Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1757

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Peter Jefferson (1708-1757), Virginia planter, cartographer and surveyor, father of Thomas Jefferson, married Jane Randolph 1739. In the 1740s, the family moved to Shadwell Plantation in Albemarle County. In 1744 Jefferson became the Goochland County surveyor. In 1745, he was appointed guardian of the children of his friend and kinsman, Col. William Randolph of Tuckahoe (1712-1745). The Jefferson family soon moved to Tuckahoe, in Goochland County, returning to Shadwell in 1752. Peter Jefferson died there in on Aug. 17, 1757. Peter Jefferson was one of the founders, along with Joshua Fry, Thomas Walker, and Edmund Pendleton, of the Loyal Land Company. Jointly with Joshua Fry, he created a comprehensive map of the Virginia Colony, known as Fry-Jefferson Map (1751).

From the description of Account book of the estate of Peter Jefferson, 1757-1765. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 422762394

Educator, farmer, and surveyor.

From the description of Promissory note bonding marriage to Jane Randolph, 1739. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423672

Peter Jefferson (1708-1757), Virginia planter, cartographer and surveyor, father of Thomas Jefferson. Peter Jefferson married Jane Randolph 1739, and in the 1740s, the family moved to Shadwell Plantation in Albemarle County. In 1744 Jefferson he became the Goochland County surveyor. In 1745, he was appointed guardian of the children of his friend and kinsman, Col. William Randolph of Tuckahoe (1712-1745). The Jefferson family soon moved to Tuckahoe, in Goochland County, returning to Shadwell in 1752. Peter Jefferson died there in on Aug. 17, 1757. Peter Jefferson was one of the founders, along with Joshua Fry, Thomas Walker, and Edmund Pendleton, of the Loyal Land Company. Jointly with Joshua Fry, he created a comprehensive map of the Virginia Colony, known as Fry-Jefferson Map (1751).

