John
Mason
Born in Mattawoman, Charles, Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of George Mason IV
and Ann (Eilbeck) Mason
Brother of
George Mason V, Ann (Mason) Johnson, William Thomson Mason, Thomson Mason, Sarah Eilbeck (Mason) McCarty and Thomas Mason
Husband of
Anna Maria (Murray) Mason
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 82
in Virginia, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Apr 2016
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Biography
John Mason was born at Mattawoman Plantation. Mattawoman was the country estate of Colonel William Eilbeck, a wealthy planter and merchant, and his wife Sarah Edgar.On 4 April 1750, Colonel Eilbeck's only child, 16-year-old Ann, married George Mason at Mattawoman. Mason's father's plantation, where Mason spent several years of his childhood, adjoined Mattawoman.[1]
Following his marriage to Anna Maria Murray on February 10, 1796 John moved to Georgetown. He built a summer residence on Analostan Island which he had inherited from his father. After financial setbacks, the family moved to Clermont in Fairfax County. The couple would have 10 children:[2]
- John T. Mason, Jr. (February 18, 1797– August 11, 1859)
- James Murray Mason (November 3, 1798– April 28, 1871)
- Sarah Maria Mason (September 11, 1800– July 29, 1890) married Samuel Cooper
- Virginia Mason (October 12, 1802– January 21, 1838)
- Catherine Eilbeck Mason Jamison (July 12, 1804– March 7, 1888)
- Eilbeck Mason (May 20, 1806– June 28, 1862)
- Murray Mason (January 4, 1808– January 11, 1875)
- Maynadier Mason (January 4, 1808 – April 1865)
- Anna Maria Mason (February 26, 1811– November 3, 1898) married Sydney Smith Lee
- Joel Barlow Mason (9 June 1813 – 1861)
Slaves
Bequeathed from his father, George Mason IV [3]
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Mattawoman (plantation)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, Link to Page (accessed December 18, 2020).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "John Mason (planter)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, John Mason (accessed December 18, 2020).
- ↑ Maryland, Charles County, wills: "Maryland, Charles County, wills"
Catalog: Maryland, Charles County, wills MD Charles County Wills 1791-1801 T2721/C681-12, AK 11, 1 Jan 1791–31 Dec 1801
Film number: 105435311 > image 113 of 661
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C397-5SGC-W (accessed 12 October 2023)
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 December 2020), memorial page for BG John Mason (4 Apr 1766–19 Mar 1849), Find A Grave: Memorial #43974818, citing Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Brian S (contributor 48354477) .
- Gunston Hall Library and Archives Link to Progeny
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