Martin Hemings
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Martin Hemings was an enslaved man at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello plantation, known for serving as Jefferson’s personal butler and as a prominent member of the Hemings family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Martin Hemings canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19718361 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Martin Hemings Context triple: [Hemings family of Monticello, member, Martin Hemings]
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A.
James Hemings
James Hemings was an enslaved chef owned by Thomas Jefferson who became one of the first Americans formally trained in French cuisine and later negotiated for his freedom.
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B.
Madison Hemings
Madison Hemings was the son of Sally Hemings and, by most historical accounts, Thomas Jefferson, known for his 1873 memoir detailing life at Monticello and his family’s lineage.
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C.
Michael Peoples
Michael Peoples is a screenwriter best known for his work on the science fiction film "Enemy Mine."
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D.
Eston Hemings
Eston Hemings was the youngest son of Sally Hemings, widely believed to be fathered by Thomas Jefferson, who later became a free man, musician, and community leader in Ohio and Wisconsin.
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E.
Jeremie Harris
Jeremie Harris is an American actor best known for his role as Ptonomy Wallace in the FX superhero drama series "Legion."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Martin Hemings Target entity description: Martin Hemings was an enslaved man at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello plantation, known for serving as Jefferson’s personal butler and as a prominent member of the Hemings family.
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A.
James Hemings
James Hemings was an enslaved chef owned by Thomas Jefferson who became one of the first Americans formally trained in French cuisine and later negotiated for his freedom.
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B.
Madison Hemings
Madison Hemings was the son of Sally Hemings and, by most historical accounts, Thomas Jefferson, known for his 1873 memoir detailing life at Monticello and his family’s lineage.
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C.
Michael Peoples
Michael Peoples is a screenwriter best known for his work on the science fiction film "Enemy Mine."
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D.
Eston Hemings
Eston Hemings was the youngest son of Sally Hemings, widely believed to be fathered by Thomas Jefferson, who later became a free man, musician, and community leader in Ohio and Wisconsin.
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E.
Jeremie Harris
Jeremie Harris is an American actor best known for his role as Ptonomy Wallace in the FX superhero drama series "Legion."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.