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     Hannah Mason married Jonathan Waldo, son of Deacon Cornelius Waldo and Hannah Cogswell, on 28 November 1692 in Boston.² Hannah Mason died in 1726.²

     Jane Mason was the daughter of Rev. Thomas Mason and Helena (Unknown).¹ Jane Mason married Richard Dummer, son of Thomas Pyldrym (alias) Dummer and Joane (Unknown), before 1632.² Jane Mason and Richard Dummer emigrated on 26 May 1632 to New England on the Whale and settled in Roxbury.² Jane Mason died circa 1637 "she was a Godly woman but by the seduction of some of her acquaintances she led away into the new opinions in Mrs. Hutchinson's time, & her husband removing to Nubery she there openly declared herself, & did also (together with other endeavor) seduce her husband & persuaded him to return to Boston; where she being young with child, & ill, Mr. Clark (one of the same opinions) unskillfully gave her a vomit, which did in such manner torture & torment her with the rising of the mother & other violences of nature that she died in a most uncomfortable manner; but we believe God took her away in mercy, from worse evil, which she was falling unto & we doubt not but she is gone to heaven."¹

     John Mason married Elizabeth Spring.¹

     John Alford Mason was born on 10 December 1758 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Thaddeus Mason and Elizabeth Sewall.¹ John Alford Mason graduated on 17 July 1771 from Harvard.¹ He died on 19 February 1831 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at the age of 72 after having been run over by a milk cart 28 August 1830 receiving injuries which confined him to his bed.^3,2

     Jonathan Mason married Susannah Powell, daughter of William Powell and Mary Broomfield, on 25 February 1779 in Boston, Massachusetts.²

     Lydia Sewall Mason was born in 1853 in Albany, Vermont, (or June 1852.)^1,2 She was the daughter of Amory N. Mason and Joanna Sewall.¹ Lydia Sewall Mason married George Orman Drew, son of Samuel Drew and Betsey Hill, on 31 March 1884 in Glover, Orleans County, Vermont.¹ Lydia Sewall Mason died in 1904 in Vermont.³

     Mary Mason married Rev. John Norton, son of William Norton and Lucy Downing, on 29 November 1678 in Boston, Massachusetts.¹ Mary Mason died in June 1740 in Braintree, Massachusetts.

     Matilda Forbes [or Ford] Mason was born circa 1858 in Binalong, New South Wales.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Mason and Matilda [Unknown]. Matilda Forbes [or Ford] Mason married Lawrence Francis Dunne, son of Patrick John Dunne and Jane A. Murphy, on 21 March 1879 in Burrowa, New South Wales.³ Possibly the Matilda Dunne whose death was registered in 1900 in the Murrumburrah, New South Wales, registration district.¹

     Robert Mason married Matilda [Unknown].

     Roswell S. Mason was born on 4 January 1857 in Albany, Vermont.^1,2 He was the son of Amory N. Mason and Joanna Sewall.¹ Roswell S. Mason married firstly Lavena J. Tichurst on 23 May 1882 in Glover, Orleans County, Vermont.¹ Roswell S. Mason married secondly Sarah Elizabeth Hitchcock circa 1887.³ Roswell S. Mason died on 22 August 1946 in Walpole, Cheshire County, Vermont, at the age of 89.^4,2

     Thaddeus Mason was born on 27 December 1706 in Lexington, Massachusetts.² He was the son of John Mason and Elizabeth Spring.² Thaddeus Mason was baptised on 29 December 1706 at Lexington, Massachusetts.² He graduated in 1728 from Harvard. He married secondly Elizabeth Sewall, daughter of Jonathan/1 Sewall and Elizabeth Alford, on 7 November 1748 at Charlestown, Massachusetts.³ Thaddeus Mason died on 1 May 1802 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the age of 95.²

     Of Odiham, Hampshire.² Rev. Thomas Mason married Helena (Unknown).¹

     Albert Goodale Massey was born circa 1906 in Watertown, New York.² He was the son of Frank Leavens Massey and Elizabeth Phillips Goodale.¹ Albert Goodale Massey died on 12 January 1965 in Columbus, Georgia.³

