Linked to the Fundamental TruthTracking the Jefferson Y Chromosome

By Christina Kachinoski

The Case• Beginning prior to Jefferson’s second term, rumors

began circulating regarding his sexual and paternal involvement with Sally Hemmings, a family slave, and her numerous children

- Numerous births coincided with Jefferson’s time at Monticello

- Fellow Jefferson Y chromosome constituents were also present

- Myth plagued by accusations and denials

IS THOMAS JEFFERSON THE FATHER OF ANY OF SALLY HEMMING’S CHILDREN???

And the Geneticist says . . . The Y-chromosome halotype is passed only through males enabling paternal lineage patterns to be deciphered

The male ancestors whose DNA was interpreted and their respective place in an extensive pedigree

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* The Y chromosomes are compared to those of Jefferson’s paternal uncle and brother

Y? He had no surviving male offspring

I 1

1 2 3II

1 3 4 5III

IV

1 2 34 56 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Y

Y Y

Y Y

Y Y Y Y Y YYY

Jefferson Pedigree of the Y

Chromosome Inherittance

Thomas JeffersonRandolf Jefferson

Peter JeffersonJane Randolph

Sally Hemmings

Thomas Woodson Madison Eston Hemmings

The rest of Sally Hemming’s and Randolph Jefferson’s kids are omitted due to irrelevance

What’s Proven??DNA evidence can’t prove anything . . .just disprove what is known to be false

Thomas Jefferson is not the father of Thomas Woodson – Sally’s oldest son

Hemming’s youngest son did posess the Jefferson Y chromosome although it could have been Thomas’s, Randolph’s, or one of his six sons