John served on the Grand Jury for the November term.

From: The Southern Recorder, Milledgeville, 1823-1842

State: GA; County: Washington; Tax Digest, 1836
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Surname........First Name....GA Military Dist. (GMD)....Captain........Page
Mason………John F……………..89…….….........…...Mason…......40

The 89^th GMD was in the general area slightly south and west of Harrison, Georgia down to the Johnson County line, and is the area where Bethany Baptist Church, the Colby Smith Memorial and the Young family cemetery are found today.

State: GA; County: Wilkinson; Dist: 330;
Enumerator: Wm. Cooper;
Roll: M704_53; Image: 0349; Line: 18; Page: 318
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Head of Household: John F. Mason
….White Males: 2 (20-30);
White Females: 0;

…Slaves: 0

Occ: Agriculture 0

Schedule 2.— Slave Inhabitants in
State: GA; County: Washington; Div: 91^st Dist.;
Enumerated 21 Nov 1850 by S. A. H. Jones, Asst. Marshal
LN 32-39, left column, Page: 568; Image: 0302; Roll: M432-96
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Slave Owner(s): Heirs of J. F. Mason

Slave Description:
1....60....Male........Black
1....40....Female....Mulatto
1....30....Male........Black
1....21....Male........Black
1.....3....Male........Black
1.....3....Male........Black
1.....3...Female.....Black
1.....3...Female.....Black

On Nov 1, 1858 William Irwin was appointed guardian of orphan of John F. Mason, viz: George L. Mason. On Dec 5, 1858 Sampson Daniel was appointed guardian of orphan, James D. Mason.

Recorded: MASON, John F. Estate. Johnson County, Georgia. L/G, Vol. A (1852-1890).

• Married: 3 Jan 1843 in Washington County, Georgia ^{17 3}
• Change Date: 25 Jun 2007

