John Wayles Eppes (1773-1823)

of Millbrook, Buckingham County; U.S. Senator & Congressman from Virginia

He was married twice. In 1797, at Monticello, he married his first cousin, Mary, daughter, of President Thomas Jefferson. They had three children but only one son survived to adulthood (listed). After she died, he married Martha Burke Jones in 1809 and they had five children (listed) who survived to adulthood.

Parents (2)

Francis Eppes

Planter, of Sweet Springs, Chesterfield Co., Virginia

1747-1808

Elizabeth (Wayles) Eppes

Mrs Elizabeth (Wayles) Eppes

1752-1810

Spouses (2)

Mary (Jefferson) Eppes

Mrs Mary "Polly" or "Maria" (Jefferson) Eppes

1778-1804

Martha Burke (Jones) Pryor

Mrs Martha Burke (Jones) Eppes, Pryor

1790-1863

Children (6)

Francis Wayles Eppes

Cotton Planter & Intendant of Tallahassee, Florida

1801-1881

Mary (Eppes) Bolling

Mrs Mary (Eppes) Bolling

1809-1867

Dr. Willy Jones Eppes

M.D., of Buckingham Co., Virginia

1811-1879

Frances Campbell (Epes) Pryor

Mrs Frances Campbell (Epes) Pryor

b.1812

Caroline Matilda Montfort Eppes

Died unmarried in early adulthood

1816-1836

Elizabeth Wayles Eppes

Died unmarried

1818-1884

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