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Col Peter Jefferson 1708–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 FEB 1708

Birth Location: Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 17 AUG 1757

Death Location: Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: Thomas Jefferson

Mother: Mary Field

Spouse(s): Jane Randolph, Jane Randolph

Children(s): President Jefferson, Jane Jefferson

The story of Col Peter Jefferson began in 1708 in Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America. Col Peter Jefferson married Jane Randolph, and had children including Jane Jefferson, President Thomas Jefferson. Col Peter Jefferson passed away in 1757 in Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Col Peter Jefferson began in 1708 in Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America.
  • Col Peter Jefferson married Jane Randolph, and had children including Jane Jefferson, President Thomas Jefferson.
  • Col Peter Jefferson passed away in 1757 in Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Jefferson
1679–1730
Birth Location: Henrico?, Virginia, USA
TJ
Mary Field
1680–1715
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
MF

Spouses(s)

Jane Randolph
1720–1776
Birth Location: London, England
JR
Jane Randolph
1720–1776
Birth Location: London, England
JR

Children(s)

President Jefferson
1743–1826
Birth Location: Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
PJ
Jane Jefferson
1740–1765
Birth Location: Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
JJ

Col Jefferson's Ancestors

Self
Col Jefferson
1708–1757
Birth Place: Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Thomas Jefferson
1679–1730
Henrico?, Virginia, USA
Mary Field
1680–1715
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
THOMAS JEFFERSON
1653–1697
Gynnedd, Wales
MARTHA BRANCH
1660–1700
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel JEFFERSON
1630–1685
Christopher Branch
1627–1665
Sarah 12
1629–1666
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Jeaffreson
1584–1649
Elizabeth Carr
1584–1651
Thomas Almond
1600–1644
Mary Crockford
1605–1650

Col Jefferson's Descendants

1.
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Col (Peter) Jefferson (28 FEB 1708–17 AUG 1757) m. Jane Randolph (1720–31 MAR 1776) m. Jane Randolph (1720–31 MAR 1776)
  1. 1. President (Thomas) Jefferson 1743–1826 m. Sally Hemings 1773–1835 m. First (Lady MARTHA (TJ's wife) Wayles) Skelton 1748–1782
    1. 1. Jack Jefferson 1772–1772
    2. 2. JOHN (Randolph) Jefferson 1772–1836
    3. 3. Mary ("Maria Polly") Jefferson 1778–1804 m. JOHN ('JACK' Wayles) Eppes 1773–1823
      1. 1. Deacon (FRANCIS Wayles) Eppes 1801–1881
      2. 2. MARTHA (Jefferson) Eppes 1803–1807
      3. 3. Virginia (Randolph) Eppes 1800–1800
      4. 4. John Eppes 1803–
      5. 5. Willie (J) Eppes 1799–1800
      6. 6. Sarah (A) Eppes 1800–1800
      7. 7. Mary (Maria) Eppes 1804–1807
    4. 4. Peter Jefferson 1777–1777
    5. 5. William (Beverley) Hemings 1798–1873
    6. 6. Jane (Randolph) Jefferson 1774–1775
    7. 7. Martha (Washington) Jefferson 1772–1836 m. Governor (Thomas Mann) Randolph 1768–1828
    8. 8. Lucy (Elizabeth) Jefferson 1782–1784
    9. 9. Lucy (Elizabeth) Jefferson 1780–1781
    10. 10. Thomas Jefferson 1777–1781
    11. 11. Harriet Hemings 1795–1797
  2. 2. Jane Jefferson 1740–1765 m. Lt. (John Wyatt) Davis 1732–1799 m. Thomas Woodward 1730–1779
    1. 1. Thomas Davis 1755–1825 m. Nancy Hill 1765–1834
      1. 1. Mary 1784–1860 m. Daniel Hensley 1774–1860
        1. 1. Sabra (Jewel) Hensley 1832–1880 m. Richard Smith 1620–1692
      2. 2. Christopher Davis 1798–
      3. 3. Henry (Sr) Davis 1805–1880
      4. 4. Joseph Davis 1775–
      5. 5. Nancy Davis 1799–1860
      6. 6. Sarah (Sally) Davis 1790–
      7. 7. Susan Davis 1807–
      8. 8. Thomas (Jefferson) Davis 1798–1892
      9. 9. Thomas Davis 1774–
      10. 10. William Davis 1790–1849
      11. 11. William Davis 1772–1823

