| First Name | Judy |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Female |
| Birth Information | 1764 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 12 |
| Mother | Dinah Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 12 |
| Father | Sam (d. 1774) Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 12 |
| Partner | Stephen Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 24 |
| 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)Sam (b. 1762)Dinah (b. 1766)Solomon (b. 1769) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 17 |
| 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)Sam (b. 1762)Dinah (b. 1766)Solomon (b. 1769) |
| 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 |
| Listed With | Natia (b. 1773) |
| 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 |
| Five people return to the plantation at Elk Hill after escaping during a British invasion. | |
| Role | Traveler |
| Listed With | Natia (b. 1773) |
| 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 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties. 31 people are recorded at Elk Hill. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Stephen |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 24 |
| Judy and her mother Dinah are sold by Thomas Jefferson to X during a sale at Elk Hill. | |
| From Enslaver | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
| To Enslaver | Tandy Rice |
| Role | Sold Or Transferred |
| Listed With | Dinah |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 25 |
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