Fifth Generation (Continued)
Family of Benjamin Mason (89) & Martha Fairbanks

260. Betty Mason (Benjamin4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Hugh1). Born Sherborn, Mass., on 15 Jan 1742. Died Sherborn, Mass., on 21 May 1767. Residence: Sherborn, Mass. Data from Mason.

She married Micah Leland, son of Jonathan Leland & Deborah, on 2 Dec 1762 in Sherborn, Mass. Born Sherborn, Mass., on 19 Jul 1741. Died Sherborn, Mass., on 27 Jul 1810. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
578 i.  Jeremiah (1764-1847)
ii.  Patte. Born Sherborn, Mass., on 2 May 1767. Died Sherborn, Mass., on 3 Oct 1771. Data from Mason.

261. Lieut. Thaddeus Mason (Benjamin4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Hugh1). Born Sherborn, Mass., on 4 Jul 1746. Died Dublin, N. H., on 27 Sep 1821. Buried Dublin, N. H. Residence: Dublin, N. H. Data from Mason.

He worked on the roads in 1767, his name was on th tax ist 1771, and he was added to a committee, may 31, 1775, "to see that the Resolves of the Continental Congress be observed," also active in town affairs, serving as selectman 1780, 1783, 1784, 1793, 1798, 1802, member of a committee for building a schoolhouse in the North District 1785, representative 1795, 1796, 1797, 1800. He and his wife were both members of the church, and March 1817 he was one of a committee to choose the location for the new meeting house.

He married Sarah Morse, daughter of Thomas Morse & Mary Treadway, in Jun 1768. Born Sherborn, Mass., on 24 Apr 1750. Died Dublin, N. H., on 7 Oct 1828. Buried Dublin, N. H. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
579 i.  Betsey (1769-1845)
580 ii.  Thaddeus (1770-1851)
581 iii.  Julia (1772-)
582 iv.  Sarah (1775-1847)
583 v.  John (1777-1836)
vi.  Ebenezer. Born Dublin, N. H., on 23 Apr 1780. Died on 3 May 1785. Data from Mason.
vii.  Achsah. Born Dublin, N. H., on 23 Jan 1783. Died on 8 Jun 1785. Data from Mason.
viii.  Rufus. Born Dublin, N. H., on 23 Jul 1786. Died on 10 Feb 1787. Data from Mason.
ix.  Ebenezer. Born Dublin, N. H., on 19 Jan 1788. Died on 16 Jan 1803. Data from Mason.
584 x.  Achsah (1790-1856)
585 xi.  Polly (1792-1879)

262. Ens. Joseph Mason (Benjamin4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Hugh1). Born Sherborn, Mass. Died Dublin, N. H., on 11 Mar 1806. Baptized on 11 Sep 1748. Residence: Dublin, N. H., Range 10, Lot 20. Served in the Revolutionary War. Data from Mason.

Killed by the falling of a tree.
Joseph Mason served in Capt. Salmon Stone's Co., Col. Moses Nichols' Reg't., which went to Bennington and Stillwater. He and his wife were among the first members of the Baptist Church, organized at Dublin, December 7, 1785. His name is on the tax list, 1771.

He married Anne Prentiss, daughter of Nathaniel Prentiss & Abigail Ware, on 9 Nov 1769 in Sherborn, Mass. Born Sherborn, Mass., on 10 May 1747. Died Dublin, N. H., on 3 Jan 1823. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
586 i.  Samuel (1771-1822)
587 ii.  Hepzibah (1773-1813)
iii.  ----. Died infancy. Data from Mason.
588 iv.  Nathaniel (1776-1841)
589 v.  Martha (1777-1813)
590 vi.  Nancy (1779-)
591 vii.  Joseph (1781-1860)
viii.  Hannah. Born Dublin, N. H., on 15 Oct 1783. Died on 22 Jul 1864. Unmarried. Data from Mason.
592 ix.  Sarah (1787-1864)
593 x.  Mary (1789-1870)

263. Abigail Mason (Benjamin4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Hugh1). Born Sherborn, Mass., on 8 Apr 1752. Died Dublin, N. H., on 13 Jul 1822. Residence: Dublin, N. H., Range 8, Lot 12. Data from Mason.

