BIOGRAPHICAL
| First Name | Ned |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
AS PROPERTY
GENEALOGY
| First Name | Ned |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties, noting if someone is engaged in agriculture, a tradesperson, or is unable to work. Eigtheen people are recorded at Dunlora. Marked as "a labourer in the ground." | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Occupation: | Farm Laborer |
| Listed With | Isabel Hern (1758-1819) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 17 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of blankets and beds to people at Poplar Forest and Dunlora. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 19 |
| 30 people at Indian Camp 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 | LondySarah (d. 1781)Amy (b. 1756)Isabel Hern (1758-1819)Lewis (1760-1822)Sarah (b. 1764)PegPhoebeFrank (b. 1764)Betty (b. 1767)Lucy (b. 1769) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 11 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of blankets and beds. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 27 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties. He records 129 people in Albemarle County, but only 128 names are visible on the manuscript. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | PhoebeAnnaky (b. 1775)Joe (b. 1781) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 24 |
| Ned, Phoebe, and their three children are sold by Thomas Jefferson to William Harris 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 | PhoebeJoe (b. 1781)IsabelFrank |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 25 Thomas Jefferson to Nicholas Lewis, 11 October 1791 |
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