Marriage and Children
Mason married Eliza Margaretta Chew (1798–1874) on 25 July 1822 at Cliveden in Germantown, Pennsylvania. The couple had eight children:
- Anna Maria Mason Ambler (31 January 1825–17 August 1863)
- Benjamin Chew Mason (1826–1847)
- Catharine Chew Mason Dorsey (24 March 1828–28 April 1893)
- George Mason (16 April 1830–3 February 1895)
- Virginia Mason (12 December 1833–11 October 1920)
- Eliza Ida Oswald Mason (10 August 1836–16 December 1885)
- James Murray Mason, Jr. (24 August 1839–10 January 1923)
- John A. Mason (17 November 1841–6 June 1925)
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