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Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and one of the most influential of the United States' Founding Fathers. His portrait graces the US two-dollar bill and nickel.
As a political philosopher, Jefferson was a man of enlightenment and knew many intellectual leaders in Britain and France.
Jefferson supported states' rights, limited federal government power, and separation of church and state.
He believed that every American was entitled to an education adequate enough to give a person the skills and abilities needed to vote. Beyond that, he believed, should be determined on a person-by-person basis. Not everyone is suited to a college education.
Jefferson served as the wartime Governor of Virginia (1779–1781), first United States Secretary of State (1789–1793) and second Vice President (1797–1801).
Jefferson was a man who wore many hats including horticulturist, statesman, architect, archaeologist, paleontologist, author, inventor, and founder of the University of Virginia.
Jefferson died on the Fourth of July, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. He died a few hours before John Adams. There are stories that while Adams lay dying, he spoke of Thomas, unaware that Jefferson had already passed away.
Thomas Jefferson's alma mater was the College of William and Mary.
From the pen of Thomas Jefferson, 3rd U.S. President, Drafter and Signer of the Declaration of Independence
"God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the Gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever; That a revolution of the wheel of fortune, a change of situation, is among possible events; that it may become probable by Supernatural influence! The Almighty has no attribute which can take side with us in that event."
--Notes on the State of Virginia, Query XVIII, p. 237.
"I am a real Christian – that is to say, a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus Christ."
--The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, p. 385.
Jefferson's Y-DNA is of the type found in Haplogroup T (formerly K2) and is considered fairly rare according to the same article. You may read more about Haplogroup T here.[1]
More DNA information for Thomas Jefferson and other famous people is available on the Wikipedia link here.[2]
Thomas Jefferson's oldest known ancestors can be accessed by using the WikiTree.Widget.
Thomas Jefferson had an intimate relationship with, Sally Hemings, a girl he enslaved. Due to evidence from the time, plus the addition of Y DNA testing, it is believed he was the father of six of her children. See: Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson for more detailed information. The Thomas Jefferson Foundation believes the preponderance of evidence is strongest in favor of this being true. With this in mind, relationships on WikiTree will reflect this conclusion until/unless brand new evidence that strongly sways the conclusion in a new direction comes to light. WikiTree's US Presidents Project and US Black Heritage Project are in agreement that they will not engage in any arguments or discussion regarding these relationships without new evidence.
Twenty-six U.S. states have named counties in President Jefferson's honor: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
See also: Monticello Plantation, Albemarle, Virginia
He was trying to force it into the constitution so that the other representatives would have to accept it. It is there but didn't quite work. :(
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The current larger issue on this profile is to accurately honor the relationship of Sally Hemings. It is at the top of the to-do list for US Black Heritage, however, we are waiting for a knowledgable researcher to come forward who can do proper justice to the issue. We don't want to throw information on any of these profiles that isn't accurate or well thought out. Above all, we seek to honor our enslaved ancestors lives which we believe is best done through excellent profiles and connected family. Thanks, Emma MacBeath~~US Black Heritage Project Leader
DNA Y does confirm he is a Jefferson..
Meltzer, Brad, Heroes for my son, pgs 90-91, Harper Collins Publishing
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