From The American probate reports: containing recent cases of general value ...
....Sarah's mother, Ann Settles, was a slave, her father, James Scott, a free person of color.......
This case has a Facebook page. Further infomation: James Scott was the grandson of Mary Hemings of Monticello.
"Thomas and Mary Bell's free daughter, Sally Jefferson Bell, married Jesse Scott, an accomplished musician. Scott and his sons played for dances and entertainments all over Virginia." [Source]
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