Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
Birthabt 1628, Norfolk County, VA172353,172354,172336,172355,172356,172357,172358,172359,172360
Land Sold7 Nov 1648, Lower Norfolk, VA172222,172230,172361,172264
Memolands to James Thelaball from his mother, Alice Mason and him
Land Purchaseaft 17 Nov 1653, Norfolk County, VA172362,172363,172364
MemoExecutor & all of Daniell Tanner’s estate on the South side of James River & executor
Land Purchase1653, Lower Norfolk, VA172365
Memo250 ac for importing Robert Buckler, Thomas Wilmot, James McCoy, Phillip Brown and Black Jack; Rights assigned to George Kempe
Residenceca 1665, Norfolk County, VA172342
Land Sold1667, Lower Norfolk, VA172317
Memotransferred 600 ac to his sister, Elizabeth Thelaball
Residenceca 1695, Norfolk County, VA172366
MemoElizabeth River Parish
Will Filed17 Jun 1695, Norfolk County, VA172367,172368,172369,172366,172370,172371,172372,172373
MemoWill dated
Deathbef 15 Sep 1702, Norfolk County, VA172374,172368,172369,172375,172376,172370,172371,172349
Will Filed15 Sep 1702, Norfolk County, VA172367,172368,172377,172366,172378,172371,172372,172373
MemoWill proved
OccupationJustice of Lower Norfolk, VA from 1619 until his death in 1702; presiding Justice fm 1669; High Sheriff Apr 1655; Member of House of Burgesses 1654-92172379,172380,172381,172382,172383,172384,172385
FatherFrancis Mason (1584-<1648)
MotherAlice Gany (<1594-1655)
Military
US & International Marriage Records 1560-190020305
Colonel Lemuel Mason b: 1628 Marr: Ann Seawell b: 1634

Coll. Lemuel Mason26377

Pg 25 Col Lemuel Mason of the Militia of Lower Norfolk in 1680 and in 1699, held the same position in Norfolk County. (VA Magazine of History & Biography, Vol 1, Pg 247)172241

Pg 79 Coll Lemuel Mason101907

Pg 47 Lemuel Mason was a Major of the militia in 1658 & Col fm 1665 onward150754

Pg 76 Col Lemeul Mason172242

Pg 59 Lemuel Mason, Major and Colonel of Militia150755

VA Biographical Encyclopedia150706
Colonel Lemuel Mason wa colonel of the militia in 1680

Image616of897 Pg607 Col Lemuel Mason172243

Lower Norfolk Deeds & Wills Vol 4 Image453of794 Coll Lemuel Mason22156

Pg 615 Col Lemuel Mason is one of the first names of record of Portsmouth.172244
Pg 616 Col Lemuel Mason was colonel of militia in Lower Norfolk, and holding the same office in North Carolina in 1699
Research
Lemuell Mason 16 Jul 1655 Norfolk Co VA, Executor; This probate record was extracted from microfilmed copies of the original Will Book. Bk C-181; prove 15 Nov 165526377 (Executor to whom?)

Col Lemuell Mason 10 Oct 1685 Norfolk Co VA, Heir; 1 ring of 3 pounds; This probate record was extracted from microfilmed copies of the original Will Book. Bk 4-218; prove 1 Feb 168526377 (Who Heir to?)

Col Lemuell Mason 26 Jan 1678 Norfolk Co VA, Executor; This probate record was extracted from microfilmed copies of the original Will Book. Bk 4-58; prove 16 Aug 167926377 (Executor to whom?)

Lemuell Mason 20 Aug 1650 Norfolk Co VA, Overseer; This probate record was extracted from microfilmed copies of the original Will Book. Bk B-26026377 (Overseer to Whom?)

Pg 615 There are other accounts, which affirm that an early Francis and James were half brothers of Colonel Lemuel Mason. James Mason was prominent in Surry.172244
Spouses
Birth1630, Norfolk County, VA172394,172395,172336,172396,172397,172350,172351
Memoca 1637? ca 1634? Ca 1635? Father did not arrive in VA until 1632?
Residence30 Oct 1705, Norfolk County, VA172398,172399
MemoElizabeth River Parish
Will Filed30 Oct 1705, Norfolk County, VA172400,172401,172398,172402,172403,172404,172399,172405
MemoWill dated; 1704?
Deathaft 30 Oct 1705, Norfolk County, VA172400,172406,172407,172404,172399
MemoBef 13 Mar 1706?
Will Filed13 Mar 1706, Norfolk County, VA172400,172401,172398,172402,172408,172404,172399
Memo/1707; 1705? 15 Mar? Will proved
Alias/AKAAlice172409
FatherHenry Seawell Sr (<1607-1644)
MotherAlice Willoughby (ca1610-)
Marriage1649, VA172334,172388,172336,172347
ChildrenElizabeth (~1651-1696)
 Alice (ca1651-)
 Thomas (ca1651->1710)
 Lemuel (1649->1705)
 George (ca1656-<1710)
 Frances (~1661-)
 Ann (ca1660-)
 Mary (ca1662-)
 Dinah (ca1666-)
 Margaret (ca1668-)
 Abigail (ca1670-)
Last Modified 13 Feb 2024Created 15 Oct 2025 using Reunion 14 by Chris Dunmore
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