Thomson Mason (1759–1820)
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| Thomson Mason | |
|---|---|
| Born | Thomson Mason March 4, 1759 Gunston Hall, Fairfax County, Colony of Virginia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Residence | Hollin Hall, Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | European American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation | entrepreneur, planter, civil servant, justice |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah McCarty Chichester |
| Children | Mary Thomson Mason Ball Thomson Francis Mason Ann Eilbeck Mason Dawson Elizabeth Thomson Mason George William Mason Sarah Chichester Mason Richard Chichester Mason John Mason |
| Parent(s) | George Mason IV Ann Eilbeck |
| Relatives | son of George Mason IV |
Thomson Mason (4 March 1759 – 11 March 1820)[1][2] was a prominent entrepreneur, planter, civil servant, and justice. Mason was the son of George Mason, an American patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention.
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Early life and education
Mason was born on 4 March 1759 at Gunston Hall in Fairfax County, Virginia.[1][2] Mason was the fifth child and fourth eldest son of George Mason and his wife Ann Eilbeck.[1][2] During his early childhood and adolescence, Mason was tutored at Gunston Hall.[1] In 1781, Mason served as a militiaman in the American Revolutionary War.[1]
Marriage and children
Mason married Sarah McCarty Chichester of Newington in 1784.[1][2] The couple had eight children:[1][2]
- Mary Thomson Mason Ball (died April 1837)[1][2]
- Thomson Francis Mason (1785–21 December 1838)[1][2]
- Ann Eilbeck Mason Dawson (1787–1845)[1][2]
- Elizabeth Thomson Mason (1789–2 September 1821)[1][2]
- George William Mason (4 May 1791–11 June 1855)[1][2]
- Sarah Chichester Mason (1792–1820)[1][2]
- Richard Chichester Mason (7 May 1793–22 July 1869)[1][2]
- John Mason (1797–26 October 1820)[1][2]
Residences
Through deeds of gift in 1781 and 1786, Mason's father passed to him ownership of four tracts totaling 676 acres (2.74 km2).[3] Mason and his wife Sarah constructed their residence Hollin Hall there by 1788.[3] Hollin Hall was destroyed by fire in 1824.[3][4] In 1916, industrialist Harley Wilson built an elegant new Hollin Hall in its vicinity.[3][4]
Later life
Mason died on 11 March 1820 in Fairfax County, Virginia at age 61.[1][2]
Relations
Thomson Mason (1759–1820) was:
- a son of George Mason (1725–1792)[2]
- father of Thomson Francis Mason (1785–1838)[2]
- nephew of Thomson Mason (1733–1785)[2]
- first cousin of Stevens Thomson Mason (1760–1803), John Thomson Mason (1765–1824), and William Temple Thomson Mason (1782–1862)[2]
- uncle of George Mason VI (1786–1834) and Richard Barnes Mason (1797–1850), and James Murray Mason (1798–1871)[2]
- first cousin once removed of Armistead Thomson Mason (1787–1819), John Thomson Mason (1787–1850), and John Thomson Mason, Jr. (1815–1873),[2] and
- first cousin twice removed of Stevens Thomson Mason (1811–1843).[2]
References
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