Fifth Generation (Continued)
Family of Elias Mason (92) & Lydia Brown

273. Elijah Mason (Elias4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Hugh1). Born Woodstock, Conn., on 25 Jan 1754. Served in the Revolutionary War. Data from Mason.

Capt. Mason settled at Pomfret, Vt., being one of the founders of the town. He was present at the first town meeting held under the laws of New York, 1774, and was elected to two offices, collector and commissioner of highways. Constable 1780, 1781, selectman, 1783, 1785, moderator at three meetings of the Proprietors, chosen 1794 as member of committee to propose a petition to the next session of Assembly "that would settle a line between Pomfret and Woodstock." In 1783 he attained rank of Captain in the Pomfret Militia, and was thereafter known as Capt. Mason.
Serg't Elijah Mason on "Pay Roll of Capt. Edmund Hodges' Company for service done at Fort Fortitude, by order of Col. Jos. Safford, from the towns of Pomfret and Hartford, in October 1780." (Reference, Vermont Revolutionary Rolls, page 200.)
"Elijah Mason, Commander, for scouting up to the height of land near Pittsford to make discoveries of the enemy by order of Capt. John Throop." (Vt. Rev. Rolls, page 703, 704.)
While the Northern Army under Gen. Gates was engaged in the battles which ended October 16, 1777, in the capture of Gen. Burgoyne, Elijah Mason and other Pomfret men were employed to transport flour "from the Connecticut River to the Battenkill for the use of the Northern Army."
Capt. Mason was a carpenter and built the meeting house in Pomfret, erecting the frame in 1791, and was one of the original members of the church organized in Pomfret, 1783. He served on many important committees for town and church. In 1793 he owned 358 acres of land and was one of the largest tax payers. In 1799 he moved to Preble, N. Y., and there he was justice of the peace, deacon and elder in the Presbyterian Church. Later he moved to Wethersfield, N. Y.

Bond's Info: ELIJAH, b. Jan. 25, 1754; m. SALLY CHILD, of Woodstock, and settled in Pomfret, Vt., afterwards in New Homer, N. Y. Vol. II: Elijah and Sally, had 8. Polly. 9. Elias. 10. Elijah. 11. Almira.

SML Comment: Bond's Vol. II note should indicate the youngest three were children of Elijah and his second wife. See family details for Elijah Mason at http://kinnexions.com

He first married Sarah Child, daughter of Abijah Child & Abigail Johnson, on 19 Jan 1775 in Woodstock, Conn. Married by Rev. Stephen Williams. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 18 Feb 1752. Data from Mason.

Mother was (2) wife of her father.

They had the following children:
i.  Josiah. Born Pomfret, Vt., on 18 Oct 1775. Data from Mason.
Bond's Info: Josiah.
ii.  Elizabeth. Born Pomfret, Vt., on 13 Jan 1778. Died Pomfret, Vt., on 28 Jan 1778. Data from Mason.
SML Comment: Not listed by Bond.
iii.  Sarah. Born Pomfret, Vt., on 10 Dec 1779. Have no further data on this family. Data from Mason.
Bond's Info: Sally.

SML Comment: Birth year given as both 1778 and 1779, with 1778 being correct.

She married Amos Bull. Residence: Of Preble and Buffalo, N. Y. Data from Mason.
iv.  Sophronia. Born Pomfret, Vt., on 21 Feb 1781. Have no further data on this family. Data from Mason.
Went West.

Bond's Info: Sophronia.

SML Comment: See genealogy of Sophronia (Mason) Morey at http://kinnexions.com

She married Eli Mowry. Data from Mason.

SML Comment: See genealogy of Eli Morey at http://kinnexions.com
632 v.  Joseph (1783-)
vi.  Fanny. Born Pomfret, Vt. Have no further data on this family. Data from Mason.
West West.

Bond's Info: Fanny.

She married Loring Carter. Data from Mason.
vii.  Lydia. Born Pomfret, Vt. Have no further data on this family. Data from Mason.
Went West.

Bond's Info: Lydia.

