Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)
President
Thomas
Jefferson
Born in Shadwell Plantation, Albemarle County, Colony and Dominion of Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Peter Jefferson
and Jane (Randolph) Jefferson
Brother of
Jane Jefferson, Jemima Jane (Jefferson) Davis, Mary (Jefferson) Bolling, Elizabeth Jefferson, Martha (Jefferson) Carr, Peter Field Jefferson, Unnamed Infant Jefferson, Lucy (Jefferson) Lewis, Anna Scott Jefferson and Randolph Jefferson
Husband of
Martha (Wayles) Jefferson
— married
in Charles City, Charles, Virginia Colony
Descendants
Father of
Martha (Jefferson) Randolph,
Jane Randolph Jefferson,
Unknown Jefferson,
Mary (Jefferson) Eppes,
Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson,
Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson,
Beverly William Hemmings,
Harriet (Hemmings) Heckman,
Madison James Hemmings and
Eston (Hemmings) Jefferson
Died in Monticello, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
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| Preceded by 2nd President John Adams Preceded by 1st Vice President John Adams Preceded by Acting Secretary John Jay Preceded by 1st Governor Patrick Henry |
Thomas Jefferson 3rd President of the United States  2nd Vice President of the United States  1st United States Secretary of State  2nd Governor of Virginia  |
Succeeded by 4th President James Madison Succeeded by 3rd Vice President Aaron Burr Succeeded by 2nd Secretary Edmund Randolph Succeeded by 3rd Governor William Fleming |
- At a dinner honor Nobel Prize recipients of the Western Hemisphere, U.S. President John F. Kennedy said, “I want to tell you how welcome you are to the White House. I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone. (29 Apr 1962)[1]
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Thomas Jefferson in his own words:
From the pen of Thomas Jefferson, 3rd U.S. President, Drafter and Signer of the Declaration of Independence
"God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the Gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever; That a revolution of the wheel of fortune, a change of situation, is among possible events; that it may become probable by Supernatural influence! The Almighty has no attribute which can take side with us in that event."
--Notes on the State of Virginia, Query XVIII, p. 237.
"I am a real Christian – that is to say, a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus Christ."
--The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, p. 385.
Biography
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and one of the most influential of the United States' Founding Fathers. His portrait graces the US two dollar bill and nickel.
As a political philosopher, Jefferson was a man of enlightenment and knew many intellectual leaders in Britain and France.
Jefferson supported states rights, limited federal government power, and separation of church and state.
He believed that every American was entitled to an education adequate enough to give a person the skills and abilities needed to vote. Beyond that, he believed , should be determined on a person by person basis. Not everyone is suited to a college education.
Jefferson served as the wartime Governor of Virginia (1779–1781), first United States Secretary of State (1789–1793) and second Vice President (1797–1801).
Thomas was a man who wore many hats including horticulturist, statesman, architect, archaeologist, paleontologist, author, inventor, and founder of the University of Virginia.
Jefferson died on the Fourth of July, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. He died a few hours before John Adams. There are stories that while Adams lay dying, he spoke of Thomas, unaware that Jefferson had all ready passed away.
Thomas Jefferson's Alma Mater was the College of William and Mary
DNA
Because of the controversies that have arisen in regards to Jefferson's possible relationship with the slave Sally Hemings, several scientific teams have attempted to validate common DNA among descendants. The uncertainty of his paternity of these children is still a subject of discussion and research. For that reason his relationship with them is listed as Uncertain on Wikitree.
Wikipedia site for more information here [[1]]
Jefferson's y-DNA is of type found in Haplogroup T (formerly K2) and is considered fairly rare according to the same article. You may read more about Haplogroup T here[2]
More DNA information for Thomas Jefferson and other famous people is available on Wikipedia link is here [[3]]
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Legacy
Twenty-six U.S. states have named counties in President Jefferson's honor: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Sources
- ↑ The American Presidency Project, URL: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=8623. Accessed 19 Mar 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
- Burke's Presidential Families of the United States of America / [Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, Editor]. - 2nd Ed. London: Burke's Peerage Limited, 1981. Print.
- Dabney Neff McLean. The English Ancestry of Thomas Jefferson. Clearfield; 1 January 1996. ISBN 978-0-8063-4608-3.
- Call, Michel L. 2006. The royal ancestry bible: a 3,400 pedigree chart compilation (plus index and appendix) containing royal ancestors of 300 colonial American families who are themselves ancestors of 70 million Americans : condensed edition with Mormon pioneer supplement. Salt Lake City, Utah: M.L. Call - Descent of Four Presidents from the Emperor Charlemagne
- Roberts, Gary Boyd, Christopher Challender Child, and Julie Helen Otto. 1989. Ancestors of American presidents. Santa Clarita, Calif: C. Boyer. pp. 6-8, 139-141
- Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.
