| First Name | Jesse |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | July 1790 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 30 |
| Death Information | 16 July 1815 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 130 |
| 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 | Jenny (b. 1768)Lewis (b. 1788)Sally (b. 1792) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 30 |
| Thomas Jefferson calculates alottments for clothing and other supplies to people, with quantity determined by age and size. This includes linen, cloth, thread, stockings, blankets, beds, and shoes. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768)Lewis (b. 1788)Sally (b. 1792) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 43 |
| Clothing and textiles are distributed to enslaved and hired persons, inlucding linen, wool, cotton, stockings, shoes, blankets, and beds. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768)Lewis (b. 1788)Sally (b. 1792)James (b. 1795) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 49 |
| Bread is distributed to enslaved people and hired workers. The source material organizes people into lists by overseer. Listed under Hugh Petit. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768)Lewis (b. 1788)Sally (b. 1792) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 43 |
| Thomas Jefferson records distribution of fish. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Lewis (1760-1822)Jenny (b. 1768)Lewis (b. 1788)Sally (b. 1792)James (b. 1795) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 53 |
| Bread is distributed to enslaved people and hired workers listed under overseer Hugh Petit. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Lewis (1760-1822)Jenny (b. 1768)Lewis (b. 1788)Sally (b. 1792)Davy (b. 1785) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 50 |
| Fish and other rations are distributed to people living on the Monticello mountain. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Lewis (1760-1822)Jenny (b. 1768)Lewis (b. 1788)Sally (b. 1792) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 51 |
| Linen, wool, stockings, blankets, beds, and shoes are distributed to 134 people enslaved or hired by Thomas Jefferson. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768)Lewis (b. 1788)Sally (b. 1792)James (b. 1795) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 52 |
| Bread is distributed to people living on the Monticello mountain. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Lewis (1760-1822)Jenny (b. 1768)Lewis (b. 1788)Sally (b. 1792)James (b. 1795) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 52 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves at Monticello from late 1798 to early 1799. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Lewis (1760-1822)Jenny (b. 1768)Lewis (b. 1788)Sally (b. 1792)James (b. 1795)Evelina (b. 1797) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 57 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of fish and beef to people at Monticello. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Lewis (1760-1822)Jenny (b. 1768)Sally (b. 1792)James (b. 1795)Evelina (b. 1797) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 56 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of fish and beef rations. | |
| Role | Receivies Provisions |
| Listed With | Lewis (1760-1822)Jenny (b. 1768)Lewis (b. 1788)Sally (b. 1792)James (b. 1795)Evelina (b. 1797) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 57 |
| Linen, wool, stockings, blankets, beds, and shoes are distributed to people enslaved or hired by Thomas Jefferson | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Lewis (1760-1822)Jenny (b. 1768)Sally (b. 1792)James (b. 1795)Evelina (b. 1797) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 55 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of linen, wool, stockings, blankets, beds, and shoes to people. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768)Sally (b. 1792)James (b. 1795)Evelina (b. 1797)Isabel (1800-1822) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 58a |
| 47 people are leased from Thomas Jefferson to John H. Craven | |
| Role | Hired |
| Listed With | James Hern (b. 1776)Patty Hern (1781-1806)Beverly Hern (b. 1800)Jenny (b. 1768)Sally (b. 1792)James (b. 1795)Evelina (b. 1797) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 60 |
| Thomas Jefferson records a schedule for the distribution of blankets to people from 1808 through 1810. On 1809 list. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Lewis (1760-1822)Lewis (b. 1788)Jenny (b. 1768)Sally (b. 1792)Isabel (1800-1822)James (b. 1795) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 137 |
| Total pounds, possibly of ham, distributed as rations for people at Tufton in 1810. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 135 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents people living at Tufton. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 128 |
| Bread is distributed to people living at Tufton. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 134 |
| 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 136 |
| Thomas Jefferson records schedule for “rotation” of blankets and beds to people between 1811 through 1819. Jesse's name crossed out. On blanket list for "1812. 15. 18" | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 142 |
| Thomas Jefferson distributes summer clothing. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 136 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of linen, wool, blankets, beds, hats, and sifters to people. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 139 Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 140 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of summer clothing to people. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 139 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of shirts, plains, woolen, blankets, hats, beds, and socks to people. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 144 Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 145 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of shirting, woolen, blankets, beds, hose, and hats to people. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 146 Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 147 |
| Bread is distributed to people living at Tufton. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 148 |
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