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LEIGHTON
WILLIAM LEIGHTON, a shipmaster, b. in England about 1625, received a grant of land in Kittery, Me., June 13, 1659. He finally settled at Watt's Fort, since then called Leighton's Fort, in Eliot (then Kittery). In 1656 he m. Catherine, dau.
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of Nicholas Frost, b., 1633, in Tiverton, England. John Leighton, son of William, b., May, 1661, at Kittery (Eliot); d. there, Nov. 10, 1724; m., June 13, 1686, a dau. of Tobias Langdon. She d., Nov. 21, 1737, ae. 73 years. He was a farmer and the sheriff of York County. William Leighton, son of John, b., Sept. 17, 1696, at Kittery (Eliot); d. there, Aug. 20, 1749; m., November, 1720, Sarah Hill, dau. of Maj. John Hill of Berwick, Me. She d., September, 1749. He was a merchant at Kittery (Eliot). William Leighton, Jr., b., Sept. 17, 1723, at Kittery (Eliot); d. there, Jan. 11, 1793; m., Nov. 19, 1747, Katherine Rogers of Eliot, dau. of Rev. John Rogers. She d., Mar. 17, 1750. He m. 2d, Aug. 6, 1750, Mary, dau. of Capt. Jonathan Bane. She d., Jan. 11, 1795. He was a merchant at Kittery (Eliot). William Leighton, 3d, b. at Kittery (Eliot), Apr. 29, 1751; d. there, Dec. 22, 1811; m., Jan. 5, 1778, Marian Fernald of Kittery, b., Dec. 12, 1760; d., Mar. 5, 1820; dau. of Capt. Dennis and Sarah (Frost) Fernald. Sarah Frost's mother was Sarah Pepperell, dau. of Capt. Andrew, and niece of Sir William Pepperell. Eliot Leighton, son of William, 3d, b. at Kittery (Eliot), Me., June 20, 1802; d. at Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 15, 1868; m., Mar. 23, 1831, Elizabeth A. Nason of Eliot, Me., b., Mar. 23, 1810; d., Apr. 19, 1883; dau. of John and Mary H. (Tetherly) Nason. He was a merchant; res. in Portsmouth; Boston, Mass .; Cambridge, Mass .; and Cincinnati, Ohio.
1. GEORGE ELIOT LEIGHTON, son of Eliot and Elizabeth A. (Nason) Leighton, b. at Cambridge, Mass., Mar. 7, 1835; d. in D., July 4, 1901. He m. at St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 21, 1862, Isabella, dau. of Hon. Hudson E. Bridge of St. Louis, Mo. She was b., Oct. 21, 1841. He re. to Cincinnati in 1844, and was educated there. He studied law and was admitted to the bar at 21, in state and U. S. courts. He moved to St. Louis in 1858, practised there, and held important city positions. In 1861, he took an active part in organizing the Union troops, serving under General Lyon as Lieut. in 3d Mo. Reserves, afterwards as Major in the 5th and 12th Mo. Cavalry, and Colonel of the 7th Enrolled, Mo. Infantry. In 1862 he was in command of the city under Maj. Gen. Halleck and Provost Marshal General of the St. Louis Division in the Mo. district. Resuming his profession at the close of the war, he became chief counsel of the Mo. Pacific R. R. and other corporations; was admitted in the Supreme Court of the U. S. and continued to practise in the state and United States courts, chiefly in
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railroad and corporation cases, until 1874, when he retired from his profession to enter upon mercantile pursuits. He became president of the Mercantile Bank, a director in the Central Elevator Company, and in the St. Louis Bridge Com- pany, president of the Tudor Iron Works and of the Bridge and Beach Manufacturing Company. He was the president of the Mo. Historical Society, in which he took an active in- terest. He was one of the directors of Washington University, and of the St. Louis School of Fine Arts, also a trustee of Bellefontaine Cemetery, and a director in many railway, banking, trust, and other companies. He became an early visitor to D. He purchased the Gleason farm so delightfully situated at the west end of the lake on which he erected a fine mansion. He took an active interest in the affairs of D., was a kind neighbor and citizen, and was highly esteemed by all. Ch .:
