Nathaniel Mason
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Re: Nathaniel Mason
Hi Folks,
Around here and as well as many of this site, we are in our "Research" mode and I previously wrote an entry indicating that Daniel and Nathaniel Mason of Roane County were the sons (respectively) of Daniel Mason Sr. and Colonel David Mason of Sussex County, Virginia.
This information is NOT CORRECT. Sorry
Since I wrote those remarks we have come up with some of Nathaniel Mason's Documents indicating that Daniel, Nathaniel and Jane Mason were descended from the Family of Capt. John Mason of Pasquotank Precint of early North Carolina. Yes he is the father of Daniel Mason, Sr. and he is the father of Col. David Mason as well as his other sons and daughters of which there are many.
The "Original" documents we have found in Tennessee are Nathaniel Mason's of Roane County history of 1801 / 1802 and Fort Southwest Point in Kingston, Tennessee.
They are his bounty Land Documents he recived for his 7 acre homestead in western Tennessee. These are Original documents from 1814 and as torn and as tattered as they are, they are still readable. They had been handed down in this family ever since they purchased Nathaniel's Homestead.
Our research can prove that Daniel Mason of early Roane County History is the brother of Jane Mason and the father of Thomas Jefferson Mason of Loudon County, Tennessee. These new documents shed light on Nathaniel Mason being the brother of Jane Mason as well. Jane Mason and her families trek across Tennessee and into Kentucky beginning in 1802 was the key to indicating that Daniel and Nathaniel are indeed brothers, just as Snyder Roberts had indicated in his wonderful research of early Roane County History.
Does anyone remember seeing the document of a Knox County sheriff going out to locate Nathaniel Mason in about 1802? Well, this sheriff came back to say that Nathaniel Mason was no where in Knox County to be found. Well, he was right! Nathaniel Mason was on his way to Fort Blount over the Avery Trace with his sister Jane Mason and her husband James Jeffery of North Carolina. The Jeffery's were Pioneering their way to Hopkinsville, Kentucky. It was somewhat customary for people on the Pioneer trail to migrate from one military fort to the next for protection against Indians and bushwakers and thieves. Well, in 1802 James and Jane (Mason) Jeffery, who were in the Fort Southwest Point area of Knoxville start out on their Journey into the western Kentucky wilderness with all of their children. Nathaniel Mason was with them and that's why the sheriff of Knox County couldn't find him.
This research we have been conducting also indicates that the woman Nathaiel Married in Roane County was Phoebe Brashear but this Phoebe was NOT the daughter of Robert S. Brashear. The Phoebe Brashear that Nathaniel Mason married appears to be the daughter of Phillip Brashear NOT Robert S. Brashear as indicated in many places on the web and in the historical archives of Roane County. Robert S. Brashear's daughter Phoebe Brashear married Stephen Rice and stayed married to him as indicated by the will of Robert S. Brashear where she is refered to as Phoebe Rice some years "After" Nathaniel left the Knox / Roane County Area. To verify this anyone can look at the history of the son of Stephen and Phoebe (Brashear) Rice, John B. Rice. He ended his days of life in the Memphis area and left a family Bible behind (hint).
Daniel, Nathaniel and Jane were brothers and sister descended from the family of Capt. John Mason of Pasquotank Precinct.
Once again, I want to apologize to everyone for my prior mis-information which lead folks to Col. David Mason and Daniel Mason Sr. but we are in the right family with indicating their father's line.
Around here and as well as many of this site, we are in our "Research" mode and I previously wrote an entry indicating that Daniel and Nathaniel Mason of Roane County were the sons (respectively) of Daniel Mason Sr. and Colonel David Mason of Sussex County, Virginia.
This information is NOT CORRECT. Sorry
Since I wrote those remarks we have come up with some of Nathaniel Mason's Documents indicating that Daniel, Nathaniel and Jane Mason were descended from the Family of Capt. John Mason of Pasquotank Precint of early North Carolina. Yes he is the father of Daniel Mason, Sr. and he is the father of Col. David Mason as well as his other sons and daughters of which there are many.
The "Original" documents we have found in Tennessee are Nathaniel Mason's of Roane County history of 1801 / 1802 and Fort Southwest Point in Kingston, Tennessee.
They are his bounty Land Documents he recived for his 7 acre homestead in western Tennessee. These are Original documents from 1814 and as torn and as tattered as they are, they are still readable. They had been handed down in this family ever since they purchased Nathaniel's Homestead.
Our research can prove that Daniel Mason of early Roane County History is the brother of Jane Mason and the father of Thomas Jefferson Mason of Loudon County, Tennessee. These new documents shed light on Nathaniel Mason being the brother of Jane Mason as well. Jane Mason and her families trek across Tennessee and into Kentucky beginning in 1802 was the key to indicating that Daniel and Nathaniel are indeed brothers, just as Snyder Roberts had indicated in his wonderful research of early Roane County History.
Does anyone remember seeing the document of a Knox County sheriff going out to locate Nathaniel Mason in about 1802? Well, this sheriff came back to say that Nathaniel Mason was no where in Knox County to be found. Well, he was right! Nathaniel Mason was on his way to Fort Blount over the Avery Trace with his sister Jane Mason and her husband James Jeffery of North Carolina. The Jeffery's were Pioneering their way to Hopkinsville, Kentucky. It was somewhat customary for people on the Pioneer trail to migrate from one military fort to the next for protection against Indians and bushwakers and thieves. Well, in 1802 James and Jane (Mason) Jeffery, who were in the Fort Southwest Point area of Knoxville start out on their Journey into the western Kentucky wilderness with all of their children. Nathaniel Mason was with them and that's why the sheriff of Knox County couldn't find him.
This research we have been conducting also indicates that the woman Nathaiel Married in Roane County was Phoebe Brashear but this Phoebe was NOT the daughter of Robert S. Brashear. The Phoebe Brashear that Nathaniel Mason married appears to be the daughter of Phillip Brashear NOT Robert S. Brashear as indicated in many places on the web and in the historical archives of Roane County. Robert S. Brashear's daughter Phoebe Brashear married Stephen Rice and stayed married to him as indicated by the will of Robert S. Brashear where she is refered to as Phoebe Rice some years "After" Nathaniel left the Knox / Roane County Area. To verify this anyone can look at the history of the son of Stephen and Phoebe (Brashear) Rice, John B. Rice. He ended his days of life in the Memphis area and left a family Bible behind (hint).
Daniel, Nathaniel and Jane were brothers and sister descended from the family of Capt. John Mason of Pasquotank Precinct.
Once again, I want to apologize to everyone for my prior mis-information which lead folks to Col. David Mason and Daniel Mason Sr. but we are in the right family with indicating their father's line.