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  1. Eston Hemings - Wikipedia. Eston Hemings Jefferson (May 21, 1808 – January 3, 1856) was born into slavery at Monticello, the youngest son of Sally Hemings, a mixed-race enslaved woman. Most historians who have considered the question believe that his father was Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States. [1] .

  2. Eston Hemings was an African-American slave, born to one of Thomas Jefferson's slaves, Sally Hemings, and believed to be fathered by Thomas Jefferson.

  3. Eston Hemings was the youngest son of Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson. Eston Hemings learned the woodworking trade from his uncle, John Hemmings, and became free in 1829, according to the terms of Thomas Jefferson’s will.

  4. gettingword.monticello.org › families › hemings-estonEston Hemings - Getting Word

    Eston Hemings - Getting Word. Because of a momentous decision made in 1850, the lives of Eston Hemings Jefferson ’s descendants differed radically from those of his brother Madison, exemplifying the striking gap in opportunities for blacks and whites in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

  5. Eston Hemings was the youngest son of Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson. Eston Hemings learned the woodworking trade from his uncle, John Hemmings, and became free in 1829, according to the terms of Thomas Jefferson’s will.

  6. Jun 21, 2018 · Eston Hemings, an accomplished musician and cabinetmaker. by Herb Boyd June 21, 2018. All the fanfare surrounding the opening of the Sally Hemings exhibit at the Thomas Jefferson Monticello...

  7. Eston Hemings Jefferson (May 21, 1808 – January 3, 1856) was born into slavery at Monticello, the youngest son of Sally Hemings, a mixed-race enslaved woman. Most historians who have considered the question believe that his father was Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States.

  8. When Eston Hemings was born on 21 May 1808, in Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States, his father, President Thomas Jefferson, was 65 and his mother, Sally Hemings, was 34. He married Julia Ann Isaacs about 1832, in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States.

  9. Jun 16, 2018 · CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Hundreds of people count themselves as descendants of Thomas Jefferson. And their numbers grew substantially after a DNA test in 1998 bolstered the case for Jefferson’s...

  10. Eston Hemings was of a light bronze color, a little over six feet tall, well proportioned, very erect and dignified; his nearly straight hair showed a tint of auburn, and his...