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George Mason (Norfolk burgess)

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Although his father had served multiple terms in the House of Burgesses representing Lower Norfolk County and later Norfolk County, Norfolk voters elected this man as one of their two representatives only once, and he served in the assembly of 1705-1706 alongside Thomas Hodges (who had served in the
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and after his death Major Francis Sayre, Abigail who married burgess George Crafford, Alice who married three times, Elizabeth who married at least twice, Dinah who married Robert Thorogood Jr. and Margaret who moved to England and probably did not marry.
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George married Phillia Hobson and together they had four children: sons Thomas Mason and George Mason Jr. and daughters Frances Mason (who married John Phripp, justice of the peace) and Abigail.
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George Mason's will was admitted to probate in 1710. His widow eventually deeded land she received from him, as well as from her father, to her sons.
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Cynthia Miller Leonard, The Virginia General Assembly 1619-1978 (Richmond: Virginia State Library 1978) p. 64
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Like his father and brother Thomas, this George Mason long served as one of the justices of the peace for
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1693 session alongside this man's father, and also one session with this man's brother).
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Mason was born to the former Anne Seawell, daughter of burgess
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had served multiple terms representing that county and nearby
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Index

House of Burgesses
Norfolk County
Lower Norfolk County
Colony of Virginia
Norfolk
Colony of Virginia
Lemuel Mason
Thomas Mason
Norfolk County
House of Burgesses
Lemuel Mason
Lower Norfolk County
Henry Seawell
Lemuel Mason
Thomas
William Kendall
George Newton
Norfolk County
Princess Anne County


The Majors and Their Marriages
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