Sally Hemings

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1826

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Sally Hemings, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Jefferson and Adams die on 4 July 1826

   1826

   Role: Enslaved woman connected to Jefferson's will; not formally manumitted but allowed to live in Charlottesville as a free woman

   1. 11826-07-04 · MonticelloJefferson's Death

      Thomas Jefferson died at Monticello on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

   2. 21826-07-04 · PeacefieldAdams's Death

      John Adams died at Peacefield in Quincy, Massachusetts, on July 4, 1826, unaware that Jefferson had already died.

Sources

1. Thomas Jefferson Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03