Welcome to genealogy information about Mast families in America!
Jacob Mast and Magdalena Hooley: Early Amish Settlers of the Conestoga Valley features information about Mast genealogy in Switzerland and a chapter about Jacob and Magdalena as they settled in the Conestoga Valley near Elverson, Pennsylvania. The successful search for the Mast land along the Blue Mountains is documented in the story about Uncle Johannes who brought the orphaned Mast children to America in 1750. Twelve articles about the sons and daughters of Jacob and Magdalena published in Mennonite Family History are included with updates about the first three generations of Bishop Jacob Mast descendants born in America. The children of Jacob and Magdalena married into Hooley, Hostetler, Kauffman (Coffman), Kenege, Kurtz, and Zook families.
NacogUncomfortable History: Following the Paper Trail of African American Ancestors from Alabama to Texas tells the incredible story of twelve siblings, eleven of whom changed their names and locations to begin a new life. After slavery ended, many African Americans moved to cities in the North but Archie L. Rison Jr.’s ancestors moved from Alabama to Nacogdoches County, Texas. Over forty Colston, Gregory, Perry, and Ferguson fathers, mothers, and children settled in the African American community of Sand Hill at the end of the 19th century. This book connects to the Mast family as Jake Ferguson Jr. married Velma Randle, a descendant of John Mast who was enslaved by Reuben Mast.
Created 26 September 2015. Updated 20 March 2026. All rights reserved.