b about 1610, according to Paula, he was the eldest in father Richard Mason's will (1630).
d 8 Dec 1690 at Westhouses, Dent, FHL 1472792/2 #239 Westhouses was later renamed as Whernside Manor - see deepdale_westhouses_dent.jpg
will: (from Paula Healey) written: 17 Nov 1690 probate: 12 Dec 1690 R585B/5 98869 8043986 #201-#206
of Almsieke in Kirthwaite Dent, yeoman. Almsieke is probably Sike Fold House, just east of Westhouses (later known as Whernside manor), just east of Mill Wood.
names: brother: James Mason-inferred of Aysgarth nieces Elizabeth, Isabel and Agnes Mason daughters of brother George of Kirthwaite Oliver Mason -tenant and his wife Agnes nephew John Baynes and his son James Miles Baynes son of Miles Baynes of Kirthwaite