Sally

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Sally Hemings was an enslaved woman of mixed race owned by Thomas Jefferson, widely known for her long-term relationship with him and the children they had together.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure
person
associatedWith Monticello plantation
history of interracial relationships in the United States
slavery in the United States
burialPlace Charlottesville, Virginia
child Beverly Hemings
Eston Hemings
Harriet Hemings
Madison Hemings
childWith Thomas Jefferson
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth c. 1773
dateOfDeath 1835
enslavedBy John Wayles
Thomas Jefferson
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans

mixed race
familyName Hemings
father John Wayles
fullName Sarah Hemings
linked to: Sally Hemings
givenName Sally
Sarah
halfSibling Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson
historicalPeriod early 19th century
late 18th century
languageSpoken English
legalStatus enslaved
never formally freed by Thomas Jefferson
mother Betty Hemings
notableFor being the mother of several of Thomas Jefferson’s children
long-term intimate relationship with Thomas Jefferson
occupation enslaved domestic worker
partner Thomas Jefferson
partOf Hemings family of Monticello
placeOfBirth Charles City County, Virginia
placeOfDeath Charlottesville, Virginia
relative Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
residence Charlottesville, Virginia
Monticello
Paris
sexOrGender female
subjectOf DNA studies linking her descendants to the Jefferson male line
biographies and scholarly works on slavery and race in early America
historical debate about Jefferson’s paternity of her children

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Sally Hemings givenName Sally