Thomas Jefferson is born in Shadwell, Virginia in 1743, and was the eldest son of Peter Jefferson, and Jane Randolph. Thomas’ father died in 1757, leaving his fourteen-year-old son Thomas his slaves and lands. Thomas Jefferson begins studying at the College of William & Mary. While he was a student there, the Professor of Moral Philosophy William Small inspired him to consider how private virtue underlies public life. He also meets and becomes acquainted with Francis Fauquier who was the Lieutenant Governor at the time, one other famous figure that he was acquainted with was George Wythe, who was a famous and well-educated lawyer at the time. In 1762 Jefferson graduated from William & Mary and began reading law with George Wythe.
In 1767, about five years after he began his studies with George Wythe, he moves back to shadwell and is introduced and welcomed into the Virginia House of Burgesses about a year later, he quickly allies himself with what will become the continental congress. He is also building a new house in Monticello around the same time. In 1772 Jefferson married Martha Wayles Skelton, the recently widowed daughter of the wealthy planter John Wayles Skelton. The first child of Thomas Jefferson and Martha Skelton, a daughter named Martha Jefferson. She would go by Patsy until she reached adulthood. …show more content…
In 1774, the second child of Thomas Jefferson and Martha Skelton Jefferson, a daughter named Jane Randolph, was born. She will die one year later. In July of 1774, Jefferson authored A Summary View of the Rights of British America to instruct the Virginia delegates to the first Continental Congress. Its publication earns him a measure of fame among colonial politicians, establishing his reputation as a continental congress leader, and sparking the revolution’s fire even
In 1767, about five years after he began his studies with George Wythe, he moves back to shadwell and is introduced and welcomed into the Virginia House of Burgesses about a year later, he quickly allies himself with what will become the continental congress. He is also building a new house in Monticello around the same time. In 1772 Jefferson married Martha Wayles Skelton, the recently widowed daughter of the wealthy planter John Wayles Skelton. The first child of Thomas Jefferson and Martha Skelton, a daughter named Martha Jefferson. She would go by Patsy until she reached adulthood. …show more content…
In 1774, the second child of Thomas Jefferson and Martha Skelton Jefferson, a daughter named Jane Randolph, was born. She will die one year later. In July of 1774, Jefferson authored A Summary View of the Rights of British America to instruct the Virginia delegates to the first Continental Congress. Its publication earns him a measure of fame among colonial politicians, establishing his reputation as a continental congress leader, and sparking the revolution’s fire even