A discussion of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings is not off topic for this list, as it encompasses both DNA and conventional genealogy. I have not read Sam's book, so I cannot comment on what conclusions he might have reached. After the original DNA test results were announced, the National Genealogical Society published a special issue of the NGS Quarterly devoted entirely to the Jefferson-Hemings controversy. Using conventional genealogy and going over the original source documents created by Thomas Jefferson during his lifetime, the conclusion they reached was that Thomas was the only Jefferson male present on the Monticello estate at the time of the conception of Eason Hemmings. The fact that the descendant of Thomas Woodson did not match the Jefferson yDNA does not mean Woodson was not Jefferson's son, it just means the line of descent was contaminated by stranger yDNA between the life of Woodson and the testing of the Woodson descendant. If you are interested in the conclusions in the NGS Quarterly, it is Volume 89, No. 3, September 2001. Marleen Van Horne

Eston Hemmings -----Original Message----- From: Marleen Van Horne via <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> To: Ann Turner <dnacousins@gmail.com>; genealogy-dna <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, Oct 15, 2015 10:04 am Subject: Re: [DNA] Have new DNA tests been one on the Thomas Jefferson Sally Hemings Controversy? A discussion of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings is not off topic for this list, as it encompasses both DNA and conventional genealogy. I have not read Sam's book, so I cannot comment on what conclusions he might have reached. After the original DNA test results were announced, the National Genealogical Society published a special issue of the NGS Quarterly devoted entirely to the Jefferson-Hemings controversy. Using conventional genealogy and going over the original source documents created by Thomas Jefferson during his lifetime, the conclusion they reached was that Thomas was the only Jefferson male present on the Monticello estate at the time of the conception of Eason Hemmings. The fact that the descendant of Thomas Woodson did not match the Jefferson yDNA does not mean Woodson was not Jefferson's son, it just means the line of descent was contaminated by stranger yDNA between the life of Woodson and the testing of the Woodson descendant. If you are interested in the conclusions in the NGS Quarterly, it is Volume 89, No. 3, September 2001. Marleen Van Horne ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENEALOGY-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message