Individual Details
Peter Jefferson
(28 Feb 1705/06 - 13 Oct 1757)
The book The Jeffersons at Shadwell, gives a birth year for Peter Jefferson as 1707/8.
Arthur Hopkins was security for the marriage of Peter Jefferson to Jane Randolph.
By the time of his death in 1757, Peter Jefferson owned more than 1500 acres along the Rivanna River adjacent to his original 200 acres [Shadwell] bought from William Randolph in 1734. The property included the mountain, Thomas Jefferson would name Monticello. Peter owned other lands in the Piedmont - about a total of 7200 acres.
Events
| Birth | 28 Feb 1705/06 | Henrico County, Virginia | |||
| Marriage | 3 Oct 1739 | Goochland County, Virginia - Jane Randolph |  | ||
| Death | 13 Oct 1757 | Albemarle County, Virginia |
Families
| Spouse | Jane Randolph (1720 - 1776) |
| Child | Jane Jefferson (1740 - 1765) |
| Child | Mary Jefferson (1741 - 1804) |
| Child | President Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826) |
| Child | Elizabeth Jefferson (1744 - 1774) |
| Child | Martha Jefferson (1746 - 1811) |
| Child | Peter Field Jefferson (1748 - 1748) |
| Child | [Son] Jefferson (1749 - 1749) |
| Child | Lucy Jefferson (1752 - 1784) |
| Child | Anna Scott Jefferson (1755 - 1828) |
| Child | Randolph Jefferson (1755 - 1815) |
| Father | Thomas Jefferson (1678 - 1730) |
| Mother | Mary Field (1679 - ) |
| Sibling | Field Jefferson (1701 - 1765) |
Endnotes
1. , "Marriage Bonds in Goochland County," William & May Quarterly (Vol. 7, No. 2, Oct 1898, No. 3, Jan 1899; Vol. 8, No. 2, Oct 1899), Oct 1898; p.98-106. Jan 1899; p.197-200; Oct 1899; p.91-96.