BIOGRAPHICAL
| First Name | Molly |
| Surnames | Hemings Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 24 |
| Gender | Female |
| Birth Information | Mar. 1777 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 24 |
AS PROPERTY
| First Name | Molly |
| Surnames | Hemings Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 24 |
| Gender | Female |
| Birth Information | Mar. 1777 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 24 |
| 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 | Mary Hemings Bell (b. 1753)Daniel Farley (1772-1838)Joseph Fossett (1780-1858) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 24 |
| Eight additional enslaved persons are transferred by Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph. | |
| From Enslaver | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
| To Enslaver | Thomas Mann Randolph (1768-1828) |
| Role | Sold Or Transferred |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 25 Jefferson’s Deed of Gift of Certain Slaves, [6 November 1790] |
| Bread is distributed to enslaved people and hired workers. The source material organizes people into lists by overseer. Listed under Tom Shackleford. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 43 |
| Thomas Jefferson records distribution of fish. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Suck Evans (b. 1758)John Jupiter Ammon Philip Evans (b. 1790)Unknown Hemings |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 53 |
| Bread is distributed to enslaved people and hired workers. The source material organizes people into lists by overseer. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| 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 |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 51 |
| Bread is distributed to people living by the house at Monticello. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Unknown Hemings |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 52 |
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