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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: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA

Father: Capt II

Mother: Mary Field

Spouse(s): Jane Randolph

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

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

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt II
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)

President Jefferson
1743–1826
Birth Location: Shadwell Plantation, Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA
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Randolph Jefferson
1755–1815
Birth Location: Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
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Jemima (Collins)
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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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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Lucy Jefferson
1752–1810
Birth Location: Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Anna Jefferson
1755–1828
Birth Location: Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
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Peter Jefferson
1748–1748
Birth Location: Tuckahoe, Goochland, Virginia, USA
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Colonel Jefferson's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Jefferson
1708–1757
Birth Place: Osborne, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Parents
Capt Thomas Jefferson II
1679–1731
Osbornes, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Mary Field
1679–1715
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Jefferson) I
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
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–APR 1776)
  1. 1. President (Thomas) Jefferson 1743–1826 m. Martha Wayles 1748–1782
    1. 1. Martha (Washington) Jefferson 1772–1836
    2. 2. Jane (Randolph) Jefferson 1774–1775
    3. 3. Unknown Jefferson 1777–1777
    4. 4. Mary (Wayles) Jefferson 1778–1804
    5. 5. Lucy (Elizabeth) Jefferson 1782–1784
  2. 2. Randolph Jefferson 1755–1815
  3. 3. Jemima (Jane Jefferson) (Collins) 1740–1765 m. Lt. (John Wyatt) Davis 1732–1799
    1. 1. Elizabeth Davis 1770–1870
    2. 2. Jemina Davis 1761–
    3. 3. Mary Davis 1759–1800
    4. 4. Pvt (John Wyatt Davis, US War for Independence: Yorktowne) Battle 1758–1841 m. Mourning (Boswell) Guffey 1768–1804
      1. 1. Sarah ("Sally") Davis 1796–1892
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Davis) McCollom 1800–1879 m. James McCollom 1798–1877
      3. 3. James Davis 1803–1886 m. Sabra (Jane) Hamilton 1809–1888 m. Jane ("Jennie") Hopkins 1806–1833
        1. 1. Jefferson (Wesley) Davis 1824–1918
        2. 2. John Davis 1830–1908
        3. 3. Martha ("Mattie") Davis 1833–
        4. 4. Malisa Davis 1833–
        5. 5. Hamilton Davis 1836–
        6. 6. Elizabeth Davis 1842–
        7. 7. George (W) Davis 1845–1918
        8. 8. Francis (Marion) Davis 1849–1926
        9. 9. Thomas (Jasper) Davis 1845–1931
        10. 10. William (D) Davis 1834–1919
      4. 4. Jane (Jenny) Davis 1790–1822
    5. 5. Robert Davis 1754–1843
    6. 6. Pvt (Thomas Davis, Post-Revolutionary War: Benn's Battalion (Campbell's Regiment),) Militia 1755–1825
    7. 7. James Davis 1761–1831
    8. 8. George Davis 1765–1808 m. Sarah Davis 1762–1825
      1. 1. Amelia Hawkins 1801–1871
      2. 2. Violet Harmon 1795–1874
    9. 9. William (Alexander) Davis 1753–1848 m. Mary Taylor 1793–1859 m. Catherine Hensley 1760–1819
      1. 1. Letty Davis 1822–1904
      2. 2. Lindsay Davis 1829–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Davis 1799–1860
      4. 4. John Davis 1813–1874
    10. 10. Mary (Polly) Davis 1788–1819
  4. 4. Martha (Mary Randolph) Jefferson 1741–1804 m. Col (John Blair 'Old Indian' Bolling III, US War for Independence, Founding father, jurist &) alcoholic 1737–1804
    1. 1. Obediah Bolling 1762–1851
    2. 2. Powhatan Bolling 1770–1840
    3. 3. Edward (Jefferson) Bolling 1772–1835
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Betsy) Bolling 1747–1826
    5. 5. Archibald (Bolling) (twin) 1769–1829
      1. 1. Dr. (Archibald Payne) Bolling 1806–1862 m. Anne (E) Wigginton 1809–1898
        1. 1. William (Holcombe) Bolling 1823–1876 m. Alice (C) Bolling 1848– m. Sallie (Spiers) White 1814–1852
        2. 2. John Bolling 1833–1836
        3. 3. Mary (Jefferson) Bolling 1845–1876
        4. 4. Harriet (W) Bolling 1816–1828
        5. 5. Edward Bolling 1804–1855
    6. 6. Rev (Jesse Bolling US War for Independence: North Carolina & Virginia Militias, Baptist, Judge of Perry) County 1758–1841
    7. 7. George Bolling 1758–1783
    8. 8. Robert (Bolling,) slaveowner 1759–1839 m. Sarah Bolling 1779–1796
      1. 1. Robert (Buckner) Bolling 1805–1881
      2. 2. Rebecca (Pocahontas) Strachan 1793–1845
      3. 3. Mary (Burton Augusta Bolling) (Banister) 1787–1853
      4. 4. George (Washington) Bolling 1806–1875
      5. 5. Lucy (Ann Bolling) (Snelson) –1846
    9. 9. William (Thomas) Bolling 1766–1851
    10. 10. James Bolling 1756–1826
  5. 5. Elizabeth Jefferson 1744–1774
  6. 6. Martha Jefferson 1746–1811
  7. 7. Lucy Jefferson 1752–1810
  8. 8. Anna (Scott) Jefferson 1755–1828
  9. 9. Peter (Field) Jefferson 1748–1748

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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