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Peter Jefferson 1708 – 1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Feb 1708

Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia

Death Date: 17 Aug 1757

Death Location: Shadwell, Albermarle, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Jefferson

Mother: Virginia Field

Spouse(s): Jane Randolph

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

The story of Peter Jefferson began in 1708 in Henrico County, Virginia. Peter Jefferson married Jane Isham Randolph, and had children including Jane Jefferson, Mary Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson, Elizabeth Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Peter Field Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson, Randolph Jefferson, Anna Scott Jefferson. Peter Jefferson passed away in 1757 in Shadwell, Albermarle, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter Jefferson began in 1708 in Henrico County, Virginia.
  • Peter Jefferson married Jane Isham Randolph, and had children including Jane Jefferson, Mary Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson, Elizabeth Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Peter Field Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson, Randolph Jefferson, Anna Scott Jefferson.
  • Peter Jefferson passed away in 1757 in Shadwell, Albermarle, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Peter Jefferson's Ancestors

Self
Peter Jefferson
1708 – 1757
Birth Place: Henrico County, Virginia
Parents
Thomas Jefferson
1677 – 1731
Jefferson's Landing, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Virginia (Mary) Field
1679 – 1715
Henrico County, York County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Jefferson
1629 – 1697
Pettistree, Suffolk, England
Mary Branch
1657 – 1715
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Jefferson's Descendants

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Peter Jefferson (29 Feb 1708 – 17 Aug 1757) m. Jane (Isham) Randolph (9 February 1720 – 31 Mar 1776)
  1. 1. Jane Jefferson (27 Jun 1740 – 1 Oct 1765)
  2. 2. Mary Jefferson (1 Oct 1741 – 1817)
  3. 3. Thomas Jefferson (13 Apr 1743 – 4 Jul 1826) m. Martha Jefferson (19 October 1748 – 6 September 1782)
    1. 1. Patsy Randolph (27 September 1772 – 10 October 1836)
    2. 2. Infant Jefferson (28 May 1777 – 14 June 1777)
    3. 3. Mary Eppes (1 August 1778 – 17 April 1804)
    4. 4. Lucy (Elizabeth) Jefferson (3 November 1780 – 15 April 1781)
    5. 5. Lucy (Elizabeth) Jefferson (8 May 1782 – 13 October 1784)
    6. 6. Thomas (Corbin) Woodson (10 December 1790 – 25 January 1879)
    7. 7. Eston (Hemings) Jefferson (21 May 1808 – 3 January 1856)
  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 – 15 Aug 1815)
  9. 9. Anna (Scott) Jefferson (1 Oct 1755 – 1805)

Peter Jefferson's Timeline

4 Records

1708
29 February 1708
Birth of Peter Jefferson in Osborne's, Chesterfield Co, VA
Osborne's, Chesterfield Co, VA
1708
29 Feb 1708
Birth of Peter Jefferson in Henrico County, Virginia
Henrico County, Virginia
1757
17 Aug 1757
Age 49
Death of Peter Jefferson in Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
1757
17 Aug 1757
Age 49
Death of Peter Jefferson in Shadwell, Albermarle, Virginia, United States
Shadwell, Albermarle, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 February 1708
    Event Place: Osborne's, Chesterfield Co, VA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1757
    Event Place: Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1757
    Event Place: Shadwell, Albermarle, Virginia, United States

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