- American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999; Repository: #R5 Godfrey Memorial Library, American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library
- Portrait & Bio. Album of Mahaska Co. IA (1887)
- Find A Grave Memorial #544, Maintained by: Find A Grave, 01 Jan 2001
- Albemarle County in Virginia...; 1901 See pp. 235-38 for a history of the Jefferson family in Albemarle County VA.
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On 16 Feb 2018 Gregory Miller wrote:
There is no scientific proof that Thomas Jefferson sired any children with Sally Hemings. DNA evidence proves that at least 25 male relatives of the Jefferson family could have been the father and fact patterns suggest that Thomas Jefferson's brother, Randolph Jefferson, was the likely father of at least some of the children whose births stopped the same year of Randolph Jefferson's second marriage in 1808. Records show that Randolph was nearby or at Monticello when the children were conceived. "a committee commissioned by the Thomas Jefferson Heritage Society, after reviewing essentially the same material, reached different conclusions, namely that Sally Hemings was only a minor figure in Thomas Jefferson's life and that it is very unlikely he fathered any of her children. This committee also suggested in its report, issued in April 2001 and revised in 2011, that Jefferson's younger brother Randolph (1755-1815) was more likely the father of at least some of Sally Hemings's children". (The Thomas Jefferson Foundation). Of course, the obvious is possible but stating the relationships and including them on Wikitree or Ancestry.com is simply unfounded and not based in fact. It is a corruption of Wikitree and all information contain within it.
On 21 Nov 2008 Danielle (Krupar) Darling wrote:
John F. Kennedy is reported to have stated, while addressing Nobel Prize winners in 1962, "I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent and of human knowledge that has ever been gathered together at the White House – with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share DNA with Thomas:
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- I need to include my relatives to president Thomas Jefferson where is this project? Mar 6, 2017.
- Why doesn't change log on both profiles reflect marriage changes? Feb 27, 2016.
- When did Thomas Jefferson marry Sally Hemmings? Feb 26, 2016.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share DNA with Thomas:
- Bob Williamson : 23andMe
- David Smith : 23andMe, GEDmatch M420724
- Anonymous Davis : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A598815
- P Caldwell : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member peterbcaldwell
- D (Cole) Decker : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T849305, FTDNA kit #673898
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On 1 Sep 2018 at 20:44 GMT Patricia (Prickett) Hickin wrote:
Jefferson-230 and Jefferson-1 appear to represent the same person because: Same name. Both have daughter named Elizabeth. I don't know whether these are the same person. I wwould just like to get rid of Jefferson-230, about whom we have next to no information. Please approve the merge.
On 22 Jul 2018 at 16:50 GMT K Raymoure wrote:
Servant of President Jefferson: Miles Spain
On 22 Apr 2018 at 13:07 GMT Karen (Lowe) Tobo wrote:
Jefferson-1347 and Jefferson-1 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate line
On 31 Oct 2017 at 14:45 GMT Robin Lee wrote:
Jefferson-1212 and Jefferson-1 appear to represent the same person because: same dates, intended to be the same person
On 26 Sep 2017 at 23:28 GMT Robin Lee wrote:
Jefferson-1212 and Jefferson-1 appear to represent the same person because: as a community site, these duplicates should be merged
On 16 Sep 2017 at 17:28 GMT Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy wrote:
He was 33 years old when he secluded himself in a rented room for 17 days to write the Declaration of Independence. He could have made a big deal and insisted on recognition for it, but he chose not to. Even after he was elected, a majority of the citizens did not know he had been the author. This knowledge did not actually even become well known until years after he passed away. He felt it was not "for" all Americans, it was "by" all Americans. He felt like just the messenger. He is quoted "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of priniciple, stand like a rock."
Meltzer, Brad, Heroes for my son, pgs 90-91, Harper Collins Publishing
On 6 Mar 2017 at 19:59 GMT Ellen Smith wrote:
Jefferson-1063 and Jefferson-1 appear to represent the same person because: Same person. At WikiTree, each person should have exactly one profile.
On 5 Nov 2016 at 23:43 GMT Scott Lee wrote:
In the House of Representatives, in the 77th Congress, second session, the vote of Colonel Matthew Lyon, son-in-law of Governor Thomas Chittenden of Vermont, cast the deciding vote that elected Thomas Jefferson as president in 1801
On 6 Aug 2016 at 22:59 GMT US Presidents Project WikiTree wrote:
Jefferson-963 and Jefferson-1 appear to represent the same person because: duplicate profile for the president
On 26 Feb 2016 at 01:50 GMT Michele (Britton) Camera wrote:
Just when were Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings MARRIED? Where is the evidence that a marriage ceremony between Sally Hemmings and Thomas Jefferson ever took place? Who has a copy of the marriage certificate? Where is evidence that Jefferson referred to Hemmings in public as his wife? What marital rights did she enjoy?
If there aren't good, logical, legitimate and factual answers to these questions, I move that the marital status of Sally Hemmings be removed from Jefferson's profile and that she is mentioned in his biography as the slave concubine who may have borne his illegitimate children.
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