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MY Mason/Marson FAMILY

AN INTRODUCTION

    John Marson was probably born in or near Fredrick, Virginia probably about 1650.  The ability to exist in mid 17^th century in America was very brutal and the requirement to maintain anything but the most basic records was nearly nonexistent. Therefore, we don’t know very much about him and nothing about whom he married.  His final Will and Testament written in 1726 indicates some or all of his remaining children.  His will states he was, "aged in years" thus speculating that perhaps, in those days, he might have lived to a ripe old age of 70?  His Will lists these children as his heirs: James, John, Mary- wife of Simon Bosard, Sara – wife of John French. John Marson did purchase property from a Thomas Olive and according to Sign Posts, Place Names in History of Burlington County, NJ by Henry H Bisbee: "Masons Creek is one of the earliest English-named streams in Burlington County. It was named in 1687 after John MARSON, who purchased one-hundred acres from Thomas Olive in 1689. ..." Mary Marson or Mason appears to have been born in Virginia abt 1695 although we are not sure of this as yet.  It may have been that John Marson picked up his family and emigrated to New Jersey in the mid 1680’s or earlier.  We do know that Mary married Simon Bozorth abt 1712 in Evesham Township and had some 9 children over the next 24 years.  The wills & inventories of John Marson, Simon Bozorth, and Mary Bishop Bozorth (daughter-in-law of Simon & Mary) all providea bit more colour to the picture of these ancestors in the very early years of this country.

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Mason/Marson

Origins Of The Surname

It is quite probable that this surname is from a very widely used personal name of:

Mason

1. English and Scottish: occupational name for a stonemason, Middle English, Old French mas(s)on. Compare Machen. Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle Ages.
2. Italian (Veneto): from a short form of Masone.
3. French: from a regional variant of maison ‘house’.

Origins English, French, Italian
Spelling variations include: Mason, Masson and others.

First found in Kent on the Isle of Thanet where they were seated from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Anne Mason who settled in Virginia in 1635; also: Charles in 1637; Edward in 1648; Francis in 1613; Henry in 1646; John in 1622; Marmaduke in 1774; Mary in 1623.

Motto: Dum spero spero Motto Translated: While I have breath I have hope. Crest: A mermaid with comb and glass proper. Coat of Arms: Gold with a blue lion rampant.

Marson

1. English: variant of the habitational name Marston. The two forms seem to have been used interchangeably.
2. French: habitational name from places so called in Marne and Meuse, or from Marçon in Sarthe.

Origins English
Spelling variations include: Marston, Marsden, Marson and others.

First found in Leicestershire where they were seated from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: John and William Marston settled in Salem in 1630; Thomas and Mrs Marsden and children settled in Boston in 1769.

Crest: A greyhound. Coat of Arms: Black with a silver fess between three silver fleur de lis.

SOURCE:

1)  Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 Family Facts (Ancestry.com)

2)  Historical Names.com

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Variations on the Surname

The complexity of researching records is compounded by the fact that in many cases an ancestors surname may have been misspelled.  This is especially true when searching census documents.  The Soundex system was developed in an effort to assist with identifying spelling variations for a given surname. Soundex is a method of indexing names in the 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 US Census, and can aid genealogists in their research.   

Soundex Code for Mason = M250

Other surnames sharing this Soundex Code:
MACKIN | MACON | MACQUEEN | MAGOON | MAKEMIE | MAKIN | MASON | MASSON | MAUGHAN | MAXON | MAXSON | MCCAIN | MCCAN | MCCANN | MCCOUN | MCCOWAN | MCCOWEN | MCCOWN | MCCUEN | MCCUNE | MCEWAN | MCEWEN | MCGANN | MCGINN | MCGOWAN | MCGOWEN | MCHAM | MCHONE | MCKAMEY | MCKANE | MCKEAN | MCKEEN | MCKENNA | MCKENNEY | MCKEON | MCKEOWN | MCKIM | MCKINNEY | MCKOWN | MCKUNE | MCNEW | MCNEY | MCQUEEN | MCQUOWN | MCSHANE | MCSWAIN | MCSWEENEY | MEACHAM | MEACHEM | MEAKIN | MECHEN | MESCAN | MESSINO | MICHUM | MIXON | MUGAN | MUSSINA | MUSSON |

Soundex Code for Marson = M625

Other surnames sharing this Soundex Code:
MARCHAND | MARCHANT | MARCHMAN | MARCONI | MARCUM | MARKHAM | MARKIN | MARKUM | MARSON | MERCHANT | MERSHON | MERSINGER | MORCINKOWSKI | MORGAN | MORISON | MORRISON |

Source: Surname Resources at ROOTSWEB

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