Peter Jefferson
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Peter Jefferson was an 18th-century Virginia planter, surveyor, and cartographer best known as the father of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter Jefferson canonical | 7 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cartographer
ⓘ
colonial Virginian ⓘ landowner ⓘ planter ⓘ surveyor ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1708-02-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Osbornes, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Shadwell, Virginia Colony
ⓘ
surface form:
Shadwell, Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia
|
| child |
Anna Scott Jefferson
ⓘ
Elizabeth Jefferson ⓘ Jane Jefferson ⓘ Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson ⓘ
surface form:
Lucy Jefferson
Martha Jefferson Randolph ⓘ
surface form:
Martha Jefferson
Mary Jefferson ⓘ Peter Field Jefferson ⓘ Randolph Jefferson ⓘ Thomas Jefferson ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Joshua Fry ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
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surface form:
Colony of Virginia
|
| deathDate | 1757-08-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Shadwell, Virginia Colony
ⓘ
surface form:
Shadwell, Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia
|
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Thomas Jefferson ⓘ |
| heldPosition |
justice of the peace for Albemarle County
ⓘ
justice of the peace for Goochland County ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the father of Thomas Jefferson
ⓘ
co-producing an influential 18th-century map of Virginia ⓘ |
| landOwned |
Shadwell plantation
ⓘ
Snowdon plantation ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Burgesses
ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia House of Burgesses (through local roles and commissions)
|
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| motherOfChildrenWith | Jane Randolph Jefferson ⓘ |
| notableEvent | participated in surveying the Virginia-North Carolina boundary line ⓘ |
| notableWork | Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 10 ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartographer
ⓘ
justice of the peace ⓘ militia officer ⓘ planter ⓘ surveyor ⓘ |
| partOf |
First Families of Virginia
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surface form:
Virginia gentry
|
| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglicanism
|
| residence |
Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia
ⓘ
Goochland County, Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Goochland County, Colony of Virginia
Shadwell plantation ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Virginia militia
ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia colonial militia
|
| spouse | Jane Randolph Jefferson ⓘ |
| yearOfBoundarySurvey | 1749 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.