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Colonel Peter Thomas Jefferson 1708 – 1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Feb 1708

Birth Location: Osborne, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 Aug 1757

Death Location: Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA

Father: Capt Jefferson

Mother: Mary Field

Spouse(s): Jane Randolph

Children(s): Jemima Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, President Jefferson, Elizabeth Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Peter Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson, Randolph Jefferson, Anna Jefferson

In 1708, Colonel Peter Thomas Jefferson entered the world in Osborne, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA, born to Capt Thomas Jefferson and Mary Field. Colonel Peter Thomas Jefferson married Jane Isham Randolph, and had children including Jemima Jane Jefferson, Martha Mary Randolph Jefferson, President Thomas Jefferson, Elizabeth Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Peter Field Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson, Randolph Jefferson, Anna Scott Jefferson. Colonel Peter Thomas Jefferson passed away in 1757 in Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1708, Colonel Peter Thomas Jefferson entered the world in Osborne, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA, born to Capt Thomas Jefferson and Mary Field.
  • Colonel Peter Thomas Jefferson married Jane Isham Randolph, and had children including Jemima Jane Jefferson, Martha Mary Randolph Jefferson, President Thomas Jefferson, Elizabeth Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Peter Field Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson, Randolph Jefferson, Anna Scott Jefferson.
  • Colonel Peter Thomas Jefferson passed away in 1757 in Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt Jefferson
1679 – 1731
Birth Location: Osbornes, Henrico, Virginia, USA
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Mary Field
1679 – 1715
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Jane Randolph
1720 – 1776
Birth Location: Shadwell Parish, Tower Hamlets, London, England
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Children(s)

Jemima Jefferson
1740 – 1765
Birth Location: Fine Creek, Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
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Martha Jefferson
1741 – 1804
Birth Location: Fine Creek, Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
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President Jefferson
1743 – 1826
Birth Location: Shadwell Plantation, Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Jefferson
1744 – 1774
Birth Location: Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
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Martha Jefferson
1746 – 1811
Birth Location: Tuckahoe, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
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Peter Jefferson
1748 – 1748
Birth Location: Tuckahoe, Goochland, Virginia, USA
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Lucy Jefferson
1752 – 1810
Birth Location: Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Randolph Jefferson
1755 – 1815
Birth Location: Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
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Anna Jefferson
1755 – 1828
Birth Location: Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
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Colonel Jefferson's Ancestors

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Colonel Jefferson
1708 – 1757
Birth Place: Osborne, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Parents
Capt Thomas Jefferson
1679 – 1731
Osbornes, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Mary Field
1679 – 1715
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Jefferson
1653 – 1697
James River, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Mary (Martha) Branch
1658 – 1715
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Major (Peter) Field
1630 – 1707
Henrico/New Kent, Colony of Virginia
Judith Soane
1648 – 1703
Litlington, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Jefferson
1607 – 1685
Elizabeth
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt Jefferson
1584 – 1649
Elizabeth Carr
1589 – 1651

