Betsy Hemmings (1783-1857)

Person Record

Enslaved Person

BIOGRAPHICAL

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

AS PROPERTY

Enslaved by

Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31

GENEALOGY

Mother

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

RELATED LINKS

Getting Word: Betsy Hemmings

Getting Word: Hemings Family

Getting Word: Betsy Hemmings Family

TIMELINE

1794 Nov.

Monticello

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory

Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties and where they will be settled the following year. 64 people are recorded at Monticello.
Role	Enumerated
Listed With	Joseph Fossett (1780-1858)
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 30

1794 Dec.

Provisions: Clothing

Thomas Jefferson calculates alottments for clothing and other supplies to people, with quantity determined by age and size. This includes Irish linen, coats, overalls, callimanco, flannel, bearskin, and stockings.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 41

1795

Provisions: Clothing

Clothing and textiles are distributed to enslaved and hired persons, inlucding linen, wool, cotton, stockings, shoes, blankets, and beds. Also received calico, boar hide, and flannel
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 49

1795

Provisions: Food

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

1796

Provisions: Food

Thomas Jefferson records distribution of fish.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 53

1796

Monticello

Provisions: Food

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

1796

Monticello House

Provisions: Food

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

1796

Provisions: Supplies

Linen, wool, stockings, blankets, beds, and shoes are distributed to 134 people enslaved or hired by Thomas Jefferson.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 52

1797 May

Monticello House

Provisions: Food

Bread is distributed to people living by the house at Monticello.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 52

1797 Oct.

Status: Transfer

31 enslaved persons are transferred by Thomas Jefferson as part of a marriage settlement between his daughter Maria Eppes and John Wayles Eppes.
From Enslaver	Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
To Enslaver	John Wayles Eppes (1773-1823)
Role	Sold Or Transferred
Listed With	Melinda Colbert Freeman (1787-1865)
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Dowries Comparison Lists, [Sep. 1797] Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 25