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Martha "Patty" Wayles Skelton 1748–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Oct 1748

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

Death Date: 6 Sep 1782

Death Location: Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Wayles

Mother: Tabitha Cocke

Spouse(s): Thomas States, Bathurst Skelton

Children(s): Martha Jefferson, Jane Jefferson, Son Jefferson, Mary JEFFERSON, Lucy I, Martha Randolph, Maria Eppes, John Skelton, Lucy Jefferson, John Jefferson, Judith Jefferson

Martha "Patty" Wayles Skelton was born in 1748 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States, the child of John Wayles And Tabitha Cocke. Martha "Patty" Wayles Skelton married Bathurst Skelton, Thomas Jefferson 3Rd President Of The United States, and had children including Jane Randolph Jefferson, John Randolph Jefferson, John Skelton, Judith Jefferson, Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson, Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson I, Maria Eppes, Martha Randolph, Martha Washington Patsy Jefferson, Mary Maria Polly Jefferson, Son Jefferson. Martha "Patty" Wayles Skelton passed away in 1782 in Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha "Patty" Wayles Skelton was born in 1748 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States, the child of John Wayles And Tabitha Cocke.
  • Martha "Patty" Wayles Skelton married Bathurst Skelton, Thomas Jefferson 3Rd President Of The United States, and had children including Jane Randolph Jefferson, John Randolph Jefferson, John Skelton, Judith Jefferson, Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson, Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson I, Maria Eppes, Martha Randolph, Martha Washington Patsy Jefferson, Mary Maria Polly Jefferson, Son Jefferson.
  • Martha "Patty" Wayles Skelton passed away in 1782 in Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wayles
1715–1773
Birth Location: Conjurors Neck, Virginia, United States
JW
Tabitha Cocke
1724–1772
Birth Location: Malvern Hill, Henrico, Virginia Colony
TC

Spouses(s)

Thomas States
1743–1826
Birth Location: Shadwell Plantation, Goochland County, Virginia
TS
Bathurst Skelton
1744–1768
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
BS

Children(s)

Martha Jefferson
1772–1836
Birth Location: Monticello, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
MJ
Jane Jefferson
1774–1775
Birth Location: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
JJ
Son Jefferson
1777–1777
Birth Location: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
SJ
Mary JEFFERSON
1778–1804
Birth Location: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
MJ
Lucy I
1780–1781
Birth Location: Richmond, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
LI
Martha Randolph
1772–1836
Birth Location: Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia, United States of America
MR
Maria Eppes
1778–1804
Birth Location: –
ME
John Skelton
1767–1771
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
JS
Lucy Jefferson
1782–1784
Birth Location: Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia, USA
LJ
John Jefferson
1777–1777
Birth Location: Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia, USA
JJ
Judith Jefferson
1698–1786
Birth Location: Monticello, Henrico, Virginia, United States
JJ

Martha Skelton's Ancestors

Self
Martha Skelton
1748–1782
Birth Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Wayles
1715–1773
Conjurors Neck, Virginia, United States
Tabitha Cocke
1724–1772
Malvern Hill, Henrico, Virginia Colony
Grandparents
Edward Wayles
1685–1734
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Margaret Waller
1690–
Virginia, USA
"James" (Powell Cocke) II
1691–1775
Curles, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Sarah Lewis
1698–1736
Curles, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Cocke
1666–1721
Mary" Pleasants
1676–1751
William Lewis
1658–1706
Elizabeth Woodson
1662–1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1638–1696
Agnes Powell
1645–1719
John Col
1643–1698
Jane Tucker
1638–1708
Col. Chemokins
1635–1689
Isabelle Miller
1640–1704

