George Washington
Wrote in his diary on March 7th, 1785 that he, "Planted all my Cedars, all my Papaw, and two Honey locust Trees in my Shrubberies and two of the latter in my groves–one at each "side" of the House and a large Holly tree on the Point going to the Sein landing."
http://www.mountvernon.org/the-estate-gardens/gardens-landscapes/plant-finder/item/pawpaw/
Thomas Jefferson
https://www.monticello.org/visit/the-saunders-monticello-trail/kemper-park/arboretum/edible-and-useful-plants-room/