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Colonel Peter Jefferson 1708–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 29, 1708

Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia

Death Date: Aug 17, 1757

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

Father: Thomas Jefferson

Mother: Mary Field

Spouse(s): Jane Randolph

Children(s): (3 JEFFERSON, Martha JEFFERSON, Judith JEFFERSON, Peter Jefferson, Anna Jefferson, Jane Jefferson, Mary Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson, Randolph 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 3 Rd President Of The Usa Thomas Jefferson, Anna Scott Jefferson, Elizabeth Jefferson, Jane Jefferson, Judith Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Mary Jefferson, Peter Field Jefferson, Randolph Jefferson. Colonel Peter Jefferson passed away in 1757 in Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America.

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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 3 Rd President Of The Usa Thomas Jefferson, Anna Scott Jefferson, Elizabeth Jefferson, Jane Jefferson, Judith Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Mary Jefferson, Peter Field Jefferson, Randolph Jefferson.
  • Colonel Peter Jefferson passed away in 1757 in Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Jefferson
1679–1730
Birth Location: VA
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Mary Field
1681–1715
Birth Location: VA, USA
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Spouses(s)

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

(3 JEFFERSON
1743–1826
Birth Location: Shadwell, Virginia
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Martha JEFFERSON
1746–1811
Birth Location: Shadwell, Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA
MJ
Judith JEFFERSON
1740–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
JJ
Peter Jefferson
1749–1750
Birth Location: Shadwell, Virginia, United States
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Anna Jefferson
1755–1828
Birth Location: Shadwell, Virginia, United States
AJ
Jane Jefferson
1740–1765
Birth Location: Shadwell, Virginia, United States
JJ
Mary Jefferson
1741–1804
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, USA
MJ
Lucy Jefferson
1752–1810
Birth Location: Shadwell, Virginia, United States
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Randolph Jefferson
1755–1815
Birth Location: Shadwell, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Jefferson
1744–1774
Birth Location: Shadwell, Virginia, United States
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Colonel Jefferson's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Jefferson
1708–1757
Birth Place: Henrico, Virginia
Parents
Thomas Jefferson
1679–1730
VA
Mary (Martha) Field
1681–1715
VA, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Jefferson
1629–1697
Pettistree, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England
Mary (Martha) Branch
1657–1715
Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Samuel JEFFERSON
1607–1690
Elizabeth Carr
1610–1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Jefferson
1584–1649
Elizabeth Carr
1589–1651