Martha Skelton's Descendants

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Martha ("Patty" Wayles) Skelton (30 Oct 1748–6 Sep 1782) m. Thomas (Jefferson, 3rd President of the United) States (13 Apr 1743–4 Jul 1826) m. Bathurst Skelton (Jun 1744–30 Sep 1768)
  1. 1. Martha (Washington "Patsy") Jefferson 1772–1836 m. Thomas (Mann Randolph) Gov. 1768–1828
    1. 1. Ellen (Wayles RANDOLPH) (1) 1794–1795
    2. 2. James (Madison) Randolph 1795–1806
    3. 3. Elenora (Wayles "Ellen") Randolph 1796–1876 m. Joseph (Coolidge) Jr. 1798–1879
      1. 1. Joseph (Randolph) Coolidge 1828–1925
      2. 2. Ellen (Randolph) Coolidge 1826–1894 m. Edmund Dwight 1825–1900
      3. 3. Algernon (Sidney) Coolidge –1863
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Bullfinch) Coolidge 1827–1832
      5. 5. Thomas (Jefferson) Coolidge 1815–1816
    4. 4. Cornelia (Jefferson) Randolph 1799–1871
    5. 5. Virginia (Jefferson) Randolph 1801–1882 m. Nicholas (Philip) Trist 1800–1874
      1. 1. Hore (Browse) Trist 1832–1896
      2. 2. Martha (Jefferson) Trist 1826–1915
      3. 3. Thomas (Jefferson) Trist 1828–1890
    6. 6. Mary (Jefferson) Randolph 1803–1876
    7. 7. Anne (Cary) Randolph 1791–1826 m. Charles (Lewis) Bankhead 1788–1833
      1. 1. William (Gibbons Stuart) Bankhead 1826–1898
      2. 2. Charles (L.) Bankhead 1833–
    8. 8. Thomas (Jefferson) Randolph 1792–1875 m. Jane (Hollins) Nicholas 1798–1871
      1. 1. Mary (B) Randolph 1822–1884
      2. 2. Ellen (Wayles) Randolph 1823–1896
      3. 3. Caroline Randolph 1828–1902
      4. 4. Thomas (Jefferson) Randolph 1830–1892
      5. 5. Jane (Nicholas) Randolph 1831–1868
      6. 6. Martha (Jefferson "Patsy") Randolph 1817–1857 m. John (Charles Randolph) Taylor 1812–1875
        1. 1. Moncure (Robinson) Taylor 1851–1915
        2. 2. Cornelia (Jefferson "Miss Neley") Taylor 1849–1937
        3. 3. Margaret (Randolph) Taylor 1843–1898
        4. 4. Stevens (Mason) Taylor 1848–1917
        5. 5. Bennett (W) Taylor 1836–1898 m. Lucy Taylor 1842–1928
        6. 6. Jane (Randolph) Taylor 1838–1917
        7. 7. Susan (Beverley) Taylor 1840–1900
        8. 8. Jefferson (Randolph) Taylor 1842–1919
        9. 9. Charlotte Taylor 1845–1846
        10. 10. Sidney (Wayles) Taylor 1854–1856
        11. 11. John (Charles Randolph) Taylor 1857–1863
      7. 7. Mary (Buchanan) Randolph 1818–1821
      8. 8. Caryanne (Nicholas) Randolph 1820–1857
      9. 9. Ellen (Wayles) Randolph 1823–1896
      10. 10. Maria (Jefferson Carr) Randolph 1826–1902
      11. 11. Carolina (Ramsay) Randolph 1828–1902
      12. 12. Thomas (Jefferson) Randolph 1829–1872
      13. 13. Jane (Nicholas) Randolph 1831–1868
      14. 14. Wilson (Cary Nicholas) Randolph 1834–1907
      15. 15. Meriwether (Lewis) Randolph 1837–1871
      16. 16. Sarah (Nicholas) Randolph 1839–1892
      17. 17. Margaret Randolph 1816–1842 m. William (Mann) Randolph 1810–1850
        1. 1. William (Lewis) Randolph 1841–1892
        2. 2. Jane (Margaret) Anderson 1840–1914
      18. 18. Martha (Jefferson) Randolph 1817–1857
      19. 19. Mary (Buchanan) Randolph 1818–1820
      20. 20. Cary (Anne Nichols) Randolph 1820–1859
      21. 21. Mary Randolph 1821–1884
    9. 9. James (Madison) Randolph 1806–1834
    10. 10. Benjamin (Franklin) Randolph 1808–1871 m. Sarah (Champe) Carter 1808–1896