I. George Bridge, b. at St. Louis, Mo., July 19, 1864, 2.
2. GEORGE BRIDGE LEIGHTON, son of George Eliot, 1, b. at St. Louis, Mo., July 19, 1864; graduated at Harvard Uni- versity, A.B., 1888. Although one of the most prominent of the summer colonists in D., he is also a legal resident of the town and his family record finds its place in these pages. He has added to the land purchased by his father until he now owns five of the old historic farms of D., two of which are now in Harrisville. Happily the old farm mansions are still stand- ing upon all but one of these farms. They are the John Glea- son farm, the Farnum or Howe farm, the Thomas Fisk farm, the Thaddeus Mason, Jr. (and Thaddeus P. Mason) farm, and the Jonathan K. Smith farm. The large two-story house on the last-named farm, in which Mr. Smith lived, was taken down by a later occupant of the farm, and replaced by a small house, which was burned within a few years. Mr. Leighton conducts an extensive farming industry, including dairy farming, poultry farming, and other forms of agriculture, in- cluding the manufacture of maple sugar in the spring. He gives employment to many men and women upon these farms. He is a member of the N. H. Forestry Commission; vice-president of the N. H. Historical Society; president of the Alleghany by-product Coke Company, Pittsburgh, Pa .; president of the Lone Star Ship-building Company, Beau- mont, Texas; director of the New York Railways Company; and director of the American Steel Foundries. He m. Char-
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lotte Kayser, dau. of Henry and Emily (Larsen) Kayser of St. Louis. Ch .:
I. George Eliot, b. in D., June 23, 1894, in class of 1917 of Harvard University.
II. Henry Kayser, b. in St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 25, 1896.
III. John Langdon, b. at St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 25, 1896, twin to the pre- ceding, in class of 1919 of Harvard University.
LEONARD
I. LEVI LEONARD, D.D.
1. REV. LEVI WASHBURN LEONARD, D.D., b. at South Bridgewater, Mass., June 1, 1790; d. at Exeter, N. H., Dec. 12, 1864; son of Jacob and Mary (Swift) Leonard. He grad- uated at Harvard College, A.B., 1815; A.M., 1818; D.D., 1849. He was preceptor of Bridgewater Academy two years. He was ordained at D., over the First Congregational (Uni- tarian) Church, Sept. 6, 1820; senior pastor after 1854, until his death, Dec. 12, 1864. He m. Ist, Sept. 8, 1830, Elizabeth Morison Smith, b. in Peterborough, Aug. 8, 1806; d. in D., Sept. 13, 1848; dau. of Samuel and Sally (Garfield) Smith. He m. 2d, Mar. 25, 1851, Mrs. Elizabeth (Dow) Smith of Exeter, N. H .; dau. of Jeremiah Dow, widow of Samuel G. Smith, who d. at Peterborough, Sept. 9, 1842. She had 3 daus. by Mr. Smith. 1. Ellen Parker Smith, b., July 18, 1837, who d. early in life; 2. Sarah Abbott Smith, b., July 7, 1839; m. John Langdon Dearborn of Exeter, N. H .; 3. Ednah Dow Smith, b., May 12, 1841, m. Knight Cheney of South Man- chester, Conn. The ch. of the Rev. Dr. Leonard were:
I. William Smith, b., Oct. 13, 1832, 2.
II. Ellen Elizabeth, b., June 25, 1846; m., Oct. 13, 1870, Joseph Henry Houghton, Esq., then of Princeton, Ill., b., in New York, N. Y., May 28, 1831; d. in Tacoma, Wash., July 8, 1899, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Topliff) Houghton.
