# John Wayles

> John Wayles was a colonial American planter, slave trader and lawyer in colonial Virginia. He is historically best known as the father-in-law of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. Wayles married three times, with these marriages producing eleven children; only five of them lived to adulthood. 
Through his slave Betty Hemings, Wayles fathered six additional children, including Sally Hemings, who was the mother of six children by Thomas Jefferson and half-sister of Martha Jefferson.

*American lawyer and planter (1715-1773)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Lawyer
- **Category:** Lawyers
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1715-01-31
- **Died:** 1773-05-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 2.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 51.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [John Wayles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayles)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16859631)

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