Hemings family of Monticello

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African American family Monticello enslaved community member group enslaved family historical family

The Hemings family of Monticello was an enslaved African American family closely connected to Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello plantation, notable for their complex familial ties to Jefferson and their prominent role in American slavery history.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Hemings family descendants	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African American family ⓘ Monticello enslaved community member group ⓘ enslaved family ⓘ historical family ⓘ
associatedWith	Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectedTo	Monticello house servants ⓘ Monticello nailery NERFINISHED ⓘ Monticello skilled craftsmen ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
documentedIn	Jefferson family papers NERFINISHED ⓘ Monticello plantation records ⓘ
enslavedBy	Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicity	African American ⓘ
hasMatriarch	Elizabeth Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableMember	Eston Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ Madison Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalContext	chattel slavery in the United States ⓘ
knownFor	complex familial ties to Thomas Jefferson ⓘ connection to Thomas Jefferson ⓘ role in the history of American slavery ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legacy	central to debates about Thomas Jefferson’s personal life ⓘ symbol of the contradictions of the American founding ⓘ
locatedAt	Monticello plantation NERFINISHED ⓘ
member	Beverly Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ Eston Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ Harriet Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ Madison Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ
originatesFrom	Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	enslaved community at Monticello ⓘ
relatedTo	Jefferson family NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayles family NERFINISHED ⓘ
representedIn	Monticello exhibitions ⓘ scholarly books on Jefferson and slavery ⓘ
residence	Albemarle County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf	DNA studies on Jefferson–Hemings descendants ⓘ historical research on slavery ⓘ public history interpretation at Monticello ⓘ
timePeriod	18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thomas Jefferson’s enslaved servant Robert Hemings → associatedWith → Hemings family of Monticello ⓘ

subject surface form: Robert Hemings

Wayles family → hasNotableDescendant → Hemings family of Monticello ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hemings family descendants