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Isham Randolph (February 24, 1687 – November 2, 1742) was an American planter, merchant, public official, and shipmaster. He was the maternal grandfather of United States President Thomas Jefferson.
25. Mai 2023 · Isham Randolph, sometimes referred to as Isham Randolph of Dungeness, was the maternal grandfather of United States President Thomas Jefferson. Randolph was a planter, a merchant, a public official, and a shipmaster.
- Virginia
- February 24, 1685
- Jane Randolph
- November 27, 1742
Isham Randolph (March 25, 1848 in Clarke County, Virginia – August 5, 1920) was an American civil engineer who is best known as the chief engineer of the Sanitary District of Chicago during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
Compare DNA and explore genealogy for Isham Randolph born 1685 Turkey Island, Henrico County, Virginia died 1742 Dungeness, Goochland County, Virginia including ancestors + descendants + 5 photos + 5 genealogist comments + DNA connections + more in the free family tree community.
- Male
- February 24, 1685
- Jane (Rogers) Randolph
- November 2, 1742
Because of their numerous progeny, William Randolph and his wife, Mary Isham Randolph, have been referred to as "the Adam and Eve of Virginia". The Randolph family was the wealthiest and most powerful family in 18th-century Virginia.
As owners of tens of thousands of acres of land worked by hundreds of enslaved people, and serving as well as merchants and shipowners, the Randolphs—unified like a modern business conglomerate—affected the economic affairs of the colony. They also influenced the administration of government.
When Col. Isham Randolph was born on 24 February 1685, in Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, COL William Randolph I, was 34 and his mother, Mary Anne Isham, was 25. He married Jane Rogers on 25 July 1717, in England.
