John There may be a connection as daniel harrison removed to NC how ever i do not know for sure that Daniel is elizabeths father, I am also unaware of the families you list other wise RAY On Mon, 20 Dec 1999 09:39:37 EST Bebenjohn@aol.com writes: > >In a message dated 12/20/99 8:55:38 AM, jmontinc@juno.com writes: > ><< John Mason Sr. born 1693 of Mathews mount Surry co Va died sep 3 >1755 >married an elizabeth ?????? >in two family histories with out notes and sources she is listed as a >harrison. AS there are no know surename for her this is indeed >possible. >her known facts are these >1, Her name is elizabeth. >2. she was from the berkley, Surry co. Va area. >3. Her childrens names are John, James, Joseph, Mary, Christopher, >Anne, >Daniel, Isaac. DAvid, And charles. >of the names found in the mason ancestry the following above names are >know to exist. >John, Elizabeth, isaac, James, Mary, possibly charles (a step family >name) >> > >Dear Josephine Lindsay Bass , > >Your information posted on the Harrison list immediately caught my eye >when I >saw the given names of John and James along with the Mason surname. > >I have an ancestor, John Mason , who married my ancestress, Priscilla >Wells >in Granville County, NC in 1795. They only had one son, according to >the rec >ords that I can find, and his name was James. I am descended from >their >daughter, Nancy Mason, who married William Harrison Royster of >Mecklenburg >County, VA and Person County, NC. Knowing the proclivity of the Wells >family >for marrying cousins, I cannot help but believe that there may be some > >connection here. William Harrison Royster's mother was Frances >Draper, >daughter of Solomon Draper, also of Mecklenburg County, Va. , if >having that >name provides any additional data for comparison. > >John Mason whom I have thought to have been a son of a James Mason >showed in >the records of Granville County only briefly in the late 1700's, and >knowing >that Granville is just south of Surry County, Va. it seems likely that >he >could have dipped down into Granville County briefly, if only for land > >speculation. > >I would greatly appreciate any information which you might provide >about the >John Mason descendants that you posted. > >With best regards, > >John Fox >Winston-Salem, NC > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.