BIOGRAPHICAL
| First Name | Betsy |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Female |
AS PROPERTY
GENEALOGY
| Mother | Thenia Hemings (b. 1767) Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 25 |
| First Name | Betsy |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Female |
| Mother | Thenia Hemings (b. 1767) Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 25 |
| Thenia and her five children are sold by Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe. | |
| From Enslaver | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
| To Enslaver | James Monroe (1758-1831) |
| Role | Sold Or Transferred |
| Listed With | Thenia Hemings (b. 1767)Mary HemingsLucy HemingsSusan HemingsSally Hemings |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 25 James Monroe to Thomas Jefferson, 23 July 1793 |
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