Author: John Mason
Alternate names: Mason, John, 1600-1672; Mason, John, vojnik; John Mason English Army major, 1600–1672
Born: 1600
Died: 1672
Bio: John Mason (October 1600 – January 30, 1672) was an English-born settler, soldier, commander and Deputy Governor of the Connecticut Colony. Mason was best known for leading a group of Puritan settlers and Indian allies on a combined attack on a Pequot Fort in an event known as the Mystic Massacre. The destruction and loss of life he oversaw effectively ended the hegemony of the Pequot tribe in southeast Connecticut. -Wikipedia