Accokeek

Accokeek was a historic plantation established on Accokeek Creek in Stafford County, Virginia, rather than a commercial brand. Its documented history began in 1653, when the land tract was granted to John Withers. Withers later sold the property to Colonel Valentine Peyton. In 1662, Peyton transferred the tract, together with an adjoining 500-acre grant, to Captain George Mason I, an English-born settler who became the progenitor of the prominent Mason family of Virginia. George Mason I made the property his permanent residence on a hill between the modern routes identified as State Route 608, or Brooke Road, and State Route 621, or Marlborough Point Road. He named the plantation Accokeek. The estate initially covered approximately 650 acres and was later expanded to about 1,150 acres. The plantation therefore served both as a residence and as the foundation of the Mason family's early landholding presence in Virginia. Accokeek is especially significant because it was the first principal seat of a family that later became influential in Virginia's political and civic life. George Mason II, the son of George Mason I, was born at Accokeek in 1660. After his father's death, George Mason II sold the property and relocated to Chopawamsic plantation on Chopawamsic Creek. The Accokeek plantation was subsequently known as Rose Hill. The property is best understood as a historical plantation and place-name, not as an active consumer-facing brand, business, or operating organization. No current corporate owner, commercial product portfolio, website, public listing, or active market presence is identified in the supplied reference material. Its importance lies in its association with the early Mason family, the development of colonial Virginia estates, and the geographic history of Stafford County.

Accokeek was a seventeenth-century plantation located on Accokeek Creek in Stafford County, Virginia. The property's recorded origins date to 1653, when a tract that would later become the plantation was granted to John Withers. Withers subsequently sold the land to Colonel Valentine Peyton. In 1662, Peyton sold the tract, along with an adjoining 500 acres that had been granted to him, to Captain George Mason I. George Mason I established his permanent residence on the property. The residence stood on a hill between the roads now identified as State Route 608, or Brooke Road, and State Route 621, or Marlborough Point Road. Mason gave the plantation the name Accokeek. The estate began at roughly 650 acres and eventually grew to approximately 1,150 acres, reflecting the expansion of a substantial colonial Virginia landholding. Accokeek became the first seat of the Mason family, which developed into one of Virginia's prominent political and landowning families. George Mason I's son, George Mason II, was born at the plantation in 1660. Following George Mason I's death, George Mason II sold Accokeek and moved to Chopawamsic plantation on Chopawamsic Creek. The former Accokeek property was later referred to as Rose Hill. The plantation's historical importance comes primarily from this connection to the Mason family's early Virginia residence and landholding network. The site illustrates the formation of large colonial estates along waterways in Stafford County and the way family residences could become enduring reference points in regional political history. Accokeek should not be treated as an active brand or continuing commercial enterprise: the available material identifies no modern business activity, products, corporate structure, public market status, or current operating organization associated with it.

• 1662

  Transfer to George Mason I

  [1]Accokeek (plantation)en.wikipedia.org

  Valentine Peyton sold the plantation tract, together with an adjoining 500 acres, to Captain George Mason I.

• 1660

  Birth of George Mason II

  [1]Accokeek (plantation)en.wikipedia.org

  George Mason II, who later became the second-generation holder of the family estate, was born at Accokeek.

• 1653

  Initial land grant

  [1]Accokeek (plantation)en.wikipedia.org

  John Withers received the tract of land that would later become Accokeek plantation.

• Later name change

  [1]Accokeek (plantation)en.wikipedia.org

  The plantation was later known by the name Rose Hill.

Historical plantation and colonial Virginia heritage site associated with the early Mason family; not an active commercial brand.

1. 1Accokeek (plantation)en.wikipedia.org