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Personal data Colonel Peter Jefferson 

• Alternative name: Peter Jefferson
• He was born on February 28, 1707 in Osbornes, Chesterfield County, Virginia, Colonial America.
• Alternative: He was born on February 28, 1708 in Osbornes, Chesterfield County, Virginia, Colonial America.
• Occupations:
• Surveyor, cartographer, Colonel, Surveyor/Cartographer, Soldier/Colonel, Surveyor/Cartographer/Colonel.
• Colonel.
• He died on August 17, 1757 in Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, Colonial America, he was 50 years old.
• He is buried August 1757 in Shadwell Estates, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
• A child of Captain Thomas Jefferson and Virginia Mary Field

Household of Colonel Peter Jefferson

He is married to Jane Isham Randolph.

They got married on October 3, 1739 at Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America, he was 32 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Jane Jefferson  1740-1765
2. Mary Jefferson  ± 1741-1803
3. President Thomas Jefferson  1743-1826 
4. Elizabeth Jefferson  1744-1775
5. Martha Jefferson  1746-1811
6. Peter Field Jefferson  1748-1748
7. Lewis JEFFERSON  1749-1749
8. Unnamed Son Jefferson  1750-1850
9. Peter Thomas Jefferson  1750-1750
10. Lucy Jefferson  1752-1810
11. Anna Scott Jefferson  1755-1828
12. Peyton Randolph Jefferson  1755-1815

Notes about Colonel Peter Jefferson

'''Peter Jefferson''' (February 29, 1708, - August 17, 1757) was the father of American President Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)[1]. A surveyor and cartographer, his Fry-Jefferson Map of 1751 accurately depicted the Allegheny Mountains for the first time and showed the route of "The Great Road from the Yadkin River thro Virginia to Philadelphia distant 455 Miles" — what would later come to be known as the Great Wagon Road. Jefferson was born in Chesterfield County, Virginia, one of six children. He did not receive any formal education while young, but according to his famous son, he nevertheless "read much and improved himself." In 1734, Jefferson claimed the land in present-day Albemarle County which he eventually named Shadwell. He married Jane Randolph in 1739 (daughter of Isham Randolph and granddaughter of William Randolph). For a year or two following his marriage, his residence was in present-day Powhatan County Virginia near Fine Creek. Jefferson built a house on the Shadwell tract in 1741 or 1742, and moved there sometime before Thomas Jefferson was born. He was made one of the first officers of Albemarle County in 1745. Later in that same year, he was made guardian over the children of William Randolph, his wife's cousin who had recently died. He and his family moved to Tuckahoe in Goochland County, where Thomas Jefferson first attended school. In 1749, Peter Jefferson, along with [http://www.geni.com/people/Joshua-Fry/6000000007554379758 Joshua Fry], [http://www.geni.com/people/Dr-Thomas-Walker/6000000007554478276 Thomas Walker], [http://www.geni.com/people/Edmund-Pendleton/6000000006788772588 Edmund Pendleton], and others, established the Loyal Land Company, and were granted 800,000 acres (3,200 km²) in present-day Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky. 1751 Fry-Jefferson map depicting 'The Great Waggon Road to Philadelphia'Peter Jefferson was a cartographer and surveyor who, along with Fry, completed the survey of the Virginia-North Carolina border, begun by William Byrd II some time earlier. The detailed Fry-Jefferson Map, cited by his son Thomas in Notes on the State of Virginia, was produced by him and Fry. The Jefferson family moved back to Shadwell in 1752. Peter Jefferson died at his house on the Shadwell tract in Albemarle County when his son Thomas was 14 years old and [http://www.geni.com/people/Dr-Thomas-Walker/6000000007554478276 Thomas Walker] was appointed his guardian. The house burned down in 1770. The area around his house is being studied, but his burial location is unknown. -------------------- Peter Jefferson (February 29, 1708, - August 17, 1757) was the father of American President Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)[1]. A surveyor and cartographer, his Fry-Jefferson Map of 1751 accurately depicted the Allegheny Mountains for the first time and showed the route of "The Great Road from the Yadkin River thro Virginia to Philadelphia distant 455 Miles" — what would later come to be known as the Great Wagon Road. Jefferson was born in Chesterfield County, Virginia, one of six children. He did not receive any formal education while young, but according to his famous son, he nevertheless "read much and improved himself." In 1734, Jefferson claimed the land in present-day Albemarle County which he eventually named Shadwell. He married Jane Randolph in 1739 (daughter of Isham Randolph and granddaughter of William Randolph). For a year or two following his marriage, his residence was in present-day Powhatan County Virginia near Fine Creek. Jefferson built a house on the Shadwell tract in 1741 or 