Thomson Mason, the second son of George and Anne (Thomson) Mason was born at Doeg's Neck in 1733, and died February 26, 1785, it is said at his seat "Chopawamsic" in Stafford; but he was buried at "Raspberry Plain", his estate near Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va. He was educated at William and Mary College, Va.; studied law at the Middle Temple, London; was a Burgess, 1766 to 1775, from Stafford and Loudon Counties; in 1778 appointed a Member of the first Supreme Court of Virginia, which office he held for a short time, and was afterwards one of the five Judges of the General Court; in 1779 to 1783 a Member of the House of Delegates. He married in 1759, Mary, only daughter of Colonel Abraham and Mary (King) Barnes.
Children:
1. General Stevens Thomson Mason (1760-1803), was United States Senator from 1795 until the year of his death. He married Mary Elizabeth Armistead.
2. Abraham Barnes Thompson Mason (1763-1813)
3. John Thomson Mason (1765-1824), attained high rank at the bar but twice declined the office of Attorney-General of the United States when offered by Presidents Jefferson and Madison, and failed of election as Senator from Maryland by one vote.
4. Anne Thomson Mason (1769-1717), married Richard McCarty Chichester. They had also two sons who gained distinction.
Thompson Mason married secondly, Nov. 23, 1777, Elizabeth (Westwood) Wallace, widow of James Wallace.
Children:
5. Dorothy Anna Thompson Mason (1778-1822); m. Thomas Hirst.
6. Westwood Thompson Mason (1780-1826); m. Ann Noland.
7. William Temple Thompson Mason (1782-1862); m. Ann Elizabeth Carroll.
8. George Thompson Mason (1784-1873).
~Ancestral Records and Portraits: A Compilation from the Archives of Chapter I, the Colonial Dames of America, Volume 2; Colonial Dames of America. Chapter I, Baltimore; Grafton Press, 1910; pg. 808.
Children:
1. General Stevens Thomson Mason (1760-1803), was United States Senator from 1795 until the year of his death. He married Mary Elizabeth Armistead.
2. Abraham Barnes Thompson Mason (1763-1813)
3. John Thomson Mason (1765-1824), attained high rank at the bar but twice declined the office of Attorney-General of the United States when offered by Presidents Jefferson and Madison, and failed of election as Senator from Maryland by one vote.
4. Anne Thomson Mason (1769-1717), married Richard McCarty Chichester. They had also two sons who gained distinction.
Thompson Mason married secondly, Nov. 23, 1777, Elizabeth (Westwood) Wallace, widow of James Wallace.
Children:
5. Dorothy Anna Thompson Mason (1778-1822); m. Thomas Hirst.
6. Westwood Thompson Mason (1780-1826); m. Ann Noland.
7. William Temple Thompson Mason (1782-1862); m. Ann Elizabeth Carroll.
8. George Thompson Mason (1784-1873).
~Ancestral Records and Portraits: A Compilation from the Archives of Chapter I, the Colonial Dames of America, Volume 2; Colonial Dames of America. Chapter I, Baltimore; Grafton Press, 1910; pg. 808.
Thomson Mason, the second son of George and Anne (Thomson) Mason was born at Doeg's Neck in 1733, and died February 26, 1785, it is said at his seat "Chopawamsic" in Stafford; but he was buried at "Raspberry Plain", his estate near Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va. He was educated at William and Mary College, Va.; studied law at the Middle Temple, London; was a Burgess, 1766 to 1775, from Stafford and Loudon Counties; in 1778 appointed a Member of the first Supreme Court of Virginia, which office he held for a short time, and was afterwards one of the five Judges of the General Court; in 1779 to 1783 a Member of the House of Delegates. He married in 1759, Mary, only daughter of Colonel Abraham and Mary (King) Barnes.
Children:
1. General Stevens Thomson Mason (1760-1803), was United States Senator from 1795 until the year of his death. He married Mary Elizabeth Armistead.
2. Abraham Barnes Thompson Mason (1763-1813)
3. John Thomson Mason (1765-1824), attained high rank at the bar but twice declined the office of Attorney-General of the United States when offered by Presidents Jefferson and Madison, and failed of election as Senator from Maryland by one vote.
4. Anne Thomson Mason (1769-1717), married Richard McCarty Chichester. They had also two sons who gained distinction.
Thompson Mason married secondly, Nov. 23, 1777, Elizabeth (Westwood) Wallace, widow of James Wallace.
Children:
5. Dorothy Anna Thompson Mason (1778-1822); m. Thomas Hirst.
6. Westwood Thompson Mason (1780-1826); m. Ann Noland.
7. William Temple Thompson Mason (1782-1862); m. Ann Elizabeth Carroll.
8. George Thompson Mason (1784-1873).
~Ancestral Records and Portraits: A Compilation from the Archives of Chapter I, the Colonial Dames of America, Volume 2; Colonial Dames of America. Chapter I, Baltimore; Grafton Press, 1910; pg. 808.
Children:
1. General Stevens Thomson Mason (1760-1803), was United States Senator from 1795 until the year of his death. He married Mary Elizabeth Armistead.
2. Abraham Barnes Thompson Mason (1763-1813)
3. John Thomson Mason (1765-1824), attained high rank at the bar but twice declined the office of Attorney-General of the United States when offered by Presidents Jefferson and Madison, and failed of election as Senator from Maryland by one vote.
4. Anne Thomson Mason (1769-1717), married Richard McCarty Chichester. They had also two sons who gained distinction.
Thompson Mason married secondly, Nov. 23, 1777, Elizabeth (Westwood) Wallace, widow of James Wallace.
Children:
5. Dorothy Anna Thompson Mason (1778-1822); m. Thomas Hirst.
6. Westwood Thompson Mason (1780-1826); m. Ann Noland.
7. William Temple Thompson Mason (1782-1862); m. Ann Elizabeth Carroll.
8. George Thompson Mason (1784-1873).
~Ancestral Records and Portraits: A Compilation from the Archives of Chapter I, the Colonial Dames of America, Volume 2; Colonial Dames of America. Chapter I, Baltimore; Grafton Press, 1910; pg. 808.
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