Thomas Jefferson’s DNA sheds new light on his relationship with Sally Hemings and supports the longstanding conclusion that he fathered her children.

DNA study confirms Thomas Jefferson fathered children with enslaved Sally Hemings - America’s third president and one of its founding fathers kept more than 600 slaves ...

Thomas Jefferson is either the most prolific, hypocritical liar in American history or the victim of the most profane defamation of character allegation in 250 years. There is no gauzy middle ground ...

A strand stuck in glue that Thomas Jefferson used to make a Bible is further confirmation for historians and descendants of the third president and the enslaved woman.

Centering Sally Hemings as a Founding Mother exposes how American democracy was built through the unrecognized, racialized and gendered labor of Black women whose lives made its ideals possible. “The ...

Beyond a shadow of a doubt, researchers have determined that Thomas Jefferson fathered the two sons of Sally Hemings, whose DNA was tested. A new wave of DNA research, published September 22, 2026, ...

Researchers say they have the most conclusive proof of Thomas Jefferson's paternity of Sally Hemings’ children. A strand of hair found in Jefferson’s Bible launched an investigation involving DNA ...

The co-author of a new book says there is a “99.9% chance” that the former president fathered children with a woman he enslaved.

The burial came as the Smithsonian released DNA research it said provides “extraordinary proof” that Thomas Jefferson had children with Sally Hemings. By Jennifer Schuessler A new book describes how ...

A centuries-old question over Thomas Jefferson's relationship with Sally Hemings, a woman he enslaved, is back in the spotlight — and new DNA evidence reinforces what historians have long concluded.

Sally Hemings, the enslaved mistress of founding father Thomas Jefferson, has finally been granted her own tribute at Monticello, the sprawling Virginia estate of the late president. The controversial ...