Mary Hemings
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Gender | Female |
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Born | Charles City County |
Virginia | |
United States | |
Died | Charlottesville |
Virginia | |
United States | |
Parents | Betty Hemings |
Children | Joseph Fossett |
Siblings | Sally Hemings |
Grandchildren | Ann-Elizabeth Fossett Isaacs |
Job | Domestic worker |
Homemaker | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 425807 |
Mary Hemings Life story
Mary Hemings, also known as Mary Hemings Bell, was born into slavery, most likely in Charles City County, Virginia, as the oldest child of Elizabeth Hemings, a mixed-race slave held by John Wayles.