Mattawoman (plantation)
Human settlement in Maryland, United States of America
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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]