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John Hemmings (also spelled Hemings) (1776 – 1833) was an American woodworker.Born into slavery at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello as a member of the large mixed-race Hemings family, he trained in the Monticello Joinery and became a highly skilled carpenter and woodworker, making furniture and crafting the fine woodwork of the interiors at Monticello and Poplar Forest.
John Hemmings (1776-1833) was an enslaved joiner at Monticello. He was the son of the enslaved Elizabeth Hemings and, it was said, Joseph Neilson, one of the white housejoiners that Thomas Jefferson hired in the 1770s. Hemmings started his working life as an "out-carpenter," felling trees and hewing logs, building fences and barns, and helping ...
John Hemmings. 1776–1833, an Enslaved Carpenter and Joiner. A highly skilled joiner and cabinetmaker, Hemmings was the youngest son of Elizabeth (Betty) Hemings; his nephew Madison reported that his father was Joseph Neilson, a hired English carpenter. More is known about Hemmings than any other enslaved person at Monticello as he left behind ...
Feb 10, 2010 · John Hemings started life as an enslaved carpenter at Monticello, home of President Thomas Jefferson. His Mother Betty, the daughter of a slave ship Captain and an unknown African woman, belonged to Jefferson’s father in law (John Wayles). After the father in law’s third wife died, Wayles took Betty to his bed.
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John Heminges. John Heminges [a] (bapt. 25 November 1556 – 10 October 1630) was an actor in the King's Men, the playing company for which William Shakespeare wrote. Along with Henry Condell, he was an editor of the First Folio, the collected plays of Shakespeare, published in 1623. He was also the financial manager for the King's Men.
John Hemmings, who could read and write, often spelled his name with a double m, while other family members used a single m. 1 of 3 Arm chair, probably made by John Hemmings, mahogany, ca. 1817 - This chair, probably made in the Monticello joinery, is a copy of French chairs used in the Monticello house.
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John Hemmings was an American woodworker. Born into slavery at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello as a member of the large mixed-race Hemings family, he trained in the Monticello Joinery and became a highly skilled carpenter and woodworker, making furniture and crafting the fine woodwork of the interiors at Monticello and Poplar Forest.
