John Wayles
American planter, slave trader and lawyer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Wayles (January 31, 1715 – May 28, 1773) was a colonial American planter, slave trader and lawyer in colonial Virginia. He is historically best known as the father-in-law of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. Wayles married three times, with these marriages producing eleven children; only five of them lived to adulthood. Through his female slave Betty Hemings, Wayles fathered six additional children, including Sally Hemings, who was the mother of six children by Thomas Jefferson and half-sister of Martha Jefferson.
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Born | January 31, 1715 |
Died | May 28, 1773(1773-05-28) (aged 58) |
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Spouses | Martha Eppes
(m. 1746; died 1748)Tabitha Cocke
(m. 1750, died)Elizabeth Lomax
(m. 1760; died 1761) |
Partner | Betty Hemings (1761–1773) |
Children | 13, including Martha Wayles, James Hemings, and Sally Hemings |
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