Mattawoman (plantation)

Mattawoman was an 18th-century plantation on Mattawoman Creek in Charles County, Maryland, United States.

History

Mattawoman was the country estate of Colonel William Eilbeck, a wealthy planter and merchant, and his wife Sarah Edgar.[1] On 4 April 1750, Colonel Eilbeck's only child, 16-year-old Ann, married George Mason at Mattawoman.[2][3] Mason's father's plantation, where Mason spent several years of his childhood, adjoined Mattawoman.[1][2]

George Mason bequeathed Mattawoman and all his lands upon Chicamuxen and Mattawoman creeks to his son William Mason.[4] At age 23 in 1780, Mason's eldest son George Mason V inherited Mattawoman from his maternal grandmother, Sarah Eilbeck.[5] Mason inherited his father's properties upon his death in 1792.[4]

Events
  • John Mason (4 April 1766–19 March 1849), son of George Mason and Ann Eilbeck, was born at Mattawoman.[6][7][8][9]
  • George Mason of Hollin Hall (11 November 1797–25 March 1870), son of William Mason and Ann Stuart, was born at Mattawoman.[5]
  • Mary Elizabeth Mason (1810–2 February 1885), daughter of William Mason and Ann Stuart, married Enoch Mason, Jr. on 5 May 1831 at Mattawoman.[10]
  • Edgar Eilbeck Mason (1807–8 January 1835), son of William Mason and Ann Stuart, died at Mattawoman.[11]
  • William Mason (22 October 1757–7 February 1818), son of George Mason and Ann Eilbeck, died at Mattawoman.[12]

References
  1. Rowland, Kate Mason (1892). The Life of George Mason, 1725-1792. G.P. Putnam's Sons.
  2. Broadwater, Jeff (2006). George Mason, Forgotten Founder: Forgotten Founder. University of North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0-8078-3053-4.
  3. Gunston Hall. "George Mason IV". [Gunston Hall]. Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  4. virginia1774.org. "The Last Will And Testament of George Mason". [virginia1774.org]. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  5. Gunston Hall. "George Mason". [Gunston Hall]. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  6. Gunston Hall. "John Mason". [Gunston Hall]. Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  7. Gunston Hall. "Children of George Mason of Gunston Hall". [Gunston Hall]. Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  8. Virginia1774.org. "George Mason's Progeny: John Mason". [The Legal Research Site on The Right to A Well Regulated Militia & the Right to Keep and Bear Arms in Virginia]. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  9. arlisherring.com (9 Feb 2008). "Gen. John Mason". [arlisherring.com]. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  10. Gunston Hall. "Mary Eliza Mason". [Gunston Hall]. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  11. Gunston Hall. "Edgar Eilbeck Mason". [Gunston Hall]. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  12. Gunston Hall. "William Mason". [Gunston Hall]. Archived from the original on 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2009-03-22.

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