2. WILLIAM SMITH LEONARD, M.D., son of Rev. Levi W., 1, b. in D., Oct. 13, 1832; d. in Hinsdale, June 14, 1902. He fitted for college at Phillips Exeter Academy. He graduated at Dartmouth College, A.B., 1856, and received the degree of M.D. from the medical department of the same institution in 1860. He served several years as a school superintendent, member of the school board, and library trustee. He belonged to the N. H. Medical Society, and was a member of the Board of Examining Surgeons in the Pension Department. He m., Apr. 30, 1861, Martha Elmira Greenwood, b. in D., Aug. 19,
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1832; d. in Hinsdale, Feb. 22, 1903; dau. of Jackson and Elmira (Gowing) Greenwood. Ch .:
I. Annie E., b. in Hinsdale, Feb. 25, 1862; d. there, Aug. 27, 1862.
II. Walter Greenwood, b. in Hinsdale, Aug. 3, 1863; d. there, July 18, 1865.
III. Frederick Smith, b. in Hinsdale, May 21, 1865. He res. in Hins- dale and is the agent of the Fisk Paper Company. He m., Nov. 30, 1899, Luella Phila Barrows, b. in Hinsdale, Oct. 4, 1860; dau. of Warren Snow and Maria Louisa (Walker) Barrows.
IV. Margaret Elizabeth, b. in Hinsdale, Feb. 18, 1867; m., Aug. 29, 1903, Prof. Samuel Carroll Derby, q. v.
V. William Jackson, b. in Hinsdale, Feb. 23, 1869.
VI. Cora E., b. in Hinsdale, Dec. 15, 1871; d. there, Mar. 17, 1872.
VII. Edith Ellen, b. in Hinsdale, July 21, 1874; d. there, Apr. 9, 1877.
II. HERMAN H. LEONARD
HERMAN H. LEONARD, b. at West Swanzey, Nov. 4, 1856; son of Henry Willard and Mary Louisa (Jackson) Leonard; was a carpenter; res. in West Swanzey and D. He m., Apr. 17, 1889, Julia A. Wait, b. in D., dau. of Thomas Barge and Harriet Louisa (Snow) Wait. Ch .:
I. Gretchen Louisa, b. in D., Nov. 5, 1889.
II. Harry Herman, b. in D., Dec. 21, 1891.
III. Hildegard Genevieve, b. at West Swanzey, Apr. 18, 1903.
LEWIS
I. JOHN LEWIS
JOHN LEWIS, b. in Marlborough, May 7, 1789; d. there, Dec. 22, 1848, son of John and Rebecca (Upham) Lewis; res. several years in the south part of D. He m., Dec. 14, 1811, Lucretia Bemis, b. in Weston, Mass., Feb. 16, 1791; d. in Marlborough, Mar. 2, 1861; dau. of Jeremiah and Sarah (Wright) Bemis. Ch .:
I. Sarah W., b. in Roxbury, Nov. 10, 1812; d. in Jaffrey, Dec. 14, 1840; m., Dec. 31, 1833, Josiah Bemis, q. v.
II. Lucretia Bemis, b. in Roxbury, Feb. 5, 1815; d. in Marlborough, Aug. 14, 1876; m., Sept. 10, 1838, Thomas White of Marlborough. III. John G., b. in D., Dec. 24, 1817; m., Aug. 1, 1843, Sarah S. Leman of Hallowell, Me .; settled in Lancaster. He was first lieutenant of Company H., 9th Reg., N. H. Vols., in the Civil War, and was killed at the battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862. He was marching with his company to the place assigned his regiment just out of the city, when a shell from the enemy exploded near him, and a piece struck him upon the left side of the neck, just below the ear, severing the arteries. He fell instantly and never again breathed or moved. He was a good man, a kind and genial
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neighbor and a tried and faithful friend. No truer man ever fell a martyr in the war than he.
