Triple
T19718381
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hemings family of Monticello |
E473538
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableMember |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object | John Hemings |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: John Hemings | Statement: [Hemings family of Monticello, hasNotableMember, John Hemings]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Hemings Context triple: [Hemings family of Monticello, hasNotableMember, John Hemings]
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A.
John Hemings
chosen
John Hemings was an enslaved master carpenter and joiner at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, renowned for his skilled craftsmanship and role within the prominent Hemings family.
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B.
Eston Hemings
Eston Hemings was the youngest son of Sally Hemings, widely believed to be fathered by Thomas Jefferson, who later became a free man, musician, and community leader in Ohio and Wisconsin.
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C.
Harriet Hemings
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.
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D.
Robert Hemings
Robert Hemings was an enslaved man at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello plantation, a member of the prominent Hemings family whose lives were deeply intertwined with Jefferson’s household and legacy.
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E.
Betty Hemings
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.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8e516dd048190a0b6c93ea3e71f58 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6440f9dd88190bd15cf00f739dfb4 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:46 p.m.