BIOGRAPHICAL
| First Name | Tom |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | 1767 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 12 |
AS PROPERTY
GENEALOGY
| First Name | Tom |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | 1767 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. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Jack (b. 1758)Patt Kennon (b. 1752)Jeffery (b. 1769) |
| 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. | |
| From Enslaver | John Wayles (1715-1773) |
| To Enslaver | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
| Role | Sold Or Transferred |
| Listed With | Jack (b. 1758)Patt Kennon (b. 1752)Jeffery (b. 1769) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 11 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties. 35 people are recorded at Poplar Forest. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Jack (b. 1758)Patt Kennon (b. 1752)Jeffery (b. 1769)Betty (b. 1774)Judy (b. 1780) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 24 |
| 27 enslaved persons are transferred by Thomas Jefferson as part of a marriage settlement between his daughter Martha and Thomas Mann Randolph. | |
| From Enslaver | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
| To Enslaver | Thomas Mann Randolph (1768-1828) |
| Role | Sold Or Transferred |
| Listed With | Lucy (b. 1769)Polly (b. 1785)Davy (b. 1787) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 25 Marriage Settlement for Martha Jefferson, 21 February 1790 |
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