She married ---- Phillips. Data from Mason.
viii.  Polly 'Mary'. Born Pomfret, Vt., on 24 Nov 1787. Data from Mason. Have no further data on this family.
Bond's Info: Lucy.

SML Comment: Bond names youngest daughter as Lucy, but other sources give name as Mary or Polly.

She married ---- Atwood. Data from Mason.

He second married Elizabeth Cravath, before the fall of 1802. Died Preble, N. Y., on 4 Aug 1827. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
633 i.  Elias (1803-1862)
634 ii.  Elijah (1810-1897)
iii.  Almira. Have no further data on this family. Data from Mason.
She married Nelson Burdick. Data from Mason.

274. Sophia Mason (Elias4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Hugh1). Born Woodstock, Conn., on 5 Jun 1755. Died on 14 Sep 1805. Residence: Fairlee, Vt. Data from Mason.

Bond's Info: SOPHIA, b. June 5, 1755; m., 1774 or 5, CALVIN MORSE, Of Woodstock, and settled in Fairlee, Vt., and had 8 chil., the youngest of whom, Sally Breese, m. her cousin, Leonard B. Mason. [136.] She d. before 1806. [See Memorial of Morses, p. 124.]

She married Calvin Morse, son of Deacon Jedidiah Morse & Sarah Child, on 6 Jan 1774 in Woodstock, Conn. Married by Rev. Abiel Leonard. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 30 Jun 1752. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
635 i.  Leonard (1775-1847)
636 ii.  Lydia Brown (1777-)
iii.  Hannah. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 8 Jun 1780. Have no further data on this family. Data from Mason.
She married Benjamin Lyon 2d, on 14 Mar 1811. Data from Mason.
637 iv.  Joseph
v.  William. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 2 Jun 1789. Residence: Fairlee, Vt. Have no further data on this family. Data from Mason.
He married Hannah White. Data from Mason.
vi.  Calvin (Twin). Born Woodstock, Conn., on 17 Feb 1793. Data from Mason.
638 vii.  Sophia (Twin) (1793-)
639 viii.  Sally Breese (1798-)

275. Lieut. Leonard Mason (Elias4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Hugh1). Born Woodstock, Conn., on 6 Sep 1756. Died Woodstock, Conn., on 5 Jan 1811. Buried Woodstock Hill Cemetery. Residence: Woodstock, Conn. Served in the Revolutionary War. Data from Mason.

Leonard Mason served in Capt. Amos Paine's Co., service 16 days, on Lexington Alarm List. (Reference, Connecticut in the Revolution, page 622 and 27.)
Lieut. Mason took the oath of fidelity at a town meeting, September 1777, was an original member of the Woodstock Theft Detecting Society 1793, and deacon in the Woodstock Church. He was a tanner and currier.

Bond's Info: LEONARD, b. Sept. 6, 1756; d. Jan., 1811; a tanner and currier, and Dea. of Woodstock, m., May, 4, 1781. Lucy BOND. [Bond, 402.] His wid. m., 1824, Dea. BARTHOLOMEW BROWN, of Brimfield, who d. 1829. She d. in Woodstock, June 4, 1843. Vol. II: For May 4, read May 24.

He married Lucy Bond, daughter of Col. William Bond & Lucy Brown, on 24 May 1781 in Woodstock, Conn. Married by Rev. Roswell Elliott. Born Watertown, Mass., on 26 Dec 1759. Died Woodstock, Conn., on 4 Jun 1843. Data from Mason.

Bond's Info: LUCY, b. Dec. 26, 1759; d. June 4, 1843; m., May 4, 1781, Dea. LEONARD MASON, of Woodstock, Conn., by whom she had 7 chil., the eldest of whom is Dr. William Bond Mason, now of Dartmouth, Mass. [Mason, 133].

They had the following children:
640 i.  William Bond (1782-1856)
641 ii.  Lucretia (1785-1854)
iii.  Spencer. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 22 Mar 1789. Died on 3 Apr 1789. Data from Mason.
Bond's Info: Spencer, b. Mar. 22; d. Ap. 3, 1789.
642 iv.  Leonard (1790-1825)
643 v.  Elias (1796-1842)
vi.  Lucy Brown. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 12 Jun 1798. Died Woodstock, Conn., on 12 Oct 1798. Data from Mason.
Bond's Info: Lydia Brown, b. June, d. Oct., 1798.

