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Beverly Hemings | |
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Born | April 1, 1798 |
Died | after 1822 |
Occupation(s) | tradesmen and carpenter. |
Known for | Being the son of Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson |
Partner | Unnamed spouse |
Children | One daughter, name unknown. |
Parent(s) | Sally Hemings Thomas Jefferson |
Relatives | Harriet Hemings (sister), Madison Hemings (brother), Eston Hemings (brother) |
Beverly Hemings (April 1, 1798 – after 1822) was an American who was born into slavery at Monticello, the plantation home of Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States, before his presidency. Most historians believe his father was Jefferson, who is now believed to have fathered, with his slave Sally Hemings, four children who survived to adulthood, including his siblings, Harriet, Madison, and Eston.
Jefferson never legally freed Beverly, however he was written as a "runaway" in Jefferson's plantation farm book. He and his sister Harriet, later moved to Washington D.C., and married and had children. Hemings married a white woman, after he passed for white, and they had one daughter.
Early life and education
[edit]Hemings was born on April 1, 1798 at Monticello, his slave owner's plantation home. He was the eldest surviving child of Sally Hemings and likely Thomas Jefferson. Ultimately, four children would survive to adulthood.
- 1798 births
- Hemings family
- 18th-century American slaves
- 19th-century American slaves
- Children of Thomas Jefferson
- Children of Sally Hemings
- African-American history of Virginia
- People from Monticello
- Year of death missing
- People who were enslaved by Thomas Jefferson
- 18th-century African-American people
- 19th-century African-American people