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NYTIMES (Jennifer Schuessler) - Two Centuries On, Smithsonian Connects Jefferson’s Hair to Hemings’s Children

A new book describes how cutting-edge genomics techniques yielded “extraordinary proof” that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings.

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From related AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith): DNA from Jefferson's hair all but confirms he fathered children with Sally Hemings
What historical context did Leigh Fought provide regarding the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings?
Fought described a radical imbalance of power, noting that Jefferson was one of the most powerful men in the country while Hemings was enslaved. She also noted that Hemings exercised agency by ensuring her children would be free and have a better life.
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From related AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith): DNA from Jefferson's hair all but confirms he fathered children with Sally Hemings
Why were skeptics of the 1998 study still arguing for alternative fathers?
Skeptics argued that the 1998 results could not distinguish between different men on the same Jefferson paternal line, specifically suggesting Randolph Jefferson or his sons as possible fathers.
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From related AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith): DNA from Jefferson's hair all but confirms he fathered children with Sally Hemings
How did the Thomas Jefferson Foundation respond to the new findings?
The Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which owns and operates Monticello, issued a statement acknowledging the study and framing it as confirmation of what historians already accepted rather than a new revelation.
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From related AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith): DNA from Jefferson's hair all but confirms he fathered children with Sally Hemings
What alternative paternity scenarios were tested against Thomas Jefferson's DNA in the genomic analysis?
Researchers tested whether Jefferson, his brother Randolph, or Randolph's sons could have fathered the children Madison and Eston.
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From related AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith): DNA from Jefferson's hair all but confirms he fathered children with Sally Hemings
What are the statistical odds that Thomas Jefferson did not father children with Sally Hemings based on modern genomic sequencing of his hair?
The odds are less than one in 1,000. This conclusion was reached by applying modern genomic sequencing to hair strands linked to Jefferson, which allowed researchers to model competing paternity scenarios.
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