1742, and moved there sometime before Thomas Jefferson was born. Peter Jefferson's children were: Jane Jefferson (1740–1765) - died unmarried at age 25 Mary Jefferson Bolling (1741–1811) - married John Bolling, who served in the Virginia House of Burgesses Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) Elizabeth Jefferson (1744–1774) - mentally handicapped Martha Jefferson Carr (1746–1811) - married Dabney Carr, founder of the underground Committee of Correspondence in Virginia on the eve of the American Revolution Peter Field Jefferson (1748-1748) - died as an infant child Peter Thomas Jefferson (1750-1750) - died as an infant child Lucy Jefferson Lewis (1752–1811) - married Charles Lilburn Lewis Anna Scott Jefferson Marks (1755–1828) - twin of Randolph Randolph Jefferson (1755–1815) - twin of Anna Scott Thomas Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson, and Randolph Jefferson were notable for having a number of descendants in common with the Lewis family of Virginia. He was made one of the first officers of Albemarle County in 1745. Later in that same year, he was made guardian over the children of William Randolph, his wife's cousin who had recently died. He and his family moved to Tuckahoe in Goochland County, where Thomas Jefferson first attended school. In 1749, Peter Jefferson, along with Joshua Fry, Thomas Walker, Edmund Pendleton and others, established the Loyal Land Company, and were granted 800,000 acres (3,200 km²) in present-day Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky. 1751 Fry-Jefferson map depicting 'The Great Waggon Road to Philadelphia' Peter Jefferson was a cartographer and surveyor who, along with Fry, completed the survey of the Virginia-North Carolina border, begun by William Byrd II some time earlier. The detailed Fry-Jefferson Map, cited by his son Thomas in Notes on the State of Virginia, was produced by him and Fry. The Jefferson family moved back to Shadwell in 1752. Peter Jefferson died at his house on the Shadwell tract in Albemarle County when his son Thomas was 14 years old and Thomas Walker was appointed his guardian. The house burned down in 1770. The area around his house is being studied, but his burial location is unknown. -------------------- -------------------- Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States, was of English descent, but with deep and wide Virginia roots. His father and paternal grandparents were Virginians; his mother was born in London to English parents. Jefferson's father, Peter Jefferson, was a surveyor and cartographer, as well as a Virginia land-owner and planter. He and Joshua Fry, another surveyor, created the Fry-Jefferson Map of 1751, which for the first time accurately showed the Allegheny Mountains, and noted the route of what was later called The Great Wagon Road from Virginia to Philadelphia. Jefferson's mother, Jane Randolph, is seldom mentioned in his writings, but she played a critical role in managing the household of this prominent family. When her husband died in 1757, she had eight children living, the oldest 17, the youngest only two years old. Long before he became president, Thomas Jefferson played an influential part in Virginia colonial and revolutionary life - he was a lawyer, scholar, and statesman. He served in the Second Continental Congress and wrote the text of the Declaration of Independence. He also served as Governor of Virginia, American Minister to France, Secretary of State under Washington and Vice President under Adams. As President, he was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase, aided the Lewis and Clark expedition, and established West Point. -------------------- Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States, was of English descent, but with deep and wide Virginia roots. His father and paternal grandparents were Virginians; his mother was born in London to English parents. Jefferson's father, Peter Jefferson, was a surveyor and cartographer, as well as a Virginia land-owner and planter. He and Joshua Fry, another surveyor, created the Fry-Jefferson Map of 1751, which for the first time accurately showed the Allegheny Mountains, and noted the route of what was later called The Great Wagon Road from Virginia to Philadelphia. Jefferson's mother, Jane Randolph, is seldom mentioned in his writings, but she played a critical role in managing the household of this prominent family. When her husband died in 1757, she had eight children living, the oldest 17, the youngest only two years old. Long before he became president, Thomas Jefferson played an influential part in Virginia colonial and revolutionary life - he was a lawyer, scholar, and statesman. He served in the Second Continental Congress and wrote the text of the Declaration of Independence. He also served as Governor of Virginia, American Minister to France, Secretary of State under Washington and Vice President under Adams. As President, he was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase, aided the Lewis and Clark expedition, and established West Point. -------------------- Early