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Thomas Jefferson 1743–1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 April 1743

Birth Location: Old Shadwell, Albemarle Co, VA

Death Date: 4 July 1826

Death Location: Monticello, Albemarle Co, VA

Father: *Col. Jefferson

Mother: Jane Randolph

Spouse(s): Martha Skelton, Sally Hemings

Children(s): Martha Jefferson, Jane Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson, Son Jefferson, Mary Jefferson, Lucy I, Lucy II, Harriet Hemings, Eston Jefferson, Madison Jefferson, Harriet Hemings

Thomas Jefferson was born in 1743 in Old Shadwell, Albemarle Co, VA, the child of Col Peter Jefferson And Jane Isham Randolph. Thomas Jefferson married Martha Wayles Skelton, Sally Hemings, and had children including Eston Hemings Jefferson, Harriet Hemings, Jane Randolph Jefferson, Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson I, Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson Ii, Madison Hemings Jefferson, Martha Washington Jefferson, Mary Maria Polly Jefferson, Son Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson passed away in 1826 in Monticello, Albemarle Co, VA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Jefferson was born in 1743 in Old Shadwell, Albemarle Co, VA, the child of Col Peter Jefferson And Jane Isham Randolph.
  • Thomas Jefferson married Martha Wayles Skelton, Sally Hemings, and had children including Eston Hemings Jefferson, Harriet Hemings, Jane Randolph Jefferson, Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson I, Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson Ii, Madison Hemings Jefferson, Martha Washington Jefferson, Mary Maria Polly Jefferson, Son Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson.
  • Thomas Jefferson passed away in 1826 in Monticello, Albemarle Co, VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

*Col. Jefferson
1708–1757
Birth Location: Osbornes, Henrico Co, Virginia, USA
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Jane Randolph
1720–1776
Birth Location: Shadwell, London, England
JR

Spouses(s)

Martha Skelton
1748–1782
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
MS
Sally Hemings
1773–1835
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
SH

Children(s)

Martha Jefferson
1772–1836
Birth Location: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
MJ
Jane Jefferson
1774–1775
Birth Location: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
JJ
Thomas Jefferson
1775–1781
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Son Jefferson
1777–1777
Birth Location: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
SJ
Mary Jefferson
1778–1871
Birth Location: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
MJ
Lucy I
1780–1781
Birth Location: Richmond, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
LI
Lucy II
1782–1784
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
LI
Harriet Hemings
1795–1797
Birth Location: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
HH
Eston Jefferson
1808–1856
Birth Location: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
EJ
Madison Jefferson
1805–1877
Birth Location: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
MJ
Harriet Hemings
1801–1876
Birth Location: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
HH

Thomas Jefferson's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Jefferson
1743–1826
Birth Place: Old Shadwell, Albemarle Co, VA
Parents
*Col. Peter Jefferson
1708–1757
Osbornes, Henrico Co, Virginia, USA
Jane (Isham) Randolph
1720–1776
Shadwell, London, England
Grandparents
Capt (Thomas Jefferson) II
1677–1731
Jefferson's Landing, Osbornes, Henrico, Virginia
Mary FIELD
1680–1715
Osborne, Henrico, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas I
1653–1697
Mary Branch
1658–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Jefferson.
1607–1685
Elizabeth Robertson
1610–1697

Thomas Jefferson's Descendants

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Thomas Jefferson (13 April 1743–4 July 1826) m. Martha (Wayles) Skelton (30 Oct 1748–6 Sep 1782) m. Sally Hemings (9 February 1773–1835)
  1. 1. Martha (Washington) Jefferson 1772–1836
  2. 2. Jane (Randolph) Jefferson 1774–1775
  3. 3. Thomas Jefferson 1775–1781
  4. 4. Son Jefferson 1777–1777
  5. 5. Mary (Maria (Polly)) Jefferson 1778–1871
  6. 6. Lucy (Elizabeth Jefferson) I 1780–1781
  7. 7. Lucy (Elizabeth Jefferson) II 1782–1784
  8. 8. Harriet Hemings 1795–1797
  9. 9. Eston (Hemings) Jefferson 1808–1856
  10. 10. Madison (Hemings) Jefferson 1805–1877
  11. 11. Harriet Hemings 1801–1876

Thomas Jefferson's Timeline

2 Records

1743
13 April 1743
Birth of Thomas Jefferson in Old Shadwell, Albemarle Co, VA
Old Shadwell, Albemarle Co, VA
1826
4 July 1826
Age 83
Death of Thomas Jefferson in Monticello, Albemarle Co, VA
Monticello, Albemarle Co, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 April 1743
    Event Place: Old Shadwell, Albemarle Co, VA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 151 : 1919

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 July 1826
    Event Place: Monticello, Albemarle Co, VA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 151 : 1919
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