William and Mary College, Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 23, No. 3, P. 181-182


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	Vol. XXIII		JANUARY, 1915				No. 3
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                THE JEFFERSON FAMILY OF PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY.

              Communicated by Mrs. N. E. Clement, Chatham, Va.


     In number 3 of Vol. XXII., in an account of the Allen family, mention is
made of the marriage of Elizabeth Allen to Field Jefferson, mother of Col. Peter
Jefferson, of Albemarle. Field Jefferson's will, dated 1762, is filed at Mecklenburg
Courthouse, and in it he names four sons, viz.: Thomas, Peter Field, George and John.

     George Jefferson patented large bodies of land in Pittsylvania County, a part of
which he later sold to his brother Peter Feld.[sic]

     In the first lists of tithables taken in Pittsylvania County, we find,

     "List of Tithables taken by George Jefferson in Pittsylvania County, Camden Parish,
Year 1767."

     In list occurs following itmes:

"George Jefferson (Mecklenburg)
John Davis, Overseer, and negroes (towit),                  Land
                                             Tithes       Acres.
Sam, Chance, Pompey,lk Phillis, Pal and Sary    7           8000

     In May, 1775, George Jefferson, of Lunenburg, sells to Peter Field Jefferson, of
Mecklenburg, for L120, 409 acres on Turkey Cock Creek, Pittsylvania Co.

     For L60, 321 acres on Sailor's Creeki, Pittsylvania co.[sic]

     For L500, 1005 acres on Turkey Cock Creek, Pittsylvania.

     Again in 1776, he sells him 140 acres in Pittsylvania. Peter Field Jefferson must
have soon after this removed to Pittsylvania County to live, for in 1779, we find him 
selling 380 acres for L350 to Elisha Walker, and in the deed giving his place of residence
in Pittsylvania County. There is no will of Peter Field Jefferson recorded in Pittsylvania
County, but there is one of his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Jefferson, dated 1828. In it she 
mentions following children: Sons Field Jefferson, John Jefferson, Samuel A. Jefferson,
Alexander Jefferson, Archer Jefferson, dec'd, and Thomas Jefferson, dec'd; daughters
Patsy Brewer and Judith Jefferson. From the marriage Register we find that on Feb. 27, 1806,
Thomas Jefferson married Elizabeth Ball. Feb. 20, 1808, Alexander Jefferson married Elizabeth
Smith. Alexander Jefferson's will is dated 1837 and probated 1838.

     A grandson of Alexander Jefferson, Col. David Alexander Jefferson, of Chatham, Virginia,
is a prominent member of his family to-day.


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