     Elizabeth Massey was the daughter of John Massey of Grafton.¹ Elizabeth Massey married John Cawarden, son of John Cawarden and Katharine Gresley.²

     Frank Leavens Massey was born on 10 March 1872 in Cleveland, Ohio.² He married Elizabeth Phillips Goodale, daughter of Henry Deveraux Goodale and Fannie Wait, on 19 September 1901.¹ Frank Leavens Massey died on 28 April 1925 in Watertown, New York, at the age of 53.³

     Christopher Vaughan Mather married Jane Emilia Tindal, daughter of Charles Grant Tindal and Anne Amory Travers, on 23 November 1897 in St. Mark's, Darling Point.¹

     Rev. Cotton Mather was born on 12 February 1663 in Boston, Massachusetts.³ He was the son of Rev. Increase Mather and Maria Cotton.¹ Rev. Cotton Mather married firstly Abigail Phillips, daughter of John Phillips, on 4 May 1686 at Charlestown before Major Richards (Mr. Russell and Capt. Hutchinson also present.)^4,2 Rev. Cotton Mather married secondly Elizabeth Clark, daughter of Dr. John Clark, on 18 August 1703.^3,5 Rev. Cotton Mather married thirdly Lydia Lee, daughter of Rev. Samuel Lee and Martha (Unknown), on 5 July 1715.^3,5 Rev. Cotton Mather died on 13 February 1728 in Boston at the age of 65 of his 15 children only two survived him.³ He was buried in Copps Hill burial-ground.³

     Rev. Eleazar Mather was born on 13 May 1637 in Dorchester.¹ He was the son of Rev. Richard Mather and Katharine Holt.² Rev. Eleazar Mather graduated in 1656 from Harvard.² After preaching in North Hampton, Massachusetts, for three years, became in 1661 pastor of the church there.² He married Esther Warham, daughter of Rev. John Warham, on 29 September 1659 in Windsor, Connecticut.³ Rev. Eleazar Mather died on 24 July 1669 in Northampton at the age of 32.¹

     Rev. Increase Mather was born on 21 June 1639 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Rev. Richard Mather and Katharine Holt.¹ He pursued his studies under the Rev. John Norton of Boston, and graduated from Harvard in 1656. He at once began preaching and delivered sermons in Dorchester, at his father's church. In 1657 he joined his brother Nathaniel in England. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, 1658, and preached until his return to Boston, 1661. On May 27, 1664, he became pastor of the North church, Boston, of which his brother Samuel (1626-71) had been the first pastor. During his pastorate the discussion arose as to the right of non-communicants to bring their children to baptism, and Mr. Mather united with President Chauncy and John Davenport in opposing the "half-way covenant" established by the general synod, but he subsequently consented to it in a modified form. He was the prime mover of the "Reforming Synod" called by the General Court Sept. 10, 1678, to consider "what are the evils that have provoked the Lord to bring his judgment on New England." The judgments were: King Philip's war; the small-pox; the fires of 1676 and 1679, and a general falling away from the strict notions and habits of the first settlers.
In 1681, upon the death of President Oakes of Harvard, he was offered and declined the presidency. He officiated, however, until the election of John Rogers in 1649, and upon Rogers's death, in 1685, he was requested by the overseers to act as president until further settlement could he made. In 1683, upon the threatened withdrawal of the charter of Massachusetts, he was foremost in advocating its retention. The agents of the general court consequently became Mather's bitter enemies. He was selected as agent to lay the grievances of the colony before the King upon the annulment of the charter, and remained abroad as colonial agent, 1688-92. His expenses meanwhile greatly exceeded his compensation and he was obliged to pledge his property. The result of his labors was a charter uniting Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Maine, and the territory from Sagadahoc to the eastern extremity of Nova Scotia. Sir William Phips was nominated governor, and he with Mather returned to Boston, May 14, 1692. A vote of thanks was tendered him by the lower house for his faithful endeavors to serve his country. He was instrumental in promoting the union between the Presbyterians and Congregationalists; obtained a confirmation of the charter of Harvard college in 1685, and in 1692 he obtained from the general assembly an act incorporating the college. By this act, wherein Mather was made president, the college was enabled to confer degrees, particularly those of bachelor and doctor of theology, In 1701 he withdrew from the office and was succeeded by Samuel Willard. He devoted the remainder of his life to philanthropy and to literature. In April, 1715, he received a unanimous invitation from the ministers of the province to represent them at the coronation of King George I., but advancing years led him to decline. "He had great faith in signs and prodigies," and delivered discourses concerning earthquakes, inundations, wars and other calamitous events. He was also a firm believer in witchcraft, and assisted his son Cotton in publishing his books on the subject. The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred on him by Harvard in 1692, it being the first degree of the kind conferred in America.
He is the author of: Life and Death of Rev. Richard Mather (1670); Important Truths about Conversion (1674); A Discourse Concerning Baptism and the Consecration of Churches (1675); A History of the War with the Indians (1676, new ed., 1862); A Relation of Troubles of New England from the Indians (1677, new ed., 1864); Cometographia, or a Discourse Concerning Comets (1683); Remarkable Providences (1684, new ed., 1856); Several Papers Relating to the State of New England (1690); Dying Pastor's Legacy (1722.)³ Rev. Increase Mather married Maria Cotton, daughter of Rev. John Cotton and Sarah Hankredge, on 6 March 1661/62 in Dorchester ?⁴ Rev. Increase Mather married secondly Anne Lake, daughter of Capt. Thomas Lake and Mary Goodyear, in 1715.^1,5 Rev. Increase Mather died on 23 August 1723 in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 84.²