IV. Horatio O., b. in D., Mar. 28, 1820; d. in Lancaster, June 1, 1873; m. Sarah W. Bemis of Guildhall, Vt.
V. George U., b. in D., Nov. 4, 1823; m., July 3, 1853, Elizabeth Bugbee of Bethel, Vt., where they res.
VI. Mary A., b. in D., Mar. 24, 1826; m. Enoch Foster of Marlborough.
VII. A daughter, b. in Windsor, Vt., Aug. 22, 1832; d. the same day.
VIII. James E., an adopted son, b. in Windsor, Vt., May 23, 1832; killed by the cars at Fitchburg, Mass., Oct. 6, 1868. He m., Dec. 25, 1859, Faustina C. Towne; dau. of Warren C. and Sarah (Hemen- way) Towne. They res. in D. They had a ch., Ettie L., which d. in D., Dec. 1, 1861, ae. eight weeks.
IX. A son, b. in Windsor, Vt., June 22, 1834; d. the same day.
X. Horace O., b. in D., July 11, 1836; d., June 13, 1864, at Armory Square Hospital, Washington, D. C., of wounds received at the battle of Cold Harbor.
II. SAMUEL LEWIS
SAMUEL LEWIS came from Amherst, N. H., before 1780. He m. Polly Williams, and settled on lot 20, range 5. He d., 1790; she d., 1798. Ch .:
I. Samuel, b. in Amherst; m., August, 1796, Polly White, b., 1775, dau. of Thomas and Molly White. Ch .: 1. Samuel, b., 1796; 2. Polly, b., 1798; d., 1799; 3. Abigail, b., 1800; 4. Thomas, b., 1802; 5. Benjamin, b., 1804. The family re. to Concord, N. H., 1805.
II. Thomas, b., 1776; re. to Canada.
III. Polly, b. in 1778; res. in Cornish.
LITTLE
FORTUNE LITTLE, with his wife Lorancy, came from Shir- ley, Mass., and lived on lot 3, range 10. He was a colored man and had been a slave. He was brought from Africa at an early age and sold to a Mr. Little of Shirley, Mass., but was liberated and re. to N. H. when slavery ceased in the Bay State. Slaves very commonly took the name of their master, their first names being almost anything that fancy dictated. Ch .:
I. Joseph, b., Oct. 18, 1786.
II. Pearl, b:, May 25, 1788.
III. Lorancy, b., Apr. 28, 1791.
LYNCH
THOMAS STEPHEN LYNCH, b. in Kingston, N. Y., Mar. 19, 1864, son of John and Catherine (Burns) Lynch, has lived in Salem, Mass .; Falmouth, Mass .; Boston, Mass .; and D.
Mopar Marshall
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He was a member of the D. school board from 1902 to 1905. He was the caretaker on the estate of Hon. Franklin Mac- Veagh. He m., Oct. 18, 1892, Mary Agnes Deasy, b. in Ire- land, Dec. 23, 1863; dau. of John and Johannah (Crowley) Deasy. Ch .:
I. John Joseph, b. in Falmouth, Mass., Aug. 27, 1893.
II. Francis Thomas, b. in Marion, Mass., Nov. 25, 1895.
III. Thomas James, b. in D., Apr. 19, 1907.
IV. Mary Isabelle, b. in D., Oct. 21, 1909.
MARSHALL
I. AARON MARSHALL
AARON MARSHALL, b., Nov. 19, 1747, came to D. in 1770, from Holliston, Mass. He learned his trade as a scythe- maker in Framingham, Mass. He settled on lot 8, range 9, where he d., Jan. 11, 1830. He m. 1st, 1770, Esther Town- send, b. in Lynn, Mass., Sept. 5, 1751; d. in D., Dec. 22, 1806. He m. 2d the widow Billings who, after his death, re. to the State of Maine. Ch .:
