BIOGRAPHICAL
| First Name | Sam |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | Feb. 1762 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 12 |
AS PROPERTY
GENEALOGY
| First Name | Sam |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | Feb. 1762 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. Eigtheen people are recorded at Dunlora. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Sam (d. 1774)DinahAggy (d. 1774)Judy (b. 1764)Dinah (b. 1766)Solomon (b. 1769) |
| 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 |
| Listed With | DinahAggy (b. 1789)Dinah (b. 1766) |
| 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. | |
| From Enslaver | John Wayles (1715-1773) |
| To Enslaver | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
| Role | Sold Or Transferred |
| Listed With | Sam (d. 1774)DinahJackAggy (d. 1774)Judy (b. 1764)Dinah (b. 1766)Solomon (b. 1769) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 11 |
| 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 | Caesar (1749-1820)Milly (b. 1760)Will (b. 1753)Abby (b. 1753)Jesse (b. 1772)Judy (b. 1774)Sally (b. 1777)Lucy (1779-1797)Dick (b. 1781) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 24 |
| Bowling Clark records a list of people enslaved by Thomas Jefferson at Poplar Forest, organized by family groups. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Dilcy (b. 1769)Ambrose (b. 1785)Hannah (b. 1789)Dinah (b. 1791) |
| Sources | Bowling Clark to Thomas Jefferson, [17 Aug. 1792] |
| Sam, Dilcy, and their three children are sold by Thomas Jefferson to Joshua Early during a sale in Bedford County. | |
| From Enslaver | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
| To Enslaver | Joshua Early (1738-1812) |
| Role | Sold Or Transferred |
| Listed With | Dilcy (b. 1769)Ambrose (b. 1785)Hannah (b. 1789)Dinah (b. 1791) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 25 Thomas Jefferson to Bowling Clark, 21 September 1792 Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 12 October 1792 |
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