Colonel Jefferson's Descendants

1.
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Colonel (Peter) Jefferson (Feb 29, 1708–Aug 17, 1757) m. Jane Randolph (1720–1776)
  1. 1. (3 (Rd President of The Usa)Thomas) JEFFERSON 1743–1826 m. Sally Hemmings 1773–1835 m. Martha Jefferson 1748–1782 m. Elizabeth Moore 1752–1809
    1. 1. William (Beverly) HEMINGS 1798–1822
    2. 2. Edy HEMINGS 1796–1796
    3. 3. Judith Jefferson 1698–1786
    4. 4. Thomas Jefferson 1774–1781
    5. 5. Thenia Hemings 1799–1799
    6. 6. Eston Hemings 1808–1856
    7. 7. Edy Hemings 1796–1796
    8. 8. Son JEFFERSON 1777–1777
    9. 9. Harriet Hemings 1795–1797
    10. 10. Jane (Randolph) Jefferson 1774–1775
    11. 11. Thenia (Jefferson) Hemings 1796–1796
    12. 12. Harriet HEMINGS 1801–1876
    13. 13. Lucy (Elizabeth) Jefferson 1778–1804
    14. 14. Martha (Washington) Jefferson 1772–1836
    15. 15. Eliza Jefferson 1801–1871
    16. 16. Beverly Hemings 1798–1822
    17. 17. Madison HEMINGS 1805–1877
    18. 18. Jack Jefferson 1772–1772
    19. 19. Mary (Maria “Polly”) Jefferson 1778–1871
    20. 20. Randolf Jefferson 1781–1836
    21. 21. Lucy (Elizabeth) JEFFERSON 1782–1782
    22. 22. Tom Hemings 1790–1880
    23. 23. Infant Jefferson 1777–1777
    24. 24. Lucy (Elizabeth Jefferson) I 1780–1781
    25. 25. Lucy (Elizabeth) Jefferson 1782–1784
    26. 26. Eston (Hemings) Jefferson 1808–1856
  2. 2. Martha JEFFERSON 1746–1811 m. Dabney Carr 1743–1773
    1. 1. Lucy (Maria) Carr 1768–1803 m. Zachariah WORLEY 1762–1837
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Terrell 1803–1879 m. JOHN (ANDREW GARDINER) DAVIS 1802–1840
        1. 1. John (Staige) DAVIS 1824–1885
        2. 2. Lucy (Minor) DAVIS 1840–1925
        3. 3. Dabney (Carr Terrell) Davis 1826–1909
        4. 4. EUGENE DAVIS 1822–1894
        5. 5. Richard (Terrell) Davis 1830–1892
        6. 6. CARYETTA DAVIS 1831–1894
        7. 7. Elizabeth (Gardiner) Davis 1835–1897
      2. 2. Martha (Jefferson) TERRELL 1793–1860 m. Dabney Minor 1774–1824
        1. 1. Lucy (Jane) MINOR 1822–1876 m. Colonel (Robert Nelson) Trice 1810–1864
        2. 2. Dabney (Carr Terrell) Minor 1819–1825
      3. 3. Mary (Jane) Terrell 1803–1879 m. John (Andrew Gardiner) DAVIS 1802–1842
        1. 1. John (Staige) Davis 1824–1885 m. Lucy (Landen) BLACKFORD 1826–1859 m. Caroline (Keen) Hill 1834–1912
        2. 2. Richard (Terrell) Davis 1830–1892 m. Louisa (Morris) Saunders 1833–1867
        3. 3. Caryetta Davis 1832–1894
        4. 4. Mary (Anderson) Davis 1836–
        5. 5. Dabney (Carr Terrell) Davis 1826–1909
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Gardiner) Davis 1822–1897
        7. 7. Eugene Davis 1822–1894 m. Patsy Morris 1825–1848
        8. 8. Lucy (Minor) Davis 1840–1925
      4. 4. Dabney (Carr) Terrell 1801–1827
      5. 5. Lucy Terrell 1795–
      6. 6. Ann (Overton) Terrell 1797–
      7. 7. Virginia Terrell 1798–1860
    2. 2. Mary (Polly) CARR 1768–1835
    3. 3. Jane (Barbara) Carr 1766–1840
    4. 4. Dabney CARR 1767–1837
    5. 5. Mary CARR 1773–
    6. 6. Samuel CARR 1766–
    7. 7. Peter CARR 1764–
    8. 8. Samuel Carr 1771–1855
    9. 9. Virginia CARR 1769–
    10. 10. Jane CARR 1771–
  3. 3. Judith JEFFERSON 1740–
  4. 4. Peter (Field) Jefferson 1749–1750
  5. 5. Anna (Scott) Jefferson 1755–1828
  6. 6. Jane Jefferson 1740–1765
  7. 7. Mary Jefferson 1741–1804
  8. 8. Lucy Jefferson 1752–1810
  9. 9. Randolph Jefferson 1755–1815
  10. 10. Elizabeth Jefferson 1744–1774

Colonel Jefferson's Timeline

4 Records

1707
28 Feb 1707
Birth of Colonel Peter Jefferson in Osbornes, Chesterfield County, Virginia, Colonial America
Osbornes, Chesterfield County, Virginia, Colonial America
1708
Feb 29, 1708
Birth of Colonel Peter Jefferson in Henrico, Virginia
Henrico, Virginia
1757
17 Aug 1757
Age 49
Death of Colonel Peter Jefferson in Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, Colonial America
Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, Colonial America
1757
Aug 17, 1757
Age 49
Death of Colonel Peter Jefferson in Shadewell, Albemire Co., Virginia, USA
Shadewell, Albemire Co., Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1707
    Event Place: Osbornes, Chesterfield County, Virginia, Colonial America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 29, 1708
    Event Place: Henrico, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1757
    Event Place: Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, Colonial America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 17, 1757
    Event Place: Shadewell, Albemire Co., Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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