Colonel Jefferson's Descendants

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Colonel (Peter Thomas) Jefferson (29 Feb 1708 – 17 Aug 1757) m. Jane (Isham) Randolph (9 Feb 1720 – 31 Mar 1776)
  1. 1. Jemima (Jane) Jefferson (27 Jun 1740 – 1 Oct 1765) m. Lt. (John Wyatt) Davis (1732 – 23 Mar 1799)
    1. 1. William (Alexander) Davis (1753 – 19 Aug 1848) m. Catherine Hensley (1760 – 1819) m. Mary Taylor (18 Feb 1793 – 4 Sep 1859)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Davis (1799 – 1860)
      2. 2. John Davis (1813 – 17 Oct 1874)
      3. 3. Letty Davis (1822 – 22 Jan 1904)
      4. 4. Lindsay Davis (1829 – )
    2. 2. Robert Davis (17 May 1754 – 22 Mar 1843)
    3. 3. Pvt (Thomas) Davis, (1755 – 1825)
    4. 4. Pvt (John Wyatt) Davis, (12 Dec 1758 – 30 Sep 1841) m. Mourning (Boswell) Guffey (12 May 1768 – 1804) m. Mary Guffey
      1. 1. Jane (Jenny) Davis (1790 – 24 Jan 1822)
      2. 2. Sarah ("Sally") Davis (12 April 1796 – 21 Aug 1892)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Davis (20 Jul 1800 – 24 Jul 1879) m. James McCollom (22 September 1798 – 27 August 1877)
      4. 4. James Davis (12 DEC 1803 – 16 AUG 1886) m. Jane ("Jennie") Hopkins (5 MAR 1806 – 1833) m. Sabra (Jane) Hamilton (3 AUG 1809 – 29 May 1888)
        1. 1. Jefferson (Wesley) Davis (2 JUN 1824 – 2 JUL 1918)
        2. 2. John Davis (28 JAN 1830 – 2 APR 1908)
        3. 3. Martha ("Mattie") Davis (1833 – )
        4. 4. Malisa Davis (1833 – )
        5. 5. William (D) Davis (13 Dec 1834 – 26 Jun 1919)
        6. 6. Hamilton Davis (1836 – )
        7. 7. Elizabeth Davis (1842 – )
        8. 8. George (W) Davis (1845 – 1918)
        9. 9. Thomas (Jasper) Davis (14 SEP 1845 – 13 MAY 1931)
        10. 10. Francis (Marion) Davis (31 MAY 1849 – 6 NOV 1926)
    5. 5. Mary Davis (1759 – 1800)
    6. 6. Jemina Davis (1761 – )
    7. 7. James Davis (8 Jul 1761 – 1831)
    8. 8. George Davis (22 Dec 1765 – 12 Jan 1808) m. Sarah Davis (11 June 1762 – 1825)
      1. 1. Violet Harmon (13 January 1795 – 9 September 1874)
      2. 2. Amelia Hawkins (13 December 1801 – 15 December 1871)
    9. 9. Elizabeth Davis (1770 – 1870)
    10. 10. Mary (Polly) Davis (1788 – 1819)
  2. 2. Martha (Mary Randolph) Jefferson (1 OCT 1741 – BEF 21 JAN 1804) m. Col (John Blair 'Old Indian' Bolling) III, (24 Jun 1737 – 7 Aug 1804)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Betsy) Bolling (24 June 1747 – 1826)
    2. 2. James Bolling (1756 – 1826)
    3. 3. George Bolling (1758 – 1783)
    4. 4. Rev (Jesse) Bolling (22 May 1758 – 10 Mar 1841)
    5. 5. Robert Bolling, (3 Mar 1759 – 26 Jan 1839) m. Sarah Bolling (1779 – 2 Oct 1796)
      1. 1. Mary (Burton Augusta) Bolling (18 June 1787 – 11 April 1853)
      2. 2. Rebecca (Pocahontas) Strachan (23 February 1793 – 26 December 1845)
      3. 3. Robert (Buckner) Bolling (28 March 1805 – 28 June 1881)
      4. 4. George (Washington) Bolling (26 October 1806 – 19 July 1875)
      5. 5. Lucy (Ann) Bolling ( – 25 April 1846)
    6. 6. Obediah Bolling (7 Sep 1762 – 1851)
    7. 7. William (Thomas) Bolling (12 Jan 1766 – 9 Jul 1851)
    8. 8. Archibald Bolling (1769 – 1829) m. Catherine Payne
      1. 1. Dr. (Archibald Payne) Bolling (21 May 1806 – 22 May 1862) m. Anne (E) Wigginton (1 Aug 1809 – 8 Mar 1898)
        1. 1. Edward Bolling (1804 – 1855)
        2. 2. Harriet (W) Bolling (1816 – 1828)
        3. 3. William (Holcombe) Bolling (1823 – 8 Mar 1876) m. Sallie (Spiers) White (Bet. 1814–1846 – Bet. 1852–1929) m. Alice (C) Bolling (Sep 1848 – )
        4. 4. John Bolling (1833 – 1836)
        5. 5. Mary (Jefferson) Bolling (1845 – 1876)
    9. 9. Powhatan Bolling (1770 – 1840)
    10. 10. Edward (Jefferson) Bolling (17 Sep 1772 – 1835)
  3. 3. President (Thomas) Jefferson (13 Apr 1743 – 4 Jul 1826) m. Martha Wayles (30 OCT 1748 – 6 SEP 1782)
    1. 1. Martha (Washington) Jefferson (27 SEP 1772 – 10 OCT 1836)
    2. 2. Jane (Randolph) Jefferson (3 APR 1774 – SEP 1775)
    3. 3. Unknown Jefferson (28 MAY 1777 – 14 JUN 1777)
    4. 4. Mary (Wayles) Jefferson (1 AUG 1778 – 17 APR 1804)
    5. 5. Lucy (Elizabeth) Jefferson (8 MAY 1782 – 13 OCT 1784)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Jefferson (4 Nov 1744 – 24 Feb 1774)
  5. 5. Martha Jefferson (29 May 1746 – 3 Sep 1811)
  6. 6. Peter (Field) Jefferson (16 Oct 1748 – 29 Nov 1748)
  7. 7. Lucy Jefferson (10 Oct 1752 – 26 May 1810)
  8. 8. Randolph Jefferson (1 OCT 1755 – 7 AUG 1815)
  9. 9. Anna (Scott) Jefferson (1 Oct 1755 – 8 JUL 1828)

Colonel Jefferson's Timeline

2 Records

1708
29 Feb 1708
Birth of Colonel Peter Thomas Jefferson in Osborne, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Osborne, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
1757
17 Aug 1757
Age 49
Death of Colonel Peter Thomas Jefferson in Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Feb 1708
    Event Place: Osborne, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1757
    Event Place: Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Age:
    49

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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