My suggestion to all of my fellow genealogists/family historians is to 
realize we all have "heroes" and "hellions" in our ancestry!

We need to be able to accept the "bad" with the "good", all with the simple 
goal of having the most complete and accurate genealogy possible!

I tend to look at all aspects of my lineage with fresh eyes and an open 
mind!

This allows me to enjoy my work and honor my ancestors!

Margaret Kerr Beckwith
Elkins, West Virginia


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Poldi Tonin" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 11:25 PM
Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Hemings Jefferson


> Being an admirer of T.J., I find that suggesting another Jefferson male
> fathered Sally's children dishonoring T.J.'s memory.
>
> Sally was T.J's  Slave and T.J's "Property" and under his control 24-hours 
> a
> day.
>
> As the DNA has proved a Jefferson paternity of Sally's child or children,
> the idea that T. J. passed Sally around to the men visiting his home is a
> blight upon his memory and morality.
>
> Passing Sally around would have made T. J. a whore-monger or pander at 
> best.
>
>
> T. J. was not a saint---only another mortal with mortal inclinations.
>
> I wish this war would end.
>
> Poldi
>
>
>
>
> -- 
>
> "She is insane, of course. The family history has become a mania for her."
> Hercule Poirot
>
> http://www.FrontPorchRockerNews.blogspot.com
>
> http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Langford
> This project includes Lankford spelling also.
>
> "Truth and reason are eternal. They have prevailed. And they will
> eternally prevail; however, in times and places they may be overborne
> for a while by violence, military, civil, or ecclesiastical."
> --Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson, 1810
>
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