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There's strong evidence that Thomas Jefferson fathered one or more children by Sally Hemmings, one of his slaves.

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Which presidents didn't have affair?

Cleveland agreed to pay child support even though it was far from certain that he was the father of the child. Harding admitted that he fathered a child with Nan Britton. DNA evidence shows that Jefferson or his nephew fathered a child by a slave, Sally Hemings.


What was the child of a slave woman and a free man considered?

The child of a slave woman and a free man was typically considered a slave under the principle of partus sequitur ventrem, meaning that the child's legal status followed that of the mother. This meant that even if the father was free, the child would still be considered a slave.


Did Thomas Jefferson have any children with slave women?

It is generally believed, and well supported with DNA evidence, that Jefferson fathered six children with a slave named Sally Hemings. There is also evidence to suggest that Sally's father was also the father of Jefferson's wife, Martha Wayles Skelton.


Which president had a illegitimate child?

Grover Cleveland and Warren Harding both were accused of fathering children outside of marriage. Cleveland was not married at the time, and there was a serious question about whether the child was his, but he agreed to pay child support. Harding was married at the time and there was not much question that he was having an affair. His supporters found the money to buy off the mother.


Who was a black man considered a founding father?

There are no African Americans that were founders of the United States. Any African American who was at the constitutional convention was a slave.


How di the slave owner's wife feel about the slave childen fathered by her husband?

Slave owners wives were often embarrassed and took the anger out on the innocent children.


Which founding father never owned a slave?

Benjamin Franklin helped start the first Abolitionist society in the United States, and always opposed slavery.


By Virginia law what was the child of a slave women and a free man considered?

Under Virginia law, the child of a slave woman and a free man was considered a slave, following the principle of partus sequitur ventrem, which means that the status of the child follows that of the mother. Therefore, regardless of the father's status, the child would still be enslaved.


Did George Washington have any black kids?

No, none that he fathered. He did have a number of black slave kids.


Why is touissant l'ouverture so important in haiti?

cause he help in the war ---- He is a National Hero and one of the Founding Father of Haiti. He helped the slave gained their Independence from France.


In the US slave system were the children of White slave women or Black slave men born into servitude in similar manner as were those of Black slave women?

If the father is not a slave than the child cant be born into slavery. It doesn't matter about the women its all about if the man is a slave or not


Why By Virginia law what was the child of a slave woman and a free man considered?

By Virginia law, the child of a slave woman and a free man was considered a slave, following the principle of partus sequitur ventrem, which meant that the status of a child followed that of the mother. This law helped perpetuate and institutionalize slavery in Virginia, as the child would inherit the enslaved status of their mother regardless of the father's status.