Captain Hugh Mason Genealogy

First Generation

1. Capt. Hugh Mason. Born Maldon, Co. Essex, England, abt 1605. Died Watertown, Mass., on 10 Oct 1678. Data from Mason.

The progenitor of many bearing that name and who are widely scattered over the United States.

Bond's Info: [My friend Dr. THADDEUS WILLIAM HARRIS, Librarian of Harvard University, has, nearly ready for the press a genealogy of the descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason; and it may be expected to be a model for works of this kind. The plan of this work seems to require the insertion of the following brief genealogy, on account of its numerous connexions with other families. But no one, interested in such inquiries, or in this family, should be satisfied with this brief article, which is considerably less extended than it would have been, except for that expected work.]
Capt. HUGH MASON, a tanner, one of the very first settlers of Watertown, was adm. freeman, Mar. 4, 1634-5; Rep. 1644, 145, 160, 161, 164, '71, 274, 175. 176, and 177; Selectman, 29 years, between 1639 and 1678, inclusive; a Lieut. as early as 1649, and made Captain, May 5, 1652. He was I 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. Dec. 18, 1660, he was appointed on a Committee to take account of John Steadman, County Treasurer, and make a levy, &c. It has been conjectured that he was a brother of Capt. John Mason, the distinguished Pequot warrior. He d. October 10, 1678, aged 73. By wife ESTHER, who d. May 1, 1692, he had 7 chil. [See Barry, p. 298.]
Hugh Mason, aged 28, and wife Esther, aged 22, embarked in the Francis, of Ipswich, John Cutting. master, the last of Ap., 1634. Lieut. Hugh Mason was accepted as Captain by the Court, in Ap. 1652. He was, by the General Court, first appointed Commissioner to end small causes in May, 1643; and in 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. Ap. 1658, he was, by the County Court, made one of the committee on the house of correction. Wid. Hester d. May 21, 1692.

SML Comment: The genealogy Bond mentioned was unfinished and papers were given to the NEHGS.

He married Hester Wells, daughter of Thomas 'The Glover' Wells & Helen Siday, on 13 Jan 1632 in St. Peter's Parish, Maldon. Baptized Maldon, Co. Essex, England, on 21 Jul 1611. Died Watertown, Mass., on 21 May 1692. Data from Mason.

Youngest daughter of Thomas and Helen (Siday) Wells.

They had the following children:

2	i.	Hannah (1636-)
	ii.	Elizabeth. Born Watertown, Mass., on 3 Sep 1638. Died young. Data from Mason. Bond's Info: Elizabeth (2d child), b. Sept. 3, 1638, d. young.
	iii.	Ruth (Twin). Born Watertown, Mass., on 17 Dec 1640. Died young. Data from Mason. Bond's Info: RUTH, d. Dec. 17, 1640.
3	iv.	Mary (Twin) (1640-)
4	v.	John (1644-1730)
5	vi.	Joseph (1646-1702)
	vii.	Daniel. Born Watertown, Mass., on 19 Feb 1648. Died in 1698. Data from Mason. Graduated Harvard College, 1666. He was a physician and in that capacity sailed from Charlestown, Mass., 1679, James Ellison, Mr., of vessel. He was captured by a Barbary Corsair and carried into Algiers and is supposed to have died in slavery, 1698. Bond's Info: DANIEL, b. Feb. 19, 1648-9; grad. Harv. Coll., 1666.
6	viii.	Sarah (1651-)

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