Chicago - Buoyed by genetic tests showing Thomas Jefferson fathered a child by one of his slaves, an Illinois woman hopes to prove that she is descended from another US president, George Washington, and a slave, the Chicago Tribune reported yesterday.
Ms Janet Allen (44), of Peoria, claims her ancestor, West Ford, was the son of the first US president and a plantation slave named Venus during a liaison that began in 1784 and lasted a year or more, according to the paper.
