Mr Alexander I respect your thoughts and welcome your opinion because it
indicates the degree that such negative TJ books have on the reader. As
a reminder, I did not start this debate, someone brought to the
attention of this readership that Annette Gordon-Reed had a new book
out. As mentioned earlier, I reviewed this inaccurate book on
www.amazon.com where I would hope all readers may be enlightened to an
agenda being conducted before your very eyes. AGR has NO proof that TJ
fathered Sally's children and for a respected author and instructor of
our students, as was Prof. Ellis, is most disgusting and unprofessional
in my opinion.
If any book is mentioned on this or any list that seeks to sway the
reader's belief with inaccurate and unproven statements, then I have a
perfect right to comment on it, and will,..........if you disagree
please remember where the DELETE button is.
I am well aware of the National Genealogical Society attack on those of
us who would dare disagree with the agenda which has been set in
concrete. They were invited to have a member on the Scholars
Commission...the same lady who put out the blistering Special Issue was
personally invited........she declined...too busy. Anyhow the DNA was
NOT an area that NGS could add much insight, it was not a matter of pure
genealogy, it was a matter of manipulating who would represent the
Heming DNA and Dr Foster chose a man whose family had ALWAYS orally
claimed descent from "a Jefferson uncle", meaning TJ's much younger
brother, Randolph Jefferson, (with Jefferson DNA). I had CAUTIONED Dr
Foster that such "research" would naturally indicate a match, and it
did. I recommended a meeting with Monticello, Hemings, Woodson families
and anyone else that would and should have an active part in a
thoughtful and well planned statement in Nature.....HE DECLINED and thus
we have the present condition. He even bypassed his own partner in this
study, Winifred Bennett, who originally suggested the test,in his haste
to rush the study to Nature he NEGLECTED to notify them, Monticello or
the media of this calculated end result.
He and Mrs Bennett soon thereafter split their friendship when Dr Foster
told her he wanted FAME.....she disagreed and they parted company and
she cancelled her book.
There is much more to this fiasco than you know if you read only books
which "Jefferson bash" artists peddle their wares.
Do you actually believe that Annette Gordon-Reed is accurate in flatly
stating that TJ fathered seven Sally children? Where is her proof, where
is your questioning,.............surely that would be a great revelation
to our history, but her knowledge is NOT based upon fact........just as
Fawn Brodie's book, who visualized while studying material, that she was
"married to TJ", wonder what Mrs Gordon-Reed believes that she has not
covered in this book? Read the Scholars Report (13 prominent scholars)at
www.tjheritage.org. Their finding: NO proof that TJ fathered any slave
child.
Herb Barger
Jefferson Family Historian
www.angelfire.com/va/TJTruth
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lane Alexander
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 11:00 PM
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Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Jefferson-Hemings and Annette Gordon-Reed
Mr. Barger,
with all due respect I, for one, am sick of your diatribes on this
subject to this list. Disparaging the author of books where the subject
matter doesn't suit your conclusions is infantile and wins no one to
your side of the fence.
Many qualified, professional genealogists have written well documented
and well researched articles about this subject (see National
Genealogical Society Quarterly, Volume 89, No. 3, September 2001). I
am sorry that they are so threatening to you and your glorious image of
Thomas Jefferson, who the last time I looked at his picture, depicted a
man in breeches. He had no halo, nor wings attached to his body.
Lane Alexander> Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:56:09 -0400> From:
[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Jefferson-Hemings and Annette
Gordon-Reed> To: [log in to unmask]> > Yes, she does have
another book out, even worse and further> "badmouthing" Thomas Jefferson
with such statements on the first page> dust cover page as: "Sarah
Hemings, better known by her nickname Sally,> who bore seven children by
Jefferson over the course of their> thirty-eight year liaison." WOW,
Annette has found proof that this is> true, HA, HA and hasn't told the
world?? There are many statements in> the book that attempt to tie "real
Jefferson relatives" to the Hemings> family, as though it were fact. Her
AGENDA is showing and I suggest all> concerned go to my review of this
inaccurate and misleading book at> www.amazon.com. This statement and
many others is OUTRAGEOUS. You the> public have been "CONNED" long
enough from many sources for various> reasons, regarding this topic. Are
we really asked to BELIEVE this> claim, NO. I suggest readers call her
on this type of action with a copy> to Dan Jordan at Monticello. See
www.tjheritage.org for the Scholars> Commission Report and other
clarifications. She even tries to "prop up"> Madison Hemings inaccurate
claim that he was named at Monticello by> Dolley Madison....an absolute
inaccurate statement. She then proceeds to> have us believe that SHE
knows WHAT HE MEANT........shades of Fawn> Brodie. Enough of this
political correctness and historical revisionism!> > > Herbert Barger>
Jefferson Family Historian> Asst. to Dr Foster on DNA Study> >
-----Original Message-----> From: Research and writing about Virginia
genealogy and family history.> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Quan Pruitt> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 9:30 PM> To:
[log in to unmask]> Subject: [VA-ROOTS]> > This was on another
site and thought it might be of interest to someone> > Annette
Gordon-Reed author of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings An> American
Controversy (University of VA Press 1997) has just published a> new>
book. She will speak at the Library of Virginia on Saturday, Sept.
27th.> > > I expect that her current book will be just as controversal
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