Burwell Colbert (1783-1862)

Biographical

First Name	Burwell
Alternate Names	Burrel Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 43
	Burrell Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 9 Sept. 1822
Surnames	Colbert Burwell Colbert, documentary references, Getting Word African American Oral History Project Archive, Family Groups series, Box 12, Folder 125 (Charlottesville, VA: Thomas Jefferson Foundation).
Gender	Male
Birth Information	24 Dec. 1783, Monticello Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 30
Death Information	1862 Sarah Nicholas Randolph to Cornelia Jefferson Randolph, 7 Dec. 1865
Enslaver	Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 30

Related Links

Getting Word: Hemings Family

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Genealogy

Mother	Betty Brown (1759-1831) Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 30
Partner	Critta Hemings Colbert (1783-1819) Ellen Randolph to Martha Jefferson Randolph, 28 July, 1819

Timeline

1783
Albemarle County

LifeEvent: Birth

On list of births.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31
1793

Provisions: Supplies

Blanket distribution list for 1793, 1796, 1799, and 1802.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 39
1794
Monticello

Labor: Manual
Nailer

Calculation of waste he produced in nail-making.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 111
1794 Nov.
Monticello

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory

On "Roll of the negroes Nov. 1794. and where to be settled for the year 1795."

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 30
1794 Dec.

Provisions: Clothing

On distribution list of Irish linen and bearskin.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 41
1795
Monticello

Provisions: Food

Bread supply list under Tom Shackleford

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 43
1795

Labor: Agricultural
Farm Laborer

TJ notes next wheat harvest "the women & abler boys" should work as binders.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 46
1795

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for linen, wool, cotton, stockings, shoes, blankets, or beds.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 49
1795 June 27
Shadwell

Labor: Agricultural
Farm Laborer

Gatherer during wheat harvest at Shadwell.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 46
1796
Monticello

Provisions: Food

Bread supply list.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 50
1796
Monticello

Provisions: Food

Rations distribution list.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 51
1796

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for linen, wool, stockings, blankets, beds, and shoes.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 52
1796
Monticello House

Provisions: Food

Fish supply list.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 53
1797 May
Monticello House

Provisions: Food

Bread supply list.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 52
1798

Provisions: Food

Supply list for fish and beef.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 57
1798
Monticello

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory

Plantation roll.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 57
1799
Monticello House

Provisions: Food

Distribution list for grain, fish, and beef.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 56
1799 Oct.

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for linen, wool, stockings, blankets, beds, or shoes.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 55
1800 Nov.

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for linen, wool, stockings, blankets, beds, or shoes.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 58a
1801

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory

List of people not leased to John H. Craven.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 60
1809

Provisions: Supplies

Blanket distribution list.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 137
1810
Albemarle County

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory

Plantation roll sorted by age.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 130
1810
Monticello House

Provisions: Food

Monthly supply of pork. Listed with one adult and five children.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 135
1810 Feb.
Monticello House

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory

Plantation roll.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 128
1810 Feb.
Monticello House

Provisions: Food

Bread supply list, "Burwell & fam."

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 134
1810 Dec.

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for linen, plains, cotton, blankets, beds, hats, or sifters.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 136
1811

Provisions: Supplies

Blanket distribution list for 1811, 1814, and 1817.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 142
1811

Provisions: Supplies

Distribution list for sifters.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 143
1812 Dec.

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for linen, blankets, beds, hats, or sifters.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 139
1813 Dec.

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for shirts, plains, wool, blankets, hats, beds, or socks.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 144
1814 Nov. 14

Labor: Domestic

Travels to Lynchburg for a purchase for Jefferson and returns the change.

Thomas Jefferson to Jeremiah A. Goodman
1814 Dec.

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for shirts, wool, blankets, beds, hose, or hats.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 146
1815
Monticello House

Provisions: Food

Bread supply list.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 148
1815 Dec.

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for wool, shirts, socks, blankets, or beds.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 150
1816

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, beds, socks, or hats.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 154
1816 Feb.
Monticello

Labor: Treatment
House Servant

Attends to an ill Jefferson and "wou’d do every thing that he cou’d to render [his] situation comfortable."

Elizabeth Trist to Thomas Jefferson
1817
Monticello

Provisions: Food

Bread supply list.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 156
1817

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, beds, or hats.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 158
1817

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory

List of people not leased to Thomas J. Randolph.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 160
1818

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, beds, hats, or summer clothes.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 162
1819

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, beds, hats, or summer clothes.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 164
1819

Provisions: Supplies

Blanket distribution list for 1817, 1818, 1820, and 1823.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 165
1819 July 28
Monticello

Health: Medical_treatment
House Servant

Falls extremely ill for several weeks. Treated by Dr. Steptoe and cared for by John Hemmings.

Extract from Ellen W. Randolph (Coolidge) to Martha Jefferson Randolph
1821

Provisions: Supplies

Blanket distribution list for 1823 and 1826.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 169
1821
Monticello House

Provisions: Food

Bread supply list.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 171
1821

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, beds, or hats.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 172
1822

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, or beds.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 174
1822 Sept. 09

Labor: Artisanal

Advised to repair a carriole with John Hemmings.

Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson
1823 Dec.

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, or beds.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 175
1824 Dec.

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, or beds.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 176

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Burwell Colbert (1783-1862)

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