Days Peter Jefferson was born on February 8, 1708 near present day Richmond, Virginia in a family of the colonial gentry. His grandfather, Thomas Jefferson, held the title of office surveyor of roads from 1687 until his death in 1697. The elder Thomas Jefferson’s duties as surveyor included laying the best routes to churches and county courthouses as well as built and maintained bridgesThe skills of his grandfather without a doubt would have an impact on Peter Jefferson’s future profession. Peter Jefferson’s education as a young child consisted of his servant nursemaids, but he gained most of his knowledge from practical applications. For example, he would often accompany his father on numerous business transactions and he took over the management of his father’s plantation when he was eighteen. Through the social prominence of his parents Jefferson became acquainted with men such as William Mayo, the county surveyor, and Thomas Randolph who’s son William would be a life long friend of Peter. As Peter Jefferson grew older he believed it to be politically and socially desirable to become associated with the gentry on the north side of the James River. His good friend William Randolph suggested that he might pursue an area along the Rivanna River. While serving as justice of Goochland County Jefferson traveled in a northwest direction from Goochland. Jefferson encountered beautiful landscape as Edgar Hickish states, “The bottom lands were covered with a tall grass, which, when rippled by the stiff south wind, resembled a lake of green; and in the distance could be seen the smoke azure of the great Blue Ridge. Due to his position as justice Jefferson easily obtained a 2,000 acre tract of land on the north side of the James River. Jefferson scored an additional 200 acres from his good friend William Randolph for Henry Witherburne’s “biggest bowl of arrack punch. William Mayo, a Jefferson family acquaintance, was the Goochland County surveyor and a map-maker both profitable businesses. Jefferson was interested in Mayo’s skills and developed great respect for him when he visited his father after running the dividing line between Virginia and North Carolina. Peter Jefferson biographer Edgar Hickish addresses the possibility that Jefferson may have accompanied Mayo on surveying trips and he may have received mathematics instruction from Joshua Fry at the College of William and Mary. Early Albemarle In 1737 Peter Jefferson joined his close friend William Randolph in a 50,000 land venture, which would be the first of many to follow. Around the same year Jefferson began to settle in Albemarle County. According to his son Thomas’ autobiography he was the third or fourth settler in the region (Randolph). Peter Jefferson, who already achieved social status, became even more prominent upon marrying Jane Randolph in 1739. Jefferson’s family moved from Goochland County to Shadwell in Albemarle County in 1742. Upon the death of William Mayo, Jefferson became the Goochland County surveyor and soon after the county divided one September 18, 1744 with half becoming Albemarle. Loyal Land Company Jefferson along with other land speculators including Dr. Thomas Walker, John Meriwether, and Joshua Fry formed the Loyal Land Company. The group petitioned for an area of land consisting of 800,000 (1,250 sq. mi.), which began at the North Carolina and Virginia line and ran north and west until the quantity of the grant had been reached. The group had four years to complete the surveys for the land. Jefferson and Fry went to the eastern coast to a monument left my William Mayo in 1728 to begin the survey of the border. In this aspect Jefferson’s family connection with Mayo proved invaluable, as he was familiar with the details of Mayo’s expedition and carried his map with him. The typical surveying duties included drawing up notes, making “reconnaissance” sketches, as well as naming streams and rivers. The two men also had time to explore the countryside because much of it was part of their tract through the Loyal Land Company. The survey culminated in a map of the border by both Jefferson and Fry, which appeared in Williamsburg on November 6, 1749. Legacy to Western Exploration Peter Jefferson and his good friend and neighbor Joshua Fry began a partnership and were commissioned to create the newly established county lines between March 4th and the 16th in . In early September 1746 Joshua Fry and Jefferson teamed up again to survey the Fairfax line of the Northern Neck. Once the data was collected from the expedition Jefferson and colleague Robert Brooke drew the plat based on William Mayo’s earlier map and Jefferson added topographic features such as the Shenandoah Valley and the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains. While in Williamsburg Jefferson and Fry became aware of a request from the British Lords of Trade and Plantations to the Governor of Virginia for the creation of a comprehensive map of the Virginia Colony. The two men were approved to complete the map on July 19, 1750. According