BIOGRAPHICAL
| First Name | Betty |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Female |
| Birth Information | 1774, Elk Hill Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 21 |
AS PROPERTY
| First Name | Betty |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Female |
| Birth Information | 1774, Elk Hill Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 21 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties. 35 people are recorded at Poplar Forest. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Jack (b. 1758)Patt Kennon (b. 1752)Tom (b. 1767)Jeffery (b. 1769)Judy (b. 1780) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 24 |
| 27 enslaved persons are transferred by Thomas Jefferson as part of a marriage settlement between his daughter Martha and Thomas Mann Randolph. | |
| From Enslaver | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
| To Enslaver | Thomas Mann Randolph (1768-1828) |
| Role | Sold Or Transferred |
| Listed With | Jack (b. 1758)Patt Kennon (b. 1752)Judy (b. 1780) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 25 Marriage Settlement for Martha Jefferson, 21 February 1790 |
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