SML Comment: Bond reverses the names of the two youngest children of Leonard Mason and Lucy Bond.
vii.  Lydia. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 8 Jan 1803. Died on 14 Mar 1803. Data from Mason.
Bond's Info: Lucy, b. Jan., d. Mar., 1803.

SML Comment: Bond reverses the names of the two youngest children of Leonard Mason and Lucy Bond.

276. Jonathan Mason (Elias4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Hugh1). Born Woodstock, Conn., on 2 Feb 1758. Died Lyme, N. H., on 14 Dec 1833. Served in the Revolutionary War. Data from Mason.

Jonathan mason was at Bunker Hill, Cambridge, Boston, Providence, New London and Gtoyon, marched to Canada under Col. Arnold and was at the taking of Gen. Burgoyne in the Expedition to Quebec. He entered naval service and in 1779 and 1780 was on the privateer Queen of France in Capt. Whipple's Squadron.
He settled first at Woodstock, but in June 1783 moved to Lyme, N. H. Justice of the peace and a member of the New Hampshire Legislature for many years.

Bond's Info: JONATHAN, b. Feb. 2, 1758; m. DEBORAH LYON, Of Woodstock, and settled in Lyme, N. H.; a Justice of the Peace.

He married Deborah Lyon, daughter of Benjamin Lyon & Sarah May, on 7 Feb 1782 in Woodstock, Conn. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 15 Mar 1762. Died Lyme, N. H., on 14 Mar 1849. Data from Mason. 

They had the following children:
i.  Sarah. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 12 Dec 1782. Died on 9 Mar 1874. Data from Mason.
Bond's Info: Vol. II: Sarah, b. Dec. 12, 1782.
644 ii.  Mary (1785-1888)
iii.  Jonathan. Born Lyme, N. H., on 17 Jun 1787. Have no further data on this family. Data from Mason.
Mr. Mason graduated Dartmouth College, 1814, and in 1848 was practicing law at Canandaigua, N. Y.

Bond's Info: Jonathan, b. 1788; grad. Dart. Coll. 1814; a counsellor-at-law, of Canandaigua, N. Y.

He married Ann Hall, in 1821. Residence: Of Cherry Calley, N. Y. Data from Mason.
iv.  Sarah. Born Lyme, N. H., on 19 May 1792. Data from Mason.
Bond's Info: Sally.

She first married Moses Edgell, on 12 Oct 1826. Data from Mason.
She second married Abel Edgell, on 20 Apr 1845. Data from Mason.
645 v.  Hannah (1794-)

277. Lydia Mason (Elias4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Hugh1). Born Woodstock, Conn., on 11 Nov 1763. Died on 27 Nov 1837. Residence: Woodstock, Conn. Data from Mason.

Bond's Info: LYDIA, b. Nov. 11, 1763; d. Dec. 29, 1837; m., Jan., 1778, EBENEZER SKINNER, of Woodstock, who d. June 4, 1837.

She married Ebenezer Skinner, son of William Skinner & Thankful Marscraft, on 3 Jan 1788 in Woodstock, Conn. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 24 May 1762. Died Woodstock, Conn., on 4 Jun 1837. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
i.  Relecta. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 7 Sep 1788. Data from Mason.
Bond's Info: Relecta, b. Sept. 1, 1788, unm.
ii.  Lydia. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 20 Aug 1790. Died on 15 Oct 1839. Unmarried. Data from Mason.
Bond's Info: Lydia, b. Aug. 20, 1790: d. Oct. 15, 1839, unm.
646 iii.  George (1792-)
iv.  Ebenezer. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 27 Apr 1796. Data from Mason.
Bond's Info: Ebenezer, b. Ap. 27; 1796; of Woodstock; m., Ap. 4, 1826, Sophia Mason. [154.]