to Hickish, Fry had long dreamed of mapping Virginia showing the “bays, navigable rivers, counties, parishes, and principle estates,” which he had proposed on December 15, 1738 to the House of Burgesses. The preliminary drawings were made at the Albemarle County’s surveyor’s office and the final draft was produced at Jefferson’s home Shadwell taking one year to complete and would be known as the “Fry-Jefferson Map”. The Council examined the map and could not determine “where the hand of Jefferson ceased and that of Fry commenced.” Final Days Peter Jefferson began to fall ill on June 25, 1757 and a slave was sent to Castle Hill to request the services of Dr. Thomas Walker. Walker made eleven visits to Shadwell before Jefferson passed away on August 17, 1757. Through family connections and self-advancement Peter Jefferson was considered an accomplished man of his day. He acquired large tracts of land, led numerous surveying expeditions and created some of the most detailed and accurate maps of his day. Jefferson’s talents and skills would greatly influence his son Thomas Jefferson who would follow in the footsteps of his father. http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/lewisandclark/students/projects/adventurers/jeffersonbio.html -------------------- Peter Jefferson was the father of US President Thomas Jefferson. A surveyor and cartographer, his "Fry-Jefferson Map" of 1751—created in collaboration with Joshua Fry—accurately depicted the Allegheny Mountains for the first time and showed the route of "The Great Road from the Yadkin River through Virginia to Philadelphia distant 455 Miles"—what would later come to be known as the Great Wagon Road. Jefferson was born in what is now Chesterfield County, Virginia, son of the elder Thomas Jefferson and Mary Field, one of six children. He did not receive any formal education while young, but according to his son Thomas Jefferson, he nevertheless "read much and improved himself." In 1734, Jefferson claimed the land in present-day Albemarle County, which he eventually named Shadwell after his wife's birthplace. He married Jane Randolph, daughter of Isham Randolph and granddaughter of William Randolph, in 1739. For a year or two following his marriage, his residence was in present-day Powhatan County Virginia near Fine Creek. Jefferson built a house on the Shadwell tract in 1741 or 1742, and moved there sometime before his son, Thomas, was born in 1743. His friend William Randolph, a widower, died in 1745, having appointed Jefferson as guardian to manage his Tuckahoe Plantation and care for his four children. That year the Jeffersons relocated to Tuckahoe, returning to Shadwell in 1752, where Jefferson died in 1757. His estate was divided between his two sons, young Thomas and Randolph. Peter Jefferson's children were: Jane Jefferson (1740–1765) - died unmarried at age 25 Mary Jefferson Bolling (1741–1811) - married John Bolling, who served in the Virginia House of Burgesses Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) third President of the United States of America. Elizabeth Jefferson (1744–1774) - mentally handicapped. Martha Jefferson Carr (1746–1811) - married Dabney Carr, founder of the underground Committee of Correspondence in Virginia on the eve of the American Revolution Peter Field Jefferson (1748) - died as an infant. Lucy Jefferson Lewis (1752–1811) - married Charles Lilburn Lewis Anna Scott Jefferson Marks (1755–1828) - twin of Randolph Randolph Jefferson (1755–1815) - twin of Anna Scott Thomas Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson, and Randolph Jefferson were notable for having a number of descendants in common with the Lewis family of Virginia. Peter Jefferson and his family moved from Shadwell to Tuckahoe Plantation in Goochland County in 1745, where Thomas Jefferson first attended school. Jefferson was made one of the first officers of the newly created Albemarle County (formerly northern Goochland County) in 1745. Later in that same year, he was made guardian over the children of William Randolph, his wife's cousin who had recently died. Jefferson was a cartographer and surveyor. In 1746, he and Thomas Lewis ran the famous "Fairfax Line"—a surveyor's line between the headwaters of the Rappahannock and North Branch Potomac Rivers—which established the limits of the "Northern Neck land grant" (also known as the "Fairfax Grant"). In 1749, Peter Jefferson, along with Joshua Fry, Thomas Walker, Edmund Pendleton and others, established the Loyal Land Company, and were granted 800,000 acres (3,200 km²) in present-day Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky. In the same year, with Joshua Fry, Jefferson extended the survey of the Virginia-North Carolina border, begun by William Byrd II some time earlier. The detailed Fry-Jefferson Map, cited by his son Thomas in his 1781 book Notes on the State of Virginia, was produced by him and Fry. * Reference: [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jefferson-2 WikiTree Genealogy] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Nov 