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Col. Peter Jefferson 1708–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 February 1708

Birth Location: Osborne's, Chesterfield Co, VA

Death Date: 1757

Death Location: Shadwell, Goochland, VA

Father: Thomas Jefferson

Mother: Virginia Field

Spouse(s): Jane Randolph

Children(s): Thomas(3rd Jefferson, Mary Jefferson, Martha Jefferson

The story of Col. Peter Jefferson began in 1708 in Osborne's, Chesterfield Co, VA. Col. Peter Jefferson married Jane Isham Randolph, and had children including Martha Jefferson, Mary Jefferson, Randolph Jefferson, Thomas 3Rd Pres Jefferson. Col. Peter Jefferson passed away in 1757 in Shadwell, Goochland, VA.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. Peter Jefferson began in 1708 in Osborne's, Chesterfield Co, VA.
  • Col. Peter Jefferson married Jane Isham Randolph, and had children including Martha Jefferson, Mary Jefferson, Randolph Jefferson, Thomas 3Rd Pres Jefferson.
  • Col. Peter Jefferson passed away in 1757 in Shadwell, Goochland, VA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Col. Jefferson's Ancestors

Self
Col. Jefferson
1708–1757
Birth Place: Osborne's, Chesterfield Co, VA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson
1677–1731
Virginia (Mary) Field
1679–1715
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Jefferson
1653–1697
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Jefferson
1607–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Carr
1589–1661

Col. Jefferson's Descendants

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Col. (Peter) Jefferson (28 February 1708–1757) m. Jane (Isham) Randolph (9 February 1720–31 MAR 1776)
  1. 1. Thomas(3rd (Pres)) Jefferson 1743–1826 m. Martha Wayles 1748–1782
  2. 2. Mary Jefferson 1741–
  3. 3. Martha Jefferson 1746–1811

Col. Jefferson's Timeline

2 Records

1708
28 February 1708
Birth of Col. Peter Jefferson in Osborne's, Chesterfield Co, VA
Osborne's, Chesterfield Co, VA
1757
1757
Age 49
Death of Col. Peter Jefferson in Shadwell, Goochland, VA
Shadwell, Goochland, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 February 1708
    Event Place: Osborne's, Chesterfield Co, VA
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Shadwell, Goochland, VA

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