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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): Jane Randolph

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

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

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Biography

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

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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. Jane (Isham) Randolph (9 February 1720–31 March 1776)
  1. 1. Lucy Lewis 1752–1811 m. Charles (Lilburne) Lewis 1747–1831
    1. 1. Lucy (B) Lewis 1789–1864 m. Henry Shannon 1779–1849
      1. 1. Henry Shannon 1805– m. Nancy 1804–
        1. 1. John Shannon 1833–1902 m. Elizabeth Vandergriff 1836–1900
        2. 2. Henly (S.) Shannon 1835–
        3. 3. William Shannon 1832–
        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–
  2. 2. Thomas Jefferson 1743–1826
  3. 3. Mary Jefferson 1741–
  4. 4. Martha Jefferson 1746–1811
  5. 5. Martha Carr 1746–1811

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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