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25. Mai 2024 · Peter Jefferson & Surveying. Although not a certified surveyor and mapmaker himself, Thomas Jefferson learned the skill from his father, Peter Jefferson. Indeed, the map of Virginia that Peter Jefferson created with Joshua Fry was the gold standard of maps for the area for fifty years. In this live Q&A, Thomas Jefferson, interpreted by Bill ...
Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson, A Map of the most Inhabited part of Virginia. Thomas Jefferys, engraver. London, 1755. State 3. Engraving with outline color and watercolor. The Library of Virginia. Prior to the Seven Years’ War (1756–1763), surveyors were equal participants with large land companies, such as the Ohio Company and the Loyal ...
Shadwell was the birthplace of Thomas Jefferson, and the main plantation of his father, Peter Jefferson. Located in Albemarle County, Virginia, it was named after the parish in London where Jane Randolph Jefferson was born. Having acquired 1,000 acres for farming, Peter Jefferson purchased the adjacent 200-acre homesite from William Randolph in ...
Peter Jefferson is best remembered as the father of Thomas Jefferson. The accomplishments of the son are monuments, and the legacy of the father is far more than some initials carved into a tree on the side of the Blue Ridge. He was responsible for surveying tens of thousands of acres of frontier wilderness. He served his king and country, and, with Fry, accurately mapped Virginia.
Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson were commissioned to draw a map of Virginia by the acting Virginia governor, Lewis Burwell, in 1750. The two men were obvious candidates for the job. Both were proven surveyors and established landholders in Albemarle County. They formed a kind of partnership, with the more prominent Fry attracting commissions, and the capable Jefferson carrying out much of the work.
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The accounts of Peter Jefferson's estate compiled ca. 1759 by an executor of Peter Jefferson's estate, probably John Harvie (1706-1767). The book covers the period from 1743 to 1758 and consists of the accounts with the estates of Col. William Randolph, Peter Jefferson's father, Thomas Jefferson (1679-1731), (these accounts cover the period from 1728 to 1732 and include a record of the sale of ...
