John Wayles (1715-1773)
Attorney & Slave Trader of "The Forest" Charles City County, Virginia
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Martha (Wayles) Jefferson (1748-1782)
Elizabeth (Wayles) Eppes (1752-1810)
Tabitha (Wayles) Skipworth (1753-1851)
Anne (Wayles) Skipwith (1756-1862)
Robert Hemmings (1762-1819)
James Hemmings (d.1801)
Thenia Hemmings (b.1767)
Critta (Hemmings) Bowles (d.c.1850)
Peter Hemmings (b.1770)
Sarah Hemmings (1773-1835)
Elizabeth (Wayles) Eppes (1752-1810)
Tabitha (Wayles) Skipworth (1753-1851)
Anne (Wayles) Skipwith (1756-1862)
Robert Hemmings (1762-1819)
James Hemmings (d.1801)
Thenia Hemmings (b.1767)
Critta (Hemmings) Bowles (d.c.1850)
Peter Hemmings (b.1770)
Sarah Hemmings (1773-1835)
He was born at Lancaster in England to unknown parents and emigrated to Virginia in the 1730s. He was married three times and had ten children, six by his slave/mistress Betty Hemings. He was the father of First Lady Martha Jefferson and President Jefferson's slave/mistress, Sally Hemings.
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Contributed by Mark Meredith on 11/03/2023 and last updated on 03/12/2023.