Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . ford, now in Fairfax, on land which he had inherited, and wasthe Lieutenant and chief commander of the county of Stafford, in 1719. He wasdrowned by the upsetting of his sail boat. He left three children, two sons and adaughter, of these two sons one was George Mason of the Virginia convention and theother Thomson, hardly less celebrated than his brother, who settled in Loudoun countyand was frequently a member of the Assembly, an em
Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . ford, now in Fairfax, on land which he had inherited, and wasthe Lieutenant and chief commander of the county of Stafford, in 1719. He wasdrowned by the upsetting of his sail boat. He left three children, two sons and adaughter, of these two sons one was George Mason of the Virginia convention and theother Thomson, hardly less celebrated than his brother, who settled in Loudoun countyand was frequently a member of the Assembly, an eminent lawyer and a true patrii> son, Stevens Thomson Mason was a member of the Virginia convention whichad)pted the Federal Constitution, and was a United States Senator as was also his sonAr-nistead. George Mason of the text, the fifth of the name, was born in 1725, seven years be- OP VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. HI fore Washington. At the age of twenty-five he was married to Anne Eilbeck ofMaryland, aged sixteen. This was in 1750. She was said to have been a very eslinia-ble woman. She died at the age ot thirty-nine leaving children, George, Anne, Wil-. 112 SOME OLD HISTORIC LANDMARKS liam, Thomson, Mary, Daniel, Sarah, John and Elizabeth. Of the sons, George, andThomson of Hollin Hall served in the Continental Army, Thomson settled in Loudouncounty, The last surviving son of John, lived on Analostan Island opposite to George-town. He was the father of James Murray Mason who for years was United States
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