BIOGRAPHICAL
| First Name | Jesse |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | 1774 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 24 |
AS PROPERTY
| First Name | Jesse |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | 1774 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 | Quash (b. 1742)Nell (b. 1742)Charles (b. 1760)Jenny (b. 1768)Scilla (b. 1778) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 24 |
| Five people are sold by Thomas Jefferson to John Christian during a sale in Bedford County. The sale is managed by Nicholas Lewis. | |
| From Enslaver | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
| To Enslaver | John Christian |
| Role | Sold Or Transferred |
| Listed With | Will (b. 1781)Bella (b. 1757)Charles (b. 1760)Jenny (b. 1768) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 25 Thomas Jefferson to Nicholas Lewis, 11 October 1791 |
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