Triple

T7482690
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Martha Jefferson Randolph E176799 entity
Predicate child P120 FINISHED
Object Ellen Wayles Randolph
Ellen Wayles Randolph was a granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson and a member of the prominent Randolph-Jefferson family of early 19th-century Virginia.
 E668418 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Ellen Wayles Randolph | Statement: [Martha Jefferson Randolph, child, Ellen Wayles Randolph]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ellen Wayles Randolph
Context triple: [Martha Jefferson Randolph, child, Ellen Wayles Randolph]
  • A. Eliza Griffin Johnston
    Eliza Griffin Johnston was the wife of Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston and a 19th-century American woman known primarily through her association with his military and personal life.
  • B. Caroline Lavinia Scott
    Caroline Lavinia Scott was the First Lady of the United States from 1889 to 1892 as the wife of President Benjamin Harrison and was known for her advocacy of arts and historic preservation.
  • C. Jane Randolph Jefferson
    Jane Randolph Jefferson was the mother of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson and a member of the prominent Randolph family of colonial Virginia.
  • D. Jane Butler Washington
    Jane Butler Washington was an 18th-century Virginia planter’s wife and member of the colonial gentry, best known as the first wife of Augustine Washington and the mother of George Washington’s half-brother Lawrence Washington.
  • E. Pauline LaFon Gore
    Pauline LaFon Gore was an American attorney and political figure, best known as a pioneering woman in Tennessee politics and the wife of longtime U.S. Senator Albert Gore Sr.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ellen Wayles Randolph
Target entity description: Ellen Wayles Randolph was a granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson and a member of the prominent Randolph-Jefferson family of early 19th-century Virginia.
  • A. Eliza Griffin Johnston
    Eliza Griffin Johnston was the wife of Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston and a 19th-century American woman known primarily through her association with his military and personal life.
  • B. Caroline Lavinia Scott
    Caroline Lavinia Scott was the First Lady of the United States from 1889 to 1892 as the wife of President Benjamin Harrison and was known for her advocacy of arts and historic preservation.
  • C. Jane Randolph Jefferson
    Jane Randolph Jefferson was the mother of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson and a member of the prominent Randolph family of colonial Virginia.
  • D. Jane Butler Washington
    Jane Butler Washington was an 18th-century Virginia planter’s wife and member of the colonial gentry, best known as the first wife of Augustine Washington and the mother of George Washington’s half-brother Lawrence Washington.
  • E. Pauline LaFon Gore
    Pauline LaFon Gore was an American attorney and political figure, best known as a pioneering woman in Tennessee politics and the wife of longtime U.S. Senator Albert Gore Sr.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Ellen Wayles Randolph
Triple: [Martha Jefferson Randolph, child, Ellen Wayles Randolph]
Generated description
Ellen Wayles Randolph was a granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson and a member of the prominent Randolph-Jefferson family of early 19th-century Virginia.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c69f24ac508190bb98fe927c0bd065 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6f5374bb08190bdf6ca72a3d0cd1c ner completed
NED1 batch_69c83c68bcf081908a2c280152d887f0 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c83e42b0048190b1abd8ae99c97e38 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c83ddda5688190be1ec69f23671f60 nedg completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:42 p.m.