James Mason and Nancy Shaw

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Husband James Mason ¹

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           Born: Abt 1765
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           Died: Abt 1835
         Buried: 

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         Father: William Mason (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Sarah Thompson (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: Abt 1766

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Wife Nancy Shaw ²

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           Born: 1766
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           Died: Abt 1846-1855
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Children

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1 F Isabell Mason

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           Born: Abt 1791
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         Spouse: Joseph Bowman (      -      )

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2 M John Mason

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           Born: 1793 - Northumberland Co, PA
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           Died: 9 Mar 1876 - Oakland Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Jane Shaw (1795-1850)

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3 M Robert Mason ³

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           Born: 1796
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         Spouse: Sarah Jane Cooper (      -      ) 3

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4 M James Mason, Jr. ^{4 5}

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           Born: 1799 - Northumberland Co, PA 5
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           Died: 6 Mar 1876 or 1877 2
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         Spouse: Susan Hulings Selders (1804/1807-1852) 5
           Marr: 1823 5

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5 M William Mason

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           Born: 1802
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         Spouse: Juliet Webber (1811-      )

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6 F Nancy Mason

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           Born: 1805
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           Died: 1870
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         Spouse: James M. Bowman, Jr. (1789-1866)

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7 F Mary Mason

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           Born: 1807
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           Died: 1879
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         Spouse: Charles G. Crain (1803-1858)

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General Notes: Husband - James Mason

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A pioneer of Oakland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
He was the first school teacher in Franklin, Pennsylvania. He was Scotch-Irish, a man of more than ordinary mental attainments. He was a regular contributor to Horace Greely's paper, The New York Times. It was generally conceded that he had the most brilliant and best mind in the community where he lived. During the Civil War his home was one of the stations of the underground Railroad. Many a slave was helped on his way at this station.

1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 692.

2 Ralph Edward Allison, Allison Genealogy (Hilo, HI: Self-published, 1985), Pg 19.

3 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 691.

4 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 683.

5 Ralph Edward Allison, Allison Genealogy (Hilo, HI: Self-published, 1985), Pg 82.