John Mason was the Son of Pelatiah and Mahepsibath Brooks Mason. He married Zerviah Ormsby on October 26, 1738 in Swansea, Bristol, MA.

Vital Records of Swansea, Massachusetts to 1850
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1716 MASON John ye Son of Pelatiah Mason and Hipabeth his wife was Born October ye 3:1716 (Births)

1738 MASON John Mason & Zerviah Ormsby was marriad October ye 26:1738 by Elder Mason (Marriages)

The Elder John Mason also fought in the Revolutionary war:
He is recognized as a DAR Patriot for the state of Massachusetts.

Mass Soldiers and Sailors
Mason, John. Private, Capt. Joseph Franklin's co.. Col. Thomas Carpenter's regt.; service, 4 days; company marched from Rehoboth to Bristol, R. I., on the alarm of Dec. 8, 1776.

DAR Revolutionary War Service:

MASON, JOHN
Ancestor #: A074872
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 4 Oct 1716 SWANSEA MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 27 Jun 1801 SWANSEA MASSACHUSETTS

Service Description:

1) DELEGATE TO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Spouse
Number
Name
1) ZERVIAH ORMSBY/OLMSBY

Descendants of Sampson Mason

Third Generation

71. Elder John Mason (Pelatiah)
Sampson was born on 4 Oct 1716 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. He died on 27 Jun 1801 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA.
John married (1) Zerviah Ormsby on 26 Oct 1738 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. Zerviah was born about 1718. She died on 21 Jul 1765.
They had the following children:

i Pelatiah Mason was born on 9 Mar 1740 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. He died on 4 Jan 1823.
Pelatiah married Sarah Allen daughter of Thaddeus Allen and Abigail Luther on 17 Jan 1760. Sarah was born on 9 Jun 1741 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA.

ii John Mason was born on 12 Nov 1742 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. He died on 15 Mar 1809.
John married Rosanne Brown on 4 Feb 1768. Rosanne was born about 1748 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA.

iii James Mason was born on 5 Oct 1744 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. He died on 18 Sep 1785.
James married Alice Chate about 1769 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. Alice was born about 1746.

iv Peris Mason was born on 9 Apr 1747 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. He died on 17 Mar 1825 in Lyman, Grafton Co., NH.

Peris married Martha Lois Barney on 10 May 1772 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. Martha was born on 18 Feb 1754 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA. She died on 10 Mar 1823 in Lyman, Grafton Co., NH.

v Reuben Mason was born on 14 Aug 1749 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. He died about 1790.
Reuben married Hannah Freeborn on 23 Feb 1777. Hannah was born about 1757.

vi Zerviah Mason was born on 14 Oct 1751 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. She died before 1759 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA.

vii Candace Mason was born on 10 Apr 1755 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. She died on 11 Dec 1794.
Candace married Nathan Mason son of Nathan Mason and Elizabeth Wood on 11 Mar 1773 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. Nathan was born on 15 Nov 1756 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. He died on 17 Jun 1847 in Fort Ann, Saratoga Co., NY.
viii Zerviah Mason was born on 3 Feb 1759 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA.
Zerviah married Nathaniel Bosworth on 25 Nov 1790 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. Nathaniel was born about 1754.