Martha Jefferson Randolph
Martha Washington "Patsy" Jefferson Randolph (born September 27, 1772 in Monticello , Colony of Virginia , † October 10, 1836 in Albemarle County , Virginia ) was from 1801 to 1809 the " First Lady " of the United States .
Martha was the daughter of the third US President Thomas Jefferson and his wife Martha (1748–1782). She was named after Martha Washington and raised in Philadelphia and Paris . In 1790 she married her third cousin, Thomas Mann Randolph Jr.
Although she was not married to a US president, she was de facto First Lady of the United States from March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1809, as her father was a widower during his time as president. She was not only his assistant but also a private secretary. Martha had a reputation as an intellectual . Their eighth child, James Madison Randolph , was the first child to be born in the White House in 1806.
progeny
Twelve children emerged from their marriage to Thomas Mann Randolph:
- Anne Cary Randolph (1791-1826)
- Thomas Jefferson Randolph (1792-1875)
- Ellen Wayles Randolph (1794–1795)
- Ellen Wayles Randolph (1796–1876), named after her late older sister. She married 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, then married Andrew Jackson Donelson , who ran for the vice presidency.
- Septimia Anne Randolph (1814-1887)
- George Wythe Randolph (1818–1867)
literature
- Billy L. Wayson: Martha Jefferson Randolph, First Daughter. In Katherine AS Sibley (Ed.): A Companion to First Ladies. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester 2016, ISBN 978-1-118-73222-9 , pp. 38-58.
Web links
- Biography on the White House website (archived) ( August 1, 2014 memento on the Internet Archive )
- Martha Jefferson Randolph (1772-1836)
- Martha Jefferson Randolph in the Miller Center of Public Affairs of the University of Virginia (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jefferson Randolph, Martha |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Washington Jefferson Randolph, Martha |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American First Lady (1801-1809) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1772 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Monticello , Virginia |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 10, 1836 |
| Place of death | Albemarle County , Virginia |