You can find part one here.
Thomas Jefferson-The third President of the United States had a pretty rough time when it came to his progeny. He and his wife Martha had six children but only two survived beyond infancy. Martha herself became weaker and weaker with each child birth and died in 1782, before the Revolutionary War was even ended. Jefferson promised his wife on his deathbed to not marry again but scientists have proven that Jefferson did bear more children with one of his slaves Sally Hemings. The debate rages as to how many children these two produced but it could be anywhere from one to six. We do know that she was born in 1773 and therefore Hemings played a huge role in Jefferson's life. Her children led a difficult life, being related to the great Founding Father but being unable to prove it. Some "passed" into white culture while others remained in bondage. James Madison-The Father of the Constitution had no children of his own. Madison, like Washington, inherited a stepson when he married Dolly Madison after a yellow fever outbreak killed off her first husband and other child. The Madisons would never conceive and unfortunately John Payne Todd was a hot mess. He constantly drank and blew his father's fortune and opportunities. He went to prison twice for debts he had accrued and forced his mother Dolly to sell Montpelier (the Madison estate to pay it off). Then he tried to fleece his niece for more inheritance. Yep, he was that awesome. John Adams-Of course, perhaps no family is more of a tragic emo-song than the Adams family (snap snap). John and Abigail had six children. The most famous, of course, being sixth President John Quincy Adams. Groomed for greatness from the start, John Quincy did not disappoint. The siblings on the other hand... Charles did of cirrhosis at age 30 because of rampant alcoholism. Abigail contracted breast cancer and after a very risky and dangerous procedure to remove the breast, malignant cells spread it across her body. She died in extreme pain at age 48. Thomas had some successes in politics, following his brother John Quincy but also picked up his brother Charles' habit of alcoholism and died at age 60 in severe debt. Yeah...you get the picture. So maybe your family is not so bad after all. :-)
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