# Scientists say DNA offers strongest evidence yet Jefferson fathered Hemings’ children

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- CNN, 2026-09-30 03:03 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/science/thomas-jefferson-hair-dna-sally-hemings-children?Date=20260930&Profile=CNN

> After years of reconstructing DNA fragments, scientists have presented what they call the strongest evidence to date that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings, an enslaved woman in his household. The relationship had long been rumored but never proven.