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Colonel Peter Jefferson 1707 – 1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 February 1707

Birth Location: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 17 August 1757

Death Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Thomas Jefferson

Mother: Virginia Field

Spouse(s): Peter Jefferson, Jane Randolph

Children(s): Mary Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Martha Carr, Lucy Lewis, Randolph Jefferson

In 1707, Colonel Peter Jefferson entered the world in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Thomas Jefferson and Virginia Mary Field. Colonel Peter Jefferson married Peter Jefferson, Jane Isham Randolph, and had children including Mary Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Martha Carr, Lucy Lewis, Randolph Jefferson. Colonel Peter Jefferson passed away in 1757 in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1707, Colonel Peter Jefferson entered the world in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Thomas Jefferson and Virginia Mary Field.
  • Colonel Peter Jefferson married Peter Jefferson, Jane Isham Randolph, and had children including Mary Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Martha Carr, Lucy Lewis, Randolph Jefferson.
  • Colonel Peter Jefferson passed away in 1757 in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Colonel Jefferson's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Jefferson
1707 – 1757
Birth Place: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Jefferson
1677 – 1731
Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Virginia (Mary) Field
1679 – 1715
York County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Peter Field
– 1707
Judith Soane
1646 – 1703
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Jefferson's Descendants

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Colonel (Peter) Jefferson (28 February 1707 – 17 August 1757) m. Peter Jefferson m. Jane (Isham) Randolph (9 February 1720 – 31 March 1776)
  1. 1. Mary Jefferson (1 October 1741 – )
  2. 2. Thomas Jefferson (2 April 1743 – 4 July 1826)
  3. 3. Martha Jefferson (1746 – 1811)
  4. 4. Martha Carr (29 May 1746 – 3 September 1811)
  5. 5. Lucy Lewis (10 Oct 1752 – 26 May 1811) m. Charles (Lilburne) Lewis (1747 – 1831)
    1. 1. Lucy (B) Lewis (24 Sep 1789 – 15 Jul 1864) m. Henry Shannon (1779 – abt 1849?) m. Jno Shannon
      1. 1. Henry Shannon (1805 – ) m. Nancy (1804 – )
        1. 1. William Shannon (1832 – )
        2. 2. John Shannon (4 May 1833 – 9 Dec 1902) m. Elizabeth Vandergriff (1836 – 11 APR 1900)
        3. 3. Henly (S.) Shannon (May 1835 – )
        4. 4. Ely Shannon (1838 – )
        5. 5. Matilda Shannon (1840 – )
        6. 6. Nancy Shannon (1842 – )
        7. 7. Ezida Shannon (1844 – )
        8. 8. Hilda Shannon (1847 – )
  6. 6. Randolph Jefferson

Colonel Jefferson's Timeline

2 Records

1707
28 February 1707
Birth of Colonel Peter Jefferson in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America
Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America
1757
17 August 1757
Age 50
Death of Colonel Peter Jefferson in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 February 1707
    Event Place: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 1757
    Event Place: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America

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