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Martha Skelton Jefferson (née Wayles; October 30, 1748 – September 6, 1782) was the wife of Thomas Jefferson from 1772 until her death. She served as First Lady of Virginia during Jefferson's term as governor from 1779 to 1781.
By 1804, she was the lone surviving child of Martha and Thomas Jefferson, the only one of the couple's children to survive past the age of 25. Martha Jefferson married Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. , who was a politician at the federal and state levels and was elected as governor of Virginia (1819–1822), which made her the first lady of Virginia.
On February 23, 1790, Randolph married Martha Jefferson, daughter of Thomas Jefferson and his wife Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson. [8] [9] The Jefferson and Randolph families had shared progenitors; [1] They were third cousins. [9] Thomas Jefferson was a second cousin to Randolph. Randolph's father spent part of his childhood with Jefferson at ...
Born in October 1796, [a] Ellen (Eleonora) Wayles Randolph was the daughter of Thomas Mann Randolph and Martha Jefferson Randolph. Coolidge was a well-educated woman, proficient in languages. [1] She learned Latin, French, and other modern languages. [3] Martha, a very well-educated woman for the time, taught her children. [4]
Mary "Polly" Jefferson was born to Thomas Jefferson and Martha Jefferson (née Wayles) in 1778. [1] [a] She was their fourth child, but only one of two children who made it to adulthood. [1] [2] Their first child, Martha "Patsy" Jefferson, was born in 1772. By the time that Polly was born, Jane (1774–1775) and a son who lived for only a few ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 January 2025. Slave of Thomas Jefferson (c. 1773–1835) Sally Hemings Born Sarah Hemings c. 1773 Charles City County, Virginia, British America Died 1835 (aged 61–62) Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. Known for Slave owned by Thomas Jefferson, alleged mother to his shadow family Children 6, including ...
Thomas and Martha Jefferson: 1 foot 2.5 inches Shayanne Gal and Samantha Lee/Business Insider Jefferson was a widower when his presidency began, and his daughter, Martha, acted as first lady ...
Six of Elizabeth Hemings' children were Martha Jefferson's half-brothers and half-sisters because they had the same father: John Wayles. Robert and James Hemings helped Martha Jefferson and her daughters escape from British soldiers during the American Revolutionary War. Historians do not know whether the Hemings men thought of themselves as ...