Moses Mason

  General Notes:

Moses Mason served in Capt. Joseph Parker's Company, Col. Enoch Hale's Reg't., 1776, marched to Ticonderoga. He marched to relieve same place in Capt. Mellen's Company, June-July 1777; in Capt. Salmon Stone's Company July-Septenber 1777. He fought at Bennington and Stillwater; he went with the troops under Col. Daniel Reynolds in 1781 to West Point. May 5, 1786, he gave a receipt for ratuions and travel money to Springfield, Mass. (Reference, Dublin, N. H., Revolutionary Soldiers.)
On Col. Enoch Hal's return, 1777, he is registered as enlisted from Dublin, N. H., for nine months' service, and described as 21 years, 5 ft. 6 in. high. His name is on the pay roll of a company commanded by Capt. John Mellen, which marched from Fitzwilliam and towns adjacent to reinforce the garrison at Ticonderoga on the Alarm in June and July 1777. "Date of entry, June 28, time of service 5 days, date of discharge July 2nd. Also on pay roll of Capt. Salmon Stone's Company in Col. Nichols' Reg't. Gen. Stark's Brigade raised out of the fifteenth Reg't. of New Hampshire Militia, Enoch Hale, Colonel, which Company marched from Rindge in said State July 1777, and joined the Northern Continental Army at Bennington and Stillwater. He enlisted July 21 and was discharged September 26, 1777, having served 1 month and 10 days."
The day after the Battle of Bennington he picked up a sword and powder horn which are still preserved in the family. His son, Dr. Moses Mason, had in his possession the gun used by his father in that battle, June 20, 1780.
In 1799 Moses Mason moved to Bethel, Maine, where he bought the farm, located on the north side of Barker's Ferry, then occupied by Capt. Eleazer Twitchell, and afterwards owned by his son, Aaron Mason, and in 1892 by his grandson, Moses Ayres Mason. He was active in town affairs, highway surveyor, 1799, bid off the collection of taxes, March 1, 1802, constable, 1802, again bid off the collection of taxes at six cents on the dollar, 1808, on a committee of accounts, 1808, collector and constable, 1810, also on a committee to have in charge in celebration of July 4th, at Middle Intervale. Representative, 1812, 1813, 1815, 1816, 1817, 1819. When he was elected in 1813 he received 68 votes against 27 for Timothy Carter, which showed his popularity.
July 13, 1812, a meeting was called to take action on the war with Great Britain and he was on that committee, member of school committee, 1814, moderator, 1824-1825, selectman, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, justice of the peace.
In religion, a Baptist and a member of The First Baptist Society in Bethel.
He married Eunice Ayres, daughter of Lieut. William Ayres 2d & Rachel Barns, on 20 Jun 1780 in Brookfield, Mass. Born Brookfield, Mass., on 17 Jan 1761. Died Bethel, Maine, on 4 Feb 1846. Data from Mason. (research of Stephen M. Lawson)




There is a possibility that Lydia Mason who m. Seth Wight was one of his children also. Her date of birth is right and she was said to have had a brother named named Moses Mason.

Moses married Eunice Ayers, daughter of Lt William Ayers II and Rachel Barns, 20 Jun 1780 in Brookfield, MA. (Eunice Ayers was born on 17 Jan 1761 in Brookfield, MA and died on 4 Feb 1846 in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine.)