1. George Lee MASON b: 25 Oct 1843 in Georgia
2. James Daniel MASON b: 22 Dec 1845 in Washington County, Georgia

1. Media: Census/Tax
   Title: 1840 Wilkinson County, Georgia Census [Online]
   Publication: [primary source] Irwinton, Georgia, 1840. [Ancestry.com electronic database: images of original documents]
   Date: 11 Dec 2008
   Page: Roll: M704_53; Image: 0349; Line: 18; Page: 318
2. Media: Bible
   Title: John F. and Nancy Ann (Daniel) Mason Family Bible Pages, later owned by Madison Hodges and Mary (Ellington) Mason
   Author: Mason, John F. and Nancy Ann (Daniel) Mason and Madison Hodges and Mary (Ellington) Mason, recorders
   Publication: [primary source] Washington County, Georgia.
   Date: 25 Jun 2007
   Note:
   The first family record entries in this Bible were for John F. and Nancy Ann (Daniel) Mason, their marriage, the birth of their two sons, George Lee and James Daniel Mason, and the deaths of John's parents, George and Sarah Mason. After the death of John F. Mason in 1848, the Bible was owned by John's nephew, Madison Hodges and Mary (Ellington) Mason who recorded their births, their marriage, the births of their children, and the deaths of two of their children. [Photocopies of the Bible pages are in the possession of Diane Carrington Bradford, 2nd great granddaughter of Dr. George and Sarah Mason. Photocopies of the Bible pages were received from Mrs. Helen Frapp.]
   Page: "Births" page.
3. Media: Research collection
   Title: Mason Family Notes and Records
   Author: Mason, Mrs. William Gray, Compiler
   Publication: [primary and secondary source] Handwritten notes and records of the Mason family collected by a family historian and now in the possession of her granddaughter, Alice Mason. 2000 amason@tntech.edu
4. Media: Original Document
   Title: List of Smith, Mason and Bridges Family Names, Births and Deaths [handwritten by the author]
   Author: Bridges, Mamye Vandella "Mary" (Smith) Mason
   Publication: [primary source] Georgia, c 1900
5. Media: Letter
   Title: Letter to Mrs. William Gray Mason dated December 28th, 1932
   Author: Mason, J. L., writer
   Publication: [primary and secondary source] Gastonia, North Carolina. 1932. Original letter is now in the possession of Alice Mason, granddaughter of Mrs. William Gray Mason; photocopoy in the possession of Diane Carrington Bradford.
6. Media: Bible
   Title: Jethro Arline Family Bible Pages
   Author: Arline, Jethro and Elizabeth (Mason) Arline and Descendants
   Publication: [primary source] Laurens County, Georgia. A certified copy of the records contained in the Jethro Arline Bible is in the possession of Diane Carrington Bradford.
   Date: 11 Dec 2008
   Page: Births, first page, column 1
7. Media: Bible
   Title: John F. and Nancy Ann (Daniel) Mason Family Bible Pages, later owned by Madison Hodges and Mary (Ellington) Mason
   Author: Mason, John F. and Nancy Ann (Daniel) Mason and Madison Hodges and Mary (Ellington) Mason, recorders
   Publication: [primary source] Washington County, Georgia.
   Date: 25 Jun 2007
   Note:
   The first family record entries in this Bible were for John F. and Nancy Ann (Daniel) Mason, their marriage, the birth of their two sons, George Lee and James Daniel Mason, and the deaths of John's parents, George and Sarah Mason. After the death of John F. Mason in 1848, the Bible was owned by John's nephew, Madison Hodges and Mary (Ellington) Mason who recorded their births, their marriage, the births of their children, and the deaths of two of their children. [Photocopies of the Bible pages are in the possession of Diane Carrington Bradford, 2nd great granddaughter of Dr. George and Sarah Mason. Photocopies of the Bible pages were received from Mrs. Helen Frapp.]
   Page: Deaths" page.
8. Media: Bible
   Title: Jethro Arline Family Bible Pages
   Author: Arline, Jethro and Elizabeth (Mason) Arline and Descendants
   Publication: [primary source] Laurens County, Georgia. A certified copy of the records contained in the Jethro Arline Bible is in the possession of Diane Carrington Bradford.
   Date: 11 Dec 2008
   Page: Deaths, first page, column 1
9. Media: Military
   Title: Georgia Military Commissions 1830-1832
   Publication: [primary source] Morrow, Georgia: Georgia Department of Archives and History. Original records on microfilm.
   Date: 27 Nov 2008
   Page: p 586
10. Media: State archives
    Title: Georgia Justice of the Peace Commission Book 1830-1835
    Publication: [primary source] Morrow, Georgia: Georgia Department of Archives and History. Original records on microfilm.
    Date: 27 Nov 2008
    Page: p 603
11. Media: Book
    Title: Washington County, Georgia, Index to 1828 Tax Digest, Index to 1836 Tax Digest with Genealogical Gleanings
    Author: Henry, William R., compiler
    Publication: [derivitive primary source] Warner Robins, Georgia: Central Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc., 1987.
    Date: 31 Oct 2008
    Note:
    This index was compiled from microfilm of the original tax digest records on file at the Georgia Department of Archives and History.
    Page: p 44
12. Media: Court
    Title: Washington County, Georgia, Letters Testamentary, Administrators, Guardianship, Book A
    Publication: [primary source] Sandersville, Georgia. Office of Probate Court.
    Date: 11 Oct 2008
    Page: p 256
13. Media: Vital
    Title: Washington County, Georgia, Estate Papers
    Author: Newsom, Elizabeth Pritchard, Abstracted and Compiled
    Publication: [primary source] Sandersville, Georgia: Genealogical Committee of the Washington County Historical Society, 1982
    Date: 9 Dec 2002
14. Media: Book
    Title: Georgia Intestate Records
    Author: Austin, Jeanette Holland
    Publication: [primary source] Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1986
    Date: 16 Oct 2003
    Page: p 301
15. Media: Court
    Title: Washington County, Georgia, Letters Testamentary, Administrators, Guardianship, Book A
    Publication: [primary source] Sandersville, Georgia. Office of Probate Court.
    Date: 11 Oct 2008
    Page: p 431
16. Media: Census/Tax
    Title: 1850 Washington County, Georgia Census
    Publication: [primary source] Sandersville, Georgia, 1850
    Date: 10 Mar 2001
    Page: Schedule 2, Slave Schedule. LN 32-39, left column, Page: 568; Image: 0302; Roll: M432-96
17. Media: Bible
    Title: John F. and Nancy Ann (Daniel) Mason Family Bible Pages, later owned by Madison Hodges and Mary (Ellington) Mason
    Author: Mason, John F. and Nancy Ann (Daniel) Mason and Madison Hodges and Mary (Ellington) Mason, recorders
    Publication: [primary source] Washington County, Georgia.
    Date: 25 Jun 2007
    Note:
    The first family record entries in this Bible were for John F. and Nancy Ann (Daniel) Mason, their marriage, the birth of their two sons, George Lee and James Daniel Mason, and the deaths of John's parents, George and Sarah Mason. After the death of John F. Mason in 1848, the Bible was owned by John's nephew, Madison Hodges and Mary (Ellington) Mason who recorded their births, their marriage, the births of their children, and the deaths of two of their children. [Photocopies of the Bible pages are in the possession of Diane Carrington Bradford, 2nd great granddaughter of Dr. George and Sarah Mason. Photocopies of the Bible pages were received from Mrs. Helen Frapp.]
    Page: "Marriages" page.