Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-08
300 A ANCESTRY
TO THIRD PRESIDENT
OF AMERICAN NATION
large Clan, Scattered Through Virginia, Eleven Other
States, District of Columbia, Panama Canal Zone and
Argentina, Sprsng From Two Daughters.
ny rnomn. Jefferson Randolph. VI. y,

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have cent"rcd I.t"niion all over
the Sorth. ana .,sp. cialiy Virginia.
upon Thomas Jefferson. third
President az the United States.
author Of tho DeCla ration of In
dependence and father OF Thu.
University OF Virginia. The ny-
"ragc citizen is fairly familiar
with tho accomplishments ~ tho
sage OF Monticello, The avcrax.
citizen knows little. however. %.
the descendant OF This remark.
able man. For this reason. Mr.
Thomas Jefferson ~Hnndoiph. ".
~. hiinSclf n lin"ai descendant,
ana "a practising attorney Of
Characteristics, has written for
Tn" Times Dispatch the following
ou,line):
a sense OF moicsty In rcspcc, TO
personal attachments and private re
h"'l"hs WAS - striking feature OF the
character OF President Thomas Jcf-
i"rs"n. and this trai; is found in the
|i"ngih,ninE line Of DESCENDANT whn
spring from him. Though there stand
out among each generation m.n.aud
"oincn too. who have measured uu
I" the hiEh mark OF civic a~nL-socIal
hhty that characterized their grc.,
proIrniior. a shrinking from pubue-
"g ana avoidanc" OF uotOricty bo.
"'"n as conspicuous among them M
u WAS win tn" man who wa ,wIc.
h"hnr"d with tho chief mnyistr,cv O.,
the requisite.
Indifferent About Anrrstry.
IlggE hs.-.a.I.,,
any sketch % tho blood descendants
~ 'h"fnas jefferson. inasmuch as in
"'S ""h autnbioErapny. comro..d
"h'h n" Was ia hs ryan,v-,.y.,,,
!'"r tlN2"p. he manifested a po,,bIo
'hhiNcronce c"nc"rninr hts nu-.str
o"inE u IA" fnct HAT ne l.r -.
sons l" hear hls name. tho puhIt.
!arf" nag been more or loss ,vno,,,,
" IN" large and influential boJy ar
H''h's mat have sprung frnm
a." wv" surviE!nE daughters. Marth,
ss""Fs"h h"doiph. vito Of Thomas
M"nn ~Handoiph tGovernor az W..
s'nia). and Mary IMurin,. w,,. q,
John wayies kppes. OF n.rmra,
Hundred.
A~''honFh the clan Jefferson" mus.
'' az me present time something
"'' "'" members, scattered rar ana
"'r throughout the Isas, and sou,,
" frequently occurs tina, Ie~sco,d,,,.
oi Jefferson are amused a, hoYi..
""ii-in'0rfncd people cxprcss .n.,.-
az me fact that tho Fu,bc, ~ n.
M"cfacy left descendants. Hen,o,.,
'"''.cs are 10 he found by tho scor,
!" Virginia and eleven other STATE.
.n'''"'ns Massachusetts. New York
'hhSS'Nhnia, Maryland. Geo,ci,
'hheSSee. Missouri. nrizonn ma cnI.
l'"rhin Lineal descendants n, rot
forson are also 10 be fo,,d :, 49,.
.'N'''e. 81 columbia, the panan,
zone ana Argentina. south
A]survey Of the notable par, p,oyc,
ny descendants oC Jefferson /, .va..
l'ne Of service and cnd.a yoy wor,,!.
OF an enlightened. progressive ..H,
patriotic citizenship, would b.or '.,
IN" repu'cd last woris OF p,,st.
'"hh AdhWs' Thomas Joncrso, s.m
survives" y" SIM
That this ascfirtinn ~ ,raii.
1rnv 'om iS not fauclful or III
lis ]r.c,III.hh' ~" 'uIlN realized when i,
H., ~r'rniiri That he r~orch0r, mnnnu't
IT,, many OF the greatos, ,rhi "n.n'lnn
H. ~ NE IN the inScriptinn ~. nntS
icciln ,rf one at his grave on Mnn,il
hon 10 his n,mS"rlp,ion called a;trm-
III or American Indcpcndrnce h
Staiute OF religious fre"dnm H. ms
49,; ana ms Gathering Of tho ~
tory ana posisri,x' ne left i, To his
Wns also q leading ruc,nbn. NJ ne
.Nt,t'h itpuSc OF Burgcssrs' , - .m'
prr.ei tne FIRST constitutional con.
wealth. minister 10 Fran Sommon-
Statc under President cnaN
49,, ~. 'nh. icc-frcsidcnt and twicr
s,a,"s' president OF the UnitcJ
History also records the n
n~neioiinent Of the true Demorrotic
nIrt. o, Experiment under his In
3Sp!ring leadership. ms IN
Despite the Indifference,
III ny the Father Of Drnorrnr, -!
:i.hcr worldly houors or family ~
~. was OF honorable ]iincamc
,oioneI Peter o, rnr h"nsc. his father.
amiiN long settled In Vir,.inT, u"
.iiH mother. lane Randolph. - Jn,rp h
lrr oi lshain Randolph, Of Dunr"ncss
~iDochihnd County. ~
Colonel Peter jefferson w,o
1cn' in both the James River enciIar
Il.nd in Alhcmarlc County fnnr, F"
~,oo'nlhhu unllI lIii), whittier he
mhlGrated in 1857. at the same limo
as MS close friend. william Pan.
iolnh. OF Tuckahoc. Both men fol.
put grants Of land in the Rivannnn
klNer valley. abuttinS on the hills
pr the southwest range OF moIntnin."
ana including the properties since
amo'is hs Tuition and Monticello
Jercrson's) and FdechiU fR,n.
ioiph's). Colonel Peter jefferson
tather was Captain Thomas jefferson
.ih!o-l125p. the son of Thomas
jefferson N6To-1725). the son Of
rnoinas jefferson, the first settler I'm
Virginia, who lived in IIcnrico Coun-
IN 1877 and married Martin
.ranch, daughter OF William Branch.
Ihc son OF CHRISTOPHER Branch.
NnHc One of Many Dcriynfiyc.
Thr name Jefferson was one of tbc
nany derivatives from the Norman
mc2itrcy. as set forth by Dr. S.
thhrihS Gould in his Family Names"
M was spelled indiscrima,cIy
i"cnreson. Jeonrcson. Jefferson and
''ncrsoh. An entry in Il sketch OF
.ptain John Jaeffreson. under tho
tie. ~ Young Squire OF the seven
ccnth Century" by John Cardy
JEFFERSON. gives the Information that
'ineal descendant Of Captain Samuel
I~i,cnreson. Of Red House est. kits
stand, went to Virginia. whore hc
the smelling Of his name IN
Flcnerson: Thcse JacTresons were n
(amlly or gentle ycomanry, who lived
ut Petistrec. County Suffolk. Eng
md. and took II leading part I'm that