A Collection in the Library of Virginia
Accession 23684
Library of Virginia
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The Mason family were residents of Sussex County, Virginia.
John Mason, Jr. (1741-1802) was the son of Major John Mason
(ca. 1716-1785) and Elizabeth Chappell (1723-1799). He was a
member of the Committee of Safety for Sussex County, and a
captain in the county militia. He married (1) Elizabeth Gee
around 1760, and (2) Jane Parham in September 1764. Their son
John Raines Mason was born on 24 April 1770. He was a member
of the Virginia House of Delegates, justice of the peace, and
sherriff of Sussex County. He married (1) Lucy Massenburg
around 1790, and (2) Sarah Harrison Cargill. He died in
December 1826.
Papers, 1765-1891, of the Mason family of Sussex County,
Virginia, most notably John Mason, Jr. (1741-1802) and his son
John Raines Mason (1770-1826). The bulk of the collection
covers the years 1780 to 1820. Includes accounts, agreements,
bonds, correspondence, estate papers, promissory notes,
receipts, suit papers, and other items.
The estate papers concern the estates of Nathaniel Duncan,
William Harrison, Jr., Dr. Robert Irwin, Daniel Ivey, Thomas
Johnson, James Mason, John Mason, William Mason, Henry
Parsons, Launcelot Stone, and William Underhill. Also included
are copies of the will and inventory of Thomas Epes of Prince
George County, and an opinion on the settlement of his estate
by Edmund Randolph, as well as a portion of the will of John
Thweatt, also of Prince George County.
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