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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.
- Betty Hemings (1761–1773)
John Wayles (January 31, 1715 - May 28, 1773) was Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson 's father and Thomas Jefferson's father-in-law. He was born in Lancaster, England, in 1715 and emigrated to Virginia, likely in the 1730s, though the date is not known. He established his home at The Forest, in Charles City County.
Title Colonel. War & Affiliation Civil War / Union. Date of Birth - Death May 8, 1835 – June 12, 1892. John Wayles Jefferson was the grandson of Thomas Jefferson , the man who penned “all men are created equal” and his slave Sally Hemings. However, he never publicly acknowledged these connections.
John Wayles Jefferson (born John Wayles Hemings; May 8, 1835 – June 12, 1892), was an American businessman and Union Army officer in the American Civil War. He is believed to be a grandson of Thomas Jefferson; his paternal grandmother is Sarah (Sally) Hemings, Thomas Jefferson's mixed-race slave and half-sister to his late wife.
- Sally Hemings (grandmother)
Occupation: Hotelkeeper; Army officer; Cotton merchant. John Wayles Jefferson, the oldest child of Eston Hemings and Julia Isaacs Jefferson, lived as an African American in southern Ohio until the age of fifteen, when his family moved to Madison, Wisconsin, changed their surname from Hemings to Jefferson, and thereafter lived as white people.
When his father-in-law, John Wayles (1715–1773) died, Jefferson, through his wife, inherited the estate and the debts that came with it. To settle the debts, Jefferson sold dozens of slaves.
Ten descendants of Monticello slaves on both sides of the color line are known to have fought in the Union army. Four, including John Wayles Jefferson and his brother Beverly Jefferson, sons of Eston Hemings Jefferson, fought in white regiments.
