American Families by State - California Families, Delaware Families, Illinois Families, Maryland Families, Massachusetts Families (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 146. Not illustrated. Chapters: California Families, Delaware Families, Illinois Families, Maryland Families, Massachusetts Families, Pennsylvania Families, Utah Families, Virginia Families, Mason Family, John Leavitt, the Osmonds, Forbes Family, Berreyesa Family, Patriarca Crime Family, Steuart Family, Cannon Family, Richards young Family, Otis Family, Mcdonald Family, Colonial Families of Maryland, Barbour Family, Clayton Family, Silcock Family, Richard Bache Jr., Carroll Family, Bayard Family, Rodney Family of Delaware, Andrew A. Harwood, Mugar Family, the Jose Berreyesa Families of California, Maria Gabriela Berreyesa Castro, Read Family of Delaware, Scranton Family, Daley Family. Excerpt: The Mason family of Virginia is a historically significant American political family whose prominent members are known for their accomplishments in politics, business, and the military. The progenitor of the Mason family, George Mason I (5 June 16291686), arrived at Norfolk, Virginia on the ship Assurance in 1652. Mason was a Cavalier member of the Parliament of England during the reign of Charles I of England. George Mason I's great-grandson was George Mason IV (11 December 17257 October 1792), an American patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention. Along with James Madison, George Mason IV is known as the "Father of the Bill of Rights." For these reasons, Mason is considered one of the "Founding Fathers" of the United States and raised the Mason family to national political prominence. George Mason II (16601716) and his son George Mason III (16905 March 1735) both served as a member of the House of Burgesses, Stafford County sheriff, Stafford County county lieutenant, Stafford County militia colonel, planters, and businesspersons. George Mason III's son and George Mason IV's younger brother, Thoms...