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JOHN MASON. John Mason, c.1600–1672, was an American colonial military commander, born in England. He was an army officer before emigrating (c.1630) to Massachusetts and then (1635) to Windsor, Conn. When the Pequot threatened to wipe out the new colonies on the Connecticut River, he and John Underhill led an expedition (1637) against them ...
John Mason led English, Mohegan, and Narragansett warriors in an attack on the main fortified Pequot village on the site of modern-day Mystic, Connecticut. The Pequot were surprised but quickly mounted a spirited defense that almost led to an English defeat. Realizing that he could….
Captain John Mason (1586–1635) was an English sailor and colonist who was instrumental to the establishment of various settlements in colonial America and is considered to be the 'Founder of New Hampshire'. Mason was born in 1586 at King's Lynn, Norfolk, and educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge.
John Mason (governor) (1586–1635), founder of the Province of New Hampshire and governor of Newfoundland. John Mason (British diplomat) (1927–2008), UK High Commissioner to Australia. John Mason (Scottish politician) (born 1957), Member of Parliament for Glasgow East and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Shettleston.
Nov 17, 2021 · Historians, Native American leaders and a descendant of Capt. John Mason will gather at the state Capitol Thursday to debate the future of a statue honoring the colonial-era war hero who lead a ...
Mar 9, 2022 · John Mason, as part of the Puritan Migration in the 1630s, was a recognized, accepted member of that Elect group and, therefore, deemed a Visible Saint himself.
Jan 13, 2008 · John Mason, governor of the English colony in Newfoundland (b at King's Lynn, Eng 1586; d at London, Eng 1635). In 1615 he was appointed the second governor of the colony at Cuper's Cove (Cupids, Newfoundland), succeeding John GUY , and arrived in 1616 accompanied by his wife.
