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Personal data John Wayles 

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Household of John Wayles

(1) He is married to Elizabeth "Betty" Hemings.

They got married on January 23, 1760 at Gooc, Virginia, he was 44 years old.Sources 3, 4


Child(ren):

  1. Sarah "Sally" Hemings  1773-1835 


(2) He has/had a relationship with Martha Wayles.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Wayles

John Wayles
1715-1773

(1) 1760

Elizabeth "Betty" Hemings
1735-1807

Sarah "Sally" Hemings
1773-1835
(2) 

Martha Wayles
1721-1748


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Sources

  1. International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com
    Name: John Wayles birth date: 31 Jan 1715 birth place: Lancaster, Lancashire, England death date: 28 May 1773 death place: Charles City County, Virginia, USA
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  2. Millennium File, Heritage Consulting
    death date: 28 May 1773 death place: Charles City County, Virginia, USA Name: John Wayles birth date: 31 Jan 1715 birth place: Lancaster, Lancashire, England
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  3. Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850, Ancestry.com
    marriage date: 23 Jan 1760 marriage place: Gooc, Virginia Name: John Wayles
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  4. Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800, Dodd, Jordan
    Name: John Wayles marriage date: 23 Jan 1760 marriage place: Gooc, Virginia
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  5. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com

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Birthday January 31, 1715

  • The temperature on January 31, 1715 was about 8.0 °C. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1715: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 15 » The Pocotaligo Massacre triggers the start of the Yamasee War in colonial South Carolina.
    • May 3 » A total solar eclipse was visible across northern Europe, and northern Asia, as predicted by Edmond Halley to within 4 minutes accuracy.
    • July 20 » Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War: The Ottoman Empire captures Nauplia, the capital of the Republic of Venice's "Kingdom of the Morea", thereby opening the way to the swift Ottoman reconquest of the Morea.
    • July 31 » Seven days after a Spanish treasure fleet of 12 ships left Havana, Cuba for Spain, 11 of them sink in a storm off the coast of Florida. A few centuries later, treasure is salvaged from these wrecks.
    • September 1 » King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, which is the longest of any major European monarch.
    • November 13 » Jacobite rising in Scotland: Battle of Sheriffmuir: The forces of the Kingdom of Great Britain halt the Jacobite advance, although the action is inconclusive.

Day of marriage January 23, 1760

  • The temperature on January 23, 1760 was about 2.0 °C. There was 110 mm of rainWind direction mainly south east. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1760: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 20 » The Great Boston Fire of 1760 destroys 349 buildings.
    • June 4 » Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia, Canada, taken from the Acadians.
    • October 9 » Seven Years' War: Russian and Austrian troops briefly occupy Berlin.
    • October 10 » In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname - descended from escaped slaves - gain territorial autonomy.
    • October 25 » King George III succeeds to the British throne on death of his grandfather George II
    • November 15 » The secondly-built Castellania in Valletta is officially inaugurated with the blessing of the interior Chapel of Sorrows.

Day of death May 28, 1773

  • The temperature on May 28, 1773 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north by west. Weather type: zeer betrokken omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1773: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 1 » The hymn that became known as "Amazing Grace", then titled "1 Chronicles 17:16–17" is first used to accompany a sermon led by John Newton in the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England.
    • January 17 » Captain James Cook leads the first expedition to sail south of the Antarctic Circle.
    • May 10 » The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on its tea and granting it the right to sell tea directly to North America. The legislation leads to the Boston Tea Party.
    • June 1 » Wolraad Woltemade rescues 14 sailors at the Cape of Good Hope from the sinking ship De Jonge Thomas by riding his horse into the sea seven times. He drowned on his eighth attempt.
    • June 17 » Cúcuta, Colombia, is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar.
    • October 12 » America's first insane asylum opens.


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