William Randolph III (son of Thomas)
William Randolph | |
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| Member of the House of Burgesses for Goochland County | |
| In office 1738–1741 Serving with Benjamin Cocke | |
| Preceded by | Isham Randolph |
| Succeeded by | George Carrington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1713 or 1714 Virginia |
| Died | 1745 Tuckahoe, Virginia |
| Children | Thomas Mann Randolph Sr. |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Randolph, Judith Fleming |
| Relatives | Jane Randolph Jefferson (Thomas Jefferson's mother) William Randolph (grandfather) |
| Occupation | Planter |
| Known for | Building Tuckahoe manor, friend and relative of the Jeffersons |
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William Randolph (1712 or 1713–1745) was an American planter, politician and county clerk. He was the son of Thomas Randolph of Tuckahoe in Goochland County, Virginia. He built the elegant two-story residence for Tuckahoe. Randolph held the positions of Clerk and Justice in Goochland County and he represented the county as a member of the House of Burgesses. He was the first Clerk of Albemarle County.
He was a good friend of Peter Jefferson, whose wife Jane Randolph Jefferson was Randolph's first cousin. The Jeffersons raised Randolph's children after his wife's death in 1743 and his death in 1745.