New Masters Family History as of March 11, 2022 is now available. See "Masters Family Topics" below for details.

A site dedicated to the Masters family.  For a better understanding of
previous family research as well as details of this internet site you may want to
refer to About our Masters Family Site.              Jack Masters

• 1st Generation

• Robert Masters - Immigrant descendant. Died, Mar 1716, in Prince Geo. Co., MD. ^{A1, A19} Robert's know son was:
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  • 2nd Generation
  i.   William " W " Masters (Robert ¹) - born ca 1691 in Calvert Co., MD.  Died after 1771 in Prince Geo. Co., MD with burial in Prince Geo. Co., MD at Plantation, Discovery.  He married Mary Veatch ,   daughter of Nathan Veitch and Ann ?, circa 1713, in Prince Geo. Co., MD.  She was born  circa 1693 in Calvert Co., MD and died in Prince Geo. Co., MD.  Burial in Prince Geo. Co., MD at Plantation, Discovery.Prince George Co., MD. ^{A1, A18} (Calvert Co., MD is now Prince George's County MD.)

  William & Mary had 4 known Children who were were:

   

  3rd Generation

  
  
  • i. Nathan Masters (William W.², Robert ¹) - Born ca 1714 in Prince Georges Co., MD, &   Died Apr 1744.   He married Frances Willson ¹ and they had three known children:
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    • 4th Generation
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    • i.   Priscilla Masters (Nathan ³, William W.², Robert ¹) ¹
    • ii.  Elizabeth Masters ¹
    • iii. Mary Masters - Married Richard Beane before 1758. ¹
   

  3rd Generation

  • ii. Robert Masters (William W.², Robert ¹) - Born ca 1715 in Prince Georges Co., MD,   Died Oct 1770 in Frederick Co., MD.   He married Mary ca 1744 in Maryland near what is now Dickerson, MD. ^{A1, A16} They had four sons:
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  • 4th Generation
  • i.   William Masters 
  (Robert ³, William W.², Robert ¹)
  • ii.  Notley Masters 
  • iii. Nathan Masters Born in Frederick Co., MD, Died in Marshall Co., WV. ¹

  • iv. Hillery Masters 
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3rd Generation

• iii. Elizabeth Masters (William W.², Robert ¹) - Born 24 Mar 1717, in Frederick Co., MD,  Died 29 Mar 1802 in Hope, Forsythe, NC.   She married Ezekial Goslin and they had nine children. ¹

 

• iv. William Masters Jr. (William W.², Robert ¹) - Born   ca 1723 in Prince Georges Co., MD, Died Nov 1777.  He married Margaret ca 1742.   There were no known children in this union which lasted about 2 years.  Margaret did later have three children, Sarah, William and Verlinda Windom which were at one time thought to be children of William Masters. ^{2, A4 , A17}

  William's 2nd family was with Tryphenia North. daughter of George and Rebekah North of Dorchester County Maryland. She was Born ca 1733 and died after 1806. ^{2, 185, A48} Their Children:

  • 4th Generation

  • i.   William North Masters (William Jr. ³, William W.², Robert ¹)

  • ii.   John North Masters

  • iii.   Dorcas Masters - Born 1756.   She married William Jenkins 18 Nov 1779. ²

  • iv.  Elizabeth Masters - Born 1761, died after 1777.   She resided in Prince Georges Co., MD.²

  • v.   Ezekiel Masters

  • vi.   Nathan Masters

  • vii.  George Masters - Born 1768.  Died 12 Dec 1797. Resided in Prince Georges Co., MD. ²

  • viii. Joshua Masters

  • ix. Mary Masters - Born 1772,  Died 12 Jan 1796.  She married John Waugh 2 Nov 1793. They resided in Prince Georges Co., MD. ²

  • x. Female Masters - Born ca 1773. ^A2
The information and lines presented here supercede data and lines represented in our book.  I'll always try to keep the most current thinking on our site with updates as more information comes to light.  

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Masters Family Surname Index

Our Masters Family History was published in 1989.   The index below contains the 7,954 family members included in this work along with another estimated 1,500 or so which have been added since then.  Note that all women are listed by their maiden names.

 

A	Ba - Bo	Br - By
C	D	E - F
G	H	I - K
L	Mab - Masterman	Masters A - G
Masters H - K	Masters L - P	Masters Q - Z
Mat - Mc	Me - My	N - O
P	Q - R	S
T	U - V	W - Z

 

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Masters Family Topics

 

• MASTERS FAMILY HISTORY Exactly as originally published in 1989 now available as a PDF file using Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader.  Offered on CD for $29.95 along with $6.00 for postage and handling.   Additional copies are available for a total of $23.50 each as long as I can send all to the same address.  If you would rather have on a flash drive enclose an additional $8.00.  Make your personal check payable to Jack Masters and send to:

  Jack Masters
  1049 Robertson Road
  Gallatin, TN  37066

Page content reviewed 26 April 2023

 

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• Maryland Beginnings by Carol Collins & Mary Glenn outline the first two Masters generations in Maryland. Abstracts of land documented in the Hall of Records, Annapolis, MD are included as well.
• Land Study of Early Masters  In an area now comprised of Washington DC and Prince George's County Maryland.
• Legends of the Arrival of the Masters Family in America, by Margaret Masters Buehrig.
• Notley & Hillery Masters I have inserted various information however the bulk of this page is a summary of articles published by Charles E. Burgess which outlines movement to North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia & Tennessee.
• The Veitch (Veatch) Family - The Masters Family Link to English & European Nobility by Ray Isbell.


• Hillery Masters Family
  • Three Picture Collection - Very early images of  John S. and Juda Masters as well as an unidentified young married couple.
  • Edgar Lee Masters - Internationally known literary figure and great great grandson of Hillery Masters by Charles E. Burgess
  • John S. Masters Son of Hillery Masters by noted Overton Co., TN historian Robert Eldridge.  Take a vivid look back into early Tennessee history with this pioneer family.
  • John S. Masters Family Cemetery.
  • Bradley & Barlow Families Migration westward from Wilkes Co., NC.
  • Robert S. Masters Memories of my Grandfather by Exie Masters Belk.  Exie also gives a vivid insight as well to John Simon Masters, Hillery and his wife Mary.
  • Thomas Carroll "Tom" Masters several "stories" from a taped interview with the youngest of 21 children, Fowler Masters.
  • The Masters Fork - A Family Tradition, originally given orally by Robert Simon Masters in 1937.
  • Map of Portion of Western Overton Co., Tennessee Locates several early Masters landmarks.

• Notley Masters Family
  • Benjamin Franklin Masters Family in Early Alabama.  Grouping of images including the first homeplace located at "Five Forks".
  • Private James Hillary Masters 7th South Carolina Regiment CSA. Brief sketch of service, letter transcription and Image of Private Masters.
  • The Early Masters Family in Alabama by noted Sand Mountain area Alabama historian T. Euclid Rains Sr.  This study gives a most interesting insight into family lore passed down thru several generations.
  • Masters Family in Alabama - Early Land Transactions by Charles Larry Masters - a direct descendant of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin Masters.
  • Map of Portion of Western Dekalb Co., Alabama Locates several early Masters landmarks.
  • Masters Family Reunion Picture taken on July 4th 1989 in Norman, Oklahoma.

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Masters Family Association

The Masters Family Association is a worldwide clearinghouse for all with the Masters surname on a non-commercial basis and is maintained by   Dave Masters.    It's the place to start for sure and all comments and contributions are welcomed and appreciated.

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