30 2017, 15:17:11 UTC'' -------------------- Peter Jefferson announcer, see Peter Jefferson (radio). Peter Jefferson Born February 29, 1708 Henrico Countie, Virginia Colony Died August 17, 1757 (aged 49) Albemarle County, Virginia Colony Occupation surveyor, cartographer Spouse(s) Jane Randolph Jefferson Children 10, including Thomas, Lucy and Randolph Peter Jefferson (February 29, 1708 – August 17, 1757) was the father of US President Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826). A surveyor and cartographer, his "Fry-Jefferson Map" of 1751—created in collaboration with Joshua Fry—accurately depicted the Allegheny Mountains for the first time and showed the route of "The Great Road from the Yadkin River through Virginia to Philadelphia distant 455 Miles"—what would later come to be known as the Great Wagon Road. Contents 1 Childhood 2 Personal life 2.1 Children 3 Career 4 Death 5 See also 6 References Childhood Jefferson was born in what is now Chesterfield County, Virginia and is the son of Captain Thomas Jefferson[1] and Mary Field (granddaughter of Henry Soane of the Virginia House of Burgesses). His siblings include Judith Jefferson Farrar (wife of George Farrar) and Field Jefferson. He did not receive any formal education while young, but according to his son Thomas Jefferson, he nevertheless "read much and improved himself." Personal life In 1734, Jefferson claimed the land in present-day Albemarle County, which he eventually named Shadwell after his wife's birthplace. He married Jane Randolph, daughter of Isham Randolph and granddaughter of William Randolph, in 1739. For a year or two following his marriage, his residence was in present-day Powhatan County Virginia near Fine Creek. Jefferson built a house on the Shadwell tract in 1741 or 1742, and moved there sometime before his son, Thomas, was born in 1743. His friend William Randolph, a widower, died in 1745, having appointed Jefferson as guardian to manage his Tuckahoe Plantation and care for his four children. That year the Jeffersons relocated to Tuckahoe, returning to Shadwell in 1752, where Jefferson died in 1757. His estate was divided between his two sons, young Thomas and Randolph.[2] Children Peter Jefferson's children were: Jane Jefferson (1740–1765) - died unmarried at age 25 Mary Jefferson Bolling (1741–1811) - married John Bolling III, who served in the Virginia House of Burgesses and who was a descendent of Pocahontas Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) third President of the United States of America. Elizabeth Jefferson (1744–1774) - mentally handicapped. Martha Jefferson Carr (1746–1811) - married Dabney Carr, founder of the underground Committee of Correspondence in Virginia on the eve of the American Revolution Peter Field Jefferson (1748) - died as an infant. Peter Jefferson (1750) - died as an infant. Lucy Jefferson Lewis (1752–1811) - married Charles Lilburn Lewis Anna Scott Jefferson Marks (1755–1828) - twin of Randolph Randolph Jefferson (1755–1815) - twin of Anna Scott Thomas Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson, and Randolph Jefferson were notable for having a number of descendants in common with the Lewis family of Virginia.[3] Career Peter Jefferson and his family moved from Shadwell to Tuckahoe Plantation in Goochland County in 1745, where Thomas Jefferson first attended school. Jefferson was made one of the first officers of the newly created Albemarle County (formerly northern Goochland County) in 1745. Later in that same year, he was made guardian over the children of William Randolph, his wife's cousin who had recently died. Jefferson was a cartographer and surveyor. In 1746, he and Thomas Lewis ran the famous "Fairfax Line"—a surveyor's line between the headwaters of the Rappahannock and North Branch Potomac Rivers—which established the limits of the "Northern Neck land grant" (also known as the "Fairfax Grant"). In 1749, Peter Jefferson, along with Joshua Fry, Thomas Walker, Edmund Pendleton and others, established the Loyal Land Company, and were granted 800,000 acres (3,200 km²) in present-day Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky. In the same year, with Joshua Fry, Jefferson extended the survey of the Virginia-North Carolina border, begun by William Byrd II some time earlier. The detailed Fry-Jefferson Map, cited by his son Thomas in his 1781 book Notes on the State of Virginia, was produced by him and Fry. 1751 Fry-Jefferson map depicting 'The Great Waggon Road to Philadelphia' Death Peter Jefferson died at his house on the Shadwell tract in Albemarle County when his son Thomas was 14 years old. See also Thomas Jefferys, in 1776 producer of The American Atlas: Or, A Geographical Description Of The Whole Continent Of America John Harvie Peter Jefferson Chief Executor. Thomas Lewis (1718–90), a surveyor with Jefferson of the "Fairfax Line" Thomas Jefferson, Peter's presidential son, who wrote the Declaration of Independence. North Carolina–Tennessee–Virginia Corners References Meacham, Jon (2012) Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power. Random House. p. 5 Malone, Dumas (1948). Jefferson, The Virginian. Jefferson and His Time. Little, Brown. pp. 31–33. Sorley, Merrow Egerton (2000) [1935]. "Chapter 33: Families Related to the Lewis Family". Lewis of Warner Hall: The History of a Family. