Michael Jenifer Stone (1747 – 1812) was an

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planter and statesman from

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. He represented

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in the

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Early life and education

Stone was born to David and Elizabeth (Jenifer) Stone at Poynton Manor in Charles County. That home had been founded by his ancestor William Stone who had been the third Governor of the colony of Maryland in the mid-seventeenth century. His elder brother Thomas Stone signed the Declaration of Independence, and his younger brother

John Hoskins Stone John Hoskins Stone (July 17, 1749 – October 5, 1804) was an American planter, soldier, and politician from Charles County, Maryland. During the Revolutionary War he led the 1st Maryland Regiment of the Continental Army. After the war he serve ...

was the ninth governor of Maryland.

Career

As an adult, Michael lived at Haberdeventure, which was the plantation of his brother Thomas near

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. Michael married Mary Briscoe and they had five children. Their grandson,

Frederick Stone Frederick Stone (February 7, 1820 – October 17, 1899) was a U.S. Congressman from the fifth district of Maryland, serving two terms from 1867 to 1871. Education and career Stone was born in Leonardtown, Maryland, and graduated from St ...

, represented Maryland in the U.S. Congress. When Thomas died in 1787, his will gave Michael the lifetime use of Haberdeventure, and asked that he raise his young son. Stone represented Charles County in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1781 to 1783. In 1788, he was a delegate to the states convention that ratified the U.S. Constitution. In the new Federal government, Stone represented Maryland's 1st congressional district in the First United States Congress from 1789 to 1791. Coat of Arms of Thomas Stone

Personal life

Stone died in 1812 and was buried on his own estate of Equality near

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in Charles County. His son, Michael Jenifer Stone (II), built the historic home Sunnyside at Aquasco, in

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References

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