From the description of Account book of the estate of Peter Jefferson, 1728 - 1759, (bulk 1743-1757) (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 237803803
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referencedIn Rochambeau family. Rochambeau papers and Rochambeau family cartographic archive, 1669-1823. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1757. Promissory note bonding marriage to Jane Randolph, 1739. Library of Congress
creatorOf Fry, Joshua, 1700 (ca.)-1754. The Fry & Jefferson map of Virginia and Maryland [manuscript], 1965-1966. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1757. Legal documents [manuscript], 1736-1738. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1757. Summons [manuscript], 1739. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1757. Peter Jefferson account with J[ohn] Kidd for survey [manuscript], 1756 March 19. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Additional Papers of the Randolph Family of Edgehill (1830) 1840-1947 University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Burnet, Isabella Neff, 1885- ,. Will and inventory of the estate of Peter Jefferson and his daughter Jane Jefferson [manuscript], 1757-1778. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Taylor, John, 1753-1824. Virginia documents, 1776-1791. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Rochambeau family. Rochambeau papers and Rochambeau family cartographic archive, 1669-1823. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Cabell, Joseph C. (Joseph Carrington), 1778-1856. Goochland Court House letters [manuscript], 1751-1827. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Receipts and legal documents bearing signature of Peter Jefferson [manuscript], 1734-1756. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Johnston, J. Stoddard (Josiah Stoddard), 1833-1913. Papers of J. Stoddard Johnston [manuscript], 1896. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Papers regarding the exact location of Thomas Jefferson's birth place 1945 April13. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. The Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson manuscripts, 1705-1827. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Rand, Richard. Complaint, 1827. Connecticut Historical Society
referencedIn Abstracts of title to Shadwell properties [manuscript], 1735-1945. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1758. Account book of the estate of Peter Jefferson, 1728 - 1759, (bulk 1743-1757) Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Miscellaneous Manuscript Maps, 1747-1948 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1757. A map of the Northern Neck in Virginia : according to an actual survey begun in the year MDCCXXXVI, and ended in the year MDCCXLVI / drawn by Peter Jefferson and Robert Brooke, surveyors ; Benj. Winslow and Thomas Lewis, surv. ; ... copied by order of A.W. McDonald, Esq[ui]re ; [signed] Charles Booth. Library of Virginia
creatorOf Fry, Joshua, 1700 (ca.)-1754. This is a plan of the line between Virginia and North Carolina, which was run in the year 1728, in the spring and fall from the sea to Peter's Creek by the honourable William Byrd, William Dandridge and Richard Fitzwilliams esquires commissioners and Mr. Alexander Irvine and Mr. William Mayo surveyors ; and from Peter's Creek to Steep Rock Creek was continued in the fall of the year 1749 / by Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson. William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1757. Will and inventory of Peter Jefferson, and report of the executors of his estate [manuscript] 1757-1760. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1757. Account book of the estate of Peter Jefferson, 1757-1765. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Fragment of a page from an account book containing name of Peter Jefferson [manuscript], n.d. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Jefferson family. Bible, 1752-1861. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Burns, Charles DeF. Letter to Charles F. Gunther [manuscript], 1885 June 22. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Burke, Frances Maury, 1861-1933,. Trist-Burke family papers, 1834-1936, bulk 1836-1889. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Daughters of the American Revolution. Shadwell Chapter (Albemarle County, Va.). Papers of the Shadwell Chapter and of the Peter Jefferson Children of the American Revolution Society, 1915-1976. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Thomas Jefferson miscellanea [manuscript] 1793-1809. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Kirkpatrick, Thomas Sydnor, 1893-1960,. Legal and historical documents, 1748-1864. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1758. Account book of the estate of Peter Jefferson, 1728 - 1759, (bulk 1743-1757) Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Hickisch, Edgar Charles, 1899-. Peter Jefferson, Gentleman [manuscript] ca. 1949. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Burns, Charles DeF.?. Letter to unidentified recipient, 1885 June 22. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Fry, Joshua, ca. 1700-1754. [Yorktown, Virginia, and the surrounding area, ca. 1781]. William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Cabell, Joseph C. (Joseph Carrington), 1778-1856. Papers of the Cabell family, 1727-1875. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Letter, 1806 August 30, Monticello, [Albemarle County, Virginia] to John Lynch, n.p. William & Mary Libraries
referencedIn Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Papers of Thomas Jefferson, 1770-1822. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Cabell family. Papers of the Cabell family, 1727-1875. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1757. Peter Jefferson's marriage bond [manuscript], 1739 October 3. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, Inc. Papers of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation [manuscript], 1945. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Papers of Thomas Jefferson and other noted Revolutionary figures [manuscript], 1770-1822. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Virginia. Commission on Boundary Lines. Plan of the line between Virginia and North Carolina as surveyed in 1728 and 1749 [manuscript], 1750 (ca.). University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Calloway family. Papers of the Pocket Plantation [manuscript], 1720-1923 (bulk 1767-1876). University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Abstracts of title to Shadwell properties, 1735-1945. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Burnet, Isabella Neff, 1885-. Papers of Isabella Neff Burnet, 1757-1960. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Mickey, Groke. Papers of Groke Mickey, 1951-1993. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. The Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson manuscripts, 1705-1826. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Papers of Thomas Jefferson and the Jefferson and Randolph families [manuscript], 1736-1902 (bulk 1777-1815). University of Virginia. Library
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associatedWith Beverly, William, 1696-1756. person
associatedWith Booth, Charles, 1840-1916. person
associatedWith Brooke, Ro. (Robert) person
associatedWith Burnet, Isabella Neff, 1885- person
associatedWith Burns, Charles DeF. person
associatedWith Cabell family. family
associatedWith College of William and Mary corporateBody
associatedWith Daughters of the American Revolution. Shadwell Chapter (Albemarle County, Va.) corporateBody
associatedWith Fairfax, William, 1691?-1757. person
associatedWith Fry, Joshua, 1700 (ca.)-1754 person
associatedWith Goochland County (Va.) Sheriff. corporateBody
associatedWith Gooch, William, Sir, 1681-1751. person
associatedWith Great Britain. Public Record Office. corporateBody
associatedWith Harive, John, 1707-1767. person
associatedWith Harvie, John, 1706-1767. person
associatedWith Hedgeman, Peter. person
associatedWith Hickisch, Edgar Charles, 1899- person
associatedWith Hopkins, Arthur, fl. 1739. person
associatedWith Hughes, Robert. person
associatedWith Jefferson family. family
associatedWith Jefferson, Jane Randolph, 1720-1776. person
associatedWith Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1758. person
associatedWith Jefferson, Thomas, 1679 - 1731 person
associatedWith Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. family
associatedWith Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. person
associatedWith Johnston, J. Stoddard (Josiah Stoddard), 1833-1913. person
associatedWith Kidd, John. person
associatedWith Kirkpatrick, Thomas Sydnor, 1893-1960, person
associatedWith Lewis, Thomas, 1718-1790. person
associatedWith Lomas, Lunsford. person
associatedWith McDonald, A. W. (Angus William), 1799-1864. person
associatedWith Mickey, Groke. person
associatedWith Napior, Robert. person
associatedWith Randolph, William, 1712-1745 person
associatedWith Randolph, William, Jr. person
associatedWith Rand, Richard. person
associatedWith Rochambeau family. person
associatedWith Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith Tuckahoe Plantation (Goochland County, Va.) corporateBody
associatedWith Virginia. Commission on Boundary Lines. corporateBody
associatedWith Walker, Thomas, 1715-1794. person
associatedWith Winslow, Benjamin. person
associatedWith Wood, Henry. person
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United States
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Birth 1708-02-29

Death 1757-08-17

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