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Samuel Mason | |
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 Following his military service, in the American Revolutionary War, Samuel Mason led a gang of river pirates, from 1797-1799, on the Ohio River, at the infamous outlaw haunt of Cave-in-Rock. | |
| Born | Samuel Ross Mason November 8, 1739 Norfolk, Colony of Virginia (British Royal Colony), British North America, British Empire, present-day Norfolk, Virginia, US |
| Died | 1803 (aged 64) |
| Cause of death | gunshot wound or murder by tomahawk |
| Resting place | unknown |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Sam Mason, Meason, Samuel Meason, Captain Mason, 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 |
| Known for | Being a brave, Patriot, Revolutionary War soldier, on the American western frontier and a ruthless outlaw, on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers |
| Spouse | Rosanna Dorsey (Rosannah) |
| Children | Samuel Mason, Jr. Thomas Mason Issac Mason George Mason Magnus Mason Dorsey Mason (daughter) Ann Mason Mary Mason Elizabeth Mason Robert Worthington, Jr. (son-in-law) George Cole Briscoe (son-in-law) Hannah Frost (daughter-in-law) |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Mason and Mary Newton |
| Relatives | George Mason (brother) Thomas Mason (brother) Joseph Mason (brother) Issac Mason (brother) Hannah Mason (sister) Rachel Mason (sister) Sarah Mason (sister) |