Ann Eilbeck Mason
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Ann Eilbeck Mason was the wife of American Founding Father George Mason and the matriarch of a prominent Virginia planter family in the 18th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ann Eilbeck Mason canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2211469 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ann Eilbeck Mason Context triple: [George Mason, spouse, Ann Eilbeck Mason]
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A.
Margaret C. Etter
Margaret C. Etter was an influential American chemist and crystallographer known for pioneering work in hydrogen bonding and crystal engineering.
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B.
Elizabeth Champlin Mason
Elizabeth Champlin Mason was the wife of U.S. naval hero Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, noted for her connection to his prominent role in the War of 1812.
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C.
Margaret Bremond Rice
Margaret Bremond Rice was the wife of American businessman and philanthropist William Marsh Rice, founder of Rice University.
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D.
Elaine Anderson Scott
Elaine Anderson Scott was the third wife of American author John Steinbeck, with whom she shared his later life and literary success.
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E.
Ellen Ewing Sherman
Ellen Ewing Sherman was a 19th-century American Catholic socialite and philanthropist, best known as the politically connected wife of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman and the foster daughter of influential politician Thomas Ewing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ann Eilbeck Mason Target entity description: Ann Eilbeck Mason was the wife of American Founding Father George Mason and the matriarch of a prominent Virginia planter family in the 18th century.
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A.
Margaret C. Etter
Margaret C. Etter was an influential American chemist and crystallographer known for pioneering work in hydrogen bonding and crystal engineering.
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B.
Elizabeth Champlin Mason
Elizabeth Champlin Mason was the wife of U.S. naval hero Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, noted for her connection to his prominent role in the War of 1812.
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C.
Margaret Bremond Rice
Margaret Bremond Rice was the wife of American businessman and philanthropist William Marsh Rice, founder of Rice University.
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D.
Elaine Anderson Scott
Elaine Anderson Scott was the third wife of American author John Steinbeck, with whom she shared his later life and literary success.
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E.
Ellen Ewing Sherman
Ellen Ewing Sherman was a 19th-century American Catholic socialite and philanthropist, best known as the politically connected wife of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman and the foster daughter of influential politician Thomas Ewing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century American woman
ⓘ
Virginia planter class member ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Revolutionary era Virginia gentry
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Gunston Hall plantation ⓘ |
| birthName | Ann Eilbeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | British America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Mason ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Ann ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
matriarch of a prominent Virginia planter family
ⓘ
wife of Founding Father George Mason ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| lifePeriod | colonial America ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| marriageType | elite colonial marriage alliance ⓘ |
| name | Ann Eilbeck Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFamily |
Eilbeck family of Maryland
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Mason family of Virginia ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | many children ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Fairfax County, Virginia
ⓘ
Potomac River region ⓘ |
| positionHeld | matriarch of the Mason family ⓘ |
| region | Southern Colonies ⓘ |
| religion | likely Anglican ⓘ |
| residence |
Gunston Hall plantation
ⓘ
surface form:
Gunston Hall
Colony and Dominion of Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Colony
|
| role |
manager of household enslaved labor
ⓘ
plantation mistress ⓘ |
| socialClass |
planter elite
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slaveholding gentry ⓘ |
| spouse | George Mason ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation |
U.S. statesman
ⓘ
surface form:
American Founding Father
planter ⓘ |
| spousePoliticalRole | delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention (George Mason) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ann Eilbeck Mason Description of subject: Ann Eilbeck Mason was the wife of American Founding Father George Mason and the matriarch of a prominent Virginia planter family in the 18th century.
Referenced by (1)
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