I. Beriah, b., June 7, 1773; m. Alexander Emes, q. v.
II. Benjamin, b., Mar. 8, 1776; d. in D., Dec. 16, 1870, at the age of 94 years, 9 months and 8 days; m., June 11, 1800, Anna Morse, b. in Conway, Mass., July 25, 1771; d. in D., Sept. 22, 1854; dau. of Micah and Elizabeth (Johnson) Morse. He was a farmer at Bond's Corner. He was a natural mechanic and could make a great many useful articles. He was expert at shaving shingles long after he had passed his ninetieth year. Ch .: 1. Anna, b., Sept. 25, 1801; m. James Chamberlain, q. v .; 2. Elizabeth, b., July 25, 1804; m., Nov. 20, 1849, David Matthews of Hancock; m., 2d, Henry Kibling; d. on the homestead at Bond's Corner, Aug. 27, 1880; s. p .; 3. Emily, b., May 3, 1806; d., Dec. 5, 1827; 4. Aaron, b., Dec. 1, 1807; 5. Drury Morse, b., Mar. 10, 1809; m. 1st, Nov. 16, 1834, Emelia Powers, b., May 22, 1811; d., July 3, 1840; dau. of Asa Powers, by whom he had one ch. named Emily Ann. He m. 2d, April, 1843, Mary Ann Huckins; res. in Bos- ton, Mass .; ch., names unknown; 6. Granville B., b., Nov. 6, 1812; m., May, 1838, Louisa Rebecca Caton; res. in New Orleans.
III. Esther, b., Apr. 28, 1781; m., May 4, 1803, Zadoc Chapman; res. in Edgecomb, Me.
IV. Polly, b., Nov. 20, 1790; d., Oct. 28, 1817.
V. Judith, b., Feb. 19, 1792; d., Feb. 3, 1821; m., May 13, 1819, Luke Richardson, q. v.
II. MOSES MARSHALL
MOSES MARSHALL, b., at Holliston, Mass., Dec. 15, 1775; son of Benjamin and Sibillah (Johnson) Marshall; came to D. in 1786, and d. there, 1862. He m., Dec. 31, 1801,
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Lucy Campbell, b., May 23, 1783; d. in D., July 31, 1859, ae. 76. Ch .:
I. Eveline, b., Sept. 18, 1802; d., Mar. 10, 1862; m. 1st, May, 14, 1829, Merrick Preston; m. 2d, May 5, 1846, John Snow, Jr. She had one ch .: 1. Charles, b. in Hillsborough, Aug. 26, 1830, d. in West Moreland, Apr. 24, 1913; unm.
II. Moses, b., Jan. 16, 1804; d. in infancy.
III. Orlando, b., Jan. 28, 1805; m., Sept. 17, 1826, Eliza Mansur, b., Oct. 28, 1807. Ch .: 1. Horace, b., Dec. 16, 1826; d., November, 1828; 2. Maria A., b., Mar. 20, 1829; m., Mar. 20, 1850, Stephen Rossiter of Claremont, N. H. Ch .: 1. Kate Maria, b., Oct. 28, 1850; 2. Marshall Sherman, b., Oct. 28, 1852; 3. Eliza Ann, b., Jan. 29. 1831; m., Oct. 28, 1852, Charles W. Tufts of Dunkirk, N. Y.
IV. Lucy E., b., Aug. 2, 1811; d., Mar. 28, 1838; m., Sept. 15, 1836, Jeremiah Lamphear of Woodstock, Vt.
V. Sybil, b., Jan. 2, 1812; d. in infancy.
VI. Augusta M., b., Feb. 22, 1813; m., Apr. 23, 1835, Jesse Maynard of Jaffrey, N. H .; re. to Waukegan, Ill. Ch .: 1. Sarah Jane, b,, Feb. 11, 1836; 2. Augusta M., b., Jan. 28, 1839; 3. John Hamilton, b., Mar. 12, 1841; 4. Marshall P., b., Mar. 7, 1847.
