| First Name | Armstead |
| Alternate Names | Manuel Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 30 |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | 1794, Poplar Forest 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. 49 people are recorded in Bedford County. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Will (b. 1753)Abby (b. 1753)Jesse (b. 1772)Sally (b. 1777)Lucy (1779-1797)Dick (b. 1781)Flora (b. 1783)Davy (b. 1785)Fanny (b. 1788)Edy (b. 1792) |
| 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 | Will (b. 1738)Abby (b. 1753)Jesse (b. 1772)Sally (b. 1777)Isabel (1795-1807)Milly (1797-1819)Dick (b. 1781)Flora (b. 1783)Fanny (b. 1788)Edy (b. 1792)Amy (b. 1797) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 57 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves in Bedford County. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Will (b. 1753)Abby (b. 1753)Jesse (b. 1772)Dick (b. 1781)Fanny (b. 1788)Edy (b. 1792)Amy (b. 1797) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 60 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents people living at Poplar Forest. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 129 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of woollen, shirting, blankets and beds to people at Tomahawk. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 166 |
| Thomas Jefferson records schedule of blanket distributions to people between 1819 through 1821 at Poplar Forest. On 1820 list | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 168 |
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