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Peter Jefferson 1708 – 1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Feb 1708

Birth Location: Osbornes, Chesterfield County, Virginia

Death Date: 17 Aug 1757

Death Location: Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Jefferson

Mother: Virginia Field

Spouse(s): Jane Randolph

Children(s): Elizabeth Jefferson, Jemima Collins, Judith Jefferson, Jane Jefferson, Mary Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson, Susannah Jefferson, Elizabeth Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson

The story of Peter Jefferson began in 1708 in Osbornes, Chesterfield County, Virginia. Peter Jefferson married Jane Randolph, and had children including Elizabeth Jefferson, Jemima Jefferson Collins, Judith Jefferson, Jane Jefferson, Mary Jefferson, Thomas ( Third President ) Jefferson, Susannah Jefferson, Elizabeth Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson. Peter Jefferson passed away in 1757 in Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter Jefferson began in 1708 in Osbornes, Chesterfield County, Virginia.
  • Peter Jefferson married Jane Randolph, and had children including Elizabeth Jefferson, Jemima Jefferson Collins, Judith Jefferson, Jane Jefferson, Mary Jefferson, Thomas ( Third President ) Jefferson, Susannah Jefferson, Elizabeth Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson.
  • Peter Jefferson passed away in 1757 in Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Jefferson
1679 – 1731
Birth Location: Jefferson Landing, Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Virginia Field
1679 – 1715
Birth Location: , Henrico, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jane Randolph
1720 – 1776
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Jefferson
1733 – 1744
Birth Location: –
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Jemima Collins
1736 – 1765
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
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Judith Jefferson
1740 – 1775
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Jane Jefferson
1740 – 1765
Birth Location: Shadwell, Virginia, United States
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Mary Jefferson
1741 – 1817
Birth Location: Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Jefferson
1743 – 1826
Birth Location: Shadwell Plantation, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
TJ
Susannah Jefferson
1744 – 1774
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Jefferson
1744 – 1774
Birth Location: Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Martha Jefferson
1746 – 1811
Birth Location: Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia
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Lucy Jefferson
1752 – 1811
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
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Peter Jefferson's Ancestors

Self
Peter Jefferson
1708 – 1757
Birth Place: Osbornes, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Parents
Thomas Jefferson
1679 – 1731
Jefferson Landing, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Virginia (Mary) Field
1679 – 1715
, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Jefferson
1650 – 1697
James River, Henrico County, Virginia
Martha Branch
1649 – 1730
Sheffield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Captain Jefferson
1607 – 1690
Elizabeth Carr
1610 – 1655
Christopher Branch
1627 – 1665
Sarah Almond
1629 – 1666
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher Branch
1602 – 1681
Mary Addie
1602 – 1681

