Baptisms of Tufton Mason children (and a possible royal line

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John Brandon

Baptisms of Tufton Mason children (and a possible royal line

Legg inn av John Brandon » 01 nov 2005 22:35:12

The attempt of the Tufton alias Mason family to regain their vast
properties in Maine and New Hampshire was a great _cause celebre_ in
colonial New England. James Savage's _Genealogical Dictionary_ says
the following about early members of the family, starting with the
explorer Capt. John Mason, a matrilineal ancestor (see DNB for more on
him) --

[MASON,] JOHN, the patentee of N. Hampsh by whose pub. spirit, tho. he
never came in person to our country, so much was effect. in its sett.
that he well deserves ment. in this work, d. 26 Nov. 1637, leav. only
ch. Jane [sic] to inherit his vexatious principality. She m. John [sic]
Tufton, Esquire, had John, wh. d. without issue, as is told by Farmer,
and Robert, who took the name of Mason.

[MASON,] ROBERT, Portsmouth, gr[and].s[on]. of the patentee, nam. by
the king, a couns. of the Prov. in 1680, d. 1688, leav. s[ons]. John
Tufton M[ason]. and Robert Tufton M[ason]. to keep up the righteous but
useless claim.

Everett Stackpole's _Old Kittery and Her Families_ quotes from the
funeral certificate of Capt. John Mason: "Captayne John Mason ...
Departed this transitory life ... on the Twelfe day of December 1635
and being from thence conveyed to Westminster was there buried in the
Abby Church on the XVth day of the same moneth ... He married Anne Da:
of Edward Greene, Refyner to the Kings Maty Mynte, by whom he has yssue
one only Da: his sole heire named Anne maried to Joseph Tufton of
Sussex, gent, who by her hath yssue two sonnes and two daughters, John
Tufton his eldest sonne aged 7 yeares, at the tyme of his said
grandfather's decease, and Robert 2d son two yeares olde ..." (See
http://tinyurl.com/bvka9 .)

Baptisms of some of these people are in the IGI.


St Gabriel Fenchurch, London

26 Jan. 1633, Robert Tufton, son of Joseph and Anne


St Nicholas Acons, London

24 June 1660, John Tufton or Mason, son of Robert and Elizabeth

9 March 1662, Elizabeth Tufton or Mason, dau. of Robert and Elizabeth

28 June 1664, Robert Tufton or Mason, son of Robert and Elizabeth

19 May 1672, Charles Tufton or Mason, son of Robert and Elizabeth

I remember seeing a few American descendants traced on the web, but
can't recall exactly where. At any rate, we find that Peter Livius,
later Chief Justice of Canada, married an Ann Elizabeth, daughter of
John Tufton Mason, in New Hampshire, sometime in the 1760s or 70s.
(See http://tinyurl.com/d7pw4 .)

Am I correct in thinking that Paul Reed's article on the New England
Ensigns connected up to a gentry family of Tufton? Would Joseph Tufton
"of Sussex, gent," progenitor of these Tufton Masons, be somehow
related to that family? Could there be some remote royal line involved?



John Brandon

Re: Baptisms of Tufton Mason children (and a possible royal

Legg inn av John Brandon » 01 nov 2005 23:56:08

Some Cabots may be descendants, per the following from

http://www.surnameguide.com/fuller/thom ... ealogy.htm , ...

"Follen Cabot, b. April 14,1869; m. Oct., 1896, Edith Tufton, daughter
of Charles Follen Blake of Portsmouth, N. H.; had ch.: Eleanor, b. in
N. Y., Feb. 10, 1898."

See also some of the entries for Charles Follen Blake in WorldConnect
....

Gjest

Re: Baptisms of Tufton Mason children (and a possible royal

Legg inn av Gjest » 02 nov 2005 07:13:24

Yes, Paul's extensive study of Ensigns
connects to the Tuftons in the Kent / Sussex
region.
Its one of those 'to be continued' things,
but no royal descent was hinted at.

Gary Roberts called me at home the other day.
I think he'll be submitting Elizabeth (Bullock?), wife of Augustine
Clement for his next book.

Leslie

Gjest

Re: Baptisms of Tufton Mason children (and a possible royal

Legg inn av Gjest » 02 nov 2005 10:14:17

lmahler@att.net wrote:
Yes, Paul's extensive study of Ensigns
connects to the Tuftons in the Kent / Sussex
region.
Its one of those 'to be continued' things,
but no royal descent was hinted at.

Stirnet has a summary of the Tuftons of Kent/Sussex taken from TCP

(Thanet) and Burke's; this might point you in the right direction too.

No suggestion of a royal descent though. And Joseph is not placed.

http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/briti ... fton01.htm

Regards

Michael

Gjest

Re: Baptisms of Tufton Mason children (and a possible royal

Legg inn av Gjest » 02 nov 2005 10:16:22

There is also a PCC will which might be relevant:

Joseph Tufton of East Greenwich, Kent, proved 29 March 1654 (PROB
11/240)

MA-R

John Brandon

Re: Baptisms of Tufton Mason children (and a possible royal

Legg inn av John Brandon » 02 nov 2005 15:37:25

Yes, Paul's extensive study of Ensigns connects to the Tuftons in the Kent /
Sussex region.
Its one of those 'to be continued' things, but no royal descent was hinted at.

Yeah, Paul and his decades-long delays. The baptisms at least may
provide an addition to Torrey, as they show that Robert Tufton Mason's
wife was Elizabeth ___.

There is a sketch of Edward Randolph, the hated royal official sent to
oversee Massachusetts Bay in the 1680s, in Charles W. Tuttle, _Capt.
Francis Champernowne, the Dutch Conquest of Acadie, and Other
Historical Papers_ (Boston, 1889). It mentions that Randolph's
brother-in-law, a Mr. Gibbons, was married to Anne Tufton, sister of
Robert Tufton Mason. So, besides being fairly wealthy, these Tufton
Masons were kin-of-kin of some influential people.

Gary Roberts called me at home the other day. I think he'll be submitting
Elizabeth (Bullock?), wife of Augustine Clement for his next book.

Guess that's not the worst thing that could happen, even though the
connection isn't proved. It will make people more aware of the
possibility...

John Brandon

Re: Baptisms of Tufton Mason children (and a possible royal

Legg inn av John Brandon » 02 nov 2005 16:01:37

Historical Papers_ (Boston, 1889). It mentions that Randolph's
brother-in-law, a Mr. Gibbons, was married to Anne Tufton, sister of
Robert Tufton Mason. So, besides being fairly wealthy, these Tufton

Estracted IGI shows --

St. Augustine Watling Street, London
Richard Gibbon to Anne Tufton, 6 Jan. 1647


Gjest

Re: Baptisms of Tufton Mason children (and a possible royal

Legg inn av Gjest » 02 nov 2005 20:43:57

I would think the Gookins listed at
http://kinnexions.com/ancestries/tufton.htm#Tufton
are ancestral to Daniel Gookin of Massachusetts.

I gave Gary the Clement / Bullock information, hoping
that someone else would find more.

Leslie

John Brandon

Re: Baptisms of Tufton Mason children (and a possible royal

Legg inn av John Brandon » 09 nov 2005 01:37:41

These two things may help with tracing the ancestry of these particular
Tuftons:

http://tinyurl.com/d7eat
http://tinyurl.com/aknso

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