VII. Mary Ann, b., July 19, 1816; d., Sept. 1, 1859.
VIII. George C., b., May 28, 1818; m., Aug. 27, 1848, Eliza Ann Jewett of Jaffrey, who d., Sept. 12, 1849.
IX. Sarah Jane, b., Jan. 3, 1820; d., Oct. 7, 1826.
X. Charles B., b., Sept. 26, 1824; m., Mar. 14, 1850, Eveline C. Emery of New Ipswich, where they res.
MARTIN
MICAJAH MARTIN, with his wife Polly, lived on lot 3, range 4. Ch .: I. Polly, b., Mar. 28, 1802. II. Jefferson, b., Feb. 28, 1804. III. Josiah Adams, b., May 1, 1806. IV. Mad- ison, b., May 10, 1808. V. Franklin, b., Sept. 13, 1810. VI. Micajah, b., Sept. 21, 1812.
MARVIN
LEVI MARVIN, of Walpole, N. H., m., October, 1840, Han- nah Ranstead; res. on lot 3, range 5. Ch .: I. Edwin, b. at Walpole, Oct, 26, 1842; d., at Offutt's Cross Roads, Md., Dec. 14, 1862. II. Emily. III. Susan. IV. Oscar. V. Helen.
MASON
I. FAMILY OF MOSES MASON
CAPT. HUGH MASON came to this country with his wife Esther in 1634, and settled at Watertown, Mass. He was a tanner by trade, and was much employed in town affairs. He was commissioned as Captain in 1653, and was repre-
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sentative for ten years. He d., Oct. 10, 1678, in his 73d year, and his wife d., May 21, 1692, aged 82. Of his three sons and five daughters, the eldest son, JOHN MASON, followed in his father's trade of tanner. He m. Elizabeth Hammond, and settled at Cambridge Village, now Newton, Mass., where he had six children. His second son was DANIEL MASON, a farmer, who, by his first wife, Experience Newcomb, had MosEs MASON, the immigrant to Dublin.
1. MOSES MASON, son of Daniel and Experience Newcomb, was b. at Newton, Feb. 10, 1728/9, and d. in D., Oct. 1, 1775. He m. in Boston, June 6, 1749, Lydia Knap, dau. of Jesse and Mary Knap, and settled at Newton. About 1757 he re. to Sherborn, Mass., where he sold land July 27, 1767, and thence re. to D. He settled there on lot 10, range 1. His widow re. with the family in 1798 to Bethel, Me., and d. there, July 2, 1802, aged 73. Ch., the first four b. at Newton, the next four b. at Sherborn, and the last two b. in D .:
I. Martha, b., May 28, 1751; d. at Bethel, July 8, 1839; m., Apr. 4, 1768, Eleazer Twitchell, q. v.
II. Lucy, b., May 20, 1753; m. in D., 1776, David Marshall; re. to Bethel, 1781, from which place she was driven away by the Indians in the same year and settled at Hebron, Me., where she d., Nov. 20, 1828, leaving numerous descendants.
III. Lydia, b., Feb. 10, 1755; d., s. p., at Peterborough, N. H., May 13, 1798; m., May 20 or 22, 1781, John Morrison of Peterborough.
IV. Moses, b., Apr. 26, 1757, 2.
V. Mary, b., Mar. 22, 1760; d. at Bethel, 1825; m., June 24, 1782, Nathaniel Greenwood, q. v.
VI. Hannah, b., May 4, 1762; m. 1st, Feb. 7, 1782, James Mills; re. to Bethel, 1785, where her husband was killed in 1790 by the fall of a tree; m. 2d, Sept. 10, 1792, Elijah Grover, who d., 1805. In 1847 she was the only surviving ch. of Moses and Lydia Mason, and left numerous descendants.
VII. Betty, b., July 18, 1764; d. at Bethel, Jan. 31, 1846; m. in D., Mar. 29, 1784, Benjamin Clark of Newton, who d., 1842. Her descendants in 1840 numbered thirty-seven.
VIII. Walter, b., Oct. 10, 1766; d. at Bethel, June 30, 1839 or 1840; m., Oct. 21, 1793, Esther Barker of Waterford, Me., who d. at Bethel, June 20, 1843; dau. of John and Rachel Barker. Ch .: 1. Esther, m. Eli Grover; 2. Thirza; 3. Rachel; 4. Lawson, m. Anna Bean; 5. Elmira, m. Peter Grover; 6. Walter, m. Charlotte Kimball; 7. Rachel, m. Andrew Grover; 8. John Barker, Justice of Peace; 9. Catharine, unm .; 10. Thirza; 11. Javan Knapp, b., Sept. 20, 1817; graduated at Bowdoin College, and studied theology at Bangor, Me .; 12. Lucinda Barker.
