Eppes' father soon moved his household and slaves from Mont Blanco, to another of his plantations, Millbrook, in Buckingham County, much closer to Monticello. Francis spent considerable time at Monticello with his maternal aunt Martha Randolph and his widower grandfather, Thomas Jefferson. At his father's Milbrook plantation, his chief caretaker was Betsy Hemmings, a slave whom he later called "Mam Bess."
Eppes' father quickly moved his household and slaves from Mont Blanco to another of his plantations, Millbrook, in Buckingham County, which was closer to Monticello. Francis spent considerable time at Monticello with his maternal aunt Martha Randolph and her widowed grandfather, Thomas Jefferson. At his father's Milbrook plantation, Betsy Hemmings, a slave, acted as his primary caregiver, whom he later called "Mam Bess."