George Mason VI
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George Mason VI was a prominent Virginia
planter. Mason was the eldest son of planter and businessman George Mason V
and grandson of United States
patriot
, statesman, and delegate from Virginia
to the U.S. Constitutional Convention, George Mason IV
.
, Virginia
, Mason was the eldest son of George Mason V
and his wife Elizabeth "Betsey" Mary Ann Barnes Hooe.
and by 1825, he had also acquired the Fairfax family seat of Mount Eagle
.
and Sarah McCarty Chichester, on 17 February 1813. George and Elizabeth had six children:
Elizabeth died on 2 September 1821. Two years later on 2 January 1823, George married for a second time to Eleanor Ann Clifton Patton, daughter of Robert Patton, Jr. and Ann Clifton Reeder, in Washington, D.C.
George and Eleanor had one son:
at the age of 48. Both George and his second wife Eleanor are buried in the Mason family graveyard at Gunston Hall.
His widow Eleanor was the last member of the Mason family to inhabit Gunston Hall. She was later the subject of a lawsuit brought against her by George Mason of Hollin Hall
which resulted in the Gunston Hall tract being sold at public auction
to relative George Mason Graham
on 9 February 1842. Eleanor was given the right to live there for her lifetime. She and Graham sold the property in 1866.
(1725–1792); son of George Mason V
(1753–1796); brother of Richard Barnes Mason
(1797–1850); grandnephew of Thomson Mason
(1733–1785); first cousin once removed of Stevens Thomson Mason
(1760–1803), John Thomson Mason
(1765–1824), and William Temple Thomson Mason
(1782–1862); first cousin of Thomson Francis Mason
(1785–1838) and James Murray Mason (1798–1871); second cousin of Armistead Thomson Mason
(1787–1819), John Thomson Mason
(1787–1850), and John Thomson Mason, Jr. (1815–1873); and second cousin once removed of Stevens Thomson Mason
(1811–1843).
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
planter. Mason was the eldest son of planter and businessman George Mason V
George Mason V
George Mason V of Lexington was a planter, businessman, and militia leader. Mason was the eldest son of United States patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention, George Mason IV....
and grandson of United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
patriot
Patriot (American Revolution)
Patriots is a name often used to describe the colonists of the British Thirteen United Colonies who rebelled against British control during the American Revolution. It was their leading figures who, in July 1776, declared the United States of America an independent nation...
, statesman, and delegate from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
to the U.S. Constitutional Convention, George Mason IV
George Mason
George Mason IV was an American Patriot, statesman and a delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention...
.
Early life
Born on 11 August 1786 in Fairfax CountyFairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County is a county in Virginia, in the United States. Per the 2010 Census, the population of the county is 1,081,726, making it the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with 13.5% of Virginia's population...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, Mason was the eldest son of George Mason V
George Mason V
George Mason V of Lexington was a planter, businessman, and militia leader. Mason was the eldest son of United States patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention, George Mason IV....
and his wife Elizabeth "Betsey" Mary Ann Barnes Hooe.
Estates
Mason inherited Gunston HallGunston Hall
Gunston Hall is an 18th-century Georgian mansion near the Potomac River in Mason Neck, Virginia, United States of America. The house was the home of the United States Founding Father George Mason. It was located at the center of a 5500 acre plantation...
and by 1825, he had also acquired the Fairfax family seat of Mount Eagle
Mount Eagle (plantation)
Mount Eagle, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA, was the home of Bryan Fairfax.John Colville of Newcastle upon Tyne owned which he called Cleesh. When he died, he left to the Earl of Tankerville, settled in 1797....
.
Marriages and children
George married his cousin Elizabeth Thomson Mason, daughter of Thomson MasonThomson Mason (1759–1820)
Thomson Mason 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....
and Sarah McCarty Chichester, on 17 February 1813. George and Elizabeth had six children:
- Helen Eliza Mason Ellzey (1 December 1813–27 June 1876)
- Sarah Eugenia Mason (16 May 1816–29 June 1816)
- John McCarty Mason (25 April 1817–7 July 1837)
- George Thomson MasonGeorge Thomson MasonGeorge Thomson Mason was a United States Army Second Lieutenant killed in the Thornton Affair during the Mexican–American War. Mason was a scion of the prominent Mason political family of Virginia....