IX. John, b., May 8, 1769; d. at Gilead, Me., Sept. 19, 1844; m. in D., Jan. 16, 1789, Bethiah Houghton, b., Mar. 8, 1771; d., Apr. 21,
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1846, ae. 74; dau. of James and Phebe Houghton. He re. to Bethel, Me., about 1790, and thence to Gilead, Me., 1793. Thirteen ch., one, John, b. in D., one b. at Bethel, and the rest at Gilead.
2. MOSES MASON, son of Moses, 1, b. at Newton, Mass., Apr. 26, 1757; d. at Bethel, Me., Oct. 31, 1837. He m. at Brookfield, Mass., June 20, 1780, Eunice Ayers, b. at Brook- field, Jan. 17, 1761; d. at Bethel, Feb. 4, 1846, ae. 85; dau. of William and Rachel (Barnes) Ayers, and settled in D. He fought in the Revolutionary War under General Stark at the battle of Bennington. Ch., the first nine b. in D., the last two at Bethel:
I. Thirza, b., July 3, 1781; m., Nov. 7, 1805, Dr. James Ayer of New- field, Me.
II. Suza, b., June 4, 1783; m., Nov. 28, 1807, Richard Dunnell's of Newfield, Me.
III. Moses, b., Mar. 31, 1785; d., Aug. 27, 1788.
IV. Aaron, b., Apr. 5, 1787; m. at Bethel, May 8, 1817, Ruby Bartlett, b., Mar. 1, 1796, dau. of Peregrine and Sarah Bartlett of Bethel. Ch .: 1. Peregrine Bartlett; 2. Mighill; 3. Sarah; 4. Charles Grandeson; 5. Moses Ayers; 6. Solon; 7. Thirza; 8. Mary; 9. Susanna; 10. Freeborn; 11. Angelia; 12. Ruby; 13. Aaron.
V. Moses, M.D., b., June 2, 1789; m. at Newfield, Me., June 15, 1813, Agnes More Straw of Newfield, dau. of Gideon and Mary Straw. He was representative from 1813 to 1833; County Com- missioner from 1829 to 1833; member of the 23d and 24th Con- gresses, 1833-1837; member of the Executive Council 1843 and 1845, and trustee of the Maine Insane Hospital. No ch.
VI. Lydia, b., July 21, 1791; m., July 23, 1812, Eleazer Twitchell of Bethel.
VII. Eunice, b., Sept. 12, 1793; m., Jan. 2, 1817, Stephen A. Russell of Bethel.
VIII. Hannah, b., July 23, 1795; m., Sept. 5, 1827, Capt. John Pease of Parsonsfield, Me.
IX. Charles, b., Feb. 17, 1798; d. at Bethel, Apr. 2, 1824; m. at Water- ford, Me., Oct. 30, 1823, Eunice Hale, dau. of Oliver and Eunice Hale of Waterford.
X. Ayers, b., Dec. 31, 1800; m. at Bethel, Jan. 9, 1826, Eunice (Hale) Mason, widow of his brother Charles. Ch .: 1. Charles; 2. Maria Antoinette; 3. Oliver Hale; 4. William Wallace; 5. Mary Ellen.
XI. Louisiana, b., June 15, 1804; m., Oct. 28, 1833, Dr. Baker Webster of Sandown, N. H.
II. FAMILY OF BENJAMIN MASON
JOSEPH MASON, son of Capt. Hugh Mason described above, was b. at Watertown, Mass., June 10, 1646, and d. there, on the old homestead, July 22, 1702. He m., Feb. 5, 1683/4, Mary Fiske, who d. Jan. 6, 1723/4, ae. 621/2 years. Their only son Joseph Mason, b., Oct. 2, 1688, d., July 6, 1755; m., Sept.
