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Thomas Jefferson 1649 – 1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1649

Birth Location: Pettistree, Suffolk Coastal District, England

Death Date: Oct 1697

Death Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Jefferson

Mother: Elizabeth Jefferson

Spouse(s): Mary Branch

Children(s): Dorothy Deeley, Mary ', Thomas ll, Judith Jefferson, Mary Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Richard Jefferson, Samuel Jefferson, John Jefferson

In 1649, Thomas Jefferson I entered the world in Pettistree, Suffolk Coastal District, England, born to John Jefferson and Elizabeth Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson I married Mary Martha Branch, and had children including Dorothy Deeley, Mary (Great Aunt of President Jefferson) Jefferson ', Thomas Jefferson ll, Judith Jefferson, Mary Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Richard Jefferson, Samuel Jefferson, John Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson I passed away in 1697 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1649, Thomas Jefferson I entered the world in Pettistree, Suffolk Coastal District, England, born to John Jefferson and Elizabeth Jefferson.
  • Thomas Jefferson I married Mary Martha Branch, and had children including Dorothy Deeley, Mary (Great Aunt of President Jefferson) Jefferson ', Thomas Jefferson ll, Judith Jefferson, Mary Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Richard Jefferson, Samuel Jefferson, John Jefferson.
  • Thomas Jefferson I passed away in 1697 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jefferson
1630 – 1716
Birth Location: Gwynedd, Wales
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Elizabeth Jefferson
1610 – 1722
Birth Location: West, Nimba, Liberia
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Spouses(s)

Mary Branch
1621 – 1730
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia
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Children(s)

