BIOGRAPHICAL
| First Name | Reuben |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | 1793, Poplar Forest Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31 |
AS PROPERTY
| First Name | Reuben |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | 1793, Poplar Forest Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties and where they will be settled the following year. 49 people are recorded in Bedford County. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Hannah (b. 1770)Lucinda (b. 1791)Solomon (b. 1794) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 30 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves in Bedford County from late 1798 to early 1799. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Hannah (b. 1770)Lucinda (b. 1791)Solomon (b. 1794)Sally Hubbard (b. 1797)Billy (b. 1799) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 57 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves in Bedford County. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Hannah (b. 1770)Lucinda (b. 1791)Solomon (b. 1794)Sally Hubbard (b. 1797)Billy (b. 1799)James (b. 1805) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 60 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents people living at Bear Creek | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 129 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of woollen, shirting, blankets and beds to people at Bear Creek. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 167 |
| Thomas Jefferson records schedule of blanket distributions to people between 1819 through 1821 at Poplar Forest. On 1820 list | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Lucinda (b. 1791)Billy (b. 1799) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 168 |
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