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Jemima Jane Jefferson 1740 – 1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1740

Birth Location: Fine Creek, Powhatan County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 Oct 1765

Death Location: Shadwell Plantation, Goochland, Albermarle County, Virginia, USA

Father: Colonel Jefferson

Mother: Jane Randolph

Spouse(s): Lt. Davis

Children(s): William Davis, Robert Davis, Pvt Davis,, Pvt Davis,, Mary Davis, Jemina Davis, James Davis, George Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Mary Davis

Jemima Jane Jefferson (Collins) was born in 1740 in Fine Creek, Powhatan County, Virginia, USA, the child of Colonel Peter Thomas Jefferson and Jane Isham Randolph. Jemima Jane Jefferson (Collins) married Lt. John Wyatt Davis, and had children including William Alexander Davis, Robert Davis, Pvt Thomas Davis,, Pvt John Wyatt Davis,, Mary Davis, Jemina Davis, James Davis, George Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Mary Polly Davis. Jemima Jane Jefferson (Collins) passed away in 1765 in Shadwell Plantation, Goochland, Albermarle County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Jemima Jane Jefferson (Collins) was born in 1740 in Fine Creek, Powhatan County, Virginia, USA, the child of Colonel Peter Thomas Jefferson and Jane Isham Randolph.
  • Jemima Jane Jefferson (Collins) married Lt. John Wyatt Davis, and had children including William Alexander Davis, Robert Davis, Pvt Thomas Davis,, Pvt John Wyatt Davis,, Mary Davis, Jemina Davis, James Davis, George Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Mary Polly Davis.
  • Jemima Jane Jefferson (Collins) passed away in 1765 in Shadwell Plantation, Goochland, Albermarle County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colonel Jefferson
1708 – 1757
Birth Location: Osborne, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
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Jane Randolph
1720 – 1776
Birth Location: Shadwell Parish, Tower Hamlets, London, England
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Spouses(s)

Lt. Davis
1732 – 1799
Birth Location: Augusta, Gochland Co., Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

William Davis
1753 – 1848
Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia
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Robert Davis
1754 – 1843
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Pvt Davis,
1755 – 1825
Birth Location: Augusta,,Virginia,USA
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Pvt Davis,
1758 – 1841
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Mary Davis
1759 – 1800
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst Co.,Virginia, USA
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Jemina Davis
1761 –
Birth Location: Amherst Co, Kentucky, USA
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James Davis
1761 – 1831
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
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George Davis
1765 – 1808
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina
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Elizabeth Davis
1770 – 1870
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Mary Davis
1788 – 1819
Birth Location: Virginia
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Jemima Jefferson's Ancestors

Self
Jemima Jefferson
1740 – 1765
Birth Place: Fine Creek, Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Colonel Peter Thomas Jefferson
1708 – 1757
Osborne, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Jane (Isham) Randolph
1720 – 1776
Shadwell Parish, Tower Hamlets, London, England
Grandparents
Capt (Thomas) Jefferson
1679 – 1731
Osbornes, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Mary Field
1679 – 1715
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Col (Isham) Randolph,
1685 – 1742
Turkey Island, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Jane (Lilburn Susan) Rogers
1698 – 1761
Shadwell, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jefferson
1653 – 1697
Mary Branch
1658 – 1715
Major Field
1630 – 1707
Judith Soane
1648 – 1703
Col Randolph,
1650 – 1711
Mary Isham,
1660 – 1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Jefferson
1607 – 1685
Elizabeth
Richard Randolph
1621 – 1678
Elizabeth Ryland
1625 – 1669
Capt Isham
1627 – 1676
Katharine Royall
1627 – 1686

Jemima Jefferson's Descendants

1.
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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)

Jemima Jefferson's Timeline

2 Records

1740
27 Jun 1740
Birth of Jemima Jane Jefferson (Collins) in Fine Creek, Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
Fine Creek, Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
1765
1 Oct 1765
Age 25
Death of Jemima Jane Jefferson (Collins) in Shadwell Plantation, Goochland, Albermarle County, Virginia, USA
Shadwell Plantation, Goochland, Albermarle County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1740
    Event Place: Fine Creek, Powhatan County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1765
    Event Place: Shadwell Plantation, Goochland, Albermarle County, Virginia, USA
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