Peter Jefferson's Descendants

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Peter Jefferson (29 Feb 1708 – 17 Aug 1757) m. Jane Randolph (09 Feb 1720 – 31 Mar 1776)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Jefferson (1733 – 1744)
  2. 2. Jemima (Jefferson) Collins (1736 – 01 Oct 1765)
  3. 3. Judith Jefferson (1740 – Bef. 18 Oct 1775)
  4. 4. Jane Jefferson (27 Jun 1740 – 01 Oct 1765)
  5. 5. Mary Jefferson (01 Oct 1741 – 1817) m. John (Jr Colonel) Bolling (1715 – 1764)
    1. 1. John Bolling (26 Jan 1675 – 20 Apr 1729)
    2. 2. Martha Bolling (1713 – 23 Oct 1749)
    3. 3. Benjamin (Elliott) Bolin (1755 – 1844)
    4. 4. James Bolin (1756 – 1826)
    5. 5. George Bolling (1758 – 1783)
    6. 6. Jessie Bolling (22 May 1758 – 10 Mar 1841)
    7. 7. Robert Bolling (03 Mar 1759 – 1800)
    8. 8. Powhatan Bolling (1761/1770 – 1840)
    9. 9. Archibald Bolling (24 Mar 1762 – 1829)
  6. 6. Thomas (( Third President )) Jefferson (13 Apr 1743 – 04 Jul 1826) m. Martha Wayles (30 Oct 1748 – 06 Sep 1782) m. Sally Hemmings (9 February 1773 – 1835)
    1. 1. Mary (Nichols) Jefferson (Aug 1709 – 13 Apr 1755)
    2. 2. Martha (Patsy Washington) Jefferson (27 Sep 1772 – 10 Oct 1836) m. Thomas (Mann) Randolph (1 October 1768 – 20 Jun 1828)
      1. 1. Anne (Cary) Randolph (23 January 1791 – 11 February 1826) m. Charles (Lewis) Bankhead (1790 – 1833)
        1. 1. William (Gibbons Stuart) Bankhead (1826 – 1898)
      2. 2. Col (Thomas Jefferson) Randolph (12 Sep 1792 – 8 October 1875)
      3. 3. Ellen (Wayles) Randolph (1794 – 1795)
      4. 4. James (Madison) Randolph (1795 – 1806)
      5. 5. Elenore ((Ellen) Wayles) Randolph (30 Aug 1794 – 21 Apr 1876) m. Joseph Coolidge (30 Oct 1798 – 14 December 1879)
        1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Coolidge (1815 – 1816)
        2. 2. Ellen Coolidge (abt 1826 – 9 May 1894) m. Edward (\ Edmund) Dwight (3 Sep 1824 – 6 Jun 1900)
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Bulfinch) Coolidge (1827 – 9 June 1832)
        4. 4. Joseph (Randolph) Coolidge (29 Dec 1828 – 10 Nov 1925)
        5. 5. Dr (Algernon Sidney) Coolidge (22 Aug 1830 – 1 Jan 1912)
        6. 6. Algernon (Sidney) Coolidge (22 August 1830 – 1863)
        7. 7. Philip (Sidney) Coolidge (22 August 1830 – 19 September 1863)
        8. 8. Thomas (Jefferson) Coolidge (26 August 1831 – 17 November 1920)
      6. 6. Cornelia (Jefferson) Randolph (26 Jul 1799 – 29 Mar 1876)
      7. 7. Virginia (Jefferson) Randolph (30 Aug 1801 – 26 Apr 1881)
      8. 8. Mary (Jefferson) Randolph (2 Nov 1803 – 29 Mar 1876)
      9. 9. James (Madison) Randolph (17 January 1806 – 23 Jan 1834)
      10. 10. Benjamin (Franklin) Randolph (14 Jul 1808 – 18 Feb 1871)
      11. 11. Meriwether (Lewis) Randolph (31 January 1810 – 24 September 1837)
      12. 12. Septimia (Anne) Randolph (3 Jan 1814 – 16 September 1887)
      13. 13. George (Wythe) Randolph (10 March 1818 – 3 April 1867)
    3. 3. Thomas Jefferson (1774 – 1781)
    4. 4. Peter Jefferson (28 May 1777 – 14 Jun 1777)
    5. 5. Maria Jefferson (1 Aug 1778 – 17 Apr 1804)
    6. 6. Lucy (Elizabeth) Jefferson (8 May 1782 – 13 Oct 1784)
    7. 7. Harriett (Hemings) Jefferson (5 Oct 1795 – 7 Dec 1797)
    8. 8. Beverly (Hemings) Jefferson (1 Apr 1798 – 1822)
    9. 9. Infant Hemings (1799 – 1800)
    10. 10. Thenia Hemings (1799 – 1799)
    11. 11. Harriet Hemings (22 May 1801 – 1876)
    12. 12. James (Madison (Maddy)) Hemings (19 Jan 1805 – 28 Nov 1877)
    13. 13. Eston (Hemings) Jefferson (21 May 1808 – 3 Jan 1856) m. Julia Ann (1814 – 1889)
      1. 1. John (Wayles) Jefferson (8 May 1835 – 12 July 1892)
      2. 2. Annie (W.) Pearson (1836 – 11 April 1866)
      3. 3. Beverly (Frederick) Jefferson (1838 – 1908)
  7. 7. Susannah Jefferson (1744 – 24 Feb 1774)
  8. 8. Elizabeth Jefferson (04 Nov 1744 – 24 Feb 1774)
  9. 9. Martha Jefferson (29 May 1746 – 03 Sep 1811) m. Dabney Carr (26 Oct 1743 – 16 May 1773)
    1. 1. Lucy Carr (07 Mar 1768 – )
    2. 2. Virginia Carr (1769 – )
    3. 3. Peter Carr (02 Jan 1770 – 1815)
    4. 4. Col. (Samuel) Carr (09 Oct 1771 – )
    5. 5. Jane Carr
  10. 10. Lucy Jefferson (10 Oct 1752 – 1811)

Peter Jefferson's Timeline

2 Records

1708
29 Feb 1708
Birth of Peter Jefferson in Osbornes, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Osbornes, Chesterfield County, Virginia
1757
17 Aug 1757
Age 49
Death of Peter Jefferson in Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Feb 1708
    Event Place: Osbornes, Chesterfield County, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [3] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1757
    Event Place: Shadwell, Goochland, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [3] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011
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