Col Jefferson's Timeline

20 Records

1707
29 Feb 1707
Birth of Col Peter Jefferson in Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
1707
Feb 29 1707
Birth of Col Peter Jefferson in Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
1708
29 Feb 1708
Birth of Col Peter Jefferson in Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America
Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America
1708
28 Feb 1708
Birth of Col Peter Jefferson in Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
1708
29 Feb 1708
Birth of Col Peter Jefferson in Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
1708
28 February 1708
Birth of Col Peter Jefferson in Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
1708
29 FEB 1708
Birth of Col Peter Jefferson in Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America
Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America
1708
29 FEB 1708
Birth of Col Peter Jefferson in Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
1708
28 FEB 1708
Birth of Col Peter Jefferson in Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
1757
Aug 1757
Age 49
Burial of Col Peter Jefferson in Shadwell Estate, Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America
Shadwell Estate, Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America
1757
17 Aug 1757
Age 49
Death of Col Peter Jefferson in Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America
Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America
1757
17 Aug 1757
Age 49
Death of Col Peter Jefferson in Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, United States
1757
17 Aug 1757
Age 49
Death of Col Peter Jefferson in Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
1757
17 AUG 1757
Age 49
Death of Col Peter Jefferson in Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, United States
1757
17 AUG 1757
Age 49
Death of Col Peter Jefferson in Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
1757
17 AUG 1757
Age 49
Death of Col Peter Jefferson in Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America
Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America
1757
17 AUG 1757
Age 49
Death of Col Peter Jefferson in Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, United States
1757
17 AUG 1757
Age 49
Death of Col Peter Jefferson in Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, United States
1757
17 AUG 1757
Age 49
Death of Col Peter Jefferson in Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
1757
17 AUG 1757
Age 49
Death of Col Peter Jefferson in Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America
Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Feb 1708
    Event Place: Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA.
    [3] Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1708
    Event Place: Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Feb 1707
    Event Place: Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Feb 1708
    Event Place: Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 February 1708
    Event Place: Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 29 1707
    Event Place: Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA.
    [3] @@MS_1CHRIS HURST MY @@

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 FEB 1708
    Event Place: Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA.
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.
    [6] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA.
    [7] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA.
    [8] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.
    [9] MS_1MY HERITAGE CHU

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA.
    [3] MS_1MY HERITAGE CHU

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 FEB 1708
    Event Place: Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] MS_1MY HERITAGE CHU

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 FEB 1708
    Event Place: Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] MS_1MY HERITAGE CHU

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA.
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA.
    [6] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.
    [7] MS_1MY HERITAGE CHU

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aug 1757
    Event Place: Shadwell Estate, Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1757
    Event Place: Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA.
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [7] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69BOT2A004MS09224
    [8] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1679; Page Number: 396
    [9] Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1757
    Event Place: Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1757
    Event Place: Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA.
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 AUG 1757
    Event Place: Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] @@MS_1CHRIS HURST MY @@
    [2] @@MS_1CHRIS HURST MY @@

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 AUG 1757
    Event Place: Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA.
    [3] @@MS_1CHRIS HURST MY @@
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 AUG 1757
    Event Place: Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA.
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] @@MS_1CHRIS HURST MY @@
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [7] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69BOT2A004MS09224
    [8] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [9] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [10] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA.
    [11] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.
    [12] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1679; Page Number: 396

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 AUG 1757
    Event Place: Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: MS_1MY HERITAGE CHU

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 AUG 1757
    Event Place: Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: MS_1MY HERITAGE CHU

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 AUG 1757
    Event Place: Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA.
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] MS_1MY HERITAGE CHU

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 AUG 1757
    Event Place: Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA.
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA.
    [6] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Osbornes; Birth state: VA.
    [7] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [8] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [9] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69BOT2A004MS09224
    [10] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1679; Page Number: 396
    [11] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [12] Millennium File
    [13] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [14] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [15] MS_1MY HERITAGE CHU

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Occupation
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