Karen -
I am looking for information on a Larkin B. (prob. Blake) Mason b. 29 Oct
1801 in Georgia - d. 9 Jun 1892 Henry County, Georgia
married:
Rachel Harriet Price b. 29 Mar 1815 Virginia - d. 19 Feb 1897 Henry County,
Georgia
Children:
Mary E. 'Matilda' Mason m. Capt. William Thomas York CSA
Jasper Mason
Elizabeth A. 'Betsy'Mason m. 2nd Lt. Larkin Blake York CSA (State Guard)
John Mason
William Mason
Lucinda Virginia 'Lucie' Mason m. Pvt. Josiah Cowan York, Jr., CSA
Frank B. Mason
Larkin Mason 'Lark'
Andreas J. Mason
Francis Mason
I know they had an aunt in Paulding or Polk County, and that is where they
probably met the York boys - but no one seems to know the origins of their
father, Larkin B. Mason. Any assistance would be more than helpful and
appreciated.
Diane S Sanfilippo
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From: "KAREN DALE" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 6:32 PM
Subject: [VA-ROOTS] A MASON FAMILY ACCORDING TO DNA
Descendants of the following Mason men have tested E1b1b1 on the YDNA test
(see results at http://www.ncroots.com/DNA-Mason-Worldwide/) and the
matches are close enough that they are all one family. Evidence suggests
the family was in the Northern Neck of Virginia—probably Stafford—by the
late 1600s, but with a dearth of records it is difficult to determine how
these Mason lines might be connected. I am posting this list for several
reasons—the most important being that I’m stuck. Hearing from anyone with
additional information on any of them would be thrilling!
The other reason is that many of these men have been falsely attached to
various Mason families where they don’t belong. I’ve found so many different
versions of their origins on various websites that it is difficult to keep
in focus. One file at Ancestry has William (#3) as the son of John Mason
(#1) and Mary Nelson and having the children of both their son William (a
Baptist minister who lived and died in Culpeper Co. VA—never was in KY) and
the William Mason who lived in Lincoln Co. KY. The ONLY one of these Mason
men there is any proof of parentage for is John (#1) whose probable father
William left ample evidence of his existence in Stafford Co. VA. Stated
parents for any of the rest are simply guesses—and often wrong. I can prove
those guesses were wrong—in short who their parents were NOT—but I cannot
prove who the father of any of them (except John #1) was.
I am posting this on a number of boards and mail lists, hoping those of you
interested in any of these Mason lines will join me in finding facts and not
relying on someone else’s earlier guess work. And if your family has Mason
male, PLEASE do the DNA test. It’s the only way we’ll ever sort out the many
Mason lines in Virginia. ~Karen Dale
1. John Mason-1722-1797--Stafford Co. VA. Married Mary Nelson in
Stafford/Overwharton Parish, 27 Nov 1747. Some of the Masons listed in
Overwharton records are their children (and others are probably John’s
siblings, but I can’t prove that yet). This line has been thoroughly
researched by a number of people. DNA matches in the E1b1b1 group include
descendants of his sons Lewis (lived in Stafford) and William (lived in
Culpeper). His father was probably the William Mason who died in Stafford
ca. 1745. Ten years later, John Mason was living and paying taxes on the
same 100 acres William Mason inherited from his stepfather, William
Wentworth Matheny. William’s mother was Frances, but she was NOT Frances
Norsworthy as many family trees on Ancestry and other sites claim. William’s
wife when he died was named Jane, but she may not have been the mother of
his older children—or any of his children for that matter.
2. James Mason, b. ca 1740; died in Culpeper Co.VA ca. 1779. Married
Mary Broderick, daughter of Sarah Hammett and Christopher Broderick. A 1769
deed for land in Culpeper says he was “of Stafford Co.” and a 1772 deed in
Culpeper says “of this county.” This line has been thoroughly researched
from James to the present, but still no indication of parents for James. It
is possible he’s a younger brother or half-brother to John Mason (above) but
no evidence for that has been found. .
3. William Mason, born ca. 1740, married Sarah, lived in Greenbrier VA
(daughter Jane married John McCandless in Greenbrier 5 Apr 1785)
during/after the Revolution; moved to Lincoln Co. KY ca. 1786. He was too
old to be the son of John Mason of Augusta/Botetourt as many claim.
According to baptismal records, John’s second son, William, was born no
earlier than 1750, but William of Lincoln Co. KY had a daughter, Jane, who
was born May 3, 1764--and she was probably his second child. He could not
possibly be the son of John Mason of Augusta/Botetourt unless he married at
12! Also no evidence that William Mason’s wife Sarah was a McKeachy. Her
name probably started with Mc—but no indication what the full name was.
McKeachy was a guess/hearsay.
4. Gilbert Mason born ca. 1740, died Bedford Co. VA 1781. In 1762, he
witnessed a deed in Fauquier Co. VA. Married Elizabeth Dale, probably in
Bedford Co. VA, probably about 1764. DNA evidence from a line descended
from a William Mason of Elbert Co, GA who was married to a Jane Pollard.
According to a record in GA, both were born in VA. Gilbert and Elizabeth
had a son William and this appears to be he. William of GA named one son
Gilbert and another Reuben (also a son of Gilbert Mason, named after the
Dale line). It would help if another line—perhaps from Gilbert’s sons Reuben
or Lewis—would do the DNA test.
5. Gerard Alexander Mason, married 1818 in Effingham GA:
Mason, Jarred A. married Treutlen [Maiden name Wisenbaker—married first a
Tribner?], Ann Mary 02/04/1818; one child, Richard Alexander Thaddeus Mason
born 28 Dec 1818.
Mary Ann Mason married Benjamin Kennedy 3/27/1824 in Effingham.
Mary Ann Kennedy left a will dated 1828 in which she says her first husband,
Gerrard Alexander Mason, was deceased and that he was “of North Carolina.”
There is no evidence at all that this Gerard Alexander Mason was the
grandson of George Mason of Gunston Hall as many (including Gunston Hall
genealogists) have claimed. The scion of Gunston Hall was ten years younger
than Mary Ann Wisenbaker and he appears on Prince William VA tax rolls until
his death in 1849. He left a will which names only his brother and a
nephew—no mention of a son in GA (or by that time in SC).
6. James Mason born 1810/11, perhaps in Fauquier Co. VA; died 1865.
Married in Fauquier Co. VA Frances Latham and Leona Hewitt and appears in
the Fauquier census through 1860. Many family files claim he was the son of
Colbert Mason and Margaret Rogers; however, census records for Colbert never
include a male born ca. 1810/11. The only James Mason in Fauquier tax
records shows up first in 1830—a notation calls him the son of George.
7. John Mason, born about 1821 in VA; married Emeline Millner in
Roanoke Co. VA Feb. 18, 1840. I had guessed that he was a grandson of
Martin Mason of Bedford/Botetourt largely because that’s the only Mason
family in Roanoke in that time period and because he associated with
them—paid taxes at the same time as several; married a girl who was an
immediate neighbor of Martin’s grandson Washington Mason, etc. However, a
DNA test by a descendant of Washington did not match the E1b1b1 group. Much
more work needs to be done on the Martin Mason family and on this John
Mason.
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