Shadwell plantation
Shadwell was the birthplace of Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826), and the main plantation of his father, Peter Jefferson (February 29, 1708 – August 17, 1757). Located in Albemarle County, Virginia, it was named after the parish in London where TJ's mother was born.[1] In 1770, the Jeffersons' house at Shadwell was destroyed in a fire; the family moved to the Randolphs' estate at Edge Hill. Thomas Jefferson, at age twenty-one, came into the inheritance of his share of his father's lands, including Shadwell. His mother, Jane Randolph Jefferson, had a life estate in Shadwell, so that until her death in 1776 Jefferson leased it from her. [2] The site today is marked by a Virginia Historical Marker. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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On October 28, 1954, the Thomas Jefferson Birthplace Memorial Park Commission approved initial sketches for a recreation of an 18th century home at Shadwell. This three-person group was chaired by Raymond Hunt. [3]
References
- ↑ https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/shadwell
- ↑ https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/shadwell
- ↑ Web. Plans Ordered for Site of Jefferson's Birth, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, October 29, 1954, retrieved October 29, 2022. Print. October 29, 1954 page 1.