| First Name | Jenny |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Female |
| Death Information | After 1781 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 29 |
| Partner | Branford (d. 1781) 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 | Branford (d. 1781) |
| 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 | Branford (d. 1781) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 11 |
| Eight people enslaved by Thomas Jefferson escape from Elk Hill during a British invasion. | |
| Role | Freedom Seeker |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 29 Jefferson’s Statement of Losses to the British at His Cumberland Plantations in 1781, [27 January 1783] Thomas Jefferson to William Gordon, 16 July 1788 |
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