Subject: Article on Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson "OUR BLACK ANCESTRY MAY LEAD US BACK TO OUR WHITE ANCESTRY" I know that some of you read that title and said "No, dah!" I've heard all sorts of discussions and arguements about being more Black than White. However, if everyone's ancestry stems back to that original African "Eve" that has that special mitachondrial DNA which passes through the female line, then we are all one people from the very beginning, aren't we? Here is a message that was forwarded from Dereka Smith <Smith@ngsgenealogy.org> on the subject of Mitachondrial DNA: "Since we are talking about DNA, it seems worthwhile to mention that the matrilineal line can be genetically identified using mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). To quote Thomas H. Roderick, Ph.D., who is conducting a research project based on mtDNA, "both males and females inherit it, but only females pass it on. This...is now the subject of considerable genetic research... Present research suggests that any person should have the same mtDNA as a relative with the same umbilical ancestor as far as fifteen to twenty generations removed." Dereka Smith, Librarian National Genealogical Society" So now, it's been proven that Thomas Jefferson fathered at least 2 children by Sally Hemings. Why do I say two? Because it is known that Madison and Eston looked alike and that they were brothers, so when you prove Eston as being the son of Thomas Jefferson, you've proven that Madison as well. Here is an letter from my friend, Prof. Emeritus Edgar Love <bj191@lafn.org> from California, who is a descendent of Sally Hemings' first son, Thomas Corbin Woodson. (Date: Monday, 02 November, 1998 9:52 PM) "Dear Saundra, We only won a partial victory. The DNA testing made by Dr. Eugene Foster shows that one of Sally Hemings' son, Eston Hemings, was the son of Thomas Jefferson. The evidence regarding my great great grandfather was inclusive. Sally Hemings, of course, had other children. It was alleged that her son Madison had no male heirs who had children. THERE IS NO DEBATE THAT MADISON AND ESTON WERE BROTHERS. Two of the children disappeared into the white community. We, however, have not given up hope in our oral history that believes Thomas Woodson was the son of Sally Hemings. Today, I was contacted by a journalist on the Kansas City Star, who is writing a story about the DNA. Among other things, he was concerned about the reaction of the descendants of Thomas Woodson to this announcement. I have not yet seen the article in NATURE. A friend is sending me a copy of the article. Recently, the wife of my cousin Robert Cooley requested the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation permit her husband to be buried in the Thomas Jefferson cemetery. She was told that they would give permission, provided that she could prove he was a descendant of Thomas Jefferson. It will be interesting to see if the foundation will permit descendants of Eston Hemings to join their association and be buried in the cemetery. Regards, Edgar" So what does it mean when you connect with your ancestry back to Europe? The same, I believe, if you connect your ancestry back to Africa. If you are "half and half", then you have to deal with it equally. Going along this vein, I reviewed my articles that I wrote in 1994 and 1995, and refreshed my notes on the Royal Ancestry of Sally Hemings' children by Thomas Jefferson. Edgar Love gave me an extensive list of his ancestry and those of Sally Hemings' children. If you believe that you are descended from Sally, please contact me. Here are the results of my findings. SALLY HEMINGS' CHILDREN ROYAL ANCESTRY THROUGH THE ANCESTRY OF PRESIDENT THOMAS JEFFERSON ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIRST GENERATION 1. THE CHILDREN OF SALLY HEMINGS AND THOMAS JEFFERSON, SECOND GENERATION 2. THOMAS JEFFERSON: born on 13 Apr 1743 in SHADWELL PLANTATION, Goochland, ALBEMARLE CO., GOOCHLAND CO., VA.; married after 1783 in VIRGINIA; died on 4 Jul 1826 in MONTICELLO, VIRGINIA 3. SALLY HEMINGS: born about 1772 in VIRGINIA; died about 1836 in VIRGINIA THIRD GENERATION 4. PETER JEFFERSON: born in 1708; married in 1739; died in 1757 (FATHER OF THOMAS JEFFERSON) 5. JANE RANDOLPH (MOTHER OF THOMAS JEFFERSON) 6. JOHN WAYLES: born in LANCASTER, ENGLAND; died in 1773 in VIRGINIA (FATHER OF SALLY HEMINGS & SLAVEOWNER) 7. ELIZABETH "BETTY" HEMINGS: born about 1735 in VIRGINIA; died in 1807 in VIRGINIA (MOTHER OF SALLY HEMINGS) FOURTH GENERATION 8. THOMAS JEFFERSON: born in 1679; married; died about 1731 (FATHER OF PETER JEFFERSON) 9. MARY FIELD: born in 1680 (MOTHER OF PETER JEFFERSON) 10. Isham (Colonel) RANDOLPH (FATHER OF JANE RANDOLPH) 14. WHITE BRITISH CAPTAIN (FATHER OF ELIZABETH "BETTY" HEMINGS) FIFTH GENERATION 16. 11 Generations to Thomas Jefferson, grandfather of President Thomas Jefferson SIXTH GENERATION 33. Joan BEAUFORT (ANCESTOR OF THE 11 Generations to Thomas Jefferson, grandfather of President Thomas Jefferson) SEVENTH GENERATION 66. Plantagenet Prince John of Gault, Duke of Lancaster (FATHER OF JOAN BEAUFORT) EIGHTH GENERATION 132. Edward III, King of England: born on 13 Nov 1312; (FATHER OF Plantagenet Prince John of Gault); married 133. Phillipa of Hainault NINTH GENERATION 264. Edward II of Caernarvon, King of England: born on 25 Apr 1284 in England; married 265. Isabella de France: born in 1292 in France TENTH GENERATION 528. Edward I (LONGSHANKS), King of England: born on 17 Jun 1239; married 529. Eleanor of Castile, Countess de Ponthieu: born about 1244 ELEVENTH GENERATION 1056. Henry III, King of England: married 1057. Eleanor BERENGER of Provence TWELFTH GENERATION 2112. John I LACKLAND, King of England; married 2113. Isabella DE CLARE Countess of Gloucester Prepared by: Saundra Oliver Brown SaundraB@email.msn.com SaundraB@aol.com President, AAGHSC, Inc.