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Thomas died before 7 Nov 1697, at which time his will was probated and recorded.
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The name Jefferson appears occasionally in Virginia records from a very early date; but the first certain ancestor of the President was Thomas Jefferson who was living in Henrico County at the time the extant records began in 1677. The family while resident in Henrico was not of the wealthy planter class: but every reference to them in the records show that they were people of respectable standing and comfortable estate. One of the earliest mentions of the name is in the will of Christopher Branch, of Kingsland, dated June 20, 1678 and proved February 26, 1681-2, who makes a bequest to his granddaughter Martha, wife of Thomas Jefferson, and appoints Jefferson one of his executors. Other records on Henrico show that Martha Jefferson was a daugther or William Branch and wife Jane, who married secondly Abel Gower. Thomas Jefferson the first died in 1697 and on December 7th of that year his will was probated on petition of his widow Mary (an error of the clerk for Martha).
The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume XXIII, January 1915, Number 1, p. 173
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Thomas Jefferson (d. 1697) married Martha Branch, daughter of William & Jane Branch and sister of John Branch, former husband of Thomas Osborne's second wife. They had son Thomas Jefferson (d. 1731) who married Mary Field, daughter of Peter and Judith Field. They in turn had son Peter Jefferson (d. 1757) who married Jane Randolph and had son Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and president of the United States (The Osbornes and Related Families, Chapter 3, p. 17).
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Contributor: David Goode (49372965)
Thomas died before 7 Nov 1697, at which time his will was probated and recorded.
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The name Jefferson appears occasionally in Virginia records from a very early date; but the first certain ancestor of the President was Thomas Jefferson who was living in Henrico County at the time the extant records began in 1677. The family while resident in Henrico was not of the wealthy planter class: but every reference to them in the records show that they were people of respectable standing and comfortable estate. One of the earliest mentions of the name is in the will of Christopher Branch, of Kingsland, dated June 20, 1678 and proved February 26, 1681-2, who makes a bequest to his granddaughter Martha, wife of Thomas Jefferson, and appoints Jefferson one of his executors. Other records on Henrico show that Martha Jefferson was a daugther or William Branch and wife Jane, who married secondly Abel Gower. Thomas Jefferson the first died in 1697 and on December 7th of that year his will was probated on petition of his widow Mary (an error of the clerk for Martha).
The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume XXIII, January 1915, Number 1, p. 173
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Thomas Jefferson (d. 1697) married Martha Branch, daughter of William & Jane Branch and sister of John Branch, former husband of Thomas Osborne's second wife. They had son Thomas Jefferson (d. 1731) who married Mary Field, daughter of Peter and Judith Field. They in turn had son Peter Jefferson (d. 1757) who married Jane Randolph and had son Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and president of the United States (The Osbornes and Related Families, Chapter 3, p. 17).
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Contributor: David Goode (49372965)
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Thomas died before 7 Nov 1697, at which time his will was probated and recorded.
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The name Jefferson appears occasionally in Virginia records from a very early date; but the first certain ancestor of the President was Thomas Jefferson who was living in Henrico County at the time the extant records began in 1677. The family while resident in Henrico was not of the wealthy planter class: but every reference to them in the records show that they were people of respectable standing and comfortable estate. One of the earliest mentions of the name is in the will of Christopher Branch, of Kingsland, dated June 20, 1678 and proved February 26, 1681-2, who makes a bequest to his granddaughter Martha, wife of Thomas Jefferson, and appoints Jefferson one of his executors. Other records on Henrico show that Martha Jefferson was a daugther or William Branch and wife Jane, who married secondly Abel Gower. Thomas Jefferson the first died in 1697 and on December 7th of that year his will was probated on petition of his widow Mary (an error of the clerk for Martha).
The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume XXIII, January 1915, Number 1, p. 173
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Thomas Jefferson (d. 1697) married Martha Branch, daughter of William & Jane Branch and sister of John Branch, former husband of Thomas Osborne's second wife. They had son Thomas Jefferson (d. 1731) who married Mary Field, daughter of Peter and Judith Field. They in turn had son Peter Jefferson (d. 1757) who married Jane Randolph and had son Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and president of the United States (The Osbornes and Related Families, Chapter 3, p. 17).
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Contributor: David Goode (49372965)
Thomas died before 7 Nov 1697, at which time his will was probated and recorded.
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The name Jefferson appears occasionally in Virginia records from a very early date; but the first certain ancestor of the President was Thomas Jefferson who was living in Henrico County at the time the extant records began in 1677. The family while resident in Henrico was not of the wealthy planter class: but every reference to them in the records show that they were people of respectable standing and comfortable estate. One of the earliest mentions of the name is in the will of Christopher Branch, of Kingsland, dated June 20, 1678 and proved February 26, 1681-2, who makes a bequest to his granddaughter Martha, wife of Thomas Jefferson, and appoints Jefferson one of his executors. Other records on Henrico show that Martha Jefferson was a daugther or William Branch and wife Jane, who married secondly Abel Gower. Thomas Jefferson the first died in 1697 and on December 7th of that year his will was probated on petition of his widow Mary (an error of the clerk for Martha).
The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume XXIII, January 1915, Number 1, p. 173
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Thomas Jefferson (d. 1697) married Martha Branch, daughter of William & Jane Branch and sister of John Branch, former husband of Thomas Osborne's second wife. They had son Thomas Jefferson (d. 1731) who married Mary Field, daughter of Peter and Judith Field. They in turn had son Peter Jefferson (d. 1757) who married Jane Randolph and had son Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and president of the United States (The Osbornes and Related Families, Chapter 3, p. 17).
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Contributor: David Goode (49372965)
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