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He was a twin to Anne Scott Jefferson and the only male sibling of Thomas Jefferson's to survive infancy. [1] The twins were Thomas' youngest siblings, about 13 years younger than him. [2] After Peter Jefferson's death, and while Randolph was a child, his affairs were managed by John Harvie Sr., the executor of Peter Jefferson's estate. After ...
Born in Tuckahoe (plantation), she was the eighth of Peter Jefferson and Jane Randolph Jefferson's 10 children. [1] [2] She was nine years younger than her brother Thomas Jefferson. [a] She was born into an elite planter family and would have been educated at home by her mother, together with her sisters. Their father died when they were young.
Thomas Jefferson (April 13 [O.S. April 2], 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, planter, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. [6] He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Jane Randolph Jefferson (February 10, 1720 – March 31, 1776) [a] was the wife of Peter Jefferson and the mother of US president Thomas Jefferson. Born in the parish of Shadwell, near London, she was the daughter of Isham Randolph, a ship's captain and a planter. Jefferson was proud of her heritage and brought customs of aristocracy to her family.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 December 2024. Slave of Thomas Jefferson (c. 1773–1835) Sally Hemings Born Sarah Hemings c. 1773 Charles City County, Virginia, British America Died 1835 (aged 61–62) Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. Known for Slave owned by Thomas Jefferson, alleged mother to his shadow family Children 6 ...
By 1804, she was the lone surviving child of Martha and Thomas Jefferson, the only one of the couple's children to survive past the age of 25. Martha Jefferson married Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., who was a politician at the federal and state levels and was elected as governor of Virginia (1819–1822), which made her the first lady of Virginia ...
Thomas Jefferson's personal papers, passed down to the Coolidge family, were donated to the Massachusetts Historical Society. Among the collection of 9,000 manuscripts given to the society was a "much edited" draft of a letter from Jefferson to Coolidge on August 27, 1825.
Eston Hemings Jefferson (May 21, 1808 – January 3, 1856) was born into slavery at Monticello, the youngest son of Sally Hemings, a mixed-race enslaved woman. Most historians who have considered the question believe that his father was Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. [1]