BIOGRAPHICAL
| First Name | Hannah |
| Alternate Names | Hanah Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 18 |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Female |
AS PROPERTY
GENEALOGY
| First Name | Hannah |
| Alternate Names | Hanah Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 18 |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Female |
| 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 | PeterBetty (b. 1772) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 17 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 18 |
| Peter, his wife Hannah, and their daughter Betty are transferred to Thomas Jefferson in the division of his father’s estate. Marked as "a labourer in the ground." | |
| Occupation: | Farm Laborer |
| Listed With | PeterBetty (b. 1772) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 11 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties. Nine people are recorded at Willis Creek. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | PeterBetty (b. 1772)Solomon (b. 1774)George (b. 1779) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 24 |
| Peter, Hannah, and their children are sold by Thomas Jefferson to Vincent Markham during a sale at Elk Hill. | |
| From Enslaver | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
| To Enslaver | Vincent Markham |
| Role | Sold Or Transferred |
| Listed With | PeterBetty (b. 1772)Solomon (b. 1774)George (b. 1779)Cuffy (b. 1784) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 25 |
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