      1. 1. Isetta (Carter) Randolph 1835–1888
      2. 2. Lewis (Carter) Randolph 1838–1887 m. Louisa Hubard 1845–1936
        1. 1. Robert (Hubard) Randolph 1867–1939 m. Letitia Lawrence 1874–
        2. 2. Louisa (Hubard) Randolph 1869–1951
        3. 3. Sarah (Champe Sallie) Randolph 1871–1959
        4. 4. Susan (Bolling) Randolph 1874–1929
        5. 5. Dr (Benjamin Franklin) Randolph 1875–1951
        6. 6. Eugene (Jefferson) Randolph 1880–1950 m. Anne (Elizabeth) Carrier 1875–1964
        7. 7. Janet (Thurston) Randolph 1884–1951
        8. 8. Lewis (Carter) Randolph 1878–1934 m. Dorothy Atkinson 1877–1953
      3. 3. Robert (Mann) Randolph 1849–1927 m. Margaret (Calhoun) Harris 1852–
      4. 4. Septimia Randolph 1840–
    11. 11. Meriwether (Lewis) Randolph 1810–1837 m. Elizabeth Martin 1815–1860
      1. 1. Lewis (Jackson) Randolph 1836–1837
    12. 12. Septimia (Anne) Randolph 1814–1887
    13. 13. George (Wythe) Randolph 1818–1867 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Adams 1826–1871 m. Mary Pope 1814–1835
      1. 1. Frank (Wythe) Randolph 1840–1900
  2. 2. Jane (Randolph) Jefferson 1774–1775
  3. 3. Son Jefferson 1777–1777
  4. 4. Mary (Maria Polly) JEFFERSON 1778–1804 m. John (Wayles) Eppes 1773–1823
    1. 1. Sarah (A) Eppes 1795–1800
    2. 2. Virginia (Randolph) Eppes 1799–1800
    3. 3. Francis (Wayles Eppes) VII 1801–1881 m. Susan (Margaret) Ware 1815–1887 m. Mary (Elizabeth Cleland) Randolph 1801–1835
      1. 1. Robert (Francis "Frank") Eppes 1851–1894
      2. 2. Caroline (Matilda "Carrie" Randolph) Eppes 1859–1940
      3. 3. Susan (Frances "Fannie") Eppes 1839–1908
      4. 4. Maria (Jefferson) Eppes 1840–1896
      5. 5. Nicholas (Ware) Eppes 1843–1904
      6. 6. Martha (Virginia) Eppes 1847–1920
      7. 7. Dr. (John Wayles) Eppes 1825–1908
      8. 8. Thomas (Jefferson) Eppes 1827–1869
      9. 9. William (Eston) Eppes 1830–1896
      10. 10. Jane (Cary) Eppes 1823–1893
      11. 11. Elizabeth (Mary Cleland) Eppes 1832–1903
      12. 12. female Eppes 1833–1850
      13. 13. Francis Eppes 1835–1835
    4. 4. Maria (Jefferson) Eppes 1804–1907
    5. 5. John Eppes 1813–1864
  5. 5. Lucy (Elizabeth Jefferson) I 1780–1781
  6. 6. Martha Randolph 1772–1836
  7. 7. Maria Eppes 1778–1804
  8. 8. John Skelton 1767–1771
  9. 9. Lucy (Elizabeth) Jefferson 1782–1784
  10. 10. John (Randolph) Jefferson 1777–1777
  11. 11. Judith Jefferson 1698–1786

Martha Skelton's Timeline

4 Records

1748
30 OCT 1748
Birth of Martha "Patty" Wayles Skelton in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
1748
30 Oct 1748
Birth of Martha "Patty" Wayles Skelton in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
1782
6 SEP 1782
Age 34
Death of Martha "Patty" Wayles Skelton in Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
1782
6 Sep 1782
Age 34
Death of Martha "Patty" Wayles Skelton in Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 OCT 1748
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1748
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2287596
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 SEP 1782
    Event Place: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1782
    Event Place: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2287596
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011
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