, MD.¹ He married Mary Dear on 19 June 1827 at Somerset Co, MD.²

     Mary was born circa 1805 at Somerset Co, MD.¹ She married Thomas Trehern on 19 June 1827 at Somerset Co, MD.²

     Elizabeth was born on 1 May 1820 at Somerset Co, MD.¹ She married Bennett F. Mason on 11 November 1845 at Somerset Co, MD. They were shown only as Bennett Mason and Elizabeth T. Trehern. No other information was given..² Elizabeth died on 28 September 1851 at age 31.¹ Her body was interred at St. Mary's Episcopal Ch Cem, Pocomoke City, Worcester Co, MD.¹

     John was born circa 1784 at Somerset Co, MD.¹ He married Jemima Evans on 24 November 1815 at Somerset Co, MD.² John was listed as a head of household in the census of in 1850 at Brinkleys Dist, Som Co, MD. He was shown as John Mason the head of HH#BR80, a 68 year old farmer. Listed with him were the following Masons: Jemima, age 60; Severn, age 34; Elizabeth, age 24; Mary J., age 21; Isabel, age 17; and Henrietta Evans, age 45..¹

     Jemima was born circa 1790 at Somerset Co, MD.¹ She married John Mason on 24 November 1815 at Somerset Co, MD.² Jemima was listed with her husband in the census of in 1850 at Brinkleys Dist, Som Co, MD. She was shown as Jemima Evans, age 60 in HH#BR80 headed by John Mason, a 68 year old farmer..¹

     Severn was born circa 1816 at Somerset Co, MD.¹ He was the son of John Mason and Jemima Evans. Severn was listed with his parents in the census of in 1850 at Brinkleys Dist, Som Co, MD. He was shown as Severn Mason, age 34 in HH#BR80 headed by John Mason, a 68 year old farmer..¹

     Elizabeth was born on 13 October 1827 at Worcester Co, MD.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Mason and Elaner (-----). She married Samuel James Slocomb Sr. on 22 April 1850 at Worcester Co, MD. They were shown only as Samuel Slocomb and Elizabeth Mason. No other information was given. Family records show they were married the day after the license was issued, Tuesday, 23 Apr 1850..^2,1 Elizabeth was listed with her husband in the census of in 1850 at First District, Wor Co, MD. She was shown as Elizabeth Slocomb, age 22 in HH#1362 headed by Samuel Slocomb, a 23 year old carpenter. Also listed was Stephen Mason, age 21, who was evidently her brother..³ Elizabeth died on 16 July 1855 at Worcester Co, MD, at age 27.¹