Betty Hemings

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African American enslaved woman historical figure person

Betty Hemings was an enslaved woman at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello plantation and the matriarch of the influential Hemings family, whose descendants played a significant role in American history.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Betty Hemings canonical	1
Hemming (enslaved woman also known as Betty Hemings)	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African American ⓘ enslaved woman ⓘ historical figure ⓘ person ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Elizabeth Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Monticello NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthYear	1735 ⓘ
country	British America NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
deathYear	1807 ⓘ
enslavedBy	John Wayles NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ
enslavedStatus	enslaved for her entire life ⓘ
ethnicity	mixed African and European ancestry ⓘ
father	an English sea captain (identity uncertain) ⓘ
hadChild	Critta Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ James Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance	matriarch of a large enslaved family whose descendants influenced American history ⓘ
livedDuring	18th century ⓘ early 19th century ⓘ
memberOf	Hemings family NERFINISHED ⓘ
mother	an enslaved African woman (often identified as a woman of African descent named Parthena or similar, details uncertain) ⓘ
name	Betty Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableDescendant	Eston Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ Madison Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation	domestic worker ⓘ household laborer ⓘ
ownedBy	estate of John Wayles ⓘ
partner	John Wayles NERFINISHED ⓘ an enslaved man named Hemings (often identified as a man owned by the Eppes family, details uncertain) NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	enslaved community at Monticello ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Virginia Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence	Monticello plantation NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
role	matriarch of the Hemings family at Monticello ⓘ
subjectOf	research on the Hemings family and Jefferson ⓘ scholarship on slavery at Monticello ⓘ
transferredTo	Thomas Jefferson through inheritance ⓘ

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

Sally Hemings → mother → Betty Hemings ⓘ

Wayles family → member → Betty Hemings ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hemming (enslaved woman also known as Betty Hemings)