He married Sophia Mason, daughter of Elias Mason (279) (2 Dec 1767-13 Feb 1836) & Matilda Clark (28 Dec 1776-14 Apr 1827), on 4 Apr 1826 in Woodstock, Conn. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 3 Sep 1799. Died Woodstock, Conn., in 1892. Have no further data on this family. Data from Mason.

Bond's Info: Sophia, b. Sept. 3, 1799; m., Ap. 41 1826, her cousin, Ebenezer Skinner. [Mason, 146.]
647 v.  Elias (1798-)
648 vi.  Paraclete (1801-)
vii.  Sophia. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 23 Aug 1803. Died on 19 Oct 1829. Unmarried. Data from Mason.
Bond's Info: Sophia, b. Aug. 23, 1803; d. Oct. 197 1829, unm.
649 viii.  Sabra Ann (1805-1888)
ix.  Waldo. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 13 Oct 1808. Residence: Westford, N. Y. Have no further data on this family. Data from Mason.
Bond's Info: Waldo, b. Oct. 13, 1808; m., May 4, 1841, Nancy S. Paine, of Woodstock, who d. Jan., 1843, and he m. (2d), Ap., 1844, Mary Huntington, and resides in Westford, Otsego Co., N. Y.

He first married Nancy S. Paine, daughter of John Paine & Betsey Smith, on 4 May 1841 in Woodstock, Conn. Married by Thomas Boutelle. Born on 6 Mar 1817. Died in Jan 1843. Data from Mason.
He second married Mary Huntington, in Apr 1844. Data from Mason.

278. Marshall Mason (Elias4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Hugh1). Born Woodstock, Conn., on 8 Oct 1765. Died South Woodstock, Vt., on 11 Jul 1836. Residence: Pomfret and Woodstock, Vt. Data from Mason.

In 1770 Marshall Mason was one of the founders of Pomfret, and November 28, 1825, his name was on a list "to agree to form a Protestant Episcopal Church at Woodstock, Vermont." He was a farmer.

Bond's Info: MARSHALL, b. Oct. 15, 1765; m. POLLY SESSIONS, of Pomfret, Vt., where he resided several years; afterwards moved to Woodstock, Vt., where he d.

He first married Polly Sessions, daughter of Simeon Sessions & Sarah Dana, on 30 Jun 1788 in Pomfret, Vt. Married by Elisha Hutchinson. Born Pomfret, Vt., on 30 Jan 1770. Died Pomfret, Vt., on 29 Dec 1814. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
i.  Sarah Dana. Born Pomfret, Vt., on 23 Apr 1789. Died in 1882. Unmarried. Data from Mason.
ii.  Polly. Born Pomfret, Vt., on 29 Mar 1791. Died Pomfret, Vt., on 29 Dec 1811. Unmarried. Data from Mason.
iii.  Louisa. Born Pomfret, Vt., on 11 Jun 1793. Data from Mason.
iv.  Augusta. Born Pomfret, Vt., on 22 Mar 1795. Died on 22 Jan 1821. Unmarried. Data from Mason.
650 v.  Marshall (1797-1862)
vi.  George Francis. Born Pomfret, Vt., on 7 Jun 1800. Died on 3 Jan 1812. Data from Mason.
vii.  Benjamin Franklin. Born Pomfret, Vt., on 31 Mar 1804. Died Woodstock, Vt., on 15 Jan 1871. Unmarried. Data from Mason.
He was a talented and well-known portrait and landscape painter.
viii.  Francis Sessions. Born Pomfret, Vt., on 25 Feb 1806. Died Pomfret, Vt., on 11 Apr 1812. Data from Mason.
ix.  Harriet Amelia. Born Pomfret, Vt., on 18 Aug 1808. Have no further data on this family. Data from Mason.
She married Thomas Chrystie Jr., son of Thomas Chrystie, on 8 Feb 1838. Residence: O South Woodstock, Vt. Data from Mason.
x.  George Francis. Born Pomfret, Vt., on 13 Dec 1814. Died Pomfret, Vt., on 12 Feb 1815. Data from Mason.

