BIOGRAPHICAL
| First Name | Dinah |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Female |
| Birth Information | 1761 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 13 |
AS PROPERTY
GENEALOGY
| First Name | Dinah |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Female |
| Birth Information | 1761 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 13 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties, noting if someone is engaged in agriculture, a tradesperson, or is unable to work. 45 people are recorded at Monticello. Marked as "a titheable person following some other occupation" | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 15 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of blankets and beds to people at Monticello. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 19 |
| Nine people in Charles City County 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 | Billy Warny (b. 1763) |
| 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 | Orange (b. 1777)Sally (b. 1780) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 24 |
| Dinah and her daughters Sally and Lizzy are sold by Thomas Jefferson to James Kinsolving. Kinsolving lives in the vicinity of Randolph Jefferson, the enslaver of Dinah’s husband Orange. | |
| From Enslaver | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
| To Enslaver | James Kinsolving (1760-1829) |
| Role | Sold Or Transferred |
| Listed With | Sally (b. 1780)Lizzy |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 25 Thomas Jefferson to Randolph Jefferson, 25 September 1792 Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 12 October 1792 Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., to Thomas Jefferson, 24 January 1793 |
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