| Paul François Ignace Barlatier de Mas | |
| Birth Date: | 1739 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Occupation: | Naval captain |
| Years Active: | 1755–1785 (naval career) |
Paul François Ignace Barlatier de Mas (1739 – 1807) was a career French naval captain who participated in the American Revolutionary War on behalf of the Continentals. He was the Captain of the Alexandre [1] and was made the second Lord of Le Mas (Seigneur du Mas).
He was born in 1739, the son of Louis Mathieu de Balatier de Mas, a counselour of the parliament of Aix in Provence, and Anne Cécile d´Estienne Blégier. He was the only surviving son of seven children.
In 1767, he married Anne Marie de Perier de la Garde, with whom he had eight children.[2] His direct descendants include Count Pierre Barlatier de Mas, Baron Paul Albert Raymond Barlatier de Mas and the explorer François Edmond Eugene de Barlatier de Mas.
He was promoted to a Garde-Marine in 1755, an Enseigne de Vaisseau in 1757, a Lieutenant de Vaisseau in 1771, and a Capitaine de Vaisseau du Roy in 1781.
For his contributions during the Revolution (which was a way to weaken Great Britain), Barlatier de Mas was made a chevalier de St Louis (knight). He was given a permanent hereditary membership in the Society of the Cincinnati for his contribution to the American Revolutionary War.[3] It would descend to his eldest male descendant in each generation, by primogeniture.
Balatier de Mas retired from the French Navy in 1785 to become a Chef des Classes in the French Antibes from 1786-90.