Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Ariana Jenings Randolph
Born 1730 in Annapolis, Maryland
Parents: Edmund and Ariana Bordley Jenings
Siblings: Peter and Edmund
Educated at home like most genteel colonial young ladies
Married John "the Tory" Randolph
Children: Edmund, Susannah Beverly, and Ariana
Urban housewife in Williamsburg until September 1775
Resided in London November 1775 until February 1801
Died February 1801 in London, England
Following the death of her husband, John, in 1784, Ariana remained in London. Even though John's body was later brought back to Virginia for burial, Ariana never returned to North America. She is buried in England.