Betsy Hemmings (1783-1857)

Biographical

First Name	Betsy
Alternate Names	Betsey Betsey Hemmings gravestone, Eppes Family Cemetery, Cursville, VA.
Surnames	Hemings Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31
	Hemmings Betsey Hemmings gravestone, Eppes Family Cemetery, Cursville, VA.
Gender	Female
Birth Information	1783 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31
Death Information	20 Aug. 1857 Betsey Hemmings gravestone, Eppes Family Cemetery, Cursville, VA.
Enslaver	Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31

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Genealogy

Mother

Mary Hemings Bell (b. 1753)
Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31

Timeline

1783
Bedford County

LifeEvent: Birth

On list of births.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31
1794

Provisions: Supplies

Blanket distribution list for 1794, 1797, 1800, and 1803. Marked through.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 39
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, callimanco, and stockings.

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

Provisions: Clothing

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

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 49
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
1797 Sept.

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory

On list of people to be transferred for Maria Jefferson Eppes's marriage settlement.

Dowries Comparison Lists
1797 Sept.

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory

On list noting ages of people transferred for Maria Eppes's marriage settlement.

Dowries Comparison Lists
1797 Oct.

FreedomStatus: Transfer

Transferred as part of "Marriage settlement to J.W. Eppes."

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 25

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Betsy Hemmings (1783-1857)

Biographical

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