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  2. Jefferson–Hemings controversy - Wikipedia

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    The Monticello Jefferson-Hemings Report found that from its "research it was determined that, other than Thomas Jefferson, twenty-five adult male descendants of his father Peter (1707-1757) and his uncle Field (1702-1765) lived in Virginia during the 1794-1807 period of Sally Hemings's pregnancies."

  3. Sally Hemings - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 December 2024. Slave of Thomas Jefferson (c. 1773–1835) Sally Hemings Born Sarah Hemings c. 1773 Charles City County, Virginia, British America Died 1835 (aged 61–62) Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. Known for Slave owned by Thomas Jefferson, alleged mother to his shadow family Children 6 ...

  4. Madison Hemings - Wikipedia

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    James Madison Hemings (January 19, 1805 – November 28, 1877) was the son of Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson. He was the third of Sally Hemings’ four children to survive to adulthood. [1] Born into slavery, according to partus sequitur ventrem, Hemings grew up on Jefferson's Monticello plantation, where his mother was also enslaved. After ...

  5. Eston Hemings - Wikipedia

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    Eston Hemings Jefferson (May 21, 1808 – January 3, 1856) was born into slavery at Monticello, the youngest son of Sally Hemings, a mixed-race enslaved woman. Most historians who have considered the question believe that his father was Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. [1]

  6. Harriet Hemings - Wikipedia

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    Other members of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello family have (as of 2018) [19] accepted the fact that Thomas Jefferson is the father of Sally Hemings' six children. Eston Hemmings changed his name to Jefferson in his lifetime.

  7. Thomas Jefferson's enslaved mistress' living quarters found - AOL

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    Gayle Jessup White, Monticello's Community Engagement Officer, is a descendant of the Hemings and Jefferson families and an integral part of Monticello's African American legacy: Sally Hemmings ...

  8. DNA is solving cold cases everywhere. One true-crime writer ...

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    (Genetic DNA matching was what had proved that Thomas Jefferson had fathered the children of his slave, Sally Hemings.) Using the killer’s DNA from the crime scene, Moore reverse engineered both ...

  9. Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson says photo of him next ...

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    Thomas Jefferson, drafter of the Declaration of Independence and co-founder of the United States, was arguably as American as one can get. A recent set of photos in Smithsonian magazine showcases ...