They Learned More About Her
Sally Hemings was one of the many slaves who worked on the plantation. She may have been a slave, but her life was unusually intertwined with Thomas Jefferson’s. This is why she has piqued the interest of so many historians. They didn’t have much evidence in the past to show that she was more than just another slave victim. Experts discovered new information about her life nearly two hundred years after she died. The Monticello estate is riddled with mysteries, and this find shed light on one of them.
They Learned More About Her
The Truth About Her Family
Her daughter was named Madison. He claimed, however, that his mother was the half-sister of Thomas Jefferson’s wife, Martha. In 1773, Sally Hemings was born to John Wayles, a planter and slave trader, and Betty Hemings, a woman. The father of Martha Jefferson’s wife was born into slavery. The law stated that once enslaved children reached a certain age, they would be enslaved and forced to work on plantations. The family relocated to the Monticello estate when she was only a baby. According to the records, Martha Jefferson inherited them from her father.
The Truth About Her Family