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Note: The Jefferson Library and the Monticello Research Department
does not have the resources to reply to genealogical inquiries.
The resources below may be helpful in your research.
Barger, Evelyn and Herbert. The Jefferson Family of Virginia.
(1990)
Malone, Dumas. Jefferson and His Time: Jefferson the Virginian, Appendix I. (Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1948), p. 426-434.
McLean, Dabney. Henry Soane Progenitor of Thomas Jefferson. (Clearfield, 1996).
The Monticello Association owns the graveyard at Monticello and is independent from the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc.. The Association is primarly concerned with lineal descendents of Thomas Jefferson. (The family coming from his two daughters, Maria and Martha.) It may not have records on Thomas Jefferson's relatives or other members.
Guide to Jefferson Genealogy
Note: The Jefferson Library and the Monticello Research Department
does not have the resources to reply to genealogical inquiries.
The resources below may be helpful in your research.Family Tree
An image of a printed version Jefferson's family
tree.
Books
Barger, Evelyn and Herbert. The Jefferson Family of Virginia.
(1990)Malone, Dumas. Jefferson and His Time: Jefferson the Virginian, Appendix I. (Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1948), p. 426-434.
McLean, Dabney. Henry Soane Progenitor of Thomas Jefferson. (Clearfield, 1996).
Monticello Association
Shackelford, George Green. Collected Papers of the Monticello Association of the Descendants of Thomas Jefferson Volume I & II. (Charlottesville VA: Monticello Association, 1984). These two books have great essays on family members (descendents) and a chapter on ancestors. It also has a map of the graveyard.The Monticello Association owns the graveyard at Monticello and is independent from the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc.. The Association is primarly concerned with lineal descendents of Thomas Jefferson. (The family coming from his two daughters, Maria and Martha.) It may not have records on Thomas Jefferson's relatives or other members.
You can contact the Association through its secretary: Betsy B. Mackey. 9530 Park Lane. St. Louis MO 63124.
Major Jefferson Genealogy Links
- Getting Word: the Monticello African-American Oral History Project
- The home site of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation's project to locate and record the oral history of the descendants of Monticello's enslaved African-American community.
- Jefferson-Hemings DNA Testing: An Online Resource
- From the Thomas Jefferson Foundation. Get the Monticello research report, a minority report, other resources, and biographical information.
- Graveyard at Monticello
- List of those buried in the graveyard at Monticello.
- The Monticello Association
- Web site for the direct descendants of Thomas Jefferson. Contact the Secretary: Betsy B. Mackey 9530 Park Lane St. Louis MO 63124.
Other Helpful Genealogy Links
- AfriGeneas
- Site on African ancestored genealogy.
- Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society Inc.
- A non-profit organization focusing on preservation of the history, genealogy, and culture of the African-Ancestored population.
- Albemarle County Historical Society
- Albemarle Historical Society, 200 2nd Street NE, Charlottesville VA 22902.
- Ancestry.com
- Look up names, try databases, build family trees, examine census records, and more.
- Christine's Genealogy Website
- Site relating to African American descendants.
- FamilySearch
- The genealogical site sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
- FamilyTreeMaker.com
- Look up names, shop for books and software, post messages, examine census records, and more.
- Genealogy Home Page
- Links to guides, libraries, societies, and others.
- The Genealogy Page: National Archives and Records Administration
- Research facilities, online information, policies, publications, and more from the National Archives and Records Administration.
- The Library of Virginia
- The Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad Street, Richmond VA 23219.
- The Political Graveyard: A Database of Historic Cemeteries
- Find where politicians are buried. This database has over 53, 000 people listed.
- RootsWeb.com
- The geneological site of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society Inc.
- Surrey County Virginia
- Information on Surrey County Virginia Historical Society. Sponsored by Rootsweb.
- The USGenWeb Project
- A project that identifies genealogical Web sites for many counties and states in the U.S.
- VAGenWeb
- This Web site lists many genealogical sites relating to Virginia.
- Virginia Genealogical Society
- Virginia Genealogical Society, 5001 West Broad Street, Suite 115, Richmond VA 23230.
- Virginia Historical Society
- Virginia Historical Society, 428 North Boulevard, Richmond
VA 23220.
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