John Harvie Sr.

John Harvie
BornDecember 20, 1706
DiedDecember 3, 1767
Occupation(s)Planter and guardian of Thomas Jefferson

John Harvie, often called Colonel John Harvie (1706–1767), was raised in Stirlingshire, Scotland and immigrated to the United States.[1][2] He settled in Albemarle County, Virginia by 1735 and purchased Belmont that was a plantation near Shadwell and Keswick, Virginia. He had close relationships with his neighbors the Jeffersons and was the guardian of future president Thomas Jefferson for some years after Jefferson's father died.

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  2. ^ "John Harvie". Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. Retrieved 2021-04-28.