Masterson

 

My Masterson ancestors

GENERATION #1
Richard Masterson, son of Thomas and Margery was born abt. Jan 1515 in Ashford, Kent, England.  He Married Joane Bechyog in 1539 in Ashford, Kent, England.  They had 6 children.  Richard died in November 1552 in Ashford, Kent. England.

The children of Richard and Joane include:
1 Joane Masterson (1542 in Ashford, England - Aft. 1572)
Married Peter Stanley (1539-1583) in 1570 in Ashford, England
     1.
John Stanley (Mar 9, 1572 in Ashford, England - Sep 10, 1619 at Sea)
         Married Susan Lancocke (c1572-1619) on Jun 1, 1590 in Ashford, England
              1.
Capt. Christopher Stanley (Abt. 1603 in England - Mar 27, 1646 in MA)
                  Married Susanna Phillips (c1604-1655) Bef. 1635 in England
2 Edmund Masterson (See Generation #5 Below)
GENERATION #2

Edmund Masterson, son of Richard and Joane was born abt. 1544 in Ashford, Kent, England.  He Married Joane Beching on Oct 30, 1564 in Ashford, Kent, England.  Edmund's death date is unknown.

The children of Edmund and Joane include:

1 Blandina Masterson (Bef. 1580 in Ashford, England - Bef. 5 Aug 1629 in England)
Married John Ellis, Sr. (c1569-a1629) on Apr 30, 1594
     1.
Christopher Ellis (Feb 9, 1594/5 in England - )
     2.
Mary Ellis (Nov 14, 1596 in England - )
     3.
John Ellis, Jr. (Feb 4, 1598/9 in England - Bef. Aug 28, 1603)
     4.
Susanna Ellis (Mar 29, 1600/1 in England - )
     5.
John Ellis (Aug 28, 1603 in England - )
     6.
Elizabeth Ellis (Dec 15, 1605 in England - )
     7.
Thomas Ellis (Nov 6, 1608 in England - )
2 Richard Masterson (See Generation #6 Below)
GENERATION #3

Richard "The Elder" Masterson, son of Edmund and Joane was born on Sep 11, 1594 in Sandwich, Kent, England.  Richard was excommunicated several times for criticizing the Church of England.  He was in Leiden by Oct 7, 1611 and was a wool comber by occupation.  He married Mary Goodale on Nov 23, 1619 in Leydon, Netherlands.  He wrote to William Bradford with 4 others on Nov 30, 1625 expressing hopes of emigrating to New England.  They migrated to America in mid-July 1629 on the 2nd Mayflower that sailed on April 24th, 1629 from Leiden.  Richard died on Jul 1, 1633 in Plymouth, MA of an infectious fever that claimed over 20 lives.

The 2 children of Richard and Mary are:

1 Nathaniel Masterson (Abt. 1620 in Leiden, Netherlands - Jan 24, 1692 in MA)
Married Elizabeth Cogswell (-c1691) on Jul 31, 1657 in Ipswich, MA.
    1. Sarah Masterson (Ab. 1652 - Oct 3, 1703 in MA)
        Married Arthur Bragdon (c1670-1746) Abt. 1692
        Sarah and 4 of her children were scalped and killed by indians on Oct 13, 1703.
        Daughter Abial was carried captive and still living in 1711.
            1. Abial Bragdon (-Aft. 1710)
    2. Elizabeth Masterson (Abt. 1660 in MA - )
        Married Samuel Young (c1655-1692) in Feb 1692 in MA
            1. Elizabeth Young (May 10, 1721 - )
            2. Sarah Young (1724 - )
            3. Samuel Young (1726 - )
            4. Abigail Young (1729 - )
            5. Jonathan Young, Jr. (Abt. 1690 in MA - )
                Married Abigail Came (-) in May 1721 in MA
                     1. Masterson Young (Dec 24, 1722 - )
                         Married Sarah Curtis (1726-) on Aug 14, 1752 in Maine - 1 child
                     2. Sarah Young (Dec 20, 1724 in MA - )
                         Married Ebenezer Redlon, Sr. (1723-1777) - 2 children
                     3. Jonathan Young, III (Jul 11, 1729 in Maine - Nov 2, 1807 in Maine)
                         Married Mercy Nowell (1736-1800) on Nov 22, 1762 - 2 children
    3. Unknown daughter Masterson (-)

2 Sarah Masterson (See Generation #7 Below)
GENERATION #4

Sarah Masterson, daughter of Richard and Mary was born in 1622 in Leiden, Netherlands.  In 1637 she married John Atwood.  Sarah died on Jun 6, 1714 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

I descend from their daughter Abigail Wood who married Samuel Leonard. 

 

Migration pattern of my Masterson family
England -- Massachusetts


Surnames that married into my Masterson family
ATWOOD BECHING BECHYOG
BOSTOCK GOODALE  

 

My Descent From The Masterson Line

Generation Father Mother
16 Richard Masterson (1515-1552) Joane Bechyog (1518-1553)
15 Edmund Masterson (1544-) Joane Beching (1544-1598)
14 Richard Masterson (1594-1633) Mary Goodale (1590-1650)
13 John Atwood (1614-1675) Sarah Masterson (1622-1701)
12 Samuel Leonard (1643-1720) Abigail Wood (1656-1698)
11 Richard Adams (1679-1749) Mercy Leonard (1673-1749)
10 Richard Adams (1708-1787) Susanna Preston (1711-1788)
9 Samuel Adams (1737-1809) Sarah Clark (1739-1818)
8 Miles Jones (1764-1812) Mehitable Adams (1771-1812)
7 Miles Jones (1794-1885) Pamelia Turner (1805-1883)
6 Darius Benjamin Jones (1834-1918) Marquerite Cowan (1835-1906)
5 Nathaniel Henry Hawk (1858-1944) Anna Irene Jones (1868-1936)
4 Ernest August Schwiening (1873-1944) Grace Myrtle Hawk (1885-1984)
3 William Edward Marshall (1901-1981) Irene Sophia Schwiening (1908-1992)
2 William Edward Marshall
1 Tod Howard Marshall

This page was created on 07/13/22 and last updated on  10/06/26

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