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Randolph Jefferson (October 1, 1755 – August 7, 1815) was the younger brother of Thomas Jefferson, the only male sibling to survive infancy. [1] He was a planter and owner of the Snowden plantation that he inherited from his father.
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.
Thomas Jefferson Randolph (September 12, 1792 – October 7, 1875) of Albemarle County was a Virginia planter, soldier and politician who served multiple terms in the Virginia House of Delegates, as rector of the University of Virginia, and as a colonel in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
Randolph was born in Williamsburg into one of the most prominent families of Virginia. His father was Sir John Randolph, the only colonial Virginian to be knighted. The younger Randolph was a close friend of Thomas Jefferson, his cousin, [2] with whom he often played violin. [1]
Virginia Jefferson Randolph (1801–1881), who married Nicholas Trist (1800–1874). [13] Mary Jefferson Randolph (1803–1876). She lived at Edge Hill and helped her sister-in-law, Jane, supervise the household of her brother Thomas Jefferson Randolph. She and her sister Cornelia also visited the houses of their siblings during times of sickness.
Thomas Jefferson, upon hearing of the scandal, wrote a letter to his daughter, Martha Jefferson Randolph. He wrote that he considered Ann "the pitiable victim" and encouraged his daughter to be a kind influence in her life. In fact, Ann had been engaged to Richard Randolph's brother, Theodoric, who had died eight months before the stillbirth. [8]
Randolph returned as a Virginia delegate but suffered a five-hour-long fit of apoplexy and died while dining with Thomas Jefferson in Philadelphia on October 22, 1775. [9] His remains were returned to Williamsburg and were interred at the chapel of the College of William & Mary.
The Jeffersons left their residence at Shadwell, Virginia, with their three daughters and son, Thomas Jefferson, in 1746. [3] [a] Second cousins, Randolph and Thomas Jefferson were close during their childhood at Tuckahoe. [5] The boys were tutored at Tuckahoe on English spelling, grammar, and composition.