     Joseph Mather was the son of Rev. Richard Mather and Katharine Holt.² Joseph Mather died young.¹

     Nathaniel Mather was born on 20 March 1630 in England.² He was the son of Rev. Richard Mather and Katharine Holt.¹ Nathaniel Mather graduated in 1647 from Harvard.³ Was vicar of Barnstable, Devon, 1656-1662, pastor of the English Church in Rotterdam, his brother's successor in Dublin 1671-1688, and then until his death pastor of a church in London.³ He died on 26 July 1697 at the age of 67.²

     Rev. Richard Mather was born in 1596 in Lowton, in the parish of Winwick, Liverpool.^2,3 He was the son of Thomas Mather and Margaret (Unknown).³ Rev. Richard Mather married Katharine Holt, daughter of Edmund Holt, on 29 September 1624 in Bury, Lancashire.⁴ Rev. Richard Mather married Sarah Hankredge on 26 August 1656 in Boston, Massachusetts.^4,5 Rev. Richard Mather died on 22 April 1669 in Dorchester.²

     Samuel Mather was born on 30 October 1706 in Boston.² He was the son of Rev. Cotton Mather and Elizabeth Clark.¹ Samuel Mather graduated in 1723 from Harvard.¹ He died on 27 June 1785 in Boston at the age of 78.²

     Samuel Mather was born on 28 August 1674 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the son of Rev. Increase Mather and Maria Cotton.¹ Samuel Mather died in March 1733 in Witney, Oxfordshire, at the age of 58 and was buried on 14 March.

     Rev. Samuel Mather was born on 13 May 1626 in Wooton, Lancashire.² He was the son of Rev. Richard Mather and Katharine Holt.³ The first fellow of Harvard College who was a graduate, chaplain of Magdalen College, Oxford, 1650-1662 and pastor (1656-1671, excepting suspension in 1660-1662) of St. Nicholas's in Dublin.³ Rev. Samuel Mather died on 29 October 1671 in Dublin, Ireland, at the age of 45.¹

     Thomas Mather was the son of John Mather.² Thomas Mather married Margaret (Unknown).¹

     Timothy Mather was born in 1628 in England.¹ He was the son of Rev. Richard Mather and Katharine Holt.² Timothy Mather married secondly Elizabeth Weeks on 20 March 1678 at Dorchester.^1,3 Timothy Mather died on 14 January 1684 in Dorchester from a fall.¹

     Flora C. Matheson was born circa 1871 in Prince Edward Island, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of Neil Matheson and Effie Monroe. Flora C. Matheson married George F. Sewall, son of George Frank Sewall and Martha J. Currier, on 24 April 1894 in Boston, Massachusetts.¹ Flora C. Matheson died on 13 July 1968 in Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The notice of her death states that she was in her 100th year.²