Jefferson, Peter 1a 2a 3a

Birth Name Jefferson, Peter
Gramps ID I0807
Gender male
Age at Death unknown

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E6562] 29 Feb 1707    
Event Note

He was born at Jefferson's Landing.

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Death [E6563] 1757-08-17    
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Occupation [E6564] 1734-01-11 Goochland County Justice of the Peace
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Occupation [E6565] 1737-09-20   Sheriff
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Occupation [E6566] 1751-08-20   County Surveyor
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Occupation [E6567] 1745-02-00 Albemarle Co., Virginia Justice of the Peace
Event Note

In September, 1744, because of the inconvenience attending the upperinhabitants of Goochland, the Assembly provided that after the lastday of December the existing County should be divided and a new onebearing the euphonious name of Albemarle be formed. Peter Jefferson,who had been a magistrate in Goochland County, attended the firstmeeting for organization in February, 1745, and took oath as a Justiceof the Peace and a Judge of the Court of Chancery, thus becoming oneof the first magistrates and first gentlemen of the new AlbemarleCounty.

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Property [E6568] 1734-06-14 Rivanna Land
Event Note

This tract was 1,000 acres extending southward from Secretary's Fordjust above the mountains and included the later site of Monticello.

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Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Jefferson, Thomas II [I0915]16771731
Mother Field, Mary [I0916]1715-08-13
    Sister     Jefferson, Judith [I1287] 1698-08-30 about 1786
    Brother     Jefferson, Thomas [I7069] 1700-09-24 1723-02-14
    Brother     Jefferson, Field [I1288] 1702-03-06 1765-02-10
         Jefferson, Peter [I0807] 29 Feb 1707 1757-08-17
    Sister     Jefferson, Mary [I1289] about 1709
    Sister     Jefferson, Martha [I1290] after 1709

Families

    Family of Jefferson, Peter and Randolph, Jane Rodgers [F0298]
Married Wife Randolph, Jane Rodgers [I0808] ( * 1720-02-00 + 1776-03-31 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E7456] 1739-10-03    
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  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Jefferson, Jane [I7072]1740-06-271765-10-01
Jefferson, Mary [I7071]1741-10-01
Jefferson, Thomas [I1248]1743-04-131826-07-04
Jefferson, Elizabeth [I5268]1744-11-041774-02-24
Jefferson, Martha [I7086]1746-05-291811-09-03
Jefferson, Peter Field [I7073]1748-10-161748-11-29
Jefferson, Unnamed [I7074]1750-03-091750-03-09
Jefferson, Lucy [I0911]1752-10-10
Jefferson, Anna Scott [I7075]1755-10-01
Jefferson, Randolph [I0805]1755-10-011815-09-15

Narrative

Peter was a civil engineer of Welsh descendent who raised tobacco. Hewas the father of Thomas, the third President of the United States.Peter had been made the second military officer of Albemarle when theCounty was formed. He died when Thomas was 14, leaving him 2750 acresas well as his slaves.

Pedigree

  1. Jefferson, Thomas II [I0915]
    1. Field, Mary [I0916]
      1. Jefferson, Judith [I1287]
      2. Jefferson, Thomas [I7069]
      3. Jefferson, Field [I1288]
      4. Jefferson, Peter
        1. Randolph, Jane Rodgers [I0808]
          1. Jefferson, Jane [I7072]
          2. Jefferson, Mary [I7071]
          3. Jefferson, Thomas [I1248]
          4. Jefferson, Elizabeth [I5268]
          5. Jefferson, Martha [I7086]
          6. Jefferson, Peter Field [I7073]
          7. Jefferson, Unnamed [I7074]
          8. Jefferson, Lucy [I0911]
          9. Jefferson, Anna Scott [I7075]
          10. Jefferson, Randolph [I0805]
      5. Jefferson, Mary [I1289]
      6. Jefferson, Martha [I1290]

Ancestors

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