Betty Hemings American Other
Betty Hemings dating history
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Betty Hemings was in a relationship with John Wayles (1761 - 1773).
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Betty Hemings is a member of the following lists: People from Albemarle County, Virginia, 19th-century women and Domestic workers.
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Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
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| Dating | 1 |
12 years
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| Total | 1 |
12 years
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Details
| First Name |
Betty
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| Last Name |
Hemings
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| Full Name at Birth |
Elizabeth Hemings
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| Alternative Name |
Elizabeth Hemings
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| Birthplace |
Possibly Bermuda Hundred, Henrico County, Virginia
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| Died |
1807
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
Multiracial
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Slave, domestic servant
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| Occupation |
Other
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| Claim to Fame |
Enslaved mixed-race woman in colonial Virginia. With her master, planter John Wayles, she had six children, including Sally Hemings, owned by President Thomas Jefferson and mother of 6 of his children.
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Elizabeth "Betty" Hemings (c. 1735 – 1807) was an enslaved mixed-race woman in colonial Virginia. With her master, planter John Wayles, she had six children, including Sally Hemings. These children were three-quarters white, and, following the condition of their mother, they were enslaved from birth; they were half-siblings to Wayles's daughter, Martha Jefferson. After Wayles died, the Hemings family and some 120 other slaves were inherited, along with 11,000 acres and £4,000 debt, as part of his estate by his daughter Martha and her husband Thomas Jefferson.
