| First Name | William |
| Alternate Names | Billy Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 24 |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | May 1780 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 24 |
| Mother | Nancy Hemings (b. 1761) 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 | Nancy Hemings (b. 1761) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 24 |
| Ten people are transferred from Thomas Jefferson to Hastings Marks following his marriage to Jefferson’s sister, Anne Scott Jefferson Marks. | |
| From Enslaver | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
| To Enslaver | Hastings Marks (d. 1811) |
| Role | Sold Or Transferred |
| Listed With | Nancy Hemings (b. 1761)Critta Hemings Colbert (1783-1819) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 25 Thomas Jefferson to Anna Jefferson Marks, 12 July 1788 |
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