Born: October 1641 in Windsor, Connecticut
Died: after 1710
Buried: Unknown
Married: Rev. James Fitch, October 2, 1664 in Norwich, Connecticut as his second wife.
Records:
1651 - July 24 - Hingham, Norfolk, England - Priscilla age ten and her six siblings mentioned in their grandfather Robert Peck's will:
Item I give to the children of Anne Mason my daughter wife of captain John Mason of Seabrooke on the river connecticut in new England the sume of Forty pounds to be devided equally unto them and to be sent to my sonne John Mason to dispose of it for their use within 2 years after my death.
The will was probated in London April 10, 1658.1664 - Oct. 2 - Norwich, CT - Mr. James Fitch Pastor of the Church of christ at Norwich was maried With Mrs. Prissilla Mason the Daughter of Major Mason of Norwich was in October Ano Dom: 1664.
James was a 42 widower with six children ranging in age from 6 to 15. Priscilla was 23. Some of her stepchildren would grow up to marry some of her siblings. Frances Caulkins in her History of Norwich says:
We may conclude that the first nuptial ceremony within the bounds of the new plantation (Norwich) was that in which its minister, the Rev. Mr. James Fitch, was married for a second time, to Priscilla Mason, daughter of Major John Mason, in October, 1664. As the marriage service was then commonly performed by a magistrate, we may suppose that Major John Mason himself officiated upon that occasion.1695 - Feb. - Lebanon, CT - Priscilla mentioned in her husband's will and made executrix:
Ite~ I give to my well beloved & faithful wife the liberty use & improvement of the houses housing stuff with all my lands in Norwich, with all my stock of cattle there to my lands in Norwich, with all my stock of cattle there to use during her lifetime & do give her full power to dispose & give the said housing & lands to what Soon she pleaseth after her Decease, & it is my will yt my two Daughters Anne & Elizabeth should injoy all the household stuff, & all ye stock of cattle equally divided to them after the decease of their mother.
Ite~ I do constitute my wife to be ye only Executrix of this my last will & Testament, she adviseing with her two Brothers Capt. Samuell Mason & Lefft'nt Daniell Mason, as overseers.
And my Charge to all my Children is yt they be dutifull to their Mother, & if any difference doth arise at any time amongst any of them concerning any estate of mine given them, yt they shall submitt to the Judgment & advice of ye above mentioned Overseers, & the Angell of the presence of God, who hath redeemed me from all adversity will be with you & bless you.1702 - December 2 - Lebanon, CT - Priscilla Fitch turned in the inventory of James' estate to the court.
1710 - March 20 - Lebanon, CT - Priscilla living, she signed a quit-claim deed along with other Mason heirs for Mohegan lands derived from her father Major John Mason.
Children:
Daniel
John
Jeremiah
Jabez
Anne
Nathaniel
Josiah
Eleazer
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