Samuel Mason

Samuel Mason or Meason (1739–1803) was a Revolutionary War militia captain on the frontier, who following the war, became the leader of a gang of river pirates and highwaymen on the lower Ohio River and the Mississippi River in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was associated with Cave-in-Rock, Stack Island, and the Natchez Trace.

Read more about Samuel Mason:  Early Life and Revolutionary War Service, Piracy, Arrest and Death, Fictional Representation and Historical Inaccuracies

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