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Headstone for Priscilla Hemmings (ca 1776-1830), carved by John Hemmings.
Thesed
is placed at the head
of my dear affectionat[e]
wife Priscilla Hemmings
Departed this life on Fri
day the 7th of May 1830 eag 54
Priscilla Hemmings (ca 1776-1830) was a nursemaid to Jefferson's grandchildren and a favorite of the family. She and her husband, John Hemmings, lived several miles apart until 1809, when her owners, Jefferson's daughter and son-in-law, moved to Monticello. This headstone was found on the Monticello grounds in the 1960s. The site of her grave, likely an undiscovered graveyard on the Monticello plantation, is not known. |