(17 August 1818–26 April 1846) - Georgianna Mason (19 December 1819–24 July 1820)
- Sally Eilbeck Mason (11 March 1821–c. 29 August 1888)
Elizabeth died on 2 September 1821. Two years later on 2 January 1823, George married for a second time to Eleanor Ann Clifton Patton, daughter of Robert Patton, Jr. and Ann Clifton Reeder, in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
George and Eleanor had one son:
- Richard Barnes Patton Mason (4 March 1824–10 May 1847)
Later life
George died on 21 August 1834 at Gunston HallGunston Hall
Gunston Hall is an 18th-century Georgian mansion near the Potomac River in Mason Neck, Virginia, United States of America. The house was the home of the United States Founding Father George Mason. It was located at the center of a 5500 acre plantation...
at the age of 48. Both George and his second wife Eleanor are buried in the Mason family graveyard at Gunston Hall.
His widow Eleanor was the last member of the Mason family to inhabit Gunston Hall. She was later the subject of a lawsuit brought against her by George Mason of Hollin Hall
Hollin Hall
Hollin Hall is an 18th century plantation home on Little Hunting Creek three miles southwest of Alexandria in Fairfax County, Virginia. George Mason, a United States founding father, gave Hollin Hall to his third son, Thomson Mason, through deeds of gift in 1781 and 1786. The land, as given,...
which resulted in the Gunston Hall tract being sold at public auction
Public auction
A public auction is an auction held on behalf of a government in which the property to be auctioned is either property owned by the government, or property which is sold under the authority of a court of law or a government agency with similar authority....
to relative George Mason Graham
George Mason Graham
George Mason Graham , often called the “Father of LSU,” was the first Chairman of the board of trustees of the fledgling Louisiana State Seminary of Learning, the forerunner of Louisiana State University...
on 9 February 1842. Eleanor was given the right to live there for her lifetime. She and Graham sold the property in 1866.
Relations
George Mason VI was a grandson of George MasonGeorge Mason
George Mason IV was an American Patriot, statesman and a delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention...
(1725–1792); son of George Mason V
George Mason V
George Mason V of Lexington was a planter, businessman, and militia leader. Mason was the eldest son of United States patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention, George Mason IV....
(1753–1796); brother of Richard Barnes Mason
Richard Barnes Mason
Richard Barnes Mason was a career general officer in the United States Army and the fifth military governor of California before it became a U.S. state.-Early life:...
(1797–1850); grandnephew of Thomson Mason
Thomson Mason
Thomson Mason was a prominent Virginia lawyer, jurist, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Mason was a younger brother of George Mason IV, United States patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S...
(1733–1785); first cousin once removed of Stevens Thomson Mason
Stevens Thomson Mason (Virginia)
Stevens Thomson Mason was a Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, a member of the Virginia state legislature and a Republican U.S. Senator from Virginia .-Early life and military career:...
(1760–1803), John Thomson Mason
John Thomson Mason
John Thomson Mason, Jr. was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland, representing the sixth district from 1841 to 1843.-Early life and education:...
(1765–1824), and William Temple Thomson Mason
William Temple Thomson Mason
William Temple Thomson Mason was a prominent Virginia farmer and businessman.-Early life:William Temple Thomson Mason was born on 24 July 1782 at Raspberry Plain. "Temple", as he was known by his family, was Thomson Mason's third child and youngest son with his second wife Elizabeth Westwood Wallace...
(1782–1862); first cousin of Thomson Francis Mason
Thomson Francis Mason
Thomson Francis Mason was a prominent jurist, lawyer, councilman, judge, and the mayor of Alexandria, District of Columbia between 1827 and 1830.-Early life and education:...
(1785–1838) and James Murray Mason (1798–1871); second cousin of Armistead Thomson Mason
Armistead Thomson Mason
Armistead Thomson Mason , the son of Stevens Thomson Mason, was a U.S. Senator from Virginia from 1816 to 1817.-Early life and education:...
(1787–1819), John Thomson Mason
John Thomson Mason (1787–1850)
John Thomson Mason was an American lawyer, United States marshal, Secretary of Michigan Territory from 1830 through 1831, land agent, and an important figure in the Texas Revolution.-Early life and education:...
(1787–1850), and John Thomson Mason, Jr. (1815–1873); and second cousin once removed of Stevens Thomson Mason
Stevens T. Mason
Stevens Thomson Mason , also known as Stevens T. Mason, Tom Mason, The Boy Governor, and lesser known nicknames Young Hotspur and The Stripling, was the territorial governor of the Michigan Territory, and later the first Governor of the state of Michigan. Mason guided the Michigan Territory into...
(1811–1843).