He second married Christian Bartholomew, daughter of John Bartholomew & Candace Ainsworth, on 17 Jun 1817 in Pomfret, Vt. Married by Joel Davis. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 23 Sep 1770. Died aft 1848. Residence: In 1848 she was living South Woodstock, Vt. Data from Mason.

279. Elias Mason (Elias4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Hugh1). Born Woodstock, Conn., on 2 Dec 1767. Died Woodstock, Conn., on 13 Feb 1836. Residence: Woodstock, Conn. Data from Mason.

According to private records, the Brown Diary, "he froze to death, February 17, 1836."
Elias Mason was one of the original members of the Woodstock Theft Detecting Society, 1793.

Bond's Info: ELIAS, b. Dec. 2, 1767; of Woodstock; m., June 8, 1797, MATILDA CLARKE, Of Woodstock, who d. Ap. 14, 1827, and he d. Feb. 13, 1836.

He married Matilda Clark, daughter of Ens. Asahel Clark & Dorothy Hyde, on 8 Jun 1797 in Woodstock, Conn. Married by Rev. William Graves. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 28 Dec 1776. Died Woodstock, Conn., on 14 Apr 1827. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
i.  Elliott. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 28 Feb 1798. Data from Mason.
A line has been drawn through this record.

Bond's Info: Elliot, b. Feb. 25, 1798.
ii.  Sophia. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 3 Sep 1799. Died Woodstock, Conn., in 1892. Have no further data on this family. Data from Mason.
Bond's Info: Sophia, b. Sept. 3, 1799; m., Ap. 41 1826, her cousin, Ebenezer Skinner. [Mason, 146.]

She married Ebenezer Skinner Jr., son of Ebenezer Skinner (24 May 1762-4 Jun 1837) & Lydia Mason (277) (11 Nov 1763-27 Nov 1837), on 4 Apr 1826 in Woodstock, Conn. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 27 Apr 1796. Data from Mason.

Bond's Info: Ebenezer, b. Ap. 27; 1796; of Woodstock; m., Ap. 4, 1826, Sophia Mason. [154.]
651 iii.  Dolly (1801-1877)
652 iv.  Lucretia (1805-1848)
v.  Charles. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 31 May 1807. Died on 19 Aug 1810. Data from Mason.
Bond's Info: Charles, b. May 31, 1807; d. Aug. 19, 1810.
653 vi.  Clark (1809-1882)
vii.  Mary. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 8 Aug 1812. Data from Mason.
654 viii.  Charles Dwight (1815-)
ix.  Sarah Clark. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 26 Jul 1821. Have no further data on this family. Data from Mason.
Bond's Info: Sarah Clarke, b. July 26, 1821; m., May 27, 1847, Ira Carpenter.

She married Ira B. Carpenter, son of Elihu Carpenter, on 27 May 1847 in Woodstock, Conn. Data from Mason. 

Married Sarah as (2) wife.

280. Charles Mason (Elias4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Hugh1). Born Woodstock, Conn., on 15 Mar 1772. Died Westford, N. Y., on 6 Jan 1845. Data from Mason.

Soon after 1796 Charles Mason moved to Westford, N. Y., where he was captain in the militia, justice of the peace and a farmer. The first church in Westford was organized in his house.

Bond's Info: CHARLES, b. Mar. 15. 1772; a deacon, and a farmer; m., 1793, FANNY MANNING, who d. Feb., 1795, and he m. (2d), 1796, her sister, HANNAH MANNING. He d. in Westford, N. Y.. Jan., 1845.

He first married Fanny Manning, daughter of Ephraim Manning & Mary Fox, on 16 May 1793 in Woodstock, Conn. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 12 May 1771. Died on 24 Feb 1795. Data from Mason.

They had one child:
655 i.  John (1794-)

He second married Hannah Manning, daughter of Ephraim Manning & Mary Fox, on 24 Dec 1796 in Woodstock, Conn. Born Woodstock, Conn., on 21 Jul 1769. Died on 21 Sep 1852. Data from Mason.

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