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 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

December 11, 1725 – October 7, 1792

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 Baseless search and seizure Cruel and unusual punishments 1776 Virginia Constitution 1785 Mount Vernon Conference 1787 Constitutional Convention Virginia Ratifying Convention Co-father, United States Bill of Rights history Founding Father

Writings inspired	1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (France) 1789 United States Bill of Rights

Life	Chopawamsic plantation Gunston Hall On slavery

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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