The Hemings family was a group of people who lived in Virginia, USA. They were Elizabeth Hemings and her children and other descendants. They were enslaved people, meaning some of their ancestors had been kidnapped in Africa and brought over the Atlantic Ocean in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. Some of them became free later. For part of their history, they were enslaved to the Eppes family, to the Wayles family, and to Thomas Jefferson. The Hemingses were the largest family to live at Monticello.[1][2]
- ↑ Annette Gordon-Reed (2008). The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family. New York: Norton.
- ↑ "Elizabeth Hemings". Monticello. Retrieved September 20, 2021.