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About Hester “Esther” Mason
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27162100
Hester Wells, daughter of Thomas 'The Glover' Wells & Helen Siday, was christened in Peter's Parish, Maldon, Co. Essex, England, on 21 Jul 1611. Died Watertown, Mass., on 21 May 1692.
Married Captain Hugh Mason, of Maldon, on 13 Jan 1632 in St. Peter's Parish, Maldon. He was the son of Richard Mason and Joan (Allchin) Mason of Dorking, Co.Surrey, England. He was christened there on Mar 23,1605/6. (See "The American Genealogist", Vol 78 (2003), pg 61).
She and husband left England on the "Francis" Immigrated 30 APR 1634 2
Children: Hannah Mason Brooks, Ruth Mason, Mary Mason Easterbrook, John Mason, Joseph Mason, Daniel Mason, and Sarah Mason Gardner.
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MASON: From the files of Stephen M. Lawson
!Hester WELLS - bap. Jul. 21, 1611, St. Peter's Parish, Maldon, Co. Essex, England; d. May 21, 1692, Watertown, MA. Daughter of Thomas WELLS, Jr. and Helen PILGRIM.
!THE FOLLOWING IS A SEPARATE DOCUMENT
!The testimony of Hester Mason the Relict of Capt. Hugh Mason. The
deponant testifieth and saith that the will drawn by her late husband Capt. Hugh Mason and dated ye 8 of ye 12 mo 77 hur said husband the said day called this deponant and did read ye said will to hur and that it was his will: and that he made it by ye advise of his son Esterbrook, further after this this deponant saith that hur foresaid husband did tell the deponant that he would alter something in his will because he thought that he ought to doe more for this deponants comfort duering hur life and when her husband had made a 2nd draft he called this deponant and read it to hur further this deponant saith that she asked hur husband if his will was firme that there might be no trouble, his answer Wife dost thou think that any child that I have will rise up against what I have done !
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Ester Mason !The widow d. May (21) 1692, age. 82.
- http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jfc030620...
- The American Genealogist, Vol 78, No 3 The English Background of Hugh Mason of Watertown, Massachusetts by Jane Fletcher Fiske
- The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635 Volume III G-H by Robert Charles Anderson
- The Pioneers of Massachusetts, by Charles Henry Pope; Published 1991 by Heritage Books, Inc. 1540 Pointer Ridge Place, Bowie, Maryland 20716
- http://www.kinnexions.com/smlawson/masonh.htm
- Updated from Find A Grave Memorial via Capt Hugh Mason by SmartCopy: Dec 24 2015, 6:35:15 UTC
- The American Genealogist, Vol 78, No 3 The English Background of Hugh Mason of Watertown, Massachusetts by Jane Fletcher Fiske
Birth: Jul. 21, 1611 Maldon Essex, England Death: May 21, 1692 Watertown Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA
Daughter of Thomas Wells and Helen (Pilgrim) Wells of Maldon, Co.Essex.
Children: Hannah Mason Brooks, Ruth Mason, Mary Mason Easterbrook, John Mason, Joseph Mason, Daniel Mason, and Sarah Mason Gardner.
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Parents:
Thomas Wells (1574 - 1624)
Helen Pilgrim Wells (____ - 1617)
Spouse:
Hugh Mason (1606 - 1678)*
Children:
Hannah Mason Brooks (1636 - ____)*
John Mason (1644 - 1730)*
Joseph Mason (1646 - 1702)*
Sarah Mason Gardner (1651 - ____)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Unknown
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Hester “Esther” Mason's Timeline
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July 21, 1611
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Maldon, Essex, England
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July 21, 1611
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Maldon, Essex, United Kingdom
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July 21, 1611
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St Peters Parish, Malden, Essex, England
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July 21, 1611
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St. Peter's, Malden, Essex, England
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1634
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Watertown
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1634
Age 22
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New England
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September 23, 1636
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Watertown, Middlesex County, MA, United States
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September 3, 1638
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Watertown, (Present Middlesex County), Massachusetts Bay Colony
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December 17, 1640
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Watertown, (Present Middlesex County), Massachusetts Bay Colony
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