BIOGRAPHICAL
| First Name | Mima |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Female |
| Birth Information | [Before 1756?] First known child born in 1771. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 12 |
AS PROPERTY
GENEALOGY
| First Name | Mima |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Female |
| Birth Information | [Before 1756?] First known child born in 1771. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 12 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties, noting if someone is engaged in agriculture, a tradesperson, or is unable to work. 74 people are recorded at Elk Hil. Marked as "a labourer in the ground." | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Occupation: | Farm Laborer |
| Listed With | Beck (b. 1771) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 17 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 18 |
| 34 people at Elk Hill are transferred to Thomas Jefferson in the division of his father’s estate. Marked as "a labourer in the ground." | |
| From Enslaver | John Wayles (1715-1773) |
| To Enslaver | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
| Role | Sold Or Transferred |
| Occupation: | Farm Laborer |
| Listed With | York (d. 1781)Beck (b. 1771) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 11 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties. 31 people are recorded at Elk Hill. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | TomBeck (b. 1771)Nancey (b. 1774)Suckey (b. 1776)Samson (b. 1778)Will (b. 1781) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 24 |
| Tom, Mima, and their four children are sold by Thomas Jefferson to Daniel Perrow during a sale in Bedford County. The sale is managed by Nicholas Lewis. | |
| From Enslaver | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
| To Enslaver | Daniel B. Perrow |
| Role | Sold Or Transferred |
| Listed With | TomArmisteadPollyNatSolomon |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 25 Thomas Jefferson to Nicholas Lewis, 11 October 1791 |
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