Hemings is a surname, and may refer to: : American slavery *

Hemings family The Hemings family lived in Virginia in the 1700s and 1800s. They were Elizabeth Hemings and her children and other descendants. They were enslaved people with at least one ancestor who had lived in Africa and been brought over the Atlantic Ocean ...

* Elizabeth "Betty" Hemings (1735–1807), enslaved American * Sally Hemings (1773–1835), enslaved by US president Thomas Jefferson who allegedly bore him 6 children *

Mary Hemings Mary Hemings Bell (1753-after 1834) was born into slavery, most likely in Charles City County, Virginia, as the oldest child of Elizabeth Hemings, a mixed-race slave held by John Wayles. After the death of Wayles in 1773, Elizabeth, Mary, and her ...

(1753-after 1834), American, ex-slave *

Martin Hemings Martin Hemings was an American man enslaved to Thomas Jefferson. He worked as Jefferson's butler at Monticello. Family history and early life Hemings was the oldest male child of Elizabeth "Betty" Hemings. The historical record does not name ...

(1755-after 1795), American, enslaved butler to Thomas Jefferson *

John Hemings John Hemmings (also spelled Hemings) (1776 – 1833) was an American woodworker. Born into slavery at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello as a member of the large mixed-race Hemings family, he trained in the Monticello Joinery and became a highly skilled ...

(1776–1833), American, ex-slave *

Madison Hemings James Madison Hemings (January 19, 1805 – November 28, 1877) was the son of the mixed-race enslaved woman Sally Hemings and her enslaver, President Thomas Jefferson. He was the third of her four children to survive to adulthood. Born into s ...

(1805–1877), son of ex-slave Sally Hemings * Harriet Hemings (1801–1870), American, ex-slave *

Eston Hemings Eston is a Village in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. The ward covering the area (as well as Lackenby, Lazenby and Wilton) had a population of 7,005 at the 2011 census. It is part of Greater Eston, which include ...

(1808–1850), American, ex-slave

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