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John Mason (October 1600 – January 30, 1672) was an English-born settler, soldier, commander and Deputy Governor of the Connecticut Colony. Mason was best known for leading a group of Puritan settlers and Indian allies on a combined attack on a Pequot Fort in an event known as the Mystic Massacre.
Aug 24, 2016 · John Mason, 1586–1635, founder of New Hampshire [1], b. England. After serving (1615–21) as governor of Newfoundland, he and Sir Ferdinando Gorges [2] received (1622) a patent from the Council for New England [3] for all the territory lying between the Merrimack and Kennebec rivers.
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 ...
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Mar 9, 2022 · Monday, March 18, 2024. John Mason: Colonial commander, military maverick. The John Mason statue, which formerly stood in Mystic for a century, marked with red paint Friday, July 10, 2020....
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… Read More.
Nov 18, 2021 · The statue of John Mason. Credit: MARK PAZNIOKAS / CTMIRROR.ORG. A commission responsible for the restoration and preservation of the state Capitol was asked Thursday to return a verdict: Is...