Harriet Hemings
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Harriet Hemings was the mixed-race daughter of enslaved woman Sally Hemings at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello plantation, who later left Monticello and is believed to have passed into white society.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| ageAtLeavingMonticello | approximately 21 ⓘ |
| associatedLocation | Charlottesville, Virginia (region of Monticello) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Thomas Jefferson–Sally Hemings controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1801 ⓘ |
| dateOfLeavingMonticello | 1822 ⓘ |
| disappearedFromRecords | after leaving Monticello ⓘ |
| employer | Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enslavedAt | Monticello plantation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enslavedBy | Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enslavedIn | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Thomas Jefferson (as reported by Madison Hemings) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Harriet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvidence | known primarily from Madison Hemings’s 1873 memoir ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterLife | passed into white society ⓘ |
| leftResidence | Monticello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatusAtDeparture | enslaved person allowed to leave ⓘ |
| lifeAfter1822 | details unknown ⓘ |
| mixedAncestry | African and European descent ⓘ |
| mother | Sally Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a mixed-race daughter of Sally Hemings
ⓘ
leaving Monticello and entering white society ⓘ |
| occupation | domestic servant ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Monticello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Monticello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| racePerceptionAfterLeaving | white ⓘ |
| relatedFamily | Hemings family of Monticello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling |
Beverly Hemings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eston Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ Harriet Hemings (younger half-sister, sometimes distinguished as Harriet II) NERFINISHED ⓘ Madison Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusAtBirth | enslaved ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
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