| First Name | Sally |
| Alternate Names | Sal Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 30 |
| Sall Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31 |
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| Surnames | |
| Gender | Female |
| Birth Information | Oct. or Nov. 1777, Shadwell Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 24 and Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 28 |
| 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 | Caesar (1749-1820)Milly (b. 1760)Sam (b. 1762)Will (b. 1753)Abby (b. 1753)Jesse (b. 1772)Judy (b. 1774)Lucy (1779-1797)Dick (b. 1781) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 24 |
| Bowling Clark records a list of people enslaved by Thomas Jefferson at Poplar Forest, organized by family groups. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Will (b. 1753)Abby (b. 1753)Jesse (b. 1772)Lucy (1779-1797)Dick (b. 1781)Flora (b. 1783)Davy (b. 1785)Fanny (b. 1788)Moses (b. 1790)Edy (b. 1792) |
| Sources | Bowling Clark to Thomas Jefferson, [17 Aug. 1792] |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties and where they will be settled the following year. 49 people are recorded in Bedford County. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Will (b. 1753)Abby (b. 1753)Jesse (b. 1772)Lucy (1779-1797)Dick (b. 1781)Flora (b. 1783)Davy (b. 1785)Fanny (b. 1788)Edy (b. 1792)Armstead (b. 1794) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 30 |
| Bread is distributed to enslaved people and hired workers. The source material organizes people into lists by overseer. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Edy (b. 1792) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 50 |
| Fish and other rations are distributed to people living by the house at Monticello. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Edy (b. 1792) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 51 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves in Bedford County from late 1798 to early 1799. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Will (b. 1738)Abby (b. 1753)Jesse (b. 1772)Isabel (1795-1807)Milly (1797-1819)Dick (b. 1781)Flora (b. 1783)Fanny (b. 1788)Edy (b. 1792)Armstead (b. 1794)Amy (b. 1797) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 57 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves in Bedford County. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Isabel (1795-1807)Milly (1797-1819)Betty (b. 1801)Abbey (b. 1804) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 60 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents people living at Bear Creek | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Gawen (b. 1778)Milly (1797-1819)Betty (b. 1801)Abbey (b. 1804)Edy (b. 1806)Martin (b. 1809) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 129 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of woollen, shirting, blankets and beds to people at Tomahawk. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Gawen (b. 1778)Betty (b. 1801)Matilda (b. 1818)Abbey (b. 1804)Edy (b. 1806)Martin (b. 1809)Hannah (b. 1770)Moses (b. 1811)Mary Anne (b. 1812)Harriet (b. 1815)Alfred Grason (b. 1818) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 166 |
| Thomas Jefferson records schedule of bed distributions to people between 1819 through 1821 at Poplar Forest. On 1819 list | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 168 |
| Thomas Jefferson records schedule of blanket distributions to people between 1819 through 1821 at Poplar Forest. On 1819 list | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Abbey (b. 1804)Edy (b. 1806)Mary Anne (b. 1812)Harriet (b. 1815)Alfred Grason (b. 1818) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 168 |
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