Sampson Mason and Mary Butterworth
Husband Sampson Mason 1 2
Born: Christened: Died: Buried: 15 Sep 1696 - Rehoboth, Bristol Co, MAMarriage: Abt 1650
Wife Mary Butterworth 1 2
Born: Christened: Died: 29 Aug 1714 1 Buried:
Children
1 M Noah Mason 1
Born: Bet 26 Oct 1651 and 8 Feb 1652 1 Christened: Died: 2 Mar 1699 1 Buried:Spouse: Martha [Unk] ( -1675) 1Spouse: Sarah Fitch ( - ) 1 Marr: 6 Dec 1677 1
2 M Sampson Mason 1
Born: 1653 ? Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Abigail Ferris ( - ) 1 Marr: 14 Jul 1705 1
3 M John Mason 1
Born: Bet 18 Mar 1655 and 12 May 1655 1 Christened: Died: 18 Mar 1682 1 Buried:Spouse: Content Wales ( - ) 1 Marr: 15 Oct 1679 1
4 M Samuel Mason 1
Born: 12 Feb 1656 1 Christened: Died: 25 Jan 1743 1 Buried:Spouse: Elizabeth Miller ( -1718) 1 Marr: 2 Mar 1682 1Spouse: Mrs. Lydia Tillinghast ( - ) 1 Marr: 4 Nov 1718 1
5 F Sarah Mason 1
Born: 15 Feb 1657 1 Christened: Died: Buried:
6 F Mary Mason 1
Born: 7 Feb 1659 1 Christened: Died: 15 Nov 1727 1 Buried:Spouse: Ephraim Wheaton ( - ) 1 Marr: 7 Jan 1684 1
7 M Elder Joseph Mason 3
Born: 6 Mar 1662 1 Christened: Died: 19 May 1748 1 Buried:Spouse: Anne Daggett ( - ) 4 Marr: 12 Mar 1683 1Spouse: Lydia Bowen ( - ) 4 Marr: 4 Sep 1686 4
8 F Bethiah Mason 2 4
Born: 15 Oct 1665 4 Christened: Died: Bef 1712 Buried:Spouse: John Wood (1663-1727) 2 4 Marr: 23 May 1688 4
9 M Isaac Mason 4
Born: 15 Jul 1667 - Rehoboth, Bristol Co, MA 4 Christened: Died: 25 Jan 1741 4 Buried:Spouse: Hannah [Unk] ( -Aft 1741) 4
10 M Pelatiah Mason 4
Born: 1 Apr 1669 4 Christened: Died: 29 Mar 1763 4 Buried:Spouse: Hepsibeth Brooks ( - ) 4 Marr: 22 May 1694 4
11 M Benjamin Mason 4
Born: 20 Oct 1670 4 Christened: Died: Aug 1740 4 Buried:Spouse: Ruth Rounds ( - ) 4
12 F Thankful Mason 4
Born: 27 Oct 1672 4 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Thomas Bowen ( - ) 4 Marr: 17 Jun 1689 4
General Notes: Husband - Sampson Mason
Sampson Mason was the immigrant ancestor of this family in America. The first mention we have of him is in 1649, when Edward Bullock, of Dorchester, in the colony of Massachusetts Bay, New England, being about to depart for England and mindful of the many perils of the voyage, made his will July 25 of that year. In this will his name appears thus: "To Sampson Mason for wife's shoes." The foregoing is the earliest known record to prove the presence of Sampson Mason in New England. Of his early history nothing more is known than is contained in the following extract from the "History of the Baptists in America," compiled by the Rev. Isaac Backus. "Sampson Mason was a soldier in Cromwell's army and he came to America upon the turn of times in England and settled in Rehoboth, Massachusetts."
On the ninth day of March, 1650-51, Sampson Mason, designated shoemaker, purchased from William Betts his house and home lot in Dorchester, the lot containing six acres. The date of purchase of this house probably indicates very nearly the time of his marriage to Mary Butterworth. In February, 1655-56, he sold to Jacob Hewins his house and home lot and some other land. The exact date of his removal to Rehoboth is unknown but the records of the town have the following entry: "1657, December 9, it was voted that Sampson Mason should have free liberty to sojourn with us and buy houses, lands and meadows, if he see cause for his settlement, provided he lives peaceably and quietly."
From the records it is evident that Sampson Mason had acquired considerable property when he removed to Rehoboth and then entered extensively into land speculations. He appears as the holder of one share of the seventy-nine and one-half shares in the Rehoboth North Purchase, which afterward became the town of Attleborough, and also one of the proprietors or share holders of the town of Swansea, in which his descendants for many generations were prominent. He was one of the original proprietors of Swansea and a subscriber to the agreement which took effect when the town was incorporated by the court at Plymouth in an order as follows: "March 5, 1668. The township of Wannamoisett and the parts adjacent are established as Swansey."
It is probable that Sampson Mason became a member of the First Church about this time and the family tradition that he was converted to the Baptist faith by Elder John Myles, the first Baptist minister and founder of Swansea, may rest upon a substantial foundation although the tendency of his religious leaning was manifest prior to this time. During his residence in Dorchester he evidently had some connection with the orthodox church, possibly through his wife, and had not then arrived at the conclusion that infant baptism was wrong, for his son Noah was baptized in 1652 without protest or any evidence of disapproval on his part; but in 1660, when his son John was brought to baptism in the First Church of Dorchester by John Gurnell, he expressed his disapproval while giving his consent.
Though in 1672 Sampson Mason was allotted twelve acres of land in Swansea and erected a house upon this plot, there is no evidence that he removed to Swansea and his burial is recorded in Rehoboth, September 15, 1696. His personal estate was large for his time. During King Philip's war, which broke out shortly before his death, his widow contributed thirteen pounds, five shillings and ten pence, the ninth largest in the list of contributions from Rehoboth. [GPHAV, 269]
General Notes: Wife - Mary Butterworth
She was probably a daughter of John Butterworth, of Weymouth, Massachusetts.
1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 269.
2 M. S. Kahle, The Wood Line, Ancestors & Descendants (Personal genealogical research, Dec 1977), Pg 2.
3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 141, 269.
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John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 270.
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