Martha Jefferson Randolph

Who was Martha Jefferson Randolph?

Martha Washington Jefferson Randolph was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, and his wife Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson. Born at Monticello, near Charlottesville, Virginia she was named for her mother and Martha Washington, wife of George Washington. Her nickname was Patsy.

She married Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., who served as a politician at the federal and state levels and was elected a governor of Virginia. They had twelve children together. Martha was very close to her father in his old age; she was the only one of his children to survive past age 25.