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co. p. 821. ISBN 9780806308319. -------------------- Father of President Thomas Jefferson -------------------- Peter Jefferson (February 29, 1708, - August 17, 1757) was the father of American President Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826). A surveyor and cartographer, his Fry-Jefferson Map of 1751 accurately depicted the Allegheny Mountains for the first time and showed the route of "The Great Road from the Yadkin River thro Virginia to Philadelphia distant 455 Miles" — what would later come to be known as the Great Wagon Road. Jefferson was born in Chesterfield County, Virginia, one of six children. He did not receive any formal education while young, but according to his famous son, he nevertheless "read much and improved himself." In 1734, Jefferson claimed the land in present-day Albemarle County which he eventually named Shadwell. He married Jane Randolph in 1739 (daughter of Isham Randolph and granddaughter of William Randolph). For a year or two following his marriage, his residence was in present-day Powhatan County Virginia near Fine Creek. Jefferson built a house on the Shadwell tract in 1741 or 1742, and moved there sometime before Thomas Jefferson was born. He was made one of the first officers of Albemarle County in 1745. Later in that same year, he was made guardian over the children of William Randolph, his wife's cousin who had recently died. He and his family moved to Tuckahoe in Goochland County, where Thomas Jefferson first attended school. In 1749, Peter Jefferson, along with Joshua Fry, Thomas Walker, Edmund Pendleton, and others, established the Loyal Land Company, and were granted 800,000 acres (3,200 km²) in present-day Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky. 1751 Fry-Jefferson map depicting 'The Great Waggon Road to Philadelphia'Peter Jefferson was a cartographer and surveyor who, along with Fry, completed the survey of the Virginia-North Carolina border, begun by William Byrd II some time earlier. The detailed Fry-Jefferson Map, cited by his son Thomas in Notes on the State of Virginia, was produced by him and Fry. The Jefferson family moved back to Shadwell in 1752. Peter Jefferson died at his house on the Shadwell tract in Albemarle County when his son Thomas was 14 years old and Thomas Walker was appointed his guardian. The house burned down in 1770. The area around his house is being studied, but his burial location is unknown. Peter Jefferson's children were: Jane Jefferson (1740–1765) Mary Jefferson Bolling (1741–1811) - married John Bolling, who served in the Virginia House of Burgesses Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) Elizabeth Jefferson (1744–1774) - mentally handicapped Martha Jefferson Carr (1746–1811) - married Dabney Carr, founder of the underground Committee of Correspondence in Virginia on the eve of the American Revolution Peter Field Jefferson (1748-1748) - died as an infant child Peter Thomas Jefferson (1750-1750) - died as an infant child Lucy Jefferson Lewis (1752–1811) - married Charles Lilburn Lewis Anna Scott Jefferson Marks (1755–1828) - twin of Randolph Randolph Jefferson (1755–1815) - twin of Anna Scott Thomas Jefferson, Lucy Jefferson, and Randolph Jefferson were notable for having a number of descendants in common with the Lewis family of Virginia. Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States, was of English descent, but with deep and wide Virginia roots. His father and paternal grandparents were Virginians; his mother was born in London to English parents. Jefferson's father, Peter Jefferson, was a surveyor and cartographer, as well as a Virginia land-owner and planter. He and Joshua Fry, another surveyor, created the Fry-Jefferson Map of 1751, which for the first time accurately showed the Allegheny Mountains, and noted the route of what was later called The Great Wagon Road from Virginia to Philadelphia. Jefferson's mother, Jane Randolph, is seldom mentioned in his writings, but she played a critical role in managing the household of this prominent family. When her husband died in 1757, she had eight children living, the oldest 17, the youngest only two years old. Long before he became president, Thomas Jefferson played an influential part in Virginia colonial and revolutionary life - he was a lawyer, scholar, and statesman. He served in the Second Continental Congress and wrote the text of the Declaration of Independence. He also served as Governor of Virginia, American Minister to France, Secretary of State under Washington and Vice President under Adams. As President, he was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase, aided the Lewis and Clark expedition, and established West Point

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