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Thomas ( Third President ) Jefferson 1743 – 1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1743

Birth Location: Shadwell Plantation, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 04 Jul 1826

Death Location: Monticello, Albermarle County, Virginia, United States

Father: Peter Jefferson

Mother: Jane Randolph

Spouse(s): Martha Wayles, Sally Hemmings

Children(s): Mary Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson, Peter Jefferson, Maria Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson, Harriett Jefferson, Beverly Jefferson, Infant Hemings, Thenia Hemings, Harriet Hemings, James Hemings, Eston Jefferson

Thomas ( Third President ) Jefferson was born in 1743 in Shadwell Plantation, Albemarle, Virginia, United States, the child of Peter Jefferson and Jane Randolph. Thomas ( Third President ) Jefferson married Martha Wayles, Sally Hemmings, and had children including Mary Nichols Jefferson, Martha Patsy Washington Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson, Peter Jefferson, Maria Jefferson, Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson, Harriett Hemings Jefferson, Beverly Hemings Jefferson, Infant Hemings, Thenia Hemings, Harriet Hemings, James Madison (Maddy) Hemings, Eston Hemings Jefferson. Thomas ( Third President ) Jefferson passed away in 1826 in Monticello, Albermarle County, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas ( Third President ) Jefferson was born in 1743 in Shadwell Plantation, Albemarle, Virginia, United States, the child of Peter Jefferson and Jane Randolph.
  • Thomas ( Third President ) Jefferson married Martha Wayles, Sally Hemmings, and had children including Mary Nichols Jefferson, Martha Patsy Washington Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson, Peter Jefferson, Maria Jefferson, Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson, Harriett Hemings Jefferson, Beverly Hemings Jefferson, Infant Hemings, Thenia Hemings, Harriet Hemings, James Madison (Maddy) Hemings, Eston Hemings Jefferson.
  • Thomas ( Third President ) Jefferson passed away in 1826 in Monticello, Albermarle County, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Jefferson
1708 – 1757
Birth Location: Osbornes, Chesterfield County, Virginia
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Jane Randolph
1720 – 1776
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
JR

Spouses(s)

Martha Wayles
1748 – 1782
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
MW
Sally Hemmings
1773 – 1835
Birth Location: Guinea, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
SH

Children(s)

Mary Jefferson
1709 – 1755
Birth Location: Jeffersons Landing The Osbornes, Henrico, Virginia, United States
MJ
Martha Jefferson
1772 – 1836
Birth Location: Monticello, Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
MJ
Thomas Jefferson
1774 – 1781
Birth Location: –
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Peter Jefferson
1777 – 1777
Birth Location: Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Maria Jefferson
1778 – 1804
Birth Location: Monticello, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
MJ
Lucy Jefferson
1782 – 1784
Birth Location: Monticello, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
LJ
Harriett Jefferson
1795 – 1797
Birth Location: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Beverly Jefferson
1798 – 1822
Birth Location: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Infant Hemings
1799 – 1800
Birth Location: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
IH
Thenia Hemings
1799 – 1799
Birth Location: Montecello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
TH
Harriet Hemings
1801 – 1876
Birth Location: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
HH
James Hemings
1805 – 1877
Birth Location: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
JH
Eston Jefferson
1808 – 1856
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
EJ

Thomas Jefferson's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Jefferson
1743 – 1826
Birth Place: Shadwell Plantation, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Parents
Peter Jefferson
1708 – 1757
Osbornes, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Jane Randolph
1720 – 1776
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Jefferson
1679 – 1731
Jefferson Landing, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Virginia (Mary) Field
1679 – 1715
, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Isham Randolph
1690 –
of Dungeness
Jane Rogers
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jefferson
1650 – 1697
Martha Branch
1649 – 1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Jefferson
1607 – 1690
Elizabeth Carr
1610 – 1655
Christopher Branch
1627 – 1665
Sarah Almond
1629 – 1666

Thomas Jefferson's Descendants

1.
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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)

Thomas Jefferson's Timeline

4 Records

1743
13 Apr 1743
Birth of Thomas ( Third President ) Jefferson in Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
1743
13 Apr 1743
Birth of Thomas ( Third President ) Jefferson in Shadwell Plantation, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Shadwell Plantation, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
1826
04 Jul 1826
Age 83
Death of Thomas ( Third President ) Jefferson in Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia, USA
Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia, USA
1826
04 Jul 1826
Age 83
Death of Thomas ( Third President ) Jefferson in Monticello, Albermarle County, Virginia, United States
Monticello, Albermarle County, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1743
    Event Place: Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1743
    Event Place: Shadwell Plantation, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Jul 1826
    Event Place: Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Jul 1826
    Event Place: Monticello, Albermarle County, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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