Thomas Mason, of Medfield

(II) Thomas Mason, son of Robert Mason, was born about 1625. He settled in Dedham, Massachusetts, with his father and two brothers, John and Robert. The three brothers were administrators of the father's estate in 1667. About 1650, Thomas and Robert became first settlers of Medfield, Massachusetts, and in 1664 Thomas was one of the signers of the Medfield memorial to the general assembly. The same year he was a subscriber to the building fund of Harvard College at Cambridge. He and two of his sons were killed by the Indians in the attack on Medfield led by Monaco, under King Philip, February 21,1676.

He married, April 23,1653, Margery Partridge, of Dedham, born about 1625, died in 1711. She was sister of John and William Partridge, descendants of Richard de Pertriche of Wishanger Manor, Gloucestershire, England. William Partridge of Salisbury, 1638, died in 1654; he was son of John Partridge, of Olney Bucks, England; he married Ann; Margery was probably his daughter, but may have been his sister. John Partridge, of Olney Bucks, was a descendant of Richard de Pertriche.

Margery (Partridge) Mason married (second) Stacy. She rebuilt the Mason home after it was destroyed by the Indians, and at her death her son Ebenezer Mason inherited the property.

Children:

1. John, born at Medfield, November 3, 1655, killed in wars, 1677;
2. Mary, Medfield, February 8, 1657;
3. Thomas, July 2, 1660, Medfield; killed by Indians, 1676;
4. Zachariah, Medfield, December 29, 1662, killed by Indians, 1676;
5. Ebenezer, Medfield, September 12, 1669, mentioned below.

notes

Pope's Pioneers of Massachusetts, the following was found:

"Mason, Robert, Roxbury; his wife was buried in April, 1637. He sold his lands in Roxbury, November 24, 1640. Removed to Dedham, Proprietor 29 (9) 1639. Mortgaged dwelling house and lands Feb. 2,1646. John Mason of Dedham, Robert and Thomas Mason of Medfield, gave bond 14 Nov. 1667, to administer on,the estate of their father Robert Mascn of Dedham."

Ebenezer's father, Thomas and brothers, Thomas and Zechariah were killed, 21 Feb 1676 - "When the town was burned by the Indians, Thomas Mason's house was destroyed; and he, with two of his sons, was killed, it is said near the spring in the meadow opposite the house. His wife and the other children had fled to the garrison probably."

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=104785201

Sources

1. New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 4 (Google eBook). William Richard Cutter . Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914 - New England - 2149 pages. Page 2095

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John, 1655-1677; killed in the Indian Wars under Captain Swet's command Mary, 1657; married Abraham Harding in 1677
Thomas, 1660-1676; killed by the Indians
Zechariah, 1662-1676; killed by the Indians
Mehitable, 1665-1692; married Thomas Thurston in 1685
Ebenezer, born 1669

King Philip's War

Thomas Mason built his homestead at the intersection of Harding and North Streets. On the morning of the attack, Thomas took his two oldest sons and went across the street to a spring to stock up on water. It was here, near the spring on North Street, that all three were overtaken by the Indians and killed. Mrs. Mason, running with the other children (Mary, Mehitable and Ebenezer) fled and made it safely to the garrison.

Biography
Thomas Mason was born about 1630.[1] He first settled in Dedham, Massachusetts with his father, Robert, and brothers Robert and John. About 1650, he removed to Medfield, Massachusetts.[2]

Thomas was one of the signers of the Medfield Memorial to the General Assembly in 1664, and was a subscriber to the building fund of Harvard College at Cambridge. He married April 23, 1653, Margery Partridge of Dedham, a sister of John and William, descendants of Richard de Pertriche of Wishanger Manor, Gloucestershire, England. She was born about 1625, and died in 1711. Thomas and two of his sons were killed by the Indians in the attack on Medfield led by Monaco, under King Philip. His widow afterward rebuilt the house and subsequently married _______ Stacy. At her death the property was left to her son Ebenezer Mason. Thomas died February 21st, 1676.[3]

Thomas and his wife Margery had the following known children, born at Medfield:[4]

John, 1655-1677; killed in the Indian Wars under Captain Swet's command
Mary, 1657; married Abraham Harding in 1677
Thomas, 1660-1676; killed by the Indians
Zechariah, 1662-1676; killed by the Indians
Mehitable, 1665-1692; married Thomas Thurston in 1685
Ebenezer, born 1669

Sources
↑ Cutter uses the date of 1625, however this is clearly incorrect. He did not know that his parents were married 1624, or that he had brothers born in July 1625 and February 1628. He certainly could not have been born in 1625 when his brother was born. There is not quite enough room to squeeze the birth of Thomas between those of John and Robert. Plus, he appears from the administration of his father's will to be the youngest son.
↑ Cutter, William Richard New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 4, published 1914. Reference page 2095
↑ Mason, William L. A Record of the Descendants of Robert Mason, of Roxbury, Mass., Milwaukee. Published July, 1891. Reference page 9
↑ Tilden, William Smith, History of the town of Medfield, Massachusetts, 1650-1886 : with genealogies of the families that held real estate or made any considerable stay in the town during the first two centuries, published 1887. Reference page 429
Marriage source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700, (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Reference Volume 2, page 1010
Tingley, Raymon Meyers, Some ancestral lines : being a record of some of the ancestors of Guilford Solon Tingley and his wife, Martha Pamelia Meyers; published 1935. Contains more details about children than Tilden source. Reference page 269