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14, 1710, Mary Monck of South Precinct, Dorchester, Mass., now Stoughton, who d., Apr. 22, 1763, ae. 72. He went to Boston before the age of 21, remaining there until 1714, when he re- turned to the homestead and carried on the tanning business of his father and grandfather. He was a deacon, representa- tive, justice of the peace, and filled various town-offices. All of his six sons and six daughters lived to be married, and left numerous descendants.
1. BENJAMIN MASON, second son of Joseph and Mary Monck Mason, was b. at Watertown, Mass., July 14, 1717, and d. in D., July 5, 1801. He m. at Watertown, Sept. 28, 1741, Martha Fairbanks, dau. of Eleazer Jr. and Martha (Bullard) Fairbanks of Sherborn, Mass. He settled in Sherborn until 1765, or thereabouts, when he re. to D. with his family. His name first appears in the records of the town as working on the roads in 1764 and 1765. He settled on lot 14, range 9, and at first built a plank-house on the top of the hill. He was a master-carpenter, and framed most of the houses erected in the neighborhood in his day; and, at raisings and the like, was distinguished for his agility, fearlessness, and self-possession. He was selectman in 1771. His widow d. at Sullivan, N. H., Feb. 4, 1815. Ch., all but Bela, b. at Sherborn:
I. Betty, b., Jan. 15, 1741/2; d. at Sherborn, 1767, soon after the death of her second ch .; m., Dec. 2, 1762, Micah Leland of Sher- born, where they res.
II. Benjamin, bapt., Apr. 15, 1744; d. young.
III. Thaddeus, b., July 4, 1746, 2.
IV. Joseph, bapt., Sept. 11, 1748, 3.
V. Abigail, b., Apr. 8, 1752; d., July 13, 1822; m. Reuben Morse, Esq., son of Capt. Thomas Morse, q. v.
VI. Martha, bapt., Apr. 6, 1755, d. young.
VII. Benjamin, bapt., June 11, 1758; d. young.
VIII. Benjamin, b., May 28, 1760, 4.
IX. Bela, b., prob. in D., Oct. 1, 1764, 5.
2. LIEUT. THADDEUS MASON, son of Benjamin, 1, was b. at Sherborn, Mass., July 4, 1746, and d. in D., Sept. 27, 1821. He m., June, 1768, Sarah Morse, b., Apr. 24, 1750; d., Oct. 7, 1828; dau. of Thomas and Mary (Treadway) Morse. He held the office of selectman various times, and was representative 1795 to 1800. Ch., all but Betsey, b. in D .:
I. Betsey, b. at Medfield, Mass., Feb. 4, 1769; d., Dec. 15, 1845; m., Oct. 12, 1790, Thaddeus Morse (4), q. v.
II. Thaddeus, b., Nov. 15, 1770, 6.
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III. Julia, b., Nov. 3, 1772; d. at Pembroke, N. Y., June 27, 1839; m., Oct. 25, 1794, Cyrus Chamberlain (2), q. v.
IV. Sarah, b., Dec. 9, 1775; d. at Hancock, N. H., Oct. 24, 1847; m., May 25, 1796, as his first w., Charles Prescott Hayward (1, IV), q. v.
V. John, b., Mar. 28, 1777, 7.
VI. Ebenezer, b., Apr. 23, 1780; d., May 3, 1785.
VII. Achsah, b., Jan. 23, 1783; d., June 8, 1785.
VIII. Rufus, b., July 23, 1786; d., Feb. 10, 1787.
IX. Ebenezer, b., Jan. 19, 1788; d., Jan. 16, 1803.
X. Achsah, b., Feb. 19, 1790; d., Aug. 4, 1856; m., Jan. 9, 1810, Salmon Wood (1), q. v.
XI. Polly, b., Apr. 4, 1792; m., March, 1811, John Greenwood (3, IV), q. v.
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