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Elnathan MASON, son of Hobart and Margaret (COPP) MASON, was baptized 29 December 1755 at Stonington, Connecticut. He married 31 October 1779 to Mary GRIFFIN; and he died 12 Sept. 1811. -
Elnathan Hobart MASON married 31 October 1779 to Mary GRIFFIN, b. 13 May 1758, daughter of Thomas GRIFFIN, Sr. and his wife Jerusha (CHIPMAN?) GRIFFIN. Elnathan and Mary (GRIFFIN) MASON had children: Mary "Polly" MASON; Samuel MASON; Thomas Griffin MASON (1787-1848) m. Catharine BAYARD; Elnathan MASON; Samuel MASON again; Dudley D. MASON; and Jarusha MASON.
In the Spring of 1781, Elnathan Hobart MASON enlisted at Groton, Connecticut in Capt. LATHAM's company in Colonel LEDYARD's Regiment for one year. Together with his brother Henry MASON and his brother-in-law, Thomas GRIFFIN, he was garrisoned at Fort GRISWOLD and was one of those brave souls who attempted to defend the fort against a vastly superior British force at the Battle of Fort Griswold on 6th September 1781. They were taken prisoner by the British; carried to New York; and there detained until they were released in an exchange of prisoners.
The 1790 Census of New London County, Connecticut lists the household of Elnathan MASON with 1 White male over 16, 2 white males under 16 and 3 white females.
The 1800 Census of Stonington, New London Co. CT lists the household of Elnathan MASON on page 665, line 20.
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REFERENCES:
LDS Salt Lake Temple Records No. SL.9114, Bk.7E, p.434;
Gary Boyd Roberts, GENEALOGIES OF CONNECTICUT FAMILIES, vol.II, p.528;
Revolutionary War Pension Files #W.15842 (Elnathan MASON), #W.17097 (Henry MASON) and #W.19537 (Thomas GRIFFIN).
See: also: NSSAR National #101319 (supplemental).
Revolutionary War Pension File #W.15842:
Brown, Cyrus Henry, BROWN GENEALOGY (1907), pp.126-127;
Mason, Elnathan H., CONVERSION OF A DEIST (Canandaigua, NY, 1805), an autobiography by Elnathan Hobart Mason.
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Elnathan MASON, son of Hobart and Margaret (COPP) MASON, was baptized 29 December 1755 at Stonington, Connecticut. He married 31 October 1779 to Mary GRIFFIN; and he died 12 Sept. 1811. -
Elnathan Hobart MASON married 31 October 1779 to Mary GRIFFIN, b. 13 May 1758, daughter of Thomas GRIFFIN, Sr. and his wife Jerusha (CHIPMAN?) GRIFFIN. Elnathan and Mary (GRIFFIN) MASON had children: Mary "Polly" MASON; Samuel MASON; Thomas Griffin MASON (1787-1848) m. Catharine BAYARD; Elnathan MASON; Samuel MASON again; Dudley D. MASON; and Jarusha MASON.
In the Spring of 1781, Elnathan Hobart MASON enlisted at Groton, Connecticut in Capt. LATHAM's company in Colonel LEDYARD's Regiment for one year. Together with his brother Henry MASON and his brother-in-law, Thomas GRIFFIN, he was garrisoned at Fort GRISWOLD and was one of those brave souls who attempted to defend the fort against a vastly superior British force at the Battle of Fort Griswold on 6th September 1781. They were taken prisoner by the British; carried to New York; and there detained until they were released in an exchange of prisoners.
The 1790 Census of New London County, Connecticut lists the household of Elnathan MASON with 1 White male over 16, 2 white males under 16 and 3 white females.
The 1800 Census of Stonington, New London Co. CT lists the household of Elnathan MASON on page 665, line 20.
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REFERENCES:
LDS Salt Lake Temple Records No. SL.9114, Bk.7E, p.434;
Gary Boyd Roberts, GENEALOGIES OF CONNECTICUT FAMILIES, vol.II, p.528;
Revolutionary War Pension Files #W.15842 (Elnathan MASON), #W.17097 (Henry MASON) and #W.19537 (Thomas GRIFFIN).
See: also: NSSAR National #101319 (supplemental).
Revolutionary War Pension File #W.15842:
Brown, Cyrus Henry, BROWN GENEALOGY (1907), pp.126-127;
Mason, Elnathan H., CONVERSION OF A DEIST (Canandaigua, NY, 1805), an autobiography by Elnathan Hobart Mason.
