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The next eight years he was deputy-gov-
ernor of Connecticut and major-general
of the Colonies. In July, 1639, he married
(second) Anna Peck, and removed
with his family in 1647 to Saybrook, Con-
necticut. In 1660 he became one of the
first settlers of Norwich, where he died
January 30, 1672, and his wife died shortly
afterward.
Daniel Mason, son of Major John and
Anna (Peck) Mason, was born April.
1652, in Saybrook, and died at Stoning-
ton, in 1737. He was a school master at
Norwich in 1679, and married his third
wife, October 10, 1679. She was Rebecca,
daughter of Rev. Peter Hobart. minister
of Hingham, Massachusetts, born in 1654,
and died at Stonington, April 8, 1727.
Daniel Mason was made a freeman, with
his brother Samuel, May 8, 1673, and in
August of the same year was appointed
school-master at Norwich, Connecticut
was deputy in 1684, and representative in
1701. He was confirmed quartermaster
of the Stonington Militia, October 9, 1695,
at the time the Colony feared war with
the Dutch, and later was promoted from
the rank of lieutenant to that of captain.
Peter Mason, son of Daniel and his
third wife, Rebecca (Hobart) Mason, was
born at Stonington, November 9, 1680.
He married Mary Hobart. July 8, 1703,
and settled at Stonington, whence he removed
to Colchester (now known as Salem),
and then moved to New London
(North Parish), now called Montville.
He held the rank of captain in the Colo-
nial army, and was placed in command of
a company of fifty-four Indians procured
by Governor Saltonstall, that joined the
expedition against Canada in 171 1, during
the French and Indian War.
Peter Mason, Jr., son of Peter and
Mary- (Hobart) Mason, was born at New
London, December 28, 1717, and died at
Castleton, Vermont, in 1805. He married,
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in 1741, Margaret, daughter of Jonathan
Fanning and Elizabeth Way, born at
Groton, Connecticut, and died at Castle-
ton, Vermont, in 1803.
Robert Mason, son of Peter and Mar-
garet Mason, was born at Groton, in 1749,
and died at Simsbury, Connecticut, Feb-
ruary 5, 1835. He married Chloe Case, at
Simsbury, in 1774, and they removed to
Castleton, Vermont, where they remained
until 1749, in which year they returned to
Simsbury. Chloe Case was a daughter
of Charles and Phoebe Case, born July
19, 1756, at Simsbury.
Luke Mason, son of Robert and Chloe
(Case) Mason, was born at Simsbury,
March 19, 1800, and died there March 21,
1840. He married, March 12, 1831, at
Simsbury, Diana Higley, born there
March 19, 1815, died at Unionville, June
6, 1888.
Carlos Luke Mason, son of Luke and
Diana (Higley) Mason, was born at
Simsbury, Connecticut, May 1, 1839, and
for thirty years was engaged in the in-
surance business in Unionville. Subse-
quently he was in the employ of the
American Telegraph and Telephone Com-
pany, where he remained for twenty-five
years. He married, September 23, 1862.
at Unionville, Frances E. Goodwin, born
there April 3, 1843, an d died there May 5,
1884. They were the parents of four chil-
dren :
1. Carlos V., of further mention.
2. Frederick G., born at Unionville. April
30, 1866; married, October 23, 1894, at
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Emily J. Lin-
ess ; two children : Frederick L., born in
New London, August 30, 1901, and Marian
F., born at Springfield. Massachusetts,
February 27, 1903. 3. Alfred J., born December
29, 1872 ; married, October 3,
1896, at Newport, Kentucky. Mrs. Effie
H. Banister, born at Tangipahoe, Louisiana,
daughter of Alfred Hennen. 4. Edward
C, born February 9, 1877; married,