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Peter Jefferson 1708–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Feb 1708

Birth Location: Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 17 Aug 1757

Death Location: Shadwell Estate Cemetery, Albermarle, Virginia, United States

Father: Capt II

Mother: Virginia Field

Spouse(s): Jane Randolph

Children(s): Thomas Jefferson

In 1708, Peter Jefferson entered the world in Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America, born to Capt Thomas Jefferson Ii And Virginia Mary Field. Peter Jefferson married Jane Isham Randolph, and had children including Thomas Jefferson. Peter Jefferson passed away in 1757 in Shadwell Estate Cemetery, Albermarle, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1708, Peter Jefferson entered the world in Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America, born to Capt Thomas Jefferson Ii And Virginia Mary Field.
  • Peter Jefferson married Jane Isham Randolph, and had children including Thomas Jefferson.
  • Peter Jefferson passed away in 1757 in Shadwell Estate Cemetery, Albermarle, Virginia, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Peter Jefferson's Ancestors

Self
Peter Jefferson
1708–1757
Birth Place: Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Capt Thomas Jefferson, II
1677–1731
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Virginia (Mary) Field
1680–1715
Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, British America
Grandparents
Thomas Jefferson
1629–1687
Pettistree, Suffolk, England
Mary (Martha) Branch
1657–1715
Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Branch
1628–1665
Sarah Almond
1629–1666
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Jefferson's Descendants

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Peter Jefferson (29 Feb 1708–17 Aug 1757) m. Jane (Isham) Randolph (20 Feb 1720–Apr 1776)
  1. 1. Thomas Jefferson 1743–1826 m. Martha ((Patty Wayles)) Wayles 1748–1782 m. Sally Hemings 1773–1835 m. Maria (Louisa Catherine Cecilia) HADFIELD 1759–1838 m. Mary Hemings 1753–1834 m. Elizabeth MOORE 1752–1809 m. Letty Durham 1744–1843
    1. 1. Martha (Jefferson) Randolph 1772–1836 m. Governor (Thomas Mann) Randolph 1768–1828
      1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Randolph 1792–1875
      2. 2. Eleonora (Wayles) Coolidge 1796–1876
      3. 3. Virginia Trist 1801–1882 m. Nicholas (Phillip) Trist 1800–1874
      4. 4. Mary (Jefferson) Randolph 1803–1876
      5. 5. James (Madison) Randolph 1806–1834
      6. 6. Benjamin (Franklin) Randolph 1808–1871
      7. 7. Meriwether (Lewis) Randolph 1810–1837
      8. 8. Septimia (Anne) Meikleham 1814–1887
      9. 9. George (Wythe) Randolph 1818–1867
      10. 10. Cornelia (Jefferson) Randolph 1799–1871
      11. 11. Anne (Cary) Randolph 1791–1826
    2. 2. Jane (Randolph) Jefferson 1774–1775
    3. 3. Peter Jefferson 1777–1777
    4. 4. Mary (Eppes) Jefferson 1778–1804
    5. 5. Lucy (Elizabeth) Jefferson 1780–1781
    6. 6. Thomas (Corbin) Woodson 1790–1879
    7. 7. Madison Hemings 1805–1877
    8. 8. Eston (Hemings) Jefferson 1808–1856

Peter Jefferson's Timeline

3 Records

1708
29 Feb 1708
Birth of Peter Jefferson in Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America
Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America
1757
17 Aug 1757
Age 49
Death of Peter Jefferson in Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America
Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America
1757
17 Aug 1757
Age 49
Burial of Peter Jefferson in Shadwell Estate Cemetery, Albermarle, Virginia, United States
Shadwell Estate Cemetery, Albermarle, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Feb 1708
    Event Place: Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source: accessed 25 Jan 2019), entry for Peter Jefferson, person ID LZGN-N9N.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1757
    Event Place: Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source: accessed 25 Jan 2019), entry for Peter Jefferson, person ID LZGN-N9N.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1757
    Event Place: Shadwell Estate Cemetery, Albermarle, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: accessed 25 Jan 2019), entry for Peter Jefferson, person ID LZGN-N9N.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation

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