Martha Jefferson Randolph
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| In office March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1809 |
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| Preceded by | Abigail Adams |
| Succeeded by | Dolley Madison |
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| Born | September 27, 1772  Monticello, Virginia |
| Died | October 10, 1836 |
| Spouse | Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. |
| Relations | Thomas Jefferson and Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson |
| Children | 12 |
| Occupation | First Lady of the United States |
Martha Washington Jefferson Randolph (September 27, 1772 – October 10, 1836) was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, and his wife Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson. She was born in Monticello, near Charlottesville, Virginia and was named in honor of Martha Washington, wife of George Washington. Her nickname was Patsy.
She was educated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Paris
She is now considered to have been First Lady of the United States from March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1809 because her father was a widower, making her the first First Lady not to be a wife of the president. She earned a reputation as an intellectual.
In 1790, Martha married Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., who served as Governor of Virginia from 1819 to 1822. The couple had twelve children:
- Anne Cary Randolph (1791 - 1826).
- Thomas Jefferson Randolph (1792 - 1875).
- Ellen Wayles Randolph (1794 - 1795).
- Ellen Wayles Randolph (1796 - 1876). Named after deceased older sister. Married to Joseph Coolidge.
- Cornelia Jefferson Randolph (1799 - 1871).
- Virginia Jefferson Randolph (1801 - 1882).
- Mary Jefferson Randolph (1803 - 1876).
- James Madison Randolph (1806 - 1834).
- Benjamin Franklin Randolph (1808 - 1871 ).
- Meriwether Lewis Randolph (1810 - 1837). His widow Elizabeth Martin remarried to Andrew Jackson Donelson—nephew of President Andrew Jackson.
- Septimia Anne Randolph (1814 - 1887).
- George Wythe Randolph (1818 - 1867), Secretary of War of the Confederate States of America.
She educated her children at home. She inherited Monticello from her father in 1826. She faced increasing financial difficulties and had to sell it to James T. Barclay in 1831. She was estranged from her husband until shortly before his death in 1828. She died at her Edgehill estate in Albemarle County, Virginia.
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| Preceded by Abigail Adams |
First Lady of the United States 1801–1809 |
Succeeded by Dolley Madison |
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