Samuel Mason
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For the American electronics engineer, see Samuel Jefferson Mason.
Samuel Ross Mason, also spelled Meason (November 8, 1739 – 1803), was a Virginia militia captain, on the American western frontier, during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he became the leader of the Mason Gang, a criminal gang of river pirates and highwaymen on the lower Ohio River and the Mississippi River in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was associated with outlaws around Red Banks, Cave-in-Rock, Stack Island, and the Natchez Trace.
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Born | Samuel Ross Mason (1739-11-08)November 8, 1739 |
Died | 1803 (aged 63–64) |
Cause of death | Gunshot wound or murder by tomahawk |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Sam Mason, Mason, Samuel Meason, Meason, Captain Mason, Ensign Mason, Squire Mason, Mason of the Woods, Wilson, Bully Wilson |
Occupation(s) | Horse thief, soldier, state militia officer, frontiersman, tavern keeper, burglar, bandit, justice of the peace, criminal gang leader, river pirate |
Employer(s) | Virginia state government, self-employed |
Spouse | Rosanna or Rosannah Dorsey |
Children | 6[2] |
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Service/ | Virginia State Forces |
Years of service | 1777–1779 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | Ohio County Militia |
Commands held | Captain Samuel Mason's Company |
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