Woodbridge (plantation)

Woodbridge was a plantation formerly located on the Occoquan River in Prince William County, Virginia, across from Colchester. There was a ferry there. George Mason, a United States founding father, willed the land to Thomas Mason, his youngest son, in 1792. The unincorporated city of Woodbridge takes its name from the plantation.

References

"Woodbridge". George Mason's Plantations and Landholdings. Gunston Hall Plantation official website. Archived from the original on July 27, 2001. Retrieved January 15, 2010.

The Mason family
First generation	George Mason I
Second generation	George Mason II
Third generation	George Mason III
Fourth generation	George Mason IV Thomson Mason (1733–1785)
Fifth generation	George Mason V William Mason Thomson Mason (1759–1820) Stevens Thomson Mason (1760–1803) John Thomson Mason (1765–1824) John Mason Thomas Mason William Temple Thomson Mason
Sixth generation	Thomson Francis Mason George Mason VI John Thomson Mason (1787–1850) Armistead Thomson Mason Richard Chichester Mason Richard Barnes Mason James Murray Mason John Thomson Mason (1815–1873)
Seventh generation	Stevens Thomson Mason (1811–1843) George Thomson Mason Beverley Randolph Mason Arthur Pendleton Mason William Pinckney Mason
Eighth generation	Kate Mason Rowland Richard Nelson Mason Lucy Randolph Mason
Mason family residences Accokeek Analostan Island Araby Chestnut Hill Chopawamsic Clarens Clermont Colross Gunston Hall Hollin Hall Huntley Lexington Locust Hill Mattawoman Montpelier Okeley Manor Raspberry Plain Selma Stafford Hall Temple Hall Woodbridge

George Mason
United States Founding events	Drafted, 1769 Virginia Association resolutions Primary author, 1774 Fairfax Resolves Primary author, 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights "All men are created equal" Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness Freedom of the press Freedom of religion Consent of the governed Baseless search and seizure Cruel and unusual punishment Speedy trial 1776 Virginia Constitution Seal of Virginia 1785 Mount Vernon Conference 1787 Constitutional Convention "high crimes and misdemeanors" Virginia Ratifying Convention Co-father, United States Bill of Rights history Founding Father
Writings inspired	Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789, France) United States Bill of Rights (1789)
Life	Chopawamsic plantation Gunston Hall On slavery Ohio Company
Legacy	George Mason Memorial George Mason University George Mason Stadium George Mason Memorial Bridge George Mason High School 18-cent postage stamp
Related	Age of Enlightenment American Enlightenment American Revolution patriots Wilson v. Mason Hollin Hall Woodbridge plantation Mason's Island
Family	George Mason V (son) William Mason (son) Thomson Mason (son) John Mason (son) Thomas Mason (son) George Mason III (father) Thomson Mason (brother) George Mason II (grandfather)

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