“The DNA testing found no genetic link between the Hemings and Carr descendants, refuting Jefferson's grandchildren"s assertion that his Carr nephews fathered Sally Hemings" children.†“The results of the study established that an individual carrying the male Jefferson Y chromosome fathered Eston Hemings (born 1808), the last known child born to Sally Hemings. There were approximately 25 adult male Jeffersons who carried this chromosome living in Virginia at that time, and a few of them are known to have visited Monticello. The study’s authors, however, said “the simplest and most probable†conclusion was that Thomas Jefferson had fathered Eston Hemings.†“Thomas Jefferson was at Monticello at the likely conception times of Sally Hemings" six known children. There are no records suggesting that she was elsewhere at these times, or records of any births at times that would exclude Jefferson paternity.†Occam’s razor must be applied. https://www.monticello.org/site/plantation-and-slavery/thomas-jefferson-and-sally-hemings-brief-account
"The DNA testing found no genetic link between the Hemings and Carr descendants, refuting Jefferson's grandchildren's assertion that his Carr nephews fathered Sally Hemings' children."
"The results of the study established that an individual carrying the male Jefferson Y chromosome fathered Eston Hemings (born 1808), the last known child born to Sally Hemings. There were approximately 25 adult male Jeffersons who carried this chromosome living in Virginia at that time, and a few of them are known to have visited Monticello. The study's authors, however, said "the simplest and most probable" conclusion was that Thomas Jefferson had fathered Eston Hemings."
"Thomas Jefferson was at Monticello at the likely conception times of Sally Hemings's six known children. There are no records suggesting that she was elsewhere at these times, or records of any births at times that would exclude Jefferson paternity." "Occam's razor must be applied.
It might help to recall why a controversy that had been ginned up by James Callender in 1800 was back in the news. And that was because the Clinton gang was trying to use it to diminish Bill Clinton’s sleazy sexual behavior.
With this statement that you quote the study’s authors reveal that their conclusion isn’t based on definitive evidence, it’s simply their preferred explanation:
“There were approximately 25 adult male Jeffersons who carried this chromosome living in Virginia at that time, and a few of them are known to have visited Monticello. The study’s authors, however, said “the simplest and most probable” conclusion was that Thomas Jefferson had fathered Eston Hemings