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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]
Jun 21, 2018 · And when it was rumored that Eston Hemings was a natural son of President Thomas Jefferson, a good many people accepted the story as truth, from the intrinsic evidence of his striking...
Eston Hemings was the youngest son of Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson. Eston Hemings learned the woodworking trade from his uncle, John Hemmings, and became free in 1829, according to the terms of Thomas Jefferson’s will.
The story of descent from Thomas Jefferson, which had been quietly preserved in their family, had to be changed, since he had no legitimate sons. Eston Jefferson’s descendants in the twentieth century decided to alter their family history.
Apr 15, 2024 · Eston (Hemmings) Jefferson is a part of US Black heritage. Eston was born into slavery at Monticello, the youngest son of Sally Hemmings and Thomas Jefferson, as evidenced in a 1998 DNA test that showed a descendant of Eston matched the Jefferson male line. [1]
- Male
- May 21, 1808
- Julia Ann (Isaacs) Jefferson
- January 3, 1856
In an 1873 interview, Madison Hemings stated that he and his siblings (Beverly, Harriet and Eston) were Thomas Jefferson’s children. Documents and birth patterns suggest a long-term relationship, which produced the children whose names appear in Jefferson’s records, according to the Monticello report.
Jan 7, 1999 · The DNA analysis of Y-chromosome haplotypes used by Foster 1 to evaluate Thomas Jefferson's alleged paternity of Eston Hemings Jefferson, the last child of his slave Sally Hemings, is...
