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Madison Hemings (18 January 1805 – 28 November 1877) was the son of Thomas Jefferson's slave Sally Hemings and, according to Hemings's memoir - as well as circumstantial evidence - of Thomas Jefferson himself.
According to his 1873 memoirs, Madison Hemings was named for Jefferson's friend and future president James Madison at the request of Madison's wife Dolley who promised Sally Hemings a gift for the honor, though no gift was ever given. He grew up at Monticello, describing his childhood as ...
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