William Mason

GEDCOM Note

The names of four men, who could have been brothers or a father with three sons, appear in the list of headrights given by David Williamson,when he was granted a patent for 6000 acres in Accomack County on 16 February 1666 (Deeds & Wills 1663 - 1666, p. 115). They were William Marfson, Edward (Edmund) Mafson, John Mafon, and Richard Mafsons. Although each of their last names were spelled slightly different, there seems little doubt but that they were all Masons. The land that David Williamson patented in 1666 was bound on the north by Crooked Creek (present-day Bullbegger Creek) and on the south by Messongo Creek (Nugent I, p. 554). It was near the land William Mason's son bought in 1713. William was born circa 1644. He married Sarah Bennett circa 1685. William was living on 28 November 1695 at Pungoteague Creek, Acc Co, VA. William Mason was a ship carpenter, who was living near Pungoteague Creek on 28 November 1695. This is shown by a document he had recorded on that date, stating he had paid John Revell "a valuable consideration" to move a shallop he had built "on a Plantation in the woods near Pungoteague and having no way whereby to convey and Carry down the Said Shallop from the place where it is built to ye water side to Launch but over the land of Mr. John Revell". The boat was built for Col. CharlesScarburgh (Wills & C Orders 1682 - 1697, p. 270).. William sold land on 6 May 1707 at Accomack Co, VA. On 6 May 1707, Edmund and wife Elizabeth Scarburgh sold 121 acres to William, Mason for 4000 pounds of tobacco and cask (Wills & Etc. 1692 - 1715, part II, p. 235). This land was at "ye head of Little Matompkin alias Burton Branch" and was inlandfrom Pungoteague Creek.. William died in 1710. William Mason and wifeSarah had both died intestate when the administration of their estates was granted to their son, William Mason, on 1 August 1710 (Orders 1710 - 1714, p. 7)..1 William's estate was administered on 1 August 1710 at Accomack Co, VA. It was on this date that William Mason was namedto settle the estates of his parents William & Sarah Mason. On 21 August 1710, the inventory and appraisal of "aIl ye Estate of William andSarah Mason brought before us" was presented by John Warrington and John Wylie, two of the appraisers, and recorded (Wills & Etc. 1692-1715, part III, p. l). Transcript of Inventory of William and Sarah Mason:one tabble and bedstead; 3 cowes & one yearling & one five year old; 2 old blankets; one pro of Gloves and two pare of slippers; one peaberat (?) & a hackle made of nailes; 2 earthen potts and sum small Triffles; one small trunk & some small triffles; an apron and a small piece of Rope; one Lining wheal; 2 matts y one of them old; 1 old Wig(?)l old Psalm book; 1 spit & 1 flesh pork; a peas of Cane; 2 peases of Leather and a powder home; 2 par of wool cords one old; one par of beads(?); 10 pound of Cole (?); 1 old bed ye wate 31 (?); an old wheale and 2 old Chests; an old Runlet (?) & hackle; an earthenpot &. Gimlet; an old hat It a fire piece(?); one book &. one tub; 2 old wheales; an old stock lock 2 pair of Knitting needles and thimble;one needle Case and thimble both silver; an old petticoat Linen; 7 pdof soape; one par of Cotton Gloves; 1 virginia Cloath percale (?); 2 blue aprons, 1 sifter; 8 yards ½ of bagging; 1 bocat (bonnet?); one yard ½ of Linen; 1 Vial and 5 glafs bottles; 1 pound of Cotton yarne onepound ½ of Cotton; 3 pds of woolen yame; 3 womans Cape and 2 toualls (?); 4 pound ½ of pewter; 2 pocket knives and 2 small iron wedges; 1 Iron pot; an old earthen pot 2; pieces of Rope; an Earthen Stien; 22 pdof old iron; for a mare which I have sold for 6 hundred pds of Toba ffor 3 pd sowshead (?) which I have used and about a pound and halfe ofsugar and about a pint of Rum and pint Molasses which I have made useof. .1