| First Name | John Jupiter |
| Alternate Names | John Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 25 |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | Feb. 1775, Judith’s Creek Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 22 |
| Mother | Phyllis Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 22 |
| Father | Jupiter Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 22 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties. 35 people are recorded at Poplar Forest. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | JupiterPhyllisShandy (b. 1768)Sam (b. 1770)Phyllis (b. 1772) |
| 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 | JupiterPhyllisPhyllis (b. 1772)Shandy (b. 1768)Sam (b. 1770) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 25 Marriage Settlement for Martha Jefferson, 21 February 1790 |
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