"James Hemings (1765 \u2013 1801) was an American mixed-race slave owned and freed by Thomas Jefferson. He was an older brother of Sally Hemings and is said to have been a half-sibling of Jefferson's wife Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson because their father was John Wayles. As a young man, Hemings was selected by Jefferson to accompany him to Paris when the latter was appointed Minister to France."@en . . . "James Hemings"@en . . "Hemings, James"@en . . . . . "1801Z"^^ . . . . "American slave" . . . "1765Z"^^ . . .