Alice Mason

From https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126585963/alice-mason

"In the year 1623, ten years after emigration, Lieut. Francis Mason's wife was Alice, the mother of a son and a daughter, Lemuel and Elizabeth, and when he died, in 1648, his wife, Alice, and son, Lemuel, administered on his estate....His second wife came to Virginia in 1622, in the 'Margaret and John'."

Source: Some Prominent Virginia Families, Vol. II, pp. 615-116.

He married Alice Gany (Gany?) in 1624 at Virginia. She may have been Alice Gany who was named in his patent of 1642.

Francis Mason and Alice (Ganey) Mason had children

1. Lemuel (4) Mason+ b. 1629, d. b 15 Sep 1702. He married Ann Seawell, daughter of Henry Seawell and Alice (-), before 27 February 1649/50 at Virginia.1
2. Elizabeth (5) Mason b. c 1631, d. b 15 Mar 1707/8 . Elizabeth married a James Theleball and died in 1709.

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LDS record 99GX-HS shows her as daughter of Richard James, son of Ganey. Alice was born 1596 at St Mary Magdelen, Bermonsey,Surrey, Eng and died Nov 17/1653 at Norfolf, VA, USA.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ganey-93

AKA Alice Gayney or Alice Ganny

2nd wf of Francis Mason was Alice Ganey, who with Margerie Ganey were among the first named by Mason's headrights in 1622. She came to America in 1622 on the "Margarett and John."

Her sister Margaret or Margerie Ganey may have married John Cheesman or John Chisman, as a woman with that name recorded in her will that she was the aunt of Lemuel Mason and Elizabeth Thelaball.

"His plantation may be identified through the patent issued Aug. 31, 1642 to Lieut. Francis Mason for 1,250 acres at "Hogpen Point," near land of Capt. Thomas Willoughby. His headrights included Francis Mason, Mary Mason his first wife, Ann Mason his daughter, and Alice Gany his second wife ..."[As of 1642, therefore, a daughter Ann was either single, or this record was carried forward from a time when she was single.]

"from Lower Norfolk County Records, WIlls and Deeds C, December 15th 1651: "Recorded 15 Jan 1651/1. Dated 7 Nov 1648. Agreement betw Alice Mason, widow and relict of Mr. Francis Mason, dec'd and Mr. Lemuell Mason of the one part and Mr. James Thelaball of the other part.

• (1) 'That the samd Lemuel Mason shall uppon demand give and assure unto the said Mr. Thelaball the Lands called the Mayne right against Hogg Island being about Two hundred acres, which the one halfe of the said Hogg Island, which Hogg Island is to be devided by fower men to be indifferenly chosen, or by the said Lemuel and James, one of them to make the devision, and the other to choose as they shall best agree'.
• (2) Alice and Lemuel to give James "two thousand foote of sawen planke".
• (3) Alice and Lemuel to give James "as much glasse and leade, as to make fower such glasse windowes as are in the now dwelling house wherein they remayne".
• (4) "That the said Alice and Lemuel shall uppon demand give and Deliver unto the said James Six silver spoones". Signed Alice Mason, Lemuell Mason, James Thelaball. Wits: Tho. Lambert, Rich. Conquest, John Sibsey, Math. Phillippes. ... "
• "There is no mention of William Stafford, Ann Mason or Francis Mason."

References

• http://espl-genealogy.org/MilesFiles/site/p579.htm#i57839 cites
  • [S888] John Frederick Dorman, Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5, p. 569 (Mason Family).
  • [S887] John Frederick Dorman, Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5, p. 58 (Muster of Elizabeth City).
• Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers, 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary By Martha W. McCartney. Page 317. GoogleBooks Henry Ganey, died before 1628, servant in Francis Mason’s house, 1625. In September 1635, his brother William Ganey, ancient planter (died 1643), listed him as a head right and claimed his personal adventure.
• Walter, Alice Granbery. William Gany/Ganey/Gayney Family of Elizabeth City, County, Kiccoughtan & Lower Norfolk County, Virginia. Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, 1982. FHL Collection. CatalogRecordWilliam Gany/Ganey/Gainey/Gayney (ca. 1591- ) came to Virginia in 1620, bringing his wife, Anna Mason with him. His children, Ann and William were born in Virginia. Margaret/Margery Ganey (d. ca. 1680) married John Chesman/Chisman/Cheeseman/Cheesman in 1626. Henry Gainye came as a servant to Francis Mason. Descendants of these people intermarried extensively. They lived chiefly in Virginia.
• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I0604...
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemuel_Mason Colonel Lemuel Mason (born c. 1628) was an early American politician, justice, and militia colonel. He was a member of the House of Burgesses multiple times. Mason was born around 1628 in Virginia to Lieutenant Francis Mason and his second wife Alice.[1]
• 1. The Majors and their marriages. by Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958. Publication date 1915. Page 46-47. Archive.Org
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 47. Page 250. GoogleBooks