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Martha (widow Skelton) WAYLES 1748–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1748

Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1782

Death Location: Monticello, Virginia

Father: John WAYLES

Mother: Martha EPPES

Spouse(s): Thomas JEFFERSON

Children(s): Martha JEFFERSON, Jane JEFFERSON, (Son) JEFFERSON, Mary Jefferson, Lucy JEFFERSON, Lucy JEFFERSON

The story of Martha (widow Skelton) WAYLES began in 1748 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA. Martha (widow Skelton) WAYLES married Thomas Jefferson, and had children including Jane Randolph Jefferson, Lucy Elizabeth 1 Jefferson, Lucy Elizabeth 2 Jefferson, Martha Washington Jefferson, Mary Marie Or Polly Jefferson, Son Jefferson. Martha (widow Skelton) WAYLES passed away in 1782 in Monticello, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha (widow Skelton) WAYLES began in 1748 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA.
  • Martha (widow Skelton) WAYLES married Thomas Jefferson, and had children including Jane Randolph Jefferson, Lucy Elizabeth 1 Jefferson, Lucy Elizabeth 2 Jefferson, Martha Washington Jefferson, Mary Marie Or Polly Jefferson, Son Jefferson.
  • Martha (widow Skelton) WAYLES passed away in 1782 in Monticello, Virginia.

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Martha WAYLES's Ancestors

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Martha WAYLES
1748–1782
Birth Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Parents
John WAYLES
1725–1772
Martha EPPES
1730–
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha WAYLES's Descendants

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Martha ((widow Skelton)) WAYLES (19 Oct 1748–1782) m. Thomas JEFFERSON (02 Apr 1743–04 Jul 1826)
  1. 1. Martha (Washington) JEFFERSON 1772–1836
  2. 2. Jane (Randolph) JEFFERSON 1774–1775
  3. 3. (Son) JEFFERSON 1777–1777
  4. 4. Mary ((Marie or Polly)) Jefferson 1778–1804
  5. 5. Lucy (Elizabeth (1)) JEFFERSON 1780–1781
  6. 6. Lucy (Elizabeth (2)) JEFFERSON 1782–1785

Martha WAYLES's Timeline

3 Records

1748
19 Oct 1748
Birth of Martha (widow Skelton) WAYLES in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
1782
06 Sep 1782
Age 34
Death of Martha (widow Skelton) WAYLES in Monticello, Virginia
Monticello, Virginia
1782
1782
Age 34
Burial of Martha (widow Skelton) WAYLES in Monticello, Virginia
Monticello, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1748
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Wartha Wayles Jefferson: Facts About the Presidents, Kane, page 25.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Sep 1782
    Event Place: Monticello, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Monticello, Virginia

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