She married Reuben Morse, son of Thomas Morse & Mary Treadway, on 21 Jun 1768. Born Sherborn, Mass., on 21 Jun 1742. Died Dublin, N. H., on 27 Aug 1810. Unmarried. Data from Mason.

In 1767 Reuben Morse's name appears as working on the roads in Dublin, as a voter 1770, selectman 1773, 1778, 1779, 1781, 1782, 1783, 1785, 1786, 1787, 1788, 1789., 1790, 1791, 1792, 1795, 1796, 1797, 1799, 1800, 1803, 1807, one of a committee to build a schoolhouse in the northwest part of the town 1778, representative for Dublin and packersfield 1790, on a committee for purchasing books for the library 1793, town treasurer and justice of the peace. He served as "Private, Capt. Salmon Stone's Co., Col. Moses Nichols' Reg't., 1780," and participated in the Battles of Bennington an Stillwater.
He was a member of the Congregational Church.

They had the following children:
594 i.  Martha (1769-1835)
595 ii.  Reuben (1771-)
596 iii.  Hannah (1773-)
597 iv.  Benjamin (1775-1861)
598 v.  Persis (1779-)
599 vi.  Bela (1783-1827)
600 vii.  Ebenezer (1785-1863)
viii.  Abigail. Born Dublin, N. H. Have no further data on this family. Data from Mason.
She married John Clary. Data from Mason.
601 ix.  Asa (1792-1864)
x.  Sarah. Born Dublin, N. H. Data from Mason.

264. Benjamin Mason Jr. (Benjamin4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Hugh1). Born Sherborn, Mass., on 28 May 1760. Died Dublin, N. H., on 16 May 1840. Residence: Dublin, N. H. Data from Mason.

He married Phebe Norcross, daughter of Asa Norcross & Elizabeth, on 27 Jan 1783 in Dublin, N. H. Born Dublin, N. H., on 30 Jun 1764. Died Sullivan, N. H., on 1 Jul 1841. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
602 i.  Abigail (1783-)
603 ii.  Asa (1785-1829)
604 iii.  Achsah (1787-)
605 iv.  Jeremiah (1789-1858)
606 v.  Phoebe (1791-1869)
607 vi.  Benjamin (1792-)
608 vii.  Selby (1794-1828)
609 viii.  Cyrus (1795-1870)
610 ix.  David (1797-1879)
611 x.  Lucy (1799-1852)
612 xi.  Julia (1801-)
xii.  Daughter. Born Dublin, N. H. Died young. Data from Mason.
613 xiii.  Maria (1804-1880)
614 xiv.  Sarah Elmira (1811-1843)

265. Bela Mason (Benjamin4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Hugh1). Born Dublin, N. H., on 1 Oct 1764. Died Sullivan, N. H., on 6 Jan 1841. Residence: Dublin, N. H., after the spring of 1810, Sullivan, N. H. Data from Mason.

Born on the old homestead, Dublin (now Harrisville), N. H.
Bela Mason was a farmer, highway surveyor 1812.

He married Sarah Norcross, daughter of Asa Norcross & Elizabeth, on 12 May 1785. Born Dublin, N. H., on 10 Jun 1768. Died Sullivan, N. H., on 12 Mar 1846. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
615 i.  Betsey (1786-)
616 ii.  Rufus (1788-1873)
617 iii.  James (1793-1825)
618 iv.  Jesse (1795-1870)
619 v.  Jerusha (1797-1852)
620 vi.  Elijah (1799-1843)
621 vii.  Sybil Norcross (1803-1856)
viii.  Sarah. Born Dublin, N. H. Died Sullivan, N. H., on 18 May 1810. Data from Mason.

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