Broadnax again sought Jefferson's assistance when William DuVal (Wythe's executor) sold her house in Richmond, despite provisions in Wythe's will to provide for her after his death. Relationship with Wythe Broadnax has been regarded by some historians as the possible concubine of Wythe and mother of Michael Brown. Historian Fawn M. Brodie, who linked Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, has suggested that Broadnax was Wythe's lover, and that Michael Brown was their son. Historian Bruce Chadwick also included this claim in his 2009 book regarding Wythe. In his 2013 book, The United States of the United Races, historian Greg Carter wrote that Broadnax was "was likely [Wythe's] concubine." This assertion was also recorded in the 1856 "Memoranda Concerning the Death of Chancellor Wythe," also known as the "Dove Memo," which was a statement of the recollections of Dr. John Dove of Richmond, Virginia, recorded by Thomas Hicks Wynne. Historian Philip D. Morgan has noted that there is no documented gossip about Wythe and Broadnax at the time they were alive, unlike the case of Jefferson and Hemings, which was covered by newspapers and in individuals' letters and diaries. Death and legacy Broadnax died in the 1820s, leaving property and a half-acre lot to her free grand nephews. Her will was entered into the Court of Hustings in Richmond on February 26, 1827. In his book The Two Parsons, author George Wythe Munford described Broadnax as "a servant of the olden time, respected and trusted by her master, and devotedly attached to him and his—one of those whom he had liberated, but who lived with him from affection." Colonial Williamsburg tells the stories of 18th-century African Americans including interpreters in programs portraying Lydia Broadnax. She is also featured in the organization's "Living History" series and the "Lydia in Liberty for Lydia Broadnax" stage play. Broadnax is a featured character in the stage play The Death of George Wythe" by Ron Larson. Actress Harriott Lomax portrays Broadnax in "Bought and Sold in Williamsburg", in the episode "Unearthing Secret America" for Scientific American Frontiers (Season 13, episode 1). References 1742 births 1820s deaths African-American activists Colonial Williamsburg People from Williamsburg, Virginia Women of African descent Virginia colonial people People from Richmond, Virginia 18th-century American slaves Free Negroes 18th-century African-American women