As many as 70 members of the Hemings family lived in slavery at Monticello over five generations.

Members of the entrepreneurial family of Edward and Jane Gillette possessed a variety of valuable skills and often supplied Monticello with their own goods and produce.

The story of the Herns illustrates the strength of the African American family.

Joseph Fossett was a trusted blacksmith and his wife, Edith, was Monticello’s principal cook during Jefferson’s retirement.

The Grangers and their children were trusted and skilled artisans and laborers at Monticello.

Brothers James and Philip Hubbard were brought to Monticello in their early teens to work in the Nailery. In later years, both were runaways, but for different reasons.