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John Wayles Jefferson (born John Wayles Hemings; May 8, 1835 – June 12, 1892), was an American businessman and Union Army officer in the American Civil War. He is believed to be a grandson of Thomas Jefferson; his paternal grandmother is Sarah (Sally) Hemings, Thomas Jefferson's mixed-race slave and half-sister to his late wife.
- Sally Hemings (grandmother)
My Library. Civil War | Biography. John Wayles Jefferson. Title Colonel. War & Affiliation Civil War / Union. Date of Birth - Death May 8, 1835 – June 12, 1892. John Wayles Jefferson was the grandson of Thomas Jefferson , the man who penned “all men are created equal” and his slave Sally Hemings.
John Wayles Jefferson - Getting Word. John Wayles Jefferson. Dates Alive: 1835-1892. Family: Hemings-Eston. Occupation: Hotelkeeper; Army officer; Cotton merchant. John Wayles Jefferson, the oldest child of Eston Hemings and Julia Isaacs Jefferson, lived as an African American in southern Ohio until the age of fifteen, when his family moved to ...
20 de jul. de 2020 · Jul 20. Written By frank anderson. When John Wayles Jefferson took command of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry in 1863, he had a unique personal connection to the Union he'd sworn to protect and defend. His grandfather was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States.
John Wayles (January 31, 1715 - May 28, 1773) was Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson 's father and Thomas Jefferson's father-in-law. He was born in Lancaster, England, in 1715 and emigrated to Virginia, likely in the 1730s, though the date is not known. He established his home at The Forest, in Charles City County.
Ten descendants of Monticello slaves on both sides of the color line are known to have fought in the Union army. Four, including John Wayles Jefferson and his brother Beverly Jefferson, sons of Eston Hemings Jefferson, fought in white regiments.
Through the division of the estate of Jefferson's wife's father, John Wayles, the Jeffersons acquire by inheritance £4000 in debts as well as 135 additional slaves, among them Elizabeth (Betty) Hemings (c.1735-1807).
