Wayles family
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The Wayles family was a prominent colonial Virginia family known for its connections to Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson, the wife of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wayles family canonical | 6 |
| Wayles | 1 |
| Wayles family of Virginia | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial Virginia family
ⓘ
family ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jefferson family
ⓘ
Monticello ⓘ |
| class | gentry ⓘ |
| country |
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Colony of Virginia
|
| economicActivity |
slave labor exploitation
ⓘ
tobacco planting ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
English American
ⓘ
surface form:
English Americans
|
| hasNotableDescendant |
Hemings family of Monticello
ⓘ
surface form:
Hemings family descendants
Martha Jefferson Randolph ⓘ Thomas Jefferson ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
interconnectedness of white planter and enslaved families in Virginia
ⓘ
role in inheritance that expanded Thomas Jefferson’s land and enslaved holdings ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| member |
Anne Wayles
ⓘ
Elizabeth Wayles ⓘ Betty Hemings ⓘ
surface form:
Hemming (enslaved woman also known as Betty Hemings)
John Wayles ⓘ Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson ⓘ Tabitha Wayles ⓘ |
| notableFor |
connection to Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson
ⓘ
connection to Thomas Jefferson ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | British colonial subjects prior to American Revolution ⓘ |
| propertyOwnership | plantations in Virginia ⓘ |
| region | Virginia ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
planter elite
ⓘ
slaveholding family ⓘ |
| timePeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wayles family of Virginia
this entity surface form:
Wayles