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Born Martha WAYLES
Wife of Thomas Jefferson, who was the third President of the United States
Born on October 30, 1748 in Charles City, Colony Of Virginia
Died on September 6, 1782 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Her mother, Martha Eppes, was a daughter of Francis Eppes of Bermuda Hundred. Martha Eppes Wayles died on November 5, 1748, when her daughter Martha was six days old. Nothing is known of Martha Eppes Wayles' education, or other aspects of her childhood, although the scant evidence that exists about her indicates that she was a fine writer and had a refined appreciation for the literature of the period, such as Tristram Shandy and The Adventures of Telemachus (the original of which, with her signature on the title page, is part of the Library of Congress). She had already been widowed when she married Wayles.
... Martha was born to John Wayles (1715–1773) and his first wife, Martha Eppes (1712–1748). John Wayles was an attorney, slave trader, business agent for Bristol-based merchants Farrell & Jones, and prosperous planter in Charles City County, Virginia. He was born in Lancaster, England and had emigrated alone at the age of 19 to Virginia in 1734, leaving family in England. He became a lawyer.
Her mother, Martha Eppes, was a daughter of Francis Eppes of Bermuda Hundred. Martha Eppes Wayles died on November 5, 1748, when her daughter Martha was six days old. Nothing is known of Martha Eppes Wayles' education, or other aspects of her childhood, although the scant evidence that exists about her indicates that she was a fine writer and had a refined appreciation for the literature of the period, such as Tristram Shandy and The Adventures of Telemachus (the original of which, with her signature on the title page, is part of the Library of Congress). She had already been widowed when she married Wayles.
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