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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.

From the guide to the Mason Family Papers, 1756-1891, (Library of Virginia)

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