Colonial Meriwether Families Tree - Person Sheet
Colonial Meriwether Families Tree - Person Sheet
NameMartha Wayles 531,532,35,533, F
Birth19 Oct 1748, "The Forest", Charles City County, Virginia534
Death6 Sep 1782, “Monticello”, Albemarle County, Virginia Age: 33
Burial“Monticello” Graveyard, Albemarle County, Virginia535,536
Known asPatty
ReligionChurch of England
DescriptionAbove medium height, slight, auburn hair, hazel eyes
FatherJohn Wayles Esq. , M (1715-1773)
MotherMartha Eppes , F (1712-1748)
Spouses
1Bathurst Skelton 35, G Grandson, M
BirthJun 1744, Hanover County, Virginia440,526
Death30 Sep 1768, Virginia527,528
BurialUnknown, Virginia529
FatherJames Skelton , M (~1700-1773)
MotherJane Meriwether , F (1705-~1751)
Marriage20 Nov 1766, Charles City County, Virginia
ChildrenJohn Wayles "Little Jack" (Died as Infant), M (1767-1771)
Birth2 Apr 1743, “Shadwell”, Albemarle County, Virginia
Memo13 Apr 1743 (Gregorian)
Death4 Jul 1826, “Monticello”, Albemarle County, Virginia Age: 83
Burial“Monticello” Graveyard, Albemarle County, Virginia535,537
FatherPeter Jefferson , M (1708-1757)
MotherJane Randolph , F (1720-1776)
Marriage1 Jan 1772, "The Forest", Charles City County, Virginia
Marriage Bond23 Dec 1771, Charles City County, Virginia
Marriage License30 Dec 1771, Williamsburg, James City County, Virginia
ChildrenMartha , F (1772-1836)
 Jane Randolph (Died as Infant), F (1774-1775)
 Peter (Died as Infant), M (1777-1777)
 Maria , F (1778-1804)
 Lucy Elizabeth (Died as Infant), F (1780-1781)
 Lucy Elizabeth (Died as Infant), F (1782-1784)
Biography notes for Martha Wayles
Martha Wayles married Bathurst Skelton on 20 November 1766, a month after celebrating her eighteenth birthday.

After the death of her first husband, she married Thomas Jefferson, her fifth cousin. Their great-grandson, Thomas Jefferson Randolph, married Mary Walker Meriwether, daughter of Dr. Francis Meriwether and Margaret Douglas Meriwether.
Relationship notes for Thomas & Martha (Family)
Thomas and Martha are 5C.
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