Dorothy Deeley
1650 – 1704
Birth Location: Varina Parish, Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Mary '
1675 – 1745
Birth Location: Osborne, Henrico, Virginia Colony
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Thomas ll
1677 – 1731
Birth Location: Osbornes, Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Judith Jefferson
1680 – 1745
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia
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Mary Jefferson
1682 – 1752
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia
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Martha Jefferson
1682 – 1752
Birth Location: Osborne's Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
MJ
Richard Jefferson
1683 – 1730
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia
RJ
Samuel Jefferson
1683 – 1729
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia
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John Jefferson
1685 – 1748
Birth Location: Virginia
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Thomas Jefferson's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Jefferson
1649 – 1697
Birth Place: Pettistree, Suffolk Coastal District, England
Parents
John Jefferson
1630 – 1716
Gwynedd, Wales
Elizabeth Jefferson
1610 – 1722
West, Nimba, Liberia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Jefferson's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Jefferson (1649 – Oct 1697) m. Mary (Martha) Branch (abt 1621-1 Jun 1660 – 1730)
  1. 1. Dorothy Deeley (1650 – 25 Oct 1704)
  2. 2. Mary ((Great Aunt of President Jefferson) Jefferson) ' (1675 – 1745)
  3. 3. Thomas (Jefferson) ll (1677 – 1731) m. Mary Field (3 February 1680 – 13 August 1715) m. Mary Field (3 Feb 1679 – abt 1764) m. Alice (Ansley) Ward ( – 1723-25)
    1. 1. Judith (Jefferson) (Farrar) (30 Aug 1698 – 11 Nov 1786)
    2. 2. Thomas Jefferson (24 September 1700 – 14 February 1723)
    3. 3. Sloan (Randolph) Jefferson (16 Mar 1702 – 16 Feb 1765)
    4. 4. Field Jefferson (16 March 1702 – 10 February 1765)
    5. 5. John Jefferson (About 1706 – About 1725)
    6. 6. Alice Jefferson (About 1706 – About 1765)
    7. 7. Mary Jefferson (01 February 1707 – February 1784)
    8. 8. Peter Jefferson (28 February 1707 – 17 August 1757) m. Mary (Bolling) Randolph (21 Nov 1727 – 25 Nov 1781) m. Mary (Frances Robertson) Jefferson (16 March 1706 – 26 February 1750) m. Mary (Ann) Hunt (15 May 1695 – 8 March 1763) m. Jane (Isham) Randolph (9 Feb 1720 – 31 Mar 1776) m. Jane (Isham) Randolph (20 Feb 1720 – 31 Mar 1776) m. Elizabeth Randolph (25 December 1727 – 11 September 1782)
      1. 1. John Jefferson (1724 – 1729)
      2. 2. Judith Jefferson (1740 – 1816)
      3. 3. Frances (C) Ramsey (6 June 1740 – 6 April 1806)
      4. 4. John (Robertson) Jefferson (20 Oct 1742 – 28 Nov 1809)
      5. 5. Phoebe Jefferson (1743 – 29 June 1830)
      6. 6. George (Hunt) Allen (10 Apr 1734 – 13 Dec 1778)
      7. 7. John Jefferson (1730-1739 – 1780)
      8. 8. John Jefferson (1730-1739 – 1780)
      9. 9. John Jefferson (1730-1739 – 1780)
      10. 10. Child (Elizabeth) Jefferson (1733 – 1744)
      11. 11. Elizabeth Jefferson (1733 – 1744)
      12. 12. Peter (Field) Jefferson (14 Mar 1735 – 1 Jan 1794)
      13. 13. Jemima Jefferson (Abt. 1736 – Aft. 1770)
      14. 14. Jemima (Jane) Jefferson (27 Jun 1740 – 1 Oct 1765)
      15. 15. Judith JEFFERSON (27 Jun 1740 – BEF. 18 OCT 1775)
      16. 16. Jane (Jefferson (Died unmarried at age) 25) (27 Jun 1740 – 1 Oct 1765)
      17. 17. Mary (Martha 'Polly' Randolph) Jefferson (1 October 1741 – 1817)
      18. 18. Mary (Martha 'Polly' (Bolling)) Jefferson (1 October 1741 – 1797)
      19. 19. Maria JEFFERSON (1743 – 4 Jul 1826)
      20. 20. Thomas Jefferson (13 Apr 1743 – 4 Jul 1826) m. Martha Jefferson (30 October 1748 – 6 September 1782)
        1. 1. Jack Jefferson (10 Jun 1772 – 10 Jun 1772)
        2. 2. Martha (Jefferson) Randolph (27 September 1772 – 10 October 1836) m. Governor (Thomas Mann) Randolph (1 Oct 1768 – 20 June 1828)
        3. 3. Jane Jefferson (1774 – 1775)
        4. 4. Thomas Jefferson (1774 – 1781)
        5. 5. Peter Jefferson (1777 – 1777)
        6. 6. Mary (Jefferson) Eppes (1 August 1778 – 17 April 1804)
        7. 7. Lucy (Elizabeth) Jefferson (1780 – 1781)
        8. 8. Lucy (Elizabeth) Jefferson (8 May 1782 – 1785)
        9. 9. Maria Jefferson
      21. 21. Thomas (Randolph) Jefferson (13 Apr 1743 – 4 July 1826)
      22. 22. Thomas (3rd President) Jefferson (13 Apr 1743 – 4 July 1826)
      23. 23. Susannah Jefferson (1744 – 1828)
      24. 24. Elizabeth (Jefferson (mentally) handicapped) (04 Nov 1744 – 24 Feb 1774)
      25. 25. Elizabeth (\ Bet) Jefferson (4 Nov 1744 – 24 Feb 1774)
      26. 26. Susannah Jefferson (4 Nov 1744 – 24 Feb 1774)
      27. 27. Susannah Jefferson (1745 – 24 Feb 1774)
      28. 28. Maria Jefferson (1745 – 4 July 1826)
      29. 29. Martha Jefferson (29 May 1746 – 3 Sep 1811)
      30. 30. Martha (Patsy) Jefferson (29 May 1746 – 3 September 1811)
      31. 31. Martha ((Carr)) Jefferson (29 May 1746 – 3 September 1811)
      32. 32. Peter (Field) Jefferson (1748 – 1748)
      33. 33. Infant (Peter Field) Jefferson (16 OCT 1748 – 29 Nov 1748)
      34. 34. Infant (Peter Field) Jefferson (28 November 1748 – 29 Nov 1748)
