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Smithsonian DNA study links Thomas Jefferson to Sally Hemings

Thomas Jefferson Sally Hemings DNA analysis Smithsonian Institution genetic genealogy

Researchers at the Smithsonian Institution have released findings from a 15-year study suggesting that Thomas Jefferson, the third U.S. President, fathered children with Sally Hemings, an enslaved woman at his Monticello estate.

Led by Smithsonian scholar Richard Kurin, the team used advanced techniques to sequence DNA from a lock of Jefferson's hair, which was preserved from his deathbed in 1826. The researchers compared this genetic material with DNA samples from 13 living descendants of both the Hemings and Jefferson families.

The study concludes there is a 99.9% probability that Jefferson fathered Hemings's children, specifically noting a less than 0.001% chance that he was not the biological father of Madison and Eston Hemings. These findings are detailed in Kurin's upcoming book, 'History by a Hair: Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings & Solving a 200-Year-Old Mystery'.

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Monticello · National Museum of American History · Richard Kurin · Sally Hemings · Smithsonian Institution · Thomas Jefferson

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Smithsonian Researchers Say DNA Indicates Thomas Jefferson Fathered Children With Sally Hemings [92q.com]
Smithsonian Researchers Say DNA Indicates Thomas Jefferson Fathered Children With Sally Hemings [classixphilly.com]
Smithsonian Researchers Say DNA Indicates Thomas Jefferson Fathered Children With Sally Hemings [kissrichmond.com]
Smithsonian Researchers Say DNA Indicates Thomas Jefferson Fathered Children With Sally Hemings [wolbbaltimore.com]
‘A 99. 9% Chance’: Smithsonian Scientists Say New DNA Analysis of Thomas Jefferson’s Hair Shows He Fathered Sally Hemings’s Enslaved Children [atlantablackstar.com]
Cabelo de Thomas Jefferson revela prova de que ele abusou da escrava Sally Hemings - Aventuras na História [aventurasnahistoria.com.br]
Smithsonian Researchers Say DNA Indicates Thomas Jefferson Fathered Children With Sally Hemings [kysdc.com]
Smithsonian Researchers Say DNA Indicates Thomas Jefferson Fathered Children With Sally Hemings [newstalkcleveland.com]
Smithsonian Researchers Say DNA Indicates Thomas Jefferson Fathered Children With Sally Hemings [woldcnews.com]
Smithsonian Researchers Say DNA Indicates Thomas Jefferson Fathered Children With Sally Hemings [wzakcleveland.com]
DNA study confirms Thomas Jefferson fathered children with enslaved Sally Hemings [freerepublic.com]
Un pelo de Thomas Jefferson despeja la duda: tuvo dos hijos con una de sus esclavas [www.lavanguardia.com]
Smithsonian Researchers Say DNA Indicates Thomas Jefferson Fathered Children With Sally Hemings [newsone.com]
Smithsonian Researchers Say DNA Indicates Thomas Jefferson Fathered Children With Sally Hemings [rickeysmileymorningshow.com]
DNA study confirms Thomas Jefferson fathered children with enslaved Sally Hemings [www.independent.co.uk]