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Many of Thomas Jefferson's letters and other writings survive, so historians know more about the Hemingses who lived on Monticello than about many other slave families. Six of Elizabeth Hemings' children were Martha Jefferson's half-brothers and half-sisters because they had the same father: John Wayles.
Thomas Jefferson (April 13 [O.S. April 2], 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. [6] He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence .
The Jefferson family was a prominent political family in the U.S. state of Virginia. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
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]
John Wayles (January 31, 1715 – May 28, 1773) was a colonial American planter, slave trader and lawyer in colonial Virginia.He is historically best known as the father-in-law of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States.
Harriet Hemings (May 1801 – after 1822) was born into slavery at Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States, in the first year of his presidency.
The Family Letters of Thomas Jefferson. Columbia: University of Missouri Press. pp. 457– 458. The Family Letters also includes transcriptions of ten letters exchanged by Thomas Jefferson and Ellen Coolidge in 1825–1826, including the 27 August 1825 letter. Coolidge, Ellen Wayles (2012). Birle, Ann Lucas; Lisa A. Francavilla (eds.).
In 2024 a study by Peter Biggins, Administer of the Clan Colla Project at Family Tree DNA, points out that the chiefs of Clan Donald who have Viking DNA are descended Angus Og. Descendants of his older brother Alasdair Og, a descendant of Somerled, have the Celtic DNA of The Three Collas, which is R-Z3008.