| This person is a descendant of a US President/Vice President Join: US Presidents Project Discuss: Presidents |
Beverly, a carpenter and fiddler.
In 1822 at the age of 24, Beverly "ran away" from Monticello and was not pursued. His sister Harriet Hemings, 21, followed in the same year. Madison Hemings said that Beverley and Harriet each entered white society in Washington, DC, according to their appearance, and each married well.[1][2]
See Also:
Originally entered by Leslie Ridley-388 26 Mar 2014
Featured German connections: Beverly is 17 degrees from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 21 degrees from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 23 degrees from Lucas Cranach, 16 degrees from Stefanie Graf, 18 degrees from Wilhelm Grimm, 19 degrees from Fanny Hensel, 21 degrees from Theodor Heuss, 15 degrees from Alexander Mack, 31 degrees from Carl Miele, 13 degrees from Nathan Rothschild, 20 degrees from Hermann Friedrich Albert von Ihering and 17 degrees from Ferdinand von Zeppelin on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.
H > Hemmings > Beverly William Hemmings
Categories: US President Direct Descendant | Albemarle County, Virginia, Slaves