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Colonel Peter Jefferson 1708–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Feb 1708

Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia

Death Date: 17 Aug 1757

Death Location: Albemarle Co., Virginia

Father: Thomas III

Mother: Mary Field

Spouse(s): Jane Randolph

Children(s): Thomas States, Mary Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Anna Jefferson, Randolph Jefferson, Jane Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson, Elizabeth Jefferson

The story of Colonel Peter Jefferson began in 1708 in Henrico, Virginia. Colonel Peter Jefferson married Jane Randolph, and had children including Anna Scott Jefferson, Elizabeth Jefferson, Jane Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Mary Jefferson, Randolph Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson President Of The United States. Colonel Peter Jefferson passed away in 1757 in Albemarle Co., Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel Peter Jefferson began in 1708 in Henrico, Virginia.
  • Colonel Peter Jefferson married Jane Randolph, and had children including Anna Scott Jefferson, Elizabeth Jefferson, Jane Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Mary Jefferson, Randolph Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson President Of The United States.
  • Colonel Peter Jefferson passed away in 1757 in Albemarle Co., Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas III
1679–1723
Birth Location: Osborne's Plantation, Henrico Co., Virginia
TI
Mary Field
1679–1715
Birth Location: Henrico Co., Virginia
MF

Spouses(s)

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

Thomas States
1743–1826
Birth Location: Shadwell, Virginia
TS
Mary Jefferson
1741–1817
Birth Location: Albemarle Co., Virginia
MJ
Martha Jefferson
1746–1811
Birth Location: Albemarle Co., Virginia
MJ
Anna Jefferson
1755–1828
Birth Location: Albemarle Co., Virginia
AJ
Randolph Jefferson
1755–1815
Birth Location: Albemarle Co., Virginia
RJ
Jane Jefferson
1740–1765
Birth Location: Albemarle Co., Virginia
JJ
Lucy Jefferson
1752–1810
Birth Location: Albemarle Co., Virginia
LJ
Elizabeth Jefferson
1744–1773
Birth Location: Goochland Co., Virginia
EJ

Colonel Jefferson's Ancestors

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Colonel Jefferson
1708–1757
Birth Place: Henrico, Virginia
Parents
Thomas Jefferson III
1679–1723
Osborne's Plantation, Henrico Co., Virginia
Mary Field
1679–1715
Henrico Co., Virginia
Grandparents
Thomas (Jefferson) II
1629–1697
Pettistree, Suffolk, England
Mary (Martha) Branch
1660–1715
Henrico, Virginia
Major (Peter) Field
1647–1707
Henrico Co., Virginia
Judith Soane
1646–1703
Litlington, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas I
1605–
Margaritt Hulings
1604–
Christopher Branch
1628–1665
James Field
1604–1707
Ann Clark
1608–1707
Colonel Soane
1622–1661
Judith Fuller
1614–1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Jefferson's Descendants

1.
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Colonel (Peter) Jefferson (29 Feb 1708–17 Aug 1757) m. Jane Randolph (10 Feb 1720–31 Mar 1776)
  1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson President of the United) States 1743–1826 m. Martha Wayles 1748–1782
    1. 1. Martha ("Patsy") Jefferson 1772–1836
    2. 2. Maria ("Mary") Jefferson 1778–1804
    3. 3. Jane (Randolph) Jefferson 1774–1775
    4. 4. Jefferson 1777–1777
    5. 5. Lucy (Elizabeth) Jefferson 1782–1784
  2. 2. Mary Jefferson 1741–1817
  3. 3. Martha Jefferson 1746–1811
  4. 4. Anna (Scott) Jefferson 1755–1828
  5. 5. Randolph Jefferson 1755–1815
  6. 6. Jane Jefferson 1740–1765
  7. 7. Lucy Jefferson 1752–1810
  8. 8. Elizabeth Jefferson 1744–1773

Colonel Jefferson's Timeline

2 Records

1708
29 Feb 1708
Birth of Colonel Peter Jefferson in Henrico, Virginia
Henrico, Virginia
1757
17 Aug 1757
Age 49
Death of Colonel Peter Jefferson in Albemarle Co., Virginia
Albemarle Co., Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Feb 1708
    Event Place: Henrico, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1757
    Event Place: Albemarle Co., Virginia
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