Dear Phebe,

We only know Thomas Jefferson's paternal ancestors with absolute
certainty back to his great-grandfather, also named Thomas Jefferson.
Beyond that, no one has established his lineage for certain.  There is
an article on our website that gives a general summary of the known
possibilities, at
http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/index.php/Welsh_Ancestry.  The
Jeaffresons of St. Christopher's (St. Kitts) are one theory, but no one
has been able to conclusively prove their connection to people we know
are Thomas Jefferson's ancestors - there's a "missing link,"
essentially.  Recent research by our own staff has cast further doubt on
the Caribbean Jeaffreson connection.

To my knowledge there's no real monolithic published work on Jefferson's
ancestry, but there are some references in the article I linked you to
above that may be of interest.

Hope this helps...

Anna Berkes

Research Librarian 
Jefferson Library 
P.O. Box 316 
Charlottesville, VA 22902 
Phone: (434) 984-7544 | Fax: (434) 984-7546 
http://www.monticello.org/library/index.html
Jefferson Library Blog: http://jeffersonlibrary.wordpress.com 

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Subject: [VA-HIST] Jefferson

On our recent cruise we visited the island of St. Kitts.

While on a tour of the island our guide pointed out the church and
resting 
place of Thomas Jefferson's great great grandfather.  We also visited
the 
"plantation" that he once owned.

Would someone please point me to a publication or website that I may
find 
out additional information on Thomas Jefferson's ancestors.

Did the family come directly from St. Kitts to Virginia?

Phebe Morgan
Sarasota, FL
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