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- *1. FRANCIS MASON, born about 1595, came to Virginia in the John and Francis, 1613, and he and his (1) wife *Mary were listed in the census, 1623/4, at Elizabeth City. By the time the muster was taken, Jan. 1624/5, Mary Mason had died, for Francis1 Mason, aged 40 (sic), and a wife *Alice Mason, aged 26, were listed with a son, *Francis Mason2 , born in Virginia, and five "servants". Alice came in the Margett and John, 1622, and so did one of the "servants," John Robinson, aged 21. Another, Henry Gany, 21, came in the Dutie, 1619. Some time before 1626, he was assigned 50 acres of land in Charles City, but apparently he never settled this. After a trip to England, for which he was granted a pass. Oct. 1626, He returned to Virginia and settled in that part of Elizabeth City which, in 1636, became New Norfolk County, where his land is of record, 1635, in a patent to Thomas Willoughby and 1636 in one to William Julian. An Act of Assembly, 6 Jan. 1639/40 named him as a tobacco viewer for the Western Branch to Elizabeth River.
His plantation may be identified through the patent issued 31 Aug. 1642 to Lieut. Francis1 Mason for 1250 acres at "Hogpen Point," near land of Capt. Thomas Willoughby. His headrights included Francis Mason, Mary his wife, Ann Mason and Alice Gany. On 29 Sept 1643 he patented 200 acres in Lower New Norfolk County at Lynnhaven, which was repatented 22 March 1645/6. He was a member of the first Court held for Lower Norfolk, 15 May 1637, qualified as sheriff of the county 5 March 1647/8, and was churchwarden and a member of the vestry of Elizabeth River Parish, 10 Aug. 1648. He died intestate before 1 Nov 1648 when an agreement was made between "Alice Mason, widow and relict of Mr. Francis Mason, deceased, and Mr. Lemuel Mason on the one part and Mr. James Thelaball on the other part ... to give upon demand to Thelaball lands called the Mayne Right against Hogg Island" along with other considerations. Alice was living 17 Nov 1653 when she is mentioned in the will of Daniel Tanner. His (2) wife Alice may be the Alice Gany named in his 1642 patent.
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Abt 1584 - Bef 1648 (~ 64 years)
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