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Col. Peter Jefferson 1707–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Feb 1707/08

Birth Location: Osborne's, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 Aug 1757

Death Location: Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, USA

Father: Capt. Jefferson

Mother:

Spouse(s): Jane Randolph

Children(s): Thomas Jefferson, Jane Jefferson, Mary Jefferson, Elizabeth Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Peter Jefferson, Son Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson, Anna (Twin), Randolph (Twin)

In 1707, Col. Peter Jefferson entered the world in Osborne's, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA, born to Capt Thomas Jefferson And Mary Field. Col. Peter Jefferson married Jane Randolph, and had children including Anna Scott Jefferson Twin, Elizabeth Jefferson, Jane Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Mary Jefferson, Peter Field Jefferson, Randolph Jefferson Twin, Son Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson. Col. Peter Jefferson passed away in 1757 in Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1707, Col. Peter Jefferson entered the world in Osborne's, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA, born to Capt Thomas Jefferson And Mary Field.
  • Col. Peter Jefferson married Jane Randolph, and had children including Anna Scott Jefferson Twin, Elizabeth Jefferson, Jane Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Mary Jefferson, Peter Field Jefferson, Randolph Jefferson Twin, Son Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson.
  • Col. Peter Jefferson passed away in 1757 in Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Col. Jefferson's Ancestors

Self
Col. Jefferson
1707–1757
Birth Place: Osborne's, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Parents
Capt. Thomas Jefferson
1679–1725
Grandparents
Thomas Jefferson
1629–1697
Pettistree, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England
Mary (Martha) Branch
1657–1715
Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Jeaffreson
1607–1685
William Branch
1628–1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Jeaffreson
1584–1649

Col. Jefferson's Descendants

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Col. (Peter) Jefferson (29 Feb 1707/08–17 Aug 1757) m. Jane Randolph (1720/21–31 Mar 1776)
  1. 1. Thomas Jefferson 1743–1826 m. Martha Wayles 1772–
  2. 2. Jane Jefferson 1740–1765
  3. 3. Mary Jefferson 1741–1817
  4. 4. Elizabeth Jefferson 1744–1773
  5. 5. Martha Jefferson 1746–1811 m. Dabney Carr 1743–1773
  6. 6. Peter (Field) Jefferson 1748–1748
  7. 7. Son Jefferson 1750–1750
  8. 8. Lucy Jefferson 1752–
  9. 9. Anna (Scott Jefferson) (Twin) 1755–1828 m. Hastings Marks –1813
  10. 10. Randolph (Jefferson) (Twin) 1755–1815

Col. Jefferson's Timeline

2 Records

1707
29 Feb 1707/08
Birth of Col. Peter Jefferson in Osborne's, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Osborne's, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
1757
17 Aug 1757
Age 50
Death of Col. Peter Jefferson in Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Feb 1707/08
    Event Place: Osborne's, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1739

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1757
    Event Place: Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, USA

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