Lemuel Mason was son of Lt. Francis Mason, who came to Virginia in 1613, with his wife, Mary, and daughter, Anne. He married secondly, Alice, and was sheriff and justice of Norfolk county. He had by his first wife Francis (probably ancestor of the Surry Masons), and Lemuel by his second. He died about 1648. Lemuel Mason, born after 1625, was justice, sheriff, member of the House of Burgesses, colonel of the militia, etc. His will was proved in 1702. See Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. II., p.386 (Note #2 from William & Mary College Quarterly, p172 Letters Extracted From The County record Books)

“..came to Virginia in 1613 with his wife, Anne (sic Mary) and daughter Anne. He married (second) in 1623-1625, Alice ___. He was justice of Lower Norfolk county from 1637 to 1648; sheriff in 1646. He died in 1648, leaving a daughter Elizabeth, who married James Thelaball (a Huguenot immigrant0, and sons, Lemuel and James (q.v.).”
“died Bet. 10 Aug - 01 Nov 1648”; “came to America, with his wife, Mary, in 1613. They were married in England and had one child when they came”
“Francis Mason and Alice Mason were identified among settlers living at "Elizabeth Cittie" in Virginia, February 7, 1624/5”

"His plantation may be identified through the patent issued Aug. 31, 1642 to Lieut.
Francis (1) Mason for 1,250 acres at "Hogpen Point," near land of Capt. Thomas
Willoughby. His headrights included Francis Mason, Mary Mason his first wife, Ann
Mason his daughter, and Alice Gany his second wife ..."[As of 1642, therefore, a daughter Ann was either single, or this record was carried forward from a time when she was single.]
"from Lower Norfolk County Records, WIlls and Deeds C, December 15th 1651:
"Recorded 15 Jan 1651/1. Dated 7 Nov 1648. Agreement betw Alice Mason, widow
and relict of Mr. Francis Mason, dec'd and Mr. Lemuell Mason of the one part and Mr.
James Thelaball of the other part. (1) 'That the samd Lemuel Mason shall uppon
demand give and assure unto the said Mr. Thelaball the Lands called the Mayne right
against Hogg Iland being about Two hundred acres, which the one halfe of the said Hogg Iland, which Hogg Iland is to be devided by fower men to be indifferenly chosen,
or by the said Lemuel and James, one of them to make the devision, and tht other to
choose as they shall best agree'. (2) Alice and Lemuel to give James "two thousand
foote of sawen planke". (3) Alice and Lemuel to give James "as much glasse and
leade, as to make fower such glasse windowes as are in the now dwelling house
wherein they remayne". (4) "That the said Alice and Lemuel shall uppon demand give
and Deliver unto the said James Six silver spoones". Signed Alice Mason, Lemuell
Mason, James Thelaball. Wits: Tho. Lambert, Rich. Conquest, John Sibsey, Math.
Phillippes. ... "
"There is no mention of William Stafford, Ann Mason or Francis Mason."