We've got a 25/25 match between Walter Mason who is descended from the James Mason who lived in Culpeper (but a 1769 deed says he was from Stafford) and another Mason. We don't know this other Mason's lineage (he's guessing Gunston Hall), but it sure would help if some of you Mason descendents (and I know there are descendants of John/Mary Nelson on these lists) could scare up a male cousin or brother surnamed Mason to give us some more samples. It is my guess (but I've run out of materials to provide any proof) that James Mason was a brother to the John Mason in Stafford--at this point only DNA evidence is going to help with that connection. It is also a possibility that all the Masons in early Stafford were related--but again, no materials to prove that. We need male Masons of the Gunston Hall line, the William/John Mason line, and the George of Aquia line to do the DNA test. The two matching Masons tested as a fairly rare haplotype--at least rare for the British Isles--which would probably be a dead giveaway to a relationship somewhere in time--even if the other markers didn't match perfectly. Unfortunately, I only know female descendants of Masons in Stafford and Culpeper. HELP! Karen Dale
My brother could test for us on the Mason line but it is above my means financially at this time.... Sally Mason Standley ----- Original Message ----- From: "DAVID KAREN DALE" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 2:06 PM Subject: [VACULPEP] Mason DNA test > We've got a 25/25 match between Walter Mason who is descended from the > James Mason who lived in Culpeper (but a 1769 deed says he was from > Stafford) and another Mason. We don't know this other Mason's lineage > (he's guessing Gunston Hall), but it sure would help if some of you Mason > descendents (and I know there are descendants of John/Mary Nelson on these > lists) could scare up a male cousin or brother surnamed Mason to give us > some more samples. > > It is my guess (but I've run out of materials to provide any proof) that > James Mason was a brother to the John Mason in Stafford--at this point > only DNA evidence is going to help with that connection. It is also a > possibility that all the Masons in early Stafford were related--but again, > no materials to prove that. We need male Masons of the Gunston Hall line, > the William/John Mason line, and the George of Aquia line to do the DNA > test. The two matching Masons tested as a fairly rare haplotype--at least > rare for the British Isles--which would probably be a dead giveaway to a > relationship somewhere in time--even if the other markers didn't match > perfectly. > > Unfortunately, I only know female descendants of Masons in Stafford and > Culpeper. HELP! > > Karen Dale > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >