Searching for parents of Noah Mason born Jan 15, 1782 at Mendon, Worcester County Mass. He was bound to a hard master but ran away to the life of a sailor. Where would one search for records of either an individual being indentured or appreciated to someone during this time period? He married Lucinda Stetson in 1804. They raised a large family and lived at numerous locations from Belfast Hancock County Maine, Genesee County Ny to Pope County Illinois and finally Sangamon County Illinois. Cannot locate Noah's parents so I have reached a dead end any help would be appreciated. Maybe another clue is there was a John A. Mason in Sangamon county during the 1830's who might have been a very young brother to Noah he was born June 14 1814, in Swanton, Franklin county, Vt. When quite young he went to Buffalo, N. Y., and there joined his brother, Maybe if I could locate his parents they might be Noah's as well.