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Randolph Jefferson (October 1, 1755 – August 7, 1815) was the younger brother of Thomas Jefferson and a planter. He was Thomas' only brother to survive infancy. He was a twin to Anna Scott Jefferson, Thomas' youngest sister. Randolph and Anna were 12 years younger than Thomas. He married his first cousin, Anne Lewis, on 30 July 1781 in Albemarle County. They had five sons and a daughter who survived. They resided at Snowden in Buckingham County. Anne died some time after the birth of their last son in 1796-97, and before Randolph's May 1808 will. Randolph remarried after May 1808 and before December 1809 to Mitchie B. Pryor of Buckingham County. She conceived a son before Randolph died in August 1815.〔Cynthia H. Burton, ''Jefferson Vindicated--Fallacies, Omissions, and Contradictions in the Hemings Genealogical Search'', 2005〕〔Vogt and Keithley, ''Albemarle County Marriages'', 1780-1853, Vol. 1, 1991〕〔''Will of Randolph Jefferson'' dated 28 May 1808, ViU〕〔''Jefferson Family Bible'', LVA〕〔''Buckingham Court Deposition of Thomas Jefferson dated 5 Sep 1815'', ViU〕〔Albemarle County Personal Property Tax records〕 == Biography == Born at Shadwell, the Jefferson family plantation in Albemarle County, Virginia, Randolph Jefferson spent his entire life in Virginia. He attended The Grammar School at the College of William and Mary and was tutored in higher subjects by Thomas Gwatkin, who taught Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at the College.〔 Records show he resided at the College of William and Mary from Oct 1771 until Sept 1772.〔〔''Bursar's Book'', 1770-1777, College Archives, College of William and Mary〕 Additionally, he took violin lessons from Frances Alberti, the same instructor as his brother. Prior to that, he attended Ben Snead's English School in Albemarle County, as did his sisters.〔James A. Bear, Jr. and Lucia Stanton, ''Jefferson's Memorandum Books'', 1991.〕 The historian Dumas Malone writes in his book, ''Jefferson and His Time: The Sage of Monticello,'' that Randolph did not share his older brother's eloquence. His letters to Thomas show a disregard of grammar and the use of colloquialisms such as "tech" instead of "touch."〔 Randolph Jefferson served in the Revolution and in the local militia, and he furnished provisions for Virginia troops, pasture for cavalry horses, and Negro laborers at Scotts Ferry to help remove military stores. Along with his brother, Jefferson signed an Oath of Allegiance to the Commonwealth of Virginia on 21 April 1779. He seems to have been an amiable man. A court record states that Randolph did not "possess the skill for the judicious management of his affairs, and that in all the occasions of life a diffidence in his own opinions." It said he was a kind man, but he was easily influenced by others.〔Mayo and Bear, ''Thomas Jefferson and his Unknown Brother''〕〔John H. Gwathmey, ''Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution''〕〔''Thomas Jefferson Deposition'', Buckingham Co. Court, 15 Sept. 1815〕〔''Jefferson Papers at UVA'', microfilm, ViU.〕 A former Monticello enslaved man, Isaac Jefferson, recalled in 1847 that "Old Master's brother, Mass Randall, was a mighty simple man: used to come out among black people, play the fiddle and dance half the night: hadn't much more sense that Isaac."〔〔James A. Bear, Jr., ''Jefferson at Monticello'', 1967〕〔("Isaac Granger Jefferson" ).〕 Thomas was considerate and affectionate toward Randolph; they addressed each other as "Dear Brother," and exchanged visits and services with each other. Letters document that Thomas lent Randolph the harness for a gig, had his watch repaired, gave him a dog, sent him vegetable seeds, and gave him a spinning jenny.〔 Captain Jefferson, as Randolph was called, inherited his plantation, Snowden, from their father Peter Jefferson. It was located about twenty miles south of Monticello, in Buckingham County, across from Scott's Ferry. Jefferson earned his title, Captain, while serving for a nearly a decade in the Buckingham County Militia.〔 His life at Snowden was relatively simple compared to life at Monticello; however, he was an affluent planter and dependent on enslaved labor. In early 1816, only two days after Randolph's second wife and widow Mitchie B. Jefferson moved out, the dwelling house at Snowden burned to the ground.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Randolph Jefferson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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