After her father John Wayles died in 1773, Martha and her husband Jefferson inherited his 135 slaves, 11,000 acres and the debts of his estate.
Nakon što John Wayles, Marthin otac, umro 1773. godine, ona i njezin suprug Jefferson naslijedili su njegovih 135 robova, 11 tisuća hektara zemlje i dugove njegovog imanja.