Ann Eilbeck
(1734-1773)
BIRTH
January 1734
PLACE
Charles, Maryland
DEATH
March 9, 1773
PLACE
Virginia
FAMILY
MOTHER
Sarah Eilbeck McCarty
(1760-1823)
MOTHER
Thomas Mason
(1753-1800)
HUSBAND
George Mason
(1725-1792)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
CHRISTIAN
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Ann Eilbeck Mason (c.1734–1773) was the daughter of William and Sarah Eilbeck of Charles County, Maryland. She married George Mason in 1750 and became mistress of Gunston Hall in Virginia. Of their twelve children, nine survived infancy. After prematurely delivered twin sons died in 1772, her health declined. She died at Gunston Hall on March 9, 1773. George’s tribute in the family Bible records her long illness, their marriage, and his grief.
EARLY LIFE
The exact date and place of Ann Eilbeck’s birth have not been established in the source used for this entry. The surviving biographical summary provides only limited evidence about childhood, schooling, and the daily circumstances of the household, so those details are not reconstructed here without documentation. What can be stated securely is that this person belonged to the interconnected family world from which HistoryGPS traces participants, relatives, and later descendants of the Revolutionary generation.
No distinct public profession or office for Ann Eilbeck is established by the source summary used for this entry. The surviving record is primarily genealogical and documents family identity rather than an independent public career. Ann Eilbeck died on Mar 9, 1773. Additional claims about employment, public service, or accomplishments have been omitted where the consulted source did not support them.
CAREER
DEATH
Ann Eilbeck died on Mar 9, 1773, in Virginia. Ann Eilbeck Mason was the daughter of William and Sarah Eilbeck of Charles County, Maryland. She married George Mason in 1750 and became mistress of Gunston Hall in Virginia. Of their twelve children, nine survived infancy. After prematurely delivered twin sons died in 1772, her health declined. She died at Gunston Hall on March 9, 1773. George’s tribute in the family Bible records her long illness, their marriage, and his grief. The available account does not establish a medical cause or a dependable sequence of final symptoms and care.
George Mason's Gunston Hall
10709 Gunston Rd, Lorton, VA 22079
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