      35. 35. Lewis Jefferson (1749 – 1749)
      36. 36. Lewis Jefferson (1749 – 1749)
      37. 37. Infant (Judith) Jefferson (9 Mar 1749 – 9 Mar 1749)
      38. 38. Infant (Lewis) Jefferson (9 Mar 1749 – 9 Mar 1749)
      39. 39. Judith Jefferson (9 Mar 1749 – 9 Mar 1749)
      40. 40. Lucy Jefferson (9 March 1749 – 9 March 1749)
      41. 41. Dabney Jefferson (1750 – 1810)
      42. 42. Not (Reported Child) Jefferson (1750 – 1750)
      43. 43. Dabney Jefferson (09 Mar 1750 – 09 Mar 1750)
      44. 44. Dabney Jefferson (09 Mar 1750 – 09 Mar 1750)
      45. 45. Dabney Jefferson (09 Mar 1750 – 09 Mar 1750)
      46. 46. Unmaned (Male) Jefferson (09 March 1750 – 09 March 1750)
      47. 47. Infant (Peter Thomas) Jefferson (9 Mar 1750 – 9 Mar 1750)
      48. 48. Dabney Jefferson (9 Mar 1750 – 1810)
      49. 49. Son Jefferson (1751 – )
      50. 50. Mary Jefferson (1752 – 1804)
      51. 51. Mary (Jefferson) (Walls) (1752 – 1804)
      52. 52. Lucy (Elizabeth) Jefferson (10 OCT 1752 – 26 May 1810)
      53. 53. Lucy Jefferson (10 Oct 1752 – 26 May 1810)
      54. 54. Lucy (Elizabeth) Jefferson (10 October 1752 – 26 May 1810)
      55. 55. Lucy (Randolph) Jefferson (10 October 1752 – 26 May 1810)
      56. 56. Lucy (Elizabeth) Jefferson (10 October 1752 – 26 May 1810)
      57. 57. Lucy (Lewis) Jefferson (10 October 1752 – 1810)
      58. 58. Susannah Jefferson (1755 – 1828)
      59. 59. Anna (Scott) Jefferson (01 OCT 1755 – 8 Jul 1828)
      60. 60. Anna (Scott) Jefferson (01 October 1755 – )
      61. 61. Randolph Jefferson (01 October 1755 – 07 August 1815)
      62. 62. Anna (Scott) Jefferson (1 Oct 1755 – 8 Jul 1828)
      63. 63. Randolph Jefferson (1 Oct 1755 – 15 Aug 1815) m. Anne (Nancy) Lewis (1755 – May 1808) m. Mitchie (Ballow) Pryor (1759 – 11 Jan 1840)
        1. 1. WILLIAM JEFFERSON (1768 – 1783)
        2. 2. John (Thomas) Jefferson (20 Jan 1769 – 11 Dec 1831)
        3. 3. Henry (Charles) Jefferson (1774 – 07 Jan 1872)
        4. 4. Thomas (Campbell) Jefferson (1783 – 8 July 1876)
        5. 5. Robert (Lewis) Jefferson (1783 – after 1808)
        6. 6. Thomas Jefferson (1783 – 8 Jul 1877)
        7. 7. Robert (Lewis) Jefferson (1783 – 13 Mar 1858)
        8. 8. Peter (Field) Jefferson (1785 – Aug 20 1861)
        9. 9. Anne (Scott "Nancy") Jefferson (1786 – bef Sep 1 1825)
        10. 10. Robert (Lewis) Jefferson (Abt 1787 – 13 Mar 1858)
        11. 11. James (Lilburne) Jefferson (1784 – 1874)
        12. 12. Thomas Jefferson (abt 1790 – 8 Jul 1836)
        13. 13. Anne Jefferson-Lewis (1791 – 8 Jul 1828)
        14. 14. Isham Jefferson (1791 – July 6 1862)
        15. 15. Lewis Jefferson (1805 – 13 Mar 1858)
        16. 16. Campbell Jefferson (1806 – 1882)
        17. 17. Eston Jefferson (1808 – 1852)
        18. 18. Isham (Randolph) Jefferson (8 March 1816 – 6 Jul 1862)
        19. 19. John (Randolph) Jefferson (8 Mar 1816 – 9 Mar 1845)
      64. 64. Anna (Scott) Jefferson (1 Oct 1755 – 8 July 1828)
      65. 65. Anna (Scott) Jefferson (1 Oct 1755 – 8 Jul 1828)
      66. 66. Anna (Scott 'twin') Jefferson (1 Oct 1755 – 8 Jul 1828)
      67. 67. Randolph Jefferson (1 Oct 1755 – 15 Aug 1815)
      68. 68. Anna (Scott Jefferson) Marks (1 Oct 1755 – July 8, 1828)
      69. 69. Mary (Randolph) Jefferson
      70. 70. Judity Jefferson (1723 – 1724)
      71. 71. Elizabeth Jefferson (1733 – 1744)
      72. 72. Frances (C) Ramsey (6 Jun 1740 – 6 Apr 1806)
      73. 73. Jane (Judith) Jefferson (27 Jun 1740 – 1 Oct 1765)
      74. 74. Elizabeth Jefferson (4 Nov 1744 – 24 Feb 1774)
      75. 75. Susannah Jefferson (1745 – 24 Feb 1774)
      76. 76. Peterfield Jefferson (28 Nov 1748 – 29 Nov 1748)
      77. 77. Lucinda ((Lucy) Samuel Jefferson) Lewis (9 Mar 1749 – 9 Mar 1749)
      78. 78. Judith Jefferson (9 Mar 1749 – 9 Mar 1749)
      79. 79. Frances Jefferson (1750 – 6 Apr 1766)
      80. 80. Son Jefferson (1751 – )
      81. 81. Mary (Jefferson) (Walls) (1752 – 1804)
      82. 82. Lucy Jefferson (10 Oct 1752 – 26 May 1810)
      83. 83. Robert Jefferson
    9. 9. Mary Jefferson (1709 – 13 Apr 1755)
    10. 10. Jefferson (ABT 1709 – 10 May 1717)
    11. 11. Mary (Nicholls) Turpin (May 1709 – 8 February 1784)
    12. 12. Martha Randolph (13 August 1712 – 10 Oct)
  4. 4. Judith Jefferson (1680 – 1745)
  5. 5. Mary Jefferson (23 Feb 1682 – 19 Nov 1752)
  6. 6. Martha Jefferson (23 Feb 1682 – 19 Nov 1752)
  7. 7. Richard Jefferson (1683 – 15 Feb 1730)
  8. 8. Samuel Jefferson (5 Feb 1683 – 18 Feb 1729)
  9. 9. John Jefferson (1685 – May 1748)

Thomas Jefferson's Timeline

2 Records

1649
1649
Birth of Thomas Jefferson I in Pettistree, Suffolk Coastal District, England
Pettistree, Suffolk Coastal District, England
1697
Oct 1697
Age 48
Death of Thomas Jefferson I in Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Henrico County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1649
    Event Place: Pettistree, Suffolk Coastal District, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: James River, Henrico, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia and District of Columbia
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1697
    Event Place: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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