John Wayles was born in Lancaster, England, in 1715. When a teenager, he sailed to Virginia, and there he acquired vast landholdings, over a hundred slaves, and enormous debts. By his first wife, ...
It is now widely understood that my ancestor Sally Hemings, an enslaved black woman, was the intimate companion of Thomas Jefferson for nearly four decades. Monticello, the Virginia plantation ...
James Hemings was one of twelve children of Elizabeth (Betty) Hemings. His mother was said to be the daughter of a 'full-blooded African' and a white sea captain. Betty Hemings was also the property ...
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