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Sometimes called Critty, she was a domestic slave at Monticello from 1775 until 1827, [16] when most of Jefferson's slaves were sold following his death. Critta was purchased and freed by Francis W. Eppes, whom she had cared for as a nurse when he was young, starting in 1802.
Learn about Elizabeth Hemings, the matriarch of a prominent enslaved family at Thomas Jefferson's plantation. Discover her origins, children, relationships, and legacy through historical records and archeological evidence.
Elizabeth "Betty" Hemings (1735-1807) was a woman from Virginia. She was the mother of Sally Hemings and eleven other people. For part of her life, she was enslaved to Thomas Jefferson. Hers was the largest family to live at Monticello.
Learn about Elizabeth Hemings, the enslaved mother of several of Jefferson's children, and her descendants who lived and worked at Monticello. Read her family history, oral traditions, and primary sources from Madison Hemings.
Betty Hemings and children. As part of the wedding settlement between John Wayles and Martha Epps, her parents gave the new couple an enslaved African-American woman and her young mixed-race daughter Betty Hemings, whose father was an English sea captain named Hemings.
Family: Hemings-Elizabeth. Occupation: Household servant. The majority of those interviewed for the Getting Word project trace their ancestry to Elizabeth (Betty) Hemings. According to her grandson Madison Hemings, she was the daughter of an English sea captain named Hemings and an enslaved woman.
6. Juni 2018 · Shortly after Jan. 1774, when Thomas and Martha Jefferson inherited Betty Hemings and her children on the division of the Wayles estate, moved with her family to the Elk Hill plantation in Goochland County. (FB.18)
