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May 8, 2024 · Sally Hemings (born 1773, Charles City county, Virginia [U.S.]—died 1835, Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.) was an American slave who was owned by U.S. Pres. Thomas Jefferson and is widely believed to have had a relationship with him that resulted in several children. (Read Joseph Ellis’s Britannica essay on the Sally Heming’s affair.)
The following summarizes what is known about Sally Hemings and her family. Sally Hemings (1773-1835) was an enslaved woman at Monticello; she lived in Paris with Jefferson and two of his daughters from 1787 to 1789; and, she had at least six children. Sally Hemings's duties included being a nursemaid-companion to Thomas Jefferson's daughter ...
In 1873 Madison Hemings told an Ohio newspaperman that, "soon after" Jefferson, his daughters, and James and Sally Hemings returned to Virginia at the end of 1789, Sally Hemings "gave birth to a child, of whom Thomas Jefferson was the father. It lived but a short time."
Hemings was then 14 years old but, tellingly, Abigail Adams thought she was 15 or 16. Writing Jefferson that the two had arrived, Abigail Adams took them under her wing until an emissary showed up ...
Apr 3, 2014 · Sally Hemings, born in 1773 in Virginia, worked on the Monticello plantation of Thomas Jefferson. She was a nursemaid to his daughter Mary and traveled with the family to Paris. Though it was ...
Compilation of documentary information on Sally Hemings and her children. Statistical study of the relationship between Thomas Jefferson's presence at Monticello and Sally Hemings's conceptions (article published in the William and Mary Quarterly, January 2000) (.PDF) Summary of research on the possible paternity of other Jeffersons. Assessment ...
Jun 6, 2018 · Parents: Sally Hemings and, most likely, Thomas Jefferson (FB.128; Madison Hemings 1873) Spouse: "A white man in good standing in Washington City" (Madison Hemings 1873) Children: "She raised a family of children." None of her living descendants is known. (Madison Hemings 1873) Descriptions:
