William Mason

The following deeds indicate a close relationship between a William Mason and the Matheny family. Daniel Matheny was the oldest son of Wm. Wentworth Matheny, who was a William Mason's stepfather and left him 100 acres in his 1705 will: "I give and bequeath unto WILLIAM MASON my wife's son all that one hundred acres of land which I now live on to him and the heirs of his body and their heirs forever and in case he die without such heirs then the said land to come to my 2nd son John Matheny and the heirs of his body and their heirs forever and in case he die without such heirs then the said land to come to my 3rd son James Matheny an d his heirs..." ( Will Bk 2 pg 302-03 Stafford County, Virginia)

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• URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vastaffo/groupsheets/MasonJohn815.htm
• URL title: John Mason
• Note:
• 1745 The Estate of William Mason deced. Dr - paid Mr. Ferhuson, William
• Allen, Edward Waller, Mr. Nathl. Chapman, John Mason, Alexr. Doniphan, Mulrain Bails, Chas. Harding, John Richards, Jas. Jones, George Waller, Saml. Newball, Jas. Litterall, Mr. Rae.
• Cr - By Brereton Jones, John Carter, Taylor Chapman, Chas. Harding, Richard
• Young. 10 August 1746. Errors excepted.
• Jane Mason
• At Court held for Stafford Co. 12 Aug. 1746, Jane Mason Administratrix of
• William Mason deced. made oath to an account agst. her deced. Husband's
• Estate..admitted to record.

Both William Mason before 1745 and John Mason after 1745 appear in deed and will books as witnesses or appraisers of their neighbor's estates. Without exception, BOTH are associated with the same names in these records: Waller, Matheny, Allen--clearly their neighbors in the area south of Aquia Creek.

edited 14 Aug 2020 from My Heritage: Smart Matches -Go

GEDCOM Note

1705 heir in step fathers will

1705, named in stepfather, William Matheny, will, Source, MASON GENEALOGY

GEDCOM Note

will in Stafford VA, original lost

Stafford, Va,left a will which is listed in the will book index, butoriginal will book is lost, Source, MASON GENEALOGY