Davis Family Tree » Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson (1748-1782)
Personal data Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson
Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10- She was born on October 30, 1748 in Charles City Cnty, Virginia.Sources 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13
- She died on September 6, 1782 in Charlottesville, Virginia, she was 33 years old.Sources 3, 6, 9, 13, 14
Attention: Deceased (September 6, 1782) prior to birth (??-04-1804) of child (Maria Jefferson). - She is buried in Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA.Sources 3, 9
- A child of John Wayles
Household of Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson
(1) She is married to President Thomas Jefferson.
They got married on January 1, 1772 at The Forrest, Charles City Co., VA, she was 23 years old.Sources 6, 7, 15, 16, 17
Child(ren):
- Jack Jefferson 1772-1772
- Martha Washington Jefferson 1772-1836
- Jane Randolph Jefferson 1774-1775
- Mary Maria Jefferson 1778-1804
- Mary Maria Polly Jefferson 1778-1804
- Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson 1780-1781
- Maria Jefferson 1804-????
(2) She is married to Bathurst Skelton.
They got married on November 20, 1766 at Virginia, United States, she was 18 years old.
Child(ren):
- John Skelton 1767-1771
- Mary Jefferson 1778-1804
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Sources
- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Volume: 94; SAR Membership Number: 18776
Name: Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson
/ Ancestry.com - Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011, Ancestry.com
Name: Martha Wayles Jefferson birth date: 30 OCT 1748 birth place: Charles City Cnty, Virginia death date: 6 Sep 1782 death place: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States burial place: Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
/ iOS Application - U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, Source Citation: Source number: 216.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LDF
birth date: 30 OCT 1748 birth place: Charles City Cnty, Virginia Name: Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson
/ Ancestry.com - Millennium File, Heritage Consulting
death date: 6 Sep 1782 death place: Charlottesville, Virginia Name: Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson birth date: 30 OCT 1748 birth place: Charles City Cnty, Virginia
/ Ancestry.com - Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850, Ancestry.com
marriage date: 23 Dec 1771 marriage place: The Forrest, Charles City Co., VA Name: Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson
/ Ancestry.com - Family Data Collection - Births, Edmund West, comp.
Name: Martha Wayles birth date: 30 OCT 1748 birth place: Charles City Cnty, Virginia
/ Ancestry.com - U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com
burial place: Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA birth date: 30 OCT 1748 birth place: Charles City Cnty, Virginia death date: 6 Sep 1782 death place: Charlottesville, Virginia Name: Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson
/ Ancestry.com - U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com, Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 89736
death date: 6 Sep 1782 death place: Charlottesville, Virginia Name: Martha Wayles Jefferson birth date: 30 OCT 1748 birth place: Charles City Cnty, Virginia
/ Ancestry.com - U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, Source number: 112.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LDF / Ancestry.com
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, Source Citation: Source number: 112.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LDF
Name: Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson birth date: 30 OCT 1748 birth place: Charles City Cnty, Virginia marriage date: 1 JAN 1772 marriage place: The Forrest, Charles City Co., VA
/ Ancestry.com - Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Edmund West, comp., Birth year: 1743; Birth city: Shadwell Plantation; Birth state: VA / Ancestry.com
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Birthday October 30, 1748
- The temperature on October 30, 1748 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer en geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
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Day of marriage November 20, 1766
- The temperature on November 20, 1766 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by north. Weather type: betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: rijp. Source: KNMI
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Day of death September 6, 1782
- The temperature on September 6, 1782 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht. Source: KNMI
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