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James Madison Hemings 1805–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 January 1805

Birth Location: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 28 November 1877

Death Location: Huntington, Lorain, Ohio, USA

Father: Thomas President

Mother: Sally Hemings

Spouse(s): Mary McCoy

Children(s): Sarah Hemings, Thomas Hemings, Harriet Hemings, Mary Hemings, Catherine Hemings, William Hemings, James Hemings, Julia Hemings, Ellen Hemings

In 1805, James Madison Hemings entered the world in Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Jefferson 3Rd President And Sally Hemings. James Madison Hemings married Mary Polly Hughes Mccoy, and had children including Catherine Jane Hemings, Ellen Wayles Nell Hemings, Harriet Hemings, James Madison Hemings, Julia Ann Hemings, Mary Ann Hemings, Sarah E Hemings, Thomas Eston Hemings, William Beverly Hemings. James Madison Hemings passed away in 1877 in Huntington, Lorain, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1805, James Madison Hemings entered the world in Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Jefferson 3Rd President And Sally Hemings.
  • James Madison Hemings married Mary Polly Hughes Mccoy, and had children including Catherine Jane Hemings, Ellen Wayles Nell Hemings, Harriet Hemings, James Madison Hemings, Julia Ann Hemings, Mary Ann Hemings, Sarah E Hemings, Thomas Eston Hemings, William Beverly Hemings.
  • James Madison Hemings passed away in 1877 in Huntington, Lorain, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas President
1743–1826
Birth Location: Shadwell Estate, Goochland (now Albemarle), Virginia
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Sally Hemings
1773–1835
Birth Location: Albemarle County Virginia, Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Mary McCoy
1808–1873
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Hemings
1835–1884
Birth Location: Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Hemings
1838–1863
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
TH
Harriet Hemings
1839–1926
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Mary Hemings
1843–1921
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
MH
Catherine Hemings
1844–1880
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
CH
William Hemings
1847–1910
Birth Location: Ross, Ohio, USA
WH
James Hemings
1849–1900
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Julia Hemings
1851–1866
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Ellen Hemings
1856–1940
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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James Hemings's Ancestors

Self
James Hemings
1805–1877
Birth Place: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson 3rd President
1743–1826
Shadwell Estate, Goochland (now Albemarle), Virginia
Sally Hemings
1773–1835
Albemarle County Virginia, Colonial America
Grandparents
Peter (Jefferson) Col.
1708–1757
Henrico Co. (now Chesterfield Co.), Virginia
Jane Randolph
1720–1776
London, England
Great-Grandparents
Isham Col
1685–1742
Jane Rogers
1695–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Randolph
1650–1711
Mary Isham
1659–1735

James Hemings's Descendants

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James (Madison) Hemings (19 January 1805–28 November 1877) m. Mary ("Polly" Hughes) McCoy (1808–Bet. 1873–1876)
  1. 1. Sarah (E) Hemings 1835–1884
  2. 2. Thomas (Eston) Hemings 1838–1863
  3. 3. Harriet Hemings 1839–1926
  4. 4. Mary (Ann) Hemings 1843–1921
  5. 5. Catherine (Jane) Hemings 1844–1880
  6. 6. William (Beverly) Hemings 1847–1910
  7. 7. James (Madison) Hemings 1849–1900
  8. 8. Julia (Ann) Hemings 1851–1866
  9. 9. Ellen (Wayles "Nell") Hemings 1856–1940

James Hemings's Timeline

2 Records

1805
19 January 1805
Birth of James Madison Hemings in Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
1877
28 November 1877
Age 72
Death of James Madison Hemings in Huntington, Lorain, Ohio, USA
Huntington, Lorain, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 January 1805
    Event Place: Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 November 1877
    Event Place: Huntington, Lorain, Ohio, USA
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