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Elnathan MASON, son of Hobart and Margaret (COPP) MASON, was baptized 29 December 1755 at Stonington, Connecticut. He married 31 October 1779 to Mary GRIFFIN; and he died 12 Sept. 1811. -
Elnathan Hobart MASON married 31 October 1779 to Mary GRIFFIN, b. 13 May 1758, daughter of Thomas GRIFFIN, Sr. and his wife Jerusha (CHIPMAN?) GRIFFIN. Elnathan and Mary (GRIFFIN) MASON had children: Mary "Polly" MASON; Samuel MASON; Thomas Griffin MASON (1787-1848) m. Catharine BAYARD; Elnathan MASON; Samuel MASON again; Dudley D. MASON; and Jarusha MASON.
In the Spring of 1781, Elnathan Hobart MASON enlisted at Groton, Connecticut in Capt. LATHAM's company in Colonel LEDYARD's Regiment for one year. Together with his brother Henry MASON and his brother-in-law, Thomas GRIFFIN, he was garrisoned at Fort GRISWOLD and was one of those brave souls who attempted to defend the fort against a vastly superior British force at the Battle of Fort Griswold on 6th September 1781. They were taken prisoner by the British; carried to New York; and there detained until they were released in an exchange of prisoners.
The 1790 Census of New London County, Connecticut lists the household of Elnathan MASON with 1 White male over 16, 2 white males under 16 and 3 white females.
The 1800 Census of Stonington, New London Co. CT lists the household of Elnathan MASON on page 665, line 20.
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REFERENCES:
LDS Salt Lake Temple Records No. SL.9114, Bk.7E, p.434;
Gary Boyd Roberts, GENEALOGIES OF CONNECTICUT FAMILIES, vol.II, p.528;
Revolutionary War Pension Files #W.15842 (Elnathan MASON), #W.17097 (Henry MASON) and #W.19537 (Thomas GRIFFIN).
See: also: NSSAR National #101319 (supplemental).
Revolutionary War Pension File #W.15842:
Brown, Cyrus Henry, BROWN GENEALOGY (1907), pp.126-127;
Mason, Elnathan H., CONVERSION OF A DEIST (Canandaigua, NY, 1805), an autobiography by Elnathan Hobart Mason.
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Elnathan MASON, son of Hobart and Margaret (COPP) MASON, was baptized 29 December 1755 at Stonington, Connecticut. He married 31 October 1779 to Mary GRIFFIN; and he died 12 Sept. 1811. -
Elnathan Hobart MASON married 31 October 1779 to Mary GRIFFIN, b. 13 May 1758, daughter of Thomas GRIFFIN, Sr. and his wife Jerusha (CHIPMAN?) GRIFFIN. Elnathan and Mary (GRIFFIN) MASON had children: Mary "Polly" MASON; Samuel MASON; Thomas Griffin MASON (1787-1848) m. Catharine BAYARD; Elnathan MASON; Samuel MASON again; Dudley D. MASON; and Jarusha MASON.
In the Spring of 1781, Elnathan Hobart MASON enlisted at Groton, Connecticut in Capt. LATHAM's company in Colonel LEDYARD's Regiment for one year. Together with his brother Henry MASON and his brother-in-law, Thomas GRIFFIN, he was garrisoned at Fort GRISWOLD and was one of those brave souls who attempted to defend the fort against a vastly superior British force at the Battle of Fort Griswold on 6th September 1781. They were taken prisoner by the British; carried to New York; and there detained until they were released in an exchange of prisoners.
The 1790 Census of New London County, Connecticut lists the household of Elnathan MASON with 1 White male over 16, 2 white males under 16 and 3 white females.
The 1800 Census of Stonington, New London Co. CT lists the household of Elnathan MASON on page 665, line 20.
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REFERENCES:
LDS Salt Lake Temple Records No. SL.9114, Bk.7E, p.434;
Gary Boyd Roberts, GENEALOGIES OF CONNECTICUT FAMILIES, vol.II, p.528;
Revolutionary War Pension Files #W.15842 (Elnathan MASON), #W.17097 (Henry MASON) and #W.19537 (Thomas GRIFFIN).
See: also: NSSAR National #101319 (supplemental).
Revolutionary War Pension File #W.15842:
Brown, Cyrus Henry, BROWN GENEALOGY (1907), pp.126-127;
Mason, Elnathan H., CONVERSION OF A DEIST (Canandaigua, NY, 1805), an autobiography by Elnathan Hobart Mason.
