Capt. MASON Hugh^{[1, 2, 3]}

1605 - 1678  (73 years)

• Name	MASON Hugh
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	1605  [1, 2]
  	(Based on ae. 73y.)
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	Apr 1634	Ipswich, Suffolk, England   [3]
  	(Hugh Mason, aged 28, and wife Esther, aged 22, embarked in the "Francis" of Ipswich, John Cutting, master, the last of Apr. 1634.)
  Residence	Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [4]
  _UID	E39108553F9FD711869F444553540000ECFA
  Death	10 Oct 1678	Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Notes	A tanner, one of the very first settlers of Watertown, was admitted freeman, March 4, 1634-5; Representative 10 years: 1644, '45, '60, '61, '64, ''71, '74, '75, '76, and '77; Selectman, 29 years, between 1639 and 1678, inclusive; a Lieutenant as early as 1649, and made Captain, May 5, 1652. He was, for many years, one of the three Commissioners appointed by the County Court to determine small cases. [This was before the appointment of Justices of the Peace.] Oct. 30, 1657, he was appointed by the court, one of a committee to attend to the defects in several bridges in the County. May 1658, upon the request of the inhabitants of Watertown, he was "empowered to solemnize marriages at Watertown." This was very soon after the removal of Elder Richard Browne to Charlestown. Approximately 1658, he was, by the Common Court, made one of the committee on the house of correction. Dec. 18, 1660, he was appointed on a Committee to take account of John Steadman, County Treasurer, and make a levy. It has been conjectured that he was a brother of Capt. John Mason, the distinguished Pequot warrier.
  Person ID	I15746	Old North Yarmouth, Maine
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2003

  
  

  Family	WELLS Esther "Hester",   b. 1612, England d. 21 May 1692, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Jan 1632	England   [1, 4]
  Children	1. MASON Hannah,   b. 23 Sep 1636, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   2. MASON Elizabeth,   b. 3 Sep 1638, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   3. MASON Ruth   d. 17 Dec 1640, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts   4. MASON Mary,   b. 18 Dec 1640, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown + 5. MASON John,   b. 1 Jan 1644/5, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 1729/30 (Age 84 years)   6. MASON Joseph,   b. 10 Aug 1646, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 22 Jul 1702 (Age 55 years)   7. MASON Daniel,   b. 19 Feb 1648/9, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   8. MASON Sarah,   b. 25 Sep 1651, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2020

  
  

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  Marriage - Jan 1632 - England Emigration - Apr 1634 - Ipswich, Suffolk, England Residence - - Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Death - 10 Oct 1678 - Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Book-North Yarmouth-Old Times of North Yarmouth, Maine, p.304, ME 974.1 CO. [S448] Book-Watertown-Gen. of the Families and Desc. Watertown, MA, 1:356, R929.1 B71 v.1. [S448] Book-Watertown-Gen. of the Families and Desc. Watertown, MA, 2:855, R929.1 B71 v.1. [S145] Book-Torrey; NE Marriages Prior to 1700, p.474.