I was, regretfully, around and even participated in a minor way in 
the previous Jefferson/Hemming flap. I'd not like to see a repeat of 
it. It produced a lot of heated language and not much understanding.

But I don't think anyone ever suggested that Sally Hemming was a 
descendent of Thomas Jefferson.

I agree that Jefferson was "a fine and brilliant President" and even 
feel some pride to have some distant family connection to him 
(nothing that would get me into the Monticello Association --- the 
Hemming family will get in before I do). My feelings about Mr. 
Jefferson would not be damaged if the Hemming connection turns out to 
be factual. Let facts, whatever they may be, be put forward, not 
indignation from either side.

St. George Tucker Ranson



>X-USANET-Source: 
>192.131.239.33  IN   [log in to unmask] listlva.lib.va.us
>X-USANET-MsgId: XID091LkmXDT5810X09
>X-Mailer: Thunderbird - Mac OS X sub 310
>X-Spam-Flag: NO
>Date:         Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:01:13 EST
>Reply-To:     [log in to unmask]
>Sender:       "Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and 
>family history." <[log in to unmask]>
>From:         [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] 11/15: LVA Book Talk - Mr. Jefferson's Women 
>by Jon Kukla
>To:           [log in to unmask]
>List-Help: <http://listlva.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/wa.exe?LIST=VA-ROOTS>,
>            <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>List-Subscribe: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>List-Owner: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>List-Archive: <http://listlva.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/wa.exe?LIST=VA-ROOTS>
>
>I sure am glad I don't live close enough to Richmond and the speech and the
>author would hear some words from me. It has been proven to me and 
>most around
>Monticello   who go there often as we used to do when living in 
>Va.   that DNA
>proved Sally Hemings was not a descendant of one of our best and most
>brilliant Presidents is being besmerched by a person who is not 
>worth the paper his
>writing are written on.
>
>We had very lengthy disgussions on this subject quite a number of years ago
>and its time to stop this. The author and some of other so called 
>investagators
>of history have done great damage to a fine and brilliant President. I resent
>this so called author's reporting after all the investigative reporting more
>than 10 years ago. What an ego to think he knows more than all those people.
>
>Sarah Browder in Texas, a former Virginia resident.
>
>
>
>**************************************
>  See what's new at http://www.aol.com