BIOGRAPHICAL
| First Name | Squire |
| Surnames | Granger |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | 1 Dec. 1793, Shadwell Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 30 |
AS PROPERTY
| First Name | Squire |
| Surnames | Granger |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | 1 Dec. 1793, Shadwell Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 30 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties and where they will be settled the following year. Eleven people are recorded at Shadwell. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Iris Granger (b. 1775) |
| 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 | Iris Granger (b. 1775) |
| 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 | Squire (1727–1810)Belinda (1739–1808)Jeremiah (b. 1777)Iris Granger (b. 1775) |
| 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 Eli Alexander. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Iris Granger (b. 1775) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 43 |
| Linen, wool, stockings, blankets, beds, and shoes are distributed to 134 people enslaved or hired by Thomas Jefferson. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Jeremiah (b. 1777)Iris Granger (b. 1775)Joyce Granger (b. 1796) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 52 |
| 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 | Isaac Granger Jefferson (1775-ca. 1850)Iris Granger (b. 1775)Joyce Granger (b. 1796) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Dowries Comparison Lists, [Sep. 1797] Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 25 |
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