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John Wayles 1715–1773 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Conjurors Neck, Henrico, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 28 May 1773

Death Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

Father: Edward Wayles

Mother: Margaret Waller

Spouse(s): Martha Eppes, Elizabeth FWC

Children(s): Matha Skelton, Thenia Hemings, Martin Hemings, Robert Hemings, Peter Hemings, James Hemings, Nancy Hemings, Sarah Hemings, Critta Hemings, Lucy Hemings, JOHN HEMINGS, Elizabeth Wayles

John Wayles was born in 1715 in Conjurors Neck, Henrico, Virginia, United States, the child of Edward Wayles And Margaret Waller. John Wayles married Elizabeth Hemings Fwc, Martha Eppes, and had children including Critta Hemings, Elizabeth Wayles, James Hemings, John Hemings, Lucy Hemings, Martin Hemings, Matha Wayles Skelton, Nancy Hemings, Peter Hemings, Robert Hemings, Sarah Sally Hemings, Thenia Hemings. John Wayles passed away in 1773 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • John Wayles was born in 1715 in Conjurors Neck, Henrico, Virginia, United States, the child of Edward Wayles And Margaret Waller.
  • John Wayles married Elizabeth Hemings Fwc, Martha Eppes, and had children including Critta Hemings, Elizabeth Wayles, James Hemings, John Hemings, Lucy Hemings, Martin Hemings, Matha Wayles Skelton, Nancy Hemings, Peter Hemings, Robert Hemings, Sarah Sally Hemings, Thenia Hemings.
  • John Wayles passed away in 1773 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States.

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John Wayles's Ancestors

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John Wayles
1715–1773
Birth Place: Conjurors Neck, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Parents
Edward Wayles
1685–
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Margaret Waller
1690–
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Edward (Reed) Wells
1657–1738
England
Judith Taylor
1660–
England
Colonel (John) Waller
1673–1753
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, , England
Dorothy King
1675–1759
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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John Wayles's Descendants

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John Wayles (1715–28 May 1773) m. Martha Eppes (10 Apr 1712–5 Nov 1748) m. Elizabeth (Hemings) FWC (25 September 1724–22 Aug 1807)
  1. 1. Matha (Wayles) Skelton 1748–1782 m. Thomas Jefferson 1743–1826 m. Bathurst Skelton 1744–1768
    1. 1. Martha (Washington) Jefferson 1772–1836
    2. 2. Jane (Randolph) JEFFERSON 1774–1775
    3. 3. Lucy (Elizabeth) Jefferson 1780–1781
    4. 4. John Skelton 1767–1771
    5. 5. Thomas Jefferson 1777–1777
    6. 6. Randolf Jefferson 1781–
  2. 2. Thenia Hemings 1767–1830
  3. 3. Martin Hemings 1763–1807
  4. 4. Robert Hemings 1762–1819
  5. 5. Peter Hemings 1770–1835
  6. 6. James Hemings 1765–1801
  7. 7. Nancy Hemings 1761–1826
  8. 8. Sarah (Sally) Hemings 1773–1835
  9. 9. Critta Hemings 1769–1827
  10. 10. Lucy Hemings 1777–1786
  11. 11. JOHN HEMINGS 1775–1827
  12. 12. Elizabeth Wayles 1752–1810

John Wayles's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of John Wayles in Conjurors Neck, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Conjurors Neck, Henrico, Virginia, United States
1773
28 May 1773
Age 58
Death of John Wayles in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Conjurors Neck, Henrico, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1773
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

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