History of Acworth, New Hampshire From: tumbleweed@lisco.net - Sharon Franklin Surname: MASON Source: History of Acworth with the Proceedings of the Centennial Anniversary, Genealogical Records and Register of Farms by Rev. J. L. Merrill, Town of Acworth, 1869, page 240 PAUL MASON - born in Medford, Massachusetts 1761 - married Elizabeth Priest - born in Bolton, 1765 - settled in Acworth 1794 - died 1824, wife (Elizabeth Priest) died 1852. - children, I. Paul, born 1786 - died 1822 - married Anna Prentiss. - children, 1. Margaret M. - married Erastus Foster - children, (1) Paul M. - born 1837. (2) Allen P. (3) Wilbur (4) Charles W. (5) Edwin E. (6) Abbie A. (7) Ida L. 2. William P. - married Lestina Hills. - children, (1) Paul W. - married Lucy Twiss. (2) Annette M. - died unmarried. (3) Eliza P. - died unmarried. (4) Anna M. - died young. II. Betsey - married Alpheus Messer. - children, 1. Nathaniel - married Sylvia Booth. - children, (1) Charlie (2) Marinda 2. Lucinda - married Charles Townsend. children, (1) Eliza 3. Lorin - married Elizabeth Walker. - children, (1) Ellen - married Lorenzo Whittemore. - children, two died young. (2) George - married Etta Lewis. - children, one. (3) Granville (4) Mary Jane (5) Charlie - died young. III. Sally - married Daniel Howard. - children, 1. Hannah E. - married Lewis Gay. - children, (1) Sarah (2) Martha (3) Eva (4) Sumner 2. Eliza - married F. A. Howard. IV. Martin - married Matilda Brigham (see Brigham family). V. Horace - married Nancy Brown (see Brown family). -children, 1. Mary - died young 2. Marinda B. - R. D. Silsby (see Silsby family). ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.