 1799 - 1872 (73 years)
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| Name |
Southworth, Mason D. [1] |
| Title |
Brig. Gen. |
| Born |
20 Aug 1799 |
Bridgewater, Oneida County, New York, USA  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
Nov 1872 |
Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA [1] |
| Person ID |
I66724 |
Sackett |
| Last Modified |
2 Jul 2021 |
| Father |
Southworth, James, b. 30 Jan 1769, Florida, Montgomery County, New York, USA , d. 17 Sep 1826, Bridgewater, Oneida County, New York, USA (Age 57 years) |
| Mother |
Dennison, Mary, b. 25 Sep 1768, d. 9 Nov 1846 (Age 78 years) |
| Married |
6 Jul 1796 [2] |
| Children |
| + | 1. Southworth, Brig. Gen. Mason D., b. 20 Aug 1799, Bridgewater, Oneida County, New York, USA , d. Nov 1872, Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA (Age 73 years) |
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| Family ID |
F26617 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 20 Aug 1799 - Bridgewater, Oneida County, New York, USA |
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 | Died - Nov 1872 - Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA |
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| Sources |
- [S2591] A Genealogy of the Southworths (Southards) Descendants of Constant Southworth With a Sketch of the Family in England, Samuel Gilbert Webber, (Fort Hill Press), 320-321 (Reliability: 2), 2 Jul 2021.
2769. GEN. MASON D. SOUTHWORTH8 [James7, William6, William5, Nathaniel4, William3, Constant2, Edward1], b. in Bridgewater, N. Y., 20 Aug. 1799; d. in Leonia (Adrian), Mich., November, 1872; m. (1), 1825, REBECCA TIFFANY, who d. in Adrian, Mich., 1840, dau. of Calvin4 and Abigail (Walker) Tiffany,* of Mexico, N. Y. She was a school teacher; m. (2) EMELINE AUSTIN. He was educated in Union College, New York, for the Presbyterian ministry, but was chosen president of a college in Mexico, N. Y., and later in Michigan. He held various positions in the militia up to brigadier-general.
Footnote for Calving and Abigail Walker Tiffany: *Calvin Tiffany4 was born in Ashford, Ct.; Ezekiel3 (married Mary Knowlton) served in the Revolutionary War; Thomas2 (married Mary Read); Humphrey Tiffany1, of Weymouth, Mass.
Children. -- Southworth
By first wife, Rebecca:
3696. i. Helen Cornelia9, b. 1826; d. 9 March, 1892.
3697. ii. . . .
Transcribeed by Ted Smith
- [S2591] A Genealogy of the Southworths (Southards) Descendants of Constant Southworth With a Sketch of the Family in England, Samuel Gilbert Webber, (Fort Hill Press), 256-257 (Reliability: 2), 2 Jul 2021.
2280. JAMES SOUTHWORTH7 [William6, William5, Nathaniel4, William3, Constant2, Edward1], b. in Florida, Montgomery Co., N. Y., 30 Jan., 1769; d. in Bridgewater, N. Y., 17 Sept., 1826; m. (1), 23 Oct., 1792, MRS. SUSANNA VAIL (VALE), who d. 30 Jan., 1796; m. (2), 6 June, 1796, MARY DENNISON, b. 25 Sept., 1768, d. 9 Nov., 1846, dau. of John6 and Mary (Post) Dennison,* of Saybrook, Ct. He was educated at Union College, N. Y., and became a Presbyterian minister. He began to preach at the age of twenty-one, in Warrensburg, N. Y., as a Baptist. He preached a few years in Burlington, N. Y. In 1800, he helped organize the first Congregational church in Rome, N. Y. He settled at Bridgewater, N. Y., 1803, being the first minister in the town. He preached there twenty-five years. He was greatly beloved and respected. He also preached in Paris and Plainfield, N. Y. He died on his farm in Bridgewater, N. Y.
Children. - SOUTHWORTH
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By second wife, Mary:
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2769. MASON D.8, b. 20 Aug. 1799; d. November, 1872.
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Footnote for John and Mary (Post) Dennison:
*John6 served in the War of the Revolution; Jabez5 (married Mary or Dorothy Cogswell); John4 (married Ann Mason, daughter of Capt. John Mason, who was assistant governor); Capt. John3 of Stonington, Ct. (married Phebe Say, of Saybrook, Ct.); Capt. George2, born in England in 1631, came here in 1637 with his father, William1 Dennison, his mother and two brothers, Daniel and Edward. They settled in Roxbury. Capt. George married Bridget Thomson; had two daughters; his wife died and he returned to England. He served in the Parliamentary army; was wounded at Nasby; was nursed by Ann Barrowdale, of Barrowdale, near Cork, Ireland, whom he married. He returned to America and settled at Stonington. He and his wife, Ann, are said to have been strikingly handsome.
Transcribeed by Ted Smith
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